Electrical SystemFire
Filed Aug 3, 2004MA
WHILE IN THE STREET VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND THE KEY WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. ABOUT 3:00 AM FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. *AK
1996 Chevrolet Z71
Routine
Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags › frontal. No safety recall has been issued.
What fails
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Seats | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Air Bags › Frontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsVisibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Sep 26, 2002LA
THE CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE WINSHIELD WIPERS. *SCC
Seats
Filed Sep 24, 2002FL
WHEN LEANING BACK IN DRIVER SEAT THE FRONT LEFT CORNER OF SEAT BECAME DETACHED, THE WELD BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB
Air Bags › FrontalCrash1 injured
Filed Aug 26, 2002180,000 milesNC
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THE FRONT OF THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HIT THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SCC *NLM
4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.