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Complaint 252704

1990 DODGE DAKOTA • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM • incident May 7, 2000

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
252704
Make
DODGE
Model
DAKOTA
Model Year
1990
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Incident Date
May 7, 2000
Date Received
Oct 30, 2000
Data As Of
Jul 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

Owner Narrative

WHILE DRIVING HEARD A RATTLE, THAT SOUNDED LIKE WATER PUMP WAS GOING BAD. NEXT DAY, CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD CRASH BANG, FAN BLADE BROKE OFF, CUT RADIATOR HOSE. FAN BLADE HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER FELT LIKE IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER HOOD SOME ONE MAY HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED.*AK THE CUSTOMER ALSO NOTED THAT ONE OF FOUR BLADE FAN HAS CRACKED. RADIATOR FAILED. *YH

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