1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2001-06-14

fire · 297565 · 2001-06-15

Vehicle

Make: OLDSMOBILE
Model: CUTLASS
Year: 1989
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed: 25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM STEERING COLUMN. BRAKE LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDERS. POPPED HOOD, AND SAW FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH. *AK CONSUMER STATES STEERING COLUMN IS THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED. *SLC

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 890505
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown