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1995 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 336194 · 2002-02-25

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Speed
203 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I AM WRITING AFTER THE REPORT OF THE OTHER GM VEHICLE FIRES YOU REPORTED RECENTLY...THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BURNED BEHIND THE STERING COLUMM/DASH WHILE IN OPERATION...AFTER CONTACTING OLDS I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY R NOT RESPONSIBLE...THEY HAVE BEEN THE ONLY SERVICE PERSONEL TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE AND WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THAT MODEL BUT SEEING OTHER OF THEIR VEHICLES TOO HAVE HAD FIRES I NOW BELIEVE MY BRAND IS ALSO AT RISK TOO THE FIRE BURNED SO EXTENSIVLY THAT THE DASH IS CHARRED....FEEL FREE TO COME AND SEE IT AS IT HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE SINCE THE FIRE..I HAVE REPEATEDLY CONTACTED OLDS AND THEY REFUSE TO ACT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I EVEN HAVE A PROBLEM PLEASE HELP ME I FEEL I HAVE A MANUFACTURES DEFECTED VERHICLE AND CANNOT GET HELP THRU OLDS AFTER MY SEEING THE REPORT OF THE OTHER VEHICLES OF THEIRS THAT HAVE HAD FIRES...... I WANT TO ADD TO THE LIST THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTIGATION!!*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
758578
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