NHTSA Complaint #567694 — 1985 OLDSMOBILE 98 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	567694
Vehicle	1985 OLDSMOBILE 98
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	September 19, 2002
Date Filed	October 22, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	1
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED A SMALL FIRE AND THE DRIVETRAIN AXLE WAS ON THE GROUND, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES HE WAS INJURED.*JB

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