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2009 GMC SIERRA 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

fire · 1386547 · 2017-06-22

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA 1500
Year
2009
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Miles at failure
72,000

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2009 GMC SIERRA DENALI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IN ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED AN ABNORMAL SMOKE AND BURNING ODOR AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT OPEN THE HOOD AND OBSERVED THE FUSE BOX MELTED AND COVERED IN BLACK. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER ROBERTSON'S GMC TRUCK LOCATED AT 2680 CRANBERRY HWY, WAREHAM, MA 02571 WHERE THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND CIRCUIT HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V240000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED OF FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11000582
Machine
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