Trunk fires

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Cadillac vehicles. Closed 8 February 1988.

Investigation
PE87054
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
4 September 1987
Closed
8 February 1988

What NHTSA investigated

According to reports, the rear exhaust system resonators have a very shortservice life, usually rupturing on the end, very near the floor of thetrunk.hot exhaust gases from the blown resonator reportedly get thefloor of the trunk so hot that fires have resulted.proposed action:open a preliminary analysis===

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
CadillacDEVILLE1983–1984
CadillacFLEETWOOD1983–1984

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.