2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Start: 2019-04-11

1 fatalcrash4 injured · 1622825 · 2019-11-21

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: TRAILBLAZER
Year: 2006
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Severity

Deaths: 1
Injured: 4
Fire: No
Crash: Yes
Police report: Yes
Medical attention: Yes
Vehicle towed: Yes

Narrative

FUEL GAUGE CONSISTENTLY SHOWED "EMPTY" AND EXTERNAL LIGHTS WERE ALWAYS VERY DIM. LACK OF AWARENESS OF FUEL STATUS LED TO BREAKDOWN ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD AND DIM HAZARD LIGHTS CONTRIBUTED TO POOR VISIBILITY AND A FATAL ACCIDENT.

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 11281608
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown