Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||
| 03/10/2009 | 85000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 1988 chevrolet blazer. the contact found his vehicle engulfed in flames in the parking lot of a local shopping center. he had driven the vehicle just minutes before the fire and did not notice anything unusual. the fire and police departments arrived shortly after the fire began and determined that it was caused by an electrical component or wiring. they were able to extinguish the fire, but the vehicle was destroyed. a report was filed. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were less than 85,000. | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING | |||
| 09/14/1995 | 2 | 12/01/1988 | |
| The engine-body ground wire became loose, causing the wire-mesh covered fuel line to act as the ground, fuel line burned through, resulting in fuel leak onto exhaust. *ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - FRONT UNDERHOOD | |||
| 06/25/1996 | 1 | 08/18/1995 | |
| Upon pulling into a rest area on the highway, vehicle caught on fire under the hood/put out fire with fire extinguisher, passenger suffered from smoke inhalation. *ak | |||
| 11/18/1995 | 1 | 04/01/1988 | |
| When parked wires ignited near fire wall. tt while vehicle was parked with the engine running, consumer noticed smoke, lifted up the hood and noticed engine on fire back by the firewall, consumer put out fire with water hose and fire extinguisher. *slc | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - WIRING - INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | |||
| 08/25/2002 | 1 | ||
| While the consumer was driving the vehicle stalled and smoke began coming from the dash and caught on fire. (ohio traffic report #10-91-526) *yh | |||