# 2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO — FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
> NHTSA complaint `820276` · 2010-10-15 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** COLORADO
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
- **Miles at failure:** 31,000
- **Speed:** 50 mph
## Narrative
2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO CAUGHT ON FIRE AROUND GAS TANK WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. PULLED OVER AND ENTIRE AREA AROUND GAS TANK AND PART OF CAB ENGULFED IN FLAMES. HAD TO CRAWL OUT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. BURNT LEFT ARM AND SIDE OF FACE. FIRE DEPT CAME AND PUT OUT FIRE. WAS NOT THE RESULT OF PURCHASING GAS. HAD 1/2 TANK OF GAS WHEN THIS TOOK PLACE. DON'T KNOW WHAT STARTED THE FIRE. INSURANCE COMPANY INVESTIGATING CAUSE. SCARY, DON'T WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. WILL NOT EVER PURCHASE A SMALL TRUCK AGAIN.  *TR
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