NHTSA complaint: 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXITED, JUST AS THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A COMPLAINT FOR THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,065.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation