2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Oct 1, 2026 · Electrical · MA

Rear window defrost caught fire. No noticeable damage to vehicle. On my twenty fifteen chevy silverado. Smoke filled the cab of the vehicle. There were no warning or messages to alert to this happening. I reported the dangerous incident to a dealer who told me to contact corporate. He said this is an issue but it was called a customer satisfaction program N192265660 rear window thermal event which yes it was my year but the safety issue which I was never aware of expired. He then told me to report it to NHSTA.gov. This is very dangerous and certainly should be a recall to befixed. Luckily I had started the vehicle in my driveway and was getting into it when it happened. It could have happened while I was driving.That was a known dangerous issue this should still be fixed without an expiration date. It is still dangerous.

Filed Apr 9, 2026 · Electrical · 142,000 miles · DE · fire

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact remote started the vehicle and left the vehicle unattended for several minutes. When returning to the vehicle, the vehicle was on fire, and the window was shattered. The fire was coming from the rear window behind the driver's side, which melted all the plastic around the shattered glass. The contact notified the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 142,000.

Filed Jan 15, 2026 · Visibility · NJ

Trucks driver side rear window which is a three-piece window with a sliding window in the middle has shattered apparently due to a defect or fault in the rear window fogger. I had my son in the back at one point and put the defogger on, and it started smoking and nearly caught on fire. No warning on either incidences and they did not occur at one time but about two days apart.

Filed Dec 22, 2025 · Electrical · MI

I was driving down the road like normal then for a second smelled a burning smell then my back window (power sliding) drivers side just exploded and completely shattered.

Filed Feb 24, 2025 · Visibility · 74,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in the driveway and park(P), there was white smoke coming from of the rear glass into the cabin of the vehicle. The contact turned off the vehicle and exited the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. There was an abnormal burning odor coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that an abnormal odor coming from the rear glass before the glass shattered. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Filed Jan 7, 2025 · Electrical · WI · fire

I remote started my vehicle about 5 minutes prior to getting in. After I got in and placed the key in the ignition, I started to smell smoke. I see in my rear view mirror the entire cab of my truck started to fill with smoke. When I turned my head around the interior of my rear window was on fire and my entire truck cab filled with smoke. I get out of the vehicle and immediately try and look for help as the fire was inside of my vehicle and the smoke smell was overwhelming. The fire then died out and the driver’s side pane on the rear window then shattered. I am now left with a shattered window and a vehicle that is left with unknown damage from a fire inside the pane. After going back and forth with a dealer that contacted Chevy for me, they determined there was no recall for the vehicle. Further research showed that this incident happened one other time in March of 2020 and was repaired once and the original recall was cleared. Chevy states that they have already repaired it once and are not liable to fix it a second time. This is a huge safety hazard and I am left questioning the integrity of my vehicle and the safety after what unknown damage has been done.

Filed Jan 27, 2024 · Electrical, Visibility · MT

Used the remote start feature to warm up my truck (automatically turns on rear defrost). Upon entering the vehicle I could smell smoke. While driving I turned around and noticed smoke pouring from rear window. I turned off the rear defrost and the window exploded! I contacted the dealer and they claimed the recall had already been completed and they could not assist me.

Filed Jun 7, 2023 · Electrical, Visibility · MA

When turning on defroster heard a buzzing/hissing/sizzling sounds. Rear defroster wires extremely hot and burning smell coming from wires. GM knows about this problem but only issued a recall in Canada and I am in US

Filed Mar 1, 2023 · Electrical · NY

There was a buzzing from rear window while defroster was ON. Upon closer inspection, there was smoke coming from the defroster electrical connections while on and there was an electrical arcing sound present.

Filed Jan 18, 2022 · Visibility · 42,000 miles · PA · fire

The contact owns a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while parking, the passenger in the rear seat noticed that there was smoking coming from the rear of the vehicle. The contact mentioned that the rearview defroster was operating and there was a blue smoke coming from the rear window. The contact stated that the smoke was extinguished by opening up the rear doors. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

Filed Mar 16, 2021 · Visibility · 69,000 miles · NJ

Burning smell in the vehicle and all of a sudden the rear window shattered. The vehicle was in motion at the time. There is a known fault with the defroster mechanism that results in a malfunction that causes the window to shatter. Same make model and year are recalled in canada but not the us.

Filed Dec 28, 2020 · Electrical · 72,000 miles · PA

Activated remote start on vehicle. As I got into vehicle, my passenger noticed a burning smell and then saw thick smoke coming from rear window. I turned off the rear defroster and the smoke started to dissipate. My rear window then shattered. Gm recalled 159,000 vehicles in canada due to what seems like the same issue with rear defrosters. My truck was purchased in the united states.