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2005 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Wiring Interior Under Dash Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1397266
Internal NHTSA #	11012699
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SILVERADO 1500
Model Year	2005
File date	03/08/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 5 mph, the wiring harness under the steering wheel caught fire and melted. In addition, the windshield wipers started functioning independently and the radio stopped functioning. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The contact stopped the vehicle in the middle of a residential area and exited the vehicle. The contact's husband used his shirt to extinguish the fire. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact called the manufacturer and was informed that a specialist would call her back. The approximate failure mileage was 138,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	138000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	ELYRIA, OH
VIN pattern	1GCGK13U25FXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	19/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	5
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2005 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Wiring Interior Under Dash Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Wiring Interior Under Dash Problems, Complaints and Defects

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