# 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `747653` · 2009-12-10 · 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:** SILVERADO 2500
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 65 mph
## Narrative
TL*  THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500.  WHILE DRIVING  65 MPH HE PLACED THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN THE ASH-TRAY. NEXT, SMOKE WAS EXPELLED FROM THE  CIGARETTE LIGHTER HOUSING.   HE  PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION, HE SAW FLAMES UNDERNEATH OF THE HOOD NEAR THE FUSE BOX. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES.   A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED.  THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER.  THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.  THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*