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1993 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 373508 · 2002-09-04

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
88
Year
1993
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Speed
50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FIRE IN THE STEERING COLUMN, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING COLUMN WAS REPLACED, NOW THE STEERING COLUMN IS SMOKING HOT AND THE TURN SIGNALS HAVE SHORTED OUT AND ARE NOT WORKING, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM BUT WITH NO RESULTS, THE CONSUMER HAS FOUND THAT THERE WAS A WARNING ISSUED TO OWNERS WARNING THEM OF POSSIBLE CURRENT SURGE IN THE STARTER. NLM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
786449
Machine
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