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2017 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1543242 · 2019-02-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2017
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
21,000

Severity

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

Narrative

OWNER OF BOTH A 2017 DURAMAX AND A TAHOE FROM NEW. DURAMAX HAD JUST TURNED 21,000 MILES THIS WINTER. RETURNED FROM FISHING SUNDAY NIGHT AND PLUGGED THE TRUCK INTO A HEAVY GUAGE EXTENSION CORD. MY FAMILY AND I WERE WOKEN AT 3AM EARLY JANUARY TO A VEHICLE ALARM. TURNS OUT THE TRUCK HAD STARTED FIRE. LUCKLY THE ALARM WAS AUDIBLE LONG ENOUGH TO WAKE US. BY THE TIME I HAD REACHED THE KEYS, IT HAD STOPPED. A PEEK OUT THE WINDOW SHOWED A CULPRIT I HADN'T ANTICIPATED. INSPECTORS FOUND THE SOURCE IN THE LOCATION OF THE BLOCK HEATER. NO WIRING CHARED BEYOND THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. CONTINUED CONTACT WITH GM HAS YET TO REVEAL ANY INFORMATION. I LOVED THE TRUCK AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE ISSUE IS SOMETHING THAT MAY KILL US NEXT TIME. WITH THE RECALL OF FORDS BLOCK HEATER ISSUES, I FEEL THAT THIS SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE ANSWERED.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11182573
Machine
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