NHTSA Complaint #10723226 — 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AFTER 15 MINUTES. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IT COOLED DOWN. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS SLIPPING FROM EACH GEAR. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.