2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE MOTOR FOR THE WINDOW AND THE CABLES BURNED OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR MIRRORS WOULD MOVE INDEPENDENTLY. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WOULD ALSO OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WAS LOCKED AND WOULD CLOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHO STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR WINDOW SWITCH AND SIDE PANEL WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC UNPLUGGED THE WINDOW SWITCH. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA12004 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED SMOKING, NO VISIBLE FIRE BUT CLEARLY BLACK SMOKE. I CONTINUED TO PULLOVER AND TRY TO EXIT MY VEHICLE. WHEN I PULLED OVER I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT DID NOT WORK, SO I CONTINUED TO GET OUT MY PASSENGER DOOR. UPON MY OWN FURTHER INSPECTION I OPENED THE MASTER CONTROL UNIT WAS MELTED. *TR....UPDATED 08-24-12 *BF

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET MY SON FROM THE VEHICLE, THE LEFT REAR PASSENGER HANDLE ASSEMBLY PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOOR HOUSING AND INTO MY HAND. THE LINKAGE REMAINED INTACT, SO I PUSHED THE HANDLE BACK INTO PLACE AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. UPON BORESCOPE REVIEW, THE MOUNTING BRACKET TO WHICH THE HANDLE FASTENED WAS SO BADLY CORRODED THAT IT DISINTEGRATED WHEN I CLOSED THE DOOR AND DROPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. MIND YOU NOW THAT THIS CORROSION TOOK PLACE INSIDE THE DOOR HOUSING AS THE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY IS NOT SEALED WHATSOEVER FROM THE EXTERIOR ELEMENTS (AND GM WONDERS WHY THE RECENT DOOR.WINDOW SWITCH RECALL OCCURRED). UPON REVIEW OF THE RIGHT SIDE REAR PASSENGER DOOR, I NOTICED THE SAME RUST STAINING BELOW THAT HANDLE (VEHICLE IS WHITE, SO CONTRAST IS GOOD) SO IT IS LIKLEY ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT FAILS AS WELL. I CONTACTED CHEVY, WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER & TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERS FOR REQUIRED ASSESSMENT. WAS CALLED THE NEXT DAY BY CHEVY AND TOLD THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE "DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE CLIMATE WHERE I LIVE" (NORTHEAST). I QUESTIONED THEIR RATIONALE AND ASKED THEM IF THEY SOLD SPECIFIC VEHICLES TO NE CUSTOMERS - THEIR REPLY WAS "NO". I AGAIN REITERATED THAT THE CORROSION TOOK PLACE ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR, NOT THE EXTERIOR - HOWEVER THE SCRIPTED RESPONSE FROM CSR WAS THE SAME. I STRONGLY URGE NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AS IT IS A DEFINITIVE SAFETY ISSUE

GAS GAUGE SHOWING MORE FUEL THAN IN TANK....I RAN OUT OF GAS ....CAR SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. GAS GAUGE WOULD FLOAT FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND STOP ALONG THE WAY, SO YOU DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAD. THEN IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. *TR

RECENTLY, I FILLED MY GAS TANK & LOW FUEL LIGHT WARNING DISPLAYED AND LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. SINCE THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON STEADY (NOT BLINKING) MOST OF THE TIME. THE FUEL GAUGE FLOATS BACK AND FORTH NEVER REALLY LETTING YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE STATUS. THE DEALERS AND PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE- YET CHEVY REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE PRODUCT. IT IS FRUSTRATING & NERVE WRACKING TO NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL YOU HAVE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, AS WELL AS THE CONSTANT WARNING LIGHTS/ CHIMES DURING DRIVING. THIS IS THE SECOND SERIOUS ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE- JUST A MONTH BEFORE HAD TO REPAIR SAFETY ISSUE OF STABILITRAK TURNING ON AT RANDOM, AFTER TWICE IT SLOWED MY VEHICLE- WITHOUT WARNING- ON THE THRUWAY FROM 55 MPH TO ABOUT 20 MPH. I HAD DOCUMENTATION OF 4 TRIPS TO DEALER FOR THIS CONCERN WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR OF OWNERSHIP BUT "THE COMPUTER DOESN'T SHOW A PROBLEM" SO 5 YEARS LATER I FINALLY HAD THE CODE SHOW UP AFTER A CLOSE CALL ALMOST ACCIDENT. THIS CONCERN IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AS WELL & EVEN WITH CONTACTING CHEVROLET & THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL THEY STILL ONLY COVERED HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR PRODUCTS AND OBVIOUSLY WILL NOT UNLESS RECALLS ARE MANDATED- I URGE YOU TO DO JUST THAT. THANK YOU *TR

INITIALLY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS AS WELL AS THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLICKER WHILE THE CAR IS RUNNING IN PARK. THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING IN APRIL 2012. THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS CONTINUED TO WORK. JUNE 2012 THE RADIO BEGAN TO CUT OUT WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE DASH RADIO LIGHTS WOULD GO BLANK AND THE CLOCK RESET TO 12:00. THIS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST 4-5 OCCASIONS. OTHER TIMES WHEN HITTING A BUMP THE RADIO WOULD MAKE A STATIC CUT OUT SOUND BUT WOULDN'T FULLY GO OUT. JULY 2012 ON 3-4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AT ONCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY ON A FULL TANK AND THE DING DING DING SOUND CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. AUGUST 19, 2012, AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 8 MILES THE CAR SMELLED REALLY FUNNY LIKE BURNING RUBBER OR WIRE. SNIFFING AROUND THE SMELL WAS ORIGINATING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DASH/DOOR HINGE AREA. AT THIS TIME THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW STOPPED WORKING. THE TWO REMAINING PASSENGER WINDOWS CONTINUE TO WORK, HOWEVER HOURS LATER THE SMELL STILL REMAINS IN THE CAR. *TR

THIS NOT A FORMAL COMPLAINT, SIMPLY INFORMATION. WE HAD A 2006 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAD THE POWER EQUIPMENT SWITCHPLATE MELT DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGED. WHEN I PARKED IT THE WINDOWS WERE UP AND WHEN I WENT TO THE GARAGE 2 HOURS LATER THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS DOWN AND THE SMELL OF SMOKE CAME FROM INSIDE THE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL. SWITCHPLATE WAS IN-OPERATIVE. MY POINT IS GM KNOW ABOUT THIS AS EARLY AS 2007 AND NEGLECTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS AGENCY ALMOST KILLED OFF TOYOTA FOR ALLEGEDLY HIDING KNOWN DEFECTS; PERHAPS IT IS GM,S TIME IN THE CHAIR? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, HARNESS AND THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE MASTER SWITCH MALFUNCTION PREVENTED ALL THE WINDOWS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. ONLY 1 SPEAKER WORKS RADIO PLAYS AT LOW VOLUME. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF FIRST TIME AT A RED LIGHT IT TURNED GREEN I WAS THE ONLY CAR AT THE LIGHT WHEN I HIT THE GAS IT FELT LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME LOOK NO ONE BEHIND ME THEN THE REAR BRAKES WERE LOCKED UP I DROVE IT 1/4 OF A MILE AND THEY UNLOCKED THEM SELVES I DROVE TO MY DEALER TOLD THEM HE LOOKED IT UP SAID THERE WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THAT TOOK MY BLAZER IN FOR A OIL CHANGE AN I SUPPOSED LOOKED AT THE BRAKES THEN ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER THE SAME THING AND IT FELT LIKE SOME ONE REAR ENDED ME AGAIN BUT NO ONE THERE BEHIND ME..THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO IN JULY THE SAME THING AT A RED LITE AND I HAD 3 SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE BLAZER WHEN THEY ALL THOUGHT SOME ONE RAN INTO THE REAR OF ME BUT NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME THE REAR BRAKES ONLY STAYED LOCKED UP MAYBE 300 YARDS AND THEN RELEASED ..THEN TODAY AT A STOP SIGN 8-16-2012 SAME THING THEN ALL KIND OF NOISE GOING TO THE DOCTORS OFFICE ABOUT 1/4 OF A MILE AWAY GOT INTO THE PARKING LOT AN THE DRIVE SHAFT FELL OUT AT THE FRONT OF THE TRANS HERE BOTH BARS TRAILING ARMS AT THE REAR AXLE BROKE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP(GREENWOOD) IN AUSTINTOWN OHIO I HAVE 43000 MILES ON IT AND BOUGHT IT NEW AT GREENWOOD CHEVROLET. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DRIVER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT ON FIRE SOMETIME EARLY MORNING WHILE WE SLEPT. NOW MY VEHICLE WILL NOT START AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW MODULE IS TOTALLY MELTED. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH OTHER THINGS PRIOR TO THIS. MY DOOR CHIMES STOPPED WORKING. MY AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT OF THE VENTS AND MY RADIO SPEAKERS ARE NOT WORKING. MY TEENAGER DRIVES THIS VEHICLE SO THIS IS A BIG CONCERN FOR ME. I REALLY WOULD LOVE GM TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HONOR THEIR PRODUCT. I FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. I HAVE SEEN WEBSITES WITH COMPLAINT AFTER COMPLAINT WITH THE TRAILBLAZER'S ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE NEED A VOICE. SOMEONE WHO HAS THE POWER OR PULL TO FORCE CHEVY TO RECALL THE ELECTRICAL ISSUES REGARDING THEIR WORKMANSHIP OR THE QUALITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. *TR UPDATED 8/17/12 *CN

OUR TRAILBLAZER HAS THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF CONSTANTLY. HAD IT CHECKED BY OUR REGULAR MECHANIC WITH THE TESTER AND IT READ THE THERMOSTAT NEEDED REPLACING WHICH WAS DONE. THE LIGHT IS STILL GOING ON AND OFF AND HAVING IT RECHECKED THE READING SAID A PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING FAN. CHECKED FAN AND NOTHING. THE HEADLIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES AND THEN OFF. WHEN IT IS RAINING THEY ONLY WORK ON FAST SPEED. THE WINDOW CLEANER COMES ON WHEN THE WIPERS DUE WHICH IS HAZARDOUS WHEN IT IS RAINING CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WE ARE GOING ON A LONG TRIP IN TWO WEEKS. DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE AS LISTED ON THE COMPLAINTS SECTION. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES CORRODED THROUGH AND STARTED LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT, HARNESS AND THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE MASTER SWITCH MALFUNCTION PREVENTED ALL THE WINDOWS FROM WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MASTER SWITCH AND THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 47,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE CONTROL MECHANISM ON THE DOOR HANDLE WERE MELTING, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM OPENING THE WINDOW OR LOCKING THE DOOR. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS STRONG BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,250.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. AFTER TAKING THE DOOR PANEL OFF, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL HAD MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 113,000. UPDATED 09/11/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT ON 7/12 THE BLOWER FROM THE MOTOR FAILED BECAUSE OF A RELAY THAT ALSO MELTED, UPDATED 09/14/2012 *JS UPDATED 10/12/12*LJ UPDATED 10/15/2012 *JS

2006 TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED NOT RUNNING. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR THERE WAS A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL AND SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR. WHEN I PULLED THE DOOR WINDOW SWITCH PANEL OUT, THE SIDE OF IT WAS MELTED AND HAD MELTED PART OF THE DOOR PANEL, WINDOW, DOOR LOCK, AND WINDOW LOCK BUTTON DON'T WORK. I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DRIVERS DOOR, BECAUSE THE REMOTE DOESN'T WORK ON THAT DOOR. LOOKED UP RECALLS AND WAS SURPRISED WHEN IT WASN'T ON YOUR WEBSITE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 08/21/12*LJ

DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH, SMELLED BURNING PLASTIC?, SMOKE COMES FROM DRIVERS DOOR, NOW WINDOWS NOT WORKING, AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NOT WORKING, GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING. TOLD MASTER WINDOW SWITCH AND WIRING IN DOOR NEEDS REPLACING DUE TO MELTING. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 OF A TANK SO WE DID NOT STOP TO GET GAS, THINKING WE HAD ENOUGH TO GET HOME. 3MIN LATER WE RAN OUT ON THE HWY WITH 4 CHILDREN IN THE CAR 2 THAT ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 2 . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALL OF THE REMAINING WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 8/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE ENTIRE DASH CLUSTER SHUT DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, THE SIDE MIRRORS STARTED MOVING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VENT BLOWERS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP ON THEIR OWN. AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE DASH CLUSTER STARED FUNCTIONING AGAIN, AND THE MIRRORS STOPPED MOVING, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS NOT WORKING AS THE VENT BLOWERS DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $200 JUST TO TAKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL OFF AND LOOK AT IT. UPDATED 08/29/12

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING AND HAVING TO CHANGE THEM BI WEEKLY. *TR

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT STORE. UPON ENTERING VEHICLE AND STARTING THE VEHICLE, NOTICED THICK SMOKE COMING FROM DRIVERS DOOR. VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN, SMOLDERING STOPPED. REMOVED WINDOW CONTROL MODULE TO FIND MELTED PLASTIC AND EVIDENCE OF HIGH HEAT. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THERE WAS A SMOKE SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE MAIN SWITCH DOOR PANEL. AFTER OPENING THE MAIN SWITCH DOOR PANEL, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE SWITCHES WERE MELTED INSIDE OF THE DOOR. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

THE PROBLEMS JUST BEGAN WITH MY CAR WITH THE GAS GAUGE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AND WITH IN 2 WEEKS I HAD TO CHANGE THE DRIVERS SIDE TAILLIGHT WHICH WAS NOT ONLY BURNED OUT BUT THE HOUSING WAS MELTED TO THE BULB. NEXT WITHIN A WEEKS TIME I WAS IN THE DRIVE THRU GETTING FOOD AND ALL THE GAUGES JUST FLASHED AND THE CAR DIED. UPON TRYING TO RESTART IT SEVERAL TIMES THE LIGHTS FLASHED OFF AND ON; THE DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED THEMSELVES AND THEIR WAS NOT EVEN ENOUGH POWER TO CALL ONSTAR. CHECK FUSES FOUND NO PROBLEMS. STILL WAITING DIAGNOSIS AND GETTING IT FIXED. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL WOULD NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND FOUND IT TO BE BLOWN. I REPLACED IT WITH THE EXACT SAME SIZE AND TYPE OF FUSE. THEN I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE DOOR WINDOW CONTROL PANEL SWITCH THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS AND PLASTIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CONTROL PANEL AND REGULATOR HAD FRIED AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILBLAZERS OF THE SAME YEAR. THE FUEL SENSOR IS BAD IN THIS MODEL, I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALSO DUE TO THIS. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS A FEW TIMES DUE TO THE FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE THAT WOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX AND THE CONSUMER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED!!!! *TR

SLOWING FOR A STOP SIGN. ENGINE STOPPED. FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. FUEL GAUGE INACCURATE. HAD IT CHANGED ($450.00), SENDING UNIT IN FUELPUMP. JULY 1,2012.SAME THING. REPAIRS WERE LESS BY $175.00 BECAUSE THE SHOP I DEAL WITH (I AM A GOOD CUSTOMER) FELT I NEEDED A BREAK, AND DID NOT CHARGE TO REPLACE IT THE SECOND TIME. WHEN WE PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THE AC / VENT DOES NOT OPEN FOR THE DASH PORTS. ALL OTHER PORTS, IE FLOOR, DEFROST, WORK SOMEWHAT. THIS MORNING THE WHOLE BLOWER QUIT. I WENT OUT THIS AFTERNOON AND THE BLOWER AGAIN BLOWS,BUT NOT THE DASH VENTS....ARGGGGGGGG IS THERE ANY SOLUTION? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT ENGINE START UP, THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUED TO INDICATE EMPTY AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT LATER REMOVED THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL AND NOTICED THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED OUT A FEW COMPOONENTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 08/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO FIRE, ONLY SMOKE. UPDATED 08/15/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT DISPLAY THE PROPER FUEL LEVEL READING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FIVE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CONTROL PANEL ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, WHICH CONTROLLED THE WINDOWS, WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AFTER A RECENT RAINSTORM, WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. WINDOWS WILL GO DOWN AND COME RIGHT BACK UP. THEY NOW ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL GO DOWN AND NOT COME UP, OR GO DOWN AND COME RIGHT BACK UP. VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS IF THEY LIKE TO PUT THEIR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW WHILE YOUR DRIVING AND IT GOES UP ON THEM; IT'S POSSIBLE THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS STUCK AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

POWER WINDOWS WERE ROLLED UP AND KEY OFF AND VEHICLE UNATTENDED AND LOCKED. LATER IN AFTERNOON AFTER IT RAINED IT WAS REPORTED THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS DOWN. AFTER CHECKING ON THE VEHICLE THE WINDOW HAD ROLLED ITSELF DOWN SOMETIME WHILE IN AT WORK. THE DRIVERS WINDOW SWITCH WOULD NOT OPERATE. AFTER GETTING ESTIMATE AT GM DEALER(700+) AND BODY SHOP(350 PLUS PROGRAMMING AT GM DEALER), THEY WERE ABLE TO JUMP MOTOR TO ROLL UP WINDOW AND DISABLE SWITCH. HARNESS AND SWITCH WERE STARTING TO MELT AND DEFORM WIRE INSULATION AT DRIVERS WINDOW SWITCH BUT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE OR MELT TO BARE WIRING. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND IS A SAFETY CONCERN. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS AT THE GAS STATION AFTER I FILLED UP. OVER THE PAST 8 MONTHS IT BECAME WORSE AND NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK. I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED FROM A BMW DEALER JUST LAST JULY. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN WHERE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THAT MAY INVOLVE A FUEL SENSOR. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE FIRE CAME FROM UNDER THE FRONT END. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WITHIN SECONDS THE FIRE SPREAD AND BURNT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW YARD FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE PRESENT. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 115,000.

THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE. I RAN OUT OF GAS WHEN I THOUGHT THERE WAS GAS IN THE CAR. SINCE THEN (HAD JUST RECENTLY PURCHASED VEHICLE) I HAVE TO FILL UP AND RESET MILEAGE SO THAT I WILL KNOW IF I ACTUALLY HAVE GAS AND WHEN IT IS LIKELY THAT I'LL NEED TO GET MORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A READING OF EMPTY AFTER REFUELING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK COULD BE FULL BUT THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS ISSUE STARTED WHEN THE BACK HATCH OF THE TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT LOCK OR OPEN AND THE REAR WIPER WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER DEALING WITH THIS FOR A FEW MONTHS THE DOORS, WINDOWS AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT STOPPED WORKING. ALSO, THE DOORS WOULD NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WITH THE KEYLESS ENTRY. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, I CHANGED THE LGM FUSE (IT WAS BLOWN). ONCE THE FUSE WAS CHANGED EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING EXCEPT THE BACK HATCH. I MANUALLY LOCKED THE BACK HATCH AND CLOSED IT. ONCE THE HATCH WAS CLOSED ALL OF THE DOORS LOCKED AND I COULD NOT OPEN THE TRUCK. I MANUALLY USED THE KEY AND OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR I COULD HEAR THE ELECTRICAL WIRES BURNING IN THE DOOR PANEL AND THROUGHOUT THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE AND SMELT OF BURNT PLASTIC. LUCKILY I WAS NOT INSIDE THE TRUCK WHEN THE FIRE STARTED BECAUSE NONE OF THE UNLOCK OR WINDOW BUTTONS WORKED. I WOULD HAVE BEEN STUCK INSIDE OF A BURNING TRUCK. I UNPLUGGED THE NEGATIVE CHARGE OF THE BATTERY AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. ONCE THE FIRE WAS OUT I TRIED STARTING THE TRUCK AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WENT THROUGH ALL OF THE GEARS WITH THE TRUCK OFF, I PULLED UP THE E-BRAKE AND THE TRUCK STARTED. ONCE I SHUT THE TRUCK BACK OFF IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY ROAD, I BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNT SMELL. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND SAW A LITTLE WISP OF SMOKE FROM MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER TO MY BATTERY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE TOOK OUT THE SWITCH CLUSTER. OPENED THE CLUSTER AND SAW A BURNT MARK ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF CIRCUIT BOARD. IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PICTURES RECEIVED 06/25/12 UPDATED 06/29/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STABILITY LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE BRAKES UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH BEFORE THE BRAKES RELEASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE YAW SENSOR, BUT THAT DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

STABILITRAK/ABS ENGAGING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT REGULAR AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS!!!! WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE REDUCES SPEED,I CAN NOT ACCELERATE, LOUD GRINDING SOUND FROM FRONT END, VIBRATION FELT FROM BRAKE PEDAL WHEN I TRIED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES. I HAD TO PULL OVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY SITUATION SEMI WAS BEHIND ME AND HAD TO SWERVE TO THE OTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING ME!!!! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED AT ENGINE START UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR BOTH HEADLIGHTS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BURNING SMELL WAS COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THERE WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12003 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ONE CODE P0461 - FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR CIRCUIT HIGH VOLTAGE. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND SHOULD BE A RECALLABLE ISSUE. FURTHERMORE, THE SUSPENSION ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN A FINANCIAL DRAIN FROM THE SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT END LINKS STABILIZER SHAFT AND BALL JOINTS. *TR

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH HAD A BURNING SMELL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND AUTOMATIC DOOR DO NOT WORK. UPON INSPECTING THE SWITCH IT WAS NOTICED THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD MELTED ON THE LEFT SIDE PORTION. *TR

FUEL GAUGE INOPERABLE JUST AS STATED IN ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS. CHEVY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO REPAIR AT NO COST FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW HOUSING PANEL MELTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW SWITCHES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES, THERE WERE SPARKS SEEN FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WITHIN SECONDS, FLAMES BEGAN SHOOTING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED WHO ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE.THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

FUEL GAUGE INTERMITTENTLY DISPLAYS INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL DUE TO AN EMPTY FUEL TANK. GAUGE MAY DISPLAY FULL WHEN EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. *TR

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. PROBLEM HAS CAUSED MY FAMILY TO BE STRANDED ON THE FREEWAY AT NIGHT WHILE I AM AT WORK AND I HAVE TO GO HELP THEM THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. GM ONLY WANTS TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIR,WHICH IS NOT RIGHT AS THE ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

ON MAY 25,2012, MY WIFE WAS TRAVELING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 75 MPH AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT - TIRE SIDEWALL DAMAGE RESULTED AFTER ROLLING TO STOP ON FLAT TIRE. EVIDENT THAT TREAD CLEANLY SEPARATED FROM TIRE BODY IN ONE LOCATION. TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 38,000 MILES ON IT AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. JUST BEEN ROTATED AND INSPECTED ON MAY 2, 2012. LUCKILY NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *TR