# 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — STEERING:COLUMN
> NHTSA complaint `392624` · 2003-02-05 · 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:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:COLUMN
- **Miles at failure:** 98,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN.       PH
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