Silverado on fire

[Daryl LBZ]

That's the first Chevy I've seen burnt up in a while.

[CptMcSaug]

So where did the aluminum hood go?

 

Sorry for the loss, I would be pretty upset if it happened to me.

[foo.c]

So where did the aluminum hood go?

 

Sorry for the loss, I would be pretty upset if it happened to me.

 

 

Melted, I reckon.

[BigBadSierra]

Steel Melts at around 2500°F

 

Aluminum melts at around 1,221°F

 

Regardless both are very hot... ha ha.

[BigBadSierra]

Here is a melted F150.

 

http://www.f150forum.com/f118/melted-f150-copart-308862/

[jdjuice]

So where did the aluminum hood go?

 

Sorry for the loss, I would be pretty upset if it happened to me.

Hood was gone. Melted to the point of burn off. There was not melted remains of the hood at all. Totally burned.

[stevev]

of course you guys would say only the Fords catch on fire. I guess you don't remember this brand new Tahoe up in flames and there was a recall that involved some of our trucks too.

 

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/03/2015-gm-suvs-2014-half-ton-trucks-recalled-for-fire-risk/

[HondaHawkGT]

of course you guys would say only the Fords catch on fire. I guess you don't remember this brand new Tahoe up in flames and there was a recall that involved some of our trucks too.

 

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/03/2015-gm-suvs-2014-half-ton-trucks-recalled-for-fire-risk/

I remember it well. Problem is that there have been decades of Ford fires. Cruise control wiring, ecoboost fuel lines, ignition modules, etc.

 

Watch now I've jinxed myself and my truck will burn up haha.

[TxTruckMan]

The insurance company owns your truck now. Let them figure it out. Sorry about your loss. Good luck.

[Rock1500]

Steel Melts at around 2500°F

 

Aluminum melts at around 1,221°F

 

Regardless both are very hot... ha ha.

Does that mean the engine could melt right out of the truck? I almost want to see this in action.

 

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[2SS/RSD]

Sorry for your loss. Good luck in the future!

[foo.c]

Does that mean the engine could melt right out of the truck? I almost want to see this in action.

 

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Yes, if it got hot enough. Old Porsches had magnesium engine blocks that would go up spectacularly if extremely overheated (keep in mind they are air-cooled engines). That's what I hear anyway, never seen it first hand.

[kylercochran361]

A ranch hand front bumper with a small (14 inch) light bar in the front. Both were installed by the authorized ranch hand seller.

I put my money on it that they are going to connect it somehow to your light bar starting the fire. A lot of these electrical equipment hold a charge for awhile after they're turned off.

Just file the claim with your insurance company and let them do the research. If there is a problem from something the dealer did, they will address it. If by some chance it was caused by a defect, GM will eventually put a recall out, but that could take years. Sorry for your loss.

of course you guys would say only the Fords catch on fire. I guess you don't remember this brand new Tahoe up in flames and there was a recall that involved some of our trucks too.

 

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/03/2015-gm-suvs-2014-half-ton-trucks-recalled-for-fire-risk/

Hood was gone. Melted to the point of burn off. There was not melted remains of the hood at all. Totally burned.

Does that mean the engine could melt right out of the truck? I almost want to see this in action.

 

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[m3n00b]

I didn't know Ferrari made these trucks!

 

 

 

Sorry for your loss OP.

[Stanley_USMC]

Just curious if there was ever an answer to the fire. I ask because mine caught fire yeasterday. Looked to be the alternator blew up. Luckily I was driving the truck so I acted fast and my truck didn't end up like yours.