2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems
The 2009 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 37 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (35%) concerns lighting. Next are electrical system (24%) and air bags (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 26 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 26 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 82,000 miles. For lighting specifically, the median reported mileage is about 81,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer with enough data (15 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 70 MPH, the contact's vehicle rear ended another vehicle. In turn, the contact's vehicle was struck by a semi-truck. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the head, knees, and arms, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the crash. The failure mileage was 135,000.
I was driving 2009 chevy trail blazer and was t-boned by a speeding bus on my side, I had my wife and 2 girls with me, all were wearing seat belt and one of my girls was in her car seat also. The vehicle was totaled, all airbags failed to deploy in the vehicle. I suffered major injuries and I was out from monday through saturday. 3 months later I had an open brain surgery and still under doctors' care.
As I was driving in my yard I happened to bump the ignition key and the motor cut out and died. This caused me to not be able to turn and avoid bumping a post causing some body damage, but I was able to avoid hitting my friend in the yard because he had moved from by the post a minute earlier. I have had one more time with this problem, but not had a problem since, but I am now experiencing an occasional rough running engine. Could this ignition switch on this year vehicle need to be recalled also?
The headlights have failed. All the lights blink while you ride along. The two back doors will not lock or unlock and the front doors are starting to not lock or unlock properly. The items that let you know when a tire is low in air are failing. The last one costing over $100 to fix. I am getting very upset with the electric parts in this trailblazer. This has been going on since purchase. As a photo I can send you a photo of the vehicle.
While driving the low beam headlights will go out. And not come back on you have to turn on high beams to have headlights stopped and pulled over turned off the vehicle turned it back on and low beams still did not come back on