Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10511506May 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC IN ORLANDO (DISNEY WORLD COLLEGE INTERN) AND NOTICE SMOKE AND THEN FIRE COMING FROM PASSENGER SIDE, UNDER THE DASH. CAR WAS IN MOTION, SHE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXIT, HAD TROUBLE GETTING CAR TO STOP, AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN PARK. FIRE RAPIDLY SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE CABIN. SHE HAD TO PUT HER HAND INTO THE FIRE TO GET TO THE SHIFTER, AND THEN HURT HER KNEE WHEN SHE LEFT THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL MOVING. THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS TOTALLY CONSUMED, ALL WINDOWS ARE GONE, ALL SEATS ARE BURNT TO THE FRAMES, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TOOK OUT THE FRONT GRILL TO GET TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UNKNOWN CAUSE OF FIRE AT THIS TIME, VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND IS NOW IN A TOW LOT. WE WILL NEVER SEE THE VEHICLE AGAIN SINCE WE LIVE IN NEBRASKA. THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER MADE IT OUT ALIVE WITH POSSIBLE KNEE INJURY ONLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511526May 11, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING, I HAD DASH BOARD LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SIDE ROAD AND TRY TO DETERMINE FROM THE MANUAL IF IT WAS A FUSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AS I FELT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I JUST SAW WHERE CORVETTE OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT THIS AGENCY WAS INVESTIGATING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD INCLUDE OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS IN THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511527May 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
MY SON AND I WERE OUT TODAY SHOPPING LOCALLY ONLY ABOUT 1 MILE FROM OUR HOME. THE CAR WAS FINE AND EVERYTHING WAS GREAT UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ACCELERATION ON THE CAR STARTED TO DECLINE EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS THE CAR JUST SEEMED TO DO NOTHING. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND TRAFFIC WAS VICIOUS, I TURNED ON MY HAZARDS AND ATTEMPTED TO TRY AND PUSH ON THE GAS. I CAR CAME TO A STOP BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, IT FELT LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL BUT I WAS CLEARLY IN DRIVE. I CONTACTED ONSTAR THEY CALLED THE POLICE TO MAKE SURE WE DID NOT GET IN AN ACCIDENT, AS I STATED EARLIER, WE WERE IN TRAFFIC. I RECEIVED A PUSH TO A SAFE SIDE OF THE STREET AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN, THE CAR STARTED UP FINE, IT JUST WOULD NOT GO ANYWHERE, NO MOVEMENT. I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO MY HOME BECAUSE IT WAS 110 DEGREES AND I HAD MY YOUNGEST CHILD WITH ME. WE WAITED 2 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK, I WAS DEHYDRATED AND FAINT BY THE TIME WE MADE IT HOME. MY HUSBAND CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AS WE JUST PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY OF 2013 FROM EZCARSANDCREDIT IN RIVERSIDE CA, THEY SAID DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, THEY WILL HAVE THE MANAGER CALL US BACK TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, THAT WAS 4 HOURS AGO AND STILL NO CALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10511411May 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS WENT DARK. ALL THE OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WORKED WELL (RADIO AND STUFF) AND THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON ABOUT 10 SECONDS LATER. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING IT. IT'S HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, THE STREET, MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I PULL IN... USUALLY IT LASTS ABOUT 20 SECONDS AND THEN THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAMS STILL SEEM TO WORK, THOUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510656May 5, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WIFE FILLED TRAILBLAZER WITH FUEL DURING A TRIP TODAY. WHEN SHE RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND STARTED IT LOW GAS LIGHT ON GAUGE CLUSTER LIT AND FUEL GAUGE WENT TO ZERO. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED AT 11,000 MILES AND GAS LEVEL HAS NEVER BEEN ALLOWED TO FALL BELOW 1/4 OF A TANK SO AS TO PREVENT FUEL PUMP OVERHEATING AND FAILURE, HENCE, THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510473May 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO REEK OF GASOLINE, PERMEATING OUR GARAGE & HOUSE WITH THE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PIPES BETWEEN THE TANK & THE FILL CAP; HOWEVER, THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER MYSELF. NOTE THAT PRIOR TO WARRANTY WORK, THERE WAS NO LEAKING, PUDDLING OF FUEL, OR ANY INDICATION THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE JUST FUMES. IT HAS ONLY 95K MILES ON IT, SO IT'S WITHIN THE 120K/10 YR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WARRANTY WORK BEGAN, THEY "DISCOVERED" A LEAK WHEN THEY REMOVED THE BELT THAT HOLDS THE TANK TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT I "MUST HAVE" GOTTEN A ROCK OR SOME DEBRIS UNDERNEATH THE BELT TO HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK. FUNNY, IT DIDN'T LEAK UNTIL THEY TOUCHED IT. NOW THE AREA REP IS DEMANDING "CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION" IN REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK (WHICH THEY ADMIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD). OH, & WHEN THEY SHOWED ME THE LEAK, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE REP SAID "OF COURSE, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY". BUT AS SOON AS THE GM AREA REP BAILED ON PAYING THE ESCALATED WARRANTY WORK, THE DEALERSHIP RECANTED THEIR PROMISE TO ME. WHEN I PROTESTED, THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED GM MIGHT NOT PAY ANYTHING IF I PROCEED WITH A WARRANTY CLAIM, COSTING ME $1100+ FOR THE FUEL TANK AND $100+ FOR THE FUEL FILTER. I KNOW THE AREA REP HAS A FUND TO PAY FOR IT, BUT CHOOSES NOT TO. ALL SERVICE WORK INCLUDING OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME, FROM DAY 1. THE WARRANTY SERVICE OFFERED TO ME IS LESS THAN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE RECEIVED (GM PAID FULL REPAIRS FOR OTHERS, INCL. FUEL FILTER & FUEL TANK). I CAN PROVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING GASOLINE PRIOR TO THE TIME WARRANTY WORK BEGAN. HISTORY SHOWS LEAKING GAS TANKS HAVE A NASTY TENDENCY TO BLOW UP. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509766April 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST IT DROPPED TO EMPTY, AND STAYED THERE FOR ABOUT 15 MILES. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 15 MILES THE GAUGE WOULD SLOWLY RETURN TO THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. OVER TIME, THE PROBLEM WORSENED, AS IT STARTED TAKING LONGER AND LONGER FOR THE GAUGE TO RECOVER TO THE CORRECT LEVEL. NOW IT STAYS ON EMPTY NEARLY PERMANENTLY, ONLY OCCASIONALLY REGISTERING SOME FUEL AT STARTUP AND QUICKLY DROPPING TO EMPTY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509610April 25, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
DUE TO A SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHT AND SMELLING GAS INSIDE MY VEHICLE, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC. HE STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE NECK OF MY FUEL TANK. THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I LOOKED UP ANY RECALLS. FOUND SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT - FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE#07099A. I CALLED A LOCAL DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT WAS RIGHT. HOWEVER MY VIN # DOES NOT FALL UNDER VIN #'S LISTED. THE DEALER CALLED A LOCAL GM REP. AND I WAS OFFERED 40% COVERED BY GM MEANING I WOULD HAVE TO COVER THE OTHER 60%. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ONLY SOME VIN#'S ARE IN THIS AND NOT ALL OF THEM. IT SEEMS THAT THIS A PROBLEM THAT IS VERY COMMON IN THESE TRAILBLAZERS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY FAMILY OF 5 AROUND IN THIS TRAILBLAZER WITH A FRACTURE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE AND THE STRONG SMELL OF GAS IN THE TRUCK AND RISK OF FIRE FROM GAS LEAKING OUT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM SO THAT THOSE OF US THAT HAVE TRAILBLAZERS NOT WITH IN THE VIN #'S COVERED CAN GET THIS FIXED AND BE SAFE. CHEVROLET/GM SHOULD STEP UP AND MAKE THIS A RECALL THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509360April 24, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
OVER THE PAST MONTH THERE HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. I PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND THE GAGE MOVES UP THEN GOES BACK DOWN TO EMPTY IN SECONDS. EVERYDAY I HAVE TO PUT AT LEAST 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN MY SUV TO KEEP IT FROM STOPPING ON A STREET OR FREEWAY BECAUSE I'M OUT OF GAS. IT'S HARD TO JUDGE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY TRAILBLAZER!WHEN I PUT GAS IN MY SUV THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT STAY NOR MOVE ON THE PROPER GALLONS OF GAS I HAVE IN MY TANK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509030April 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILL THE CAR UP AND THE GAUGE STILL SHOW EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WAS ON, WHEN I PULLED IN TO THE GAS STATION THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WASN'T ON AND I HAD A 8TH OF A TANK BUT WHEN I FILLED IT UP IT DIDN'T REGISTER AND THE LIGHT WAS ON I DROVE AROUND FOR COUPLE OF DAYS AND PUT $40.00 IN AND THE LIGHT WAS ON AND GAUGE SHOW EMPTY . TO ME THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I RAN OUT OF GAS AND SOMEONE RUNS INTO ME I SHOULD NOT PAY 50% CHEVY SHOULD PAY FOR IT TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509149April 22, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FULL OF GASOLINE HOWEVER, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ERRONEOUSLY REGISTER THE FUEL TANK AS BEING EMPTY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED TWICE WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE CONTACT SELF DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A FAULTY FUEL LINE. THE CONTACT HAD TO REFUEL IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS FUEL ALREADY IN THE FUEL TANK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508959April 21, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER IN SEPTEMBER 2012. I WAS SO EXCITED, BUT A FEW DAYS AFTER PURCHASE THE DRIVER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR STOPPED WORKING. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WERE NO OPEN RECALLS ON THIS YET AND ARE CONTINUING TO TELL ME THIS. THEY WANTED OVER $500 TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR ME. WHEN I LOOKED I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS ITEM, BUT STILL CHEVY KEEPS TELLING ME THERE IS NO OPEN RECALL. I AM SCARED AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THIS COULD LEAD TO A POSSIBLE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509013April 21, 2013
STRUCTURE
TODAY DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. WE HEARD A LOUD CLACKING NOISE. AS I TURN AROUND I SEE THE LARGE PLASTIC PIECE OF THE TAILGATE FLY OFF AND THE 3RD TAILLIGHT JUST DANGLING. IN MY SEARCH TONIGHT I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION I AM NOT THE ONLY TRAILBLAZER OWNER WHO HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10509016April 21, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLED UP GAS TANK ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WAS READING EMPTY. FLUCTUATED BETWEEN EMPTY AND 1/4 TANK. RAN OUT OF GAS WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLE AT ONE POINT IN VERY BAD WEATHER. FINALLY ABLE TO SAVE $450.00 TO HAVE IT FIXED. IS IT TRUE THAT GM WILL PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR BILL? VERY UPSET WITH GENERAL MOTORS!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508802April 19, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE QUIT REGISTERING HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK, AND AS A RESULT I HAVE TO STOP AND FILL MY TANK MORE OFTEN THAN NEEDED SO THAT I DONT RUN OUT OF GAS (WHICH HAS HAPPENED). I ALSO RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MFG THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, HOWEVER BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFETY CONCERN THEY WOULD ONLY COVER 50% OF THE COST TO FIX THE ISSUE. LAST TIME I CHECKED RUNNING OUT OF FUEL IS A SAFTEY ISSUE, NOT JUST TO THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT TO OTHERS THAT MAY BE DRIVING BEHIND SAID VEHICLE THAT RUNS OUT OF FUEL. I HAVE NOT FIXED THIS ISSUE AS I DONT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD HAVE TOO, I FEEL THAT GM SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THESE ISSUES FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508356April 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTED BY TRUCK, THE BRAKES AND ABS LIGHTS CAME ON, ALSO ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER TURNING OFF AND WAIT A FEW MINUTES, I RESTARTED MY TRUCK. LIGHTS WERE OFF. I DRIVE APPROX 33 MILES TO WORK EVERYDAY. WHEN I ARRIVED TO WORK, AS I WAS PARKING IT SOUNDED LIKE MY BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND HARD TO MOVE MY TRUCK. IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO DRIVE IT, LIKE SOMETHING WAS HOLDING IT BACK. WHEN I WAS LEAVING TO GO HOME, NOTHING, EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. APPROX 5 MINUTES BEFORE GETTING HOME, I WAS AT A LIGHT AND WHEN I PUSH THE GAS TO GO, THE NOISE CAME BACK AND IT WAS VERY HARD TO GET MY TRUCK TO MOVE. FINALLY GOT IT HOME, I TOLD MY SON WHAT HAPPENED, HE TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTHING. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS ONLY HERE AND THERE MAYBE I WOULD HEAR THE GRINDING NOISE AND HARD TO MOVE MY TRUCK. YESTERDAY 4/15/2013, I WAS GOING HOME AND STOP AT LIGHT, MY TUCK DID NOT MOVE AGAIN, LIGHT SOMETHING STOPPING IT FROM MOVING. WHEN IT STARTED MOVING THE NOISE IS SO LOUD THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE WHOLE BOTTOM OF MY TRUCK GOING TO FALL OFF. MY TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE RECALL OF SENSOR FOR WINDOW, THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND I HAVE A INSPECTION THAT MY TRUCK WAS IN THE GREEN FOR ALL, NEW ROTORS, NEW BRAKES ALL GOOD. SO I LOOKED ONLINE AND I CAN SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, BUT I DO NOT SEE IT ON THIS SIGHT. I AM SCARED ... DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508384April 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GUAGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508436April 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READ INACCURATELY NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND/OR THE COMPUTER CHIP THAT CONTROLS THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER OFFERED TO COVER HALF THE COST OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508274April 15, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIFT GATE DID NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, HE NOTICED THAT THE LATCH HAD RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE LATCH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10508339April 15, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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