1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 2004-07-01

fire · 476124 · 2004-07-06

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: CAVALIER
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Miles at failure: 99,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONSUMER TURNED ON THE ENGINE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE IGNITION SWITCH, TWO MINUTES LATER, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ON FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CONSUMER INDICATED THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *AK *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10073889
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown