NHTSA Complaint #10899562 — 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 CHEVROLET CAPTIVA. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AND PARKED IT FOR SEVERAL HOURS. UPON RETURNING TO THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED DUE TO FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OCCUPIED DURING THE FIRE AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE FIRE WAS ALREADY OUT WHEN THE CONTACT RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED AND WAS AWAITING CLAIM ADJUSTMENTS FROM THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.