This Day to-night, is still on about Jeeps getting a bit hot!!. Another one went up evidently, The media is a chit at times , Give the company a little bit off space to rectify a problem and admit liability if necessary. Its not the first time this sort of incident has happened over the years with different makes and models of vehicles.
> VWs The
fuel pump hanging over the exhaust manifold
If the little absorption tray failed underneath, instant Fire.
Tin battery covers millimetres off the terminals, a build up of acid and hey presto another fire!! .
Xe falcons had a steel
fuel line from the
fuel pump to within 70mm of the carby & then changed to a rubber hose, for flexibility i suppose, trouble was as age & fatigue came along it would crack and spray
fuel all over your lovely hot motor.
Subaru!!! of all cars, know what I'm on about hear, have had it happen on my own, They use those stupid spring clips which are pre tensioned ( the ones you close the ends together to open up) The trouble is if the
fuel hose shrinks or goes hard they leak!!, on ours the outlet one on the
fuel filter sprung a leak and sprayed a mist of
fuel all over the alternater, Potential dasaster.
Landrover and electrical faults , Been a few discoveries go up in smoke.
I know a sales rep who was driving a merc down the freeway, next minute the thing stopped, white smoke every where, he bailed out just in time ,and watched it burn to a crisp!.
So i guess it can happen to any bloody thing really, Ijust think its only fair for a please explain! before the knives go in.
My thoughts only
Cheers Axle.