POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Speed
5 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE CONNECTORS MELTS DOWN WHEN PLASTIC GETS HOT WHEN CONNECTION MELTS, TRANSMISSION FLUID POURS OUT OF JEEP ONTO HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM, CAUSED FIRE TWICE OUT OF SIX TIMES. *AK CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION FLUID LINE HAS A YELLOW PLASTIC CONNECTOR WHEN THE JEEP GETS HOT THE PLASTIC MELTS ALLOWING THE FLUID TO POUR ONTO THE HOT EXHAUST.*JB