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2006 SATURN VUE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1163177 · 2015-03-06

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
VUE
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND RADIO/DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. I FELT THE CAR STALL AND LOSE POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY AND STOP ON AN OFF RAMP. I THEN SMELLED AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULD NOT FIND EXACTLY WHERE THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THEN DISCOVERED IN THE MORNING THAT THE ELECTRICAL WIRES UNDER THE FUSE BOX CAUGHT FIRE. THE FUSE BOX WAS DAMAGED PRETTY SEVERELY AND THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10692574
Machine
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