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2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 353201 · 2002-05-13

Vehicle

Make
CADILLAC
Model
DEVILLE
Year
2000
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Speed
71 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WE WERE DRIVING ON I-40, 25 MILES OF KINGMAN, AZ. THE CAR SEEMED TO MISS, DASH LIGHTS BLINKED AND "SERVICE AIR BAG" APPEARED ON COMPUTER. WITHIN 30 SECONDS SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER PASSENGER SEAT - PULLED OVER, FLAMES WERE NOW COMING OUT FRONT SIDE PASSENGER DOOR. THREE FIRE EXTINGUISHERS EXTINGUISHED FIRE. CAR TOWED TO KINGMAN. INSURANCE ESTIMATES AT $15,500. CADILLAC DOESN'T SEEM TO BE TOO INTERESTED. CAR WAS FULLY WARRATIED. INSURANCE HAS INFORMED US IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
761838
Machine
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