# 2000 CHEVROLET BLAZER — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
> NHTSA complaint `454448` · 2004-02-11 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
- **Miles at failure:** 55,980
## Narrative
WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND CONSUMER WAS TAKING  THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT ON FIRE, INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT HAZARD  WARNING SWITCH MELTED, AND CAUSED THE FIRE. ALSO,  TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*