# 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1045317` · 2014-03-12 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVALANCHE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 25,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA NEAR THE RADIO. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AS BURNING WIRES THAT WERE CONNECTED TO THE RADIO. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED BUT THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE DEFECT. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE RADIO WAS REPLACED 4 SEPARATE TIMES AND EACH TIME THE BURNING ODOR CONTINUED TO BE PRESENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.  *TR
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