Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2007)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10760661September 1, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AT APPROXIMATELY 9:00 PM I WAS TRAVELING ON A RURAL ROAD AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND SUDDENLY MY HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. THE HEADLAMPS WERE ON LOW-BEAM AT THE TIME. I CHECKED THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND IT WAS IN THE PROPER POSITION. I SWITCHED THE HEADLIGHTS TO HIGH-BEAM AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND IT APPEARS THAT A 'HEADLIGHT DRIVER MODULE' IS TO BLAME. THIS MODULE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF FAILURE. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN FLAW. SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS HEADLIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE SUBJECT TO SUCH A POOR QUALITY DEVICE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE NO DEVICES BETWEEN THE BATTERY AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10760365August 31, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE FRONT HEAD LAMP. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759554August 26, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I GOT INTO MY CAR TO GO SOMEWHERE AND NOTICED THAT MY LIGHTS DID NOT APPEAR TO BE ON. I GOT OUT OF MY CAR TO VERIFY THAT THEY WERE NOT ON AND REALIZED THAT INDEED THEY HAD NOT COME ON. TRIED TURNING ON MY LIGHT TO AUTO AND THEY STILL DID NOT COME ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750160August 20, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749723August 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS CLOSING TIME. DEALER DOCUMENTED FAILURE BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF FAILURE (UP TO EXECUTIVE LEVEL) BUT REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE EXISTING RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR HEADLAMP FAILURES. HUSBAND, WHO IS A MECHANIC, SWITCHED HDM MODULE WITH FAN MODULE, AND HEADLAMPS CAME BACK ON. THIS POINTS TO SAME TYPE OF FAILURE INCLUDED IN EXISTING CAMPAIGN. PLEASE GET THESE VIN'S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MILEAGE WAS 88,122 FOR THIS FAILURE. PREVIOUS FAILURE ALSO REPORTED. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THIS WHEN DRIVER HAS MOSTLY NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILURE AT NIGHT--WHEN DEALERS ARE CLOSED. WHAT IS THE DRIVER SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN GM REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACING THE PART--SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY INSIST THAT A DEALER FIRMLY DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE IT IF THEY'RE NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!! SEE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V755000. NOTE THAT HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS WORK JUST FINE--JUST AS THE VEHICLES THAT **ARE**INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748879August 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER LEAVING A MOVIE THEATRE AND UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY JUNE 13, 2015 AT 12:30AM, IT APPEARED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE, (WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON) TO THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT TO PULL OVER AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND WOULD NOT COME ON. I TURNED LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND TRIED LIGHT SWITCHES AGAIN - THIS DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE STILL WORKING. AFTER LEAVING THE HIGH BEAMS ON FOR A WHILE AND TRYING THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN, THEY CAME BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, ON AUGUST 8, 2015 WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TRIED THE SWITCH, TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, AGAIN THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAMS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I TRIED THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN AND THEY CAME ON. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK ON AUGUST 11TH AND 12TH, 2015 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747924August 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION DUE TO THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE OVERHEATING. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX MELTED AND THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746596August 5, 2015
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY WHILE IN IDLE. THE CAR WILL BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AT A STOP. THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. WHICH PRESENTS A HUGE HAZARD WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS,SPARK PLUGS, COILS, BOOTS, INTAKE FLUSH AND PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS TRAILBLAZERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION! MY BIGGEST FEAR IS FOR A CAR TO STALL AND AN INJURY TO OCCUR A A DIRECT RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744478July 28, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO LOW BEAMS. NEARLY CRASHED WHEN LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. ALL OTHER LAMPS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AFTER STOPPING, DRIVER TRIED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND STILL FAILED. ONLY HIGH BEAM LAMPS FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REGISTERED OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR PAST 5 YEARS AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL BY GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733714July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER ALMOST HIT MAILBOXES SO SWERVED TO AVOID THEM. I SWERVED TO MUCH THAN IN MY CORRECTION HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I THAN HIT A TREE BETWEEN 45 - 50 MPH. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10732655July 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HEAD LAMP CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,341.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732657July 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT TRIM FELL OFF VEHICLE WILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT FAST RATE OF SPEED. VEHICLES BEHIND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS FLYING PARTS. HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN.... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732514July 7, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROLL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED OR PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732196July 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731905July 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON ENTERING VEHICLE TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK (STILL NOT WORKING). THE FUSES ARE NOT OUT. TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BOX, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM SO PUT THE ORIGINAL BACK ON THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. DISCOVERED AN ONLINE REPORT STATING A PROBLEM FOUND ON THIS VEHICLE, "HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE FAILURE," GM RECALL NUMBER 14291; HOWEVER, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING SINCE WITH REGARD TO A SOLUTION VIA GM. CALLED THE CHEVY NUMBER, 1 800 222 1020, BUT INFORMED THAT NOTHING FOUND FOR OUR VIN NUMBER. LOOKED ONLINE WITH OUR VIN NUMBER ALSO, BUT NOTHING IS LISTED FOR THIS ISSUE. CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT NOW OR SAFELY IN A RAINY WEATHER SITUATION, ETC. WILL CONTACT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF, BUT DECIDED WE SHOULD SEND THIS EMAIL AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731703July 2, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,503.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731326June 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PARKED MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN MY DRIVEWAY SUNDAY 6/21/2015. I RECEIVED A CALL AN HOUR LATER FROM MY NEIGHBOR THAT MY LIGHTS WAS STILL ON. I ALWAYS HAVE MY LIGHTS SET THAT WHEN YOU GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE THEY GO OFF AUTOMATICALLY. TRIED TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS WITH NO LUCK. I SMELLED ELECTRICAL BURNING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA. FOUND THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE BAY AND NOTICED THAT THE HDM MODULE #45 WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE AUTO SHOP, NOT ONLY DID THEY FIND THAT THE HDM MODULE #45 WAS MELTED, IT HAD RUINED THE MAIN FUSE CIRCUIT BOARD FROM THE HEAT. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAYLIGHT AND NOT AT NIGHT, BECAUSE I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD HEADLIGHTS VERY LONG WITH THIS MODULE BEING MELTED. ALSO THIS COULD HAVE EASILY STARTED A FIRE IN THE ENGINE BAY WITH THE AMOUNT OF HEAT THAT WAS COMING OFF OF THE MELTED HDM MODULE. THIS I BELIEVE IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE TRAILBLAZERS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730398June 25, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RAN OUT OF GAS AND THE CAR LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE MY FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT....UPDATED 08/25/15*BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726894June 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
OUR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT US HITTING ANYTHING. THERE WAS NO POTHOLE OR ANY CURB OR ANYTHING OBSTRUCTING OUR PATH. WE WERE JUST DRIVING ALONG AND THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED ALL ON THEIR OWN. WHY HAS THE 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NOT BEEN RECALLED. WE SPENT $8,000 GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726958June 23, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES WERE CORRODED AND THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. MA 09/03/15
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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