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2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire2 injured · 1032355 · 2014-01-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
40,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DRIVING TO DALLAS TEXAS AND FREEWAY 40 EAST BOUND ABOUT 3:00 AM OR ABIT AFTER 3:00 AM IT BEGAN TO SMELL BURNT AND AFTER THAT WE BEGAN TO SEE BLACK SMOKE IN THE FROM OF THE ENGINE STRAIGHT FROM WHERE I DRIVE WE TRAVELED ABOUT 70-75 MILES/ PER HOUR WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK THE LIGHTS AND LOCKS INSIDE STARTED ACTING CRAZY AND ALSO THE ALARM WAS CRAZY AT THE MOMENT WE WERE SCARED FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10559995
Machine
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