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2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY

fire · 635971 · 2007-08-26

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 1500
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY
Miles at failure
36,380
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, VEHICLE SIGNIFICANTLY LOST POWER. DRIVER COULD NOT SHUT OFF ENGINE....STARTER WAS TRYING TO CRANK ENGINE-EVEN WHEN IGNITION WAS IN SHUT OFF POSITION. ENGINE SUDDENLY DID NOT HAVE FULL POWER. SMOKE AND BURNING SMELL CONTINUED TO INCREASE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT WITH NO WAY TO SHUT OFF ENGINE. GM RELAY #12193614 WAS REPLACED, AS WELL AS BURNT OUT STARTER. RELAY IS AVAILABLE TO NHTSA. GM WAS NOT INTERESTED ACCESSING PART WHEN OFFERED TO THEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10200777
Machine
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