# 2001 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
> NHTSA complaint `456686` · 2004-04-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAVALIER
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
- **Miles at failure:** 28,000
## Narrative
WHILE PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS  VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED TO THE GROUND. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS DUE FRICTION ON A LOOSE POWER STEERING PULLEY.*AK    CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE, BUT IT WOULDN'T TURN OVER.  CONSUMER FELT THAT BATTERY APPEARED TO BE DEAD.  MANUFACTURER'S INSPECTOR SAID THAT THE FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE FRICTION FROM LOOSE PULLEY ON POWER STEERING PUMP.  *LA
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*