Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SONOMA / 1994

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001069135 Incident Date: Mar, 19 2001
Consumer's City: EASTPOINTE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SONOMA Model Year: 1994
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:interior/under dash
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTCS19Z9R8 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While driving vehicle i tried to adjust pass. side mirror,mirror would not move so since i live in michigan i figured mirror might be frozen.a few moments later i exited my vehicle and smelled smoke as i looked around to see what was burning i noticed smoke in my vehicle coming from the driver door panel.i managed to remove the cover from the switch and extinquished the flames.had i not noticed this my vehicle would have burned.i believe their may be a problem with the switches used in these vehicles and would like to know if any other problems like this have been reported. *ak