2002 GMC SIERRA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2002 GMC SIERRA — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Start: 2004-11-19

fire · 514422 · 2004-12-29

Vehicle

Make: GMC
Model: SIERRA
Year: 2002
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Speed: 50 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONSUMER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND FROM THE VENTS. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10105542
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown