GM Investigating 5th Gen Fire

[Angrybird 12]

I wonder also if these cars could have had and mods done to the electrical systems. Adding stereo equipment, lighting ect.

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I wonder also if these cars could have had and mods done to the electrical systems. Adding stereo equipment, lighting ect.

mods?! Never!

[90503]

If they had a spontaneous fire warning label for the windows, it might help alleviate the parking space issue of other cars jamming you....lol...

[The Stig]

This video has some pretty good angles of the car for anybody who's interested.

http://www.ajc.com/videos/news/gm-to...on-fire/v3yzT/

[90503]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I wonder also if these cars could have had and mods done to the electrical systems. Adding stereo equipment, lighting ect.

Just a guess...but I would say the gal had no mods on her car in the video...

....I say the culprit is cheap Chinese wiring looms...no q/c, all recycled materials....just a guess....

[eymang]

Originally Posted by byrosol

Cool thanks, sorry about your car man, that is horrible :X


Reading some of these reviews on that website is downright scary. Check this one out ....

wtf

Read some of those and I dont see how having an extra 200 Hp is a complaint.

[Cam2011]

Originally Posted by The Stig

Yea - it's kind of like watching your soul die. Seeing 3 years worth of love, sweat, and paycheck just burn to the ground in front of you.

I can only imagine. So sorry to hear of this, I had no clue.

[KMPrenger]

Originally Posted by eymang

Read some of those and I dont see how having an extra 200 Hp is a complaint.

So that owner is complaining about a surge of power on his SS??


HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

[Mersades]

Originally Posted by eymang

Read some of those and I dont see how having an extra 200 Hp is a complaint.

Sounds more like that person doesn't understand what happens when you accelerate on snow/ice in a rear wheel drive with summer tires.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by byrosol

Cool thanks, sorry about your car man, that is horrible :X


Reading some of these reviews on that website is downright scary. Check this one out ....

wtf

For some reason I cannot believe this report. Someone dies because a car crashes from sudden unintended acceleration, the airbags don't deploy when it crashes into a HOUSE, the car is not inspected and no police report is filed.... Highly unlikely in this type crash...

[The Stig]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

For some reason I cannot believe this report. Someone dies because a car crashes from sudden unintended acceleration, the airbags don't deploy when it crashes into a HOUSE, the car is not inspected and no police report is filed.... Highly unlikely in this type crash...

Yea. That's the thing about these reports - anyone can submit them and they get added to the website.

[bluBlud]

Originally Posted by YellowCammy

I hope you people know you've made me paranoid! just went out to get lunch and my eyes constantly were looking at the engine heat.

Same here. My C5 seems to get sooo much hotter than both my truck and wife's car. And it stays super hot for hours, hot enough that you can't rest your hand on anything for too long. Please tell me this is normal... I chalked it up to this being a performance car, but these stories aren't making me feel any better

[Hurst]

Originally Posted by bluBlud

Same here. My C5 seems to get sooo much hotter than both my truck and wife's car. And it stays super hot for hours, hot enough that you can't rest your hand on anything for too long. Please tell me this is normal... I chalked it up to this being a performance car, but these stories aren't making me feel any better

My 16 year old son noticed this as well... Curious. He noticed it when I took a 2SS for a test drive and parked it in my garage (Making sure both wife and I fit) and we lifted the hood... Thought it was just me!

[Mr pogo]

Originally Posted by byrosol

Cool thanks, sorry about your car man, that is horrible :X


Reading some of these reviews on that website is downright scary. Check this one out ....

wtf

I think that refers to this accident, the airbags did deploy and appears to be driver error.

http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?se...cal&id=8631866

Originally Posted by United_727

Really? The parking brake to stop it? Why didn't they just turn off the key?

Originally Posted by The Stig

Because then you'd lose the power steering and the ability to brake. Being said, the guy should have put the car in neutral.

never rule out turning the key to the off (not locked) position if necessary.
I still wonder how an experienced CHP officer could not stop his runaway loaner Lexus that eventually crashed and killed him and his family a couple years ago.