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2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 631860 · 2007-07-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CORVETTE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Severity

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

Narrative

2006 CHEVROLET CORVETTE Z06 OIL LINE RELATED ENGINE FIRE CUSTOMER STATES THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM**CC THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 8, 2007 HIS NEW CAR SUSTAINED A 3 POINT ENGINE FIRE RELATED TO AN ENGINE OIL LINE DEFECT. THE CONSUMER HE STATED WAS ACCOMPANIED BY EXPERIENCED GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO ASSESSED FOR UNRELATED REPAIRS AND WARRANTY WORK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MECHANIC MADE AN ANALYSIS AS TO WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. ANALYSIS REVEALED A DEFECTIVE OIL LINE AT THE CRIMPED- ON RUBBER HOSE TO METAL INTERFACE WHICH CONDUCTS OIL TO AN EXTERNAL COOLER. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10198040
Machine
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