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NHTSA Complaint Number: 999093316 | Incident Date: Oct, 14 1999 |
Consumer's City: CONYERS | Consumer's State: GA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Model Name: SPIRIT | Model Year: 1994 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:ignition |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3B3AA4636BT | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 25 1999 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Dec, 31 1993 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Upon turning ignition switch smoke began to come from steering column then from dash. turned off ignition and had car towed. dealer states that ignition grounded out and caused extensive burning of wiring system throughout dash and motor. if this had happened in high traffic where ignition could not have been turned off immediately even more damage or injury could have occured. the dealer has no explanation as to why this could happen. |