2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer Exterior lighting Problems

The headlamps have quit working when driving at night but will come back on later. This has happened several times. I found GM recall number 14291 that is supposed to include 2006 Chevy Trailblazers and pertains to this problem. The local dealership told us that our vehicle has a vin number that is not covered. It would seem that all model 2006 Chevy Trailblazers would use the same HDM modules in them when they were built. Is ours covered?

NHTSA ID

11546344

Incident

Sep 7, 2023

Just need a recall sheet for shipping vehicle.

NHTSA ID

11524243

Incident

May 28, 2023

LOW BEAMS SOMETIMES FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN AT NIGHT WHILE IM DRIVING THEY WILL JUST GO OUT AND STAY OUT.

NHTSA ID

11460998

Incident

Apr 4, 2022

While driving both low beam headlights turned off. This has now happened on more than one occasion.

NHTSA ID

11437058

Incident

Oct 16, 2021

Low beam headlights stop working, when driving at night. This problem is happening frequently.

NHTSA ID

11433781

Incident

Sep 11, 2021

WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCATIONS DURING THE DAY OR NIGHT. THE FRONT DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND OR THE FRONT HEADLAMPS JUST SHUT OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND JUST SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT!!

NHTSA ID

11355097

Incident

Aug 26, 2020

Mileage

98,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STAND STILL WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED HER HUSBAND REPLACED BOTH LOW BEAM BULBS. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DRIVER HEADLIGHT MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED HERITAGE CHEVROLET BUICK OWINGS MILLS LOCATED AT 11234 REISTERSTOWN RD, OWINGS MILLS, MD 21117, (866) 730-3826, AND THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,863.

NHTSA ID

11352478

Incident

Aug 11, 2020

Mileage

208,863 mi

PARTS BEEN ACTING UP ON ME. BEEN HAVING NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH HYDRAULIC HOSE ON STEERING, WINDOWS/LOCKS ELECTRICAL AND BEEN CONSTANTLY REPLACING WHEELS AND HUB BEARINGS.

NHTSA ID

11337500

Incident

Mar 10, 2020

Mileage

190,000 mi

ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF GOING DOWN THE ROAD THEN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT WILL START AGAIN. ALSO I HAVE HAD THE HEADLIGHTS GO OUT DRIVING AT NIGHT THEY WILL SUDDENLY GO OUT.

NHTSA ID

11283150

Incident

Oct 30, 2019

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT HAS NOT BEEN WORKING DUE TO THE WIRING MELTING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT HAPPEN

NHTSA ID

11256608

Incident

Sep 4, 2017

Mileage

120,000 mi

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I STILL HAVE HIGH BEAMS, MARKER LIGHTS, BUT NOT LOW BEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME THAT I NOTICED THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

11253346

Incident

Aug 30, 2019

Mileage

213,000 mi

THE GAUGE CLUSTER WHERE IT SHOWS THE CARS MILEAGE AND IF THE CAR IS IN PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, OR DRIVE. THE LIGHTING FOR THIS PART OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER GOES OUT AND IS NOT VISIBLE AT ALL. THIS IS AN ISSUE FOR YEARS ON THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND SIMILAR VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

11253265

Incident

Sep 8, 2011

THE AIRBAG DEACTIVATED LIGHT ON THE DASH CLUSTER COMES ON AND OFF BUT MOSTLY STAYS ON NOW. NO CODES SHOWING THE CAUSE. WHILE DRIVING BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY TURNED OFF, LATER DIAGNOSIS SHOWED AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT MELTED BOTH LOW BEAM LIGHT CONNECTORS AND WIRES AT THE BULB END, NEW CONNECTORS WERE INSTALLED. TWO DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN 1YR THE HEATER BLOWER MOTOR RELAY HAS GOTTEN HOT ENOUGH TO MELT THE CONNECTOR AND BURN OUT THE RELAY, CONNECTOR REPLACED TWICE AND CURRENTLY MELTING AGAIN AS FAN SPEED 1, 4, AND 5 HAVE AGAIN STOPPED WORKING. HEATER BLOWER MOTOR ALSO REPLACED TWICE CONCURRENT WITH RELAY.

NHTSA ID

11253103

Incident

Feb 15, 2019

Mileage

235,000 mi

DAYLIGHT/HEADLIGHTS SOMETIMES DO NOT TURN ON UPON STARTING TRUCK AND ALSO HAVE SHUT OFF SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT FORCING ME TO DRIVE WITH FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS ON ENDANGERING NOT ONLY THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES A 5 AND 9 YEAR OLD CHILD. AS STATED IN THE RECALL AND WHICH IS THE EXACT ACTION OCCURRING NOT EVERY TIME BUT (7 TIMES)1 TIME ALONE IS ENOUGH TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY, THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE (HDM) MAY OVERHEAT AND FAIL, CAUSING THE HEADLAMPS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS TO NOT ILLUMINATE.THIS IS THE RECALL ON THIS ISSUE CURRENTLY WHICH 2006-2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS, YET HENDRICKS CHEVY SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY?S SAFETY AND LIVES ARE SERIOUSLY IN DANGER EVERY TIME WE TRAVEL OR DRIVE AT NIGHT DUE TO THE RECURRING ISSUE OF THE LIGHTS NOT BEING RELIABLE AT ALL TIMES OF TURNING ON DUE TO AN OVERHEATING ISSUE, THAT ONCE AGAIN IS OCCURRING IN THESE MODELS YET MY VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE MOST RECENT OCCURRENCE OF THIS ISSUE WAS ON JULY 12, 2019! PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE TO HAVE OTHER VIN NUMBERS APART OF THIS RECALL WITH WHOM EVER NECESSARY SO MY FAMILY?S SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVER?S SAFETY ARE NOT AT RISK EVERY TIME WE GET INTO OUR 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER! AGAIN THE MAIN ISSUE AT HAND IS HEADLAMPS THAT DO NOT ILLUMINATE REDUCE THE DRIVER'S ABILITY TO SEE THE ROADWAY AND REDUCE THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO ONCOMING VEHICLES, BOTH OF WHICH INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

11235051

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

Mileage

173,400 mi

MY LIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT QUITE A WHILE AGO, FOR NO REASON AT ALL. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED THEY WOULD GO OUT FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AND AS TIME WENT ON I HAD TO REVERT TO USING MY HIGH BEAMS, BECAUSE AFTER CHANGING 3 SWITCHES, PUTTING NEW LIGHTS IN, HAVING THE WIRING INSPECTED WIRE BY WIRE, (IN SURCH OF A BAD WIRE). THE LOW BEAMS MIGHT COME ON FOR ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS WHEN I FIRST START MY ENGINE, (MIGHT) EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, AND THEN THAT GO OFF AND I'M BACK TO USING THE HIGH BEAMS. I HAD TO ADJUST MY HIGH BEAMS DOWN SO I'M ABLE TO HAVE LIGHTS, WITHOUT BLINDING ON COMING TRAFFIC. THAT MEANS I DON'T HAVE ANY "HIGH BEAMS" WHEN I NEED THEM. MY VIN IS NOT IN THE RECALL, YET MY LIGHTS ARE DOING WHAT MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN DOING. I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS FOR ABOUT 5 YEARS IF NOT LONGER. AND IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M DRIVING STRAIGHT, TURNING A CORNER OR JUST SITTING STILL, IF THE LIGHTS WANT TO TURN OFF OR COME BACK ON THEY'LL DO WHAT THEY WANT, WHENEVER THEY WANT. THE LIGHTS DID NOT WORK FOR OVER 4 MONTHS, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE COMING ON AGAIN FOR A FEW MOMENTS. THEY STARTED COMING ON AS I'M COMING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNING OFF MY HIGH BEAMS. BUT AGAIN JUST FOR A FEW MOMENTS. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW I'M GOING IT HAPPENS FROM ZERO TO 70+.

NHTSA ID

11210486

Incident

Apr 20, 2014

Mileage

100,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS CUTTING OUT (COMPLETELY OFF) AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN A NORMAL FASHION AND DURING GOOD WEATHER CONDITIONS WITH ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS OFF EXCEPT GAUGES IN DASH DISPLAY. NO SECONDARY LIGHTS OR ELECTRONICS ON AND ON A DARK ROAD WITH VERY LIMITED STREET LIGHTING AND WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH. ABLE TO REGAIN LIGHTS BY TURNING SWITCH THROUGH FULL RANGE A COUPLE OF TIMES AND PUTTING ON MANUAL MODE. LIGHT SENSOR ON DASH IS UNOBSTRUCTED.

NHTSA ID

11209004

Incident

May 20, 2019

Mileage

145,000 mi

BREAK LIGHTS ARE NOT LIGHTING UP BUT LIGHT BLUBS ARE GOOD SOMETHING TO DO WITH WIRING WITH BREAK LIGHTS

NHTSA ID

11192161

Incident

Mar 27, 2019

Mileage

56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WERE A SAFETY HAZARD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICKS CHEVROLET (1620 MONTGOMERY HWY, HOOVER, AL 35216, (205) 545-8072) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT NEW HEADLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED. THE DEALER CLAIMED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,445. THE VIN WAS INVALID.

NHTSA ID

11185811

Incident

Feb 28, 2019

Mileage

88,445 mi

THE HEAD LIGHTS POOR VISIBILITY

NHTSA ID

11182553

Incident

Sep 13, 2013

Mileage

133,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE CONTACT CONTINUED DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO VAN CHEVROLET (8585 E FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BLVD, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85260) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLAMP MODULE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,232.

NHTSA ID

11151474

Incident

Oct 15, 2018

Mileage

87,232 mi

HEAD LAMPS GO OFF AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING WON'T COME BACK ON , STABILITRACK SHUTS OFF AN WARNING BELLS GO OFF FOR NO REASON. NOW OUT OF THE BLUE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT WORK. ONLY HAS 1ST AND 2ND, WHILE DRIVING ON ANY ROAD IN TOWN OR ON. HIGHWAY.

NHTSA ID

11129418

Incident

Jun 15, 2018

Mileage

165,000 mi

HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DRIVING THEM CAME BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR KNOWN RECALL 14291 AND SAID MY SPECIFIC TRAILBLAZER IS NOT LISTED FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK FOR MANY MILES. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY FIXES AS GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM NOT SURE WHY IT'S ONLY TO SPECIFIC TRAILBLAZERS AND NOT ALL FROM 2006-2007

NHTSA ID

11123152

Incident

Aug 25, 2018

Mileage

153,000 mi

HAD VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 3 YEARS NOW. I DRIVE MOSTLY AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS CUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES. COME BACK ON RANDOMLY. WHEN THEY TURN OFF I IMMEDIATELY TURN HIGHBEAMS ON. THEY ALWAYS WORK. BEEN DOING THIS SINCE I'VE OWNED IT.

NHTSA ID

11111342

Incident

Jan 18, 2014

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WON'T COME ON. I'VE REPLACED THE RELAY SWITCH, FUSE ONCE ALREADY. FINE FOR A SHORT TIME NOW THEY'RE NOT WORKING AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11109706

Incident

Jul 4, 2018

Mileage

78,000 mi

LIGHTS START DIMMING WHILE DRIVING. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT AND REAR LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT. REPLACED HEADLIGHT TWICE WITHIN A YEAR PLUG WAS MELTED. NUMBER 4 ON THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER CONTROL HAS GONE OUT TWICE. CLUTCH FAN HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 YEARS. CODE SAYS ON HIGH SPEED. WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO LEAK AFTER A FEW MONTHS. ALL HAVE BEEN ON HIGHWAY OR IN CITY DRIVING.

NHTSA ID

11061065

Incident

Jan 1, 2015

Mileage

150,000 mi