Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005039811 Incident Date: Sep, 21 2005
Consumer's City: MIAMI Consumer's State: FL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 2GCEC9W1X12 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 22 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact states he was working on a vehicle in customer car shop in miami. he was taking the doors off when within 15 minutes to a 1/2 hour he smelled smoke. the whole dashboard underneath the steering wheel was on fire. everything under the hood caught on fire. the fire spread from the dashboard to the back of the car. the fire department seem to think it was electrical. the whole shop burned down because of the vehicle fire. the fire department was called. two fire marshals came and they questioned the wiring. the police department was also called. this happened on 9-22-05.*ak