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2007 GMC ENVOY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1108519 · 2014-09-11

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
ENVOY
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
100,687

Severity

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

Narrative

ON 7/5/2014, OUR HOUSE WAS DESTROYED BY FIRE. INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THE FIRE STARTED IN THE GARAGE WHERE OUR 2007 GMC ENVOY WAS PARKED (10:00PM). ON 8/8, WE WERE WATCHING MORNING NEWS OVER COFFEE, AND IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT GM WAS RECALLING 2006 AND 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND GOMC ENVOYS, AND OWNERS WHERE ADVISED NOT TO PARK THEIR VEHICLES NEAR ANY STRUCTURE AS THE VEHICLE MAY CATCH FIRE. WE NOTIFIED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE RECALL, PROVIDED THEM WITH THE RECALL ITSELF, WHICH ARRIVED AT OUR HOME ON 9/6. OUR COMPLAINT IS THAT GENERAL MOTORS TOOK FAR TOO LONG TO ANNOUNCE THIS RECALL, AND IN SO DOING COST US OUR HOME, OUR GARAGE, OUR CAR, MY WOODWORKING SHOP AND ALL THE TOOLS CONTAINED THEREIN, AND OUR STORAGE SHED, OR IN OTHER WORDS, EVERYTHING WE OWNED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10632558
Machine
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