Safety agency probing GM SUV engine fires

The government is investigating reports of engine fires in General Motors' full-size sport-utility vehicles.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a posting on its Web site that it has received two reports of fires on 2007 model year Chevrolet Tahoes.

Both reports allege that the vehicles were parked in a home garage with the engine shut off when the fires occurred, causing significant property damage.

The investigation, which also includes the 2007 GMC Yukon SUV, involves about 423,000 vehicles.

General Motors Corp. spokesman Alan Adler said Monday that the company was cooperating with the government. "We didn't have anything on our radar. We didn't see anything on this one that suggests a pattern or trend," he said. Chicago Tribune