# 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1071297` · 2014-06-02 · 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:** AVEO
- **Year:** 2006
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 73,000
## Narrative
I DROVE FROM WORK TO LUNCH APPROX 2 MILES. PARKED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF, GOT OUT TO GO INSIDE TO GET LUNCH, WHEN I CAME BACK AND OPENED THE CAR DOOR THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I WAITED A MINUTE TO SEE IF IT WOULD STOP. IT DID NOT SO CALLED 911 TO HAVE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT COME OUT. WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, I SAW FLAMES AND THE WHOLE DASHBOARD AREA OF THE CAR CAUGHT ON CAR.   *TR
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