Consumer Complaint Detail

SATURN / SL / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003223104 Incident Date: Jul, 07 2003
Consumer's City: ENFIELD Consumer's State: NC
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SL Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G8ZK5579PZ Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Feb, 12 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Our vehicle caught on fire while we were on our way to vacation on highway 95. no warning was given. we were approached by another vehicle that the car was on fire. at this point we saw smoke coming from under the hood of the car, and immediately, the car was filled with smoke from under the dashboard of the car. visibility in the car was almost impossibile. we tried to stop the car, but we had no brakes, nor any emergency brakes. we tried putting the car in park, but the gear shift had been melted down as well. we had to cut the car completely off and let it coast towards a ditch to stop it.we jumped out and ran over a ditch. the fire department was there within two minuets from another burning car. everthing under the hood was melted. we were told by the firemen that under the car was also melted down. *ak