# 1992 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `279170` · 2001-03-12 · 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:** 88
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL AND  TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING, VEHICLE HAD WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM  REAR.  CONSUMER PULLED OVER AND LIFTED  HOOD, FLAMES WERE COMING FORM BENEATH. VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED BEFORE  FIRE DEPARTMENT COULD GET THERE. *AK  POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE.   *SLC
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