Problems · by component
2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer steering problems
26 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer cite steering, 3% of all 782 complaints for this model year.
Complaints
26
3% of all complaints
Crashes
4
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
4
Reported by owners
What owners say about the steering
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL JERKED TO LEFT. I CROSSING LAKE BRIDGE..I WONDER WHAT WAS THAT. THEN IT WAS LIKE I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES ON FRONT.. I SLOWED DOWN. JUST TO GET ACROSS BRIDGE TO PULL OVER.. IT STARTED DRIVING NORMAL. SO IT WASN'T TIRES. THEN STARTED AGAIN. SO GOT IT BACK HOME. THINKING IT TI RODS SWAY BAR, ETC. GOT ALL NEW FRONT END PARTS. NOW STEERING WHEEL JUSTS SPINS. NOW TOLD RACK AND PINION. MY CAR BEEN SITTING FOR 2 MONTHS TRYING FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD BE ISSUE.”
“WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST RANDOMLY GO OUT.OR AT TIMES THEY WILL GO OUT COME ON AND GO OUT AGAIN..."WHILE DRIVING " ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT" CAUSING ME TO HAVING TO PULL OVER..UNABLE SEEING WHERE IM PULLIN OFF THE ROAD TO.AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF..THE LIGHTS RETURN.BUT ONLY FOR A FEW AND THEN IT DOES IT ALL OVER AGAIN.THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY..REPORTED IT TO YHE DEALERSHIP WHR I PURCHASED IT...I WAS TOLD THEY WAS UNABLE..TO SEE IT.BUT HAD CHANGE THE FUSES..”
“THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND THE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN AND THE WINDOW LOCK UNLOCKS AFTER BEING LOCKED. THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT IN THE BACK WILL NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE BULB AND RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED.”
“POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINES LEAKING HEAVILY WHERE THEY PASS OVER THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. CANNOT SEE EXACTLY WHICH OF THE TWO LINES IS LEAKING AS THE LEAK IS UNDER A RUBBER CLAMP.”
“MY TRAILBLAZER SPRUNG A MAJOR POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. I LOST POWER STEERING AFTER COMING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE, IT WAS -10 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I USED MY AUTOSTART WHILE INSIDE THE STORE. I CAME OUT AND DID NOT HAVE P/S AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I GOT HOME, AND THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE DISCONNECTED FROM WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE MEETS THE METAL TUBE BEFORE ENTERING THE RACK”
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE JUMPED OUT AND USED HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.”
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.