2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer Safety Review [ 2007 ]
Based on analysis of 29 Trailblazer reviews and test drives.
Safety - What the Auto Press Says
The TrailBlazer is well-equipped with safety features, with standard curtain side airbags as standard. Despite these additions, the TrailBlazer underperforms most competitors in government crash tests
The 2008 TrailBlazer receives three out of five stars for driver-side protection in frontal impacts and four of five stars for passenger-side protection. In side-impact tests, it receives five out of five stars for the front and rear seats. In rollover tests, the two-wheel drive TrailBlazer gets three stars and the four-wheel drive version gets four stars. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the 2008 model an "Acceptable" rating (second best on a four-point scale) for frontal offset crash tests and "Marginal" (second worst on a four-point scale) for side impact tests.
Accident Avoidance
Standard on all TrailBlazers are anti-lock brakes and an anti-skid system with rollover sensors. Also standard is StabiliTrak, which, as New Car Test Drive explains, "uses a full range of motion and control sensors, coupled to actuators on the throttle and individual wheel brakes to sense and mitigate any unintended changes in vehicle direction."
Crash Protection
TrailBlazers are equipped with front air bags. For 2008, the Chevrolet Trailblazer adds "newly standard side curtain airbags," says Cars.com. The front air bags will deploy at different speeds depending on the severity of impact, while the SUV's rollover sensing system will signal the side-curtain air bags and seatbelt tensioners.
