A WIRE WITH A TERMINAL END NEAR THE FUEL SHUTOFF SOLENOID GROUNDED AND SHORTED OUT WHICH BLEW THE FUSE. THE SAME FUSE POWERS THE FUEL SOLENOID, THUS THE SOLENOID CLOSED, SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AT THE TIME. WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED, I BLOCKED I-75 TRAFFIC FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. ALSO, WITH NO POWER STEERING, THE VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. ALSO, THE FUSE WHICH BLEW IS LABELED "IGNITION". A DIESEL ENGINE HAS NO IGNITION, THEREFOREI REQUIRED A TOW TRUCK AND TECHNICIANS TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 737138
- Incident
- Aug 30, 2000