Three problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. After stopping the vehicle she shifted into park and removed her foot off of the brake pedal; the vehicle surged forward until she reapplied pressure to the brake pedal. Once the vehicle stopped she noticed that the instrument panel displayed that the vehicle was still shifted in drive even though the gear shift lever was in park. In order to turn off the vehicle she had to apply the parking brake. She attempted to restart the vehicle but it would not start. The failure was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 34,000.
I came to a complete stop and went to move into the intersection. A couple of feet into the intersection the transmission made a loud bang type sound and the SUV stopped moving. This almost caused accident with cross traffic and I was almost hit twice when I pushed the SUV out of the intersection. The SUV was repaired at a dealership the cause was a failure of the forward sprag in the transmission. Vehicle was a 2006 Trailblazer lt 4wd with a 5. 3 l v 8. Transmission was repaired old part was not available.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that when driving downhill and shifting into third gear, the vehicle only accelerated to 40 mph. The dealer stated that the vehicle was designed to operate in that manner. The current mileage is 7,000 and failure mileage was 4. The vehicle came equipped with a trailer hitch. The owners manual stated it could tow over 6,000 pounds. The transmission is a 4 speed auto. While going down hill, and manually moving the shift lever t the 3rd position for the engine compression, it would provide compression for slowing down to 40-45 mph. Updated 08/09/07.