Back in February, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration launched an investigation involving General Motors’ full-size SUVs for engine fires, but it looks like the problem could be more widespread than originally thought.
The original investigation involved about 423,000 2007 Chevrolet Tahoes and GMC Yukons, but the NHSTA has now greatly increased its inquiry. The investigation now covers 21 GM truck and SUV models from 2006, 2007 and 2008 — totaling about 2.7 million vehicles, according to Motor Trend.
The NHTSA has now received 41 complaints of non-crash engine fires, with 16 of those fires occurring while the vehicle’s ignition was off. At least two of those fires occurred while the vehicle was parked in a garage, causing additional structural damage.
Investigators are baffled by what could be causing the fires, but are focusing on batteries, wiring, circuit breakers and cooling systems.
The investigation is currently classified as an “engineering analysis” but could turn into a recall if a defect is found.
06/18, 4:36 PM
posted by:
RotaxKart
Hot
06/18, 4:37 PM
posted by:
RotaxKart
Anyone know what happend with the NHTSA investigation on the CTS-V rearends? I still have pieces of my rear in the garage for show and tell.
06/18, 4:44 PM
posted by:
foster1
NO but I can tell you its just not in the V. I talked to a AC-delco rep and the dealers are limited on parts per day.
06/18, 6:35 PM
posted by:
tripleonefive
2.7 million vehicles! I better not hear anyone ever bitch about Toyota anymore
As I have stated before GM cars are unreliable and just plain dangerous
06/18, 6:53 PM
posted by:
1981blueZ28
Old GM is still more reliable then every car ever made. You could take my Z28 and redline it all day and it would still want more and same with old Jeep. When I was 16 my friend and I would go the junk yard and get old cars running again and then full the tank with some gas then put a brick on the pedal. Acura and Hondas would blow in a matter of minutes and Toyota 4Runners we would have to refuel the tank a few times, any old GM would never die and old Jeeps to would never die. There was the one jeep that kept going and I already put about $80 of gas in it so I just asked if I could take it then I sold it for $2000.
06/18, 11:45 PM
posted by:
psiclone
1115, at this point it is an investigation based on 41 non-injury complaints, not a recall. Either way it ends up, this isn’t good news for GM’s reputation now that they are finally rebuilding people’s confidence.
06/19, 12:57 AM
posted by:
tripleonefive
1981blueZ28 LOL HAHAHAAHA
06/19, 2:09 AM
posted by:
The Stig
Reminds me of Fight Club’s line “if A times B times C is less than the cost of a recall, we don’t do one.”
06/19, 3:01 AM
posted by:
1981blueZ28
I don’t know whats so funny.
06/19, 8:27 AM
posted by:
HemiRoadRunner
2.7 MILLION vehicles? I’m not talking about the recall either, just the fact there are that many @$$ holes on the road with their “status symbol” wasting gas that could be going in my muscle car.
81Z28: How about this, I just picked up a PLUSH 1987 Cadillac Fleetwood. It’s a HUMONGOUS mofo with a crappy 5.0 (307). I’m putting it in the demolition derby this August. I’ll try and see if I can blow it up for you.
06/19, 8:42 AM
posted by:
SickofGarbageMotors
Next, hopefully they ‘ll be investigating the problems with bad camshafts in the Lambda utes. My Enclave was one of many
06/19, 8:46 AM
posted by:
Need4SSpeed
So it finally came out of the bag… Yeah there was isolated incident on GM’s Milford Proving Grounds like a month ago where a brand new Escalade just went up in flames. It has the engineers baffled. You should see how many of these things they have on test with temperature gauges hooked up to every wire on these things…
06/19, 10:27 AM
posted by:
injunraiv
It will be interesting to see if they ever come up with an explanation on this. Of course, idiots will see “investigation” and immediately start screaming about recalls. But how many Toyota & Honda investigations are going on right now? And how many vehicles are involved? I say this every time a story like this comes up – wait for the result before you rush to judgement.
And LOL: “I better not hear anyone ever bitch about Toyota anymore” what, all of a sudden all their problems don’t exist? Toyota still sucks!
06/19, 1:14 PM
posted by:
beantownslut
Stupid flammable GM. Getting burned up like the Pistons, then the Lakers.
@Ibcheeky2 and tripleonefive
Honda/Acura and GM suck
@SickofGarbageMotors
You should have gotten a Flex or Explorer
@injunraiv
Toyota sucks
06/19, 2:30 PM
posted by:
SickofGarbageMotors
^ I wish I had my Honda Pilot back. Even though it was very basic no frills vehicle, it was deadnuts reliable for the 135 thousand miles I owned it. Only thing I did was a belt tensioner in 2004 and a seat heater in 2006.
My Enclave had a new Camshaft and head gasket replaced by 4000 miles. That was enough for me.
06/19, 2:30 PM
posted by:
SickofGarbageMotors
^Almost bought a Ford Edge but the gas prices killed it for me.
06/19, 3:41 PM
posted by:
1981blueZ28
HemiRoadRunner: I couldn’t give a dead moose’s last sh!t what you do with the Cadillac, but the 307. You could take the heads from a 350 and the crank and switch it with the 307’s and make a nice 4 bolt 3……. O wait you said it’s a 1987. Well then kill it. The Carbonated GM V8 was the best V8 and 1986 was the last year of the Carbonated V8. In 1987 GM changed to all Port-Fuel-Injection and they sometimes have a few problems.
06/20, 4:08 PM
posted by:
lamboz get a life
Tripleonefaggot, tell us that story again about roofs flying off Corvettes? Because I am sure I have not heard it enough you little fat livin with your Mommy stump jumper.Everyone has recalls big deal. Nothings even been proven yet.
08/19, 8:03 PM
posted by:
tripleonefive
Lamboz you wrote all that but all I see you typing is that you are an asshole lol