NHTSA Complaint #11405848 — 2003 FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER 2500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 N/A FREIGHTLINER SPRINTER VAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED, THAN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHUTTER AND THE CONTACT LOOKED THRU THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM EXHAUST. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND EXITED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WAS NOTICED FLUID WAS SPILLING OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WENT TO RECEIVE THEIR FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE AND STARTED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BUT DID NOT FULLY PUT OUT THE FLAMES. THE CONTACT THEN HAD HIS WIFE AND FOUR CHILDREN EXIT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME TO THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID COME OUT AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE FULLY. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEAR BY TOWED LOT.THE CONTACT CALLED THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TO HAVE THEM TOW THE VEHICLE TO THEIR LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED OF THE FAILURE BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED DO THAT SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT DOES NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS OR IF THE THAT TOWED LOT SCRAPPED THE VEHICLE FOR PARTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,000. ## VIN PASSED ## SPRINTER (DODGE OR FREIGHTLINER) 2003 ##