# 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
> NHTSA complaint `286922` · 2001-04-18 · 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:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK
## Narrative
CONSUMER HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME AND PARKED  VEHICLE.  5-10 MINUTES LATER,  HORN WAS BLOWING.  CONSUMER LOOKED OUTSIDE FRONT END OF VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.  DASHBOARD AND STEERING COLUMN WERE COMPLETELY DESTROYED.  CHEVROLET DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEREFORE, THEY WOULDN'T BE LIABLE.  ALLSTATE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOOK ONE LOOK,AND COULD TELL IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. CHEVROLET DEALER  WAS NOT RESPONDING TO  INSURANCE ADJUSTER. VEHICLE WAS UNDER  EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN IT CAUGHT ON FIRE.*AK  ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, DEALER HAD REPLACED THE OIL PUMP, SOLENOID, AND EXHAUST HOWEVER LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATED.  BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED.  WINDSHIELD WIPER SKIPS AND CHATTERS ACROSS WINDSHIELD, DEALER REPLACED BLADE.  TRUNK WOULD NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE LEVER, COMPARTMENT LID RELEASE BROKE.  CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.   *SLC
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