2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 2009-04-08

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Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: IMPALA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 170,000

Severity

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

Narrative

AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO START MY VEHICLE THAT MORNING I HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED, THE ENGINE WAS IN FLAMES. WE HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10265169
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown