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1991 CHEVROLET LUMINA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

fire · 78547 · 1997-06-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
LUMINA
Year
1991
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Severity

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

Narrative

ELECTRICAL: VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN ABOUT 45 MINUTES; PARKED THE VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO SIGN OF SMOKE OR ANYTHING. ABOUT 45 MINUTES LATER , NOTICED SMOKE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SMOKE/NO ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANY TYPE OF WARNING THAT THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE IN THE GARAGE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
813548
Machine
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