2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2005-04-12

fire · 531148 · 2005-04-18

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SILVERADO
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 63,000
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

THE CONNECTOR TO THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR BURNED UP AND MELTED ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON THIS VEHICLE SAID THAT THE CONNECTOR SHORTED OUT, CAUSING THE RESISTOR PLUG TO BURN UP. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS COMMON IN CERTAIN GM VEHICLES. CHEVROLET SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10118028
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown