NHTSA Complaint #10272861 — 1999 DODGE INTREPID FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10272861
Vehicle	1999 DODGE INTREPID
Component	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Date of Incident	March 28, 2002
Date Filed	June 4, 2009
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	Yes
Injuries	1
Deaths	1
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NV

Consumer Description

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 DODGE INTREPID. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OVER AND REMOVED THE PASSENGER FROM THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THE DRIVER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED CLOSED HEAD TRAUMA, A BROKEN PELVIS AND RIBS, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND STATED THAT THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A POSSIBLE GASOLINE LEAK THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FLAMES TO SPREAD SO RAPIDLY. THE PASSENGER BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

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