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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1GNDS13S362••••••2006 Chevrolet TRAILBLAZER
That is about average for the 2006 Chevrolet TRAILBLAZER — 9 complaints per build across 99 builds.
11on this build
868on the model
99builds in total
1involved a crash
1involved a fire
4injuries
Most reportedFuel System 6Gasoline 6Electrical System 2Engine And Engine Cooling 1
What owners of this build wrote
Electrical SystemcrashApr 2019
Fuel gauge consistently showed "empty" and external lights were always very dim. Lack of awareness of fuel status LED to breakdown on heavily trafficked road and dim hazard lights contributed to poor visibility and a fatal accident
Fuel SystemfireMar 2008
The contact owns a 2006 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 10 mph, the contact noticed smoke coming from the driver's side door panel. He pulled over and turned off the vehicle, which caused it to stop smoking. A mechanic stated that the control fuse box caught fire. The…
SteeringDec 2016
Steering wheel position sensor failure of this sensor can cause assist problems... I belong to a trailvoy club for trailblazer's and have read that there is several members that have reported problems with this steering wheel position sensor...a quote for repair is around $200…
Visibility/wiperJun 2016
I have a 2006 trail blazer the wiper comes on when I start it and while driving it, also the fluids will spray out . I took it to be fix, and about 3 to 4 weeks it started again. Why haven't there been a recall on this, since there is a lot of people has had this problem
Seat BeltsJun 2009
Seat belt locked in place and wont release
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1GNDS13S362282749 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.