NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext Recalls
The 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 24, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 189
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 15V599000
- Reported
- September 24, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,932
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 15V519000
- Reported
- August 14, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 429,170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 7 other models
Visibility: power window devices and controls
- Campaign
- 14V404000
- Reported
- July 2, 2014
- Vehicles affected
- up to 184,611
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 13V248000
- Reported
- June 13, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 193,652
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 05V552000
- Reported
- December 7, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 32,068
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- also 22 other models
Steering: hydraulic power assist: hose, piping, and connections
- Campaign
- 05V455000
- Reported
- October 5, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 123,592
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 12 other models
2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext complaints by year
NHTSA has received 189 owner complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the newest on June 11, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (1%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (54%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the fuel system, other (12%).
1 of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext's 6 recalls also concerns the electrical system.
Where 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext owners gave the mileage (168 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline102
- Electrical System41
- Fuel System, Other23
- Exterior Lighting11
- Structure9
- Visibility8
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 13 | |
| 2009 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 40 | |
| 2011 | 58 | |
| 2012 | 19 | |
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 11 | |
| 2015 | 6 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext peaked in 2011, when NHTSA received 58. 21% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 189 complaints about the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext by model year
Other 2006 Chevrolet models
Newest record on this page: June 11, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted