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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 546850 · 2005-07-31

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

DASHBOARD EXTREMELY HOT. FIRE IN WIRING 2X / 3X SHORT IN MAIN FUSE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. TOW INTO DEALER 3X. DEALER REPLACED FUSE AND WIRING COULD NOT EXPLAIN CAUSE FOR PROBLEM OR WHY PERSISTS. DEALER KEPT VEHICLE A WEEK CLAIMED TO DRIVE IT IN EFFORT TO CAUSE PROBLEM BUT FOUND VEHICLE BURIED IN SNOW FROM A SNOWFALL WHICH OCCURRED 3 DAYS PRIOR. DEALER CLAIMED IGNORANCE TO RECURRING PROBLEM OF THIS TYPE W/THIS VEHICLE. **NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10130734
Machine
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