Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006070208 Incident Date: Jun, 27 2006
Consumer's City: WATER VALLEY Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SIERRA 1500 Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GTEC14V23Z Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 04 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Dec, 04 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I was on my way home from work and i smelled a weird smell. i thought my air conditioning may be messing up so i turned off my air and opened my window. i still smelled the weird smell with the window down so i assumed it was an odor from the car in front or just generally outside. i noticed in my rearview mirror the car behind me was flagging me down. i pulled over and she told me my truck was smoking and she thought she saw a flame out the back. i pulled off the road better and got out to look. i looked in the area between the cab and the bed and i saw flames. within a few seconds the flames got bigger and flared up over the bed of the truck. a passing motorist stopped and had a cooler of water and poured it on the area and put the fire out. i had called 911 and the fire truck arrived after the fire was put out. the police did not accompany the fire truck. an insurance adjustor has not been to the mechanic to look at the truck yet so i do not know the extent of the damage. *nm