NHTSA Complaint #10016279 — 2000 CHEVROLET S10

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10016279
Vehicle	2000 CHEVROLET S10
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 14, 2002
Date Filed	April 21, 2003
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	ID

Consumer Description

DRIVING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY. 10 MPH IN FIRST GEAR, USING ENGINE COMPRESSION TO HELP HOLD SPEED DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED IN SEVERAL SECONDS BY LOUD EXPLOSION AND BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE DIED, AND POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK OFF STREET AND STOPPED. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED, DAMAGING MOST OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONTENTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR, AS WELL AS MOST OF WIRING AND TUBING ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR. *JB

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