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2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 940317 · 2012-09-19

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
52,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR, IT WAS RAINING THAT MORNING AND ONLY A MINUTE INTO OUR DRIVE, THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BY ITSELF...HE PUSHED THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP..THE WINDOW WENT BACK UP AND NOT EVEN 30SECONDS LATER IT ROLLED DOWN AGAIN ON ITS OWN...AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAR, IT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. WE WERE ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME SO WE TOOK THE CAR HOME, PULLED THE INTERIOR FROM THE DOOR WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND SIDE MIRRORS WERE ALL MELTED AND STILL SMOKING...WE DISCONNECTED ALL THE SWITCHES AND ARE WITHOUT USE OF ANY DRIVERS DOOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. *TR UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ UPDATED 10/04/2012 *JS

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10476489
Machine
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