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1994 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

fire · 170372 · 1999-09-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
1994
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE NOTIFIED. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AREA, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VECHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY PERFORMED TEST, SUCH AS SBDS CHECK LOAD TEST AND A BATTERY TEST. THE DEALERSHIP STATED TO THE CONSUMER THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF A NO FIRE INSIDE OF VEHICLE. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
847235
Machine
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