10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,000 miles

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problem #1

Mar 152006

Cavalier 4-cyl

  • Manual transmission
  • 52,000 miles
: the contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle caught on fire without warning. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. Upon inspection, the fire marshal determined there was a leak in the power steering pump. The power steering fluid leaked onto the engine causing the fire. The vehicle was determined totaled by the fire marshal.

- Ledyard, CT, USA

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