NHTSA Complaint #10585376 — 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10585376
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	April 25, 2014
Date Filed	April 28, 2014
Mileage	140,506 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

FIRST COMPLAINT FOR THIS PROBLEM WAS REPORTED ON 10/21/10. COMPLAINT #10361641. SAME PROBLEM AGAIN DTR LIGHT ON RIGHT SIDE OUT,SMELLED BURNING WIRE SAW THAT THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WIRES LEADING TO LIGHT ASSEMBLY MELTED AND ALSO MELTED THE SOCKET AGAIN. I THINK THIS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO SOME SORT OF ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I FIXED THE PROBLEM MYSELF THE FIRST TIME AND WILL DO SO THIS TIME. *JS

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