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2003 VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

fire · 824833 · 2010-11-09

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
PASSAT
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
Miles at failure
100,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE NHTSA DEFECT INVESTIGATION #PE10027 1.AT ABOUT 2:45 IN CVS 2.WAITED ABOUT 10 MINUTES 3.I WAS PAGED BY IDENTIFICATION OF MY CAR 4.ADVISED CAR ON FIRE 5.A MAN IN A DEFFENBAUGH UNIFORM WAS TRYING TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE CAR 6.THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS AGGRAVATING THE FLAMES 7.I ADVISED HIM TO STAND BACK 8.I ASKED IF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN CALLED 9.A CVS EMPLOYEE DID CONTACT FIRE DEPARTMENT TWO TIMES 10.CVS PHARMACY EMPLOYEE CAME OUT ' HER CAR WAS PARKED TWO SPACES TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR 11.THE MAN FROM DEFFENBAUGH MOVED HER CAR 12.AN OLDER MAN APPROACHED MAN AND SAID THAT HE WAS THE ONE WHO REPORTED THE FIRE 13.HE WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF MY CAT TO ENTER THE STORE AND SPARKS WHERE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD 14.THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY 15.WHAT LOOKED TO BE LIKE CARD BOARD SUBSTANCE WAS FALLING TO THE GROUND TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE CAR 16.THE PRODUCT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAME. CAR WAS DEEMED TOTALED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10365138
Machine
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