# 1996 CHEVROLET BLAZER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `86930` · 1997-09-13 · 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:** BLAZER
- **Year:** 1996
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- **Speed:** 30 mph
## Narrative
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN WEATHER BECOMES HOT THE PROBLEM GETS WORSE. ATTEMPTING TO PASS SOMEONE VEHICLE MAY SLOWLY ACCELERATE, AND MAY NOT EVEN START FROM STOP SIGNSTRAFFIC LIGHTS. ALSO COOLING FAN CLUTCH LOCKES AT 200 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. REMOVING H.P. FROM ENGINE SO THERE IS NOT ENOUGH POWER TO ACCELERATE VEHICLE. FIRE BURNED A/C COMPRESSOR/CLUTCH. *AK
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