NHTSA Complaint #10395992 — 2002 DODGE NEON ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10395992
Vehicle	2002 DODGE NEON
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Date of Incident	April 14, 2011
Date Filed	April 15, 2011
Mileage	111,000 miles
Crash	Yes
Fire	Yes
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	SC

Consumer Description

I GOT MY OIL CHANGED, TIRES ROTATED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED ON APRIL 13 2011 AROUND 6:30PM. MY OIL CHANGE TOOK APPROXIMATELY 15 MIN. AFTER THE OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION, I PAID AND WENT STRAIGHT HOME. I WAS NOT INFORMED BY ANYONE AT VALVOLINE THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. I GOT IN MY CAR AROUND 7:40AM ON APRIL 14TH AND HEADED TOWARDS MY INSURANCE COMPANY ON ASHEVILLE HIGHWAY. AS I ENTERED ONTO BUSINESS 85, MY CAR STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND I COULD FEEL HEAT ON MY FEET NEAR THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE. AS I TRIED TO BRAKE AND SLOW THE CAR DOWN, SOMETHING UNDER THE HOOD CAUGHT FIRE AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AND THE CAR ENDED UP SLIDING INTO THE BACK OF A PICK UP TRUCK AND THE HOOD AND FRONT END OF THE CAR COMPLETELY BURST INTO FLAMES. THE BRAKES ON THE CAR WERE REPLACED SUPPOSED HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER OF 2010. BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT, I SPRAIN MY WRIST, DISLOCATED MY TOE, AND AM WITHOUT A VEHICLE. *TR

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