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2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer airbags problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 33 airbags complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

33

Airbags complaints

13%

Share of year

8

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Airbags complaints by year

Trailblazer airbags complaints by model year106 complaints2000: 3 complaints2001: 2 complaints2002: 106 complaints2003: 59 complaints2004: 42 complaints2005: 70 complaints2006: 31 complaints2007: 27 complaints2008: 33 complaints2009: 4 complaints2021: 3 complaints2022: 1 complaints2023: 4 complaints
Trailblazer airbags complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID REAR ENDING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN. I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE INTO THE RIGHT TURN LANE AND THE BRAKES STILL DID NOT ENGAGE. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, TRAVELING SEVERAL YARDS UNTIL THE VEHICLE HIT A TREE. THE AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Airbags · July 19, 2010 · crash

Common questions

How many airbags complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer have?

NHTSA has 33 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer airbags — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.