Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500 / 1998
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003212490 | Incident Date: Apr, 30 2003 |
| Consumer's City: BELVA | Consumer's State: WV |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 2500 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCGK24J8WZ | Date added to File: May, 16 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: May, 05 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 28 1997 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1998 chevrolet k2500 pickup vin [xxx] my vehicle was parked, when neighbor noticed a glow inside of vehicle. the driver's side door was on fire. after putting fire out, discovered the fire had been started by the wring inside of the door. electric mirror is not fused. wiring is still energized. inside door panel is burned completely through. i have never received any kind of bulletin or recall info on this problem from gm. gm has given me a case number ([xxx]), but i am getting the run around. i call, get an answering machine, leave message, no one calls you back. any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. it is difficult to use the vehicle because of the burned smell as the windows will not go down. the whole inside of the truck is covered in soot. should you need photos, i can e-mail them to you. thank you. *nlm information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr |