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2009 SATURN SKY — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 996773 · 2013-07-25

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
SKY
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
51,895

Severity

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

Narrative

AT START UP AFTER TURNING ON THE A/C THE RADIATOR/CONDENSER COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE FAN TO "LOCK-UP". THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND THE FAN ASSEMBLY BEGAN SMOKING. I'M GLAD I NOTICED THIS AT START UP AND NOT IN NORMAL DRIVING IN WICH THE VEHICLE COULD BLOW UP CAUSING INJURY OR FATALITY TO MYSELF AND/OR OTHERS NEAR THE VEHICLE. YET ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY SATURN SKY! *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10531789
Machine
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