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2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1023339 · 2013-11-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
120,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT, STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. PARKED VEHICLE, INVESTIGATED PROBLEM, AND INITIALLY COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE. THE NEXT MORNING, ENTERED THE VEHICLE WITH A STRONG ODOR OF BURNT PLASTIC AND LIGHT SMOKE IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE. VEHICLE STARTED UP WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, APPEARED TO BE IN NORMAL RUNNING ORDER, UNTIL I ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW. THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S MASTER CONTROL MODULE WAS NOT WORKING. PULLED THE ASSEMBLY APART TO FIND THE POWER CONNECTOR TO THE MODULE HAD SHORTED OUT AND BEGAN TO MELT THE MODULE ITSELF AND THE 6 PIN CONNECTOR, REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CONTROL MODULE AND ENTIRE WIRING HARNESS. THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR DID HAVE EVIDENCE OF INCOMPLETE COMBUSTION BUT SNUFFED ITSELF OUT BEFORE IT COULD PROGRESS FURTHER. THE MODULE AND CONNECTOR HAS SOOT - INDICATING COMBUSTION BEGAN TO OCCUR. MILEAGE 120,000+/- *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10553462
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