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2002 DAEWOO PUERTO RICO LANOS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 547260 · 2005-08-26

Vehicle

Make
DAEWOO PUERTO RICO
Model
LANOS
Year
2002
Manufacturer
DAEWOO MOTOR DE PUERTO RICO
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
36,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DT: 2002 DAEWOO LEGANZA. WHILE DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO LOWER, AND THE CAR LOST POWER AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WITHOUT HARM. SHE CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY CAME AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE FIRE WAS IN THE REAR OR UNDERNEATH THE CAR, THE TRUNK WAS DESTROYED, AND FIRE TRAVELED TO THE INTERIOR. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BEFORE IT ENGULFED THE ENGINE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A JUNK YARD. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR WORK DONE ON DECEMBER 02, 2004, THE REPAIR WAS DONE ON CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10131039
Machine
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