10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
63,000 miles

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problem #1

May 312006

TL 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 63,000 miles
: the contact stated while traveling 70 mph, without warning, black smoke appeared from under the hood and then the steering column. The vehicle was pulled over and it burst into flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The vehicle was towed to a storage lot, where the insurance company determined the fan motor failed causing the fire. The vehicle was deemed a total loss. Updated 06/19/06.

- Spring, TX, USA

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