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2004 CHEVROLET COLORADO — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

fire · 1115140 · 2014-09-30

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
COLORADO
Year
2004
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Miles at failure
73,060

Severity

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

Narrative

THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING IF YOUR DRIVING AT NIGHT AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON. THEY WILL NOT WORK UNTIL THE CAR SITS FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS STARTED SOON AFTER BUYING THE CAR BRAND NEW, BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. SECOND COMPLAINT, THE HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER FAN HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE AT WHERE THE HARNESS PLUGS INTO THE FAN MOTOR. THE FAN WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH. WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE AT OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM, I UNPLUGGED THE FAN AND NOTICED THE PLUG WAS BURNT. I HAVE PHOTOS THAT I CAN SEND. IT APPEARED THE ELECTRICAL FIRE CONTINUED DOWN THE PLASTIC PLUG TO WHERE THE WIRES ARE EXPOSED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR INCIDENT IF I DIDN'T NOTICE IT. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS WITH COLORADO TRUCKS ONLINE. ALSO WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT, MY DASH LIGHTS AND INSTRUMENT LIGHTS FLICKER AS IF THERE IS ANOTHER ELECTRICAL SHORT SOMEWHERE IN THE WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10640178
Machine
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