# 1989 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS — STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
> NHTSA complaint `297566` · 2001-06-15 · 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:** CUTLASS
- **Year:** 1989
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## 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
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*