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2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1060518 · 2014-04-28

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 3500
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
140,506

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 10/21/10. COMPLAINT #10361641. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN DTR LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE OUT,SMELLED BURNING WIRE SAW THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WIRES LEADING TO LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE SOCKET AGAIN. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF THE FIRST TIME AND WILL DO SO THIS TIME. *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10585376
Machine
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