# 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
> NHTSA complaint `269008` · 2000-11-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR FIVE DAYS, CONSUMER WENT OUTSIDE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, CONSUMER WENT TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL AREA, VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE.  *MJS
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