Driving to work soon as pull off the trans does not want to shift into second gear till you reach at least 2500 RPM's or higher and then jerks you in your seat. Only does this from 1st to 2nd gear shift, all other shift work proper. Could not make it to work that day (resulting in me being fired) instead had to take it to the transmission shop in which I paid 160 dollars to change solenoids, filter and fluid. This did not fix the problem. Had 55,000 miles when this happened. The trans guy says it needs a rebuild which is in upwards of $2000. Vehicle is 2006 trailblazer ss awd model. A $45,000 vehicle with a bad trans at 55,000 miles is ridiculous. I have now 56,000 miles.
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer transmission complaints
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Transmission cooling lines corroded and failed causing a car fire. The transmission fluid leaked on to the catalytic converted igniting a fire that melted the wiring harness and elements of the electrical/computer system.
Purchased used 38k miles problems started straight away reardoor locks quit, child safety lock rod fell off broken clip, would find plastic trim on ground next to car,seat trim broken fell off, when it rains or snows 4 wheel unit fail to engage and disengage correctly engine light comes on and goes out alot alternator is loud water pump went out ,rear chevy emblem popped off we now have 56k can't imagine what's next.
I bought a brand new 2006 chevy trailblazer in jan. 19, 2006. On jan. 20, 2009 the 4-wheel drive component in the trailblazer quit working. Now I am over the 36,000 miles - I have approx. 44, 000 miles on the trailblazer. The 4 wheel-drive will not work in 4wd hi, 4wd lo or automatic 4wd. I live in northwestern pa and need 4wd, especially the winter of 2009. There have been numerous occasions that I have slid on the road narrowly missing an accident due to not having 4 wheel drive. I called several dealers and asked if they had problems but was told one of two answers: 1. That's what happens when you buy a 4 wheel drive vehicle or 2. There's nothing we can do about it. I have never heard of this problem with any other model on such low mileage!
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The front passenger seat track cover was loose. In addition, the transmission would slip and the engine made a hissing sound while driving between 45-50 MPH. The vehicle would drive in reverse and then shift into gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three times. When the contact removed his foot from the accelerator pedal, the vehicle would stop and not move again until it reached 5-8 MPH (stabilizing track). The master cylinder also failed. When making a left or right turn ,the power steering would make a loud screeching sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer six times. The dealer confirmed the failures. The current mileage was 49,000 and failure mileage was 13,000.
Noise from rear axle drive shaft clank at times when shifting 1st to 2nd autotransmisson and light traffic when stop and go under acceleration dealer replace rear axle gears only not the whole complete rear transaxle and then installed rubber spring mounts rear noise is worse now load whine in over drive from 42-to- 62 MPH.
Vehicle has 40,000 miles and transmission going bad already. Codes pulled state that the transmission slipping
I came to a complete stop and went to move into the intersection. A couple of feet into the intersection the transmission made a loud bang type sound and the SUV stopped moving. This almost caused accident with cross traffic and I was almost hit twice when I pushed the SUV out of the intersection. The SUV was repaired at a dealership the cause was a failure of the forward sprag in the transmission. Vehicle was a 2006 trailblazer lt 4wd with a 5.3 l v 8. Transmission was repaired old part was not available.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that when driving downhill and shifting into third gear, the vehicle only accelerated to 40 MPH. The dealer stated that the vehicle was designed to operate in that manner. The current mileage is 7,000 and failure mileage was 4. The vehicle came equipped with a trailer hitch. The owners manual stated it could tow over 6,000 pounds. The transmission is a 4 speed auto. While going down hill, and manually moving the shift lever t the 3rd position for the engine compression, it would provide compression for slowing down to 40-45 MPH. Updated 08/09/07.
I have had many many problems with my 2006 chevrolet trailblazer most recently the transmission is bad, I had started complaining to the dealer about the transmission slipping at around 8,000 miles, the truck now has 17,000 miles on it. The dealer refuses to repair it under my warranty. The dealer will not cover the repair. The dealer told me I had to pay out of pocket. I was informed of this on 5/4/2007. I have had many many repairs done on this vehicle, something is not right. The dealer also refuses to fix the brakes, the dealer claimed to have repaired them 3,000 miles ago and told me that it is not possible for the brakes to be bad again, the dealer said I need rotors, pads, and they did replace a lt ft caliper that they found to be bad. The dealer will not replace the pads and rotors. The dealer has told me to pick my vehicle up. The vehicle is currently not in safe condition to operate on public highway, I informed the dealer that I will leave the truck there while I contact the federal safety agency and whoever else I find that will help me. If the dealer insist that I remove my vehicle, I will have it towed, I will not operate the vehicle on public highways, as it is not safe. I will now list some of the items most recently replaced. Also, ABS , check engine, and service 4wd lite was on and off since january 2007. The gas gauge malfunctioned. The instrument panel was replaced twice, also replaced the radio, front heater, rear heater, dvd player, both upper ball joints, brakes, ft wheel bearing, lt ft door control, ft calipers, some kind of bearing in the steering wheel. The front suspension still makes noise, rattles (the dealer cannot find the problem) there is more but this is what I remember right now without looking it up. The dealer also told me that it is not possible for so many things to be wrong and has accused me of changing parts over from another trailblazer.
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