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Complaint 1620432

2017 GMC SIERRA • VISIBILITY/WIPER • incident Nov 8, 2019

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1620432
Make
GMC
Model
SIERRA
Model Year
2017
Component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
Incident Date
Nov 8, 2019
Date Received
Nov 13, 2019
Data As Of
Apr 27, 2026

Complaint Summary

VISIBILITY/WIPER

Owner Narrative

AFTER USING THE REMOTE STARTER WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I STARTED TO DRIVE MY GRANDSON TO SCHOOL. A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME SMOKE AND SPARKS STARTED TO EMIT FROM THE REAR SEAT NEXT TO THE SLIDING WINDOW AND ELECTRIC REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER. AS I PULLED OVER THE REAR WINDOW PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BURST. I ASSUME FROM EXCESSIVE HEAT GENERATED BY THE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER.

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.

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