Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAPRICE / 1991

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004028031 Incident Date: Apr, 29 2004
Consumer's City: HESPERIA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAPRICE Model Year: 1991
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1BN53E4NR Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 08 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1991
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: My caprice classic was in my driveway and had not been moved for about 1 hour. after an hour from my car being moved, my car caught on fire. the dash was engulfed in flames when i was made aware that my car was even on fire from a neighborhood kid. i quickly tried to put it out and did so. by the time it had died out and the smoke was gone, the entire middle and partial left side of the dash had melted to the floor of the car. my car did not have the keys in the ignition and nothing was left on. my car just caught on fire by itself. my mother had bought the car from the dealer new and i bought it from her. no modifications had been made to it and everything is original from the maker/dealer/cchevrolet. i noticed that a recall had been made regarding cars catching on fire freom a short. why wasn't my mother made aware of this in order to correct your problem before something like this happened? please respond asap. sincerly, kathleen bagley kkb pending contact.... 07/08/05...