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2002 AUDI A4 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

fire · 598649 · 2006-10-06

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
2002
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Miles at failure
21,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT A BLOCK AFTER COLD START, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HESITATE. PROBLEM GOT WORSE. AFTER DRIVING A TOTAL OF ABOUT 3 BLOCKS, THE ENGINE DIED. THERE WERE WISPS OF SMOKE COMING OUT OF GRILL. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, DISCOVERED A SMALL FIRE ON TOP OF THE ENGINE. DEALER REPORTS THAT THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE OF A COIL FAILURE. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PLASTIC MANIFOLD COVER, BECAUSE FIRE WAS PUT OUT EARLY. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10170098
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown