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2024 CHEVROLET TRAX — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 2254572 · 2026-10-07

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAX
Year
2024
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

The contact owns a 2024 Chevrolet Trax. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH there was a popping sound coming from the engine compartment and the message to shut off the vehicle was displayed. The vehicle was immediately parked, and there was smoke coming from under the hood. The contact opened the hood of the vehicle and discovered flames coming from the engine. The fire department was called to the scene and the fire was extinguished. A Police report was filed at the scene. The vehicle was deemed destroyed and was towed to a nearby storage facility. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was contact about the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11769669
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown