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2005 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	959352
Internal NHTSA #	10492894
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SILVERADO 1500
Model Year	2005
File date	13/01/13
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Tl* the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving 75 mph, he noticed in the rear view mirror that the vehicle was on fire. He pulled over and noticed that wires on top of the gas tank were the source of the fire. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The contact had plans to have the vehicle towed to a dealer. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileage was 93,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	93000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	HOTLINE VOQ
City and State	SIMMESPORT, LA
VIN pattern	2GCEC19V951XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	Y
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	23/04/25
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	75
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
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 Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2005 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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