# 2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1631125` · 2019-12-23 · 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:** SILVERADO 3500
- **Year:** 2015
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 90,000
## Narrative
I WOULD NOTICE WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT UNDER THE HOOD OF MY VEHICLE. I WOULD MAINLY NOTICE IT WHEN I WOULD TURN ON THE AC . THIS WOULD HAPPEN EITHER PARKED OR IN MOTION. I WOULD OPEN THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE WOULD ONLY LAST A FEW MINUTES, WHICH CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO CATCH ON FIRE.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*