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2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems

The 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 178 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (19%) concerns drivetrain & axles. Next are electrical system (17%) and engine (11%).

At a glance

Complaints
178 filed with NHTSA
Most reported
Drivetrain & axles 19% of complaints
Crashes and fires
4 and 0
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0
Typical mileage
34,000 miles 32 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

Complaints by mileage, 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 34,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 15 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 10 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 34,000 miles
Based on 32 complaints that include mileage. 84% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles15
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles10
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 32 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 34,000 miles.

Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 86% of model years in our database.

Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2022 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer with enough data (178 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.

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.

The contact’s daughter owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while her daughter’s vehicle was idled at a stop, another vehicle crashed into the rear of the vehicle. As a result, the contact’s daughter crashed into the rear of another vehicle in front of her. The air bags failed to deploy. Medical attention was required. The contact’s daughter and the front passenger both sustained muscle soreness. A police report was filed.

November 2022 CrashInjury

purchased a brand new vehicle in 2022 Since purchase I have had multiple issues with said vehicle for which I will list. I understand vehicles will and can have issues but there is no excuse for all the problems I have had to deal with a new vehicle. A. Muffler has fallen off 3 times and replaced all 3 times During the leakage part of why it was not fully disconnected every time I was driving the car I was inhaling the fumes because the brake was under the seat of the car driver side B.

January 2024 Injury

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the engine fans were activated however, the engine overheated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the engine thermostat as faulty. The thermostat was replaced, and the failure was remedied. Also, while driving the vehicle would jerk and hesitate while changing gears. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact was informed by the dealer that the failure was a transmission issue.

Reported at 3,051 miles, November 2021

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was dimmed with lines across. The contact stated that the system intermittently failed to alert while an object was nearby. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera chip needed to be installed and retro fitted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 172.

Reported at 172 miles, September 2022

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