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1991 GEO STORM — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

fire · 326025 · 2001-12-07

Vehicle

Make
GEO
Model
STORM
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

Severity

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

Narrative

FOR THE LAST 4YRS. I HAVE HAD TROUBLE AT START-UP,IDLE,DRIVABILITY OF THE ENGINE. ALL SENSORS RELATED TO THE IGNITION HAD BEEN CHECKED OR REPLACED. NOW ON 12/1/01 THE ALTERNATOR OVER CHARGED THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING A COMPLETE BURN-UP OF THE ECM,MAIN CIRCUIT PANEL AND SOME OF THE WIRING HARNESS. NEITHER THE 50AMP MAIN FUSE OR THE 30AMP ECM FUSE BLEW (LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE) STOPPING THE 160 AMPS FROM THE ALTERNATOR. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
755386
Machine
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