Complaint 945168
2012 GMC SIERRA • EXTERIOR LIGHTING • incident Oct 17, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
Yes
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 945168
- Make
- GMC
- Model
- SIERRA
- Model Year
- 2012
- Component
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- Incident Date
- Oct 17, 2012
- Date Received
- Oct 17, 2012
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Owner Narrative
VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GMC DEALER FOR HEADLIGHT DEFECT AND WE WERE INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER PARTS. DROVE TRUCK BACK TO SITE AND WHILE TRUCK WAS RUNNING BUT STATIONARY SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. WHEN THE HOOD WAS RAISED THE ENTIRE TRUCK BECAME ENGULFED AND COMPLETELY BURNED. *TR
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.