# 2000 CHEVROLET VENTURE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `682228` · 2008-08-08 · 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:** VENTURE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 67,000
## Narrative
IN DECEMBER 2007 MY SON PARKED OUR 2000 CHEVY VENTURE VAN AND WENT INSIDE.  10 MINUTES LATER SOMEONE TOLD HIM THE CAR WAS ON FIRE.  IT WAS PUT OUT WITH A GARDEN HOSE.  FIRE STARTED IN WINDOW CONTROL PANEL DESTROYING THE DOOR AND PART OF THE DASH, SOOT FILLED INTERIOR.  SIDE WINDOW AND WINDSHIELD BROKEN DUE TO HEAT.  WINDOWS HAD NOT BEEN USED DUE TO COLD WEATHER.  VAN WAS TOTALED BY INSURANCE COMPANY.  *TR
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