Consumer Complaint Detail

LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER / 2006

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007119375 Incident Date: Sep, 05 2007
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: MA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Land Rover
Model Name: RANGE ROVER Model Year: 2006
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 30 2006
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 2006 land rover range rover. while driving 30 mph, the contact noticed smoke rising from the vehicle. he was unable to determine where the smoke originated, however, he noticed flames underneath the hood. the fire extinguished after ten minutes. the vehicle was towed. the dealer stated that the fire was caused by a chipmunk living in the engine compartment. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 28,000.