2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

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.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT SECTION OF A CITY STREET AT ONLY 30 MPH BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. I WAS STARTLED BUT QUICKLY LOOKED AROUND TO SEE IF I HAD HIT ANYTHING OR HAD BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. I WAS STILL MOVING FORWARD AND AS SOON AS SAFELY POSSIBLE PULLED THE CAR OVER AND GOT OUT TO INSPECT WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THERE WAS NO COLLISION WITH ANY OTHER OBJECT OR CAR AND THE AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAD NOT BEEN ON AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING NORMALLY. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND REQUESTED A TOW. THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAS SINCE DETERMINED THAT SINCE THERE HAS BEEN NO COLLISION THAT THE CAUSE MUST BE FROM A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE BODY SHOP HAS RUN THE CODES FROM THE ON BOARD COMPUTER AND THEY ARE B0051,B0058,B0062,B0065,B0070, AND U7300. EXCEPT FOR THE U7300 THE REST ARE STATING THE OBVIOUS THAT THE AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT TENSIONERS HAVE DEPLOYED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A SECTION OF ROAD THAT WAS CURVED I DO NOT THINK THAT I COULD HAVE MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

INCIDENT WITH MY 2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INCIDENT REPORTED ON SEPT. 9 AT 9:30PM WHICH OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A CUBSCOUTS MEETING, WITH MY 2 SONS IN THE VEHICLE. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME AROUND 845PM HOME FROM OUR METHODIST CHURCH,WHICH IS LOCATED ABOUT .3 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AS I A DRIVING. THE TIME OF THE DAY WAS DUSK AND STARTING TO GET DARK BUT A CLEAR SUNNY DAY BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. MY OLDEST SON, WHO IS 9, SAID WHAT IS THAT SMELL AND THEN MY OTHER SON, WHO IS 4 YEARS OLD ALSO SAID THE SAME THING. I DROVE SLOWLY DOWN THE HILL AS THIS OCCURRED OFF THE ROAD AND THE RED LIGHT NEAR OUR SUBDIVISION ENTRANCE. I LIVE IN HIXSON TN. I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AREA NEAR THE FUSE BOX AREA ON THE DRIVERS SIDE VEHICLE. I GOT HOME WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF THIS HAPPENING AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED MY CAR INTO MY DRIVE WAY AND TOLD BOTH MY BOYS TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I PULLED THE HOOD RELEASE UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL AND WENT TO LIFT THE HOOD AND COULD SEE BLACK SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE FUSE BOX AREA. I POPPED THE END CLIPS THAT KEEPS THE FUSE BOX IN PLACE AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX. WHEN I DID THIS, THERE WAS A SPARK OF FLAME AND SMOKE THAT PUT ITSELF OUT WHEN I LIFTED THE LID OFF THE FUSE BOX AND YOU CAN SEE WHAT HAPPENED(PHOTO ATTACHED FOR YOU TO SEE). YOU CAN SEE THERE IS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO MANY FUSES THAT CONTROL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN THIS VEHICLE SINCE THIS OCCURRED AS THE PERSON I TALKED TO INSTRUCTED ME NOT TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. I WOULD HATE TO GET LEGAL COUNSEL INVOLVED AND THE NATIONAL SAFETY AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION INVOLVED AND WOULD HOPE CHEVY WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS RESOLVED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR ## VIN PASSED ## CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2008 ##

SEEMS TO BE A LOT OF OTHERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD CONSIDER A RECALL. PEOPLE DON'T HAVE &500-$600 LAYING AROUND. AND THERE ARE MANY WITH SAME YEAR MAKE AND AROUND SAME MILEAGE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WATER GOT ON THE WINDOW SWITCHES BECAUSE THE DRIVERS WINDOW WAS LEFT OPEN A LITTLE DURING A RAIN STORM, AND NONE OF THE WINDOWS OR DOOR LOCK SWITCHES ON THE DRIVERS DOOR WORKED FOR 2 DAYS. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A RE-CALL FOR 2006 & 2007 MODEL YEARS FOR THE SAME REASON, SO WHY NOT ON THE 2008? *TR

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT WORKING PROPERLY CREATING DIFFICULT PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVER DOOR LOST POWER NOT WORKING AT ALL, ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS (PASSENGER, REAR, AND TRUNK LOCKING FUNCTIONS WORK) THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS SAME FUNCTION FOR 2006-2007 BUT 2008 WAS NOT INCLUDE. THE CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. A POWER SHORT IN DOOR LOCK AND POWER WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE SHORT CAUSE OVERHEARING, WHICH COULD MELT COMPONENTS OF THE DOOR MODULE, PRODUCING ODOR, SMOKE, OR A FIRE. AFTER REVIEW WITH MY SERVICE PROVIDER THIS IS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE PASS RECALL. CHEVROLET RECALL DOES NOT GO FAR ENOUGH TO INCLUDE ALL MODEL YEAR'S AFTER 2007 WHICH ALSO BE CHECKED FOR OLDER PARTS PLACE IN NEWER MODELS. *TR

ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION BOX POWER WIRING/RIBBON THAT IS UNDER LEFT REAR SEAT OVERHEATED AND CAUGHT PAPERS INSIDE CAR ON FIRE AND CAUGHT ENTIRE CAR ON FIRE FROM OVERHEATED COPPER RIBBON THAT FAILED TO TRIP CIRCUIT BREAKER TO STOP WIRING RIBBON OVERHEATING. THIS DEFECT IS COMMON AND WHEN THE MANUFACTURER CHANGED FROM WIRES TO COPPER RIBBON FOIL IT CREATED A MEANS FOR WIRING/RIBBON OVERHEATING AND SOURCE OF FIRE TO BEGIN. *TR

DRIVING AT 45MPH AND HIT A POTHOLE, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. TOOK TO DEALER AND THE TECH SAID THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO TIRES, WHEELS OR SUSPENSION SO THAT JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN. IT WILL HAVE TO BE AN INSURANCE CLAIM BECAUSE YOU WERE DRIVING AT THE TIME. TALKED TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AND HE SAID THERE ARE SCUFFS ON THE TIRES AND RIMS AND IT WAS ENOUGH JOLT TO SET OFF THE AIRBAGS SO THEY WERE WORKING AS DESIGNED. IT WILL HAVE TO BE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. *TR

THE INCIDENT HAPPENED EARLY IN THE MORNING ON THE WAY TO WORK. AS I WAS DRIVING, I CAME TO A RED LIGHT AND MADE MY RIGHT HAND TURN LIKE I ALWAYS DO. I STARTED DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND MY SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ON BOTH SIDES. IT SCARED ME & MY DAUGHTER SO BAD, AND IT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE AND HIT THE CURB ON THE LEFT SIDE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME. I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY DEPLOYED LIKE THEY DID. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS!! IT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE FACTORY!!!!! *TR