NHTSA Complaint #812596 — 1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	812596
Vehicle	1992 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Date of Incident	May 27, 1997
Date Filed	May 30, 1997
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MO

Consumer Description

ELECTRICAL: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55MPH AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE A BEEPING SOUND AND THEN IT STOPPED. ENTERING NEXT TOWN AND IT STARTED MAKING THE SOUND AGAIN, PULLED VEHICLE OVER AND PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL TOOK KEYS OUT, VEHICLE MADE AN EVEN LOUDER NOISE, SMOKE CAME FROM DASH, GOT OUT ,FIRE ENGINE HAPPENED TO BE PASSING BY, CAME AT TIME VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO START ON IT'S OWN. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE GOING/HORN BEEPING AND LIGHTS FLASHING ON AND OFF. VEHICLE WAS COVERED WITH SMOKE. FIREMAN SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL. *AK

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