# 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
> NHTSA complaint `823335` · 2010-11-01 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** VOLKSWAGEN
- **Model:** PASSAT
- **Year:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- **Miles at failure:** 103,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR OF PLASTIC AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 103,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*