# 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `184322` · 1999-11-18 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 1997
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
## Narrative
A MARK VIII, WHILE DRIVING AND PULLING A TRAILER,  TRANSMISSION COOLING UNIT LINE CRACKED, CAUSING A TRANSMISSION LEAK,  SPRAYING TRANSMISSION FLUID ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD,  RESULTING IN  A FIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE  WHICH BURNED THE WIRING HARNESS.  DEALER REPAIRED THE WIRING HARNESS AND REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM.  PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.  *AK
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