# 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `864856` · 2011-07-01 · 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 1500
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 75,000
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH HE BEGAN TO SMELL THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC AND THE FAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE FAN RESISTER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE WIRING HARNESS, WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE MODULE, WAS ALSO MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*