2009 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK ON BY THE TIME SHE GOT HOME (APPROX. 15 MIN.). SHE WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHICH ALSO INVOLVES SOME SHARP TURNS AS THE DRIVE PROGRESSES TOWARD HOME.

THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS IN LINE BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN BUT IT WOULDN'T START AND WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. IT WAS TOWED AND IDENTIFIED AS THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED. THIS WAS BACK IN 2011. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS AND CUTS OUT WHENEVER WHEREVER WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I JUST REPLACED THIS IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AS THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE LOADING ZONE OF MY JOB AND WOULD NOT START RESULTING IN IT HAVING TO BE TOWED. IT'S 2015 AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN SO THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL OR DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IF NOT OTHERS.

WHEN I HIT A BUMP, SPEED BUMP, WATER, RAIN, ANYTHING OF THE LIKE, I GET THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT, YESTERDAY 9/13/79 I RECIEVED THE 4WHEEL DRIVE MAINTENCE NEEDED AS WELL WHEN I HAD THE TRAILBLAZER IN AUTO 4WD, THIS ISN'T THE FIRST OCCURANCE AND I BELIEVE THIS IS GOING TO END UP BEING A DANGER TO PEOPLE ESPECIALLY THOSE IN THE NORTHEAST, AS A FORMER FIREFIGHTER I HAVE SEEN WHAT THESE FAILURES CAN DO NOT ONLY TO THE CAR BUT TO THE PEOPLE AS WELL, FOR THIS I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL, SO AS TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES. AND MAKE THE CHEVY BRAND REPUTABLE AGAIN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE GENTLY CRASHED INTO A CURB. THE AIR BAGS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED SHORTLY AFTER THE MINOR COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

AS I WAS DRIVING IN MY YARD I HAPPENED TO BUMP THE IGNITION KEY AND THE MOTOR CUT OUT AND DIED. THIS CAUSED ME TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN AND AVOID BUMPING A POST CAUSING SOME BODY DAMAGE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING MY FRIEND IN THE YARD BECAUSE HE HAD MOVED FROM BY THE POST A MINUTE EARLIER. I HAVE HAD ONE MORE TIME WITH THIS PROBLEM, BUT NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE, BUT I AM NOW EXPERIENCING AN OCCASIONAL ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. COULD THIS IGNITION SWITCH ON THIS YEAR VEHICLE NEED TO BE RECALLED ALSO?

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. HIGH BEAMS FUNCTIONED AND FOG LAMPS FUNCTIONED. DROVE APP. 5 MILES AND PULLED OFF ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHTS STILL DID NOT FUNCTION. LEFT THE CAR FOR 2 HOURS AND RETURNED. STARTED THE CAR AND LIGHTS WENT ON FOR 1 MILE AND THEN WENT OFF AGAIN. THE LIGHTS WENT ON AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR LESS THAN A MILE OF DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. MAILED OUT 01/13/15*LJ

I JUST SAW THE RECALL GM IS DOING FOR THE 2006~2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I NOTICED THAT OTHER YEARS ARE NOT AFFECTED SPECIFICALLY MINE. MY 2009 TRAILBLAZER CURRENTLY HAS THIS ISSUES, BOTH LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THEM TO WORK. I HAVE HAD NO LUCK. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE FURTHER. WE HAVE TO DRIVE WITH OUR HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THANK YOU *JS

TRAVELING BETWEEN 50 TO 55 MPH. HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO DIM AND FLICKER. ON 10/29/2014, WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TRAVELED WITH HAZARDS ON FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES BEFORE HEADLAMPS CAME BACK ON. NOT SURE WHAT THE ISSUE MAY BE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.