Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / CAVALIER / 1999

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007109216 Incident Date: Jun, 11 2007
Consumer's City: FORKED RIVER Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CAVALIER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G1JC1247X7 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 31 2004
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 chevrolet cavalier. the contact noticed that the vehicle was smoking while he was driving. he pulled off the road and exited the vehicle. the vehicle exploded. the driver sustained burns and is currently in the hospital. a police report was filed. the contact stated that the failure is similar to nhtsa campaign id # 07e021000 (fuel system, other:storage:tank assembly:pressure relief devices). the powertrain was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 64,000.