# 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `679373` · 2008-07-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** SILVERADO 1500
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 66,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500.  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED BURNING WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD.  HE LOOKED UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND DISCOVERED A RED, GLOWING, BURNING WIRING HARNESS, WHICH HE THEN UNPLUGGED.  THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND THE WIRING HARNESS FAILED.  THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,357 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*