Body problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer

I was sold this vehicle with a corroded frame and was untold of this issue.

My son was in an accident in his 2006 Trailblazer. He was crossing a city street intersection when another vehicle struck his truck on the drivers side at an estimated 40+mph, the truck flipped and slid about 15-20 feet. None of the airbags deployed.

Driving on freeway at a cruise control speed of 70 mph without any warning lights or malfunctions with the truck, white smoke was noted from behind the truck. Smoke immediately became worse and truck was pulled off on side of road. Smoke was noted coming from under front hood as well. Driver then saw flames coming up driver side window. Driver ran from vehicle and it was consumed in fire. The whole vehicle was a fire bomb and destroyed. No injury was sustained by driver as of next day except to say shock and emotional trauma. Driver side door switch for safety recall of possible fire was done and serviced on April 2015. Truck was in the shop the previous day for a tie rod repair, oil change, and tire rotation. Mechanic said the truck looked in good shape without any problems noted on the vehicle. I have pictures on my phone of a ball of fire that was the truck.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while traveling at approximately 55 mph, she witnessed smoke coming into the vehicle through the vents without warning. The contact also stated that flames began to come through the passenger side instrument panel. A fire report was filed. The fire department extinguished the fire. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000. Ec.

On August 2014, general motor decided that a defect which relates driver's door was not working properly it was to be replaced a safety related defect corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board causing the power door lock's and window switches to function intermittently or stop working in November of 2014 at the rochester ,mn dealer was to install a new door module at no charge to me the Chevrolet dealer rochester , said they performed the service that November 2014 but as of today the power door 's lock and window switches are doing just what the recall said after the service was performed should not do so on July 2015 I retune to the dealer and told them about the lock and window switches not working and was told by the dealer I need to pay $130. 00 dollars or more to have them fix the problem I told the rochester ,dealer it was on a recall to be fix at a no charge to myself and was told they did fix the problem back in 2014 now the $130. 00 is to see why the problem is back !!.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the driver side control module melted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed the module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 111,000.

My car got on fire yestday from the covler comparment inside the passenger side! I want to know if my car is on recall please help me thank you.

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 in event of an accident in which my children would have to be rapidly extracted from the vehicle and the first responder is sitting there with a faulty handle in his hand. Yes, they could break the window, but try telling a 1 & 3 year old to close their eyes and turn their head and see if compliance is attained!.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the lift gate did not close properly. Upon further investigation, he noticed that the latch had rusted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnosis and the contact was informed that the latch would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified but offered no assistance. The vehicle had not been repaired. The mileage was unknown.

I have a 2006 chevy Trailblazer ext. I was driving around and it was pretty windy. I noticed that there seemed to be alot of air coming in thru the rear hatch. When I opened the glass on the rear hatch I noticed that the hinge had come unglued from the window. Since it was windy it also caused some of the other hinges to crack and break where the 3rd brake light is located. I had to forcibly close the rear window and now it is only being held by one hinge on the right side and in the lower middle where it closes and locks. Chevy says that it'll cost me over $1,300 to get fixed since it is out of warranty. It only has 53,000 miles on it.

Gas gauge bcame very erratic. Finally didn't register at all. Check engine light came on while out of town. Took the car to a merlin automotive for repair. Spent hundreds of dollars and the light would not go off. Mass air flow meter, plugs, fuel rail, throttle position sensor, fuel injectors. They even called in a chevy technician who could not figure it out. When I returned home I took it to my local repair shop where they dropped the tank and replaced the sending unit. Hundreds of dollars in expenses. Then the heating fan switch started smoking and had to be replaced as it had melted and nothing worked . Also, every door rusted through at the bottom including hte rear ahtch. Dealers' response:welcome to wisconsin. I spent $700 to have the rust cleaned up.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the rear spoiler brake light separated from the vehicle and flew into oncoming traffic. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and they advised her that the vehicle was no longer under warranty and they could not assist. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

At 33,000 miles the chevy bowtie emblem on the rear of the car was replaced under warranty, at 35,000 miles the front one was replaced. Both had deteriorated on their own. Now at 49,000 miles they are deteriorating again. These should still be replaced at dealers/gm cost.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving at 65 mph, the brake light cover assembly above the rear hatch fractured from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the brake light cover assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000.

The rear center brake light cover assembly located above the rear hatch fails. I need to have it replaced. I have already had it replaced once. This will be the 3rd one that will be on this vehicle. Currently it is off. I can not take a chance on causing an injury accident to someone because it can blow off the back of the vehicle. My sister has a 2005 model and has also had hers replaced. Hers did blow off and shattered in the roadway.

The electric seat control panel which is located on the drivers seat on the lower left side becomes dislodged upon a larger person sitting in the drivers seat. My vehicle had this problem and was taken to a gm garage and the panel was reattached more than once if I remember correctly. The side panel still continues to come off. The dislodging of this panel could cause the seat to move while the vehicle is in motion unexpectedly repositioning the driver and change the drivers position relative to the steering wheel as well as the brake and gas causing loss of control.