Issue ID | 513387 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10098704 |
Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
Brand | OLDSMOBILE |
Model | SILHOUETTE |
Model Year | 2001 |
File date | 30/10/04 |
Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Drivers side seat heating pad malfunctioned by burning its wire, which is a heating component. Occurrence caused a fire inside a seat that have burned a part of heating pad itself (heating pad appears to be made out of flammable material) and some of the seat foam stuffing (again appears to be flammable as well). Luckily the fire starved itself out of oxygen. The issue was previously corrected twice under the warranty by the dealership. *jb |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 55000 |
Number of Occurences | 2 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | ST. CLAIR SHORES, MI |
VIN pattern | 1GHDX03E61DXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | Y |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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Date of purchase | 03/12/00 |
Was original owner? | Y |
Anti-lock brakes | Y |
Cruise control | Y |
Number of cylinders | 6 |
Drive train type | FWD |
Transmission type | AUTO |
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