2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer visibility complaints

Filed May 24, 2009 · Body, Fuel system · 53,745 miles · TX

On friday, may 22, 2009, I had my 2006 chevrolet trailblazer serviced at the classic chevrolet dealership in grapevine for replacement of the fuel tank sensor (which appears to be a manufacturer defect as well). At approximately 6:00 p.m., I picked up my vehicle at the dealership. When my daughter and I got into the vehicle, the air conditioning was set to the highest fan setting with the temperature set to 60 degrees. I reduced the fan setting to 'auto' and raised the temperature setting to approximately 70 degrees. Less than five minutes and approximately one (1) mile from the dealership, the rear glass window of the vehicle spontaneously exploded. At the time of the incident, I was traveling approximately 15 ' 20 miles per hour and there was not a vehicle in front or behind me. The noise and mess scared my daughter in the back seat and luckily, the glass did land on her. I immediately pulled over the vehicle to examine the damage and check the street for any objects that may have caused the damage. Upon finding none, I returned to the dealership prior to there closing at 6:30 p.m. Upon return to the dealership, the service technician offered to provide a quote the next morning for replacement of the glass, and could not provide any possible reason for the incident. Upon leaving the dealership, I returned to the scene of the incident in order to examine the area more closely for a possible clue to the reason for this occurrence. After examining the street, the shoulder of the street and surrounding area closely, there was no evidence of the glass shattering from an external object. Pieces of glass were on the street and surrounding areas up to twenty feet from the location of the incident. The next morning, I removed items stored in the rear of the vehicle and removed the broken glass, piece by piece. There was not a single object in the vehicle that could have caused the window explosion. This has occurred in other gm vehicles over the years.

Filed Apr 30, 2008 · Visibility · WY

I recently contact the wisconsin dept. Of consumer protection in regard to my 2006 chevy trailblazer. When I purchased the vehicle I did not notice this, now obvious, engineering defect. I am @ 6'2" tall. Several months after the purchase of the 2006 trailblazer I was almost in a near collision. I simply did not see a car at a stop sign on my right because the rearview mirror had completely blocked my vision of the vehicle before me. I then tried to adjust my seat to bring me down lower so that I could have a full panoramic view of the front windshield. The seat would not adjust to accommodate a full panoramic view of the front windshield. I have had other close calls due to this condition. I finally decided to contact the wisconsin dept. Of consumer protection whose intervention precipitated a representative from gm to contact me. This representative has been telling me that there have been no complaints or accidents attributed to this sort of condition. This representative also stated that the 2006 trailblazer meets all the federal safety agency standards. This is my question to the federal safety agency. Does the federal safety agency allow a vehicle to be mass produced and disseminated on all of the us roads and highways that does not allow the drivers (over 6-foot tall) to have a full panoramic view of the traffic through the front windshield? I would appreciate a response to this communiqu as well as copies of all records and all other data pertaining to the 2006 trailblazer.