Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / MONTE CARLO / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 007104043 | Incident Date: Apr, 29 2007 |
| Consumer's City: WAHOO | Consumer's State: NE |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: MONTE CARLO | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 2G1WX12KXW9 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 30 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Apr, 23 2005 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Arrived at work after about a 20 minute drive. went to change into my uniform and my supervisor paged me over the intercom system telling me i had to get to my car immediately. when i arrived a co-worker was standing there with a fire extinguisher as my car was smoking from under the hood. i tried to release the hood but the cable had melted through. while waiting for the fire department to arrive, the car attempted to start its self causing the flames to get bigger as it was shooting smoke out of the tailpipes. after the fire department arrived, they preceded to get into the hood by taking an ax and saw to the hood. fire fighter said it looked like a possible electrical fire since there was no smell of fuel or oil. needless to say the car is totaled because the engine melted, my windshield was blown out from the heat an so was the drivers side window. *tr |