2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2009 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2010-09-25

fire · 816643 · 2010-09-26

Vehicle

Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Model: PASSAT
Year: 2009
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 34,000

Severity

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

Narrative

PARKED CAR AND WENT INTO THE STORE TO SHOP AND APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE SAID A CAR WAS ON FIRE AND THAT IT WAS A SILVER VW. MY HUSBAND WENT OUT AND FOUND THE WHOLE FRONT END ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10357690
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown