# 1997 SATURN SL — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
> NHTSA complaint `564151` · 2005-11-29 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** SATURN
- **Model:** SL
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
## Narrative
WHEN TURNING THE SWITCH  TO START THE ENGINE, THE STARTER MOTOR STOPPED AN SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT DIAGNOSED THAT THE SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT.  ANOTHER COMPONENT FAILURE RESULTED FROM THE SHORTENING OF THE SWITCH.   THE IGNITION CYLINDER SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM; HOWEVER, I CAN NOT FIND INFORMATION ON SAFEY RECALLS. WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.ALLDATA.COM/TSB/53/975307FC.HTML SHOWS WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SAFEY RECALL 97-C-02 APR 97, TSB TITLE IGNITION CYLINDER MALFUNCTION.  *NM
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