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Evoque fire
cjfp
 

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Evoque fire

Anyone else see this on Twitter today ?

@ProDiscoService: My dads less than 6 months old Range Rover Evoque caught fire earlier today whilst being driven! Any other cases of this @LandRover_UK ?

Anyone got any more details ??

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25-01-2013 08:36pm
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MKV57
 

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RE: Evoque fire

(25-01-2013 08:36pm)cjfp Wrote:  Anyone else see this on Twitter today ?

@ProDiscoService: My dads less than 6 months old Range Rover Evoque caught fire earlier today whilst being driven! Any other cases of this @LandRover_UK ?

Anyone got any more details ??

My Evoque caught fire while being driven by my wife to Stratstone, Newcastle, after I reported smoke coming from the engine bay. Land Rover recovery did not have any one available to come to my home to check out my car so they sent the AA who gave it a clean bill of health. Land Rover have assured me this is the only Evoque to catch fire apparently it was caused by a fuel leek
18-02-2013 09:52pm
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z4alfie
 

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RE: Evoque fire

(18-02-2013 09:52pm)MKV57 Wrote:  My Evoque caught fire while being driven by my wife to Stratstone, Newcastle, after I reported smoke coming from the engine bay. Land Rover recovery did not have any one available to come to my home to check out my car so they sent the AA who gave it a clean bill of health. Land Rover have assured me this is the only Evoque to catch fire apparently it was caused by a fuel leek

Taking mine in tomorrow for a list of issues, catching fire isnt one of them but there's time yet. Already looking at replacing it with something else.
19-02-2013 05:55pm
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Trapdoor
 

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RE: Evoque fire

Diesel or petrol though, as I thought diesel didn't 'burn'

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19-02-2013 10:25pm
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Inges
 

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RE: Evoque fire

I have also seen smoke coming from beneath the bonnet, but that was just water vaporizing, even though it smelt kinda strange, but my dealer didn't find anything when I dropped it off at the dealer, and didn't see anything as well.

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21-02-2013 03:47pm
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speary
 

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RE: Evoque fire

(19-02-2013 10:25pm)Trapdoor Wrote:  Diesel or petrol though, as I thought diesel didn't 'burn'

It wont ignite from a spark like petrol but it will make a lot of smoke. Apparently the Army use diesel to create massive smoke screens on Tanks

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22-02-2013 09:08am
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eddkawasaki
 

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RE: Evoque fire

(22-02-2013 09:08am)speary Wrote:  It wont ignite from a spark like petrol but it will make a lot of smoke. Apparently the Army use diesel to create massive smoke screens on Tanks

It makes plenty of smoke, the red arrows pump coloured diesel into the exhausts to make the smoke trails during their displays.

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22-02-2013 03:15pm
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jjgray
 

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RE: Evoque fire

Mine caught fire last night (Pure Tech SD4 Manual). Only 3 weeks old & 756 miles. Just been picked up and now waiting for the replacement car (a Freelander apparently).

When I got home smoke was coming from somewhere behind the engine block on the right hand side, and we saw a small flame burning. Lucky for me our neighbour had a fire extinguisher handy. Next item on shopping list!

I new something like this would happen as I was "trading up" from a super-reliable Honda. Wink
26-03-2013 12:41pm
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donot521
 

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RE: Evoque fire

One more issue to worry about? Geez i so want to get rid of it
26-03-2013 02:52pm
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RE: Evoque fire

140,000 Evoques built and two reported fires, I don't think it's a valid reason to want out of one.

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26-03-2013 06:12pm
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