Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10477042September 25, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHEN HE UNEXPECTEDLY CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED FOR THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SEVERE HEAD TRAUMA AND WAS TRANSPORTED BY AN AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A SAVAGE FACILITY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. UPDATED 10/31/12 *BF UPDATED 11/02/12
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10476798September 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER WINDOW AND POWER LOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED. THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO INFORMED HIM THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 58,150. UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIER'S SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE POWER DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK. UPDATED 10/25/12
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476838September 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS FULL WHEN FILLED WITH GAS BUT AFTER 20 MILES OR SO IT INDICATES EMPTY. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD GM WILL REPLACE FOR 1/2 PRICE. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IT'S A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476945September 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I START THE CAR AND THE GAS GAUGE SHOWS THAT I HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS, AS I START DRIVING THE GAUGE WILL SUDDENLY GO TO THE EMPTY LINE AND START DINGING THAT I HAVE NO FUEL. ONCE IT SHOWED THAT I HAD A HALF A TANK OF GAS, BUT THEN I SUDDENLY RAN OUT. I WAS STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY TWO CHILDREN UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THIS GAUGE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED DAILY SINCE DAY ONE. I AM NOW RELYING ON MY TRIP METER TO KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. I LIKE THIS VEHICLE BUT IF THIS CONTINUES WITH NO HELP FROM CHEVY/ GM I WILL BE FORCED TO TRADE THIS CAR IN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476946September 24, 2012
AIR BAGS
DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED LIMIT, BOTH SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CASING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THAT THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED BEFORE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEFLATE. I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR OVER BUT COULDN'T SEE AROUND THE AIRBAGS AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE SOUND OF THE AIRBAGS EXPLODING SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN GOING OFF. SINCE THE AIRBAGS NEVER DEFLATED, THE POLICE WOULD NOT LET ME MOVE THE CAR. I HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY SUGGESTED. THEY HOOKED UP A DEVICE TO THE COMPUTER OF THE CAR TO SEE WHY THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. A CODE CAME UP THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN, BUT WOULD NOT TELL ME WHAT THE CODE WAS. IT WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 10 DAYS UNTIL THE WHOLE INSIDE OF THE ROOF WAS REPLACED. I PICKED THE TRAILBLAZER UP AND NOW I HAVE A PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD LEAK AND A TICK ON THE SAME SIDE. THE REPAIR SHOP SAYS THAT THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED IT AND WON'T REPAIR IT. I HAVE READ ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT REPORT THE SAME PROBLEMS ON OTHER TRAILBLAZERS OVER THE YEARS IT WAS MADE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FURTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476731September 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I WENT TO GAS STATION AND FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION, MY FUEL LIGHT WAS ON SHOWING MY GAS TANK WAS EMPTY. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS, THE GAS GAGE WOULD GO UP AND DOWN AND NOT SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GAS. NOW, IT ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON. THIS IS AN ISSUE NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE AT ANY TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476758September 22, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING UP, MY 2006 TBSS FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I FILL UP WITH NON-ETHANOL GAS PREMIUM GRADE. THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DASH ALONG WITH THE NEEDLE SITTING ON EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT REMAINS ON. I HAVE READ OVER 250 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476625September 21, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK ! AFTER FILLING GAS TANK COMPLETELY, FUEL GAUGE STILL READS EMPTY. GAUGE CAN SOMETIMES READ UP TO HALF, THEN DROPS TO A QUARTER, THEN JUST DROPS TO EMPTY WHENEVER IT PLEASES. ALSO, SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER ACTS VERY "TWITCHY". I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THESE SAME EXACT ISSUES AND FEEL THAT A FULL RECALL IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476650September 21, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE BLOWER/FAN ON THE AIR CONDITIONER/HEATER STOPPED WORKING. IT FIRST BEGAN WITH #4 AND #5 ON THE FAN SELECTOR SWITCH NOT WORKING, BUT THEN IT STOPPED ALTOGETHER. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS BLOWER MOTOR PROBLEM IS VERY POPULAR AMONGST THESE VEHICLES. ALSO, THE FUEL GAUGE ON THE DASH HASN'T WORKED IN ABOUT 3 YEARS. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS DUE TO THE FUEL SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK. AGAIN, THIS IS VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITHIN THE TRAILBLAZER COMMUNITY. I WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE OF $774 FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR TO BE FIXED AND $600 FOR THE FUEL GAUGE TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10477601September 21, 2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILURE TO START AFTER A FAILURE IN ENGINE RUN DURING ENTRY TO HIGHWAY. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476489September 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR, IT WAS RAINING THAT MORNING AND ONLY A MINUTE INTO OUR DRIVE, THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BY ITSELF...HE PUSHED THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP..THE WINDOW WENT BACK UP AND NOT EVEN 30SECONDS LATER IT ROLLED DOWN AGAIN ON ITS OWN...AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAR, IT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. WE WERE ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME SO WE TOOK THE CAR HOME, PULLED THE INTERIOR FROM THE DOOR WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND SIDE MIRRORS WERE ALL MELTED AND STILL SMOKING...WE DISCONNECTED ALL THE SWITCHES AND ARE WITHOUT USE OF ANY DRIVERS DOOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. *TR UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ UPDATED 10/04/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475886September 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER AND A FEW WEEKS AGO MY DRIVER SIDE CONTROL PANEL STOPPED WORKING. COULD NOT USE MY REMOTE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND WAS UNABLE TO PUT ANY WINDOWS DOWN. I THOUGHT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRES SOMEWHERE BECAUSE THE NEXT DAY THE PANEL WORKED. NOW, TWO WEEKS LATER I STOPPED AT THE STORE AND WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAR AND AGAIN I COULD NOT LOCK MY DOORS USING THE BUTTON ON THE CONTROL PANEL. I LEFT THE DOOR UNLOCKED AND WHEN I CAME OUT (WITHIN MINUTES) MY DOOR WINDOW HAD GONE DOWN ON ITS OWN WHILE I WAS IN THE STORE. WHEN I GOT INTO THE CAR, MY DAUGHTER AND I COULD SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. SHE IMMEDIATELY MADE ME GO TO THE GARAGE AND HAVE HER MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE PANEL AND SHOWED US WHERE THE PLASTIC PART THAT GOES INSIDE THE HANDLE HAD MELTED AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE IN THE CAR. HE CALLED AROUND TO TRY AND FIND A REPLACEMENT PART AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO FIND ONE AND WAS QUOTED OVER $300 FOR JUST THE PART!! THEN, I HAD TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSTALLED BECAUSE IT HAS TO BE PROGRAMMED TO MY CAR AND I WAS QUOTED ABOUT $103 FOR INSTALLATION!!!! I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN LISTED AS A RECALL AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I PLAN ON GETTING A PHONE NUMBER FROM THE DEALER FOR THE GM CORPORATE OFFICE TO FILE AN AUTOMOTIVE COMPLAINT TOMORROW. I HOPE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS PART AND THE LABOR CHARGE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THANK GOODNESS MY CAR DID NOT START ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. READ MORE: HTTP://WOT.MOTORTREND.COM/NHTSA-OPENS-INVESTIGATION-ON-2006-2007-CHEVY-TRAILBLAZERS-FOR-POWER-WINDOW-SWITCH-ISSUES-169431.HTML#IXZZ26RRCV9ED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475893September 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS MELTING AND EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SWITCH BURNED OUT AND WE HAD TO REMOVE IT TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. I TELEPHONED GM ABOUT IT AS THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL INTO THE RECALL. CLEARLY I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPORTED BY OTHERS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THAT SWITCH SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD STOP WORKING THEN COME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THEM ONCE BEFORE BUT THE SWITCH WAS WORKING SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475573September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE TAKING MY GIRLS TO SCHOOL MY SPEEDOMETER READING WAS 50MPH FASTER THAN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING AND MY TACT WAS NOT REGISTERING AT ALL. WHEN I STOPPED THE CAR I TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND NEITHER GAUGE WORKS AT ALL AND HASN'T IN OVER A YEAR. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT 800.00 TO FIX IT AND SAID IT WAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE CLUSTER AND I HAVE CHECKED AND IT IS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITHOUT THESE GAUGES WORKING AND JUDGE MY SPEED WITH THE TRAFFIC, BUT I AM A SINGLE MOM WITH LIMITED RESOURCES AND PURCHASED A GM VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY REPORTS. I FEEL THAT WITH ALL OF THE OTHER SAME COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE A LOSS OF LIFE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475611September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WENT OUT TO OUR CAR AFTER CHURCH AND NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS PART WAY DOWN ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THERE WAS THIS STRONG SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THE DOOR'S ELECTRONICS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475616September 17, 2012
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW STARTED OPENING AND CLOSING INDEPENDENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE SIDE MIRROR STARTED MOVING FORWARD AND BACKWARD INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT ACTIVATION. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT ITSELF OFF AND THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD BECOME INOPERABLE. ALSO, NONE OF THE DOORS COULD BE UNLOCKED AND THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE POWER WINDOW MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000: (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) BUT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, OFFERING NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/10/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475665September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED TO NHTSA FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES AND I WAS IN CONTACT WITH [XXX] FROM NHTSA. AFTER RECALL WAS ISSUED, I CONTACT GM REGARDING THE SITUATION SO THAT I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR CHARGES DUE TO THIS RECALL AND GM HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE THEY SAID BASED ON MY VIN. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND WAS PART OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION PROCESS FOR THIS RECALL THAT GM IS NOT HONORING THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE MATCHES ALL THE RECALL INFORMATION, YET GM SAYS IT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND REFUSES TO HELP ME. PLEASE HELP? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475663September 17, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY HEARD A "WHAP WHAP WHAP" NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I SLOWED DOWN, AND THE SOUND DIMINISHED. ARRIVING HOME, I FOUND THAT THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE AT BOTH ENDS. THE TWO CENTER CONNECTIONS LUCKILY HELD, OR ELSE THE PIECE WOULD HAVE COME OFF THE CAR AND POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475676September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS A DELAY IN STARTING. STARTS TO TURN OVER, BUT SOUNDS LIKE ITS TRYING TOO HARD. ONCE STARTED THE CLOCK RESETS TO 1200 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED FOR A CODE THE ONLY THING THAT CAME UP HAD TO DO WITH THE GAS CAP NOT BEING ON TIGHT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY REGARDLESS OF HOW TIGHT THE GAS CAP IS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NO LONGER COMING ON. BATTERY GAUGE IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE ONCE IT STARTS AND DOES NOT DRAIN. WONDERING IF IT COULD POSSIBLE BE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT A FIX AS THEY CANNOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475399September 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE REGISTERS AT START-UP, BUT DROPS TO EMPTY WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF STARTING WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITH NO WAY TO EVALUATE HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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