NHTSA Complaint #10117367 — 2001 AUDI A6 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10117367
Vehicle	2001 AUDI A6
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date of Incident	April 20, 2004
Date Filed	April 4, 2005
Mileage	53,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	NJ

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS FULL OF SMOKE WHILE GETTING INTO IT WHILE IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ALL NIGHT. CONSUMER NOTICED BLACK SMOKE FILM ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR WINDOW. ALSO, CONSUMER OPENED THE TRUNK AND FOUND IT FULL OF SMOKE. CONSUMER CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FIRE MARSHALL INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND BELIEVED THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *AK

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