2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer electrical system problems
29 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer — 27% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Shifter does not recognize its in park, from what I read this affects thousands. Why am I having to sit in my car for minutes at a time? is Chevy not required to handle the fixing of that switch. What a subpar design team they have. I just had to cough up over $800 to fix rusting because of shit…”
filed Jul 27, 2026
“The car showed an error message saying shift to park when trying to turn the car off. The car was in park and showed in park on the dashboard & shifter but the error message still said it wasn’t in park. While this error is showing it will not allow the car to shut off or lock doors. I have a…”
filed Jul 20, 2026
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Electrical System problems in other Trailblazer years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 Trailblazer | 11 | 58% |
| 2024 Trailblazer | 11 | 34% |
| 2023 Trailblazer | 14 | 23% |
| 2021 Trailblazer | 39 | 21% |
| 2009 Trailblazer | 9 | 33% |
| 2008 Trailblazer | 65 | 34% |
| 2007 Trailblazer | 200 | 27% |
| 2006 Trailblazer | 251 | 23% |
| 2005 Trailblazer | 617 | 42% |
| 2004 Trailblazer | 627 | 58% |
| 2003 Trailblazer | 285 | 32% |
| 2002 Trailblazer | 181 | 16% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.