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1997 GMC JIMMY — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS

1 injured · 401881 · 2003-04-09

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
JIMMY
Year
1997
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
Miles at failure
77,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

POWER ACCESSORY CIRCUIT BREAKER (20) GETS EXTREMELY HOT AFTER POWER WINDOWS AND POWER SEAT FAILS TO OPERATE. AT SAME TIME, WHEN HIT A BUMP IN ROAD, INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER. BURNED FINGERS TRYING TO REMOVE BREAKER BEFORE FIRE MAY HAVE STARTED. DEALER GUESSED AND REPLACED DRIVER SEAT ELECTRIC SWITCH, BUT STILL GETS HOT AND FAILS.*JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10014165
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown