Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10713152April 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATING EMPTY AFTER A FILL UP ALTHOUGH ITS NOT... I HAD THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO, I SPENT $900.00 (AT THE TIME) ON AN ACDELCO FUEL SENDING UNIT AND REPLACED THE PART... IT WORKED FOR SOMETIME, HOWEVER, HERE WE ARE TWO YEARS LATER AND ITS HAPPENING AGAIN...I DON'T HAVE $900.00 TO REPLACE THE PART AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY (LUCKILY IT WASN'T TO BUSY, BUT BUSY ENOUGH AT THE TIME OF 9:30AM IN THE MORNING ON A MONDAY) DOING ABOUT 55MPH, GIVE OR TAKE, AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND IT WOULD NOT START. LUCKILY FOR ME, I WAS ABLE TO GET THE COOPERATION OF A STATE TROOPER TO SIT WITH ME UNTIL SOMEONE COULD BRING ME GAS. SURE ENOUGH IT WAS A GAS ISSUE DUE TO THE SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP ONCE I PUT A FEW GALLONS IN THE TRUCK.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712961April 26, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN 2014 MY WIFE RECEIVED 3 ERO'S FOR HEADLIGHT BEING OUT, EACH TIME I REPLACED THE BULB AND HAD THE ERO SIGNED OFF. IN THE FIRST OF THIS YEAR WE BECAME AWARE OF THE SAFETY RECALL THAT YOU HAD ISSUED FOR A HEADLIGHT MODULE PROBLEM. SOON THEREAFTER WE RECIEVED THE GM NOTIFICATION ABOUT THE RECALL. MY WIFE IMMEDIATELY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL GM DEALER, HERTRIECH'S IN EASTON MD, THEY CALLED THE FOLLOWING DAY AND CANCELED THE APPOINTMENT ADVISING THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. SINCE THEN MY WIFE HAS BEEN STOPPED 3 MORE TIMES AND ISSUED WARNINGS, EVEN AFTER SHOWING THE OFFICERS THE RECALL LETTER. WE DECIDED TO DO A FOLLOW UP ON THE REPLACEMENT PART AND HERTRIECH HAS STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT PARTS IS NOT GOING TO BE AVAILABLE FOR UP TO A YEAR. IN THE MEANTIME THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE AT RISK FOR INJURY OR EVEN DEATH IF THE OTHER HEADLIGHT DECIDES TO QUIT WHILE DRIVING ON DARK ROAD AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712969April 26, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RAN OUT OF FUEL STUCK ON HIGHWAY, FUEL GAUGE ANOMALY, I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR GM SUV VEHICLES FORM 2006-2009, CAN PUT FAMILY IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION WITH CHILDREN I CAR AT A REMOTE LOCATION. SCARY....PLEASE HELP US. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706268April 17, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, STEERING:COLUMN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INDEPENDENTLY ACTIVATE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE ORIGINATED IN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 5/19/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705790April 15, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING ABOUT 60. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK SHUT DOWN, THOUGHT MY FOOT HAD GOT OFF THE PEDDLE BUT WAS STILL ON THE GAS. PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND PRAYED I WASN'T GOING TO GET SMASHED BY TRAFFIC. THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AND THE SECOND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD STOP THE CAR PUT IT IN PARK. AND TRIED TO START IT AND ALL IT DID WAS CRANK AND NOT TURN OVER LIKE I WAS OUT OF GAS. DID RESEARCH ON CONDITIONS AND IT CAME BACK DEFAULT IGNITION SWITCH. THIS HAS JUST BEEN A NIGHTMARE. ONLY TO ARRIVE AT CHEVY. AND LOOK MY VIN NUMBER UP AND SAID YOUR VIN DOESN'T PULL UP ANY RECALLS? HUN YOU GOT TO BE KIDDING ME RIGHT. CLEARLY I THOUGHT RECALLS FROM A CERTAIN YR TO A ENDING YEAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE HANDLED? I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON BUT PLEASE HELP FIX THIS HORRIBLE WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705742April 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WE WERE TRAVELING FROM SPOKANE, WA TO PORTLAND, OR, WHEN WE GOT TO RICHLAND, WA THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE STOPPED AND SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND GAVE US A CODE FOR A FAULTY PEDAL SENSOR. WE ERASED THE CODE AND TURNED THE TRAILBLAZER ON AND IT CAME BACK ON IN ABOUT 10 MINUTES. WE READ ONLINE THAT OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE TRAILBLAZER SS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUES AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SENSOR AND THEY ARE GETTING THEIRS REPLACED. I TALKED TO AUTONATION CHEVROLET AND CAMP CHEVROLET HERE IN SPOKANE, WA AND THEY BOTH HAVE HEARD OF THE RECALL AND THE ISSUE BUT SINCE IT WON'T SHOW UP UNDER MY VIN NUMBER THEY WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL. THEY WON'T 100 TO 150 TO DIAGNOSE WHEN IT TOOK ME 5 SECONDS AND THEY WANT US TO PAY ABOUT 600+ DOLLARS FOR AN REPAIR THAT SHOULD BE FREE. I READ ABOUT THE SENSOR AND OUR TRUCK IS DOING EVERYTHING IT SAYS IT WILL DO. WHEN YOU ARE AT A LIGHT AND GO TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL IT BOGGS DOWN LIKE ABOUT TO DIE THEN LUNGES FORWARD AND SHIFTING HARD BETWEEN GEAR 1 OR 2. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS AND HELP US GET THE DEALERSHIP TO WORK WITH US. IF WE CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AN ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN ANY MOMENT. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705183April 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO FROM A DEALER IN ST AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. THE ENGINE WILL JUST SHUT OFF WHEN I AM DRIVING, I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY HELP FROM THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE EVEN TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE VEHICLE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY PROBLEMS/ RECALLS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, EVEN WHEN AT IDLE IT WILL SHUT OFF, WITHOUT TOUCHING ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704151April 7, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE WITH 12 GALLONS OF GAS, (FILLING IT UP FROM HALF A TANK) THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE OUT OF FUEL / LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT WAS ON. THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE IN TRAFFIC DRIVING IT HOME, BUT DID NOT RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AS TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME. AFTER CALLING THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS EVERY 50K MILES "GIVE OR TAKE" AND THAT I NEED TO HAVE MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND FUEL PUMP REPLACED. IN LOOKING ONLINE, I FIND THAT THIS IS INDEED A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAS RESULTED IN CRASHES AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES AND HAS BEEN IGNORED BY GM AND THE NHTSA FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW DESPITE THE CONSTANTLY GROWING NUMBER OF CLAIMS. THE DEALER STATED IT WOULD COST "SOMEWHERE AROUND $900" TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I TOLD THEM WHAT I THOUGHT OF THAT, BOUGHT THE DELPHI REPLACEMENT UNIT MYSELF FOR $200 AND MADE THE REPAIRS ON MY OWN. HOWEVER GM IS GOING TO BE GETTING A BILL FOR THIS FROM MY LAWYERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703833April 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HELLO, MY NAME IS [XXX] OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE IS THAT MY WIFE WAS DRIVING IT DOWN A HIGHWAY IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, DRIVING AT ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND THE VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN SHE LOST POWER TO STEER AND BRAKES. IF THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE CITY OR ON THE FREEWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I CALLED CHEVROLET AND STARTED A CLAIM, THE PERSON I TALKED TO COULDN'T SPEAK MUCH ENGLISH OR UNDERSTAND IT AS WELL. I TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEY WROTE BACK WITH A ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STORY. THEY SENT ME TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, TO GET ADVISE. THE ONLY THING THEY COULD TELL ME WAS THERE IS NO RECALL ON THAT SWITCH. ALL I WAS TRYING TO DO WAS MAKE CHEVROLET KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE SITUATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703594April 3, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LAST YEAR, I WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR A BURNED OUT HEADLAMP. I HAD IT REPLACED AND IT BURNED OUT AGAIN ON MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER. THE MECHANIC WHO LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE TOLD ME IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR MANY GM VEHICLES, NAMELY AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE. I SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE THIS FIXED. I NOW SEE THAT THE THERE IS A RECALL FOR CERTAIN GM MODELS - INCLUDING SOME 06 TRAILBLAZERS. HOWEVER, CHEVROLET TELLS ME MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. OBVIOUSLY, IT IS AN ISSUE & MORE VEHICLES SHOULD BE INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703257April 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
THE BACK HATCH DOES NOT OPEN IN DURING THE WINTER. THE BUTTON ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BACK HATCH TO PUSH IN GETS STUCK AND THE HATCH WILL NOT UNLOCK. THIS HAPPENS MANY OF TIMES DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO MY DEALER ABOUT THIS AND THEY CLAIM ITS NOTING WRONG. ONCE THE BUTTON STICKS ON THE BACK OF THE HATCH IT WILL NOT RELEASE THE HATCH TO OPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703259April 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
DOOR PAINT START TO BUBBLE THIS FIST WAS NOTICE AFTER I HIT THE 1,000 MILE MARKER. THE PAINT WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THEN 3 YEARS LATER THE PAINT BUBBLE AGAIN ON ALL MY DOORS AND THE BACK HATCH AND FRONT HOOD. IT WAS THEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. 3 YEARS WENT BY AND THE ISSUE IS BACK THE DEALER STATES THEY DO NOT KNOW WHY IT KEEP DOING THAT AND IS UNABLE TO FIX IT AGAIN. I FEEL THIS IS A PAINT ISSUE WITH GM. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PAINT AROUND THE DOORS. I AM NOW STUCK WITH A LARGE COST TO GET THIS REPAIRED AGAIN DUE TO AN ISSUE WITH THE PAINT THAT I BEEN DEALING WITH SINCE I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702557March 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING WAS BURNED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 5/15/15*CN UPDATED 05/26/15*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702663March 30, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702223March 27, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701308March 24, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, SMOKE STARTED COMING THROUGH THE VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. A FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WERE NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693524March 24, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE HEAD LAMPS MALFUNCTION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE HEADLIGHT WENT OUT. THE CONSUMER HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, REGARDING AN ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701407March 24, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HIGH BEAMS HAD TO BE ACTIVATED CONTINUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, WHICH WAS AN ILLEGAL TRAFFIC ACTION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10700750March 20, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND WHILE IDLING, THE FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM EMPTY TO FULL CONTINUOUSLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,762. UPDATED 4/16/15*CN UPDATED 9/29/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695328March 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MELTED THE CONNECTOR OF THE WIRING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. UPDATED 4/21/15*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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