# 2006 CADILLAC SRX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
> NHTSA complaint `597907` · 2006-09-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** SRX
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
- **Miles at failure:** 6,500
## Narrative
TURNED KEY TO START TRUCK, SMOKE CAME OUT OF AC VENTS AND STEERING COLUMN, ACRID ODOR ACCOMPANIED SMOKE. SHUT KEY OFF EXITED VEHICLE, FLAMES ERUPTED IN VEHICLE, CALLED FIRE DEPT. THEY ARRIVED 20 MINUTES LATER, CAR WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED. VEHICLE TOWED TO CADILLAC DEALERSHIP. TRUCK CONSIDERED TOTAL LOSS. I SUSTAINED INJURY EXITING VEHICLE , AS I AM 7 MONTHS PREGNANT.  *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*