← NHTSA complaints

2015 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT

fire · 1794594 · 2022-02-14

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO
Year
2015
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW:ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT
Miles at failure
96,000

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the rear window defroster and the window slide began to smoke and there was an abnormal noise. The contact turned off the defroster to avoid a fire. The contact has discontinued the use of the defroster and remote start feature in order to avoid a potential fire. The contact called the dealer who advised that there was no recall for the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 96,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11451851
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown