# 1995 CHEVROLET C/K PICKUPS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `446671` · 2003-12-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** C/K PICKUPS
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
## Narrative
I HAD A CHEVROLET PICKUP 1500 WITH THE TURBO 6.5 DIESEL ENGINE. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT FROM DAY ONE. I WOULD BE GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT OFF AND TURN ON BY ITSELF. WHEN I TOLD MECHANICS, THEY LAUGHED AT ME. CHEVROLET TOLD ME IT WAS THE FUEL INJECTOR, I CHANGED IT,DIDN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THEN NO CODES WOULD COME UP WHEN ON THE TECH'S COMPUTER, EVEN WHEN AUTOMOBILE REPEATED PROBLEM. IT WAS ASSUMED ON MANY OCCASIONS WHAT IT WAS AND AT MY EXPENSE I CHANGED MANY PARTS THAT NEVER MADE A DIFFERENCE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS PROBABLY THE WIRING HARNESS, BUT COULD NOT BE GAURENTEED BECAUSE NO CODE CAME UP. THIS WOULD HAVE MADE IT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY. I'M  A SINGLE PARENT AND THIS TRUCK WAS HOW I MADE MY LIVING.(I HAUL OILFIELD EQUIPMENT). WELL THE TRUCK STALLED ON ME AND WOULD NOT START. BEFORE I COULD HAVE IT TOWED BACK HOME, IT BURNED. ACCORDING TO THE INVESTIGATION, CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED. NOW, IT COULD BE 2 THINGS, I DID TRY AND GO START IT AGAIN THAT NITE, AND SOMETHING HAPPENED AND IT CAUGHT FIRE, OR IT WAS VANDALIZED. EITHER COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED HAD MY TRUCK BEEN FIXED. I HAVE ALL MY REPAIR RECIEPTS NOT TO MENTION A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PEOPLE THAT CAN BACK UP MY CLAIM ON HOW MUCH I PUT INTO FIXING THIS TRUCK. IT WAS A WONDERFUL TRUCK AND RAN BEAUTIFULLY WHEN IT RAN! THIS UNFORTUNATE INCIDENT HASNOT ONLY COST ME MY VEHICLE BUT MY LIVELY HOOD! I' M DEALING WITH CHEVROLET, BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD TO TAKE IT UP WIT
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