2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360: Reliability Data

42
Total Complaints
100,000mi
Median Mileage
Exterior Lighting
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

70,000 25th Percentile
100,000 Median Mileage
130,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Exterior Lighting
13
Electrical System
7
Fuel System, Gasoline
5
Fuel/Propulsion System
3
Visibility/Wiper
3
Automatic Transmission
1
Visibility
1
Switch
1
Fuses And Circuit Breakers
1
Steering
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
2
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I HAVE HAD 2 UNEXPLAINABLE TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO INFORMATION FOR WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEMS. THE 2ND GEAR STARTED TO SLIP, CAUSING IT TO BURN OUT THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED, THE VEHICLE HAS APROX. 5,000 MILES ON IT. THEN SEVERAL THOUSAND MIL..."
"HAPPENS EVERYDAY. THE FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. NOT FIXED. DEALERSHIP WANTS SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX IT EVEN AFTER IT HAS LEFT ME OUT OF FUEL TWICE. ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE SNOW. *TR"
"1. ON 5/19/2011, AFTER FILLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH GASOLINE, I NOTICED THE GAS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE STATION PARKING LOT. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD TWO-THREE MILES BEFORE PULLING OVER AND LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 20-30 MINUTES. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE G..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Exterior Lighting 13 complaints
25th: 90,000 mi Median: 112,250 mi 75th: 171,250 mi
Electrical System 7 complaints
25th: 36,000 mi Median: 70,702 mi 75th: 118,500 mi
Fuel System, Gasoline 5 complaints
25th: 62,124 mi Median: 68,000 mi 75th: 89,000 mi
Visibility/Wiper 3 complaints
Median: 120,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 6 IL: 4 NC: 3 FL: 3 MD: 2 IN: 2 MI: 2 KY: 2 KS: 2 GA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

2.4%
Original Owners
97.6%
Second+ Owners

Chevrolet Trailblazer 360 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
2005506
2007736

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28