Consumer Complaint Detail

GEO / METRO / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999088573 Incident Date: Jun, 15 1999
Consumer's City: HINDMAN Consumer's State: KY
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: METRO Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2C1MR5294V6 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 15 1999 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 30 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car caught fire suddenly and unexpectedly after making a backfire noise. had my children been in the car in their car seats, they would have burned to death. the car burned so fast my wife only had time to slam it in park and jump out. she did not even have time to pull it off to the side of the road. it melted into the middle of the highway.