# 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
> NHTSA complaint `494052` · 2004-09-01 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 1
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2004
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
- **Miles at failure:** 21,200
- **Speed:** 40 mph
## Narrative
THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL PART FAILURE.  TRANSMISSION PRESSURE COOLING LINE CONNECTOR NOT IN PLACE PROPERLY,CAUSED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO SPRAY ON HOT EXHUAST MANIFOLD, STARTING A MAJOR ENGINE FIRE.THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY GENERAL MOTORS ADJUSTER, AND CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.NO REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED.    *AK
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*