1998 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 441647 · 2003-11-19

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAVALIER
Year: 1998
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure: 74,000

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD ,THEN THE ENGINE DIED. WHEN CONSUMER POPPED THE HOOD, NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, PER THE FIRE INSPECTOR.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10048341
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown