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2015 CHEVROLET VOLT — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1140984 · 2014-12-22

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VOLT
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
200

Severity

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

Narrative

I LEASED A 2015 CHEVY VOLT, I USED THE SUPPLIED CHARGING STATION TO CHARGE THE VEHICLE. THIS DEVICE OVERHEATED EARLIER IN THE DAY, I DECIDED TO UNPLUG IT AND TRY ANOTHER OUTLET. I CHECKED ON IT 20 MINUTES LATER AND DISCOVERED IT WAS STILL WARM. I THOUGHT THIS WAS NORMAL, CONSIDERING IT WAS CHARGING A CAR. I PLUGGED IT IN LATER IN THE EVENING. THIS CHARGER SUPPLIED BY CHEVY THEN CAUGHT FIRE AFTER BEING PLUGGED IN FOR ABOUT 2-3 HOURS, AND THAT FIRE SPREAD TO OUR GARAGE. THIS FIRE STARTED FROM THE CHARGER ITSELF AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO OUR BELONGINGS AND COULD HAVE DESTROYED OUR ENTIRE HOME. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10667576
Machine
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