# 2011 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1060472` · 2014-04-28 · 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:** TRAVERSE
- **Year:** 2011
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 50,500
## Narrative
WE CAME TO A BRIEF STOP AT A DRIVE THROUGH LANE (APPROX. 5-10 SECONDS), HARD CRANK OF THE WHEEL LEFT, MILD ACCELERATION, TRAVELED ABOUT 15 FEET, CRANK TO RIGHT, PULL INTO A PARKING SPOT. IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE COMING TO A STOP, I NOTICED THICK WHITE SMOKE EMANATING FROM THE EDGES OF THE HOOD, AND WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A STOP I ORDERED EVERYONE TO GET OUT. BLACK SMOKE STARTED AS WE EXITED THE VEHICLE.     I HAD THE FIRE OUT QUICKLY, ESTIMATE 45-60 SECONDS FROM SEEING SMOKE UNTIL THE FIRE WAS COMPLETELY EXTINGUISHED WITH A CHEMICAL EXTINGUISHER.    IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE FIRE WAS OUT, WHEN I WAS CHECKING THE UNDERCARRIAGE, I NOTICED A TRAIL OF OIL LEADING UP A COUPLE OF FEET FROM THE FINAL RESTING PLACE OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS OBSCURED BY ADDITIONAL OIL LEAKING, SHORTLY THEREAFTER.    *JS
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