NHTSA Complaint #10247167 — 2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10247167
Vehicle	2001 CHEVROLET TAHOE
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	October 19, 2008
Date Filed	October 29, 2008
Mileage	57,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

ATTEMPTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF, CAR MAKING A LOUD NOISE AFTER I TOOK KEY OUT OF IGNITION. LOUD NOISE WOULD NOT GO AWAY UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FROM THE CAR. I ATTEMPTED SEVERAL DAYS LATER TO TURN VEHICLE BACK ON. SUCCESSFUL WITHOUT ANY NOISE. TURNED OFF AFTER DRIVEN THAT DAY. BATTERY DID NOT NEED TO BE DISCONNECTED THIS TIME. LEFT CAR IN GARAGE FOR 2 DAY (48 HOURS) UNTOUCHED AND NOT DRIVEN. SITTING IN MY HOUSE EATING A SANDWICH AND I SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM MY GARAGE. I LOOK UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND FLAMES HAVE APPEARED. I GRABBED ANYTHING I COULD TO PUT FIRE OUT AND SUCCESSFULLY DID. CAR HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE. THERE IS DAMAGE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE QUOTE TO FIX IS $1800 BUT HAVE NOT FIXED YET UNTIL INSURANCE COMPANY APPROVES. IF I HAD NOT BEEN HOME TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IT WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN MY HOME AND KILLED MY DOGS. IT ALSO WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN MY NEIGHBORS HOME TOO BECAUSE WE ARE ATTACHED. *TR

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