Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006065498 Incident Date: Apr, 10 2006
Consumer's City: WILLOW SPRINGS Consumer's State: IL
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRAILBLAZER 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#: 1GNDT13S642 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 16 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car died on exit ramp of 290 and thorndale. pushed car to side of road where we noticed smoke coming from under hood. upon opening hood saw fire coming from filter under air cleaner compartment. flagged down police officer who helped put out fire with fire extinguisher. had car towed to advantage chevrolet who said they had never seen anything like this and perhaps a cigerette got sucked in and started the fire. contacted gm who sent out a rep and could not explain fire so he concluded gm was not responsible under warranty because the car must have sucked in some foreign object and it was not a mechanical failure. car was repaired under my insurance, who is fighting the claim. parts replaced were air cleaner compartment, ducts, clamps, sensors, snorkel, element etc. was told old parts were in back of car, but when we looked parts were missing. dealer still looking for parts. no one has yet to address why car died in the first place. *nm