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2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

fire · 556094 · 2005-09-27

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
VENTURE
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH

Severity

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

Narrative

DT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLAIMED IT WAS THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM UP UNDER THE DASH. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2005. SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, BUT IN THIS AREA IT COULD SMELL LIKE THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN SITTING FOR AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTES BEFORE THE FIRE. THERE WAS NO FOR EARNING AND NO NOISE. CONTACTED THE DEALER, THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP US. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10137820
Machine
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