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2008 SATURN ASTRA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 970949 · 2013-03-28

Vehicle

Make
SATURN
Model
ASTRA
Year
2008
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
78,230

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER WAS STOP N GO CITY DRIVING PULLED INTO HIS HOME DRIVEWAY NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DASH. PARKED CAR AND IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED FIRE SERVICE. CAR DASH IGNITION AREA BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY FIRE. FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED QUICKLY BY FIREFIGHTERS, EXTREMELY FAST MOVING FIRE AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE. TOTAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. ALL DAMAGE LIMITED TO INTERIOR. POINT OF ORIGIN WAS LEFT OF LOWER DASH AREA UNDER STEERING WHEEL. UNDER INVESTIGATION AT THIS TIME AS TO CAUSE. SUSPECTED ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10504780
Machine
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