NHTSA Complaint #10788140 — 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET COLORADO. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICED SMOKE APPEARING UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEATER FAN RELAY WAS BURNING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.