NHTSA Complaint #10872500 — 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

THE FRONT DRIVE AXLE THAT GOES THROUGH THE OIL PAN HOUSING BECAME OFF BALANCED, AND THE VIBRATIONS CAUSED SEQUENTIAL BREAKDOWNS THROUGH ALL OF THE CONNECTING PARTS DURING NORMAL USE, SUCH AS THE OIL PAN AXLE SEALS, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SEALS, FRONT DIFFERENTIAL INTERNAL GEARS, CV JOINTS, WHEEL SEALS, AND THE CORRESPONDING FRONT AXLE SYSTEMS. WHEN THE WHEEL SEAL VIBRATED LOOSE, THE GEAR LUBE SPRAYED OVER THE ENGINE BLOCK, AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP. THE MECHANIC PREDICTS THAT THE OFFENDING OFF-BALANCED AXLE MAY LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING IF NOT REPLACED. NOTE: THE DATE LISTED IS THE DATE OF THE FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, BUT THERE ARE MANY ONGOING ISSUES WITH ALL OF THE PARTS LISTED, ESPECIALLY THE INTERNAL DISINTEGRATION OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL.