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2009 SATURN VUE — ENGINE

fire · 979174 · 2013-05-14

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
97,000
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

GOING ONTO 105 FWY, NOTICED SMOKE FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, PEDESTRIAN WAVING ME DOWN, 2 PEOPLE CAME UP W/EXT. FIRE IN ENGINE CAR WENT UP IMMEDIATELY, FOUND THERE WAS RECALL OF HOSE BECOMING LOSE THAT CAN CAUSE FIRE IN CAB, INS. DETERMINED THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED, WENT THROUGH GM, REP. SAYING THERE NOT SURE WHAT THERE GOING TO DO, I WOULD THINK THEY WOULD STAND BY THERE NAME AND REPLACE MY VEHICLE, I HAD JUST DROPPED MY DAUGHTER OFF BEFORE THE FIRE STARTED AND BARELY ESCAPED MYSELF. I WILL BE SEEKING LEGAL COUNCIL IF I'M NOT HAPPY WITH GM SOLUTION. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SETTLE WITH GM AS I TOLD REP. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10511902
Machine
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