# 1995 OLDSMOBILE 98 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
> NHTSA complaint `654641` · 2008-01-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** OLDSMOBILE
- **Model:** 98
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- **Miles at failure:** 105,000
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 OLDSMOBILE 98.  WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, SPARKS APPEARED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.  THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE.  THE CONTACT PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES.  THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THEY STATED THAT THE CAUSE WAS DUE TO A GAS LEAK.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*