1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 2002-07-16

fire · 364032 · 2002-07-25

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAVALIER
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

CONSUMER STATES THAT STEERING COLUMN CAUGHT ON FIRE WHEN KEY WAS TURNED TO START POSITION. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE INTERNAL SWITCH HAD MELTED.*JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8014805
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown