Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / CUTLASS CIERA / 1990

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007123359 Incident Date: Oct, 08 2007
Consumer's City: BEDFORD HEIGHTS Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: CUTLASS CIERA Model Year: 1990
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:delivery:fuel pump
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 17 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 30 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1990 oldsmobile cutlass ciera. the contact heard a popping sound coming from the engine when attempting to start the vehicle. she then sprayed quick start into the carburetor and attempted to start the vehicle again. she noticed smoke coming from the engine. the contact stated that she purchased an aftermarket fuel pump (brand name unavailable) approximately nine days before the fire. she felt that the aftermarket fuel pump caused the failure. as october 18, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 187,000.