# 2000 CHEVROLET TAHOE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `928235` · 2012-07-16 · 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:** TAHOE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 244,380
## Narrative
MY 2000 TAHOE CAUGHT A FIRE - IT STARTED CRANKING BY ITSELF W/O THE KEYS IN IT AND THEN FLAMES STARTED SHOOTING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE SUV AND BURNT THAT SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD AND BUSTED THE WINDSHIELD. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH 2 FIRE EXT. AND A WATER HOSE.  I HAD TO JERK THE CABLES FROM THE BATTERY TO GET IT TO QUIT CRANKING.  AND IF YOU CONNECT THEM BACK IT WILL START CRANKING AGAIN W/O THE KEYS.  I WAS NOT HAVING ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IT COULD START BY ITSELF W/O KEYS OR ANYONE IN THE SUV.  I ASKED GM TO ASSIST ME AND THEY STATED THAT THE STATUTE OF REPOSE IN KY IS EIGHT YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE AND THEY WILL NOT ASSIST ME.  I COULD UNDERSTAND THAT BUT NOT SOMETHING LIKE THIS WHEN A VEHICLE STARTS ON ITS OWN AND BURNS - PLEASE HELP ME.  THANKS   *TR
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