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2007 CHEVROLET TAHOE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1484279 · 2018-07-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity

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

Narrative

RECALLS ON NUMEROUS GM VEHICLES FOR CATCHING FIRE: THE VEHICLE WAS SETTING IN DRIVEWAY FOR OVER 7 HOURS AND NEIGHBORS WERE AWAKEN BY LOUD EXPLOSION AND LOOKED OUT AND SAW FLAMES UNDER THE HOOD. THEY WOKE MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER UP OUT OF DEEP SLEEP AND CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FROM FRONT BUMPER TO BACK CARGO AREA TOTAL LOSS. FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME BUT COULDN'T SALVAGE THE CAR. THE GARAGE DOOR, GARAGE ENTRY DOOR AND DOWNSTAIRS BASEMENT WERE DAMAGED AD POSSIBLE REPLACEMENT ON THEM. THERE HAS NEVER BEEN ANY SIGNS OF OVER HEATING, OR SMOKING, AND ANY TYPE OF BURNING SMELLS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11112513
Machine
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