1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1993 CHEVROLET LUMINA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Start: 1997-12-20

fire · 96806 · 1998-01-27

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: LUMINA
Year: 1993
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

Severity

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

Narrative

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. MINUTES LATER A FIRE STARTED BEHIND THE STEERING COLUMN. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT MIGHT BE THE IGNITION SWITCH. *AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 820945
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown