1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2012-09-01

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Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO 2500
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure: 190,000
Speed: 30 mph

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 0
Fire: Yes
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

SEVERAL OF MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT HEADS BROKE OFF EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE NEVER BEEN REMOVED CAUSING HOT EXHAUST TO LEAK OUT IGNITING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRING. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM V8'S. *JS

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10545353
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown