Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SW / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 000109594 Incident Date: Feb, 15 2000
Consumer's City: Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SW Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZK8279VZ Date added to File: May, 16 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 17 2000 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Upon starting vehicle a huge amount of smoke came from the steering column. driver shut off the igntion and removed the key. vehicle would not start afterwards. vehicle was towed to a local mechanic, where all wiring in the steering column was found to be burned. insurance company not sure what caused the problem. all the wiring will be replaced. the problem was reported to the dealership. *ak *ml