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2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT Air bags Problems

Complaints
4about this part
Share
2%of 189 total for the year
Median mileage
110,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the air bags of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT, 2% of the 189 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“As soon as you start vehicle....dash shows that the air bags needs to be services and it stays on the whole time of your journey..when I lift my seat to get correct positioning to drive it starts to have the bell sensor ring, like when you don't your seat belt on....but I have my seat belt on/fastened,,took to mtn view Chevrolet/chattanooga, tn...they could not find a reason why and told me no recall on this VIN model..so I have decided to issue a complaint before something happens and the air bags do not deploy.. Thank you..”

NHTSA complaint #10713121, filed 2015-04, 132,000 miles

“While approaching intersection a vehicle traveling perpendicular to us failed to stop at stop sign. This vehicle entered the intersection and we t-boned the vehicle. Our vehicle sustained a direct hit on the front of the vehicle and the air bags never deployed. After the initial collision our vehicle remained in contact with the vehicle that failed to stop and both of our vehicles were driven directly into a tree, thus incurring another significant impact ( more significant than the initial collision w/ the other car ) and the air bags still did not deploy. …”

NHTSA complaint #10566397, filed 2014-02, 88,000 miles

“After our battery manifested a dead cell for the second time in 3 years I decided to do online research to see if any other 2006 trailblazer owners had similar issues. I found a recall NHTSA campaign number 06v417000 concerning passenger side airbag sensor and aftermarket leather upgrade I contacted GM only to be told our VIN was not part of the recall. I proceeded to ask how a VIN could tell if we had aftermarket leather added by the dealer they said our VIN was not part of the recall nothing more. …”

NHTSA complaint #10283540, filed 2009-09

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200642%
200473%
200352%
200211%

Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

Fuel system
129 complaints
Electrical system
41 complaints
Exterior lighting
11 complaints
Body and structure
9 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
6 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Tires
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology