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2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 506265 · 2004-11-11

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Miles at failure
55,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT HEATING PAD MALFUNCTIONED BY BURNING ITS WIRE, WHICH IS A HEATING COMPONENT. OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE A SEAT THAT HAVE BURNED A PART OF HEATING PAD ITSELF (HEATING PAD APPEARS TO BE MADE OUT OF FLAMMABLE MATERIAL) AND SOME OF THE SEAT FOAM STUFFING (AGAIN APPEARS TO BE FLAMMABLE AS WELL).LUCKILY THE FIRE STARVED ITSELF OUT OF OXYGEN. THE ISSUE WAS PREVIOUSLY CORRECTED TWICE UNDER THE WARRANTY BY THE DEALERSHIP. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10098704
Machine
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