Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10250628December 3, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT LED TO THE PART FAILURE. I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE THE MOST RECENT BEING, HAVING TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY DUE TO A BAD/FAULTY DIODE IN THE ALTERNATOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250524December 2, 2008
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE TIE ROD ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WOULD SHAKE UNCONTROLLABLY IF SHE ACCELERATED MORE THAN 35 MPH. THE SHAKING WOULD OCCUR AT 25 MPH, BUT COULD BE LEVELED OUT AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PAY $100 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE GESTURE WAS UNREASONABLE. SHE RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250272December 1, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC. WHEN FUEL WAS NEAR EMPTY, IT WOULD READ "FULL" OR "HALF FULL". THE ENGINE REPAIR LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF INCONSISTENTLY DURING THE SAME TIME. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE QUALITY OF GASOLINE, BUT TRYING DIFFERENT BRANDS DID NOT HELP. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN MY TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD READ "E" FOR EMPTY, WITH THE NEEDLE NEVER MOVING FROM E. THE YELLOW LIGHT AND "DINGING" SOUND RING A LOT LETTING ME KNOW I AM SUPPOSED TO BE OUT OF FUEL, BUT AM NOT. THIS IS THE CASE EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I HAVE TO RESET MY TRIPOMETER WHEN FILLING UP ON A NEW TANK OF GAS, SO I KNOW ABOUT 250 MILES, I NEED TO FILL UP AGAIN. IF I DON'T DO THIS, I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS, CAUSE A CRASH, OR A FATAL ACCIDENT SINCE MY GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. I HAVE READ MANY BLOG AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE TRAILBLAZER AND OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES. MINE IS A 2006 WITH CURRENTLY LESS THAN 24,000 MILES ON IT, AND AT THE TIME OF OCCURRENCE, ABOUT 21,000.00 MILES. I UNDERSTAND THE REPAIR AND PARTS WILL BE ABOUT $800.00. FOR SUCH A YOUNG VEHICLE WITH LOW MILEAGE, HOW CAN THIS BE? THERE NEEDS TO ME A RECALL WITH SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248754November 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE SEEN THE NEWS WHEN THE 5 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN NEW YORK, MAY 2008 I BELIEVE, WERE KILLED AND THEN JUST 3-4 WEEKS AGO, OCT 2008, THE NEWS REPORTED A YOUNG MOTHER WAS KILLED OUT WEST. BOTH ACCIDENTS INVOLVED A FRONT END COLLISION AND BOTH WHERE MID-SIZE GM SUVS (CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, BUICK RAINER). BOTH ACCIDENTS RESULTED IN FIRES AND DEATHS. THE NEWS REPORTED THE FIRE WAS TO INTENSE TO ATTEMPT A RESCUE IN THE NEW YORK CASE. IN THE CASE OUT WEST, THE YOUNG MOTHER'S TWO CHILDREN WERE RESCUED, BUT TO THE INTENSE FIRE SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESCUED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR COMMENTS ON THIS OR IF IT WAS EVER REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AS MY MAIN VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT WANT IT TO HAVE SOME UNKNOWN DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE MY OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY A LOSS OF LIFE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
6
#10247838November 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD THE ALARM SOUND. SHE LOOKED OUTSIDE AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT IT WAS ELECTRICAL AND ORIGINATED FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE BURNED THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, A PORTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, AND THE ROOF. THE CONTACT CALLED HER INSURANCE COMPANY, BUT COULD NOT REACH THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247298October 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND THE FUEL GAUGE NEVER REGISTERS THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. IT ALWAYS FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND 3/4 FULL EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEAST ONE MONTH NOW AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE AT LEAST $500.00 TO COMPLETE. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING AS I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE PART AT THIS TIME AND HOPEFULLY NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WILL EMERGE IN THE MEANTIME. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM OVER THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE IF OTHERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TREND THAT HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR A FEW YEARS NOW. THIS WOULD BE A HUGE COURTESY IF THE MANUFACTURER WOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM AND AVOID LEGAL ACTION AS WELL AS TO CONTINUE UPHOLDING A GREAT AMERICAN LEGACY SUCH THAT CHEVROLET HAS BUILT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247200October 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
CAR STARTED MAKING A VERY FAINT WHINING SOUND AND HAS GOTTEN QUITE LOUD AND HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND SPOKE TO OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND SO FAR HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THE REAR BEARING GOES OUT IN THE ALTERNATOR QUITE EARLY AS IN MY VEHICLE WHICH ONLY HAS 28,000 MILES ON IT.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246976October 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR IS OUT ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. COMMON PROBLEM. GAS GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY--EVEN AFTER I FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246769October 26, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246062October 20, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER GETTING GAS AND GETTING BACK IN TRUCK, I NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE READ E. AFTER DRIVING 100 PLUS MILES THE GAUGE WOULD SLOWLY DRIFT UP TO HALF, THEN FALL BACK TO E. OVER TIME IT GOT WORSE UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE READ E ALL THE TIME. I FINALLY CONVINCED THE DEALERSHIP THIS WAS UNDER CA EMISSION WARRANTY AND THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. WHEN THEY WERE DOING THE REPAIR, THEY NOTICED THE MAIN CONNECTOR FOR THE FUEL PUMP GOT HOT AND MELTED AND WAS READY TO SHORT OUT. SO THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP ASSY. ALSO THEY NOTICED THE CLIPS THAT HOLD THE FUEL LINE TO THE TANK WERE NEVER INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER. SO THEY INSTALLED THOSE AS WELL. THE SERVICE DEPT KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, WHICH TELLS ME THIS HAS BEEN A ON GOING PROBLEM AND THEY JUST DO THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY TO AVOID ANY RECALLS. THIS IS BECOMING A PROBLEM WITH MORE AND MORE VEHICLES, AND NO ONE IS WILLING TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE, UNLESS THE VEHICLE FINALLY CATCHES FIRE AND SOMEONE LOSES THEIR LIFE BEFORE SOMEONE ACTS. IF A FUEL PUMP ASSY HAS A MELTED CONNECTOR, THERE IS SOMETHING SERIOUSLY WRONG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245537October 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2006 TRAILBLAZER WITH 46,000 MILES ON IT AND THE FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245323October 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE IS NOT OPERATIONAL, I HAVE READ BLOGS AND DISCUSSION BOARDS AND THIS DEFECT IS COMMON ON 06 TRAILBLAZERS. AT THE TIME OF FILLING UP YOUR TANK THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AND THE GAUGE WILL SWING TO FULL AND THEN GRADUALLY DROP DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. LIKE MYSELF,T HERE ARE A LOT OF OWNERS DEPENDING ON THE "FUEL USED" INDICATION AND RESETTING AT THE TIME OF FILL UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244732October 8, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER V6, GAS GAUGE IS FAILING, READING EMPTY WHEN TANK IS FULL AND READING FULL WHEN TANK IS EMPTY. ON AN INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARD THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244652October 7, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. BOTH WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE A BROKEN RIGHT LEG, BROKEN LEFT HEEL AND ANKLE. I WAS TEMPORARILY KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. MY WIFE SUFFERED A BROKEN WRIST, FRACTURED PELVIS, AND FRACTURED TIBULA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10244488October 6, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL HARNESS AND FUSES WERE REPLACED TWELVE TIMES. WATER PENETRATES THE HARNESS AND CORRODES THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL FUSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED IN 2005 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V198000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL). THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244441October 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES, MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN NOT RESETTING COMPLETELY WHEN FILLING UP AND BEGAN WORKING SPORADICALLY. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER, IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I HAVE READ MANY MESSAGE BOARDS ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SENSORS ON THE 2006 TRAILBLAZERS AND EVERYONE DESCRIBES A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE AS MINE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW AND I CAN NOT AFFORD 800 DOLLARS TO FIX IT. I HAVE TO UTILIZE MY TRIP ODOMETER TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP AND SIMPLY HAVE TO GUESS ABOUT MY GAS MILEAGE. TO DATE, I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SENSOR, MAKING ME LATE TO WORK. IF THIS IS A RECURRENT ISSUE WITH 2006 TRAILBLAZERS, A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244193October 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. GAUGE NEEDLE SWINGS AT RANDOM FROM FULL TO EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244061September 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AT 40,000 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE DOES NOT MOVE AND INDICATES THAT FUEL IS PRESENT, WHEN IN REALITY, THERE IS NONE. THERE IS NO RECALL RELATING TO THIS FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE FAILURE CAUSED HER TO RUN OUT OF GASOLINE ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240202August 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, WENT ON-LINE AND SAW THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM RIGHT AFTER THEIR WARRANTY GOES OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238382August 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON IN STEERING WHEEL BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TO ACTUATE, EVENTUALLY FAILING ALTOGETHER. HORN CAN NO LONGER BE SOUNDED BY PRESSING ON AIR BAG COVER ON STEERING WHEEL. CONSEQUENCE IS INABILITY TO SOUND A HAZARD WARNING TO OTHER VEHICLES DURING AN EMERGENCY, WHICH CAN RENDER A COLLISION UNAVOIDABLE. DEFECTIVE OR MISADJUSTED HORN BUTTON SWITCH IS PROVEN AS ROOT CAUSE BECAUSE HORN CAN STILL BE ACTIVATED BY REMOTE KEY FOB. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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