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2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 1163868 · 2015-03-09

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
AVALANCHE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
186,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I USED MY FACTORY REMOTE TO UNLOCK THE TRUCK THE IGNITION SPARKED TWICE AND THEN WENT ON FIRE, FOR NO REASON IT JUST STARTED BURNING THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN AND ALL OF WHAT IS AROUND IT BURNED UP WE USED A PITCHER OF WATER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, I CONTACTED GM AND WAS ADVISED THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS. IT CAN NOT BE COMMON FOR A CAR OR TRUCK TO JUST IGNITE UNLOCKING THE DOORS WE ARE GRATEFUL THAT I WAS NOT IN THE TRUCK AND JUST SUFFERED BURNS TO MY HANDS TRYING TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IF NOT MY ENTIRE HOME WOULD HAVE BEEN IN FLAMES. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10692982
Machine
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