# 2000 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — STEERING
> NHTSA complaint `695049` · 2008-11-04 · 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:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** STEERING
- **Miles at failure:** 49,000
## Narrative
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.  ON OCTOBER 22, 2008, WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL.  THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH.  THE SWITCH WAS REPLACED IN OCTOBER OF 2002 BY THE MANUFACTURER.  THE DEALER WILL REPLACE THE MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH AT THE COST OF $430.  A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER.  THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOTIFY THE DEALER.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 49,000.
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