2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE. DOES NOT INDICATE PROPER FUEL LEVEL. SUBSEQUENTLY FAILED STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. *KB

• 12/30/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

• 12/29/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 12/29/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED BUT SUDDENLY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *TR

• 12/29/2014· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER I FILLED THE FUEL TANK IN MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN RESETTING MY TRIP METER WHEN EVER I FUEL UP,BUT MY HUSBAND FORGOT TO AFTER FILLING UP AND RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN HE WASN'T SURE OF HOW MUCH GAS THE VEHICLE ACTUALLY HAD. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AFTER I FOUND THAT THE NHTSA HAD A DEFECT INVESTIGATION ON MY VEHICLE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF THE VEHICLE WAS 120,000 MILES OR UNDER AND UNTIL AUGUST 2015.NOW I HAVE 122,000 MILES I'M RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PART MYSELF? THE PROBLEM AND DANGER OF ENGINE STALL STILL EXISTS DUE TO LOW FUEL LEVELS NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS.THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURE DID NOT INFORM US THAT WE HAD TO DISPOSE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER 120,000 MILES BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE UNSAFE AND NO WARRANTY TO REPAIR A DANGEROUS RECALL.I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD REPLACE THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR NO MATTER WHAT THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS BECAUSE THE DANGERS STILL EXIST.I DO NOT UNDERSTAND THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND THIS AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/28/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE BEARINGS ON THE ALTERNATOR ARE WEARING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC THEY SHOULD NOT BE WORN THIS EARLY AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE; THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE AND A FAULTY PART THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE REPLACED. THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR HAS STOPPED WORKING OVER 2.5 YEARS AGO. I DID RECEIVE A LETTER SAYING THAT THE PART MAY WEAR OUT PREMATURELY AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY 50% OF THE REPLACEMENT BUT IF IT WEARS OUT PREMATURELY THEN THE PART IS FAULTY AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE PART. THE BACKUP LIGHT PANEL IS BAD, I TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULB BUT THE PROBLEM LIES WITH THE PANEL, FAULTY PART AGAIN. *TR

• 12/28/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. SEPTEMBER 2009 IS WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED POSSIBLY TO PASS MY FUEL EMISSIONS INSPECTION. I DIDN'T HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME LIKE $400 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED BUT NOW I HAVE TO FOR IT TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR

• 12/28/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND/ OR SENDS RANDOM LEVELS AFTER REFUELING. *TR

• 12/27/2013· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND VEHICLE IS AT TIMES LOSING FUEL PRESSURE. *TR

• 12/27/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  ABOUT LAST JANUARY MY GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP. I WOULD FILL MY TANK WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAUGE WOULD BOUNCE AROUND AND CAUSE MY LOW FUEL LIGHT TO GO ON AND TURN OFF. THE AUDIBLE ADVISOR WOULD DING AT ME 5 TIMES EVERYTIME IT HIT EMPTY. NOW, TODAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY AND THE GAS GAUGE IS STUCK AT EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS STARTED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 68,000MILES AND NOW I AM AT ABOUT 72,000. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A COUPLE REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY STATE THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. TO DATE I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I USE MY TRIP ODOMETER AND FILL UP AROUND EVERY 250 MILES. *TR

• 12/26/2015· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON A LEVEL TWO-LANE HIGHWAY THAT CARRIES HIGH TRAFFIC RATES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, BEGAN TO FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES CAME ON, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL STARTED FLASHING. VEHICLES BEHIND ME QUICKLY BRAKED TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION, AS THEIR HEADLIGHT BEAMS RAPIDLY CHANGED DIRECTION AND DIPPED TOWARDS THE PAVEMENT. THEN ABOUT 6~8 SECONDS LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINED ON FULL ILLUMINATION, THEN WENT OUT, AND THE ENGINE SPEED PICKED UP. AS I ALMOST WAS IN A SURPRISE REAR-END COLLISION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST, OPEN CHEVROLET DEALER THE EARLIEST I COULD GET IT DIAGNOSED. IT TURNS OUT THE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $392.00. SURPRISE POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKING MAKING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHER HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS WHAT MADE ME GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

• 12/26/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING TODAY. THE CAR HESITATED AND IS ACTING NOT RIGHT. I HAVE READ OF NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/26/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE GAS GAUGE ON THE VEHICLE HAS STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED GM AND THEY STATE THAT THERE IS NO RECALL EVEN THOUGH THIS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE LINE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL AND NOT ONLY OFFER TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

• 12/24/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN VEHICLE IS FULL; GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EMPTY. THE GAUGE INDICATOR STARTED FLUXING BETWEEN FULL, EMPTY AND LEVELS IN BETWEEN. NOW IT TYPICALLY STAYS AT EMPTY ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS OF THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. *TR

• 12/24/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR 06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INOP. LEADING TO STRANDED VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/24/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT AND LAST WEEK I FILLED UP THE TANK ONLY TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE PEG ON E FOR EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT THREE HOURS OF DRIVING DID IT FINALLY GO TO FULL. I'M FILING THIS BECAUSE AFTER PULLING OUT CODE PO463 WITH MY TESTER AND RESEARCHING THIS FUEL SENSOR FAILURE ON THE WEB I FOUND OUT THAT ABOUT 400 OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THE COST IS AROUND $800-$1000.00 TO REPAIR. WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY DEFECT ALREADY. MY WIFE AND CHILD DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE AND I CAN,T HAVE IT RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. (USAF RETIRED). *TR

• 12/24/2007· STRUCTURE

  SUN ROOF OFF TRACK - DEALER CLAIMS GUM CAUSED THE MALFUNCTION DUE TO OWNER'S RESPONSIBILITY/NEGLIGENCE - REFUSING TO REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

• 12/22/2015· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

• 12/22/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING THEN I SAW SOME SMOKE.. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PULLED THE MASTER WINDOW CONTROLS OUT OF DOOR TO FIND IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND IS NOW INOPERABLE. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL BUT I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO HAVE THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

• 12/22/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO SHOW AN EMPTY TANK WHEN I FILLED UP, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 50 MILES THE GAUGE WOULD PROPERLY SHOW THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD IN THE TANK UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND I HAVE READ THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE DEFECT SEEMS TO BE COMMON, EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR, AND SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET. *TR

• 12/21/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  WINDOW SWITCH RECALL TAILLIGHT SHORT MELTED WIRES HARNESS ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS ON ROAD GRIP TIRES LIGHT COMES ON WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS POWER STEERING IS USING FLUID AND NOW FUEL TANK WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 5 GALLONS AT A TIME AND SPRAYS GAS BACK IF TANK IS FULL FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WANT REGISTER STAY BELOW EMPTY AND WINDSHIELD LEAKS DOWN INTO DASH

• 12/21/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  PURCHASED VEHICLE ON 09-08, WITH ROUGHLY 45000, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF, AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF GOING BACK AND FORTH AT CHEVY DEALER THEY DETERMINED IT WAS A FAULTY CYLINDER HEAD ON THE NUMBER FOUR CYLINDER. FILED BBC COMPLAINT AND SPOKE WITH CHEVY WHO REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. COUPLE MONTHS LATER AND APPROX MILEAGE 60000, THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS A COUPLE DIFFERENT TIMES. ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM DASH LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY COME ON AND OFF. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED CHEVY ABOUT THE OTHER TWO ISSUES AS I FELT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING THE SAME AS THE HEAD PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/21/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE FUEL TANK FLANGE ON THE FILLER LINE INTO FUEL TANK LEAKS AND IS DEFECTIVE AT MANUFACTURING IT IS A PLASTIC FLANGE THAT HAS BROKE ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT OF FUEL TANK. IT IS AT CHEVY DEALER IN KISSIMMEE FLORIDA AND I HAVE PHOTO'S OF FLANGE AND AREA THAT HAS BEEN LEAKING. I HAVE CALL CHEVY AND THEY ARE REVIEWING THE CASE BUT I WANT AN INVESTIGATION DUE TO THE SAFETY OF FUEL LEAKS NEAR HOT EXHAUST PIPES. WE HAVE 2 TRAILBLAZER IN OUR FAMILY AND BOTH HAVE LEAKS FROM THE SAME FLANGE. CASE NUMBER [XXX] FOR THE 2006 MODEL AND [XXX] FOR THE 2004 MODEL. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/21/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FILLED FUEL TANK APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO AND FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING. SHOWS EMPTY AND LIGHT REMAINS ON 90% OF THE TIME. IT HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THAT TIME. WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN SHOWING A PROBLEM. STATED FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT PROBABLY BAD. FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REMOVED. PRICE RANGES FOR REPAIR BETWEEN $800.00 AND $1100.00. HAVE DECIDED NOT TO GET FIXED DUE TO COST AND RESEARCH SHOWING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CHEVROLET IS HAVING. TEMPORARILY CORRECTING PROBLEM BY FILLING FUEL TANK EVERY 250 MILES. *TR

• 12/21/2007· STRUCTURE,EQUIPMENT

  I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH MY 06 TRAILBLAZER. THE FRONT WINDOWS RATTLE HORRIBLY, THERE IS A FILM THAT IS ALL OVER THE WINDOWS ALL THE TIME, THE PASSENGER DOOR SPEAKER HAS BEEN REPLACED GOING ON 4 TIMES NOW, THE POWER POINTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, ALSO THE STABILIZER (WHICH I DO NOT THINK ARE FIXED) AND NOW THEY ARE REPLACING THE STEREO IN IT. THEY TELL ME THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS IS "IT'S HOW THEY ARE MADE AND THEY ALL RATTLE", POWER POINTS..."DON'T USE THEM"...SPEAKERS..."TURN THE MUSIC DOWN"...STABILIZERS I HAVE GIVEN UP ON. AND NOW THERE IS A SMELL LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING IN THE CAR. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, SO THERE IS NO WAY TO POINT IT OUT. THIS IS THE FIRST FOR THE STEREO. I CAN NOT DRIVE WITH THE WINDOWS DOWN..THEY EVEN RATTLE WHEN UP! *TR

• 12/20/2017· AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS,SEATSCrash

  2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPUN OUT ON SNOW WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING. IT WENT TOWARDS THE LEFT THEN IMMEDIATELY JERKED AROUND TO THE RIGHT AND CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED AS IT LAUNCHED US OFF THE ROADWAY AND INTO A GROUP OF TREES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULDN'T BUDGE, THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO TURN IN CIRCLES NOT CONTROLLING THE TIRES AT ALL. THE BACKSEAT BROKE APART BEFORE IMPACT AND WAS THROWING MY TEENAGE SON AROUND IN THE BACK. THE FRONT SEATS BROKE LOOSE AS WELL AND SLAMMED BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER INTO THE DASH DURING IMPACT. THE SEATBELTS DID NOT ENGAGE TO LOCK INTO PLACE LIKE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AND DESPITE FULL FRONTAL DAMAGE AND A SUV DEEMED TOTALLED/DESTROYED BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY, NOT A SINGLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OR ATTEMPTED TO DEPLOY. WE WERE ALL TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND ALL SUSTAINED INJURIES IN THE CRASH INCLUDING CUTS, BRUISES, WHIPLASH, AND MY DAUGHTER HAD A CONCUSSION. MY DAUGHTER HAD A VP SHUNT PLACED IN HER BRAIN LAST YEAR AND COULD'VE EASILY DIED IN THIS CRASH DUE TO HER INJURIES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THESE AIRBAGS AND SEATBELTS NOT WORKING!!

• 12/18/2014· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  WHEN YOU CRANK THE VEHICLE THE WIPERS COME ON AND STAY ON UNTIL YOU TURN THE VEHICLE OFF.IT ALSO PUTS OUT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID EMPTIES OUT ALL WASHER FLUID AND THE MOTOR STILL RUNS. MOTOR NEVER STOPS RUNNING FOR THE WIPERS. WILL EVENTUALLY BURN OUT. *TR

• 12/18/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FILLED UP THE VEHICLE AT THE GAS STATION AND WHEN VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED FUEL GAUGE WAS READING EMPTY. FUEL GAUGE HAS SINCE NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. *TR

• 12/18/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER AS EMPTY WHETHER THERE IS GAS OR NO GAS IN THE TANK. GRADUAL DEGRADATION. THIS ALSO CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BECOME ENGAGED FREQUENTLY. APPROXIMATELY $700 TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *TR

• 12/18/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I JUST BOUGHT MY USED 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. EVERYTIME I WOULD FILL UP, THE GAUGE WOULD MALFUNCTION AND READ EMPTY. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CHIME WOULD ALERT FOR LOW FUEL. EVENTUALLY, AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES, THE GAUGE WOULD BEGIN WORKING CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF AT ALL, AND OFTEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON. MORE RECENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE RARELY CORRECTS ITSELF AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND "GUESS" WHEN I NEED A FILL UP. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE AN ALARMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF GM OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM! SUPPOSEDLY, THE REPAIR REQUIRES A NEW FUEL PUMP, SENSOR, ETC. OF COURSE, SINCE THE TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED, THIS MEANS A HIGH LABOR RATE AS WELL. MOST PEOPLE REPORT A COST OF APPROX $800 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM! LUCKILY, MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, BUT WITH THE OUTRAGEOUS NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! A RECALL DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER! *TR

• 12/17/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT NIGHT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I WAS UNABLE TO GET THEM TO COME ON AGAIN AND HAD TO DRIVE 15 MILES IN TRAFFIC WITH THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS ON. I CHECKED THE LAMPS, SOCKETS, FUSES AND WIRING. NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND, SO I REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT RELAY. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS CONTINUE TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. AFTER PARKING THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. THE DEALER AND GM SAY THERE IS A RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR SOME 2006 TRAILBLAZERS, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. GM NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS PENDING RECALL TO COVER ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. *TR

• 12/17/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD PROVIDE INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE BUT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

• 12/17/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I RAN OUT OF GAS EVEN THOUGH MY CAR GAS GAUGE SAID IT HAD GAS. WHEN I WENT TO PUT GAS IN CAR I FILLED IT UP AND MY GAS GAUGE SAID IT WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS FULL... MY CAR ON HAD 17,000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT BEGAN HAVING THIS PROBLEM GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE SENDING UNIT AND I KNOW MANY PEOPLE WITH 06 CHEVY'S HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TGR

• 12/16/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL USUALLY READS EMPTY. EVEN AFTER FILL UP. SOMETIMES WANDERS FROM 1/4 TO 1/2 THEN DROPS AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER FUELING UP, WILL GO OUT AFTER AN HR OF DRIVING .. GIVE OR TAKE. KNOWING THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE ALL ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, STEP UP AND LOOK AFTER IT!!!! RUNNING OUT OF GAS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS...BUT DOES NOT MAKE FOR HAPPY CUSTOMERS OR REPEAT BUSINESS. *TR

• 12/16/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

  I HEREWITH REQUEST THAT NHTSA OPENS AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE/RELIABILITY OF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLED IN MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VEHICLES. IN CASE THE FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS OR BECOMES DEFECTIVE IT COULD RESULT IN A SUBJECT VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, AND BEING REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CURRENTLY OWNED CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006 HAS ALREADY THE THIRD FUEL SENSOR. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS 6 MONTHS OLD, THE SECOND REPLACEMENT TOOK PLACE IN SPRING 2010. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE CHEVROLET REPAIR SHOP DENIED A MALFUNCTION OF THE INVOLVED FUEL SENSOR. I AM STILL IN POSSESSION OF THE THIRD (OLD) SENSOR. COMPLAINTS TO ADELCO, THE SUPPLIER OF THE FUEL SENSOR DID NOT LEAD TO AN RESULT EITHER. NEVER RECEIVED A SATISFYING ANSWER FROM GM NOR FROM ADELCO. IN THE INTERNET I FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS REGARDING THE FUEL SENSOR. SINCE MY VEHICLE HAS THE FOURTH FUEL SENSOR I DO HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN (FUEL CAP NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WARNING LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES, ENGINE/EMISSION FAILURE LIGHT COMES ON SOMETIMES). GM CUSTOMER SERVICE IN DETROIT TOLD ME TO GO TOMY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND ASK THEM TO REVIEW THE PROBLEM AND ESTIMATE THE COST. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD AFTERWARDS MAKE A DECISION TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST. AFTER THE REPAIR SERVICE GM AND THE DEALER DECLINED THE REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST AND CLAIMED THE PART FAILED BECAUSE OF THE HIGH MILEAGE. THE REPLACED SENSOR WAS FOR ONLY 40000 MILES IN THE VEHICLE. THE SECOND FUEL SENSOR WAS INSTALLED BEFORE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM A GM DEALER (WAS NEVER TOLD ABOUT THAT PROBLEM). *TR

• 12/15/2016· 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.

• 12/15/2015· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT FELT IT MADE THE FAILURE WORSE AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT LENS TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR

• 12/15/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 40K MILES. FUEL GAUGE DEFECT. GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL AND CAUSES THE EMISSIONS LIGHT TO ENGAGE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS A TREND OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER 2006 TRAILBLAZERS. DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED A CONSISTENT ISSUE, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. COST IS $700 TO REPLACE SENSOR. *TR

• 12/14/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING RIGHT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I WILL NEED A NEW FUEL SENSOR BUT TO GET THAT I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE DONE SOME RESOURCE ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN THAT ALOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE ALL SEEM TO FEEL THAT GM SHOULD DO A RECALL FOR THIS PART. *TR

• 12/14/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE FAN ON MY TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING ON MY A/C COMPLETELY. TOOK TO THE DEALER & IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN WITHOUT ANY REPAIR. THEN FAN SETTING #5 QUIT WORKING & I TOOK TO DEALER AGAIN. THEY STATED IT WAS THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR. PICKED UP FROM DEALER WITHOUT REPLACING ANYTHING & THEN FAN QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. REPLACED BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR & IT STILL DIDN'T WORK. WIGGLED THE 7-WIRE WIRING HARNESS & IT BEGAN TO WORK. WAITING TIL IT FAILS COMPLETELY TO REPLACE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TRAILBLAZERS THAT HAVE HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THE REPORTS, MY HARNESS WILL MELT & THEN I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE IT AND/OR EVENTUALLY WIGGLING IT WILL NOT WORK, NOT TO MENTION ITS VERY INCONVENIENT TO GET INTO THAT AREA OF THE CAR ON A REGULAR BASIS!!! *TR

• 12/14/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT WITH 39,000 MILES WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAGE, IT IS FINE UNTIL YOU FILL THE VEHICLE THEN IT WILL SHOW EMPTY. *TR

• 12/13/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CHEVY TRAILER BLLLAZER PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION. KEY WILL NOT TURN AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF TO PARK. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES.

• 12/13/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. EVERY TIME I FILL UP WITH GAS, THE GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES GOES UP AND DOWN AND THE GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STAYING ON. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. MY TRAILBLAZER HAS ABOUT 85,000 MILES AND I HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. GM NEEDS TO FIX THESE FUEL GAUGES AND DO A RECALL ON IT SOON... WHAT ARE THEY WAITING ON DEATHS OR INJURIES.. *TR

• 12/12/2016· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  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!

• 12/12/2015· VISIBILITY/WIPER

  THE ISSUE IS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF, SPRAYING WASHER FLUID, REGARDLESS OF THE SWITCH SETTING. THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SPRAY WASHER FLUID WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND WILL TURN THEMSELVES OFF WHEN IN USE, OR GO INTO A CONTINUOUS SPRAY MODE WHEN BEING USED, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE NONEXISTENT. WHEN THE FUSE WAS PULLED TO PREVENT FURTHER SCRATCHING TO THE WINDSHIELD FOR A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE, THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO GO, WITH NO CHANGE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 135,000 MILES. THE ISSUE FIRST STARTED THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2015 AND HAS PROGRESSED SINCE THEN. IT BEGAN WITH ONE SWIPE OF THE WIPERS JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND HAS TURNED INTO AN ISSUE DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

• 12/12/2012· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE SUV WOULD NOT START IN OCTOBER 2012. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY, SO I BOUGHT ONE RIGHT AWAY. I DRIVE THE SUV VERY INFREQUENTLY, MAYBE ONLY 40 MILES A WEEK. ON DECMBER 7, 2012 THE HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER WHILE I WAS DRIVING ACROSS THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE IN MARYLAND. THIS WAS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING DARK OUT. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE, AND WHEN I TRIED TO PARK THE SUV THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. EVEN AFTER MANUALLY TRYING TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. FINALLY THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, BUT THE BATTERY WAS DEAD WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE SUV IN THE MORNING. WE TRIED TO CHARGE THE BATTERY. THIS CAUSED SPARKS BY THE FUSE BOX AND THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE CABIN BEGAN TO TURN OFF AND ON, EVEN WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE HEADLIGHTS ALSO STARTED TO FLICKER OFF AND ON AND THE DOORS LOCKED AN UNLOCKED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BACK ACROSS THE BRIDGE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW BATTERY. OBVIOUSLY THE BATTERY IS NOT THE ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT GM INTENDS TO DO ABOUT THE FAULTY WIRING IN THESE MODELS AND HOW THEY ARE GOING TO CORRECT THE ISSUES RELATED TO THE RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED IN OCTOBER 2012. THE RECALL NUMBER IS 12180 AND I THINK THIS CURRENT PROBLEM IS RELATED TO IT. I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND IT STATES THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND TO PARK THE VEHICLE OUTSIDE. I CALLED AND ASKED IF IT IS OK TO DRIVE THE SUV AND WAS TOLD "YES". SINCE I MUST DRIVE ACROSS A 5 MILE BRIDGE SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, I AM CONCERNED THE TRUCK WILL BREAK DOWN AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED A PASSENGER OR MY PET DOG COULD BE INJURED. *TR

• 12/11/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN

  4WD QUIT WORKING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP TODAY I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE FOR OVER $2,000. ALREADY REPORTED THE FUEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING. TOLD BY A PHONE REP FOR NHTSA IT COULD TAKE AT LEAST A YEAR TO INVESTIGATE AND WAS GIVEN A PHONE NUMBER FOR THE FTC. MY CAR HAS UNDER 44,000 AND WHEN THE TRANSFER CASE WENT IT THERE WAS A SMELL OF SMOKE. *TR

• 12/11/2007· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL FAILURES. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING PUMP WOULD PRODUCE AN AWFUL NOISE ON MANY OCCASIONS. THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND FAIL TO INDICATE WHEN SOMEONE WITH A LOW WEIGHT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. A MECHANIC STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE. THE CONTACT ASKED GENERAL MOTORS FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT THEY REFUSED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

• 12/10/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AFTER FILL UP AND NOW READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. *TR

• 12/10/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL SENSOR FAILURE, DOES NOT READ TRUE FUEL TANK LEVEL. GENERALLY WHEN FULL READS EMPTY THEN AS TANK DECREASES GAUGE MAY READ CORRECT. *TR