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1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

fire · 246980 · 2000-10-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
BLAZER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUST SHUT DOWN COMPELETLY. AFTER OWNER TOOK FUEL TANK DOWN, HE FOUND WIRING HARNESS INSIDE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT WERE GETTING HOT AND MELTED THE INSULATION OFF THE WIRES, AND BURNED THE PLUG. THIS COULD CAUSE AN EXPLOSION. ALL FUSES AND RELAYS WERE FOUND TO BE CORRECT AND OPERATING. PART TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ORDERED. OWNER CALLED GMC, AND GMC TOLD OWNER TO CALL NHTSA.*AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
872967
Machine
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