With the ignition switch issue heating up, the last thing that GM wants right now is another safety issue blowing up in its hands (…pun intended), and the case of a brand-new 2015 GMC Yukon catching fire during a test drive in Anaheim this past Sunday, isn’t really helping.
While an investigation is still pending, Anaheim police Lt. Tim Schmidt told KTLA-TV that the new Yukon truck had some sort of a problem, forcing the driver to pull over, with all passengers exiting the vehicle before it was engulfed in flames. The good news is that no one was injured.
“It appeared that the car had some oil leak or some fluid leaking prior, as they were doing the test drive,” Schmidt said. “They lost complete control of the vehicle but were able to safely park it and pull it to the curb. When they got out of the vehicle, it shortly started having smoke and then quickly went into flames, as you can see on the video,” he added.
Firefighters quickly came to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire, but not before the vehicle sustained severe damage.
“We’re very lucky that no one got hurt, and it was in an area that … was safe,” Schmidt said. “If there was any place that was going to be safe, it would be this area. It’s very open. It worked out for us.”
Responding to an email from Jalopnik, GMC spokesman, Alan Adler said:
“GM is aware of the fire in Anaheim on Sunday. We are glad no one was hurt. We are working urgently on the issue and we have a team of investigators traveling to Anaheim to learn what they can about the fire.”
By John Halas
Video Credits: KTLA & YouTube/doeanaheim
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