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2007 CHEVROLET UPLANDER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 804326 · 2010-08-04

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
UPLANDER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
57,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH STARTED TO FLASH AND THE VAN STALLED SO WE PULLED OVER TO CHECK FOR A REASON AND NONE WERE FOUND BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE CLEAN AND TIGHT. TRIED TO RESTART THE VAN AND IT STARTED UP FINE THEN SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INTERIOR COMPARTMENT AND THEN FLAMES EMERGE FROM THE DASH SO WE GOT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE VAN AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VAN WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10347368
Machine
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