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2007 GMC CANYON — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 956114 · 2013-01-03

Vehicle

Make
GMC
Model
CANYON
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
73,984
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ON APRIL 17 2010 I SMELLED BURNING WIRES UNDER THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEN THE BLOWER FAN STOP WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON 4/21/10 FOR REPAIR. GMAC CANYON 2007 TRUCK. ON DECEMBER 29, 2012 THE SAME ODOR WAS COMING FROM UNDER DASH BOARD AND SMOKE TOO UNPLUG A BURNING WIRE TO PREVENT A FIRE, AND THE BLOWER FAN WAS WORKING SOMETIME AND SOMETIME IT WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MONDAY JANUARY 7, 2013 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. IF I DIDN'T ACT QUICKLY MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND BURN AT ANY TIME. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE IF THERE A SAFETY PROBLEM OVERALL WITH THE GMAC CANYON 2007 TRUCKS. NEED TO KNOW IF THERE WERE A RECALL ON THE 2007 GMAC CANYON. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10490850
Machine
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