# 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `909368` · 2012-03-12 · 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:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 101,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAB FILLED UP WITH SMOKE.  IT SMELLED LIKE BURNING RUBBER.  I HAD TO EVACUATE MY YOUNGEST SON AND FOUND THAT THE WIRES ON THE BLOWER/RESISTOR WHERE ON FIRE.  THERE SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS AND I AM SURPRISED THAT NOBODY HAD BEEN KILLED SO FAR.  LOOKS LIKE THE RECALL WAS DONE IN CANADA?  HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2005/CHEVROLET/SILVERADO/ELECTRICAL_SYSTEM/PROBLEM.ASPX.  *TR
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