2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Start: 2009-07-22

fire · 730095 · 2009-08-04

Vehicle

Make: CHEVROLET
Model: TRAILBLAZER
Year: 2006
Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure: 43,000
Speed: 65 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES CORRODED AND FAILED CAUSING A CAR FIRE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED ON TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTED IGNITING A FIRE THAT MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND ELEMENTS OF THE ELECTRICAL/COMPUTER SYSTEM. *TR

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10279351
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown