# 1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
> NHTSA complaint `546925` · 2005-08-30 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** CAPRICE
- **Year:** 1994
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- **Miles at failure:** 62,000
## Narrative
DT:  CABLE FROM BATTERY TO JUNCTION BOX OVERHEATED AND STARTED A FIRE. IT MELTED THE STUD THAT BATTERY CABLE WAS CONNECTED TO, THE JUNCTION BOX AND THE AREA AROUND THE JUNCTION BOX. CALLER WAS AT A CAR WASH AND THE ATTENDENT SAW SMOKE AND ALERTED CONSUMER. THEY OPENED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALER.  MANUFACTURER SAID THEY HAD NO RECALL.  *AK *NM
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