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2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext electrical system problems

41 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext22% of all complaints for this model year.

41
Electrical System complaints
22%
share of all complaints
71,715 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 2
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Headlights turn off while driving. Happens with regularity. Headlight relay defective. No replacement part available. Gm denies that a recall exists. *tr

    filed Dec 8, 2016

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer ext. While driving various speeds, the vehicle would stall and shut off without warning. The vehicle would have to be jumpstarted in order to restart. The failure recurred, but the vehicle would not restart. The contact took the vehicle to a…

    filed Sep 21, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles. It provides the ability via a single selection within Techline Connect to first identify which modules need updating and then proceed to…

    General Communication · Service Campaign · issued Aug 26, 2024
All 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext TSBs →

Electrical System problems in other Trailblazer Ext years

YearReportsShare
2004 Trailblazer Ext14556%
2003 Trailblazer Ext7725%
2002 Trailblazer Ext1414%
Trailblazer Ext electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.