2007 Chevrolet Silverado: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Feb 12, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 92,000 miles · DE · fire

While driving at highway speeds the interior lights began flickering on the dash and in the cabin. Approximately 45 seconds to one minute after the initial dash and light issues the check engine light came on and a notice of battery charging failure occurred, within a few seconds of this occurrence I began to slow down and pull over. The engine shut off before this could occur. By the time I coaxed the vehicle onto the shoulder the electrical system and door locks were no longer working. Smoke and flames began to enter the cockpit and I immediately exited the vehicle. The interior of the vehicle was fully engulfed in less than a minute and the entire truck, bed, and gas tank soon followed. The truck was completely consumed and is now a total loss.

Filed Aug 24, 2012 · Body, Electrical · 72,000 miles · MI · fire

Drivers side door caught on fire while the vehicle was parked and running. Burned wire and smoke evident.

Filed Jan 27, 2012 · Electrical · LA

Defect in my 2007 chevrolet silverado as reported by gm in a letter recently received. Recall initiated in canada, why has the federal safety agency not issued one in us. Gm states my 2007 truck is defective and the "interface between the electrical terminals on the relay resistor module and the wiring connector that powers the module may be incapable of conducting higher current levels for sustained periods of the blower motor operation.... Thus can cause overheating which will cause the blower motor not to operate and can be accompanied by a burning smell or smoke." basically my car can catch fire.

Filed Jan 19, 2010 · Engine · 33,600 miles · MD · fire

30 minutes after ignition turned off and parked after driving in 4-wheel down a 1/2 mile snowy driveway, my 2007 silverado duramax 2500hd pick-up truck was totally engulfed in flames and burned to a crisp. Forensic fire inspector said it started in front right engine compartment; no arson. Fire department put it out; police report said no arson.

Filed Jun 23, 2009 · Electrical · 18,355 miles · IN · fire

2007 chevrolet silverado z71, 18,355 miles still under factory warranty. Driving down the road today at 45 MPH, A/C on high since it was 90 degree's out and out of no where the cab starts filling up with smoke and a burning plastic smell coming from the passenger side vents and from under the dash on the passenger side. I quickly pulled over shut the truck off, took the keys out of the ignition, popped the hood and noticed the A/C was still on as I was getting out. I looked under the hood seen nothing. I went to the passenger side opened the glove compartment and smoke started rolling. A passer by stopped and luckily had a socket set so I asked to use it to disconnect the battery to get the A/C to shut off. The fire department arrived the same time the gentleman got back from getting his socket set out of his car and the fire department disconnected the battery for me as I was throwing my belongings out of the truck in attempt to save them from a fire. The smoke stopped when the battery was disconnected and the A/C shut off. I contacted the dealer since the truck is still under the factory warranty, they towed it in and said that this is a common problem in 2006-2009 gm fullsize SUV's & trucks. The blower motors burn up. I asked why they haven't been recalled and the service guy said he wasn't sure. They replaced the blower motor, blower resistor and connector. The old parts were literally melted and were actually on fire. If I would not have thought to disconnect the battery the entire truck would have been burned or suffered serious water damage from the fire department. This could be life threatening to people who do not know to unhook the battery or people who panic in situations like this. I pray this does not happen to an elderly person or anyone else for that matter. Gm needs to put out a recall regarding these issues. I have researched this issue on the web and found hundreds of these same exact complaints. Does it take a death before gm recalls these parts.

Filed Jun 8, 2008 · Electrical · 19,000 miles · FL · fire · 1 injury

On may 26 2008 my chevy silverado wires caught on fire I was able to get it put out pretty quick with only a minor burn to my finger but gm does not want to admit there is a problem with the truck they cant say why it happened there trying to blame it on me I hope you can look into this so maybe if there is a problem with there trucks some one don't get hurt of die.