Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | |||
| 02/02/2013 | 103000 | ||
| When the car is put in the drive and position #3, it does not move. it only moves under position #2 and #1. | |||
| 10/01/2012 | 71967 | ||
| All controls on drivers side door quit working. i got online &found a recall on this for my vehicle. i called the phone number for the recall & they informed me that my car was'nt covered because of the vin #. they told me if i went to a dealer & paid for a diagnostic test they may offer some assistance to have it fixed. they know it is a defect but are trying to get out of fixing mine because of a vin #. i can't afford to pay for the diagnostic test & then have them tell me i owe more because i have a vin# they don't want to fix. | |||
| 07/27/2012 | 144000 | ||
| 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! | |||
| 06/01/2012 | 99921 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 10/01/2008 | 80000 | ||
| I ran out of gas on expressway on way home from work while gauge showed 1/4 tank. this happened again months later with tank showing just under 1/4 tank. gauge around the time of first incident started bouncing around off and on at any reading while suv was running. it would go from empty to 1/2 a tank and bounce around back and forth eventually stopping at a random amount. the gauge would go to empty when it was full until it was driven enough that i was down to around 3/4 of a tank then it would give the correct reading until guessing around 1/4 of a tank when the incidents happened with me running out of gas. a few months later the gauge completely quit working and has yet to work since then. i started researching online about the gauge and found multiple incidents with same year and make and many people stating they paid over $700 to have repairs done and multiple people stating they had it fail again. since reading those remarks i have yet to have it repaired and have had to keep track of my mileage so that i don't run out of fuel again. | |||
| 09/01/2011 | |||
| The bearings on the alternator are wearing and need to be replaced, the vehicle only has 29,000 miles and according to my mechanic they should not be worn this early and should be replaced as soon as possible; this is definately a safety issue and a faulty part that i should not have to pay to have replaced. the fuel level indicator has stopped working over 2.5 years ago. i did receive a letter saying that the part may wear out prematurely and they are willing to pay 50% of the replacement but if it wears out prematurely then the part is faulty and i should not have to pay to replace the part. the backup light panel is bad, i tried to replace the bulb but the problem lies with the panel, fauilty part again. | |||