2003 Chevrolet Tahoe: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Jun 24, 2020 · Electrical · 63,000 miles · FL · fire · 1 injury

While driving the tahoe close to home I started to smell of burning and I could see smoke coming up from the dash. I pulled over and by then the whole car was filled with smoke and I could see flames coming from under the dash on the passenger side. I tried to put out the flames (not recommended) but the fire just spread upwards into the dash and was obviously out of control. I left the vehicle and called 911 and within minutes the whole front of the car was engulfed in flames. The police and fire service arrived and eventually the fire was extinguished after it had burned through most of the vehicle. Fortunately I was on my own and I suffered no injuries except a few minor burns to my hands. I am guessing the fire may have started with the blower motor resistor wiring which is a problem many others have reported.

Filed May 23, 2017 · Electrical · 246,000 miles · CA · fire

My tahoe caught fire inside the driver side dash. It was parked, no one had driven it that day. I put in a claim with gm (claim #sr 8-2955875514) and it was denied as they said there are no recalls for my tahoe. This fire started out of no where. Thank goodness our neighbor came banging at the door to let us know that our tahoe was on fire. We weren't home at the time but my son was, we arrived to find him with the water hose extinguishing the flames that were coming from inside the vehicle. I sent the pics to gm and they just denied it with no other explanation other than there was no current recall. They didn't even tell me why the fire started no one came out to see the vehicle.

Filed Jul 24, 2013 · Electrical · 135,000 miles · DC · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet tahoe. The contact stated that smoke came from under the hood. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the blower relay resister module failed. This failure caused the air conditioner to fail and it smelled like plastic was burning. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure and current mileages were 135,000.

Filed Jul 30, 2010 · Engine · MI · fire · 2 injuries

Ltr on behalf of, who suffered burns when their 2003 chevrolet tahoe caught fire while driving; they did not rec'd response to 3/23/10 ltr fwd to the federal safety agency; reply attn keith nelson/roseville ofc; es have no rec of prev correspond *tgw the fan motor did not shut off even though the engine was turned off and the key were not in the ignition.

Filed Apr 19, 2010 · Engine · MI · fire · 1 injury

2003 chevrolet tahoe caught on fire *gr the consumer stated the fan motor would not shut off. The consumer stated her father received 2nd degree burns on his when tried to put the fire out.

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Seats · 121,000 miles · TX · 1 injury

I have a 2003 tahoe z71 with leather seats. My wife noticed a smell and thought it was exhaust. I drove the vehicle and it did not smell that way all the time. We finally found the problem by my wife getting burnt. Her seat heater was getting way too hot and produced a burning smell. It got so hot that it left a burnt mark on the leather seat and burnt her back and that's when we figured out that it was what was causing the smell. Be careful when you turn on those front seat heaters. Will report to chevrolet.

Filed Aug 5, 2007 · Electrical · 96,000 miles · TX · fire

My 2003 chevy tahoe got on fire after replacing a fuse that powers the cigarette lighter. I replaced the fuse and when I went inside the car I saw smoke coming from the inside of the dashboard and in less than 2 minutes I had flames commons from the dashboard.