Consumer Complaint Detail

OLDSMOBILE / 88 / 1993

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 999106531 Incident Date: Mar, 29 1999
Consumer's City: STILLWATER Consumer's State: MN
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: 88 Model Year: 1993
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1G3HY53L0PH Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 03 2002 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Mar, 18 1999
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: The vehicle experienced a fire in the steering column, the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the steering column was replaced, now the steering column is smoking hot and the turn signals have shorted out and are not working, the consumer contacted gm but with no results, the consumer has found that there was a warning issued to owners warning them of possible current surge in the starter. nlm