2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer

ON THE 2008 TRAILBLAZER, HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. IN APRIL 2011 THE TUMBLER MECHANISM PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 27,225 MILES AND WAS REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. IN MAY 2014 HAD DIFFICULTY STARTING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS IN THE START POSITION. WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. WHILE WAITING FOR THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, I MOVED THE TILT STEERING WHEEL TO A DIFFERENT POSITION AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL PORTION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED. THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 71878. *TR

STARTED VEC. IN THE MORNING. EXHAUST VERY LOUD. CHECKED EXHAUST SYSTEM FOUND MANIFOLD CRACKED. GOT ON ON STAR ACCT...STATED EXTENDED COVERAGE HAD EXPIRED. FOUND OUT SPECIAL COVERAGE GM BULL. #11150. CONTACTED DEALER. STATED NOT COVERED DUE TO OUT OF MILEAGE RANGE OF 120000 LIMIT. SAID TO TAKE TO SERV. MGR AND SAID OUT OF HIS HANDS. CONTACTED GM AND NOW THEY ARE WORKING WITH ME TO HELP RESOLVE ISSUE. TOLD GM I HAVE NEVER RECV. ANY INFO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRAILBLAZER. WILL FUMES ENTER PASS. AREA. DON'T KNOW AT THIS POINT. SAFETY ISSUE...YES, RECALL ISSUE...YES, DESIGN ISSUE...YES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,779.

SINCE OWNING THE VEHICLE; PURCHASED USED IN 2005 FROM A DEALER; WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH TWICE. CALLED TO REPORT PROBLEM TO CHEVROLET SINCE ALL THE NEWS OF IGNITION SWITCHES; THEY DIDN'T SEEM CONCERNED OR INTERESTED SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL LIST. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED TWICE AND HAS COST ME APPROX. $400. *TR

REPEATED ISSUE. SMELL OF SMOKE/BURNING TRIGGERS DASH WARNING SIGNALS. SAME DASH WARNING SIGNALS COME ON WITHOUT SMELL OF SMOKE/BURNING. CYCLE REPEATS ITSELF WITHOUT PATTERN, AND INCLUDES DURING 4 WHEEL USE. VEHICLE TAKEN TO MULTIPLE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS FOR SERVICE (UTAH, NORTH CAROLINA AND WASHINGTON) WITH THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS ON. UTAH AND NC CLAIM UNABLE TO REPLICATE EVENT OR IDENTIFY PROBLEM, SO LISTED AS UNKNOWN WITHOUT CORRECTION. GMC EXECUTIVE OFFICE INTERDICTION RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF STEREO EVEN THOUGH DASH LIGHT INDICATE POWERTRAIN & ELECTRICAL. STEREO BROKE 2 MOS LATER. GMEO AND WA IDENTIFIED FUSE ISSUE RELATED TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE, BUT UNABLE TO REPLICATE SMOKE/BURNING BEFORE CLAIMING ISSUE RESOLVED. DASH WARNING LIGHTS CONSTANTLY COME ON AND OFF INDICATING PROBLEM WITH POWERTRAIN/ELECTRICAL. GMEO CLOSED CASE AS RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY FAILED TO TURN IN THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONLY ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,316 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,447.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE ELECTRIC PANEL FOR THE WINDOWS WAS NOT FULLY FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE REAR WINDOWS WOULD ELECTRONICALLY OPEN BUT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE WINDOWS FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE MAIN ELECTRIC PANEL, IT WOULD REQUIRE THE CONTACT TO MANUALLY CLOSE THE WINDOWS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102000.

MY DAUGHTER TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, SAW CAR IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. SHE ATTEMPTED TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES, IT FELT AS IF SHE WAS NOT STOPPING AT ALL. SHE HIT THE STOPPED CAR, PUSHED BOTH OF OUR CARS THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO THE OTHER SIDE. HER AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, ONSTAR DID NOT CONTACT HER. THE REASON I BOUGHT THIS SPECIFIC CAR WAS FOR THE ONSTAR IN CASE OF A COLLISION OR EMERGENCY. WHEN I CONTACTED ONSTAR LATER, THEY REPORTED THEY DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THAT A COLLISION HAD OCCURRED. I CONTACTED GM TO HAVE BRAKE, AIRBAG, AND ONSTAR FAILURE INVESTIGATED. RECEIVED REPORT FROM GM INVESTIGATOR STATING NO FAILURE IN AIRBAG SYSTEM, THAT THE CRASH WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND ONSTAR NOTIFICATION. SHE WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH UPON IMPACT (PER CDR). THE CAR WAS TOTALED - OVER $13,000 DAMAGE. IF A CRASH AT 45 MPH, REAR-ENDING, CAR TOTALED DOES NOT DEPLOY AIRBAGS IT SEEMS AS THOUGH SOMETHING IS WRONG. *TR