Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10557565December 28, 2013
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAT SPEEDOMETER ON THE RPM DOES NOT WORK, AND NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS MESSED UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND THEN THE FUSE UNDER THE SEAT GETS REALLY HOT, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE EVEN GOT A TICKET FOR SPEEDING AND MY SPEED O METER WAS SET AT 65 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT I WAS GOING 75. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557396December 27, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND VEHICLE IS AT TIMES LOSING FUEL PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557307December 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STARTED TO MALFUNCTION BUT THEN RESET ITSELF. NOW, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10557037December 23, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAN BELT WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO A RECURRING FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FAN BELT WAS FAILING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000. UPDATED 2/11/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556950December 22, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD I SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING THEN I SAW SOME SMOKE.. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND PULLED THE MASTER WINDOW CONTROLS OUT OF DOOR TO FIND IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE AND IS NOW INOPERABLE. I SEE THERE IS A RECALL BUT I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO HAVE THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556761December 20, 2013
ENGINE
WHILE TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL THIS MORNING, THE ENGINE SHUTOFF SHUT OFF WITH NO INDICATION AT ALL. WE WERE STARTING TO SLOW DOWN TO TURN THE CORNER TO HEAD TO THE SCHOOL WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL COMPONENTS (BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, ALTERNATOR, STARTER RELAY) CHANGED OUT THE FIXED THE ENGINE LIGHT, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUES TO STALL. I HAVE SEEN OVER 500 OTHER PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME ISSUE AND HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE WHO HAS HAD IT FIXED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10556420December 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FAIL. FIRST, THE RPM GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED. AFTER A LITTLE TIME HAD PASSED, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FAILED, THEN THE BATTERY GAUGE, THEN OIL AND GAS. WHEN VARIOUS MECHANICS WERE ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZERS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BY GM. WHEN GM WAS INFORMED OF THIS, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THUS I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE IN FIXING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555904December 12, 2013
ENGINE
I HAVE A RARE TRAILBLAZER WITH A 5.3L V8. IT IS VERY LOW MILES WITH 41000, OIL CHANGES EVERY 3-4000 MILES AT GM DEALERSHIPS. I AM AN EX DIESEL MECHANIC OF 10 YEARS. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT A YEAR AGO WHEN THE DEALERSHIP STATED: THAT 1 QUART OF OIL USED IN 2000 MILES WAS NORMAL CONSUMPTION. I HAVE CHECKED OTHER SITES AND MANY OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE 5.3L IN THE 1/2 TONS AND LARGER SUVS THAT THE MOTOR IS STANDARD IN. I HAVE WORKED ON ALMOST EVERY GAS, NATURAL GAS AND DIESEL ENGINE FROM THE 80S-LATE 90S AND ANY MOTOR THAT USES 1/6TH OF ITS OIL IN 1000 MILES AS IT MINE DID WHEN VISITING FAMILY LAST THANKSGIVING IS NOT NORMAL 1 QUART IN 770 MILES. I THOUGHT: WELL MUST HAVE GOTTEN A BAD MOTOR (LUCK OF THE DRAW), IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO AGE NOT MILEAGE, AND I CAN BUY A RE-MAN SHORT BLOCK WHEN IT GOES OUT AND CHANGE IT MY SELF. I DECIDED TO CHECK THE WEB IF THERE IS ANY TRAFFIC ON THE PROBLEM. I WAS SURPRISED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF POSTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM, AND GMS LACK OF ABILITY OR DESIRE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT DOES NOT TAKE A ROCKET SCIENTIST TO FIGURE OUT THAT GM HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PISTON RINGS AND VALVE GUIDES LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER WHEN IN 4 CYL. MODE, CAUSED BY THE SUCTION CAUSED BY THE POWER STROKE (OF THE 4 STOKE CYCLE) WITH BOTH VALVES CLOSED. OIL BURNS OFF CAUSING BUILDUP FURTHER DAMAGING THE ENGINE SENSORS AND CAT. CONVERTER. GM MUST HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE NEW 5.3LS HAVE NOT SHOWN THE SAME ISSUE. TO NOT SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE IS INSANE. MANY RECALLS HAVE BEEN MADE BECAUSE OF AUTOS SUDDENLY COMING TO AN UNEXPECTED STOP. WHAT ELSE WOULD HAPPEN IF YOUR ENGINE RUNS OUT OF OIL AFTER ONLY 1000 MILES OR LESS AND SEIZES? WHAT IF IT HAPPENS ON A HILL WHILE TOWING, DRIVING ACROSS A DESERT, OR IN THE WINTER. LASTLY IF YOU ADD UP ALL 2007 5.3LS ON THE ROAD BURNING 2 QUARTS OR MORE IN 3000 MILES, HOW IS THAT NOT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555435December 10, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR WANT OUT. THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL #12180 FOR DOOR SWITCH REPLACEMENT WHICH FLUID CAN ENTER DRIVERS DOOR AND CAN CAUSE SHORTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555535December 10, 2013
SEATS
AFTER MAKING A FEW ERRANDS, I PARKED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT IN MY DRIVEWAY AROUND NOON. I IMMEDIATELY WENT INSIDE MY HOUSE. AROUND 4:30 PM I WENT TO GET IN MY TRUCK AND FOUND THE DRIVERS SEAT HAD BEEN ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE SEAT AND CEILING WAS DESTROYED. THE CEILING'S MELTED PLASTIC/MATERIALS WERE ALL OVER EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH AT THIS TIME.THERE IS FIRE DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INSIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER. EVERYTHING INSIDE IS COVERED WITH HEAVY BLACK SOOT OR PIECES OF MELTED PLASTIC. YOU CAN'T SEE THROUGH THE WINDOWS. I HAD MY HUSBAND CALL 911. POLICE & FIRE RESPONDED. THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. THE TRUCK IS A TOTAL LOSS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE FIRE MARSHALL SAYS IT STARTED IN ONE OF THE MOTORS IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I DO NOT HAVE HEATED SEATS. HE ALSO STATED THAT WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS NO OPEN WINDOW TO HELP FUEL THE FIRE AND THAT VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITHOUT OCCUPANTS WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10555021December 6, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN IN TO CHEVROLET FOR A RECALL REPAIR AND NOW IT SEEMS TO HAVE ALL SORTS OF PROBLEMS! MY FUEL GAUGE IN THE TANK IS NO LONGER WORKING, MY A/C WAS WORKING ONE DAY BUT NOT THE NEXT, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNS ON AND OFF, IT'S DUMPING FUEL, THE THERMOSTAT HAD TO BE REPLACED...WHEN DO THE PROBLEMS END? NOW COME TO FIND OUT AFTER HAVING MY BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED THE CONNECTOR FOR THE ELECTRICAL HAS HAD A LITTLE BIT OF MELTING ISSUE WHICH POTENTIALLY COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE!!! OF COURSE GENERAL MOTORS WANTS AND ARM AND A LEG TO REPLACE IT!!!! I DON'T THINK I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN, THIS IS RIDICULOUS! IF IT HAD CAUGHT FIRE WHICH I AM SURE IF PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD OR DON'T GET THEIR VEHICLES PROPERLY CHECKED THERE WILL BE ONE THAT HAPPENS TO, IT COULD KILL SOMEONE! SEEMS LIKE A LIABILITY WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554743December 4, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FIRST SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. READS "0" ALL THE TIME. THEN THE GAS GAUGE QUITE WORKING. READS EMPTY AND THE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME. THEN THE OIL GAUGE ALSO QUIT WORKING. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHIN ABOUT 6 MONTHS OF EACH OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554764December 4, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, HE NOTICED AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL RAIL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON THE FUEL RAIL NEAR THE ALTERNATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554649December 3, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FIRE STARTED IN THE CABIN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED. THE FIRE AND POLICE DEPARTMENT WAS SUMMONED AND A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER DISPATCHED INVESTIGATORS WHO FOUND THAT THE FIRE STARTED DUE TO THE FAILING OF THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS IN THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10554183November 30, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO THE SHORE MY SPEEDOMETER INCREASED TO 95 MPH. WHEN WE PARKED IT WAS STUCK ON 10. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. WHEN I PARK I HAVE TO CHECK WHAT IT STOPS AT. SOMETIMES, ITS 10, 20, 30, ETC. I HAVE TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE AND THAT HELPS AS A TEMP FIX. MY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I SAW ONLINE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM, BUT NOT FOR TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS A GM ISSUE AND I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED. UPDATED 03/11/14
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553499November 23, 2013
POWER TRAIN
BOTH TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE HEAVILY CORRODED AND CAUSED A LEAK. THERE IS A TSB FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEARS AND ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE. TSB #PIT-4722 -- GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ALL 2000-2006 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE LIGHT DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE (NHTSA ID #10026804, OCTOBER 01 2008) . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553310November 22, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I SLOWED DOWN & STOPPED FOR AN ACCIDENT AHEAD OF ME. I DID NOT SLAM ON MY BRAKES AND I DID NOT GO OVER ANY BUMPS THAT WOULD JAR THE VEHICLE. I WAS STOPPED FOR APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES. WHEN I BEGAN ACCELERATING I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER ACCURATELY READING MY SPEED. I WAS DOING AROUND 50 MPH, BUT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 22 MPH. I TRIED TURNING THE CAR OFF ONCE I GOT HOME, THEN RESTARTING IT, BUT IT WAS STILL READING 22 MPH. WHEN I DROVE IT THE NEXT DAY, IT STARTED OUT READING 10 MPH, AND HAS VARIED SINCE THEN, BUT STILL NOT READING ACCURATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10553359November 22, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THERE WAS A VEHICLE RECALL CAMPAIGN REGARDING THE WIPER MOTOR ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WATER WOULD WORK IT'S WAY INTO THE WIPER MOTOR ON CERTAIN MODELS AND SHORT THE MOTOR AND CIRCUIT BOARD OUT. GENERAL MOTOR'S FIX WAS TO INSPECT AND RESEAL THE MOTOR. NOT LONG AFTER GENERAL MOTOR'S SUPPOSED FIX, THE WIPERS ON MY TRAILBLAZER WOULD STOP IN MID WIPE AND THEN RESTART AGAIN A FEW SECONDS LATER, WHICH I REGARD AS A SERIOUS SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE CIRCUIT BOARD HAD SHORTED OUT AND THE WIPER MOTOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT $332.67. THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED ADDRESS. IN MY OPINION, GENERAL MOTOR'S (FIX) WAS A STOPGAP MEASURE AND NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND A ONGOING SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. NOT TO MENTION THE HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS THAT CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD TO SHELL OUT FOR THIS REPAIR OVER THE YEARS. I FEEL THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD MAKE GENERAL MOTOR'S RECALL THIS VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN FOR A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM. I ALSO FEEL THAT ANYONE WHO HAS PAID FOR THIS REPAIR SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THEIR OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552747November 18, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE CAR REGISTER EMPTY WHEN I HAVE JUST FILLED UP THE CAR, AND THE TIRED GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10552082November 13, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THIS SUV IS NOTHING SHORT OF A ROLLING HAZARD. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IS ON AND OFF, AGAIN, FOR THE PAST 6 DAYS. TRIED TO START IT UP THIS MORNING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. AS SOON AS I WAS ABOUT TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO IDLE IN A MANNER THAT CAUSED THE RPMS TO CRANK WAY UP AND THEN PLUNGE UNTIL ALMOST SHUTTING THE ENGINE DOWN WITH VIOLENT SHAKING AND LOUD ROARING NOISE. YESTERDAY, THE STABILITRAK WARNINGS (2) CAME ON THE DASHBOARD - I WAS ONLY GOING 3 MPH EXITING A PARKING LOT. THERE WAS NO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND THE ROAD WAS BONE DRY. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO PICK UP POWER AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE MORE I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE SLOWER I GO. I LIVE IN HOUSTON AND THE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS REALLY DON'T ALLOW FOR A "SUDDEN STOP" OR LOSS OF POWER ON A FREEWAY WHERE PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 70 MPH. I HAVE HAD 4 OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT IN 3 YRS. THE DEALER ISN'T MUCH HELP AND GM CHEVY IS NO HELP AT ALL!!!! THE TV COMMERCIALS THEY RUN ABOUT CHEVY TRUCKS ARE "LIKE A ROCK" ARE VERY TRUE. THIS TRAILBLAZER IS AS USELESS AS A ROCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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