2004 Chevrolet Silverado: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Dec 22, 2014 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · ID · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 35 MPH, the inside of the vehicle emitted smoke and the contact smelled burning wires. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Mar 30, 2010 · Seats · MO · fire

2004 chevrolet silverado seat caught fire due to the seat heat switch malfunctioning. *kb the consumer stated the seat heat switch was sticking, which caused a short.

Filed Sep 13, 2008 · Electrical · 46,000 miles · UT · fire

On aug 13, 2008 at approx midnight our truck which was parked in our driveway started on fire. It did damage to the engine and we believe it started with the glow plug relay switch or something electric covered by power train warranty. Today is sept 13th and we just received a ltr from gm that they are not taking any responsibility. We are frustrated and the truck is damaged and we do not believe we will be made whole as the insurance wants to total and pay only the market value which is much less than blue book. We are without a vehicle and gm has been less than reluctant to respond to calls, etc. The truck has been sitting at dealer for a month waiting for someone from gm to inspect to validate fire dept report and accept responsibility. I am disgusted with their customer service and the fact that you cannot talk to anyone with authority. This is their problem and they don't want to take any action. I found another individual had the same problem with their truck. Our truck is like brand new. It was purchased brand new and it is a 2004 duramax with 46,000 miles in mint condition. Can you help us?

Filed Mar 6, 2008 · Electrical · 40,000 miles · TX · fire

The cluster panel gauges are all malfunctioning, some have gone completely out I.e. Speedometer, oil gauge, alternator, etc. Fan motor and adapter wires caught fire, shorted out.

Filed Jul 24, 2006 · Electrical · 26,000 miles · VA · fire

In june 2006 the truck was taken to pinkerton chevrolet because of a hot wire smell. The dealership said they could not duplicate the smell. An oil change was done at the same time. Approximately 7 weeks later the truck shut off. My husband attempted to restart the truck to no avail. He left the truck in the off position and went for help. He returned 20 minutes later to find that the truck caught on fire in the cab. The dome light was on but the doors were shut. The dealership says they think rats got into the engine but there was no fire in the engine only in the cab. The truck is moved everyday. We have two other trucks and a camper that is stationary all the time and they have no rat nests in them. We have no tall grass around our house or in our yard. The truck sat at the dealership in the tall grass for a week before it was even looked at after the incident. My husband regularly does safety checks on the vehicles and never saw any rat nests, gnawing, or droppings in the motor compartment. The dealership is refusing to look at whether or not the supposed rats really caused the fire. The dealership says that my insurance needs to pay for it. The truck was at the shop a month before and yet there was no thorough check up on the truck while it was there. This is a very expensive truck to just go up in flames. The dealership is fixing the truck on the assumption that my insurance is going to cover it because they have no intention of doing it themselves.

Filed Sep 28, 2005 · Electrical · 14,800 miles · IL · fire

Dt: the consumer stated that the 2004 chevrolet silverado caught on fire and burned. The driver's seat compartment was where the most damage was done. The truck had been parked for thirty minutes. There were no problems that the consumer was aware off that would have caused the fire. The driver seat, dash, and door were completely consumed by fire. The insurance company has totaled the truck. The driver had left the driver side door window rolled down when he parked the truck. When the consumer found the truck on fire the window was rolled up. The fire department was not called because the consumer was able to put the fire out. An insurance report was taken. The insurance adjuster took pictures of the truck. The consumer called gm and reported the fire. The consumer filed a complaint with gm. The customer service representative said that someone would call the consumer back sometimes today.

Filed Jul 5, 2005 · Transmission · 27,000 miles · AR

2004 chevy silverado 2500 diesel, four months old(4000miles) rear axile went out. Said default from the manufactor. Took fourteen days to get new one.chevrolet built new from st.louis and shipped it to be put on. They gave me a little car to drive. 27000 miles and now rear axile leaking. Took to dealer. They said nothing but normal leakage coming out. ( whats normal leakage on a axile? They are not suposed to leak on the brakes.) looked like it was on fire smoking so bad and could smell axile grease. Seen some on tires. But this is normal leakage.was told to drive it till it brakes down.also everthing in the dash stops working then it will just come back on.