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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash · 739329 · 2009-10-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
88,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DEFECT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AFTER BEING REAR ENDED. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READY 40 WHEN STOPPED AND 120 WHEN DRIVING. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIRS, THEY SAID SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THEN THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AND IT WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL $700 AT MY EXPENSE. ALL OTHER MODELS FOR THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE WEB OF THIS DEFECT. ALSO, THE CD PLAYER WAS JAMMED IN THE PROCESS OF THE WRECK AND THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THAT EITHER. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE GM DEALERS TO FIX. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10287160
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