I was at work and my door power switch started smoking and was on fire and I would also like to know where and how I can get it fixed.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact received a notification for recall the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v404000 (electrical). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the delay. The vehicle had not exhibited the failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the electric power panel on the drivers side door was overheating. The contact was included in recall the federal safety agency campaign id number: 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility). In addition, the contact indicated that the front passengers seat seatbelt was not retracting. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
I was driving down the road and all power went out and steering locked up with no brakes. The car shut off and wouldn't start. I had the car towed and they ran a test on it and replaced the ignition switch. I have the receipt showing I had it repaired.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the electrical system on the driver side door failed. As a result, the window could not be opened and the exterior mirror could not be adjusted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure mileage was 150,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the power window switch became inoperable once the key was inserted in the ignition. The problem recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
I was driving to work and all of sudden I had no gas peddle and my SUV came to a stop. I had it towed to a shop and was told my ignition switch went. I called gm today was told my SUV wasn't part on the recall but they have been getting calls about trailblazers and could be in the future. Something needs to be done about not doing a complete list right up front.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the instrument panel failed to activate. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 146,000.
I was at work and I can back to get something from my truck and the driver door was on fire.
2006 chevrolet trailblazer. Consumer writes in regards to problems with dealership management not getting key lock ignition fixed. *smd the consumer stated a month after purchasing the vehicle, she began having problems with the key lock in the ignition. The truck would not crank, the windows would not roll up or down, the radio did not work and the entire dashboard shut down. She had an accident on jan 13, 2012 and the air bags did not deploy. On june 21, 2014, the vehicle shut down and she had to leave the vehicle, for five days, before she could have it towed to the dealer.
While driving down the interstate the low beam headlights shut off. We pulled over as it was nighttime and turned on the high beams. A few minutes later we were able to use the low beams again. This has happened repeatedly since then. Just once in awhile until recently. Just last night, july 09, 2014; they turned off at least eight times going to and from church which is about 7 miles from my home. This is a very dangerous and scary thing to happen. We mentioned it to the dealership awhile back and they said unless it was happening right at this moment they wouldn't be able to find out the problem. I love my vehicle, except for the electrical issues (lights, wipers, stereo, etc.). Please help!
My husband and I were traveling home from a weekend out of state. We were coming into chicago traveling towards wisconsin where we live. Just before the first toll booth on i80/i94 traveling at highway speeds, we hit a slight bump in the road and lost all power to the car. We managed to coast the car over from the far left lane of a 5 lane highway to the right shoulder of the road out of harms way. The car was towed to a firestone dealership on a sunday afternoon; we were told after a systems analysis was completed that the car would have to be towed to a gm dealership. The closest was in homewood, il. After gm fixed the car, I asked what would cause something like this to happen. I was told by the dealership, it is something that just happens. Knowing the gravity of what could have happened, this is very upsetting. I really believe the trailblazer should be also noted on the gm recall of autos before another family has to experience what mine did or worse. Thank you
Tl* 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warnings. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the ignition switch was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 93,886 and the current mileage was 94,000.
Once the vehicle is parked the key will not turn off the run position, resulting in the vehicle not turning off completely and the key can not be released. Ignition switch will not operate correctly. Sometimes after letting the vehicle sit for awhile the key will then be allowed to turn off and release. Possible faulty ignition switch??
Driving down interstate 79 in pennsylvania at normal speed when my airbag light lit up and my air bag disengaged flashed, followed by more lights on the dash going on, and tracking disengaged flashed, then engine light came on, engine failure flashed as I started moving toward the right hand lane in heavy traffic. Just as I made it to the right lane my power cut out and I was going 20 - 25 MPH in two seconds flat. I swerved to the berm of the road as the four wheeler semi truck that was behind me nearly clobbered me. I inched on the berm at 20 MPH to the bridgeville exit and got to the colussy chevrolet dealer where my car stopped dead in the service dept. First, they thought battery, but the battery was fine. It was ignition switch failure which caused my air bags to disengage and my losing power. I was lucky I wasn't killed!! The cost of repairs was $337 but I was told that my 2006 chevrolet trailblazer was not on the gm recall list, even though I had the exact things go wrong with the vehicles on the ignition switch recall list. And they repaired it the same way, with no guarantee that this wouldn't happen again!!! This is not a "vehicle" recall, it is a "parts" recall and my vehicle had to have the ignition switch replaced. I called the gm ignition switch recall hotline and they escalated my case up and up and everyone said the same thing....they are sorry for my distress, my inconvenience but my vehicle is not on the recall list so they cannot replace the cost to repair my vehicle. Perhaps if the semi truck that was behind me killed me, they might acknowledge my safety concerns for the ignition switch (part) and not my vehicle!!!
I washed my vehicle and the next day when I went to use it the drivers side door window panel wouldn't work. I had noticed a funny smell a few times before this but was unable to determine the cause. I tried intermittently to use the panel to open the windows or lock or unlock the doors to no avail. Two days later when I was on my way home all 4 windows started opening and closing all by themselves. One would go up and the other would go down. I couldn't figure out what was wrong. The only thing I knew was that I had washed the vehicle. Of course the windows were up and in checking I couldn't see where any water could get inside the vehicle. I was told it was a known problem and I would need a new switch at the cost of almost $300.00 for the door panel switch. This would not include labor costs to make it work on my vehicle. I couldn't believe just washing my vehicle could cause such a problem so I decided to go online to see if others had the same problem. I found that there is apparently a recall. I will contact the 800 number and see what recourse I have in getting my panel replaced.
I bought my trailblazer (which I love) in the spring of 2012. A few months after purchasing the vehicle I came to learn that the horn no longer worked. I know the horn worked when I purchased the car because I checked it. I brought it in to a well renowned repair shop and they told me that their findings after looking it up was that there is a slight glitch with the horn and that, like other forms had stated, the more you use it the better chance of getting it to work. The mechanic said that he was reading that other people were having the same problem and that the horns on these trailblazers needed to be massaged a little in the corner and the would work again. He said they got it working. I have yet to be able to get any noise out of my horn at all. This concerns me because of the safety issues that can arise with the lack of a horn to get someone else's attention if need be.
The summer of 2013 I had it brought to my attention that my driver side brake light would fail to light up as the brake was applied. I tried changing the bulb but that proved to not be the problem as it still failed to light up. The following summer the same thing happened with the passenger side brake light. I am unsure if it is an electrical problem or a sensor that has gone bad. I can only assume that it is an electrical problem due to the fact that the back windshield wiper stopped working due to electrical issues.
My wife was coming home from work. She started her car and backed up, went to shift to drive and something broke stranding he in a empty parking lot on a saturday. She was in a traffic lane and blocking the handicap parking space. I have owned cars for many years and never had such a thing happen. Why did you make an all steel cable and mountings and then put a tiny plastic end on it that brakes all the time. The parts house and the service shops all said it happens all the time and you must buy a replacement from the dealer. They know it is a problem as they must stock the cable assemblies that cost a lot to change. Please redesign them and change the plastic end to a stainless steel end and retrofit all cars, SUV's and trucks that use this part.
My wife, daughter and myself were driving on idaho state highway 70, a narrow, winding, two-lane road with little to no shoulder, when the motor stopped and ilost all power-brakes, steering etc. I was fortunately able to steer the car over to a wide spot on the shoulder and stop. I was unable to re-start the blazer and called aaa to have it hauled to knudtsen chevrolet in coeur d'alene, idaho. In another half hour we would have been driving 70 MPH on interstate and the outcome could have been disasterous if the car had failed then in high volume traffic. The next day I was advised by knudtsen that the ignition switch was the problem. I wrote a follow-up letter to the owner and the service manager called a few days later indicating that since my warranty had expired neither gm nor knudtsen could help me with the $268 charge for replacing the switch. Since then I have been told gm and knudtsen would split the cost three ways since I was a long-time customer (three blazers). I have not yet received any reimbursement as of this date. Is this possibly another car which should be on the recall list?
I have had to have the ignition switch changed 3x in a year due to it failing. My vehicle has stalled out, will not start, and my dashboard lights, head lights also start acting up right before the ignition switch starts acting up. If I wiggle the key, sometimes that will get it to start, sometimes not. I have seen tons of complaints about this same issue with other trailblazers in the same year when I went online to forums to see if anyone else is having the same issues with their trailblazers. Someone needs to look into these vehicles also as part of the gm recall. I will get it fixed and it will be ok for a bit, then the same thing starts all over again. I saw on the tv lastnight the special about gm and the ignition switches, and this is exactly the same thing my trailblazer does. Please, I hope someone will look into this. I'm sure that if you put something out there about the "06 chevrolet trailblazers you would get numerous complaints like mine. Thank you.
Wiper engages with washer fluid spraying at any time . When first start wipers come on with fluid spraying no intermitent settings wiper stops and starts at all times. Fuel gauge stop working with full tank. Now it does not work. Door lock on driver side not functioning. Locks would start when vehicle sitting in driveway not running. Removed fuse, as it caused battery failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure was recurring. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the ignition switch needed to be replaced. The ignition switch was replaced on four separate occasions. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000 and the current mileage was 49,500.
While driving, my headlights will intermittently turn off on their own. This does not happen frequently but has occurred several times per month for about 3 months duration. I had experienced this same event about 6 times before contacting gm directly. I contacted gm directly due to the fact that I consider this problem to be a safety issue. This vehicle is equipped with automatic headlights which turn on when darkness is detected. This automatic activation cannot be overridden with manual controls when the headlights turn off unexpectedly. I attempted to pull over and manually turn the headlights back on without resolution. I attempted to turn off the vehicle's ignition and restart the engine without resolution. Nothing I could do would make the headlights turn back on. The headlights seem to have a mind of their own and will eventually turn back on but this is completely random, sometimes taking a few minutes or maybe up to 20 minutes. A certified gm service center claimed the issue to be with the body control module and provided an estimate for replacement. I elected to not have the dealer replace the body control module for a significant amount of money. I instead started searching for another solution. I turned to the internet and found that this same issue has been reported on this make of vehicle since at least 2002 continuing until the late 2000's. Gm informed me over the phone that they had not heard of this issue before. The certified gm service center claimed that they have not heard of this issue before. A simple google search will tell you a different story. I ultimately followed the direction of a youtube video which directed me to replace a relay located on the vehicle's fuse plate. The cost of the part was approximately $30. My headlights are working again. In my opinion gm should issue a recall for this part and not the body control module.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trail blazer. The contact stated that the engine stalled without warning. The failure was experienced several times. The dealer replaced the ignition switch with an newly designed ignition switch and the failure was permanently corrected. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 1500 and the current mileage was 90,400.
Every time that I stop at a stoplight and start to go, the oil pressure drops to zero, the check gauges light comes on and message says oil pressure low and it cause the vehicle to act up and drive extremely slow, sometimes causing it to shut off or go into shut down mode. I googled this issue to try to figure out the problem that causes this and seen that several people have this issue with the trailblazers. I spoke with a gm certified mechanic and he told me that this is a very common issue with the trailblazer and said its either faulty wiring or oil sending unit. This issue is very dangerous to have happen and could (and probably has) cause an accident or someone to be stranded. With so many people having this issue, there is no way its just a coincidence. Whatever the problem is there should be a recall for gm. I hope this issue is thoroughly investigated and something is done to fix the problem. Thanks
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the headlights and the heating system failed intermittently. The dealer replaced the battery and alternator however, the headlight and heating system continued to fail intermittently and without warning. The failure mileage was 700 and the approximate current mileage was 57,000.
My car was in garage warming up on a cold day. After about 1 min. It stopped idling. I went out to restart the car and the key was in off position. I restarted the car and let it idle for approximately 3 min. I then backed out of garage and proceeded down a hill to make a left turn. My speed at the turn was 15 MPH. After I made the turn, the engine quit. I was able to bring it to a safe stop. The key again was in the off position. I retried to start the car, but there was no sound. I called my mechanic and he said to have it towed. I tried one more time and it started. I drove approximately 5 miles to his shop and when I pulled up in front of the garage doors, the engine quit. We could not get it restarted. He placed the hand held computer analyzer and determined it was ignition switch which he replaced. Cost with labor was $147.00.
Tl- the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled without any warning. The contact was able restart the vehicle which resumed normal function. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times. The technician stated that the exhaust cam shaft solenoid, cam shaft sensor, ignition switch needed to be replaced and the computer needed to be reprogrammed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 91,000. The current mileage was 95,000. Rk updated 04/15/14 ma
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