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2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 914533 · 2012-04-15

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
110,000

Severity

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

Narrative

GOT INTO VEHICLE . NOTICED A BURNT SMELL AND IT WOULD NOT START. HAD POWER TO MOST THINGS. THEN I NOTICED THE BURNT SWITCH. PULLED SWITCH OUT AND IT WAS MELTED ALONG WITH WIRING HARNESS. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE FOR A NEW SWITCH A WIRING HARNESS I CAME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 06 AND 07 MODELS, AND YET NO RECALL ON THIS YET. THIS IS THE 2ND ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON THIS VEHICLE. MY FLASHER CONTROL BOX BURNT UP LAST YEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10455279
Machine
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