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2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

fire · 952715 · 2012-12-06

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2007
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
118,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WINDOW LOWERED BY IT'S SELF, SOON THERE AFTER A STRONG SMELL OF SMOKE, CAME OUT FROM THE SWITCH THAT CONTROLS THE POWER LOCKS, AND WINDOWS. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD, AS THE CONTROL WAS LITERALLY SPARKING THE WINDOW THEN WENT UP ON IT'S OWN AND THERE AFTER IT DID NOT WORK ANYMORE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY STATED THAT PARTS ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE, HOWEVER THEY STATE THAT WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE THEY WILL CALL ME IN THE MEAN TIME THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE BE PARKED OUT DOORS SINCE IT CAN STILL CATCH ON FIRE. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NOW I AM STUCK WITHOUT A CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION. GM ALSO STATES THAT THESE MODULES WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 2013...NOTE THE MODULE LITERALLY MELTED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10487622
Machine
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