2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 CHRYSLER CIRRUS — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2005-12-04

fire · 564875 · 2005-12-05

Vehicle

Make: CHRYSLER
Model: CIRRUS
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 42,000

Severity

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

Narrative

CAR WASN'T USED FOR 3 WEEKS. USED CAR AND BEGAN TO SMOKE. NEXT DAY TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP & SAID IT SMELLED LIKE OIL. NEXT DAY DROVE ABOUT 3 MILES, PARKED CAR, 15 MIN LATER FIRE DEPT IS PUTTING OUT ENGINE FIRE. *NM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10144467
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown