# 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `450031` · 2004-01-15 · 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:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 61,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING.  THE DOOR LATCHES WERE ALSO POPPING UP AND DOWN.  THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE.  WHEN THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD, THE ENTIRE COMPARTMENT WAS ON FIRE.  THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED IN THE FIRE.  THE MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.  *JB
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