Vehicle would have smoke coming from under hood. Stopped vehicle and noticed smoke coming from rear back tire area. Vehicle failed to restart after being turned off. Towed to dealership. Was not tested or placed on diagnostic machine. Nothing was done.
1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass: fire, smoke or burning smell
6 of the 139 complaints about the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While the vehicle was turned off and keys out of the ignition, vehicle caught on fire. Fire began towards the rear of engine. Car was damaged around the engine and under the hood. Dealer has not yet provided a cause to the fire.
While driving on the highway noticed flames under the hood. Consumer put fire out. Mechanic said it was the alternater.
After driving for a half an hour, vehicle was parked for 25 minutes. Suddenly horn began to sound. When consumer went out to see the problem, noticed smoke at the base of the windshield, near the center of the dashboard. The smoke was dark black. Flames then rose into the top of the interior. Fire was put out by consumer after disconnecting the negative battery cable. Dealer has been contacted by insurance.
On-going/intermittent problem with smoke coming from hore assembly. Vehicle inspected by dealer and by an independent repair shop on four occasions. Both informed consumer that they need to disassemble the horn to find out the problem. Can the federal safety agency help in this matter.
Consumer parked car in a parking lot and caught on fire from the engine . Tt consumer states while pulling into a parking lot , she saw smoke coming from under the left side of the hood, fire department could not open hood and used an ax and crow bar to open it to put out the fire.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
6 of 139 owner complaints about the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass (4%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1992.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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