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2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — VISIBILITY

fire · 917741 · 2012-05-08

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
VISIBILITY
Miles at failure
96,532

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE DOOR LOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DOOR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOOR OR OPEN THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, HE WAS UNABLE TO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH AND WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12003 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,532.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10457811
Machine
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