1996 CADILLAC ELDORADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1996 CADILLAC ELDORADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 1997-04-07

fire1 injured · 77243 · 1997-05-28

Vehicle

Make: CADILLAC
Model: ELDORADO
Year: 1996
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, IN THE TRUNK AREA BEHIND THE REAR SEAT WHERE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS ARE HOUSED, CAUSED A FIRE AND BURNED THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SUFFERED SMKOE INHALATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 536651
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown