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1997 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 279609 · 2001-03-13

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
88
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR AWHILE. HAD GOT IN AND INSERTED KEY IN IGNITION AND STARTED IT. SUDDENLY, VEHICLE BLEW UP AND THEN CAUGHT ON FIRE. ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD BLOWN. HAD NO INDICATION OF CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK FIRE POSSIBLY CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. *SLC

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
882968
Machine
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