Complaint 507701
1998 DAMON CHALLENGER • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE • incident Aug 24, 2004
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 507701
- Make
- DAMON
- Model
- CHALLENGER
- Model Year
- 1998
- Incident Date
- Aug 24, 2004
- Date Received
- Nov 22, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
Owner Narrative
BOTH EXHAUST MANIFOLDS CRACKED . ONE MANIFOLD STUD BROKE OFF AT THE HEAD. WIRING HARNESS STARTED TO MELT DUE TO HOT EXHAUST. THIS IS A 454 CHEV. ENGINE. WE HAD TO INSERT METAL PLATE TO DEFLECT THE EXHAUST UNTIL WE COULD GET IT FIXED. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR REPAIR ON THE RIGHT EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND REPLACEMENT ON THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD. WE WILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS WHEN DONE. *JB
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.