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2014 CHEVROLET TRAVERSE — UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire · 1547469 · 2019-03-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAVERSE
Year
2014
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Miles at failure
130,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ON FEBRUARY 14 2019, I WENT OUTSIDE TO WARM UP MY CAR. 10 MINUTES LATER WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL PARKED THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. NO RECENT WORK HAD BEEN DONE TO THE VEHICLE. THE ONLY WORK EVER DONE IN THE 4 YEARS I OWNED IT WERE, NEW TIRES, NEW BATTERY (IN THE BACK SEAT) AND OIL CHANGES.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11186020
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown