2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2010-01-26

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Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 98,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. STARTED 2002 VW PASSAT 1.8T AND THERE WAS NO HEATER FAN OR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FUNCTIONAL. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK. LET CAR IDLE TO WARM UP AND ENGINE STOPPED. SMELLED BURNING AND PUT OUT SMALL FIRE. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10302338
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown