# 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — SEATS
> NHTSA complaint `687301` · 2008-09-09 · 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:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** SEATS
- **Miles at failure:** 24,000
## Narrative
WHILE DRIVING THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, MY WIFE SMELLED SMOKE.  SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND OPENED THE DOOR - AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT PROCEEDED TO BILLOW SMOKE.  THE POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS RESPONDED - THE SEAT WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE AND SEAT WERE EXTINGUISHED WITH FOAM - THE VEHICLE HAD A POWERED DRIVER'S SEAT BUT NOT HEATED SEATS.  THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN AN AUTO BODY SHOP. *TR
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*