2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer

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

• 12/31/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY

  I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS ACTING UP AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED - I AM CURRENTLY AT 38000 MILES. SEEING SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING VEHICLE DOOR FIRES, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

• 12/23/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD A BAD IMPACT SENSOR. HAD TO REPLACE TO PASS INSPECTION. SUV ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. *TR

• 12/23/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FOR THREE WEEKS MY FUEL LIGHT DENOTES THAT I AM ON EMPTY. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD FORGOTTEN TO GET SOME GAS. BUT WHEN I STARTED TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE GAS LIGHT, I NOTICED THAT, EVEN WHEN I FILLED UP THE GAS TANK, I WAS STILL GETTING THAT RINGING SOUND THAT DENOTES 'EMPTY'. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE ME ABOUT $460 TO FIX THE PROBLEM, THAT AN AWFUL LOT OF MONEY FOR A FUEL LIGHT. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS? *TR

• 12/22/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,553. UPDATED 02/24/15*LJ UPDATED 06/10/2015 *JS

• 12/22/2014· ENGINE

  WAS DRIVING AND SUDDENLY THE EXHAUST GOT REAL LOUD. TOOK IT TO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY SAID THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAD CRACKED. GM KNOWS THIS IS A BAD PART , AND A SAFETY PART, BUT THEY ONLY ADVANCED THE WARRANTY 20,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD AN EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACK ON ANY VEHICLE, BESIDES ONE THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD. *TR

• 12/22/2011· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES, THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKED. SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE AND TALKING TO MY MECHANIC, THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFAULT PART. CHEVY SHOULD BE RECALLING THESE. MY MECHANIC HAD TO ORDER THE PART THROUGH THE DEALER AND THEY HAD THE REPLACEMENT MANIFOLD IN STOCK. EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ARE NOT NORMALLY STOCK ITEMS UNLESS THERE IS A REAL HIGH NEED TO REPLACE THEM....... *TR

• 12/18/2019· STRUCTURE

  I WENT TO CLOSE MY HATCHBACK ON MY 2008 TRAILBLAZER YESTER AND AFTER CLOSING THE DOOR A FEW SECONDS LATER THE GLASS EXPLODED. SOME ON THE INSIDE OF THE CAR AND SOME ON THE OUTSIDE. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED. I NOW HAVE A CUT ON MY FINGER THAT MAY NEED STITCHES. I HEAR THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS.

• 12/17/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HIGHLIGHTS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

• 12/14/2019· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHILE TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEEDS STABILITRAK ACTIVATES SHUTTING POWER OFF TO THE WHEELS ONCE YOU RELEASE GAS PETAL FOR 5-10 SECONDS STABILITRAK WILL RETURN TO NORMAL AND ALLOW POWER BACK TO WHEELS. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF YOU PULL OUT ON THE HIGHWAY OR ANY STREET AND YOU LOOSE POWER, YOU COULD GET HIT

• 12/12/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  75K ON 2008 TRAILBLAZER.... INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS AND AUDIO DISPLAY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SEEMS TO BE CONNECTED TO COLD TEMPS? THEY ARE OFF AT STARTUP BUT AS SUV IS DRIVEN AND WARMS UP... THE AUDIO DISPLAY APPEARS. THE RADIO/CD PLAYER WORK EVEN WHEN THE DISPLAY IS OFF. JUST STARTED HAPPENING THIS FALL (2016). ALSO.. THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COMES ON ONLY IN COLD TEMPS BUT GOES OUT AFTER DRIVING A FEW MILES. *TR

• 12/07/2012· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, BOTH FRONT HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS HAD TO BE UTILIZED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

• 12/07/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE ENTERING A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THE GM AT THE PUMP HAD IT'S BACKUP LIGHTS ON AND WASN'T EVEN BACKING UP. WHAT'S REALLY DISTURBING IS THE FACT PEOPLE WILL START TA IGNORE THESE IN DARK OR RAINY PARKING LOTS AND POTENTIALLY GET RUN OVER. SHOULDN'T BACKUP LIGHTS ONLY BE USED FOR BACKING UP? THIS LOOKS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE VEHICLE LINEUP. *TR

• 12/07/2009· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SSS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SHE ATTEMPTED TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE , BUT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PARK THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300.

• 12/06/2020· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  YES I WAS DRIVING ON THE 65 MILES AN HOUR IN THE PASSENGER LANE ARE CARPOOL LANE ALL THE SUDDEN FOR NO REASON BOTH CURTAIN AIRBAGS JUST DEPLOYED I HAD MY HEAD RIGHT NEXT TO KNOCK ME OUT COLD I DIDN'T PROCEED OVER AND HIT THE WALL 21 TIMES JUST SKIP DOWN IN WHEN I CAME TO I THOUGHT I WAS I THOUGHT IT AND OTHER VEHICLES LIKELY THAT WAS NOT THE CASE DID CAUSE SOME TESTA INJURY HURT MIGHT PULL MY CAR ALLEGEDLY FOR MY RIBCAGE IN GOT MY NECK IN MY HEAD I SEE THIS IS HAPPENED MANY TIMES THE 2008 BUT YET THEY KEEP SAYING THERE'S NO PROBLEM THAT EVEN THOUGH IT'S A 2% LEAN AND EXPOSED THE 16 FOR THE ROLE OVER TO KICK IN THAT ESCAPE SCREWING EVERYBODY YEAH THE VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY GOING STRAIGHT NO TURNS NO BOMBS NOTHING JUST DEPLOYED I HAVE VIDEO PICTURES OF THE WALL IT SCREWED UP MY RAMS AND OF COURSE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE MESSED UP AND SHOW THE BACK AXLE IN THE PUMPKIN SO NOW THATS WHINING SO I KNOW IT'S GONNA FAIL SOON POWER STEERING LINKIN TRUCK NEVER LEAD TO DROP ANOTHER WITH SILENT AT THE GREAT V6 IN IT NOW THE FRONT END STEERING ALL SCREWED UP AND I CAN SEE THAT IT'S HAPPENED MANY MANY TIMES BEFORE

• 12/01/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 42,000 MILES HAD TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD REPLACED AS THE ENTIRE MANIFOLD WAS SPLIT AROUND THE ENTIRE PIPE. *TR

• 11/30/2017· ENGINE

  NUMEROUS TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE AND IT CONTINUES TO DO THE SAME THING WHEN I REACH SPEEDS OF ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH IT LOSES POWER, THE TACH. EVEN DECLINES IN IT'S READING. IT'S LIKE SOMEONE IS BEHIND ME WITH A ROPE, AND STEPPING ON THEIR BRAKES, SLOWING ME DOWN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I'M GOING STRAIGHT DOWN A STREET, MAKING NO TURNS, AND LET IT BASICALLY IDLE ROLL DOWN THE STREET. ALL THE WHILE, IT IS IN GEAR, ENGINE RUNNING, AND IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET

• 11/30/2015· POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  MY 2008 TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING A ROUGH IDLING ISSUE.. WHEN I FIRST START MY VEHICLE IT DOES NOT WANT TO KEEP RUNNING. IT DOESNT WANT TO MOVE EITHER. IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND IT COST 300.00 TO BUY THE PART

• 11/28/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS

  IT BAG FOR FRONT DRIVER LIGHT IS ON DO NOT KNOW WHY? THERE IS SOME KIND OF ELECTRICAL SHORT AND I'VE HAD IT CHECKED BY TWO COMPANIES CANNOT FIND IT I'VE HAD NEW BATTERY, NEW ALTERNATOR AND STILL CAR STOPS WORKING I GET CAR JUMPED AND CAN PUT KEY IN IGNITION TO TRY TO START CAR AND WHEN I SHUT CAR OFF TOO SOON OR WHY I TRY TO START CAR IT'S NOT WORKING AND THEN I CANNOT GET KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 TIMES CAR ONLY HAS 84883 MILES ON IT THIS HAPPENES IF FRONT OF HOUSE WHEN I GO TO START CAR. I AM LISTING LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS TODAY BUT THE AIRBAG FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE IS ALWAYS ON NOW FOR ABOUT 5 MONTHS

• 11/26/2020· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DIM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. BRIGHT LIGHTS WORKED, BUT NO DIMS.

• 11/21/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  THE FUEL GAUGE IS FLUCTUATING FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND THE EMPTY LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS OCCURRED A FEW TIMES NOW OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THE ISSUE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE A STALL CONDITION, IF THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS UNKNOWINGLY DUE TO THIS INACCURATE GAUGE CONDITION. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO RESEARCH SOME DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF THIS KNOWN ISSUE ON NHTSA, BUT HAVE NOT FOUND ANY SOLUTION BEING OFFERED BY GM.

• 11/20/2017· AIR BAGS

  I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SIDE AIR BAGS JUST DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON WITHOUT WARNING.

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTS

  WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, BOTH CURTAIN SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AT SAME TIME. THERE WERE NO OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD, SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAG ON THE DRIVER SIDE PUSHED ME OVER SO HARD THAT IT BROKE MY CENTER CONSOLE. MY LOWER BACK STILL HURTS, BUT I AM HOPING THE PAIN WILL GO AWAY. MY LEFT EAR IS STILL RINGING AND HAS NOT RETURNED TO NORMAL HEARING YET CAUSED FROM THE EXPLODING NOISE FROM THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. BOTH OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT WORK AND THE DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY LIGHTS GOING OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM SAID THE DAMAGES COULD RUN AS MUCH AS $4000.00 WHICH I DO NOT HAVE AND MY INSURANCE DOESN'T COVER THIS SINCE THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED THIS. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT. ALSO SAID THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY VEHICLES DOING THIS. AFTER RESEARCH, I SEE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ALOT. *TR

• 11/18/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK LEAKED FUEL AND THE FUEL CAP INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CRAMPED THE TANK CAP, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. .....UPDATED 02/11/16 *BF *CN

• 11/14/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED A ROD BURST THROUGH THE OIL PAN AT 50,000. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS

• 11/12/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITYFire

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW ERRONEOUSLY ROLLED DOWN AND AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS CHARRED AND MELTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

• 11/08/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

  I HAVE HAD MY 2008 TRAILBLAER FOR A YEAR NOW. I HAVE BEEN HAVING MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS INCLUDING MY BATTERY LIGHT AND OTHER POPPING UP RAMDONLY AND MY TRUCK NOT WANTING TO DRIVE OR RUN RIGHT. NOW MY EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS COMPLETELY CRACKED THRU,

• 11/05/2018· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  MY WINDOW IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE MALFUNCTIONING.... IT WOULD LET DOWN ON IT'S OWN.THIS HAPPENS WHEN MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND WHEN PARK.

• 11/04/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 63,000 MILES DEVELOPED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS ONLINE. GM SHOULD LOOK INTO A RECALL. *TR

• 11/04/2010· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE GM LS2 ENGINE INSTALLED IN THE TRAILBLAZER SS MODELS HAS A KNOWN OILING ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED FOR OIL AND THUS, SPINS A ROD BEARING. BEING THAT THE TRAILBLAZER SS IS A LIMITED PRODUCTION VEHICLE, GM HASN'T LIFTED A FINGER TO RECALL OR REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS IN THE TRAILBLAZER SS (NOT CORVETTE OR GTO TO MY KNOWLEDGE) DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PAN. *TR

• 11/01/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES

  I RECENTLY STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS, ONE BEING MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T ALWAYS WORK. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT ALL HAD TO DO WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AS IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX. SHOULDN'T MY VEHICLE BE RECALLED? I'M A SAFE DRIVER AND IT'S A BIT UPSETTING KNOWING THAT I DON'T KNOW IF AND WHEN MY BREAK LIGHTS ARE WORKING. ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME. WE RECENTLY MOVED, AS MY HUSBAND WAS FOLLOWING ME, HE WAS THE ONE THAT NOTICED MY BRAKE LIGHTS WEREN'T WORKING.

• 10/29/2018· AIR BAGSCrash

  WAS TRAVELING 40 MPH AND WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. WAS ON A CITY STREET WITH A 40 MPH SPEED LIMIT. GOING STRAIGHT.

• 10/28/2014· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS USED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,763.

• 10/26/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNT OUT AND AN ABNORMAL ODOR WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

• 10/20/2013· STEERING

  AFTER HAVING TAKEN A 25 MILE TRIP, I DISCOVERED A LARGE PUDDLE OF OIL UNDER MY CAR AND UPON INSPECTION FOUND THE POWER STEERING LINES HAD ALL RUSTED IN A SHOCK MOUNT AND RUPTURED RELEASING THE POWER STEERING FLUID. MY MECHANIC SAID IF ALL THE OIL HAD DRAINED OUT, IT WOULD HAVE BURNED UP THE PUMP AND COST AN ADDITIONAL $350. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR $623. *TR

• 10/18/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMFire

  MY FAN BLOWER QUIT WORKING ON SOME SETTINGS (0-5 AVAILABLE, ONLY 1,2, AND 3 MAKE FAN WORK). I BOUGHT A NEW BLOWER RESISTOR TO REPLACE IT, AND WHEN I TRIED TO DISCONNECT THE OLD ONE, I DISCOVERED WHAT APPEARED TO BE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE HAD FUSED THE HARNESS TO THE RESISTOR. I WAS ABLE TO BREAK THE HARNESS AWAY FROM THE RESISTOR, BUT TWO OF THE CONNECTORS ON THE HARNESS ARE BLACKENED, AND THE HARNESS IS PARTIALLY MELTED AWAY. WHEN I HOOKED UP THE NEW RESISTOR, 1,2,3, AND 5 WORK, BUT 4 IS STILL NOT OPERATIONAL. I BELIEVE 4 IS NOT OPERATIONAL DUE TO CHARRING OR MELTED PLASTIC PREVENTING CONNECTION FROM BEING MADE TO ONE OR BOTH OF THE TWO CHARRED CONNECTORS. FIRST DATE OF PROBLEM IS ESTIMATED TO BE WINTER 2012, THOUGH IT MAY HAVE BEEN A YEAR OR TWO EARLIER. MY REPLACEMENT OF THE RESISTOR WAS 18 OCT 2014. *TR

• 10/17/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ON )9/16/15, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEV TRAILBLAZER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND WAS TOWED BY GLENN'S TOWING SERVICE FARIBAULT MN 55021 TO HARRY BROWN'S SERVICE CENTER FARIBAULT MN 55021. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CHARGED $389.25. I'M CONCERNED IF THEY PUT IN THE SAME SWITCH WITH A DEFECT OR ONE THAT HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT AS CHEVROLET HAS BEEN RECALLING IGNITION SWITCHES ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HIT WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED.

• 10/16/2012· POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER 2009. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COMING ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ITS HOT AND COLD, DRY OR WET. JUST STARTING THE ENGINE MAKES THEN COME ON. I HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR 2 YEARS NOW FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHY IT IS HAPPENING AND CAN'T FIX IT. MY VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND WILL NEVER BE FIXED. ?*TR

• 10/12/2019· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS

  LOW BEAMS STOPPED WORKING, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED BOTH BULBS AND IT WORKED FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOW LOW BEAMS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. AIRBAG SENSOR KEEPS TURNING ON AND OFF AND THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE AIRBAG SENSOR SEEMS TO COME ON MORE ON LONGER TRIPS AROUND THE CITY WITH MORE TURNS.

• 10/11/2013· STRUCTURE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE OPENED THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED CORROSION ON THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

• 10/10/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TAKATA RECALL, MY 2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS 110,000 MILES ON IT AND FOR THE PAST YEAR IT SEEMS THAT I'VE BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 6 MONTH. EVERY NOW AND THEN MY CAR WONT START AND I HAVE TO GET A BOOST OFF TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK MY SUV TO GET THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND THEY SAID EVERYTHING LOOKED GREAT. THEN AFTER THAT I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE GOING HAYWIRE WITH BLINKING LIGHTS GOING ON AND OFF AND THE CAR WAS NOT ON. AFTER I NOTICED THE BLINKING LIGHTS, I WENT TO TRY TO START THE CAR AND IT WAS DEAD. ALSO, MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR MOTOR WENT OUT , SO THE WINDOW WONT GO UP OR DOWN.. THIS IS VERY FRUSTRATING CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME IF THERE ARE RECALLS ON ANY OF THESE PROBLEMS.

• 10/07/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINS. I TOOK THIS TO A DEALER AND AFTER THEY TESTED IT TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $500. FOR PART PLUS LABOR THAT THEY COULD NOT QUOTE. I CHECKED ON LINE TO FIND OUT IF GM HAD RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AND FOUND THAT THEY DID 2004 - 2007 MINE IS A 2008 EXPERIENCES THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THE OTHERS HAD BUT GM CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT LISTED. WHY DID GM NOT TRY TO HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE? WHEN OVER 184,000 VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO SEE IF I CAN GET HELP TO REPLACE THIS? I WOULDN'T ASK BUT I FEEL ITS ONLY RIGHT TO REPLACE IT AFTER ALL THOSE VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED AND MINE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS APPARENTLY IT LEAKS IN THE DOOR SOME HOW AND IT GETS WET AND WANT WORK IT CONTROLS SEAT HEAT, ALL DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND DRIVER WINDOW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2014 AND IT HAS DONE IT EVERY SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT BY THE TIME IT GETS BACK TO THE DEALER ITS WORKING AGAIN. USUALLY A DAY OR SO AND IT WILL WORK. THIS TIME ITS NOT WORKING

• 10/07/2014· STEERING,TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACTED. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

• 10/05/2018· AIR BAGS

  MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED THE DEALER. BROUGHT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THEY SCANNNED CODES (OUR TPS) LIGHT HAD BEEN ON. FAULTY PPS AIR BAG MODULE $1150.00 TO FIX IT. TOLD THEM GO AHEAD. WHAT COULD I DO, THIS IS THURSDAY. THERE WAS NO SENSOR TO BE FOUND, THEY SAID GM HAD A BACK ORDER OF THIS PART, WENT HOME (SLOWLY) THE DEALER SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME ON FRIDAY. CALLED THE DEALER SAID THEY LOCATED ONE IN KENTUCKY. I ASKED IF THEY COULD GET IT OVERNIGHT, TO WHICH THEY SAID NO. MY CONCERN IS IF AIRBAGS ARE SO IMPORTANT FOR 'SAFETY" PARTS READILY AVAILABLE PARTS SHOULD BE WITHIN A 24HR RANGE. SAFTETY IS MY CONCERN. TOLD THE DEALSHIP THAT WE WERE VERY SCARED AND UNHAAPPY. MAYBE ITS TIME TO LOOK AT OTHER CARS THE GMC IS NOT WHAT THEY USED TO BE. THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. I HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT WITHOUT AN AIRBAG.

• 10/01/2012· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ENGINE STARTUP, THE EXHAUST BECAME ABNORMALLY LOUD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

• 10/01/2008· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT HEARD SOUNDS COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE BEGAN TO WORSEN GRADUALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE SHOP THREE TIMES AND HAS STILL NOT BEEN PROPERLY DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEGINNING TO DRIFT WHILE DRIVING. HE FEELS THAT THE DRIFTING AND THE NOISE ARE RELATED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,002.

• 09/29/2020· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  THERE'S A PROBLEM AFTER BRAKING WHICH CAUSES A FEW SECOND DELAY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A SLOW SPEED, SUPPOSEDLY PART OF THE STABILITRAK/ABS SYSTEM CAUSED BY A FAULTY SENSOR. I HAVE ALMOST HAD A COUPLE OF ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS WHEN WAITING TO TURN IN A LEFT TURN LANE.

• 09/26/2014· STEERING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

• 09/26/2014· ENGINE

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

• 09/24/2015· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. THE ABNORMAL NOISE WAS PERSISTENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

• 09/24/2012· AIR BAGS

  DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CASING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEFLATE. I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR OVER BUT COULDN'T SEE AROUND THE AIRBAGS AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SOUND OF THE AIRBAGS EXPLODING SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN GOING OFF. SINCE THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEFLATED, THE POLICE WOULD NOT LET ME MOVE THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY SUGGESTED. THEY HOOKED UP A DEVICE TO THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. A CODE CAME UP THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN, BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE CODE WAS. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 10 DAYS UNTIL THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE ROOF WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE TRAILBLAZER UP AND NOW I HAVE A PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AND A TICK ON THE SAME SIDE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED IT AND WON'T REPAIR IT. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT REPORT THE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRAILBLAZERS OVER THE YEARS IT WAS MADE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR