# 1996 OLDSMOBILE 88 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `532322` · 2005-04-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** 88
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 76,047
## Narrative
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, AND SAW THAT THE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED.  *AK
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