Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10492224January 11, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP FLANGES, CAUSED FUEL LINES TO CORRODE AND LEAK ONTO GAS TANK. GAS SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS A GREAT FIRE HAZARD AS A DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND SAFETY OF OTHERS! PE 07013 COST TO REPAIR $763.76. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492297January 11, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR WAS OVER CHARGING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492167January 10, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WINDOW AND THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,230.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492107January 10, 2013
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW AND DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO FUNCTION AND A BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 01/30/13*LJ UPDATED 01/31/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491782January 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, STRUCTURE
CAME OUT OF WORK 11:30 PM TO FIND THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW DOWN ON A RAINY NIGHT. AS I GOT CLOSE I COULD SMELL THE ELEC./PLASTIC FIRE SMOKE SMELL. MY SEAT AND FLOOR WERE SOAKED FROM THE RAIN. I COULD NOT PUT THE WINDOW UP AND HAD TO DRIVE HOME WET. I HAD THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT CHECK IT OUT AND WAS TOLD THE DOOR MODULE HAD MELTED FROM FIRE FROM A SHOT AND WAS LUCKY THE CAR DID NOT BURN. I HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET ASSISTANCE CENTER ABOUT 5 TIMES AND WAS TOLD I HAVE TO WAIT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491844January 8, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IN MAY 2009. I INITIALLY NOTICED THAT THE WINDOWS MOVED SLOWLY AND WOULD MOAN WHEN GOING UP AND DOWN AS WELL AS THE LIGHTS DIMMING SIMULTANEOUSLY. I TOOK IT IN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS TO ACCREDITED CHEVY DEALERSHIPS AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG AND IT MIGHT BE YOUR BATTERY. MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OCCASIONALLY WOULD NOT RESPOND AND 10-20 MINUTES LATER WOULD BE ACTIVE AGAIN. FINALLY THIS YEAR OCTOBER 2012 ALL FUNCTIONALITY WAS LOST FROM THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. MY DRIVER DOOR MODULE BURNT OUT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND WITH NO OPERATING DDM WHICH IN RETURN AFFECTS LOCKS, LIGHTING, WINDOWS, MIRRORS ETC. THIS IS VERY INCONVENIENT AND I WOULD LIKE SOME ANSWERS. I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW DDM AT $500 AND HAVE IT BURN OUT AGAIN OR CAUSE A FIRE IN SOME CASES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491609January 6, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
REFUELED WITH GAS AND GAUGE DID NOT GO UP. EVER SINCE, GAUGE DOES NOT SHOW PROPER LEVEL OF GAS IN TANK. GOT A LETTER FROM GM BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY HALF TO REPAIR IT WHICH TOTAL COST IS $266.00 MY COST IS $133.00 GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SHOULD OFFER A TOTAL RECALL INSTEAD OF A RIP-OFF OF 50-50 TO THE CUSTOMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490889January 3, 2013
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
AFTER FILLING UP MY TANK, AS I PULLED AWAY FROM THE PUMPS, THE GAUGE REGISTERED EMPTY, LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, AND CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL CAME ON. I PULLED INTO PARKING LOT; THE ENGINE SPUTTERED AND REFUSED TO START FOR A FEW MINUTES. AFTER A DAY OR TWO, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED FULL, BUT IT FLUCTUATES BETWEEN FULL AND 1/2 ALL OF THE TIME. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP MY TANK! I AM AFRAID TO GO OUT OF TOWN BECAUSE OF THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMING ON. I NOW HAVE TO RELY ON MY TRIP METER BEING ON DISPLAY CONSTANTLY SO I CAN ESTIMATE HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME THING HAPPENING IN TRAILBLAZERS, BUT I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GM. SHAME ON YOU, GM! AND YOU WONDER WHY WE'RE TRADING YOUR PRODUCT FOR FOREIGN AUTOS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490784January 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE DOOR LOCKS BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, LOCKING AND UNLOCKING. THE DOOR LOCKS ALSO OPERATE WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE AND THE VEHICLE IS OFF. THERE IS A BUZZING SOUND IN THE DOOR AND THE LOCKS HAVE COMPLETELY DRAINED A RATHER NEW BATTERY. A NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED, BUT THE BUZZING AND THE INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF THE DOOR LOCKS CONTINUE. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON SOME VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT GM TELLS ME THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR VIN. DURING A CALL TO GM, I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A "RATHER LARGE RECALL" PENDING THAT WOULD BE FINALIZED THE MIDDLE OF JANUARY. I WAS ADVISED BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND GM WOULD REIMBURSE MY COST "IF IT WAS INVOLVED IN A RECALL". IN A SUBSEQUENT CALL TO GM, THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH SAID THERE WAS NO PENDING RECALL FOR THIS VIN AT THIS TIME. BECAUSE OF THE SAME PROBLEMS IN OTHER GM TRAILBLAZER MODELS, I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER I CONTACTED NOT TO PARK IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE DUE TO A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DOOR MODULE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490805January 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS AND DOORS FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN ENGAGED USING THE DOOR MODULE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS OR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490812January 2, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490634January 1, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT IS A BIG PROBLEM, IT SHOWS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10490345December 28, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
IN 2007 I PAID OFF MY VEHICLE AND NOW BECAME THE PROUD OWNER OF MY TRUCK. IN 2009, I NOTICED SOME PROBLEMS WITH MY TRUCK. FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD SAY "F" FULL, BUT REALLY IT WAS ON "E" EMPTY. THEN THE MILEAGE GAUGE ? I CAN BE ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING AS FAST AS THE OTHER CARS, BUT MY CAR READS 20 MPH. THIS IS CRAZY!!!! I CALLED AT 800-NUMBER FOR GMC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALLS OR ANY OTHERS CALLS FOR THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WHICH I KNEW WAS A HUGE LIE!!!! I DECIDED TO GO ON LINE AND GOOGLE THE MAKE AND MODEL OF MY CAR. WOW? GUESSES WHAT I SEEN? THERE WERE OVER 41,000 PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAD FOR THEIR 2005 TRAILBLAZER. AGAIN, THE PROBLEM WITH MY TRUCK HAS GOTTEN WORST. IN 2010, I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEIR STILL WASN'T ANY OTHER CALLS OR CONCERNS WITH MY TRUCK AND THAT I SHOULD TAKE IT TO AN AUTHORIZE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. WELL, I DID .. . IN 2011, I CALLED AGAIN.. SAME SCRIPT SAME STORY!!! I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR A EMISSION TEST FOR MY CAR. WELL, LET ME TELL YOU WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE UP TO THE EMISSION TESTING IT FAILED!!! . I GOT AN ESTIMATE COST OF $ 1900, PLUS THEY FOUND 3 ADDITIONAL CODES. . WELL, I GOT A 2008 CHEVY IMPALA. I WENT FROM PAYING NO CAR NOTE, TO $381.00 A MONTH NOTE. THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2011.. I RECEIVE A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET ADDRESSING THE ISSUES WITH THE 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS, AND OFFERING 50% ON REPAIRS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE BEEN CALLING ON FOR 2 YEARS. [XXX] 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
#10490250December 27, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR COULD BE SMELLED. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW CONTROL MODULE FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE THE WINDOWS AND LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) OVER TWO MONTHS AGO AND A REMEDY WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TWO MONTHS WAS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT FOR A DEFECT REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489520December 22, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AROUND 10:30AM GOING ABOUT 45 MPH THE BACK WINDOW OF MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT JUST EXPLODED - GLASS EVERYWHERE IN THE BACK CARGO COMPARTMENT. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY AND WE DID NOT HAVE THE REAR DEFROSTER WORKING. FORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY OTHER PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN ME AND MY HUSBAND, AND WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME, SO WE WENT HOME AND CALLED THE INSURANCE COMPANY TO HAVE SOMEONE COME AND FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489405December 20, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS STARTED TO REGISTER THE FUEL INCORRECTLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS FILLED THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, AND THEN WILL VARY FROM THERE SOMETIMES SHOWING FUEL, SOMETIMES NOT. I AM HEARING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489417December 20, 2012
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND LET IT WARM FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE TRUCK IDLE WAS LOUDER THEN NORMAL BUT DID NOT KNOCK OR MISS. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AND PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THE RPMS SHOOT UP AND THE TRUCK SLOW, I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK, THE TRUCK IDLED LOUDLY. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE RPM WOULD RISE WITH LITTLE POWER TO THE WHEELS. I NURSED IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60 THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE THERE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THIS IN THE LOWER GEARS AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I NOTICE THE OIL PRESSURE GOES UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I WORRY OF DOING MORE DAMAGE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A WIPER MODULE REPLACED THAT WAS RECALLED BUT NEVER REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489212December 19, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE IN AND AROUND MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. ONE MECHANIC TOLD US TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP, WHICH WE DID IN NOVEMBER 2012. IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489122December 18, 2012
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) HOWEVER, HE STATED THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE PARTS HAD SURPASSED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF A POTENTIAL OF A FIRE STARTING IF THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE, STATING THAT THE PER THE RECALL LETTER, THE PARTS WOULD NOT BECOME AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10489173December 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES WERE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF THE STEPPER MOTORS ON THE BACK OF THE GAUGES NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,978. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000. UPDATED 2/12/2013 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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