NHTSA Complaint #10342738 — 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED A FOUL ODOR WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INSTALLED A DELAYED BLOWER. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE ODOR RETURNED AND THE BATTERY BEGAN TO DRAIN RAPIDLY DUE TO THE DELAYED BLOWER WHICH CONTINUED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A MODULE WITHIN THE DELAYED BLOWER WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE THE MODULE INSIDE OF THE BLOWER. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WITHIN THE DELAYED BLOWER BURNED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,457 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.