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2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 87.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 18 of 108 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Power Train. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 30 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports3 injury reports

Power Train complaints

33 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 11, 2024
Power Train

Shift to Park is Displayed on the Driver Information Center (DIC) When Vehicle attempting to turn vehicle off. This is a known issue to manufacturer, but not warrantied fixes are being offered. (TSB 23-NA-119)

NHTSA ODI #11624529

Mileage unknown · Nov 7, 2024
Power Train

Shift Control Assembly (Shift to Park Issue) I bought a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer custom, and around 57,550 miles it started throwing a shift to park error message. This does not allow me to turn my car off complete as it does not recognize it’s in park. It has been looked at by Dealer and parts are back ordered no known fix …

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Shift Control Assembly (Shift to Park Issue) I bought a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer custom, and around 57,550 miles it started throwing a shift to park error message. This does not allow me to turn my car off complete as it does not recognize it’s in park. It has been looked at by Dealer and parts are back ordered no known fix for it. This is a well known issue from Chevrolet but they only cover it under bumper to bumper and not Powertrain, but everywhere I read it’s a Powertrain issue. This will drain my battery inhibiting my ability to use my vehicle which is only 2 years old. This could be a safety concern since the car isn’t recognizing it’s in park therefore not allowing it to shutdown and leaving electricity running through it all the time. Let alone a huge hassle for the drivers of the vehicle.

NHTSA ODI #11624108

46,000 miles · Nov 1, 2024
Power Train

The contact’s daughter owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that on several occasions when shifted to park(P), the gear shift indicator failed to show the vehicle in park(P). The contact stated that the gear shifter was slammed into park(P) until park was registered on the shift indicator. The vehicle was taken …

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The contact’s daughter owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that on several occasions when shifted to park(P), the gear shift indicator failed to show the vehicle in park(P). The contact stated that the gear shifter was slammed into park(P) until park was registered on the shift indicator. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the gear shifter needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 46,000.

NHTSA ODI #11623053

Mileage unknown · Oct 10, 2024
Electrical SystemPower Train

For about a month now my vehicle is telling me to put it in park when it is already in park. Have to restart multiple times and go through all the gears put it back in park turn it off and still get the "shift to park" error. It does not happen every time I use my vehicle, but it happens so much I am unsure if it is safe to us…

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For about a month now my vehicle is telling me to put it in park when it is already in park. Have to restart multiple times and go through all the gears put it back in park turn it off and still get the "shift to park" error. It does not happen every time I use my vehicle, but it happens so much I am unsure if it is safe to use. Even though it shows it is in park I wonder is it really? I have called the dealer where I purchased it for them to look at it and they will not even schedule an appointment because they say the parts are on back order and they have no idea when they will get them. This is the first brand new car I have purchased and after having a lot of secondhand vehicles I went back to Chevy. I am very disappointed in Chevy it only has 23000 miles on it, and they are not doing anything to fix this, I would not recommend Chevy/GMC to anyone.

NHTSA ODI #11619117

50,300 miles · Oct 2, 2024
Power Train

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the message to “Shift to Park” was displayed with an audible chime sounding. The vehicle was restarted several times until the message had disappeared. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The man…

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The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the message to “Shift to Park” was displayed with an audible chime sounding. The vehicle was restarted several times until the message had disappeared. The dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 50,300.

NHTSA ODI #11617778

Mileage unknown · Sep 16, 2024
Electrical SystemPower Train

When putting vehicle in park and turning the car off, getting message to place vehicle in park and car "dinging." This started about 2 weeks ago and was intermittent, now it's every time I put the car in park and takes me about 5 minutes of turning the car on and off, placing in park before it finally registers the vehicle is i…

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When putting vehicle in park and turning the car off, getting message to place vehicle in park and car "dinging." This started about 2 weeks ago and was intermittent, now it's every time I put the car in park and takes me about 5 minutes of turning the car on and off, placing in park before it finally registers the vehicle is in park.

NHTSA ODI #11614773

43,000 miles · Aug 28, 2024
Electrical SystemPower Train

The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, a "Shift to Park" message was displayed on the instrument panel while shifting the vehicle to park(P). After turning off the vehicle, the message continued to flash on the instrument panel with a warning chime coming from…

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The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, a "Shift to Park" message was displayed on the instrument panel while shifting the vehicle to park(P). After turning off the vehicle, the message continued to flash on the instrument panel with a warning chime coming from the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was instructed to have a diagnostic test performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.

NHTSA ODI #11611352

Mileage unknown · Aug 12, 2024
Electrical SystemPower Train

Bought last year in November. Starting having "Shift to park" alert when car was in fact, in park. Took me 5 minutes to successfully turn my car off. It happens intermittently and at first it was just one and done, now (after about a week) it's almost every time I park. It's very frustrating. I called the dealership and they can…

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Bought last year in November. Starting having "Shift to park" alert when car was in fact, in park. Took me 5 minutes to successfully turn my car off. It happens intermittently and at first it was just one and done, now (after about a week) it's almost every time I park. It's very frustrating. I called the dealership and they can't get me in for 2 weeks. Unsure if they will be able to diagnose/fix the problem.

NHTSA ODI #11608072

Mileage unknown · Jul 25, 2024
EngineForward Collision AvoidancePower Train

Noise only when cold at front tire passenger side Nosie at front tire passenger side while steering. Check engine lite code PO299 Turbocharger/supercharger underboost-engine power is reduced. Replaced tire at 24600 miles. While driving at 65 mph, the forward collision avoidance system activated, and the car stopped at 65 mph. I…

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Noise only when cold at front tire passenger side Nosie at front tire passenger side while steering. Check engine lite code PO299 Turbocharger/supercharger underboost-engine power is reduced. Replaced tire at 24600 miles. While driving at 65 mph, the forward collision avoidance system activated, and the car stopped at 65 mph. It happened 5 times that car fully stopped, and numerus time I get forward collision activated but then nothing happens. Imagine on freeway from 65 to 0 brakes by itself. Hard shifting and body shaking while accelerating. Hood is shaking while driving on freeway.

NHTSA ODI #11604427

Mileage unknown · Jul 15, 2024
Power TrainUnknown Or Other

Nearly every time I park my car and shut it off a message pops up on the message board that says SHIFT TO PARK even though it is in park. I have to restart my car MULTIPLE times and shift to another gear and back into park before the message goes away. This has been happening for a couple of weeks but is getting more frequent.

NHTSA ODI #11602276

Official recalls

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21V440000 · Equipment:mechanical:accessory Scissor/screw/bottle Jack/lift:stand

Jun 10, 2021

General Motors, LLC. (GM) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Buick Encore GX and 2021-2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer vehicles. The emergency jack, if not positioned as directed in the vehicle owner's manual, can fracture while in use.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A fractured jack can cause the vehicle to collapse, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the jack, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters informing owner of the safety risk are expected to be mailed July 26, 2021. A second notice will be mailed once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Buick customer service at 1-800-521-7300 or Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020. GM's number for this recall is A212335470.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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