2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Visibility Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 13V248000 (Electrical System, Visibility). The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was running or while driving at various speeds, the passenger's window switch was depressed from the driver's side door panel, and there was a clicking sound coming from the front passenger’s side of the vehicle, and the window failed to roll up or roll down. Additionally, the contact stated that on several occasions, when the driver's side window switch was depressed, the window failed to roll up or roll down. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPRAYED UNCONTROLLABLY AT MAXIMUM PRESSURE. EVEN THOUGH THE SPRAYER ACTIVATED UNCONTROLLABLY, THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET AT 330-879-3697 (LOCATED AT 8000 HILLS AND DALES RD NW, MASSILLON, OH 44646) AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KUNI CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 2449 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825, (916) 538-7217) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

Mileage: 50,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY); 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATE AND THE WIPER FLUID WOULD SPRAY ONTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH WOULD BE OFF WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

Mileage: 82,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY). HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED 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 NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE.

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.

Mileage: 150,000

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.

Mileage: 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.

Mileage: 140,000

WITH REGARD TO THE BELOW SERVICE BULLETIN, I WOULD LIKE TO FILE A COMPLAINT. AT APPROXIMATELY 106,000 MILES, MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WINDSHIELD SPRAY MECHANISM ACTIVATED WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED. THE SPRAY RESERVOIR PUMPED WASHER FLUID, AT AN ALARMING RATE, ALL OVER THE WINDSHIELD WHILE I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME MOVING TO THE SAFE LANE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP, BECAUSE I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING. EVEN THOUGH THE WIPERS WERE ON HIGH SPEED, THIS WAS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO REMOVE THE WASHER FLUID SO I COULD SEE. THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS I REMOVE THE FUSE. THEREFORE, WHEN IT IS RAINING AND I'M DRIVING, I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND INSERT THE FUSE INTO THE FUSE BOX TO GET WIPER ACTION. I COMPLETELY DISENGAGED THE WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF ANY OTHER WAY. GM, OF COURSE, FAILS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. MAK HAIK CHEVROLET NOTED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING IN DEC. 2013. SERVICE BULLETIN NO.: 040843005B COMPONENT(S): VISIBILITY NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10008492 ALL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SERVICE BULLETIN CLOSE VEHICLE MAKEMODELMODEL YEAR(S) BUICKRAINIER2004-2006 CHEVROLETTRAILBLAZER2003-2006 GMCENVOY2003-2006 GMCENVOY XL2003-2004 GMCENVOY XUV2004 OLDSMOBILEBRAVADA2003-2004. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

LAST SUMMER THE WINDOWS ON MY TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING UP. SOMETIME WOULD WORK, SOMETIMES NOT. SEEM TO BE AFFECTED BY THE WEATHER, IF IT WAS RAINING. WOULD STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER IF IT WAS RAINING, THEN WOULD START TO WORK, WHEN IT HAD DRIED UP. I RECEIVED A NOTICE ON A SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, BUT WHEN I CALLED INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED SINCE I HAD NOT REGISTERED IN A LIST OF THE NORTHERN STATES. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED AND DRIVEN FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS IN ONE OF THE NORTHERN STATES. WHY WOULD IT MATTER IF I HAD REGISTERED IT HERE OR THERE. THERE IS STILL A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE WINDOW MODULE. THE RECALL SHOULD FOLLOW THE VEHICLE NOT THE REGISTERED OWNER. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

SEAT MOVES WHILE DRIVING, WE HAVE A OCCASIONAL PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRIC SEAT POSITION. WHILE DRIVING AND IN GEAR THE SEATS WILL RELOCATE. MY WIFE HAS THE SEAT MOSTLY FORWARD AND WHILE DRIVING THE SEAT MOVES BACKWARD. ONE TIME SHE COULD NOT STEP ON THE BREAK TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. SHE NEARLY CRASHED INTO THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. GM IS NOT WILLING TO INVESTIGATE. ONE PERSON SAID TO TELL THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE CRASH BECAUSE OF THIS. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR WILL AT TIMES CHANGE POSITION WHILE DRIVING WITH IT SET IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION BUT NOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SEAT MOVEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 2,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS WOULD OPEN AND CLOSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOOR USING THE ELECTRONIC KEY FOB, READJUST THE MIRRORS, OR UTILIZE THE HEATED SEAT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 01/31/13

Mileage: 105,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 01/31/13

Mileage: 105,000

DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW ERRATICALLY WENT UP AND DOWN WITH OUT KEY IN IGNITION AND CAR WAS UN OCCUPIED. BEGAN TO SMOKE AND CONSEQUENTLY MELTED DOOR PANEL SWITCH AND WINDOW MOTOR. *TR

THE MASTER WINDOW CONTROL MODULE BURNED OUT. *TR

DRIVER DOOR POWER WINDOW AND LOCK CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED AND STARTED TO SMOKE AND FAILED TO OPERATE DRIVER WINDOW, ALSO LIGHTS INSIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK SWITCHES NO LONGER WORKS, UPON REMOVING SWITCH ASSEMBLY I FOUND IT TO BE BADLY MELTED AND BLACK, IT APPEARED TO HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 105,921

I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER AND A FEW WEEKS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. COULD NOT USE MY REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT ANY WINDOWS DOWN. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRES SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY THE PANEL WORKED. NOW, TWO WEEKS LATER I STOPPED AT THE STORE AND WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND AGAIN I COULD NOT LOCK MY DOORS USING THE BUTTON ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I LEFT THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND WHEN I CAME OUT (WITHIN MINUTES) MY DOOR WINDOW HAD GONE DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR, MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SHE IMMEDIATELY MADE ME GO TO THE GARAGE AND HAVE HER MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PANEL AND SHOWED US WHERE THE PLASTIC PART THAT GOES INSIDE THE HANDLE HAD MELTED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE CAR. HE CALLED AROUND TO TRY AND FIND A REPLACEMENT PART AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FIND ONE AND WAS QUOTED OVER $300 FOR JUST THE PART!! THEN, I HAD TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED TO MY CAR AND I WAS QUOTED ABOUT $103 FOR INSTALLATION!!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I PLAN ON GETTING A PHONE NUMBER FROM THE DEALER FOR THE GM CORPORATE OFFICE TO FILE AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPLAINT TOMORROW. I HOPE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS PART AND THE LABOR CHARGE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THANK GOODNESS MY CAR DID NOT START ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. READ MORE: HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/NHTSA-OPENS-INVESTIGATION-ON-2006-2007-CHEVY-TRAILBLAZERS-FOR-POWER-WINDOW-SWITCH-ISSUES-169431.HTML#IXZZ26RRCV9ED. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE DRIVER DOOR MASTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) WAS NOT FINALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN A SHORT CAUSED THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL BECOMING INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS )HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ELIGIBLE UNDER THE RECALL BASED ON THE STATE IN WHICH SHE RESIDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN UPDATED 10/04/12

WHILE ON VACATION IN NY I WENT TO MOVE MY TRAILBLAZER TO BE ABLE TO PACK UP FOR THE TRIP HOME AND WHEN MOVING IT I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE AREA AROUND THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH. I QUICKLY TURNED THE TRUCK OFF AND PULLED THE SWITCH PLATE OUT OF THE DOOR BUT IT WAS TO LATE. THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE SWITCH HAD SHORTED AND MELTED ALL OF THE RIBBON CABLE IN THE SWITCH AND RENDERED IT INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A SLIGHT MISTY RAIN WHEN ALL OF THIS OCCURRED, I AM JUST GLAD IT HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED AND TALKED WITH CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP AND THEN STATED THAT IT WAS VIN SPECIFIC. SO WHICH IS IT NO RECALL OR VIN SPECIFIC? *TR

Mileage: 89,880

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EST. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, BURNING FUMES STARTED TO COME INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SMOKE WAS EMITTING FROM THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL AND A RESULT, THE PANEL MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 138,100. ..UPDATED 09/12/12 *BF UPDATED 09/12/2012 *JS ...UPDATED 10/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR STOPPED WORKING AND THE DOOR LOCK AND TOP HALF OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT NO LONGER MOVED. UPDATED 10/25/12

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BUT THE WINDOW WOULD NOT RESPOND. ALL OF THE REMAINING WINDOWS ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 8/28/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS DRIVING WHEN THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE ENTIRE DASH CLUSTER SHUT DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON BY THEMSELVES, THE SIDE MIRRORS STARTED MOVING, AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE VENT BLOWERS STOPPED AND THE WINDOWS ROLLED UP ON THEIR OWN. AFTER 30 MINUTES, THE DASH CLUSTER STARED FUNCTIONING AGAIN, AND THE MIRRORS STOPPED MOVING, BUT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL WAS NOT WORKING AS THE VENT BLOWERS DID NOT COME BACK ON. THE CONSUMER WAS QUOTED $200 JUST TO TAKE THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR PANEL OFF AND LOOK AT IT. UPDATED 08/29/12

Mileage: 95,000

THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL WOULD NOT WORK FOR ANY OF THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING. I CHECKED THE FUSE AND FOUND IT TO BE BLOWN. I REPLACED IT WITH THE EXACT SAME SIZE AND TYPE OF FUSE. THEN I TRIED TO ROLL UP THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THE DOOR WINDOW CONTROL PANEL SWITCH THEN BEGAN TO SMOKE AND THERE WAS THE SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS AND PLASTIC. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE CONTROL PANEL AND REGULATOR HAD FRIED AND WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 144,102

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT LATER REMOVED THE WINDOW CONTROL PANEL AND NOTICED THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED OUT A FEW COMPOONENTS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED LITTLE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 92,000. UPDATED 08/14/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO FIRE, ONLY SMOKE. UPDATED 08/15/12

Mileage: 92,000

AFTER A RECENT RAINSTORM, WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK FROM DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH. WINDOWS WILL GO DOWN AND COME RIGHT BACK UP. THEY NOW ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY WILL GO DOWN AND NOT COME UP, OR GO DOWN AND COME RIGHT BACK UP. VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WITH KIDS IF THEY LIKE TO PUT THEIR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW WHILE YOUR DRIVING AND IT GOES UP ON THEM; IT'S POSSIBLE THEY COULD GET THEIR HANDS STUCK AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

Mileage: 111,302

WHILE DRIVING DOWN CITY ROAD, I BEGAN TO SMELL A BURNT SMELL. I LOOKED TO MY LEFT AND SAW A LITTLE WISP OF SMOKE FROM MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCHES. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED, SHUT OFF VEHICLE, POPPED THE HOOD AND DISCONNECTED THE POWER TO MY BATTERY. I CALLED A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HE TOOK OUT THE SWITCH CLUSTER. OPENED THE CLUSTER AND SAW A BURNT MARK ON THE BOTTOM LEFT OF CIRCUIT BOARD. IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. PICTURES RECEIVED 06/25/12 UPDATED 06/29/2012 *JS

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH HAD A BURNING SMELL AND THE FUNCTIONS OF THE WINDOW, DRIVER SIDE MIRROR AND AUTOMATIC DOOR DO NOT WORK. UPON INSPECTING THE SWITCH IT WAS NOTICED THE BOTTOM OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD MELTED ON THE LEFT SIDE PORTION. *TR

Mileage: 61,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE DOOR LOCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT THEN SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE DOOR. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LOCK THE DOOR OR OPEN THE WINDOW ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE, HE WAS UNABLE TO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S WINDOW SWITCH AND WIRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE12003 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,532.

Mileage: 96,532

WAS STOPPED FOR A SAFETY CHECK BY OHIO STATE PATROL AND TOLD I WAS DRIVING A UNSAFE VEHICLE AND IT WAS UNLAWFUL TO DRIVE IT IN OHIO DUE TO THE FACTORY TINTED GLASS. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

WINDOW DOESN'T ROLL DOWN OR STAY UP. GAS GAUGE BROKE .. ENGINE LIGHT AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER LIGHT STAYS ON. HANDLE DESIGN ON DOOR CAME OFF. ENGINE WENT OUT DUE TO A PISTOL LOOSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN POWER SWITCH IN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CAUGHT FIRE. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SWITCH WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT THEY WOULD BE UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 05/08/12*LJ

Mileage: 87,000

I WAS IN MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN AND STARTED SMELLING A BURNING SMELL AND MY WINDOWS STARTED GOING CRAZY, GOING UP AND DOWN. I TRIED THE SWITCHES TO THE REST OF THEN WINDOWS AND NONE OF THEM WORK. *TR

THE MIDDLE OF MARCH 2011 I SMELT SOMETHING BURNING. I DID NOT SEE SMOKE. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THERE ARE SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS THAT HAVE OCCURRED OVER THE PAST YEAR. DRIVERS WINDOW SOMETIMES WON'T ROLL DOWN AT ALL. SOMETIMES IT WILL ROLL 1/4 AND STOP, SOMETIMES IT WILL ROLL ALL THE WAY DOWN. WHEN ROLLING BACK UP I HAVE TO MAKE 1000 CLICKS TO GET BACK UP. REMOTE KEYLESS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. MIRRORS CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. CURRENTLY ALL 4 WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN FROM DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL, BUT WILL IMMEDIATELY ROLL BACK UP WITHOUT PRESSING THE UP BUTTON. OTHER 3 WINDOWS WILL ROLL DOWN FROM EACH DOOR BUT WILL ALSO AUTOMATICALLY ROLL UP WITHOUT BEING PROMPTED TO. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE UP BUTTON IS BEING HELD DOWN CONSTANTLY. MY CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE A CHILD WHO'S HAND OR FINGERS COULD GET CAUGHT WITHOUT WARNING, AND NOT KNOWING IF THE WINDOWS WILL ROLL BACK DOWN IS CONCERNING. I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE OTHER WINDOWS FROM BEING CONTROLLED BY OTHER PASSENGERS. I HAVE CHECKED ALL FUSES AND SO FAR THEY ARE OKAY. I HAVE TAKEN THE PANEL APART THINKING THAT THE CONNECTIONS WERE DIRTY AND NOT MAKING A GOOD CONNECTIONS AND THAT DID NOT HELP. *TR UPDATED 11/14/12 *CN UPDATED 11/14/2012 *JS

Mileage: 80,000

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE BEGAN TO GO UP AND DOWN WITHOUT ME TOUCHING IT. THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE MASTER POWER SWITCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AGAIN I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT GM SHOULD COVER. I JUST WANT GM TO OWN UP TO THIS DEFECT AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR UPDATED 7/11/12 *CN UPDATED 07/17/12

Mileage: 158,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE, WHICH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE WINDOW WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW ELECTRICAL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,523 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 03/06/12 *BF

Mileage: 66,523

WHEN I STARTED CARE ON ABOVE DATE I SMELT SOMETHING HOT LOOKED UNDER HOOD SAW NOTHING. AFTER ENTERING CAR REALIZED THE ELECTRIC WINDOW CONTROL SWITCHES ON DRIVER SIDE WAS THE ISSUE IT WAS HOT AND SMOLDERING. SMOKE BY THEN WAS ENTERING CAR. I PULLED OVER AND CALLED A FRIEND MECHANIC WHO TOOK THE MELTED PART OUT AND UNPLUGGED ELECTRIC WIRES. I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $1500 TO REPLACE AND DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

POWER WINDOW SWITCH MELTED AND SCORCHED DOOR DRIVER SIDE. *TR

Mileage: 99,000

PE12003 MY TRAILBLAZER 06 WINDOW AUTOMATICALLY WENT UP AND I COULD SMELL BURNING, I MADE THE KIDS GET OUT OF THE CAR AND I HAD MY DAD SEARCH. THE DOOR PANEL WAS POPPED OFF, THE SWITCH HAD MELTED AND BURNED A HOLE INTO THE WHITE INSULATION, NOW NOTHING WORKS ON THE TRAILBLAZER DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I NOTIFIED THE CAC AND SENT PICTURES. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED SO IT IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING. *TR UPDATED 6/26/12 *CN

Mileage: 103,000

I NOTICED AN ARTICLE ON FOX NEWS ABOUT AN INVESTIGATION REGARDING DOOR FIRES. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THAT ISSUE HAPPENING TO ME ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY WHERE THE WINDOW/DOOR SWITCHES WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER DEALING WITH THAT PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS I GOT IN MY TRUCK ONE MORNING AND COULD TELL IT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. FROM THAT POINT NONE OF THE WINDOWS OR DOOR LOCKS WORKED AND I COULD SEE SOME BROWN DISCOLORATION THAT HAD COME UP BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE PANEL FOR THE DOOR SWITCHES ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I PULLED THE SWITCH PANEL UP AND THERE WAS A HOLE ON THE SIDE OF THE SWITCH PANEL AND PART OF THE PLUG WAS MELTED WHERE THE VERY SMALL FIRE HAD OCCURRED. I ORDERED A NEW SWITCH PANEL FROM A DEALER AND HAD THE DEALER FLASH IT SO IT WOULD WORK IN MY TRUCK AND SO FAR SO GOOD. I MAY HAVE THE OLD SWITCH PANEL IN MY GARAGE IF NEEDED FOR ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND TRIED TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN WITH NO SUCCESS. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC, REMOVE THE MASTER SWITCH FROM THE DOOR. THERE BURN MARKS AND MELTING ON THE PLASTIC OUTSIDE COMPONENTS. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE AND ME OR SOMEONE IN MY FAMILY WOULD BECOME SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. AND WHO IS TO SAY THAT IS WOULD NOT DO IT AGAIN IF THE PIECE WAS ONLY REPLACED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE SERIOUSLY LOOKED AT BY CHEVROLET BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. *TR

2006 TRAILBLAZER 4WD. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BECOME ERRATIC DURING OPERATION AT FIRST. THEN ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS AFFECTED OVER NEXT DAY OR TWO, INCLUDING MAKING DOOR LOCKS OPERATE ON THEIR OWN, HEARD ELECTRICAL CRACKLING SOUNDS IN DOOR AND DASHBOARD. SMELLED ELECTRICAL FIRE FUMES SLIGHTLY ONCE. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, FOLLOWED BY LIGHT WARNING THAT STABILATRAK HAD ISSUES. TOOK IT INTO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (HARBOR, 9911 W 300 N, MICHIGAN CITY, IN. PHONE (219) 210-4266.) AFTER THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED, THEY REPORTED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A BURNED OUT DRIVERS DOOR MODULE THAT HAD OBVIOUS CHARRING ON IT. THE SERVICE TECH NOTED ON INVOICE SHEET THAT HE FOUND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS INDICATING A P0171 DIAGNOSTIC ISSUE WHICH HE TRACED TO THE "FAILED/SHORTED" DRIVER DOOR MODULE. THE SOLUTION WAS TO REPLACE THE MODULE AND PROGRAM THE NEW MODULE. THE NEXT DAY AFTER GETTING BACK THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. A CHECK BY ME USING MY OBD UNIT SHOWS THAT ONCE AGAIN THE P0107 IS THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO AGAIN HEARD CRACKLING IN THE DOOR, BUT NO ELECTRICAL ISSUES SEEN THUS FAR. WILL BE HEADING BACK TO DEALERSHIP FIRST CHANCE THAT I GET. COST OF THE UNIT REPLACEMENT WAS $524.62. *TR

Mileage: 58,579

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I NOTICED THE STRONG SMELL OF AN ELECTRIC FIRE. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER NOTICING THE SMELL SMOKE BEGAN TO COME OUT OF THE DOOR PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. BY THE TIME WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD ONTO A SIDE STREET (ABOUT 30 SECONDS) THE SMELL AND SMOKE HAD INCREASED CONSIDERABLY. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE TOLD THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH WENT BAD AND CAUGHT FIRE. WE HAD TO HAVE THE ELECTRICAL REPLACED ON THE ENTIRE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED BY OTHERS FOR CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR AND WOULD REQUEST THIS ISSUE CONTINUE TO BE INVESTIGATED IN THE EVENT A RECALL IS NECESSARY. *TR UPDATED 6/26/12 *CN

Mileage: 72,000

OUR CAR WAS PARKED, THE ENTIRE BACK HATCH WAS OPEN (NOT JUST THE GLASS WINDOW) AND I WAS UNLOADING BAGS AND BOXES FROM CAR. THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO TINY PIECES OF GLASS THAT RAINED DOWN ON ME. GETTING EMBEDDED IN MY HEAD, BACK AND ARMS. NEIGHBORS CAME RUNNING THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF COLLISION AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW. I HAD BEEN TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED BECAUSE I HAD LOTS OF ITEMS TO UNLOAD. NOW I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS THAT HAVE MISSING COMPONENTS FROM THE REAR WINDOW LEADING ME TO THINK THAT THEIR WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. HAD WE BEEN DRIVING THAT DAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WITH THE FORCE IN WHICH THE GLASS FLEW, I AM SURE THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH THE GLASS. *KB

WASHER FLUID SPRAYS AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN SWITCH IS NOT ON AND AT TIMES WOULD CONTINUOUSLY SPRAY AND WASH WINDSHIELD WHEN THE SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. NOW WIPERS WILL ONLY WORK ON HIGH POSITION OR YOU CAN TURN THEM ON AND THEY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. *TR

Mileage: 95,326

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 92,000

2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT ONLY WORKING ON HIGH. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING, THE HEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WERE NOISE/CREAKS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND MAKING TURNS, THE POWER WINDOWS AND HEATED SEATS STOPPED WORKING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH HAD TO REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS SOCKETS BURNED OUT, THE FAN FOR THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK AND THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK. *JB

2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT ONLY WORKING ON HIGH. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING, THE HEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WERE NOISE/CREAKS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND MAKING TURNS, THE POWER WINDOWS AND HEATED SEATS STOPPED WORKING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH HAD TO REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS SOCKETS BURNED OUT, THE FAN FOR THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK AND THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK. *JB

IN SEPTEMBER 2010 I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GOING ALL OF THE TIME . THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET THEM TO SHUT OFF OR TURN THEM BACK ON IS TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT. THIS IS SO INCONVIENT BECAUSE THE FUSE BOX IS LOCATED IN THE BACKSEAT ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE . I HAVE TO LIFT THE SEAT UP AND REMOVE TWO BOXES AND PUT IN THE FUSE AND TO REMOVE IT I HAVE TO USE PLIERS TO GET IT OUT.... ALSO MY LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS SO I AM CONSTANTLY AT THE GAS STATION GETTING GAS SO THAT I AM AWAYS SURE TO HAVE GAS IN MY VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO PUT THE VEHICLE ON DIAGNOSTIC FOR $99 WHICH DOES NOT GO TOWARDS THE COST OF REPAIRS WHICH I CAN NOT AFFORD BECAUSE I AM UNEMPLOYED.. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY INDICATE THAT IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT REPAIR IT AND MAYBE GIVE ME 10% OFF OF MY REPAIRS SINCE I PURCHASED IT FROM THEM...... I SEE WHERE U HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL.. DO U HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT CAN BE DONE ON THIS? *TR

Mileage: 60,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THEY WOULD NOT STOP FUNCTIONING WHEN THEY WERE DEACTIVATED. THE ABS LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACT SHUT THE REAR LIFTGATE, THE GLASS EXPLODED AND SHATTERED. HE SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES AND LACERATIONS TO THE HANDS. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED HIM TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER WOULD NOT ASSIST OR ASSUME LIABILITY FOR ANY REPAIR COSTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO LOCATE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 070852003, BUT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60,320.

Mileage: 60,320

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. *TR

Mileage: 53,745

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 NHTSA STANDARDS. THIS IS MY QUESTION TO THE NHTSA. DOES THE NHTSA 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. *TR