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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · May 3, 2001
Engine And Engine CoolingFire
THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UP FRONT OF THE MOTOR WAS SEEN BY JOE AT PINE VALLEY AUTO REPAIR ON 2/24/2001 PHONE NUMBER IS 619 445-9336 WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FIX THE EXHAUST LEAK THAT DAY HE INSTRUCTED ME TO SHOW UP ON 4/25/2001 THE FOLLOWING DAY. UPON REACHING THE HIGHWAY EXIT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE …
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THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER UP FRONT OF THE MOTOR WAS SEEN BY JOE AT PINE VALLEY AUTO REPAIR ON 2/24/2001 PHONE NUMBER IS 619 445-9336 WHEN HE SAID HE WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO FIX THE EXHAUST LEAK THAT DAY HE INSTRUCTED ME TO SHOW UP ON 4/25/2001 THE FOLLOWING DAY. UPON REACHING THE HIGHWAY EXIT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE BEFORE I COULD EVEN GET BACK TO THE SHOP. IT WAS TOWED TO SHOP FOR $90, BY RECOMENDATION OF THE HIGHWAY PATROL. A FIRE TRUCK WAS PRESENT AND I SIGNED A REPORT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. I WAS FURTHER INFORMED THAT IF THE MANUFACTURE COULD BE FOUND RESPONSIBLE A SETTLEMENT OF UPWARDS BOUND OF $10,000 COULD BE CLAIMED. WHEN I OPENED CLAIM #050286623 WITH MY ADJUSTER CINDY 1800-456-4642 SHE TOLD ME 9 DAYS AFTER FILING THE CLAIM THAT LIABILITY WOULD NOT COVER FIRES ON MAY 3RD, 2001. SHE THEN REFERRED ME TO NHTSA.*AK
NHTSA ODI #744898
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