NHTSA complaint: 2003 DODGE INTREPID — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 DODGE INTREPID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE HIGHWAY, BUT THE BRAKES WERE INOPERABLE AND THE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE RISING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE DISCOVERED A SMALL FIRE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED AND BLEW OUT THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 140,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation