2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Start: 2011-01-03

fire · 835173 · 2011-01-06

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: IMPALA
Year: 2001
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Miles at failure: 68,000

Severity

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

Narrative

2001 CHEVROLET IMPALA. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES. HE HAD SOMEONE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL RAIL HAD RUPTURED AND SPRAYED GASOLINE THROUGH THE HOT ENGINE. *KB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10375603
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown