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2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

fire · 904891 · 2012-02-13

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
72,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF AN ELECTRIC FIRE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOTICING THE SMELL SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET (ABOUT 30 SECONDS) THE SMELL AND SMOKE HAD INCREASED CONSIDERABLY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH WENT BAD AND CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL REPLACED ON THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS FOR CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND WOULD REQUEST THIS ISSUE CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED IN THE EVENT A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR UPDATED 6/26/12 *CN

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10447770
Machine
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