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2006 Chevrolet TAHOE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1240994
Internal NHTSA #	10795345
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	TAHOE
Model Year	2006
File date	28/10/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Heater shorted out causing an electrical fire. Fire engulfed the whole front of the car into the front seat. The vehicle was moving down the interstate. We had the heat on setting 4. Smelled like something was burning. Turned off the heater. White smoke started coming out of vents. Decided to get off at next exit and get it looked at. Pulled into parking lot, black smoke started pouring out of the vents. Within a min. Or two the front of the car was engulfed in flames.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	130556
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KNOXVILLE, TN
VIN pattern	1GNEK13Z06JXXXXXX
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?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	06/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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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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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Chevrolet TAHOE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Chevrolet TAHOE Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?