NHTSA Complaint #11527554 — 2011 CHEVROLET HHR

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Fire

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11527554
Vehicle	2011 CHEVROLET HHR
Component	FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Date of Incident	May 25, 2023
Date Filed	June 17, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

I left vehicle running on my concrete driveway while I ran in the house to get my father for an errand. When I came outside and went to get into the vehicle I noticed a fire in the front of the rear wheel on the driver's side kind of dripping flames from the vehicle on to the concrete. Luckily I reacted quickly enough to release the parking brake. [Car is a manual transmisson]. The car drifted forward [driveway has small downhill pitch]and I turned the motor off. Then I [luckily] ran over to a hose and brought it to the vehicle to extinguish the fire.

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