# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
> NHTSA complaint `741398` · 2009-10-27 · 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 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL
- **Miles at failure:** 102,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING HE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE  TAIL PIPE, AND THEN HE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN CONCLUDED THAT THE THERMOSTATS ARE NOT ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO ACHIEVE OPERATING TEMPERATURE AND INJECTORS 5, 6, 1 ARE DEFECTIVE.  THE REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*