# 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1163868` · 2015-03-09 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** AVALANCHE
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 186,000
## 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
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