2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MODULE EXHIBITED A SHORTAGE AND A DYSFUNCTIONAL CIRCUIT BOARD, CAUSING THE DOOR PANEL SWITCH AND WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODULE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

MY WIFE WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FUEL GAUGE READ THAT THE TANK HAD A LITTLE OVER A 1/2 OF A TANK LEFT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHE ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE DITCH. WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP THE TANK READ EMPTY. MY WIFE AND KIDS HAD TO WAIT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN OVER 100 DEGREE WEATHER FOR OVER AN HOUR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM WORK AND TAKE HER FUEL. WE WENT DIRECTLY TO THE GAS STATION AND PUT IN $50 OF FUEL AND THE GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO PUT IN FUEL AND THE NEEDLE MOVES BACK AND FORTH AND ALWAYS SETTLES BACK ON EMPTY AND THE NO FUEL LIGHT ALWAYS COME ON. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL THERE REALLY IS AT THIS POINT. I AM AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE VEHICLE ANY LONGER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL BAD SITUATION. IF MY WIFE HADN'T BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE AND THEY WOULD'VE CRASHED ON THE HIGHWAY THEY COULD ALL BE DEAD RIGHT NOW. I HAVE READ ON OTHER PAGES THAT THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVY DOES NOT WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I GUESS THEY WON'T UNTIL PEOPLE START DYING FROM THIS. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A CHEVY VEHICLE. *TR

MOST RECENT IS A DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR/WINDOW CONTROLS THAT HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. CONTROLS HAVE BEEN SPORADIC FOR OVER A MONTH AND HAVE NOW, AND IT STOPPED COMPLETELY WITH THE WINDOW IN THE DOWN POSITION. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY NOT TO EXPERIENCE THE BURNING/MELTING ISSUE OTHERS HAVE BEFORE IT STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER - BUT MY WINDOW IS NOW IN THE DOWN POSITION AND CANNOT BE CLOSED. IN ADDITION TO THE DOOR/WINDOW CONTROLS, THE REAR WINDOW WIPER STOPPED WORKING ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT OVER A YEAR AND A HALF AGO SO TANK ALWAYS REGISTERS EMPTY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. (I HAVE RECEIVED THE OFFER FROM CHEVY TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE I WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR COSTS, I HAVE YET TO HAVE IT DONE -- CHEVY SHOULD PAY 100%, NOT 50%). I'VE ALREADY REPLACED THE TIE RODS ABOUT A YEAR AGO, BUT WAS JUST TOLD THAT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKING @ 60 MPH SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT (USED) FROM A DEALER. AFTER QUITE THE RUN AROUND AND FOUR EXTENDED STAYS AT THE DEALERS REPAIR SHOP IT WAS MAGICALLY TAKEN CARE OF AFTER I THREATENED TO FILE "LEMON LAW" PAPERWORK. I'M JUST DONE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED SHORTLY AFTER, THE WINDOWS CONTROLS FOR THE OTHER THREE WINDOWS BEGAN TO WORK AGAIN SPORADICALLY, EXCEPT FOR THE DRIVER'S WINDOW WHICH WAS PROPPED CLOSED. ON OCCASION, WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WIDOW BUTTON WAS TOUCHED MY MISTAKE, THE WINDOW WOULD MOVE SLIGHTLY UNTIL BEING STOPPED BY THE 2X4. THE CONSUMER FINALLY HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS DONE, AFTER WAITING ON THE PARTS. THE DEALER REMOVED THE 2X4 FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND THE CONSUMER WAS CHARGED $105.55 TO GET THE WINDOW OPERATIONAL AGAIN. UPDATED 05/23/13

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ABOUT 20 MPH AND THE DRIVERS WINDOW WENT DOWN BY ITSELF AND WOULDN'T GO BACK UP, SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TRY TO START VEHICLE NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEN A FEW SECONDS LATER IT STARTS ON ITS OWN,WHEN IT RAINS ALL THE SPEAKERS QUIT WORKING EXCEPT THE FRONT TWEETER SPEAKERS, SOMETIMES WHEN I SHUT THE DRIVERS DOOR KIND OF HARD IT WONT START AND U CANT LOCK DOORS WITH KEYLESS ENTRY,FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING AFTER I FILLED UP WITH GAS. *JS

FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LIGHTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FOR POWER FEATURES WOULD FLICKER ON AND THEN OFF CAUSING HEATED SEATS TO NOT WORK, WINDOWS COULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN, INABILITY TO POWER LOCK OR UNLOCK. NUMEROUS TIMES THE DRIVE HAS HAD TO CROSS THE CENTER CONSOLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. TODAY ON 6/1/12, THE PANEL WAS NOT LITE UP AND WOULD NOT ALLOW WINDOWS TO OPERATE, UNLOCK OR LOCK OR HEAT FOR SEATS. AFTER TRYING A FEW MORE TIMES, THERE WAS A SMELL OF FIRE AND SMOKE. (YELLOWISH). THANKFULLY THE CAR WAS IN THE PARKED POSITION AND WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT, OPEN THE DOOR BY MANUALLY PUSHING THE LOCK BUTTON TO OPEN. WE QUICKLY REMOVED THE POWER MAIN DOOR SWITCH FROM THE DOOR HAND REST WHERE IT WAS APPARENT BY SMELL AND TOUCH OF THE BURNING OF THE EQUIPMENT. *TR

I SEEM TO BE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS OTHERS. MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NO WINDOWS, MIRRORS, HEATED SEATS. THE LIGHT WILL NOT COME ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WILL NO LONGER STAY ON WHEN THE KEY IS SHUT OFF. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT CAUSES THIS AND HOW MUCH IT COST TO FIX IT? IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *JS

IN SUMMER OF 2011 I HAD THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE FUEL GAUGE INCORRECTLY SHOWING THE FUEL LEVEL. THIS WENT ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MONTHS. AS OF JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, I HAVE THE ISSUE AGAIN , ONLY THIS TIME THE FUEL GAUGE IS DOWN COMPLETELY AND SHOWING EMPTY 90% OF THE TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND OFFER 50% DISCOUNT ON REPAIR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY AFFECTING A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF THIS MODEL OF CHEVROLET. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND WE WERE TOLD TO TAKE IT TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY. DEALER, WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT CHEVY WOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM BY PAYING HALF THE COST TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM, THIS IS SUCH A RIP OFF ,THERE PROBLEM YET WE HAVE TO PAY HALF TO FIX IT ,NOT RIGHT. I HAVE GONE TO MANY WEB SITES AND THIS IS A VERYCOMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS,ALL YEARS . THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHEVY. MADE TO FIX THERE PROBLEM FOR NOTHING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

MY LIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER ALONG WITH THE DASH BOARD INSTRUMENTATION AND THE VOLT METER DIPS DOWN TO AROUND 12. THIS PROBLEM INITIALLY OCCURRED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. IT SEEMS TO HAVE SOME SORT OF SHORT. I CALLED MY LOCAL AUTO SHOP WHO SAID HE WOULD TAKE A LOOK BUT DOUBTED HE WOULD FIND THE PROBLEM SINCE HE COULDN'T WITH THE LAST ONE HE LOOKED AT!! I REALLY ENJOY THIS VEHICLE AND I'M HOPING THAT SOMEONE STUMBLES ACROSS THE REAL ISSUE AND IS ABLE TO HELP ME TO FIX MY TRAILBLAZER. *TR