1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 2001-05-15

fire · 347223 · 2002-05-02

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: MALIBU
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE IGNITION WAS STUCK, THEN CAUGHT FIRE. CONSUMER TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION, FIRE WENT OUT, IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. ON 16 APRIL 2002 ALSO WHILE STARTING VEHICLE THE STARTER CAUGHT FIRE. PLEASE ADD FURTHER DETAILS.*JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8009015
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown