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2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER — SEATS

fire · 969598 · 2013-03-20

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
TRAILBLAZER
Year
2006
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
SEATS
Miles at failure
2,500
Speed
45 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WE HAVE A OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC SEAT POSITION. WHILE DRIVING AND IN GEAR THE SEATS WILL RELOCATE. MY WIFE HAS THE SEAT MOSTLY FORWARD AND WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES BACKWARD. ONE TIME SHE COULD NOT STEP ON THE BREAK TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. SHE NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. GM IS NOT WILLING TO INVESTIGATE. ONE PERSON SAID TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WILL AT TIMES CHANGE POSITION WHILE DRIVING WITH IT SET IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION BUT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10503866
Machine
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