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2006 CHEVROLET AVEO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1116150 · 2014-10-02

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVEO
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
76,000
Speed
38 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET AVEO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 38 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FLICKERED. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE COMPONENTS UNDER THE HOOD HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND WERE BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V261000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10640814
Machine
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