10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 5
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 95,843 miles
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This issue started when the back hatch of the Trailblazer would not lock or open and the rear wiper would not work. After dealing with this for a few months the doors, windows and driver side seat stopped working. Also, the doors would not lock/unlock with the keyless entry. After some research, I changed the lgm fuse (it was blown). Once the fuse was changed everything started working except the back hatch. I manually locked the back hatch and closed it. Once the hatch was closed all of the doors locked and I could not open the truck. I manually used the key and opened the driver side door. When I opened the door I could hear the electrical wires burning in the door panel and throughout the truck. The truck was filled with smoke and smelt of burnt plastic. Luckily I was not inside the truck when the fire started because none of the unlock or window buttons worked. I would have been stuck inside of a burning truck. I unplugged the negative charge of the battery and put the fire out. Once the fire was out I tried starting the truck and it would not start. I went through all of the gears with the truck off, I pulled up the E-brake and the truck started. Once I shut the truck back off it would not start again.
- Jacksonville, FL, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle for approximately two minutes, there were sparks seen from under the front of the vehicle. Within seconds, flames began shooting from under the vehicle. The fire department was notified who arrived to extinguish the fire.the fire department was unable to determine the origin of the fire. A police and fire report were filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 123,000.
- Laplace, LA, USA
- Westmont , IL, USA