# 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `935935` · 2012-08-24 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CHEVROLET
- **Model:** TRAILBLAZER
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 110,000
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS.  STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE PULLED OUT THE DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND SAID IT HAD STARTED TO BURN.  THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE UNIT WAS MELTED.   THIS RENDERED ALL OF THE BUTTONS INOPERABLE.  THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DOOR TO MINIMIZE FURTHER RISK.  *TR  UPDATED 9/13/12 *CN
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*