SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
Severity
Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No
Narrative
LTR RE HIS 2001 SUBURBAN WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER NOTICING THE ABS SYSTEM SENSOR APPEARING ON THE DASH BOARD; SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS. *KB WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, HE DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. AFTER THE CONSUMER JUMP STARTED THE VEHICLE, THAT WAS WHEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND WAS INFORMED THE ABS WAS BAD, BUT IT WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE CAUSE WAS A COMPUTER SYSTEM THAT HAD OVERHEATED AS A RESULT OF THE ABS MALFUNCTION. THE CONSUMER HAD REPLACED THE ABS MODULE PREVIOUSLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE AND BRAKE PRESSURE MODULATOR. *JB