2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2000 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 2008-06-20

fire · 675078 · 2008-06-21

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 104,413
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2000 PASSAT AUTO TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO CATCH ON FIRE NEAR ENGINE AND WHERE EXHAUST MEET. MY SON AND A FRIEND BOTH 20YRS OLD WERE DRIVING LATE AT NIGHT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. I THANK GOD IT DID NOT END TRAGICALLY. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10231920
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown