general problems of the 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Frame rotting out - has rot holes - unsafe - remainder of truck is good but without a solid structure this truck is unsafe and useless. Many Trailblazer frames do not last and rot out from what I've been researching. Bad product gm.

I was just sitting in a drive thru and my passenger side window just started smoking and now it will not go down.

I was driving down the road and it was raining pretty hard. I hit a pothole that was not visible and my airbags, only on the sides, deployed.

I recently started having problems, one being my brake lights don't always work. I took it to a local chevy dealer and was told it all had to do with an electrical problem as is impossible to fix. Shouldn't my vehicle be recalled? I'm a safe driver and it's a bit upsetting knowing that I don't know if and when my break lights are working. Especially when I have small children with me. We recently moved, as my husband was following me, he was the one that noticed my brake lights weren't working.

While driving low beam lights shut off while driving at night. Will not come on now! this is a very dangerous situation for safety reasons. I am 73 years old and afraid to drive at night and also daytime with no daytime running lights. Please advise if there is a recall or solution so I can have dealer get it fixed. Loyal Chevrolet customer for 50 years that needs desperate help. Thank you! ## VIN passed ## chevy Trailblazer lt2 2008 ##.

On the 2008 Trailblazer, had two problems with the ignition switch. In April 2011 the tumbler mechanism portion of the ignition switch failed at approximately 27,225 miles and was replace under warranty. In may 2014 had difficulty starting the vehicle when the ignition switch was in the start position. Was able to start the vehicle and drive to the Chevrolet dealership. While waiting for the service technician, I moved the tilt steering wheel to a different position and the vehicle stopped running. This would have been an extremely dangerous situation under normal driving conditions. It was diagnosed that the electrical portion of the ignition switch had failed. The ignition switch was replaced. The approximate mileage was 71878.

Tl- the contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet trail blazer. The contact stated the vehicle key was stuck in the ignition, the vehicle was not taken into the dealer to see if the problem could be fix. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 144,000.

While sitting the the parked vehicle, with the key in ignition in the on position but engine off the dash began to pour smoke into the vehicle. Upon inspecting under the hood there were burned and melted wires leading to fuse box. Electrical fire occurred.

Since owning the vehicle; purchased used in 2005 from a dealer; we have had to replace the ignition switch twice. Called to report problem to Chevrolet since all the news of ignition switches; they didn't seem concerned or interested since this vehicle was not listed on the recall list. It has left me stranded twice and has cost me approx. $400.

I've noticed several times that my vehicle will turn on when I place the ignition key into the "on" position right before I turn the key all the way to start it. I'm not sure if it was due to the cold weather or not. Also, my engine light is always on and I had it tested which came back as an emissions control problem. Which could be the gas cap I haven't paid to fix yet.

After stopping at a stop sign the vehicle stopped dead in the intersection. Would not restart, could not be steered as there was no power at all. Vehicle was towed to dealership where a "new" ignition switch was installed. But no new shorter key with a hole in it was given to me. How can I be sure the new switch will not malfunction. This is exactly what has happened to the recalled vehicles. If I had gone two blocks further it would have been in a busy major highway intersection. So far no response from complaints to various gm sources.

In the fall of 2012, I had to replace an ignition switch in my Trailblazer at approx. 90,000 miles. Then, in July of 2013, we were driving on interstate 95 in CT, heavy traffic, high speeds, and all of a sudden my car just died. I, fortunately, was in the right hand lane and was able to drift off the road. A CT trooper sat behind us for an hour while we waited for aaa. It was a Sunday. We were towed to a Chevrolet dealer in old saysbrook, essex CT. Had to spend the night in a hotel and that Monday, the dealer put in another ignition switch. My mileage was a little over 100,000. Have all the documentation. Have you looked into ignition switch failure in Trailblazers? is my car safe to drive? would appreciate a response.

The air bag is the issue it says it needs serviced not for sure if anything else is wrong with the vehicle.