# 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `291330` · 2001-05-08 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 3500
- **Year:** 2001
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
## Narrative
CONSUMER PULLED IN  FIELD OF FARM AREA THOUGH  GRASS.  HE TURNED  VEHICLE OFF, LEFT A FEW MINUTES, AND A YOUNG GENTLEMAN TOLD HIM THAT  VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE.  SMOKE WAS COMING FROM  FRONT RIGHT TIRE .  HE TRIED TO START VEHICLE, AND  VEHICLE STOPPED.  GRASS WAS ON FIRE, AND  VEHICLE BURNED DOWN TO THE GROUND.  FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED OUT.  HE WAS HURT A LITTLE BIT.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*