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Search Results   Report Date : February 10, 2010 at 12:27 AM NHTSA Action Number : PE08010 N/A NHTSA Action Number : PE08010 NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/A Make / Models :         Model/Build Years:          CADILLAC / ESCALADE     2007-2008      CADILLAC / ESCALADE ESV 1500     2007-2008      CADILLAC / ESCALADE EXT 1500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE 1500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE 2500     2007      CHEVROLET / SILVERADO     2007      CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 2500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 3500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 1500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / SUBURBAN 2500     2007-2008      CHEVROLET / TAHOE     2007-2008      GMC / SIERRA     2008      GMC / SIERRA 1500     2007-2008      GMC / SIERRA 2500     2007-2008      GMC / SIERRA 3500     2007-2008      GMC / SIERRA CLASSIC     2007      GMC / SILVERADO     2007      GMC / YUKON     2007-2008      GMC / YUKON XL 1500     2007-2008      GMC / YUKON XL 2500     2007-2008      HUMMER / H2     2007      HUMMER / H2 SUT     2008      HUMMER / H2 UTILITY     2008      HUMMER / HUMMER H2     2007-2008 Manufacturer : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. Component : ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BATTERY:CABLES ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE Date Investigation Opened : February 4, 2008 Date Investigation Closed : June 12, 2008 Summary: IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI) DURING PRELIMINARY EVALUATION PE08-010, GM PROVIDED ODI WITH 41 ALLEGATIONS OF NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES INCLUDING 16 ALLEGATIONS OF FIRES ORIGINATING WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. ONE OF THE FIRES WAS DETERMINED TO BE CAUSED BY AN ARSON EVENT. ODI HAS ALSO RECEIVED 5 REPORTS, 4 OF WHICH ARE OF DUPLICATIVE OF REPORTS PROVIDED BY GM, ALLEGING NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. IN TOTAL, ODI IS AWARE OF 41 NON-CRASH ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES THAT ARE UNRELATED TO ARSON. EIGHT OF THE 41 FIRE ALLEGATIONS ALSO ALLEGE PROPERTY DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE FIRES. THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO AN ENGINEERING ANALYSIS (EA08-010) TO FURTHER ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY, ORIGIN AND CAUSE OF THE ALLEGED NON-CRASH RELATED ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRES IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES. Check to Request Research. Submit below.