NHTSA Complaint #10254399 — 2005 GMC CANYON

2005 GMC CANYON - FIRE AND CROSS CIRCUITS AFTER HAVING BURN WIRE CASE SMELLS,SMOKE, INDICATION OF AIRBAG FAILURE, FAN MOTOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS REMAINED ON AFTER VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A MAIN WIRE BUNDLE THAT IS SUBJECT TO ABRASION BY COMPONENTS OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM AT A LOCATION WHERE THE BUNDLE GOES THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FIRE WALL. THE VEHICLE OPERATOR MAY NOTICE CHANGES IN THE FAN SPEED AND OTHER DASH INDICATION ON LEFT TURNS, BUMPS, ETC. BEFORE FIRE AND SMOKE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE SHORT AND CROSS SYSTEM POWER FEED WILL NOT CAUSE SYSTEM SAFETY FUSES TO BLOW. OPERATOR MAY ALSO NOTICE THAT THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM WILL FAIL TO WORK OR THE RANGE WILL DECREASE GREATLY AND THE FAN AND INTERIOR LIGHTS WITH REMAIN ON AFTER THE VEHICLE IS SHUT DOWN AND THE DOOR IS CLOSED. NOTE: THIS WIRE BUNDLE IS NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED FROM DAMAGE BY THE BRAKE SYSTEM PARTS. *TR