Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10585297April 28, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL! THE WHOLE GARAGE AND ENTRANCE TO MY KITCHEN STRONGLY SMELLED OF GASOLINE ONE MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY AND THE STEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE TANK AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SEALS WERE LEAKING, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAD A RECALL ON FOR THE TRAILBLAZER EXT. I NOTIFIED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE ASKING FOR ANY HELP AT ALL WITH THE SITUATION, BUT SINCE MY TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. IT IS A SAD DAY WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE BEING THREATENED BY POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLES ALL IN THE NAME OF MAKING A BUCK. YOU CAN GO ON LINE ALL DAY LONG AND FIND THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM GM CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM. WITH THE PUBLICITY THEY'VE HAD IN THE NEWS LATELY AND THE CURRENT LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM, WE ALL KNOW HOW GM FEELS ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. THEY WOULD JUST AS SOON SWEEP THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG WHILE INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE OF THEIR DISHONESTY. WOULD SOMEONE WITH ENOUGH POWER AND $$$ PLEASE STEP UP AND FORCE THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE CREATED? *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585153April 27, 2014
POWER TRAIN
MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2004 SLOWED DOWN TO 20MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I HAD A VERY HARD AN SCARY TIME PULLING OVER I GOT MY THROTTLE FIXED THAT COST ME 500.00 DOLLARS MY CAR IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING IT WAS DOING ON THE HIGHWAY 20MPH AND AMP IDLES VERY HIGH WONT DROP DOWN TO 0 STAYS AT 20 OR ABOVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL NO ONE CAN FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR ALL THEY WANT IS TO KEEP GUESSING WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO NO BECAUSE IT KEEPS GOING BACK TO THE SAME PROBLEM DOESN'T WANT TO GO IN GEAR AND DRIVE IT JUST LET YOU PUT YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS AN DOES NOTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585093April 26, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DRIVING DOWN MAIN ROAD IN TOWN AND THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE - NO WARNING OR ANYTHING. WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN WITH ME AND HAD TO PUSH THE VEHICLE UP THE ROAD TO THE NEAREST TURN IN AND CALL MY HUSBAND FOR HELP. I CONTACT CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE THAT THEY WOULD ONLY COVER 1/2 OF THE COST TO REPAIR THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE IT WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TOLD THEM THAT I PAID MY 1/2 WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN FIGHTING THIS FOR 3 YEARS WITH NO AVAIL. I HOPE YOUR AGENCY CAN HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585102April 26, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL/ SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS, FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED MARCH OF 2010. AS OF 12/2013 THE VOLTAGE METER, RPM GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER HAVE COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584128April 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHILE SITTING THE PARKED VEHICLE, WITH THE KEY IN IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION BUT ENGINE OFF THE DASH BEGAN TO POUR SMOKE INTO THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING UNDER THE HOOD THERE WERE BURNED AND MELTED WIRES LEADING TO FUSE BOX. ELECTRICAL FIRE OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584325April 22, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
FIRST REAR A/C STOPPED WORKING AND REPAIRED BUT STOPPED WORKING LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. GAS GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING AMOUNT LEFT SO NOW WE GO BY FILL UPS AND RESET MILEAGE EACH TIME. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF MELTING IN SOCKETS AND NOW RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK BC THERE IS PROBLEM WITH SOCKET AGAIN. PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY EITHER. REPAIRS ARE FRUSTRATING. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS TRANSMISSION DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE HAD TO COVER ENTIRE COST OF THIS. KIND OF SUCKS BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583863April 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING ERRATICALLY. SPEEDOMETER NOW ACTING PROPERLY BUT TACH HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY SINCE. RESEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THESE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER UNITS THAT ARE FAILING AND EVENTUALLY ADDITIONAL INSTRUMENTS WITHIN THE CLUSTER ARE LIKELY TO BREAK. IN FACT, A CLASS ACTION SUIT FORCED GENERAL MOTORS TO RECALL/REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS ON SILVERADO PICKUPS FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT WORKING WITH ME TO REPLACE THE FAILING CLUSTER AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO BASICALLY "POUND SAND." WITH SO MANY DOCUMENTED INSTANCES OF FAILURE AND GM'S NOW DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF AVOID RECALLS EVEN AT THE COST OF HUMAN LIFE I BELIEVE IT IS TIME FOR THE NHTSA TO STEP UP AND BRING PRESSURE ON GM TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AFFECTING THOUSANDS OF OWNERS WHO HAVE BEEN REBUFFED IN THEIR EFFORTS TO HAVE THE AUTOMAKER ACCEPT ITS PROPER RESPONSIBILITY FOR USING INADEQUATE OR FAULTY MATERIALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583664April 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
MY KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE KEYS IN THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583542April 18, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHERE THE GAS FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO THE GAD TANK THIS AREA DEVELOPS A CRACK ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE AND DURING FILLING UP TO A COUPLE QUARTS OF GAS CAN RUN ONTO CEMENT BY THE PUMP, ALSO STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE.. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE CHECK MOTOR LIGHT. ACCORDING TO INTERNET POSTINGS OTHER TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579584April 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,796 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579656April 14, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,291 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579686April 14, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS AND STABILITRAK WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,779.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579346April 12, 2014
STEERING, WHEELS
IT WAS DRIZZLING THAT MORNING. I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE. WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY STEERING WHEEL WAS TAKING OVER MY DRIVING. MY TRUCK WENT LEFT INTO ANOTHER LANE ON ITS ON. I SAW ANOTHER VEHICLE COMING UP IN THAT LEFT LANE. ALL I COULD DO WAS ASK MY TRUCK WHAT WAS WRONG. AND I STARTED TALKING TO THE LORD. PLEASE DON'T LET ME HIT THIS TRUCK. PLEASE HELP ME. NEXT THING I WAS PULLED BACK TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THEN OFF THE ROAD I WENT. I WENT THROUGH THE WOODS OVER STOMPS AND BUMPS. AND THEN CRASHED INTO A HUGE TREE. I FAINTED.I HEARD SOMEONE YELLING. I OPENED MY EYES TO LIFE. THE POLICE CAME OUT. AND THE AMBULANCE. THANK GOD I'M NOT TO COOL FOR A SAFE BELT. CAUSE MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. I WAS TOLD THEY MAY DEPLOY AT ANYTIME SO I NEEDED TO GET OUT OF TRUCK. MY SEATBELT LEFT ITS PRINT ON MY NECK AND CHEST. THE TRUCK WAS CRUSHED IN. WHEELS ON PASSENGER SIDE WERE BENT UNDER TRUCK. A TOTAL LOSS .. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10579249April 11, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OPERATING WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE SWITCH TO OFF AND ON POSITIONS. UPON CONTACTING CHEVROLET RECALL NUMBER AND REFERENCING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V046000, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. CONFUSION COMES IN THAT THE VEHICLE RECALL SPECIFIES 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND MAKES NO REFERENCE TO SPECIFICS ABOUT VIN NUMBER THAT CHEVROLET MAKES THE STATEMENT THAT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL. JUST DOES NOT PASS THE EYE OR SMELL TEST FOR COMMON SENSE!!!!! *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578687April 9, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE MOLDING PIECE THAT SURROUNDS THE REAR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FLEW OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS LEFT DANGLING AGAINST THE READ WINDOW. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US, SO THE PART DID NOT HIT A VEHICLE. AFTER MANY CALLS TO AREA BODY SHOPS I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PART" AND OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW PART FROM CHEVROLET AND THEN PAY HUNDREDS MORE TO HAVE IT PAINTED AND INSTALLED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578297April 8, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU PHARMACY WHEN MY GEAR SHIFTER CABLE (BROKE) AND WAS STUCK IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO GET TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE, LUCKILY ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I HAD NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFTER VERY LOOSE FOR ATLEAST A YEAR!! THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR CHEVROLETS. THE CHEVROLET PARTS DEALER TOLD MY MECHANIC THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578391April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO SMOKE. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE SO I STOPPED THE CAR SHUT IT OFF, POPPED THE HOOD, AND IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I GRABBED MY 2 CHILDREN OUT OF THE CAR AND CALLED 9-1-1 THE CAR WAS A TOTAL LOSS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578407April 8, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN FREQUENTLY BUT HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES PER MONTH FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS DURATION. I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SAME EVENT ABOUT 6 TIMES BEFORE CONTACTING GM DIRECTLY. I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY DUE TO THE FACT THAT I CONSIDER THIS PROBLEM TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS WHICH TURN ON WHEN DARKNESS IS DETECTED. THIS AUTOMATIC ACTIVATION CANNOT BE OVERRIDDEN WITH MANUAL CONTROLS WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. I ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY TURN THE HEADLIGHTS BACK ON WITHOUT RESOLUTION. I ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE'S IGNITION AND RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT RESOLUTION. NOTHING I COULD DO WOULD MAKE THE HEADLIGHTS TURN BACK ON. THE HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO HAVE A MIND OF THEIR OWN AND WILL EVENTUALLY TURN BACK ON BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY RANDOM, SOMETIMES TAKING A FEW MINUTES OR MAYBE UP TO 20 MINUTES. A CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER CLAIMED THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE BODY CONTROL MODULE AND PROVIDED AN ESTIMATE FOR REPLACEMENT. I ELECTED TO NOT HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE BODY CONTROL MODULE FOR A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF MONEY. I INSTEAD STARTED SEARCHING FOR ANOTHER SOLUTION. I TURNED TO THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THIS MAKE OF VEHICLE SINCE AT LEAST 2002 CONTINUING UNTIL THE LATE 2000'S. GM INFORMED ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. THE CERTIFIED GM SERVICE CENTER CLAIMED THAT THEY HAVE NOT HEARD OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH WILL TELL YOU A DIFFERENT STORY. I ULTIMATELY FOLLOWED THE DIRECTION OF A YOUTUBE VIDEO WHICH DIRECTED ME TO REPLACE A RELAY LOCATED ON THE VEHICLE'S FUSE PLATE. THE COST OF THE PART WAS APPROXIMATELY $30. MY HEADLIGHTS ARE WORKING AGAIN. IN MY OPINION GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PART AND NOT THE BODY CONTROL MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577627April 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE I GOT THE VEHICLE APPROX 5 YEARS AGO I BEGAN HAVING ISSUES ABOUT A YEAR LATER. IT STARTED WITH MY SPEED ODOMETER GAUGE STOPPED WORKING THEN OVER THAT FOLLOWING YEAR EVENTUALLY ALL THE GAUGES STOPPED FUNCTIONING. LITTLE DID I KNOW THAT THIS WAS THE BEGINNING OF MY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. MY BREAK LIGHTS WILL WORK OFF AND ON, MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS WORKS OFF AND ON, MY BLOWER STOPS WORKING WHEN EVER IT FEELS, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED MY THROTTLE ON HAS PEDAL NEVER CLOSES SO I AVERAGE 9 MILES PER GALLON IN GAS MILEAGE, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DECIDE WHEN TO WORK AND NOT, AND THE LOCKS ON THEIR ON CAUSING ME TO GET LOCKED OUT OF MY CAR AT TIMES. THIS TO ME IS CLEARLY A ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND HAVE SPOKE TO GM BECAUSE I CAN'T EVEN TRADE THE VEHICLE IN TO GET A SAFER VEHICLE BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS IT. EITHER WAY I WORRY OF THE SAFETY FOR ANYONE IN THIS VEHICLES AND THEY NEED TO BE TAKEN OFF THE STREETS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577497April 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHEELS, POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO LANSING WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER AND GUAGE FUNCTION.I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, PULLED OFF AT THE EXIT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN PORTLAND, MI WHERE MY WHEEL HUB EXPLODED IN THEIR HAND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAN CLUTCH HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND LOOSE ALL POWER AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED RIGHT UP AND STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT A RATE OF 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 25 AND HAD NO POWER. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM NOW CHECKING FOR RECALLS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED COMPLETELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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