NHTSA complaint: 1993 CHEVROLET BLAZER — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT EXIT THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES THE VEHICLE IGNITED INTO FLAMES. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE CONTACT AND NEIGHBOR EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DETECTED THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTORS WHICH RESULTED IN AN ENGINE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation