| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005052192 | Incident Date: Dec, 26 2005 |
| Consumer's City: WEST COVINA | Consumer's State: CA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: TROOPER | Model Year: 1994 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: JACDH58V8R7 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 12 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Dec. 26, 2005 my husband went to work at 3:00pm in the afternoon. on dec 27,2005 he came home at 3:30 am in the morning, he got in the shower and when he got out our dog started to bark, so he looked out the window into the driveway when he heard a pop. so he looked again and flames started to come out of the passenger front fender. he yelled, i ran out there and he was using the hose i called 911 and we were trying to pop the hood finally right before the fire department got here my husband put the fire out. the firemen opened the hood and then they opened the drivers door and then another fire started in the drivers floorboard coming throughout the firewall. they put that out. they asked if we were driving it but it had been turned off for at least 30 to 40 minutes. the truck was parked next to our house under a car port with both of our kids in the house and at with cars in front of it. the truck was running so good didn't have any problems. i read that there was a recall that's similar which is 94v132000 but isuzu said it wasn't the same so it was my problem. we only have liability insurance. there is nothing left inside the engine compartment besides the main engine. everything else was burned and fell out. *jb |
