Four problems related to car will not start have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Car was parked, used my key pad to open doors only back hatch unlock, had to use my key to open driverside, very strong smell by the time I got the door open, like burning wire, car would not start smell got stronger was afraid car was gonna catch on fire so unhook battery, had it towed to shop ,the drivers door module was burnt black, contacted gm after 2 days they told me it was a factory defect, and it would be taken care of. Cars fixed and now they only gave me 10% off , then they hung up on me.
I have a 2006 Trailblazer and a few weeks ago my driver side control panel stopped working. Could not use my remote to open the door and was unable to put any windows down. I thought there was a short in the wires somewhere because the next day the panel worked. Now, two weeks later I stopped at the store and was getting out of the car and again I could not lock my doors using the button on the control panel. I left the door unlocked and when I came out (within minutes) my door window had gone down on its own while I was in the store. When I got into the car, my daughter and I could smell something burning. She immediately made me go to the garage and have her mechanic check it out. He was able to remove the panel and showed us where the plastic part that goes inside the handle had melted and could have caused a fire in the car. He called around to try and find a replacement part and was finally able to find one and was quoted over $300 for just the part!! then, I had to set up an appointment with the dealer to have it installed because it has to be programmed to my car and I was quoted about $103 for installation!!!! I can not believe this problem has not been listed as a recall after reading all the complaints with the same problem. I plan on getting a phone number from the dealer for the gm corporate office to file an automotive complaint tomorrow. I hope to be reimbursed for this part and the labor charge. This sounds like a serious safety issue to me and thank goodness my car did not start on fire while I was driving. . Read more...
My 2006 chevy Trailblazer driver side door caught on fire sometime early morning while we slept. Now my vehicle will not start and driver side door and window module is totally melted. I have had issues with other things prior to this. My door chimes stopped working. My air will not blow out of the vents and my radio speakers are not working. My teenager drives this vehicle so this is a big concern for me. I really would love gm to step up to the plate and honor their product. I feel taken advantage of. I have seen websites with complaint after complaint with the Trailblazer's electrical problems. We need a voice. Someone who has the power or pull to force chevy to recall the electrical issues regarding their workmanship or the quality of their product. Updated 8/17/12.
Vehicle was on and being driven on the highway/freeway when it shut off and lost power. Vehicle came a stop and restarted vehicle and it did not start immediately after a few attempts it started as if nothing happened and I drove it home. Luckily I arrived home and entered my driveway and it shut off again and has not been able to be restarted since. I have not gotten any resolution or help from a Chevrolet company and they can not say what it possibly could be. There are Trailblazer forums online that state the same by other owner who are experiencing the same. Please help as I and my kids could have been hurt or killed.