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2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 694376 · 2008-10-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TAHOE
Year
2001
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
57,000

Severity

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

Narrative

ATTEMPTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, CAR MAKING A LOUD NOISE AFTER I TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. LOUD NOISE WOULD NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FROM THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON. SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT ANY NOISE. TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVEN THAT DAY. BATTERY DID NOT NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED THIS TIME. LEFT CAR IN GARAGE FOR 2 DAY (48 HOURS) UNTOUCHED AND NOT DRIVEN. SITTING IN MY HOUSE EATING A SANDWICH AND I SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM MY GARAGE. I LOOK UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND FLAMES HAVE APPEARED. I GRABBED ANYTHING I COULD TO PUT FIRE OUT AND SUCCESSFULLY DID. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THERE IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE QUOTE TO FIX IS $1800 BUT HAVE NOT FIXED YET UNTIL INSURANCE COMPANY APPROVES. IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IT WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN MY HOME AND KILLED MY DOGS. IT ALSO WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN MY NEIGHBORS HOME TOO BECAUSE WE ARE ATTACHED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
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ODI Number
10247167
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