# 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA — VISIBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `946380` · 2012-10-24 · 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:** IMPALA
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 68,000
## Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET IMPALA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF COULD NOT BE OPENED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TRYING TO OPEN THE SUNROOF THE DRIVER SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HEADLINER OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN TRIED TO OPEN ALL THE WINDOWS HOWEVER THEY WERE ALSO INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. THE SMOKE CEASED ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER IN REGARD TO THE FAILURE AND A REPRESENTATIVE ADVISED THAT IF HE DID NOT SEE ANY FLAMES, THEN THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE.  THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER INSPECTED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 68,000.
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*