Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / ASTRO / 1998

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007110688 Incident Date: Jun, 21 2007
Consumer's City: GREENSBURG Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: ASTRO Model Year: 1998
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:exterior
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDM19W5WB Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 02 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Aug, 24 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1998 chevrolet astro. the contact stated that there was a short circuit in the electric switch for the outside side view mirror. the failure caused heat damage that ignited a fire in the driver side door. the entire van was engulfed in flames. the fire occurred in the driveway of the contact's residence. a police report was filed and no one was injured. the fire department extinguished the fire. the current and failure mileages were 130,000.