# 2017 CHEVROLET VOLT — UNKNOWN OR OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `1460886` · 2018-04-11 · 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:** VOLT
- **Year:** 2017
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 20,000
- **Speed:** 70 mph
## Narrative
ON SAT APRIL 7TH, MY 2017 CHEVY VOLT RANDOMLY CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND EXIT THE VEHICLE ONLY SUFFERING FROM SMOKE INHALATION.     THIS WAS MY SECOND VOLT AND I HAD DRIVEN IT OVER 20K MILES.     HERE IS WHAT I DO KNOW.   THERE WAS NO WARNING, ONLY FLAMES ENGULFING THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE.   8 DAYS PRIOR, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP DID SOME RECALL UPDATES ON MY VEHICLE.   I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70+) ON THE GAS BACKUP MODE  THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME DRIVING AT THESE SPEEDS ON 0 BATTERY AFTER PICKING UP MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP     IT HAS BEEN 4 DAYS SINCE THE INCIDENT AND I AM UTTERLY DISAPPOINTED THAT NOBODY FROM GM HAS REACHED OUT TO ME REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.
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