2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2003 CHEVROLET EXPRESS — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Start: 2004-03-19

fire · 461795 · 2004-03-20

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: EXPRESS
Year: 2003
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
Miles at failure: 18,000

Severity

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

Narrative

THE PANIC ALARM WENT OFF AND COULDN'T BE TURNED OFF INITIALLY. DEALER ADVISED TO BRING VEHICLE IN. ALARM WENT OFF WHEN VEHICLE STARTED FOR SECOND TIME. VEHICLE DRIVEN ABOUT 3 MILES, ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OVER, SMOKE POURED FROM UNDER HOOD, THEN FLAMES UNTIL VEHICLE ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10062712
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown