# 2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1243989` · 2015-12-09 · 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:** COLORADO
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 5 mph
## Narrative
ON DECEMBER 6, 2015 I WAS DRIVING MY COLORADO WHEN I SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. A FEW MINUTES LATER MY PASSENGER TOLD ME TO PULL OVER. THERE WAS A FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. IT WAS THE AC BLOWER  FAN RESISTOR. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO A FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND PUT IT OUT BUT AFTER SOME RESEARCH FOUND THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVYS STARTING IN 2005. I CALLED GM AND STARTED A CLAIM. I THEN TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER TO BE FIXED. I WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY GM AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1700 TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS A FACTORY PART. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY MODIFICATIONS DONE TO THE VEHICLE SINE I DROVE IT OFF THE SHOWROOM FLOOR.
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