Latches/locks/linkage Problems of Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 1

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving 30 mph, the headlights failed and turned off independently. When the contact exited the vehicle, the locks independently engaged and locked the contact out. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic for that incident. Later, the electrical components on the front driver's side door, including the side view mirror, power window, and power lock switches, failed. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the driver's door master power window switch module failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer rebooted the module as a temporary repair, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures and advised the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer and pay for the repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 195,000. The VIN was unavailable.

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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360. While the vehicle was parked, the front and rear driver side door windows failed to operate and the front driver door could not be locked. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 15v599000 (visibility). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the driver side door lock malfunctioned and the driver was unable to open the door from the outside. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that a clip inside the door locking mechanism fractured. The clip was replaced and the failure was remedied. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 156,000.

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Tl * the contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the power window and lock on the driver side door were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing, but was not repaired. The VIN was excluded from NHTSA campaign number: 13v248000 (electrical system, visibility). The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 192,000.

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The contact owns a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving various speeds, the front driver side power door lock and window failed to activate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic on numerous occasions. The vehicle was repaired, but the cause of the failure was unknown. The failure recurred after the repair was performed. The vehicle was not repaired for the most recent failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

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The contact owns a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact was driving 30 mph when another driver informed her that the vehicle was on fire. The contact moved off the roadway and attempted to exit the vehicle but the doors would not unlock. The door finally opened after several attempts of engaging the automatic door lock function. The police and fire department was notified. The cause of the failure was an electrical malfunction. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 157,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the front driver side power window and door lock failed to operate intermittently. In addition, the radio remained operable even though the engine was turned off. The vehicle had not been diagnosed ore repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.

I came out to my vehicle today, unlocked the door with the keyless remote but the driver's door was unresponsive. Upon starting the vehicle I realized the windows don't work on the driver's side as well. I removed the driver door control module to find a burn mark internally on the door as well as burnt plastic on the door module itself. The window and lock worked fine the night before so I'm concerned with the short circuit occurring over night without a key in the ignition.

Driver door power window and lock control circuit board malfunctioned and started to smoke and failed to operate driver window, also lights inside window and door lock switches no longer works, upon removing switch assembly I found it to be badly melted and black, it appeared to have caught on fire.

We were on vacation and we were getting ready to leave and we tried to unlock doors to enter vehicle and all doors except the driver door unlocked. A passenger leaned over to unlock the driver door and hit the driver window down switch. The key was not in the ignition. A burning smell was noticed and the driver door was completely dead. We were able to open the door and drive the vehicle. When I returned home I popped out the driver door module and noticed that the plastic case was melted. I opened the unit and noticed that a wiring harness connecting the 2 printed circuit boards was completely burned. Luckily this did not cause a major fire.

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Vehicle was parked for the evening, turned off, no key in ignition, and unattended. Driver door module worked fine the previous day. The next morning, no parts of the module worked. Upon investigation, we discovered that the left side of the module by the driver window button had a burn spot on it and smelled like an electrical fire. The dealer quoted the part only price as over $300. 00. Updated 7/31/12 the dealer replaced the door lock module. Updated 08/01/12.

Vehicle was parked with all doors locked and the vehicle not running. The remote unlock button was engaged and all doors unlocked with the exception of the driver door. The remote unlock was engaged 3 to 4 more times. The door was manually unlocked from passenger's side. When the door was opened, smoke was pouring out of the inside. We poured available liquids down the window slot but smoke was still pouring out. While my spouse went inside the business where we were parked to grab a pitcher of water, I jerked the plastic oval piece around the inside door handle off and saw flames. He returned with the pitcher and we poured the water down the open hole at the door handle and finally managed to extinguish the flames. We drove the vehicle home but none of the door functions worked at all. It is going to cost me approximately $600 to fix this issue. I have been afraid to drive my Trailblazer since that time. Also the fuel gauge quit working about 3 months ago. We finally fixed that issue today. The next issue to repair after the door is the heat/air actuator as the air conditioning no longer comes thru my air conditioning vents. . . Updated 08-27-12 the consumer also stated the fuel gauge stopped working. Updated 08/28/12.

The driver's door window and door lock has been working intermittently over the last 1 1/2 yrs. This last March, the window stopped working . Then the door lock followed and then the entire door. I have no control over any aspect of the car with that door. I makes a buzz-zapping sound. I cannot lock the windows at all in the back, so now my young children play with the windows and hang out them. The doors are supposed to lock when the truck is put into gear, but that does not always happen. Sometimes it will happen 10 minutes into a trip , sometimes not at all. In the last month the front passenger side window stopped working also. My sons are now complaining of hearing a buzz, click, click, click, sound coming from the back doors. I assume it is the vehicle attempting to lock the doors since we are driving but it is unable to. The driver side mirror also has a mind of its own due to the malfunction of the electrical or the door. It will change its positioning all by itself . I always have to readjust it manually just to find it pointing at the ground later on. I took it to my Chevrolet dealer and was told my vehicle is not included in the recall because of where I purchased it and where I limy live. This is a safety issue apart from the obvious electrical zapping that can be heard, but it is also for children when the vehicle is in motion. I am unemployed and it is going to cost over $150 for them to look at it, and he said there is no recall so to fix it, I will have to pay. There is constant exposure to salt air here in florida. My kids lives are at stake. I do not care where I live, this is there safety. What if they open the window and get hurt because I cannot lock the window because of problems with my car door. The recall needs to be nation wide and it needs to resolved before someone get hurts.

Tl- the contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While parked the contact attempted to unlock the front drivers side door but the door lock would not open. The front passengers side door was able to unlatch but would not close. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics. The contact used lubricant on the front passengers side door but the door would not latch. The vehicle was not repaired. There was a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 05v494000 (latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch) that may be related to the failure. The manufacturer stated the recall was only for the 2003 Trailblazer ext models and not the 2003 Trailblazer. The approximate failure mileage was unknown . Ds.

While changing lanes on the freeway, my tailgate window shattered on my 2003 chevy Trailblazer ext. There were no warning signs of this event. There were no chips in the glass, the road was smooth. Since the glass has shattered the tailgate lock mechanism is now malfunctioning as well.

I read in the manual for my 05 Trailblazer that I bought 3 days ago that the drivers side door wouldnt be able to lock if the keys were in the ignition. Today I was making a trip to my storage unit and decided to leave the car running since my 4 month old son was inside and it was a warm day. My doors automatically unlock when I put it into park, and I got out, walked around the car to open my sons door so I could hear him. The doors were all locked! I dont know how they locked themselves, but not even the drivers door that isnt supposed to be able to lock with the keys in the ignition, was open! so my cell phone and infant were both locked in my car with it running and my baby crying. I had to sit there and watch him cry through the window, because I was stupid enough to believe the manual when it said the doors couldnt lock. Thankfully my dad lives close by and I was able to borrow a cell phone and have him go and get the keys from my husband at work. Had the car been off he could have been extremely hot by the time I got the doors unlocked and got him out.

The door locks have stopped working and the key fob. Doors will not lock or unlock.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that the front driver side automatic door lock and window regulator failed to operate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Left rear door latch on 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS is corroded. There is a recall on the ext but doesn't pertain to the LS. I can't shut my door because the latch won't hook. I opened the door and could not shut it after that because it wouldn't latch. Have not bee able to locate part at a reasonable price so have not been able to fix it yet. Contacted dealership and they looked up recalls but couldn't help us cause our VIN number isn't covered.

Rear driver side door would not latch. No indication that door was opened. I have filed a complaint (odi 10335683) about the passenger door that I repaired previously. This was the exact issue for recall 05007. The vehicle was brought in spring 2006. Obviously g. M. S "fix" is not working. Luckily this time the vehicle was in my driveway.

The drives door hinges, bushes, and pins are constantly needing replacement. As a result of the constant wearing of these parts the door catch has become damaged also. The hinges are being replace a third time in a nine years. They were replaced in 2003 and 2007. As a result of the wearing the vehicle is not drivable because the door will not close.

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I have a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer lt model. The rear hatch latch fails to lock or unlock due to corrosion. I found online that there is a recall covering certain GMC vehicles. The site I found listed the 2003 Chevrolet vehicle as part of this recall. The campaign # is 05v494000 and the gm recall # is 05v494000. The recall stated the following:certain sport utility vehicles have a rear side closure latch that may not latch or unlatch due to corrosion caused by road splash, such as water and road salt. These vehicles were originally sold in or currently registered in the following states: connecticut, delaware, illinois, indiana, iowa, maine, maryland, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, missouri, new hampshire, new jersey, new york, ohio, pennsylvania, rhode island, vermont, west virginia, wisconsin, and the district of columbia. Consequence summary: if the door is not latched properly and it goes unnoticed, it may open while the vehicle is in motion. If an unbelted occupant fell out of the vehicle, personal injuries could occur. Recall notes: gm recall no. 05077. I contacted Chevrolet 1-800-630-2438. I spoke with a representative there and gave him all my information. He informed me that he could not find any recalls on my vehicle. I gave him the campaign # listed on the website and he looked it up and found the recall and said that maine was not a state involved in the recall. I informed him that the recall I was viewing on line clearly listed maine as a covered state. He then said he noticed it. I gave him the gm recall # and he said that the recall only covers GMC envoy and Chevrolet Trailblazer ext models. It clearly is the same problem. I checked and the latch is corroded due to salt and water. My complaint is that this is the same safety issue as the other vehicles and should be covered on this recall. The only difference is the trim its lt as opposed to the ext.

I left my window down on my 2006 chevy blazer. The door/lock controler got water in it, shorted out and started on fire.

My rear passenger door opened while I was driving. The car was recalled in 2006 to supposedly fix this problem. We brought it in the spring of 2006 as per the recall. If my 9 year old daughter was not buckled in she would have fallen out of the vehicle. The recall was 05007.

Raised rear lightgate heard a crunching sound. On inspection the plastic piece on the top of the lightgate was cracked & lifted up. It was a fairly warm day & I had washed the truck early in the day & it sat in the sun all day. Ice build up was not a possibility. Took the truck in for repair of this piece, bodyshop states that there are 2 bushings missing from the hinges where the rear glass pivots on the hinges. Dealer parts dept. Confirms that bushings should be there. Parts dept. Had conversation with gm customer service these hinges & replacement bushing are only services able when the rear liftgate glass gets replaced.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer ext. The vehicle was repaired according to a recall, but the failure has recurred. The contact stated that the doors close and open intermittently. In addition, the latch does not lock properly on the rear passenger and driver's side doors, leaving them to remain unsecured. She placed her son in the child seat and closed the door, but it remained open. The contact had to push the door closed several times. Four months later, the failure occurred with the other door. The dealer and manufacturer stated that they could not assist. The NHTSA campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 113,000 and current mileage was 120,000.

I was driving to work this morning and the tailgate on my '04 chevy Trailblazer popped open. I was in morning traffic and it has happened before but now I am wondering if there is a recall for the issue?.

I own a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer ext. The glass portion of the tailgate became unglued from the hinge. This did not allow the glass portion to latch properly. The dealership/body shop said they had never seen that happen. In all the opening to investigate the problem, the support bar for the glass failed and the entire liftgate cover was loose. My thoughts are the cover was the start of the hinge coming unglued as the body shop said that they have had cases where the cover comes flying off. This would place stress on the hinge/glue and cause a failure. The body shop said they could not repair. It would cast $1000+ for a new glass and $650+ for a used glass. I took it to a private body shop and they reglued the glass and hinge but were unable to secure the liftgate cover without screwing it in place. The fix lasted for about a week and then when I went to lift the tailgate (entire tailgate, not glass), it bound up on the top and only ones 1/2 way. Finally, the tailgate latch malfunctioned and would not latch when trying to close the tailgate. Upon repair, the latch mechanism had disintegrated and the rubber coating was all torn apart, causing the latch mechanism to jam.

Three of the four door latching mechanisms had to be replaced in this truck. The doors would look like they closed but they would open as you turned a corner. This occurred twice when I had my kids in the truck, first on the passenger left side then a few months later the passenger right side. I am glad gm didn't screw up the seal belts too. This is dangerous.

Vehicle is a 2007 chevy trail blazer, purchased in July of 2007. Over the past several days, the driver's side power switches on the door were not working properly. Vehicle was parked on Friday evening at around 6:30 pm and when car was entered on Saturday morning at approximately 9:30 am, the drivers side door was on fire and black smoke was billowing out. The fire department was called and disabled the vehicle so there would be no additional damage. They stated that it looked like an electrical short in the door panel.

- the contact has a 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer with 17000 miles on the odometer, the liftgate does not latch. The contact stated that it first happened on 12-23-06 and it has not worked since. The contact said that she has tried the power lock, and the key fob/remote and it still did not lock.

The contact owns a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer. After the contact stopped at a stop sign, the rear passenger side door opened and would not shut. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and purchased a new rear door lock component. On two other occasions, the driver side and rear doors would not remain shut. The dealer stated that there were recalls available on the defects. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 160,000 and current mileage was 350,000. Updated 07/29/08 updated 07/29/08.

Left rear door opened while making a right hand turn, door failed to latch in closed position after opening. 2003 Trailblazer ext.

While traveling electrical doors locked and unlocked. Consumer took vehicle to dealer for analysis, and mechanic could not resolve the problem.

When using the remote control to lock or unlock the vehicle the mirrors moved and it changed the position of the mirrors. Consumer drove the vehicle and noticed the mirrors were facing the ground or the sky. Vehicle were taken to the dealer, and nothing was done to correct the problem.