2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

fire · 425969 · 2003-08-07

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO 2500
Year: 2000
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Severity

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

Narrative

WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE DRIVER HAD TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE DRIVER TURNED IN A DRIVEWAY HE SAW SMOKE EMITTING FROM HE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. *PH *NLM

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10033550
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown