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1999 OLDSMOBILE SILHOUETTE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 781869 · 2010-04-16

Vehicle

Make
OLDSMOBILE
Model
SILHOUETTE
Year
1999
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
180,000

Severity

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

Narrative

JUST PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF INTERIOR VENTS. TURNED OFF VAN GOT OUT AND FLAMES STARTED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE AND CONTENTS. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. MILES HIGH BUT NOT ACTUAL,REPLACED MOTOR WITH 80,000 MILE MOTOR WHEN WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE. NEWER ENGINE CAME FROM ANOTHER OLDS SILHOUETTE THAT HAD A DASH FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10326059
Machine
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