# 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `334733` · 2002-02-15 · 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:** 2002
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
## Narrative
CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE AND SHIFTED TO REVERSE AND SUDDENLY SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD, CONSUMER COULD NOT GET OUT OF VEHICLE SINCE DOORS LOCKED UPON STARTING VEHICLE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT THROUGH  REAR PASSENGER DOOR THAT HAD NOT BEEN SHUT PROPERLY.  DEALER DETERMINED THAT BATTERY CABLES SHORTED OUT, AND SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER  WAS EXCHANGING VEHICLE.*AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*