# 1994 CHEVROLET CAPRICE — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
> NHTSA complaint `63249` · 1996-12-09 · 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:** POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
WIFE DROVE VEHICLE, SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY DIED, UNDER HOOD WIRES MELTED, TERMINAL LEADING TO BATTERY HAD OVERHEATED, RESULTING IN A FIRE.  *AK  FUSE BOX TERMINAL CRACKED INTO PIECES WHILE TRYING TO DISCONNECT IT, PLASTIC PROTECTIVE CAP HAD MELTED AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DISASSEMBLE, CONSUMER FOUND THAT NO ANTI-VIBRATION DEVICE WAS EMPLOYED IN THE CONNECTION.  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE ECU.  REAR MAIN SEAL WAS INSTALLED.   *SLC
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