Chevrolet TRAILBLAZER electrical problems
620 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
7,131 owner complaints analyzed
28 distinct recall campaigns
70,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 5,426 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
620 of 7,131 complaints match this topic (8.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10055444 · 2004-01-20 (January 20, 2004)
WHILE TRAVELING ELECTRICAL DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
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Owner report 10219784 · 2008-03-01 (March 1, 2008)
I WENT TO START THE BLAZER TO GO TO WORK. TURNED THE KEY AND ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WENT DIED AND KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. HAD THE BLAZER TAKEN TO MY MECHANIC AND THEY INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY, TWO HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE WAS DIED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SPENT THE NEXT THREE DAY TRYING TO TRACE THE DRAW THAT WAS KILLING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ALL COMPONENTS CHECKED FINE. NO CODES. THE DOOR AND WINDOW SYSTEMS WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL AFTER FAILURE. THE FUEL SYSTEM BUILT UP TO MUCH PRESSURE AND BLOW OUT A LINE. THE VEHICLE IS INOPERABLE AND BEING…
Owner-reported narrative. 131,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10219784 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 8004866 · 2002-03-04 (March 4, 2002)
WHILE DRIVING ABS LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD GONE THROUGH FIVE RED LIGHTS, INTERSECTIONS, AND STOP SIGNS WITH NO BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. OTHER PROBLEMS WERE: THE TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND(ALL 4), THERE WERE NO BRAKE OR TAIL LIGHTS, THE ENGINE SURGED, THE SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED, THERE WAS A SMOKE AND OR SMOKY ODOR, THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL FAILED, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START, THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BACKED, AND THE BATTERY DIED. *SCC
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Owner report 10011073 · 2003-03-26 (March 26, 2003)
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 21,000 MILES. BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2001. HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 10 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AFTER STOPPING. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY. WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WAS DEAD. JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE REPAIR SHOP YESTERDAY. HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE SHOP HAS REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, REPLACED BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, AND TCM (COMPUTER MODULE), AND PCM/VCM (OTHER COMPUTER M…
Owner-reported narrative. 21,393 miles reported. Look up ODI 10011073 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10016380 · 2003-04-22 (April 22, 2003)
BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW 7.5 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ABOUT 8000 MILES. FOUND THE FUSES GOOD AND THE LIGHT BULB FILAMENTS GOOD. WHILE CHECKING THE LIGHT BULBS, I DISCOVERED THAT MOVING THEM SLIGHTLY IN THE OUT DIRECTION, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS THE METAL CONNECTION TABS WITHIN LIGHT SOCKET AND/OR THE BULB WIRE- TYPE CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY HEAT. THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION ON BOTH. ALTHOUGH THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT, THEY WILL NOT WORK WHEN FULLY …
Owner-reported narrative. 7,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10016380 at NHTSA ↗