# 1999 OLDSMOBILE ALERO — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `153610` · 1999-06-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** ALERO
- **Year:** 1999
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
## Narrative
WHILE PARKING  POWER STEERING ASSIT WENT OUT. SMOKE BEGAN TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHP. GM WA SUNCOOPERATIVE, REFUSING TO OFFER ANY EXPLANATION FOR THIS DISASTER.  THEY DID, HOWEVER, PROVIDE CONSUMER WITH A LOANER FOR THREE WEEKS.  *AK
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