NHTSA complaint: 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER — EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER ON FRIDAY JUNE 25. AFTER THE REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES THAT DAY. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AN ADDITIONAL 25 MILES AND RETURNED HOME. AFTER LEAVING THE VEHICLE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY, I WAS SUMMONED FROM MY HOME BY A NEIGHBOR WHO REPORTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. WE EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND HAD THE DEALER REMOVE THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE FIRE WAS NOT CAUSED BY THEIR REPAIR. DAMAGE TO THE UNDER HOOD EQUIPMENT REQUIRED $ 4,500 IN REPAIRS.THE REPAIR WORK TOOK OVER FOUR WEEKS.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation