# 2001 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `506265` · 2004-11-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** SILHOUETTE
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Miles at failure:** 55,000
## 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
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