1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1997 CADILLAC DEVILLE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Start: 2011-07-11

fire · 867594 · 2011-07-18

Vehicle

Make: CADILLAC
Model: DEVILLE
Year: 1997
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 138,000

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON STARTING THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THE ENGINE BACKFIRED THROUGH THE INDUCTION SYSTEM STARTING AN ENGINE FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED IT HAD CAUSED ENOUGH DAMAGE THAT THE CAR HAD TO BE JUNKED. *KB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10413266
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown