Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2000
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005004057 | Incident Date: Jan, 16 2005 |
| Consumer's City: BARTLETT | Consumer's State: IL |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, other |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNEK13T4YJ | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 27 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: - |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I am currently working based in mexico. my 2000 tahoe is my family vehicle that i only use to travel with my family within mexico. on friday the 21st of january 2005 my son and i were traveling on a state road and my tahoe caught on fire going 50 mph. trafic on the road was signaling to me as if there was a problem but i continued to drive for about 100 yards because all the leves and gauges were normal on the truck. i stopped immediately after i saw some smoke and by the time i stopped the truck was in flames on the front, underneath and rear. i only had time to take my 6 year old child out of the truck which was the most important aspect but the truck and belongings were a total loss. the fire department could not stop the fire as it lasted for 1 hour and nothing but the frame was left of the truck. we were fortunate that nothing happened to my child and i but this is something extemely dangerous that should be avoided for future customers of this vehicle. we always kept this vehicle on top conditions and we have no idea why this was caused or how to aviod this in the future. we recieved great help from the mexican police and fire department as they took care of all the road damages and they also cleared me from any damages to the city as this is normaly paid for by the driver. my family is the most important thing is this world and i am sure that others feel the same about their families and i hope gm vsn help with this issue by improving this vehicle. *ak |