# 2000 CHEVROLET IMPALA — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `967362` · 2013-03-09 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 184,261
## Narrative
MY BATTERY WAS DEAD, SO I PUT A BATTERY CHARGER ON THE BATTERY, THEN WENT TO START  THE CAR. I TURNED THE KEY FOR ABOUT THREE REVOLUTIONS AND THEN THE CAR   EXPLODED! I WASN'T SURE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE I WAS  SITTING INSIDE  THE CAR AND THERE WAS SNOW ON THE WINDSHIELD.  I GOT OUT AND THERE  WAS PLASTIC PARTS ALL AROUND THE CAR, AND THERE WERE FLAMES COMING FROM  THE MOTOR!  *TR
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