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2010 GMC SIERRA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1048887 · 2014-03-23

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Year
2010
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
54,000

Severity

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

Narrative

30 MINUTES AFTER MY WIFE PARKED OUR 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP IN OUR DETACHED GARAGE, WE HEARD A BOOM AND I RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE THE GMC CAB AND HOOD ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, MY GOD MY WIFE WAS JUST IN THERE AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE SURVIVED. I PROCEEDED TO CALL 911 AND ALL THE NEIGHBORS TO EVACUATE THEIR HOMES BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A VERY WOODED AREA AND I THOUGHT THE FIRE WOULD SPREAD. IT BURNED THE GMC, MY SUBURBAN, OUR PONTOON BOAT, OUR SONS CHEVY Z-71 PICK-UP AND THE GARAGE TO THE GROUND. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10574304
Machine
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