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2001 VOLVO S60 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 561501 · 2005-11-05

Vehicle

Make
VOLVO
Model
S60
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Volvo Car USA, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
101,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I COMMUTE APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES TO WORK. DURING MY COMMUTE ON NOV. 2, 2005 THERE WAS NOTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY. ALL GAUGES READING WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS. I PARKED MY CAR. WENT INSIDE MY PLACE OF WORK. WITHIN 7 (SEVEN) MINUTES I WAS NOTIFIED BY A COWORKER THAT MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE RESULTING ENGINE FIRE TOTALED MY 2001 S60 T5 VOLVO. THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT OF THE ENGINE EXCEPT THE ENGINE BLOCK SITTING UPON THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10141834
Machine
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