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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003248362 | Incident Date: Oct, 29 2003 |
Consumer's City: VISALIA | Consumer's State: CA |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
Model Name: AVALANCHE | Model Year: 2003 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEC13T93G | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 25 2003 | Complaint Type: EVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Shortly after refueling the vehicle the consumer smelled a fuel odor. he stopped the vehicle and as he pulled the hood release he saw flames shooting up onto the windshield. a police officer nearby attempted to put the fire out using a fire extinguisher. a second police officer arrived and emptied his fire extinguisher before the fire was put out. the engine compartment was completely burned out. the vehicle was totaled. the cause of the fire is unknown. *nlm |