1998 Chevrolet Silverado electrical system problems

The dashboard in the truck caught on fire. We were able to extinguish the fire before extensive damage was done. The GM dealership determined that the cause of the fire was the wiring harness under the hood. We reported this to GM, and they said that they had no other reports and were not going to do anything about it because of the age of the vehicle. I looked on the NHTSA site and found 52 pages of other chevrolet trucks with similar problems from 1996 to 2002.

Dt: while driving on the road after about 5 minutes, an odor of smoke came from under the hood. The consumer stopped on the side of the road, looked under the hood and everything seemed fine. When the driver returned to the cab of the vehicle, it was filled with smoke. The fire dept was called to the scene to put out the fire.