# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `556287` · 2005-09-28 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 14,800
## Narrative
DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AND BURNED. THE DRIVER'S SEAT COMPARTMENT WAS WHERE THE MOST DAMAGE WAS DONE. THE TRUCK HAD BEEN PARKED FOR  THIRTY MINUTES. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS THAT THE CONSUMER  WAS AWARE OFF THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE FIRE. THE DRIVER SEAT, DASH, AND DOOR WERE COMPLETELY CONSUMED BY FIRE. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAS TOTALED THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER HAD LEFT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN WHEN HE PARKED THE TRUCK. WHEN THE CONSUMER  FOUND THE TRUCK ON FIRE THE WINDOW WAS ROLLED UP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CALLED BECAUSE THE CONSUMER  WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT. AN INSURANCE REPORT WAS TAKEN.  THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER TOOK PICTURES OF THE TRUCK. THE  CONSUMER CALLED GM AND REPORTED THE FIRE. THE CONSUMER  FILED A COMPLAINT WITH GM. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE  SAID THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL THE  CONSUMER  BACK SOMETIMES TODAY.*AK
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