# 1992 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `562055` · 2005-11-09 · 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:** ACHIEVA
- **Year:** 1992
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATED ON HIS WAY HOME FROM WASHING VEHICLE FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIPPING.  THE VEHICLE STARTED FILLING UP WITH SMOKE.  HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED A FIRE UNDER THE TRUNK.  THE RUBBER HANGER THAT HOLDS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM MELTED, BUT THE MUFFLER WAS STILL ON.  THERE WAS A FOOTBALL SIZE HOLE IN THE TRUNK.  HE WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE HIMSELF, AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME, APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS.  THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A MECHANIC TO DETERMINE WHERE THE FIRE HAD STARTED.  *AK
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