# 1996 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `476124` · 2004-07-06 · 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:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
- **Miles at failure:** 99,000
## 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
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