# 2005 GMC SIERRA — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `1051919` · 2014-04-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** GMC
- **Model:** SIERRA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
## Narrative
TRUCK WITH A FULL-SIZE CAMPER WAS PARKED FOR LESS THAN 5 MIN. BEFORE IT BLEW UP AND BURNED UP.  NORTH AMERICAN TECHNICAL & FORENSIC SERVICES EXAMINED THE TRUCK AND DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS A POWERSTEERING FLUID LEAK IN THE LEFT FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT THE POWERSTEERING FLUID LINE OR LINE CONNECTIONS.  AFTER THE FIRE, I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THE INCIDENT AND ASKED IF THEY HAD ANY RECORD OF THIS TYPE OF FIRE AND THEY SAID NO.  HOWEVER, IN CHECKING THE RECALLS, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR POWERSTEERING LEAKAGE.  GM THEN FILED BANKRUPTCY.  *TR
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