# 1988 CHEVROLET ASTRO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `356521` · 2002-06-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** ASTRO
- **Year:** 1988
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 55 mph
## Narrative
OVERHEATING OF DOME/INSTRUMENT LIGHT DIMMER SWITCH AND PLUG IN FRONT OF IT CAUGHT FIRE.  BURNED PARTS REPLACED.  HAPPENED TWICE MORE (WITHOUT FIRE).  OVERHEATING IN THIS AREA PERSISTS WHEN HEADLIGHTS ARE ON.  ONE HEADLIGHT GETS EXTREMELY HOT.  BURNED OUT FRONT FAN MOTOR AND A MONTH LATER FUEL PUMP BURNED OUT.
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