2008 SATURN VUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2008 SATURN VUE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2008-08-01

fire · 689354 · 2008-09-22

Vehicle

Make: SATURN
Model: VUE
Year: 2008
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 2,100
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I BOUGHT A 2008 SATURN VIEW AND HAD IT 3 MONTHS 2,000 MILES. AUGUST 1,2008. I WAS DRIVING IT DOWN BRANDT PIKE AND ALL A SUDDEN SMOKED STARTED POURING OUT AROUND THE HOOD AND INTO THE CAR. IT HAD A TERRIBLE SMELL TO IT, LIKE BURNING PLASTIC AND CHEMICALS. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS FAST AS I COULD. A GUY POPPED THE HOOD AND IT WAS A BLAZING. FIRE DEPT WAS THERE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10243119
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown