# 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `938243` · 2012-09-07 · 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
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Miles at failure:** 130,200
## Narrative
PARKED TRUCK AT OUTSIDE STALL AND WENT INDOORS.  AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES I HEARD NOISES AND WENT OUTSIDE.  FOUND THE WHOLE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.  BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED 6 MINUTES LATER THE FIRE SPREAD TO TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES.  THE HEAT MELTED AND CONSUMED EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE FRAME.  THE FIRE INVESTIGATOR SUSPECTS THE FIRE INITIATED DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND GENERATED FROM EITHER THE DRIVER SIDE DASH BOARD OR LEFT SIDE OF ENGINE.  THE DAMAGE WAS TOO DESTRUCTIVE TO PINPOINT EXACT CAUSE.  *TR
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