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2008 CADILLAC DTS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1023490 · 2013-11-23

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
DTS
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
100,000
Speed
20 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

I STARTED TO SMELL SMOKE IN THE CAR, I SHUT THE ENGINE, THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE BACK SEAT. I REMOVED THE BACK SEAT, AND SMELLED THE FUSE BOX, AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX COVER, AND I FOUND THAT TWO RELAYS WERE VERY HOT, AND ONE OF THEM WAS BURNED, AND MELTED ALL THE WAY INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE WHOLE FUSE BOX BLOCK. I HAD THE WHOLE FUSE BLOCK REPLACED THE PART ALONE WAS $225.71 PLUS INSTALLATION. A YEAR LATER SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED, I WENT TO THE DEALER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS FUSE BLOCK. SO I GUESS I HAVE TO DO THIS ALL OVER AGAIN IF I WANT TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553559
Machine
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