NHTSA Complaint #10721048 — 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10721048 |
| Vehicle | 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 135,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AL |
Consumer Description
I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEV TRAILBLAZER NEW IN 2003. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I JUST WENT OUTSIDE AND UNLOCKED IT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT BACK. ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LATER, I HEARD THE HORN START TO BLOW BUT THE KEYS WERE HANGING UP INSIDE THE HOUSE. I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TRYING TO CRANK ON ITS ON SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING AND RAISED THE HOOD AND THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTING. WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY BUT IT HAD ALREADY MELTED THE BOX BY THAT TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR NOT. I NEED FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHY A VEHICLE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS NOT EVEN DRIVING IT AT THE TIME AND IF HOPEFULLY THERE IS SOME KIND OF RECALL BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD WHAT THEY ARE TELLING ME IT WILL TAKE TO FIX IT. THEY SAID IT DESTROYED ALL THREE WIRING HARNESSES. ??
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