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2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

fire · 906712 · 2012-02-23

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
Miles at failure
66,000

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. ON 2/22/12 THE CONTROLS DID NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. ON 2/23/12 WHEN RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE THE WINDOW WAS IN THE COMPLETE DOWN POSITION. I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN ATTEMPT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW BUT THE CONTROLS DIDN'T WORK. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE CONTROLS. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND POPPED OFF THE CONTROL MODULE TO FIND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE OPENING. I DISCONNECTED THE WIRES AND REMOVED THE MODULE. I COULD SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL FIRE IN THE MODULE DUE TO THE MELTED PLASTIC AND HOUSING OF THE UNIT. I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE SOME SENSE OF MECHANICAL APTITUDE BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10449150
Machine
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