Four problems related to alternator/generator/regulator have been reported for the 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
It bag for front driver light is on do not know why? there is some kind of electrical short and I've had it checked by two companies cannot find it I've had new battery, new alternator and still car stops working I get car jumped and can put key in ignition to try to start car and when I shut car off too soon or why I try to start car it's not working and then I cannot get key out of the ignition this has happened at least 5 times car only has 84883 miles on it this happenes if front of house when I go to start car. I am listing last time this happened was today but the airbag for the drivers side is always on now for about 5 months.
Takata recall, my 2008 chevy Trailblazer has 110,000 miles on it and for the past year it seems that I've been having electrical problems. This problem have been going on for about 6 month. Every now and then my car wont start and I have to get a boost off to get it started again. I took my SUV to get the battery and alternator checked and they said everything looked great. Then after that I noticed that my rear brake lights were going haywire with blinking lights going on and off and the car was not on. After I noticed the blinking lights, I went to try to start the car and it was dead. Also, my front passenger door motor went out , so the window wont go up or down. . This is very frustrating can someone please tell me if there are recalls on any of these problems.
I bought this 08 chevy Trailblazer new 9-30-08. From the date I bought it I noticed the charging hand on the instrument panel shows the battery not charging about 50% of the time,the owners manual says this is a fuel saving feature . When the battery is fully charged the alternator quits charging. After approximately 1 month of driving this veh. I noticed when it quit fully charging the power windows would not roll but 1/3rd of the way up,the veh. Can't be driven in the rain due to the wipers barely moving,the bose stereo system loses power and malfunctions,and im sure other things don't function properly,the transmission malfunctions and wont shift like it is designed to do,the miles per gallon gauge resets itself while the veh. Is moving. I have had the veh. To the local chevy dealer and they don't have a clue to why it is doing this,I think if your driving on a major highway and run into a hard rainstorm you would be lucky to get off the highway before causing a major accident due to the wipers not working properly,,I experienced the situation once but was lucky traffic was light. Am taking the veh. To another dealer this week to see if they can fix the problem. The wipers not working properly is an extremely dangerous problem.
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated the voltage regulator was corroded and caused the brake light unit on the rear driver's side to also corrode. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the sockets were replaced but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a second dealer where the alternator was replaced. The failure continued. The vehicle was then taken to a third dealer where it was awaiting repairs. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure when the contact notified them to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 6,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.