Other Engine Info: EFI: Electronic Fuel Injection, High Swirl Combustion
Other Restraint System Info: Passive Belts (front)/ Active Belts (rear)
Plant City: Oakville
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual & Automatic
Trim: GL
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1992
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM
WHILE USING THE AIR CONDITION DURING A WARM DAY THE BLOWER CAME ON AND WAS NOT ABLE TO BE CONTROLLED BY THE KNOB. THE AIR BLEW AT HIGH SPEED FOR 10 MINUTES. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WENT TO SHOP. RETURNED TO CAR, DROVE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND THE BLOWER SUDDENLY STOPPED, THE CAR PROCEEDED ANOTHER 3 BLOCKS WHEN I NOTICE SMOKE COMING FROM THE VENT. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, NO FIRE RETURNED TO THE INSIDE OF CAR AND SAW MORE SMOKE. I LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND SAW A RED GLOW OF A FIRE WHICH WAS NOW BURNING THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. I MANAGED TO BEAT THE FIRE OUT AND BURNED MY HAND IN THE PROCESS. I HAD SOME ONE CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE FIRE WAS OUT A,ND PROCEEDED TO AN EMERGENCY HOSPITAL TREATMENT FOR THE BURNS. I DID SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE HEATERS AND AIRCONDITIONERS FANS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT MIGHT CAUSE A FIRE AND I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE DAMAGE REPAIRED TO MY AUTOMOBILE. *AK
1993
TIRES
THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. *JB THE LEFT FRONT TIRE HAD SPLIT APART. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE TIRE WHICH WAS SOLD TO HER NEW WAS PLUGGED PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *SCC