Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT door locks problems

Filed May 12, 2017 · CA · crash

Takata recall if fluid, such as melted snow containing road salt, enters the driver's door module, it may cause corrosion that could result in a short in the circuit board. A short may cause the power door lock and power window switches to function intermittently or may stop working. The dealership cannot fix the vehicle due to the vehicle being a total loss on march 1 of 2015

Filed Jun 24, 2013 · Body · PA

Back passenger door latch is broken..

Filed Oct 31, 2012 · Electrical, Locks · 39,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Aug 20, 2012 · Body, Visibility · 144,000 miles · NY

I had by back hatch open and I grabbed the door handle to close it. I pulled it down and as I pulled it down I hear a pop and all the glass shattered down on me with the door still open up in the air. Three weeks later I replaced the window. (not a cheap glass almost $1000 with labor to replace) the mechanic opened and closed the door and the hatch to test for defects. All went well. I went to close the door so that I can leave the mechanic shop and I heard the pop and the glass shattered again. Gmc has no recalls for the 2006 chevy trailblazer ext ls and I have to go get this back window again. This is a great truck just don't know what is wrong with this back window. Ughhhh!

Filed Jun 1, 2012 · Electrical · 99,921 miles · VA · fire

For the past few months, while operating the vehicle, the lights on the driver side door for power features would flicker on and then off causing heated seats to not work, windows could not go up or down, inability to power lock or unlock. Numerous times the drive has had to cross the center console to enter or exit the vehicle when the drive door would not unlock. Today on 6/1/12, the panel was not lite up and would not allow windows to operate, unlock or lock or heat for seats. After trying a few more times, there was a smell of fire and smoke. (yellowish). Thankfully the car was in the parked position and we were able to get out, open the door by manually pushing the lock button to open. We quickly removed the power main door switch from the door hand rest where it was apparent by smell and touch of the burning of the equipment.

Filed Jan 31, 2011 · Electrical · 105,000 miles · TX

My 2003 trailblazer ext. Would not start today, all dash lights come on but gas and voltage gauge don't register. Keys and key fobs are not recognized also only says unknown driver .it will not crank at all or even make noise, battery,alternator,starter and all fuses have been checked and are good. There is no security light that stays on and my key will remove from the ignition! Front door windows and door locks will not work or radio.....all lights, A/C, back windows, sunroof, power seats work!.......have not been able to find problem.

Filed Jun 10, 2010 · Locks · 140,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Jun 10, 2010 · Locks · 159,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Feb 2, 2009 · Transmission · 95,000 miles · NY

The transmission cooling lines corroded which caused the transmission fluid to leak out while on a 20 mile round trip from our house. The truck started to run rough as we pulled in the driveway and there it died. I had it towed to a local transmission repair shop where they confirmed the transmission was dead, rebuild or replace. I paid to tow it to the gm dealership where I bought the truck and they confirmed the tranny was dead. Aluminum cooling lines rotted out, drained the fluid and the unit fried. There are no warning lights or monitoring of this fluid level per gm. This truck had been serviced by this dealership. The service mechanic told me that this is not a common occurrence but this is not rare either. He said gm will not help with the repairs and he was right. I had the local tranney shop do the repairs for 2500.00, less than gm's 4500.00. There have been many problems with this truck, I will do another report regarding the failed door latches, and I gave gm the time to repair their problems and then they tell you to "stuff it" when their bad designs get real costly. Last gm in my driveway.

Filed Feb 2, 2009 · Locks · 70,000 miles · NY

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.