POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
Speed
65 mph
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO SHIFT FROM OVERDRIVE TO DRIVE, HEARD ENGINE MAKING A NOISE AND HIT BRAKES TO TAKE OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. SUDDENLY SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK AND SIDE AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSION OIL COOLING LINES LEAKING, RESULTING IN A FIRE. (93V-016). FIRE BEING INVESTIGATED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK