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TAHOE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

fire · 1290317 · 2016-06-16

Vehicle

Make
TAHOE
Model
NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR
Year
Manufacturer
Thor California, Inc.
Component
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

Severity

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

Narrative

THE AC FAN BEGAN GOING OUT ON OUR 2004 CHEVROLET TAHOE ABOUT A YEAR AGO, FIRST HIGH SPEED (5), AND THEN EVENTUALLY MEDIUM HIGH (4), AND THE REST (3-1). AFTER SOME THOROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH AS TO THE PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL SOLUTION, I DISCOVERED HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF CONSUMERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES IN THE 2003-2006 CHEVROLET TRUCK AND SUV. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIRING HARNESS THAT CONNECTS TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR IS PRONE TO OVERHEATING AND MELTING CREATING A SIGNIFICANT FIRE HAZARD. I HAD NOTICED AN ACIDIC BURNING SMELL BEFORE BUT ASSUMED IT WAS OUTSIDE EXHAUST. I HAVE A NUMBER OF PHOTOS OF THE BURNT AND MELTED UNIT AND HAVE KEPT IT IN CASE NEEDED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10874726
Machine
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