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2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ENGINE

fire · 1166558 · 2015-03-17

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
90,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DROVE CAR ACROSS TOWN (2 MILES @ 25 MPH); PARKED CAR FOR 15 SECONDS. CAR STARTED TO SMOKE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GOT OUT, POPPED HOOD AND ENGINE ALREADY ON FIRE. CALLED 911, FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED WITHIN 10 MINUTES. CAR TOWED. CAR TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY. GM CONTACTED, LOOKED AT PICTURES OF BURNT ENGINE WE EMAILED TO THEM, GM WILL NOT PHYSICALLY INSPECT VEHICLE, BUT TOLD US THE TAHOE WAS TOO BURNT UP TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10694975
Machine
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