NHTSA Complaint #10246321 — 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10246321
Vehicle	2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	September 25, 2008
Date Filed	October 22, 2008
Mileage	15,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AZ

Consumer Description

1) NORMAL USE OF HVAC IN AUTOMOBILE 2) APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15K MILES. ( OCCURRED @15K AND 32K) POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. MELTS PLUG/WIRING FOR BLOWER AND GETS EXTREMELY HOT . BURNING SMELL NOTICED. I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY PROBLEM AND TURN OFF THE BLOWER BEFORE FIRE STARTED ON BOTH OCCASIONS. 3) REPLACEMENT OF DAMAGED PLUG AND INSTALL CORRECT RESISTOR. IMPROPER RESISTOR VALUE INSTALLED AT PRODUCTION AND IS MIS-MATCHED WITH BLOWER MOTOR CAUSING REPEATED FAILURES UNTIL CORRECTED. *TR

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