# 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `1085971` · 2014-07-14 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 128,000
## Narrative
TRUCK CUT OFF WHILE IN PARK.  SMELT BURNING SMELL, AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD.  SOMEONE RAISED THE HOOD AND NOTICED THE COMPUTER ELECTRICAL BOX WAS BURNING.  THE COVER WAS MELTED THROUGH FROM THE BURNING.  THE VEHICLE WAS OFF AND THEN STARTED BACK UP ON IT'S OWN. SECURITY LIGHTS IN DASH CAME ON.  VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. I READ ON GOOGLE WEBSITE THAT SOME VEHICLES HAD RECALLS FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS.  A CHEVROLET PLACE IN LYNCHBURG VA TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS.  THAT IS NOT WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET.  ME AND MY DAUGHTER AND 3 OTHERS COULD HAVE DIED IF THIS VEHICLE HAD OF EXPLODED.  I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. THANKS   *TR
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