Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10495152January 29, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE SHORTED OUT AND PRODUCED A SMOKY SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494905January 28, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGED DOES NOT REPORT CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE TANK. ALSO CAUSES OTHER ERRORS TO BE REPORTED AS PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT REAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494914January 28, 2013
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 164,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494851January 27, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE IT WAS HIDDEN TO ME THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TOO LATE. I SINCE JOINED A FORUM FOR MY TRUCK AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS ISSUES WITH THIS TYPE IN THE PAST YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494718January 25, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE WINDOWS ON MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER SS ARE CONSTANTLY (NEARLY DAILY) GETTING STUCK IN THE DOWN OR UP POSITION AND DO NOT RESPOND TO THE SWITCHES. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE COMPUTER TO MAKE THE WINDOWS WORK AGAIN. I'VE BEEN CAUGHT PASSING THROUGH HEAVY RAINS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH WINDOWS THAT WON'T ROLL UP WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A DOZEN TIMES TO MAKE THE WINDOWS TEMPORARILY WORK AGAIN. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE DOOR LOCKS FROM COMPLETELY LOCKING LEAVING MY VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO THEFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494528January 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY GAS GAUGE HAS STAYED ON EMPTY FOR A MONTH OR SO WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON. I HAVE NOT HAD THE MONEY TO FIX IT AND I PUT GAS IN IT THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY HOUSE AND MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER DIED AND EVERYTHING LOCKED UP ON ME. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK WHAT SO EVER. AND I JUST HAD BRAND NEW BRAKES PUT ON A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. IT KEPT GOING. I AM SO HAPPY THAT I DIDN'T HAVE MY THREE SMALL CHILDREN WITH ME. IT TOOK ME THREE TURNS ONTO THREE DIFFERENT STREETS BEFORE IT FINALLY STOPPED. IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. AND MY BACK WHEELS WERE MAKING A HORRIBLE NOISE AND SMELLED REALLY BAD WHEN I GOT OUT. I ALWAYS KEEP A GAS CAN IN THE BACK IN CASE I EVER RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE GAUGE NOT WORKING. AND MIND YOU I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE A YEAR. GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO GET THIS FIXED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THANKFULLY SOMEONE WAS WATCHING OVER ME AND THERE WAS NO OTHER CARS HEADED TOWARD ME. IT WAS ON A MAIN ROADS THAT HAS A 45 MILE AN HOUR SPEED LIMIT. I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494604January 24, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS DOOR MODULE STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493659January 21, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER PUTTING THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOWN AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, VERY COLD IN MICHIGAN. DEALER SAID MOISTURE MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO SWITCH AND THE WHOLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THAT MEANS THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, HE SAID YES THEY CAN BUT FOR SOME REASON GM HAS A LOT OF DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCHES GOING BAD ON THE TRAILBLAZERS. THE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $430 WHICH WE PAID SEEING HOW ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROGRAM THE NEW SWITCH. IT'S NOW ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN, I CALLED THE DEALER BUT WERE OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ANOTHER $430 TO REPLACE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493672January 21, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE SATURDAY (1-19-2013) TO DRIVE INTO TOWN TO DO SOME ERRANDS. I TRIED TO PUT DOWN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND THE SWITCH WOULD NOT WORK. I GOT INTO TOWN AND WENT TO THE STORE. UPON LEAVING THE STORE I TRIED MY WINDOW AGAIN AND IT WENT DOWN 1/4 OF THE WAY AND STOPPED. NOW IT IS STUCK 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN. ON OCCASION I HAVE SMELLED SOMETHING THAT SMELLED LIKE WIRING GETTING HOT BUT COULD NEVER PINPOINT THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493695January 21, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WILL NOT REGISTER GAS IN TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493513January 19, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 0 MPH EVEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493381January 18, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RANDOMLY GOES OFF THEN ON, SOMETIMES FREEZES. HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED. NO SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT CAUSES IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493279January 17, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE
SOME OF THE ITEMS FORTHCOMING HAPPEN ALL TOGETHER AND/OR INTERMITTENTLY SEPARATE. THE INITIAL ISSUES NOTICEABLY STARTED UPON MY ARRIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED BEFORE MY RELOCATION, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID MYSELF. I CAME OUT TO MY CAR ON SATURDAY, 6/16/12. MY CAR WINDOW WAS DOWN AND SOME ITEMS WERE STOLEN. I DID NOT SEE ANY GLASS ON THE GROUND SO I THOUGHT I LEFT THE WINDOW DOWN MYSELF AND SOMEONE JUST STOLEN ITEMS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE COMPLEX SECURITY AND REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO HOA, I CAME OUT THE TRUCK AGAIN IT SMELLED OF WIRES BURNING AND THE WINDOW WAS DOWN AGAIN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO GET THE WHEELS BALANCED AND OIL CHANGE AT FIRESTONE. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT, NOR DID THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT GO OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT THE SMELL OF WIRES BURNING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REMAINED ON FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, THEN WENT OFF. IN THE LATE FALL THERE WAS A REALLY BAD THUNDERSTORM AND WHEN ARRIVED TO TRUCK AFTER WORK; RUNNING IN RAIN, I SAW THAT MY WINDOW WAS DOWN AND I COULD NOT GET THE WINDOW BACK UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I WAS SOAKED AND SO WAS THE CAR. THE TRUCK RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY AND ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE WALMART MECHANIC WHO DID THE OIL CHANGE STATED THAT HE SMELLED GAS AND SOME WIRES BURNING, LIGHTS ON PANEL WOULD NOT GO OUT. SMELL OF WIRES BURNING. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS-THEN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. ALL LIGHTS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON PANEL INTERMITTENTLY ON (OIL/TRACTION/TIRE PRESSURE). FUEL GAUGE SHOWS/CLICKS AS FULL, SMELLS LIKE GAS IN TRUCK AND RUNS OUT OF FUEL WITH GAUGE SHOWING FULL. DRIVER'S WINDOW GOES DOWN WHEN KEYS ARE NOT IN TRUCK. HEATING KNOB ON OFF, STILL BLOWING HOT OR COLD AIR AND GAUGE DOES NOT TURN ON PAST 2. LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING POWER BUTTON FOR WINDOWS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493143January 16, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE WAITING IN LINE OF A CAR WASH MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SHUT OFF AND A STRONG SMELL OF GAS FILLED THE VEHICLE WHILE WHAT APPEARED TO BE GAS LEAKED FROM UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT. AFTER DOING SOME READING ON THE ISSUE I'M DISCOVERING THIS IS HAPPENING REGULARLY TO CHEVROLET VEHICLES AND RECALLS ARE NOT BEING MADE. HAD WE BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR A BUSY STREET WHERE PEOPLE CONSTANTLY FLICK CIGARETTES OUT THE WINDOW, THIS COULD HAVE PLAYED OUT DIFFERENTLY. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT CAN BE COSTLY TO HAVE A RECALL BUT MY WHOLE FAMILY WAS IN THE SUV AND FROM THE SOUND OF IT SO WERE OTHER FAMILY'S. I HAVE HAD NO MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE AND VERY UPSET THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND COST LESS IF A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVROLET FOR NOT VALUING THEIR CUSTOMERS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493202January 16, 2013
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE O2 SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493251January 16, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEFT BLAZER AT AIRPORT FOR A WEEK, WHILE WE TOOK A VACATION. GOT BACK FROM VACATION, THE LOCKS DIDN'T WORK. AFTER USING THE KEY TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE, COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNT. DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW DIDN'T WORK FOR ANY WINDOWS / LOCKS. WENT TO REPAIR SHOP, AND THE DRIVER POWER WINDOW PANEL HAD TO BE REPLACED. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR A SAFETY RECALL IN OCT. 2012. THE INVOICE #130355 FROM RON SICK'S FOR REPAIR WAS $440.09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492386January 13, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER REFUELING THE GAS GAUGE STILL READ EMPTY, BOUNCED UP AND DOWN, GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF CAR, TURNED ON CAR- SAME THING - HAS HAPPENED WITH EVERY REFUELING SINCE. ONLY WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN CAR IS TO WATCH AND RESET TRIPOMETER- WHICH DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN WITH VARIOUS FAMILY MEMBERS- MAKING IT UNSAFE FOR LONG DISTANCE HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY TRAVEL SINCE YOU CANNOT RELY ON THE GAS GAUGE, OR EVEN KNOW IF SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ACTUALLY MEANS SOMETHING OTHER THAN GAS GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492333January 12, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN 2010 MY TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT IDLE OR ACCELERATE PROPERLY, THE MECHANIC FOUND THE PRIMARY SMOG AIR PUMP NOT WORKING. COST TO ME $720.00. NEXT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGES STARTED JUMPING AROUND AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. ESTIMATED COST TO ME $480.00, I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT.. THIRDLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I WENT TO A DEALERSHIP AND A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND NEITHER COULD FIND THE WIPER PROBLEM. COST TO ME $68.00 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TIME AND LOTS OF DANGER AHEAD. SIMILAR GM VEHICLES/ SUV'S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASONS, AND THESE VEHICLES ALL SHARE SIMILAR PARTS. MY DAUGHTERS ENVOY WAS RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, REPLACED AT NO COST TO HER. SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS MY TRAILBLAZER. I CANDIDLY SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF A CHEVY DEALER SHIP WHO SAID; "THESE PROBLEMS ARE COSTING THE OWNERS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED".WITH ALL THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE IT IS CLEAR THE TRAILBLAZER IS LOADED WITH RECALLABLE PROBLEMS. WHY HAS THE TRAILBLAZER NOT BEEN RECALLED??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492344January 12, 2013
WHEELS, TIRES
IT WAS BOUGHT IN 2011, AND EVER SINCE ME AND MY WIFE ARE SO SICK IN TIRED OF BUYING AND BUYING AND BUYING THESE VALVE STEMS THAT ARE JUNK AND IT LOOKS LIKE 15 DOLLARS TO BUY BUT ITS 60$ TO PUT IN..THIS IS GARBAGE COMPLETELY USELESS.. YOU FILL THE TIRE UP AND YOU CAN HEAR THE AIR COME OUT OF IT ITS LIKE A EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS I'VE HAD TO BUY ONE NOW I THINK ITS TIME TO SAY SOMETHING THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL TO PUT REGULAR OLD FASHIONED VALVE STEMS AND TAKE THEM TPMS OUT OF THE CARS/TRUCKS SOME PEOPLE CANT AFFORD THESE THINGS EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492821January 12, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT, 55500 MILES, BOUGHT NEW. IN JANUARY 2013 I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. WITHIN ONE BLOCK OF LEAVING THE GAS STATION THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO 0 (EMPTY). THEREAFTER, THE GAUGE READS INTERMITTENTLY BETWEEN WHAT SEEMS TO BE NORMAL & EMPTY. THE ERROR CODE P0463 (OBD II, OBD2) INDICATES A FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILURE. THIS LEAVES ME WITH A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. WHY? SCENARIO: YOUR TRAVELING 60 MPH, RUN OUT OF FUEL & NOW HAVE A DISABLED VEHICLE ON A HIGHWAY WITH OTHER TRAVELERS WHIZZING BY. THE REPAIR FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IS SAID TO BE $600 TO OVER $1000. BY THE WAY, I HAD A '97 S10 BLAZER THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE CURRENTLY ALMOST ONE MILLION COMPLAINTS REGISTERED FOR THE SAME THING ON GM VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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