NHTSA complaint: 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 01/10/2010 AT 2:45 A.M. WE WERE AWAKENED BY A PASSER BY WHO NOTICED OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IT HAD COMPLETELY DESTROYED OUR TRUCK, OUR CAR ,OUR GRANDSONS TRUCK AND $66,000.00 DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WE WERE RENTING. WE LOST OUR VEHICLES AND 90% OF EVERYTHING WE OWN. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER IN OUR 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. WE GAVE THEM ALL THE FIRE REPORTS FROM BOTH WEST VALLEY CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE REPORT AND PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THEY DO NOT CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE AND WILL NOT COMPENSATE US FOR OUR LOSS. *TR
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation