NHTSA Complaint #10351519 — 2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10351519
Vehicle	2002 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Date of Incident	January 10, 2010
Date Filed	August 24, 2010
Mileage	95,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

ON 01/10/2010 AT 2:45 A.M. WE WERE AWAKENED BY A PASSER BY WHO NOTICED OUR TRUCK WAS ON FIRE. BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT IT HAD COMPLETELY DESTROYED OUR TRUCK, OUR CAR ,OUR GRANDSONS TRUCK AND $66,000.00 DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE WE WERE RENTING. WE LOST OUR VEHICLES AND 90% OF EVERYTHING WE OWN. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ENGINE BLOCK HEATER IN OUR 2002 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GENERAL MOTORS. WE GAVE THEM ALL THE FIRE REPORTS FROM BOTH WEST VALLEY CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE REPORT AND PICTURES PROVIDED BY THE INVESTIGATOR. THEY DO NOT CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FIRE AND WILL NOT COMPENSATE US FOR OUR LOSS. *TR

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