1995 SUBARU LEGACY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1995 SUBARU LEGACY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Start: 2011-07-22

fire · 869982 · 2011-07-27

Vehicle

Make: SUBARU
Model: LEGACY
Year: 1995
Manufacturer: Subaru of America, Inc.
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure: 180,000
Speed: 40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE HAD A SLOW OIL LEAK AND OUR CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED GOING BAD AT THE SAME TIME. THE OIL LEAKED DOWN THE EXHAUST TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WHICH WAS OVER HEATING AND CAUSED A FLASH FIRE BURNING UP MY ENTIRE CAR. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10415336
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown