NHTSA complaint: 1999 DODGE INTREPID — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, AN ODOR OF SMOKE WAS NOTICED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED AND PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE, THE CONTACT SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, MOVED TO A SAFE DISTANCE AND CALLED 911. THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO THE CALL AND REPORTS WERE TAKEN BY BOTH DEPARTMENTS. ALSO, PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation