Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10562472February 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
I WAS COME DOWN A SECONDARY ROAD THERE IS A STOP SIGN SO I CAME TO A STOP LOOK BOTH WAYS TO MAKE SURE I COULD MAKE IT CROSS THE HIGHWAY SAFETIED I MADE IT CROSS TWO LANES GOT IN THE TURN LANE SO I COULD GET IN THE OTHER LANE BUT BEFORE I COULD DO THAT A CAR HIT ME ON THE DRIVE SIDE TOTAL MY TRAILBLAZER OUT MY AIRBAGS DIDN'T COME OUT AT ALL THE HOOD OF MY SUV CAME OFF DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN UP THEY USED THE JAWS OF LIFE TO TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT IT DIDN'T WORK SO THEY GOT ME OUT ON THE PASSAGE SIDE. I HAD A HEAD INJURE GOT STAPLES IN MY HEAD. IT WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE DONE TO MY SUV I'M BLESSED TO BE ALIVE. THE PERSON IN THE SUV HE GOT HURT NOTHING TO BAD HE DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE HOSP HIS UP BACK SOME INJURE TO IT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10562213January 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE WENT DOWN TO 0, WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT 65 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY SINCE IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING----AND IT WILL WORK FOR AWHILE--AND THEN STOP. ON AVERAGE, I WOULD SAY THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 6 TO 10 TIMES A YEAR IN THE PAST 3 YEARS. MY SPEEDOMETER CURRENTLY ISN'T WORKING AND HASN'T WORKED FOR 2 MONTHS. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561652January 27, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURERS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561299January 24, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. MY SPEEDOMETER HAND JUST STOPPED WORKING, IT IS STUCK AT 120MPH. I TRIED SHUTTING MY SUV OFF AND TURNING IT ON AND EVEN UNHOOKING THE BATTERY, BUT IT STILL DOESN'T WORK... THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST ME $500+ TO GET IT FIXED.. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS?? I KNOW A LOT MORE PEOPLE WHO HAVE REPLACED THE PART TWICE AND IT STILL FAILS OUT. I AM UNEMPLOYED AND HAVE NO INCOME AT ALL AND IT MAKES IT HARD ON GOOD HONEST PEOPLE WHO NEED WAYS OF TRANSPORTATION. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE. ITS NOT THAT FACT THAT I CANT PAY FOR GETTING IT FIXED, ITS JUST A HAZARD AND COULD MAKE MORE PROBLEMS IN THE FUTURE, LIKE SPEEDING TICKETS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10561112January 23, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL AREA THE ENGINE WOULD SERGE BETWEEN 2K RPM AND 4K RPM. IF SURGING IS ALLOWED TO PERSIST THEN IT IS FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE'S POWER STEERING SHUT OFF ULTIMATELY ENDING IN THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. AFTER VEHICLE IS RESTARTED THE CYCLE STARTS AGAIN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560754January 21, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED RUNNING SLUGGISH AND GETTING TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE, THEN I STARTED SMELLING GAS WHILE I WAS DRIVING, PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS GAS POURING OUT OF THE TANK UNDERNEATH THE CAR! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560624January 20, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE PEGGED OUT PAST FULL THEN RETURNED TO EMPTY. IT HAS NOT BEEN CORRECT SINCE. MECHANICS I HAVE TALKED TO SAID THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 600 COMPLAINTS FILED. THIS COULD BE A REAL PROBLEM AND COULD POSSIBLY BE A REAL SAFETY HAZARD TO FAMILIES. SUPPOSE YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH AND YOU RUN OUT OF FUEL AND CAN'T GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY REAR-END YOU BECAUSE YOU CAN'T GET OVER. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE FIXED AT GM'S COST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560684January 20, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
OUR SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING LAST MONTH AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN A WEEK LATER. IT STOPPED AGAIN 2WEEKS AGO AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. NOW I AM WORRIED ALL GAUGES WILL QUIT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560705January 20, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. IT APPEARS ALSO THAT I HAVE BEEN LOSING FUEL AS MY TANK WENT DOWN MUCH QUICKER THAN NORMAL. I DID LOOK AT THE GAS TANK TODAY AND I SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WET SPOT WHERE FUEL HAS LEAKED BUT DO NOT SEE A HOLE. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD AND DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. I DO SEE THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THE EXT MODEL OF THE TRAILBLAZER AND FEEL THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560720January 20, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I JUST PURCHASED THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM MASANO AUTO RETAILERS, AS IS, IN READING, PENNSYLVANIA. UPON STOPPING AT A GAS STATION BECAUSE I NOTICED THE REAR LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING, I SMELLED GAS, AND UPON LOOKING UNDER THE VEHICLE I SAW GAS DRIPPING DOWN FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE GAS TANK. I COULD NOT SEE EXACTLY WHERE THE GAS IS LEAKING FROM, AND ONLY NOTICED THAT GAS WAS RUNNING DOWN THE GAS TANK. I WENT ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, AND WONDERED WHY SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN A CATASTROPHE WAS NOT THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. REALLY! ITS OK TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO DRIVE IN CITIES AND PARK NEAR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND BUSINESSES WITH LEAKING GAS TANKS, NOT TO MENTION THE ENVIRONMENT FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. WHERE IS THE RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560524January 18, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
REAR PIECE ABOVE HATCH WHICH HOLDS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, CAME OFF AND WAS DANGLING BY THE WIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT FALLS OFF. THIS IS HELD ON BY DOUBLE STICK TAPE. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY REDESIGNED THE PIECE AND THAT TELLS ME THEY KNOW IT IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10560189January 16, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TAILGATE WINDOW BECAME SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DAYS PRIOR AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559976January 14, 2014
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE ENGINE JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559621January 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE. 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 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10559408January 10, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL TRAILBLAZER TAHOES AND ENVOYS HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IT CAUSES THESES ACTUATORS TO SLAM OPEN AND SHUT BREAKING THEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME ALMOST 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND DEPEND ON THE HEAT TO UNTHAW MY WINDSHIELD. CONSIDERING THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM AND ANY MECHANIC KNOWS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. SO WHAT IS THIS CRAP? DO I HAVE TO RETAIN A LAWYER FOR THIS ISSUE IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL. HEAT IN WINTER I WOULD SAY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I WILL BE PERSISTENT WITH THIS. THANK YOU 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
#10558793January 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON I-94 NEAR MILE MARKER 12 IN MICHIGAN, THE REAR AXLE BROKE, MAKING THE CAR INOPERABLE. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558557January 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS, NEEDED TO REPORT THIS SINCE I BELIEVE THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. ON MY VEHICLE ITS ONLY THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT. IF YOU SEARCH ONLINE YOU CAN FIND OTHERS THAT HAVE SAME ISSUE BUT WITH BOTH LOW BEAMS GO OUT WHENEVER WITHOUT NOTICE. VERY DANGEROUS ON DARK ROADS. I'VE HAD MY HEADLIGHT FIXED MANY TIMES MYSELF AND THAN GAVE UP AND TOOK TO WHERE I BOUGHT VEHICLE. WHAT IS HAPPENING IS THE BULB IS MAKING CONNECTOR HOT ENOUGH TO MELT TO BULB SO CONNECTOR AND BULB BOTH NEED REPLACE IT MAY LAST A YEAR MOST TIMES NOT. THERE IS DEFINITELY GOING TO CAUSE A FIRE BEFORE LONG. THIS COULD CAUSE LOSS OF LIFE. I REALLY NEED THIS IMPORTANT MATTER LOOKED INTO AND GM SHOULD HAVE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM SINCE IT'S A PROBLEM FOR LOTS OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10558291January 3, 2014
STRUCTURE:BODY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY STARTED TO HEAR A BANGING NOISE TURNS OUT IT WAS MY PLASTIC THAT'S ABOVE MY HATCH WHERE MY 3 RED BRAKE LIGHT IS IT HASN'T FALLEN OFF YET JUST LOOSE AND FLOPPING AROUND I HAVE READ THIS HAPPENS TO A LOT OF TRAILBLAZER THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS AND EVEN YOU GUYS ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM THE MOLDING WHICH IS DOUBLE SIDED TAPE IS NOT A PROPER USE FOR THIS THE COMPANY SHOULD HAVE TO FIX IT IS IT GONNA TAKE ONE FLYING OFF AND CAUSING A DEATH AND MAJOR ACCIDENT BEFORE ANYONE DOES SOMETHING? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557931December 31, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MOTOR AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE MOTOR IS ACTING UP AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED - I AM CURRENTLY AT 38000 MILES. SEEING SO MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING VEHICLE DOOR FIRES, THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557978December 31, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THERE WAS A BOOM UNDER THE HOOD. TWO MINUTES LATER THE CAR STARTED DECREASING POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER. BEFORE I COULD GET OUT TO LIFT THE HOOD, FIRE WAS SHOOTING FROM UNDER NEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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