Consumer Complaint Detail
GMC / SIERRA 1500 / 2003
0 Injured
0 Death
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 |