NHTSA Complaint #754359 — 1992 DODGE DAYTONA

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	754359
Vehicle	1992 DODGE DAYTONA
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	September 8, 2001
Date Filed	November 15, 2001
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	2
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	RI

Consumer Description

IN SEPTEMBER 2001,THE BOLT BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION AND THE MOTOR WAS FOUND TO BE MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO JUMP, AND TEARING THE TRANSMISSION LINE . TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER ENGINE. POSSIBLE CAUSE OF ENGINE FIRE? FIRE STARTED NEAR BATTERY ON WIRES POSSIBLY SHORTING THEM OUT. WHOLE CAR WAS LOST, DESTROYED BY FIRE. *AK

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