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2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

62

Complaints

4

Crashes

1

Fires

4

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer have filed 62 safety complaints with NHTSA between February 2023 and July 2026. The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 14 of them (23%). The typical failure was reported at 44,962 miles, the median across the 13 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 62.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14 23%
ENGINE 14 23%
SERVICE BRAKES 14 23%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10 16%
POWER TRAIN 9 15%
AIR BAGS 4 6%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 4 6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 3 5%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 5%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 2 3%
LANE DEPARTURE 2 3%
STEERING 2 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 22.

2023 2025 2026
2023 to 2026, the last of them a part year

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

2 injured · crash

I was in a collision. Traveling a four lane highway during daylight ours with no in-climate weather. The car in front of a line of approximately 4 cars missed their exit and slammed on his breaks to make a right turn from the driving lane. The line of cars in front of me stopped and/or left the roadway to avoid a collision. I was unable to stop in time and had nowhere to go and I rear-ended the car in front of me, which was fully stopped in the lane. According to my dash camera my speed on Impact was approximately 45 mph. No front end collision warning alarms went off. No automatic breaking occurred. No airbag deployed. None of the vehicle safety and anti collision measures performed as I

NHTSA complaint 11699637, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

My vehicle was struck on the left front drivers side while traveling 55 mph. My car flipped multiple times, but when it came to a rest on the drivers side, my head was trapped between the driver's window and the side curtain airbag. I couldn't move the airbag, so I had to move my seat back and bend my neck/head back and down out to get free. My face/head/neck/upper shoulder suffered bruising on the RIGHT SIDE of my body from impact of the airbag. This shouldn't have been the case - the deployment should have impacted the left side of my face. I am in belief that the deployment of this side curtain airbag was late in protecting me in this collision.

NHTSA complaint 11527374. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

1 injured · crash · towed

-The airbag(s) did not deploy. (**Attached police report says it did, but I have pictures showing it didn't, and they are currently in process of correcting the report) I have to pay to get the police report, so since I just obtained it on 3/13, I will wait a few days to get the corrected copy, to ensure it's complete. -The vehicle is either at the towing company or at the insurance company being inspected, but I'm sure it can be available. -I was in a traffic accident with injuries where if the airbags had deployed the injuries could have been prevented. -Unknown if it has been reproduced or confirmed, but I would guess no. -Insurance company was going to pick the vehicle up from the

NHTSA complaint 11577334, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

fire

The vehicle lit on fire under the hood while driving. It is only 6 months old and has just 5300 miles on it. No service had been needed nor done on the vehicle yet nor did any of the diagnostic gauges or software alert me to any issues before it happened

NHTSA complaint 11552894. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE

33,000 miles

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that on three occasions, the vehicle was stopped and restarted, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the wastegate actuator needed to be replaced, and DTC: P0299 was retrieved. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where DTC: P0299 was retrieved, and the contact was informed that the turbo or the wastegate actuator needed to be replaced. The vehicle was

NHTSA complaint 11749624, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES
When shifting to park, car alerts to “shift to park”

NHTSA complaint 11748676. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

88,251 miles

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that, while driving on several occasions with the auto start-stop feature activated, the vehicle appeared to shut down at a complete stop as the infotainment screen and dashboard lights turned off. The vehicle restarted automatically but shuddered during startup. The dashboard lights and the infotainment screen became operable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the thermostat needle went to Hot, and the Check Engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and turned off for approximately 15 minutes. Upon

NHTSA complaint 11743152, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
After the car is parked and engine completely turned off, there is a 'Shift to Park' warning and it kept on blinking and wouldn't turn off. It drains the car battery.

NHTSA complaint 11740485. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

103,000 miles

The contact owns a 2023 Chevrolet TrailBlazer. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH on the interstate , the vehicle independently went into engine power reduce mode. The contact mention she pulled off the interstate, turned the vehicle off for five to ten minutes then turned the vehicle back on and the vehicle began to work as intended. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnsonesd the turbo booster needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified on the failure, and they informed her there were no recalls at this time. The approximate failure mileage was 103,000.

NHTSA complaint 11737558. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

POWER TRAIN

61,097 miles

The contact owns a 2023 CHEVROLET Trailblazer. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the computer system failed to recognize that the vehicle had been shifted into the park position, causing a "Shift to Park" warning light to illuminate on the instrument cluster. Although the gear selector was physically in park, the contact was unable to fully shut down the vehicle and had to cycle the ignition on and off multiple times until the system eventually recognized the park position. The vehicle was driven to the dealer where it was diagnosed to be a transmission control assembly failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage

NHTSA complaint 11736042, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2024 32 0 —
2022 107 1 —
2021 189 4 —

Other 2023 Chevrolet models

Silverado 1500 359 Tahoe 205 Colorado 130 Suburban 114 Bolt EUV 111 Equinox 92 Traverse 85 Malibu 61

Every Chevrolet on this site — 298 vehicles, 747 recall campaigns and 5 open investigation s.

If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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