1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Start: 2005-05-12

fire · 545375 · 2005-07-21

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: SUBURBAN
Year: 1999
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Miles at failure: 120,000
Speed: 5 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I PURCHASED A 1999 CHEVY SUBURBAN IN 2004. WHILE LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY IM MAY OF 2005 I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. I LOOKED DOWN AND THE MIRROR CONTROL SWITCH WAS ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE PANEL OFF THE DOOR AND GET THE SWITCH OUT. IT MELTED THE SWITCH AND THE WIRE HARNESS INSIDE THE DOOR. I'M JUST GLAD MY WIFE WASN'T DRIVING.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10129643
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown