Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Mar 10, 1995PA
WHERE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH GOES INTO THE STEERING COLUMN SMOKES. TT
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1990 Chevrolet Cavalier complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Feb 28, 1995MA
WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WEATHER SMOKE COMES FROM STEERING COLUMN WHILE USING TURN SIGNAL AND ALL ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS CONTROLLED BY TURN SIGNAL STALK. TT
Seat Belts
Filed Feb 12, 1995NY
PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT RUBS AGAINST BELT COVER, CAUSING BELT TO FRAY. *SKD
Steering › Steering Wheel/Handle Bar
Filed Jan 25, 1995MO
STEERING COLUNM STARTS SMOKING AND THERE IS NO WINDSHEILD WIPER. TT
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Switch/Wiring
Filed Jan 9, 1995OH
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED.
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