2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

FUEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING, IT READS EMPTY EVEN IF I HAVE JUST FILLED IT UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSIVELY WORSENED, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD PERMANENTLY PROVIDE A READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ ACCURATE. USUALLY READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN FILLED. BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EMPTY READING EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THIS FAILURE COULD LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000. UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF UPDATED 07/18/12

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN ERRATICALLY. NEXT A SMALL AMOUNT OF SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM AROUND THE WINDOW SWITCH. THEN THE SMELL OF ELECTRIC WIRES BURNING BEGAN. LARGER AMOUNT OF SMOKE BEGAN COMING FROM SWITCH ASSEMBLY. ALL OCCUPANTS EXITED THE VEHICLE SAFELY. DOOR PANEL WAS PULLED FROM THE FRAME. SMALL FIRE STARTED AND BECAME VISIBLE COMING FROM BEHIND DOOR PANEL. FIRE EXTINGUISHER WAS USED TO PUT OUT FIRE. SWITCH ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED AND CONFIRMED ELECTRICAL FIRE FROM THE SWITCH CLUSTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES AND WARNING LAMPS STOPPED WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOOR PANEL WIRING WAS MELTED. AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR OPEN THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,715. ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND AS A RESULT, SHE WAS UNABLE TO TELL THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR AND FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 600.00. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000. UPDATED 06/26/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED SHE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE. UPDATED 06/27/11

GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES, FILLED GAS TANK, MOMENTS LATER IT WENT DOWN TO EMPTY (WARNING LIGHT AND SOUND WENT OFF). THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE PAST WEEK. PRIOR TO THIS THE CHECK ENGINE WOULD SPORADICALLY GO OFF AND ON, PROBABLY AN EARLY INDICATOR THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE DOOR LOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DOOR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOOR OR OPEN THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, HE WAS UNABLE TO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH AND WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12003 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,532.

GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. NEEDLE JUMPS FROM FULL TO EMPTY TO HALF, ETC. WHILE DRIVING. UNABLE TO GAUGE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. *TR

AFTER WORK I WENT TO LEAVE WHEN I NOTICED MY CAR SMELLED LIKE BURNED PLASTIC, I COULDN'T FIGURE IT OUT UNTIL I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN AND THEY DID NOT WORK. SO I POPPED THE WINDOW COMPONENT OUT AND UNPLUGGED IT, WHICH WAS THE SMELL, THE UNIT MUST HAVE FRIED (MELTED) WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. RESEARCHING IT, TO TRY AND REPLACE THE PART I FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THIS HAPPENING, WHERE FIRES ARE CAUSED BY THIS MODULE. I'M HOPING THIS WILL HELP TO HAVE A RECALL, PEOPLE DOOR'S SHOULD NOT BE STARTING ON FIRE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF. UPDATED 05/17/12 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD READ EMPTY WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE POWER SWITCHES ON THE DOOR ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MOTOR IN THE POWER UNIT ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM, I'M SURE OTHER COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE SAFETY ISSUES RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER RESEARCHING OTHER COMPLAINTS, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. FREE! PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE AND HELP OUT ALL OF THE OWNERS THAT PURCHASED ONE OF THESE VEHICLES. THANKS. *JS

FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY BECAME INACCURATE. READS EMPTY AND CHIMES EMPTY EVEN WHEN FULL. SINCE IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS MORE THAN ONCE IN PAST THREE YEARS. RECEIVED BLANKET OFFER FROM MANUFACTURER TO COVER HALF OF THE EXPENSE, SO THEY KNOW IT IS AN ISSUE, BUT SHOULD BE A TOTAL RECALL FOR SAFETY. *TR

DRIVER SIDE SPEAKER INTERMITTENTLY COMES ON (RARELY). DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS. IT USED TO INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, NOW IT RARELY WORKS. OCCASIONALLY, ALL THE DRIVER CONTROLS ON THE DASHBOARD GO DEAD AND THE RADIO DOESN'T WORK. THE LOCK DOESN'T WORK. THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ALWAYS ILLUMINATE. THIS INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONE BIG HEADACHE AND IT ALL SEEMS TO POINT TO THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH WHICH IS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FIRES. THERE IS A DEFECT IN THESE WINDOW SWITCHES AND THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLES SHOULD NOT BE BURDENED FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

EVERYTIME I WOULD FILL UP THE CAR, IT WOULD GO TO E WITH THE LIGHT ON AND NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY. CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GA IS IN IT. IT SHOULD BE A CHEVROLET RECALL SINCE IT IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF CHEVROLET OWNS. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES AFTER FILL UP. USUALLY RETURNS TO NORMAL IN A FEW DAYS. *TR

WAS STOPPED FOR A SAFETY CHECK BY OHIO STATE PATROL AND TOLD I WAS DRIVING A UNSAFE VEHICLE AND IT WAS UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE IT IN OHIO DUE TO THE FACTORY TINTED GLASS. *TR

FUEL GUAGE REGISTERED EMPTY WHEN TANK WAS FULL, THEN WAS ERRATIC - SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON COMPLAINT - SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JS

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY HEADLIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT OFF AT NIGHT LEAVING ME IN COMPLETE DARKNESS! SCARIEST THING EVER WHEN YOU HAVE NO LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND SAT THERE FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES FLIPPED THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEN IT CAME BACK ON. IT HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 20 TIMES SINCE THEN. *JS

CONTROL PANEL IN DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SHORTING OUT: WINDOW MOSTLY WOULD NOT GO DOWN, BUT IF IT DID GO DOWN, IT WOULD NOT GO UP TILL YOU SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. HEATED SEAT WOULD COME ON ALL BY IT'S SELF. DISCOVERED 1 MORNING SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR "RE-ADJUSTING" IT'S SELF, CAR WAS OFF. OCCASIONAL SMELLS OF HOT WIRE. THE FUSE TO CONTROL PANEL WAS TAKEN OUT BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE WENT WRONG. *JS

GOT INTO VEHICLE . NOTICED A BURNT SMELL AND IT WOULD NOT START. HAD POWER TO MOST THINGS. THEN I NOTICED THE BURNT SWITCH. PULLED SWITCH OUT AND IT WAS MELTED ALONG WITH WIRING HARNESS. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE FOR A NEW SWITCH A WIRING HARNESS I CAME TO FIND OUT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE 06 AND 07 MODELS, AND YET NO RECALL ON THIS YET. THIS IS THE 2ND ISSUE WITH ELECTRICAL DEVICES ON THIS VEHICLE. MY FLASHER CONTROL BOX BURNT UP LAST YEAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR WIRES AND SENSOR WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000. ..UPDATED 09-19-12 *BF UPDATED 09/19/2012 *JS

MY GAS GAUGE WENT BAD AND AT FIRST I WAS NOT AWARE AND MY CAR JUST LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME 500.00 TO FIX AND GM DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE CARE OF THIS STEP UP TO THE PLATE THIS IS NUTS!!!! I HAVE READ MULTIPLE WEBSITES AND I AGREE WITH EVERY ANGRY AND UPSET CUSTOMER IF IT A DEFAULT THEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE COMPANY. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

WINDOW DOESN'T ROLL DOWN OR STAY UP. GAS GAUGE BROKE .. ENGINE LIGHT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER LIGHT STAYS ON. HANDLE DESIGN ON DOOR CAME OFF. ENGINE WENT OUT DUE TO A PISTOL LOOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN POWER SWITCH IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

THIS VEHICLE HAD THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAIL AT 98,000 MILES AT THIS TIME I WENT IN TO GET A REPLACEMENT PART ONLY TO FIND THAT ONE WAS NOT AVAILABLE SO WITH NO OTHER OPTION WE DROVE IT WITHOUT A FUEL LEVEL GAUGE THEN GM SENT OUT A SPECIAL OPTION COVERAGE LETTER STATING THAT THEY WOULD COVER 50% OF THE PARTS AND LABOR OF THE REPAIR SO I AGAIN LOOKED INTO A REPLACEMENT PART AND FOUND THAT ONE WAS NOW AVAILABLE SO I HAD THE REPAIR DONE. ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT NOW GM IS REFUSING TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE NOW THE VEHICLE HAS 142000 MILES ON IT AFTER SPENDING MONTHS OF TRYING TO GET THEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT I HAD THE BBB LOOK INTO THE ISSUE AND GOT NO WHERE SO I HAD THE STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL LOOK INTO IT AND GOT NO WHERE NOW IT IS TIME FOR EVERYONE TO SAY ENOUGH AND FORCE GM TO RECALL ALL 865,000 VEHICLES AND DO THE RIGHT THING ALREADY. I REALLY DON'T CARE IF THIS WILL BANKRUPT THEIR COMPANY THAT IS THE RISK THAT THEY TAKE WHEN THEY PUT DEFECTIVE PARTS INTO THE MARKET AND THEN DON'T DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPLACE THEM AT THEIR OWN COST NOT PASS THE COST ONTO THEIR CUSTOMERS AS THEY ARE TRYING TO DO. *TR

FUEL GAUGE GOES BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO OVER HALF A TANK TO A 1/4 TANK. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE IT IN FOR THE FUEL SENSOR. IT IS COSTLY AND I FEEL GM SHOULD PAY THE FULL REPAIR BILL OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE. THE TRAILBLAZER HAS ALSO TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND NO LIGHTS COME ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT THREE TIMES WHICH IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE OUT ON THE ROAD. ANY HELP WE CAN GET TO REPAIR WOULD HELP BEING THAT THIS HAS PROVED TO BE VERY COSTLY. *JS

I JUST PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MY FUEL GAUGE TENDS TO GO BALLISTIC WHEN IT WANTS AND WHERE IT WANTS. IT'S LIKE MY TRUCK CAN NOT DECIDE IF THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK OR NOT. I FIND THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. ALL I CAN FIND ONLINE IS GM IS OFFERING TO PAY HALF ON SELECTED MODELS AS LONG AS THEY MEET REQUIREMENTS. OK THE GOVERNMENT BAILED GM OUT, HOW COME THEY CAN'T BE FORCED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM THAT THEIR SHODDY PARTS CREATED?!?!? FROM WHAT I'VE FOUND, THIS IS A VERY WIDE RANGE PROBLEM. CONSIDERING I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO EVEN PAY HALF FOR THE REPAIR.....SO WHAT, I'M JUST STUCK LIKE CHUCK? AT LEAST FORD FIXES THEIR SCREW UPS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD GRINDING NOISE AND THE ABS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO VIBRATE WHILE THE FAILURE OCCURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,383.

I WAS IN MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND MY WINDOWS STARTED GOING CRAZY, GOING UP AND DOWN. I TRIED THE SWITCHES TO THE REST OF THEN WINDOWS AND NONE OF THEM WORK. *TR

AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR YEARLY INSPECTION MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE ALTERNATOR BEARINGS ARE BAD AND THAT IT NEEDS IMMEDIATE REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS SERIOUS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE MAY GIVE ME PROBLEMS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSETTLING TO ME BECAUSE I HAVE TO HAVE A VEHICLE I CAN DEPEND ON TO DRIVE MY HUSBAND TO AN OUT OF TOWN HOSPITAL AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, AND DRIVE ON AN EXTREMELY BUSY HIGHWAY.(THE SCHUYKILL EXPRESSWAY) MY MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS IS VERY UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND THIS DOESN'T USUALLY TILL AT LEAST 100,000 MILES. ANOTHER PROBLEM IS THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED FOR TWO YEARS, AGAIN THIS IS UNSETTLING BECAUSE OF DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AT ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. GENERAL MOTORS SAID THEY WOULD PAY HALF OF THE REPAIR BUT WHY MUST I PAY ANYTHING WHEN IT IS APPARENT THAT THE PART THEY USED WAS FAULTY. *TR

THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 2011 I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. I DID NOT SEE SMOKE. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST YEAR. DRIVERS WINDOW SOMETIMES WON'T ROLL DOWN AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL ROLL 1/4 AND STOP, SOMETIMES IT WILL ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN ROLLING BACK UP I HAVE TO MAKE 1000 CLICKS TO GET BACK UP. REMOTE KEYLESS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MIRRORS CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. CURRENTLY ALL 4 WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN FROM DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY ROLL BACK UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE UP BUTTON. OTHER 3 WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN FROM EACH DOOR BUT WILL ALSO AUTOMATICALLY ROLL UP WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED TO. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE UP BUTTON IS BEING HELD DOWN CONSTANTLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE A CHILD WHO'S HAND OR FINGERS COULD GET CAUGHT WITHOUT WARNING, AND NOT KNOWING IF THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL BACK DOWN IS CONCERNING. I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE OTHER WINDOWS FROM BEING CONTROLLED BY OTHER PASSENGERS. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND SO FAR THEY ARE OKAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE PANEL APART THINKING THAT THE CONNECTIONS WERE DIRTY AND NOT MAKING A GOOD CONNECTIONS AND THAT DID NOT HELP. *TR UPDATED 11/14/12 *CN UPDATED 11/14/2012 *JS

I WENT TO WORK AT 4PM GOT OFF AT 12AM,UNLOCKED MY DOOR AND WENT TO OPEN BUT DIDN'T OPEN SO I OPENED THE BACK DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED MY WHOLE TRUCK HAD A BURNT PLASTIC SMELL,I STARTED TO LOOK AROUND AND NOTICED THE SMELL CAME FROM THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL,NO NOTICEABLE MELTING FROM OUT SIDE BUT THE BURNT SMELL IS THERE,DOOR PANEL ISN'T LIT UP FOR WORKING,I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM AND CAME ACROSS SIMILAR PEOPLE WITH TRAILBLAZERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS,EITHER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CAUGHT ON FIRE OR IN PARK UNATTENDED. NOTHING WAS SPILT BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED,JUST HAPPENED WHILE I WAS AT WORK . *TR

GOT INTO MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER ONE MORNING AND COULD SMELL BURNING. SAW BROWN BURN MARKS AROUND THE WINDOW AND LOCK DEVICE ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. NO COMPONENTS WORKED SO I COULD NOT ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW, OR WORK THE MIRRORS. WHEN THE WINDOW/LOCK COMPARTMENT WAS TAKEN OUT IT WAS MELTED FROM THE BOTTOM UP LIKE IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. BURN MARKS ON THE OUTSIDE AS WELL AS THE INSIDE OF WHERE THE DEVICE GOES. CALLED GM REGARDING INCIDENT THEY STATED THAT I COULD PAY A SERVICE FEE AND TAKE IT TO ONE OF THEIR DEALERS AND IF THEY THOUGHT THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY SOMETHING THEY DID THEY WOULD FIX IT, BUT IF THEY THOUGHT THAT IT WASN'T CAUSED BY THEM NOT ONLY WOULD I PAY THE SERVICE FEE BUT I WOULD ALSO HAVE TO PAY FOR THE PART AND THE LABOR AT THE DEALER. ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD NOTIFIED THE CORRECT AUTHORITIES REGARDING THE SAFETY OF DRIVER SIDE WINDOW/LOCK CONTROL CATCHING FIRE. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID. ADVISED THEM THAT THIS IS UNSAFE AND THAT THEY SHOULD NOT TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS AND I WOULD BE TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL BECAUSE I DO NOT HAVE $75.00 FOR THE SERVICE FEE AND ANOTHER $350.00 FOR THE PART, PLUS LABOR IF THEY DECIDE THIS IS NOT THEIR FAULT. I NOW HAVE LEFT THE MELTED PART OUT OF MY CAR TERRIFIED THAT IF I PUT IT BACK IN THAT IT WILL CONTINUE TO BURN AND CATCH A HUGE FIRE WHILE IM DRIVING WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. *TR

VERY HARD, SHOCKING 2-1 (MAYBE 3-2?) DOWNSHIFT AFTER LONG DRIVE AS IN 2-3 HOURS OR UNDER HEAVY LOAD. SUCH A HARD BRUTAL SHIFT CAN LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AND IT FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE HIT SOMETHING SOLID LIKE ANOTHER CAR. IT IS HARD ENOUGH TO COMPLETELY JAR OCCUPANTS AND DISLODGE GLASSES OFF OF YOUR FACE. YOU IMMEDIATELY LOSE ABOUT 5 MPH. FEELS LIKE IT COULD CAUSE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO RECREATE THIS FAILURE AND IT IS SO SCARY THAT YOU WOULD NOT WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. *JS

THE DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH HAS FAILED. WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, POWER MIRRORS WILL NOT OPERATE. *JS

FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO FLUCTUATE IN OCTOBER 2011. I TRIED ALL KINDS OF FUEL TREATMENTS BY RECOMMENDATION OF MY MECHANIC, BUT NOTHING SEEMED TO WORK. NOW, MARCH 2012, IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I'M AFRAID SOME DAY I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH CONCERNS ME FOR MY SAFETY AND MY PASSENGERS SAFETY. *JS

AS MANY OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING A FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT PROBLEM, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ EMPTY THEN SHOOT UP TO HALF FULL, I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR WILL COST APPROX 600. TO 700.00 WHICH I CAN'T AFFORD . I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S TIME TO FORCE GM TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND ISSUE A RECALL SEEING THAT SO MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AROUND TOWN ON 3/14/12, I NOTICED WHEN IT GOT DARK THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I WAS TRAVELING ON A INTERSTATE WHICH CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO USE ONLY MY HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS UNTIL I GOT HOME. ON THE TRIP HOME MANY DRIVERS BECAME VERY AGITATED DUE TO ME HAVING TO DRIVE WITH MY HIGH BEAMS. . I FOUND ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT CHEVROLET HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THOSE PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT NOTICED OR HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT AT THE SAME TIME, I JUST WANT GM TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND OFFER ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ME TOUCHING IT. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE MASTER POWER SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD COVER. I JUST WANT GM TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR UPDATED 7/11/12 *CN UPDATED 07/17/12

I RECENTLY HEARD ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH THE MODEL YEAR 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MASTER CONTROL WINDOW SWITCH IN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. LAST WEEK, ON MARCH 4TH, MY DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS COMPLETELY WENT OUT-- NO WINDOW, LOCK, HEATED SEAT, OR MIRROR CONTROL/FUNCTIONALITY. IT'S CLEARLY THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING, AND NOW I'M CONCERNED THAT THE UNIT HAS SHORTED OUT AND MAY CAUSE A FIRE SIMILAR TO WHAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. I DO NOT WANT TO HAVE THE CONTROL UNIT REPLACED WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER, AS I'M CONCERNED THE NEW UNIT WILL BE SUBJECT TO THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

AFTER FILLING UP MY GAS TANK, WE HEADED DOWN THE ROAD. A DINGING STARTED SO I LOOKED DOWN TO SEE THAT MY GAS GAUGE WAS READING E. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS VEHICLE I FOUND OUT THAT IF I SET MY TRIP TO NOT GO OVER 200 MILES BEFORE FILLING THE GAS TANK, DUE TO THE GAUGE ALWAYS READS E. AFTER A WHILE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WENT TO AUTO ZONE AND HAD THEM HOOK IT UP TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS THE SENDING UNIT THAT WAS READING BAD. WE HAVE E-CHECK IN OUR STATE. MY VEHICLE FAILED BECAUSE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I NOW HAVE TO SPEND AT LEAST 300.00 TO GET THIS FIXED SO THAT MY VEHICLE WILL PASS E-CHECK SO THAT I CAN GET THE TAGS THAT I NEED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS BEEN A BIG ISSUE AND DISAPPOINTMENT FOR US. *TR

MY GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AFTER I FILL UP WITH GASOLINE. *TR

FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER FILLING GAS TANK, FUEL GAUGE RISES AND FALLS INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

I HAVE SEVERAL TIMES NOW BEEN DRIVING WITH 1/4 TANK OF GAS AND RUN OUT OF FUEL. NOW TODAY I FILL THE TANK AND THE GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON. I JUST PUT IN 22 GALLONS SO I KNOW IT IS NOT EMPTY. I HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES ONLINE AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, THIS OCCURS THROUGH NO FAULT OF OWNER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD ONLY BE OPENED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,523 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 03/06/12 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,500.