# 2004 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `642652` · 2007-10-18 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
## Narrative
MY 2004 VW PASSAT:  WAS DRIVING WHEN NOTICED A GASOLINE SMELL IN THE CAR.  THE CAR STALLED, HEARD A POP SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND IMMEDIATELY SAW SMOKE/ORANGE FLAME -THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE.  *TR
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