Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER EXT / 2004
0 Injured
0 Death
Yes Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006055304 | Incident Date: Feb, 01 2006 |
| Consumer's City: | Consumer's State: 00 |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRAILBLAZER EXT | Model Year: 2004 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Electrical system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNET16S246 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 06 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Nov, 02 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Full destruction because of fire i was on the way back from a long trip in southern chile (up to ushuaia) over the "carretera austral" and, after about 9'000 km drive without any problem, i saw a white smoke back my vehicle. oil pressure: normal, motor temperature: normal. this meant immediate stop along the "ruta 40 norte" in argentina (about 100 km north of bariloche, on the way to neuqu). while stopping, i felt the brake pedal just going without immediate reaction but the pression came back. while bringing the gear shift to position parking, i did not feel any sensation, as if it would have no connection; the automatic door blocker connected to the gear shift did not work too, so that we had to unlock the doors manually. after having disconnected the engine, i saw white smoke coming out from the upper left corner of the motor. i opened the capot and the smoke came from the left corner (close to the driver's place). suddenly, some material in flames fell to the bottom, about middle light left of the car. i tried to put out the flames with the extinguisher, but other burning material fell. other people had stopped and helped me. we pushed the car a little ahead - though the hand brake was tied and the gear shift on "p", but burning material fell again. in the meantime, my wife and children throw out the luggage, so that we could save almost all of it. but the car burned entirely. what could be the reason of this incident ? thanks god, i stopped immediately so that nobody was injured nor burned and no third party suffered any damage. *nm |