# 1994 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `264178` · 2000-12-26 · 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:** ACHIEVA
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
## Narrative
VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF CONSUMER'S HOME.  SHE WENT  INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND STARTED  IT UP,  AND SMOKE WAS COMING FROM  DASHBOARD AREA.  SHE GOT OUT OF  VEHICLE AND THERE WERE FLAMES EVERYWHERE.  FIRE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  *AK  THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR TIMES AND THE CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE.  *YH
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