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2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360 — POWER TRAIN

fire · 914269 · 2012-04-12

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER 360
Year
2002
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
122,000

Severity

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

Narrative

DRIVING HOME PARKED TRAILBLAZER IN DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" SOUND, THEN WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT THE SOUND WAS AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRAILBLAZER HOOD, THEN LIFTED HOOD AND SEEN FIRE AND SMOKE, THEN RAN TO GET THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK WAS OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDER SIDE OF HOOD, MOTOR, AND THE GROUND. FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THANK YOU *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10455017
Machine
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