I just think with EFI and a higher pressure the fuel line and connectors are of better quality and less likely to leak. But you are right in that if there was a leak more fuel would come out in a short period of time.So if there was a leak, chances are the fuel shot out under substantial pressure? Or do you mean a fuel leak on a vehicle with EFI is unlikely?
I was surprised cars were parked anywhere near this burned car. I would not. But that tells me that the fire was put out awhile ago.I wonder if some parks next to you, are you at fault, or they?
Or a leak from the transmission cooler spraying onto something hot.Usually it's an oil leak that pools up on the exhaust manifold.
2x, city folks with oil leakers have no issues in town. A long uphill pull gets things hot and those leaks ignite. I would see fresh burn spots on the shoulders every Mon. morning in the summer on Rt 17 in the NY Catskills on the uphill side. It did lessen some as newer better sealed cars came into play though. Lots of crispy station wagons back in the day.That's a daily thing here on our cajon pass.
This why I avoid Allstate.A neighbor's Audi Q3 caught fire back in November. It was less than a year old with less than 5k miles on it. A short in the fuse panel sparked a fire while he was driving. He was only a mile or so from the fire station but the bridge between him and that station was destroyed by Helene the month prior so the fire truck had to go way around out to get to him. It was fully engulfed by the time they got there.
The worst part is Allstate gave him the run around for months afterward. They first tried to accuse him of intentionally setting it on fire (in not so direct words), wanting to conduct their own investigation into the cause. After several weeks of that, they "determined" that the fire, which sparked from the fuse panel, by the firewall under the hood, was a result of aesthetic damage suffered in the hurricane, which he failed to report and thus not covered. The vehicle wasn't damaged in Helene as it was secured in his garage which also suffered no damage. The car was charred to a crisp so I don't know how they even determined something like that anyway. It took several months of jumping through hoops to get them to cover it. Even then, they tried to lowball him. Then they promptly dropped his coverage.
What makes and models are prone?A lot of newer vehicles with electric power steering are catching fire that start with a high amperage short due to routing issues of the power cable or partially connected power cables.
The ones that have electrical systems.What makes and models are prone?
Off hand that I directly know of is the current generation Wrangler and Gladiator. There has been numerous instances of unexplained vehicle fires that just start with origins in the area of the electric power steering pump motor. A few lawsuits over the wiring and pump connection are ongoing.What makes and models are prone?
This is total malfeasance or incompetence worthy of a department of insurance complaint.A neighbor's Audi Q3 caught fire back in November. It was less than a year old with less than 5k miles on it. A short in the fuse panel sparked a fire while he was driving. He was only a mile or so from the fire station but the bridge between him and that station was destroyed by Helene the month prior so the fire truck had to go way around out to get to him. It was fully engulfed by the time they got there.
The worst part is Allstate gave him the run around for months afterward. They first tried to accuse him of intentionally setting it on fire (in not so direct words), wanting to conduct their own investigation into the cause. After several weeks of that, they "determined" that the fire, which sparked from the fuse panel, by the firewall under the hood, was a result of aesthetic damage suffered in the hurricane, which he failed to report and thus not covered. The vehicle wasn't damaged in Helene as it was secured in his garage which also suffered no damage. The car was charred to a crisp so I don't know how they even determined something like that anyway. It took several months of jumping through hoops to get them to cover it. Even then, they tried to lowball him. Then they promptly dropped his coverage.