Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10981630May 1, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH HI-WAY (NO VIBRATIONS) THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF. I SWITCHED TO HI BEAMS AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD AT FIRST OPPORTUNITY. WHEN I SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAMS AND THEY WORKED PERFECTLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE 11 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, TWICE IN ONE WEEK. COULD NEVER INDUCE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981487April 30, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THREE TIMES WHILE DRIVING MY TRAILBLAZER, ALL LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT. THE THREE TIMES DID NOT HAPPEN UNDER SIMILAR DRIVING CONDITIONS. ONE WAS WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, ONE WAS WHILE EXITING A BUSINESS ROUTE AT LESS THAN 45 MPH, THE THIRD WAS WHILE PULLING UP TO A STOPLIGHT. I HAVE LEARNED TO USE THE LIGHTING CONTROL KNOB ON THE CONSOLE, TURNING IT TO THE RIGHT AND BACK AGAIN UNTIL THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THE PART OF SYSTEM CAUSING THE ISSUE IS UNKNOWN TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980564April 25, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
WIPERS AND WASHER FLUID WOULD START OPERATING ON THEIR OWN COULD NOT MAKE THEM STOP ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS WASHER FLUID ONLY WOULD SPRAY WITHOUT WIPERS WORKING THIS IMPAIRED MY VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AND SURROUNDING TRAFFIC FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD AND STOP THE VEHICLE ON BOTH OCCASIONS UNTIL IT STOPPED SPRAYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978638April 15, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT IN HIS 2006 TRAILBLAZER. HE WAS CROSSING A CITY STREET INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE STRUCK HIS TRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT AN ESTIMATED 40+MPH, THE TRUCK FLIPPED AND SLID ABOUT 15-20 FEET. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978575April 14, 2017
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. IN ORDER TO RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE SHIFTED INTO PARK OR NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO CORRECT, BUT THE STALLING PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969532March 30, 2017
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE AND RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF . I TRY TO RESTART AND IT START UP WHEN I TRY TO PROCEED IT SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP AT ALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10966507March 17, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS IN A CRASH AND NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED, MY INSURANCE ADJUSTER QUESTIONED IF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM EVEN WORKS. I HAVE COPY OF THE ESTIMATE TO REPAIR AS WELL. DUE TO THE FORCE OF IMPACT EVEN LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT MY AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF AS WELL. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL FOR AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING? I WAS IN A SECOND WRECK ON 3/7/17 AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED AT THAT TIME EITHER AND THERE WAS NO BUMPER SO AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEFINITELY GONE OFF.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10960153March 11, 2017
POWER TRAIN
THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLES ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT THE CONSUMERS ARE CAUSING, THIS DEFECT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, AND WILL NOT START BACK UP FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE SEARCHED HUNDREDS OF FORUMS ON A FIX FOR THIS ONLY TO FIND HUNDREDS OF THOUSAND OF PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME THING. CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS! I AM SURE THERE HAVE BEEN LIVES LOST BECAUSE OF THE VEHICLES SHUTTING OFF ON BUSY HIGHWAYS, AND STREETS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU ARE A SITTING DUCK, AND HAVE TO WAIT TILL THE VEHICLE DECIDES IT WANTS TO START BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OR CITY ROADS. AT RANDOM INTERVALS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, AND I AM AMAZED THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS. I HAVE SEEN IN CHEVY ONLINE FORUMS THAT THIS AFFECTS SEVERAL YEARS OF THE TRAILBLAZERS, AND ENVOYS TOO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10956528February 23, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE WIPERS START AND STOP AT RANDOM, ONLY OPERATE ON SOME SETTINGS AND NOT AT RIGHT SPEED FOR THE SETTING AND SPRAY WASHER FLUID CONTINUOUSLY. THIS FALLS UNDER: NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10008492 MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION NUMBER: 040843005B
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10955948February 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT REGARDING GENERAL MOTOR SAFETY DEFECTS. *LD THE CONSUMER SUGGESTED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE GM AIR BAGS IN 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, IN WHICH THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRAIN INJURY AND HIS WIFE WAS INJURED, WHEN IT WAS IMPACTED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, RESULTING IN LEFT A-PILLAR CONTACT WHEN THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY AND HIS SEAT BELT RESTRAINTS FAILED. THE CRASH WAS OF ENORMOUS SEVERITY, WITH A SPEED CHANGE OF 38 MPH WITH A LINE FORCE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE A PILLAR. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10955072February 16, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE WAS SERVICED FOR A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL FLOAT SENSOR, WHICH WAS REGISTERING THAT THERE WAS NO FUEL IN THE GAS TANK WHEN THE TANK WAS FULL. 7 DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY, ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER STARTED SPINNING OUT OF CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. I HAD TO MEREGE ACROSS 4 LANES ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND NEARLY GOT RUN OVER. NO POWER TO THE ENGINE AT ALL - IT JUST DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. OF COURSE, ONSTAR AND THE CHEVROLET DEALER THAT PERFORMED ALL OF THE SERVICE ON THE VEHICLE WERE NO HELP. WHILE WAITING FOR ONSTAR, MY VEHICLE WAS TOWED OFF THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10947854January 26, 2017
VISIBILITY/WIPER
EVERY TIME I START THE CAR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE BY THEMSELVES . I WAS TOLD OF A RECAL 04V04600 THAT COVERED ONLY CERTAIN YEARS OF THE TRAILBLAZER. I RECEIVED PREVIOUS REPAIR WORK WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I TURN ON THE VEHICLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935543December 15, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESUMED DRIVING USING THE HIGH BEAMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10935109December 13, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVY TRAILER BLLLAZER PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION. KEY WILL NOT TURN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF TO PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10934915December 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR FAILURE OF THIS SENSOR CAN CAUSE ASSIST PROBLEMS... I BELONG TO A TRAILVOY CLUB FOR TRAILBLAZER'S AND HAVE READ THAT THERE IS SEVERAL MEMBERS THAT HAVE REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR...A QUOTE FOR REPAIR IS AROUND $200 WITH THE SENSOR COST OF ANOTHER $100, TOTAL BILL OF $300 AND WHEN THE LIGHT STABILITY CONTROL COMES ON IT CAN CAUSE THE STEERING TO BE ERACTIC, WHICH NOT ONLY IN DANGERS YOUR LIFE BUT EVERYONE AND EVERY THING IN YOU PATH!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10933867December 8, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENS WITH REGULARITY. HEADLIGHT RELAY DEFECTIVE. NO REPLACEMENT PART AVAILABLE. GM DENIES THAT A RECALL EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10927635November 23, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING,FUEL SENSOR RECALL WAS ISSUED A FEW YEARS BACK, VEHICLE WAS NOT FIXED BUT NOW RECALL DOES NOT SHOW UP AT THE DEALERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925304November 10, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN AFTER APPROXIMATELY FOUR MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925379November 10, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MELTED THE TAIL LAMP CIRCUIT BOARD. IN ADDITION, WHEN USING THE TURN SIGNALS, THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED ABNORMALLY FAST. UPON INSPECTION, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS MALFUNCTIONED, AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND WIRING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 112,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10923936November 2, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FLICKER AND THE GO OUT WHEN DRIVING. THIS IS CAUSED WHEN THE #46 HDM RELAY/MODULE OVERHEATS. OTHER TRAILBLAZERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME ISSUE BUT NOT MINE. THE IS A MAJOR KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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