While driving along the boulevard at 15 MPH, the smell of burning electrical wires became more pronounced. When I looked through the rear view mirror I saw fire dropping from the rear passenger side speaker endangering the lives of the passengers and damaging our possesions in the cargo section. I notified the fire department and they extinguished the fire.
1996 Chevrolet Tahoe: fire, smoke or burning smell
5 of the 283 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 5 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While driving at 20 MPH consumer smelled burning wiring. Parked the vehicle, opened the hood and found nothing wrong. At the same time he looked to the rear and saw a heavy smoke coming from the passenger's side and suddenly vehicle caught on fire. Fire department showed up, extinguished the fire, and wrote a report indicating there was short wire on the speaker.
The vehicle was parked for 9 hours with the engine off before the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department determined the fire started from the engine. Please provide any additional information. *nm
There was an electrical burning smell coming from vehicle. Also, headlights & signals would not work if steering wheel & column was tilted. Sometimes headlights/ windshield wipers & signals would go hay wire. Vehicle is at the shop.
Fuel pump electrical system failure. Not sure if it is a defect but alarming just the same. Wiring harness/connections on fuel pump and sending unit inside of fuel tank melted, overheated and burned. While this may be an isolated incident to my vehicle mechanics informed me that I was extremely lucky car did not catch on fire and tank ignite. *ak .
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
5 of 283 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe (2%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 2007.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe?
There are 0 recalls and 5 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet Tahoe
Wipers 35Brake failure 21ABS 16Headlights 11No deployment 9Fuel pump 9Stalling 8Door locks 6Overheating 6Power steering loss 6Engine failure 5Transmission failure 5
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