| Issue ID | 1538237 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 11180216 |
| Manufacurer | General Motors LLC |
| Brand | CHEVROLET |
| Model | TAHOE |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| File date | 08/02/19 |
| Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | I was in the hospital truck sat for 2-3 days no one drove it. Woke my wife up at about 9 am on 02/08/2019 engulfed in flames burned truck to the ground . Firemen had to use jaws of life to get doors open burned completely up and i only had liability on it purchased it just 3 months ago from a used car lot. It caught a little bit of our house on fire newborn kept water on it till firemen arrived if not whole house would have burned wife said she heard a pop noise went outside truck was on fire |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 210 |
| Number of Occurences | |
| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | SHEPHERDSVILLE, KY |
| VIN pattern | 1GNEK13145RXXXXXX |
| 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 | 06/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 0 |
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