Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10766429September 21, 2015
STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN I MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT TURNS THE TRUCK SHUTS OFF ALL THE GAUGES READ AS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR THE RPM'S I LOOSE POWER STEARING AND CANNOT EXELERATE IT DOES NOT HAPPEN AT AN SPACIFIC TIME OR PLACE IT IS JUST RANDOM SO I DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT MAY DO THIS SOME DAYS NOTHING HAPPENS OTHER DAYS IT HAPPENS 2-4 TIMES AND IT IS A BIT SCAREY WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A LEFT TURN ESPECIAL I AM NOT SURE WHAT THIS IS OR WHAT IS CAUSING IT BUT THIS I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATER CHECKED AND OTHER COMPONENTS CHECKED OUT BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING AND OF COURSE WHILE THE DEALER HAD IT DID NOT DO IT SO I AM NOT SURE BUT THIS IS DEFFENTLEY SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO LIKE I SAY WHEN I MAKE TURNS I LOSE POWER , LOOSE MY STEARING AND THE ABLITY TO ACCELERATE AND ALL GAUGES READ NORMAL EXCEPT THE RPM'S THEY ARE THE ONLY ONE THAT GO DOWN TO ZERO
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10766309September 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN STARTING MY VEHICLE, AND WON'T TURN OFF! AND WILL SPRAY THE WIPER FLUID OUT AS WELL, UNTIL IT'S COMPLETELY GONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763961September 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAMS CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. HIGH BEAMS FUNCTIONED, BUT LOW BEAMS WOULD NOT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762135September 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR PART BEING UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 ( EXTERIOR LIGHTING), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,220.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760828September 1, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
AS SOON AS I TURN ON MY CAR, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL TURN ON AS WELL, EVEN THOUGH THEY AREN'T SWITCHED ON. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ON FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED TO SWITCH FROM THE ON AND OFF POSITION AND IT WILL SOMETIMES HELP, BUT HAS GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE THAT HAS NO AFFECT EITHER. SO, IT CONTINUES TO SCRAPE ACROSS MY WINDSHIELD RUINING IT WITH THE DRY WIPING THAT ITS DOING. I NEED THIS RESOLVED ASAP! I HAD A MECHANIC REPLACE THE MOTOR (THE PART THAT CONTROLS THE WIPERS AND THE TURNING SIGNAL) FOR $300 AND THAT HAD NO AFFECT! I NOTICE THERE IS A RECALL ON EARLIER MODELS BUT NOT ON THE LATER ONES BUT HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THE LATER MODELS AS WELL. THIS NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF SOON!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758709August 24, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I STARTED TRUCK AT NIGHT NOTICED NO HEADLIGHTS .I HAD PARKING LIGHTS AND MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WORKED. I MANUALLY TURNED THE LIGHT SWITCH TO OFF AND ON AND STILL DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO DRIVE A MILE IN TOWN WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ON TO GET HOME.BUT THEN THE NEXT DAY THEY WERE WORKING AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 9 DAY AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE.I TOOK IT BACK WHERE I GOT IT AND THEY PUT IN A FUSE.I STILL HAVE ISSUES WITH THE LIGHTS FLICKERING AND GOING DIM AND BRIGHT WHILE I AM DRIVING ALSO NOTICED THE VOLT GAUGE MOVES AROUND..I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE AT NIGHT AND TO EVEN BE ABLE TO TRAVEL ANY WHERE OUT OF TOWN IF THEY GO OUT WHILE I AM DRIVING. I OR SOME ONE CAN BE KILLED IF THE LIGHTS GO OUT WHILE IM DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758907August 24, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, A WARNING CHIME ACTIVATED AS THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED AN INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750401August 21, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT AND ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758499August 21, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SHORTLY AFTER HAVING THE POWER CONTROL MODULE REPLACED & REPROGRAMMED THROUGH A CERTIFIED SHOP, THE DAYTIME RUNNERS/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BEGAN WORKING/FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. WE NOTICED THE DAYTIME RUNNER LIGHTS WOULD STOP WORKING/TURN OFF AND ONLY SOMETIMES TURN BACK ON. THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF WHILE WE WERE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND WE HAD TO USE THE BRIGHTS THE REST OF THE WAY THERE AND WHOLE WAY BACK HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749029August 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON AUGUST 2014, GENERAL MOTOR DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES DRIVER'S DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT WAS TO BE REPLACED A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING THE POWER DOOR LOCK'S AND WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP WORKING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AT THE ROCHESTER ,MN DEALER WAS TO INSTALL A NEW DOOR MODULE AT NO CHARGE TO ME THE CHEVROLET DEALER ROCHESTER , SAID THEY PERFORMED THE SERVICE THAT NOVEMBER 2014 BUT AS OF TODAY THE POWER DOOR 'S LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCHES ARE DOING JUST WHAT THE RECALL SAID AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED SHOULD NOT DO SO ON JULY 2015 I RETUNE TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCHES NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I NEED TO PAY $130.00 DOLLARS OR MORE TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM I TOLD THE ROCHESTER ,DEALER IT WAS ON A RECALL TO BE FIX AT A NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THEY DID FIX THE PROBLEM BACK IN 2014 NOW THE $130.00 IS TO SEE WHY THE PROBLEM IS BACK !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748952August 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH AND STEPPED ON GAS TO SPEED UP TO 45 MPH WHICH WAS THE NEW SPEED LIMIT, WHEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE I HAD NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE NO R/D/D3/D2/D1, NOT EVEN IN 4WD. THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I WAS COMING HOME FROM A 40 MILE TRIP, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT RAN FINE THE WHOLE TRIP AND THE NOTHING. THX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747639August 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE POWERING UP THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A BEEPING NOISE ACTIVATED INDICATING LOW FUEL. THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFUELED AND THE TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747245August 9, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY IT WAS A MEDIAN DIVIDED ROAD AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF SITTING WHILE LOOKING UNDER HOOD AND EVERYWHERE ELSE TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747240August 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AND HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON FUSES AND BULBS ARE ALL GOOD CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY HEADLIGHTS WON'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746375August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST GO COMPLETE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING. MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WILL WORK BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM. THEN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THEY WORK AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MULTIPLE YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS INCLUDING 2006 WHICH IS MY VEHICLE HOWEVER I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT!! I HAVE CALLED AND FILLED OUT A COMPLAINT FORM PREVIOUSLY WITH NO RESPONSE. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO MY WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE? UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN UPDATED 01/05/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745915August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD LINE TO THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FLUID LEAKAGE CAUSING POTENTIAL STEERING DIFFICULTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION A FOURTH TIME AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745925August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX SHORTED, OVERHEATED, CAUGHT FIRE, AND MELTED THE FUSES TO THE HEADLIGHTS. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745059July 30, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SPRAY WIPER FLUID WHEN IT GETS READY WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. I USE TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND BACK OFF AND THEY WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW THAT IS NOT WORKING AND THEY WILL STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS OFF. NO WIPER FLUID IS SPRAYING OUT BUT IT WOULD IF IT WAS NOT EMPTY BECAUSE IT SPRAYS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS CAUSING MARKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM DRY WIPING AND I AM TIRED OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIPERS ON AND IT IS NOT RAINING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 MODEL BUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON LATER MODELS AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE SO CONSUMERS CAN GET THEIR TRUCK FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733846July 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 7/9/15 I BROUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (PURCHASED USED IN OCTOBER OF 2013) TO MY MECHANIC AT MIDAS MUFFLER IN BANGOR DUE TO AN ISSUE I WAS HAVING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS REGARDING THE ELECTRIC WINDOW/DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEREAS I HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO ROLL MY WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT THREE TIMES. THEY REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND FOUND THAT WATER HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE DOOR AND CAUSED CORROSION TO THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THESE FUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAD CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD THEM THAT THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN FULFILLED IN AUGUST OF 2013. ON 7/13/15, I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE REGARDING THIS RECALL SINCE WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, IT STATED THAT "PARTS FOR THE REMEDY ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE." I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTER STATING THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IT IS, IN MY OPINION, THAT THE "FIX" THAT WAS DONE IN AUGUST 2013 DID NOT "FIX" THE ISSUE AND THIS HAS CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. GM TOLD ME THAT THE FIX WOULD BE MY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE RECALL NOTICE ON YOUR WEBSITE ALSO STATES, "VEHICLES WHOSE MODULES WERE MODIFIED BUT NOT REPLACED AS A PART OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL REMEDY MUST HAVE THEIR VEHICLES REMEDIED AGAIN UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN." I AM NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT THE MODULE WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2013 AS I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER, I DO FEEL THAT THE REMEDY THAT WAS DONE ON THAT DATE DID NOT FIX THE LEAKAGE ISSUE AND THEREFORE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE MODULE NOW AND ALSO FIXING THE LEAKAGE ISSUE SO THIS DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN AND UNABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL, THIS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733920July 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT COVER ASSEMBLY ABOVE THE REAR HATCH FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT COVER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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