# TAHOE NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR — EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
> NHTSA complaint `1290317` · 2016-06-16 · Thor California, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** TAHOE
- **Model:** NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR
- **Year:** —
- **Manufacturer:** Thor California, Inc.
- **Component:** EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
## 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.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*