# 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VISIBILITY
> NHTSA complaint `848909` · 2011-03-27 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2005
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** VISIBILITY
- **Miles at failure:** 131,112
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
THE FRONT BLOWER STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY KIDS .THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 28 DEGREES  THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND SHE HIT A DEER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN IF THE WINDOWS WEREN'T FOGGED.I HAVE REPLCED THE BLOWER RESISTOR SWITCH WHICH HAD A BURNT CONNECTOR IT LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS PUTTING MYFAMILY AT GREAT RISK. ONTHE OTHER HAND HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBRAZERS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TOYOTA.  *TR
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