2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 MAZDA MAZDA6 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2009-07-08

fire · 726522 · 2009-07-09

Vehicle

Make: MAZDA
Model: MAZDA6
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Mazda Motor Corp.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 87,000
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2004, 5SPEED MAZDA6 CATCHES FIRE AND BURNS TO A CRISP. GETTING ONTO A HIGHWAY A LOUD "POP" WAS HEARD THEN THERE WAS SMOKE-POPPED THE HOOD ALOT MORE SMOKE CHECKED UNDER THE CAR FOR LEAKS SAW ORANGE GLOW-10 SECONDS LATER THE CAR WAS UP IN FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10276215
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown