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2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 — POWER TRAIN

fire · 886040 · 2011-10-18

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
SILVERADO 2500
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
44,000

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS 3 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY LEAK OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE CENTRE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND AT THIS CRIMP JOIN. THE COLDER THE WEATHER, THE WORSE THESE HOSES LEAK. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THESE AS DETAILED BY DOING A WEB SEARCH. I PULLED IN MY GARAGE FROM A TRIP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER MY WIFE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GARAGE. I JUMPED BACK IN AND BACKED IT OUT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE LINES HAD GOTTEN ON THE EXHAUST AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE SIGNIFICANT LIFE OR PROPERTY IF THIS CONTINUES. THE REPLACEMENT LINES STARTED LEAKING IN A MERE COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10430634
Machine
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