Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10475429September 14, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING OVER TWO YEARS AGO. FROM THE READOUT UPON MY DASHBOARD GAUGES, I HAVE NO IDEA AT WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING, HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK, WHAT IS THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FROM MY BATTERY, OR THE ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE. THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER PRM'S. THANKFULLY I USE A TOMTOM GPS TO GAUGE MY SPEED, AND THE ODOMETER DOES FUNCTION, SO I KNOW TO STOP FOR A FUEL REFILL EVERY 250-300 MILES TRAVELED. THIS WILL USUALLY PLACE ME AT BETWEEN 1/4 TANK AND EMPTY. *TR *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475456September 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT A SENSOR IN THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475316September 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475331September 13, 2012
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WHEN HE CRASHED AGAINST THE STREET MEDIAN, A UTILITY POLE AND THEN INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NONE OF THE AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LESIONS TO THE FACE, A CONTUSION TO THE RIGHT EYE AND CONTUSIONS TO THE CHEST AND LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED HOWEVER, THE FINDINGS WERE NOT DISCLOSED TO CONTACT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10476241September 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE CORRODED AND BEGAN LEAKING NEXT TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE. LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475137September 12, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCKS REPEATEDLY LOCKED AND UNLOCKED, THEN CASCADING FAILURES, ANTI-LOCK LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT, OTHER WARNING LIGHTS. ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WOULD NOT MAKE POWER, ENGINE QUIT. NOTE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR READ INCORRECTLY. DISCONNECTED BATTERY, AND RECONNECTED, ENGINE STARTED GOT ME HOME. THREE OCCURRENCES THAT THE ENGINE JUST QUITS. IT WILL RESTART AFTER A FEW MINUTES. MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD ANOTHER OCCURRENCE, MECHANIC FOUND A CODE INDICATING THE ECM MAY BE BAD. HE TELLS ME THIS SHOULD HAVE NOTING TO DO WITH THE DOOR LOCKS. THE DOOR LOCKS LATCH AND UNLATCH, UNCOMMANDED. ENGINE STOPS WHEN UNDER POWER. MECHANIC HAS NO COURSE OF ACTION AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475083September 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 TRAIL BLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS GOING OUT IT STARTED WITH THE OIL GAUGE AND NOW ITS THE GAS GAUGE, I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT EVENTUALLY MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING, IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I AM NOT AWARE OF HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE OR IF THE OIL PRESSURE IS HAVING AN ISSUE. THIS REPAIR AT THE DEALERSHIP IS COSTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475114September 11, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY RESULTING IN CAR STALL. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY - WILL START OUT ANYWHERE FROM 5 MPH TO 45 MPG OVER FROM STANDSTILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474465September 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474347September 8, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION IN DECEMBER. IT WOULD GO FROM FULL TO EMPTY EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. OVER TIME IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE, UNTIL NOW, WHERE IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474259September 7, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH NORTH BOUND ON DAVIS BLVD. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 80 MPH THEN WHEN STOPPED IT WAS STILL READING 80 MPH. IT THEN MOVED PAST THE GAUGE NOT ALLOWING TO KNOW MY ACTUAL SPEED. THIS TO ME IS A CAR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WE NEVER KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR MORE THAT 24 MONTHS. THE CAUTION LIGHT (YELLOW) TURNS ON WHEN YOU NEED TO FILL THE TANK SO WE HAVE BEEN USING THIS LIGHT TO FILL THE CAR WITH GAS. THE GAUGE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED. SINCE THE CAR IS NOT ABUSED WE FILL THIS IS SOMETHING WHICH SHOULD HAVE LASTED THE REGULAR 100,000 MILES BEFORE THERE WAS A PROBLEM. THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER. FROM TALKING TO OTHER USERS AND REPEATED SEARCHES ONLINE IT SEEM TO BE A REGULAR FAILURE ITEM. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION. MANY DRIVERS HAVE HAD TO SPEND LOTS OF MONEY TO HAVE THIS ITEM FIXED IN LESS THAN AVERAGE MEAN TIMES BETWEEN FAILURE OF (100,000 MILES). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474098September 6, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH FAILED. THE VEHICLE DOORS COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED AUTOMATICALLY AND THE WINDOWS COULD NOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DOORS COULD ONLY BE OPENED MANUALLY. THE DRIVER DOOR MASTER SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE; HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) WAS NOT FINALIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474129September 6, 2012
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN IT RAINED WATER WOULD ENTERED THE DRIVER'S DOOR MODULE AND CAUSED THE POWER DOOR LOCK, POWER MIRROR, KEYLESS ENTRY, AND POWER WINDOWS TO MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS) FOR THE 2006 MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474149September 6, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474722September 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE WINDOWS OPEN AND CLOSE RANDOMLY. THE FRONT DRIVER PANEL CONTROLS ALL WINDOWS AND WILL CLOSE THE WINDOWS RANDOMLY IF OPEN. MY CHILD HAS BEEN CLOSE TO INJURED DUE TO THIS. THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR WILL RANDOMLY MOVE IN THE DOWNWARD DIRECTION WHILE I AM DRIVING. THE FRONT DRIVER DOOR WILL STAY LOCKED EVEN AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, LOCKING ME IN. THE MANUAL SWITCH TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK EITHER, SO I NEED TO CLIMB OVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT. ALL THESE OCCURRENCES ARE DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY CHILDREN AND I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND GM AND THEY SAID I DO NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO MY LOCATION, EVEN THOUGH I SPEND A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE NORTHEAST COASTAL AREA. THE DEALER ALSO REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM SAYING THEY DON'T HAVE THE PROTOCOL ON THE RECALL REPAIR OF THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS THAT RECORD. UPDATED 08/11/12 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473890September 5, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE ENTERED THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF WHERE THE ODOR WAS COMING FROM HOWEVER, SHE LATER DISCOVERED A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 69,100.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473714September 4, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE SOMETIMES. IT SAYS THERE IS FUEL WHEN THERE IS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473741September 4, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY DOORS UNLOCKED AND LOCKED SEVERAL TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF 30 MINUTES. I THEN HEARD LOUD CHIRPS FROM STEREO SPEAKERS AND THEN THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC. AT THIS POINT I LOST ALL WINDOW CONTROLS AND AUDIO(DOOR CHIMES, RADIO AND ONSTAR). TO THIS DATE I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE RADIO OR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROLS BUT STILL NOTICE A SMELL OF MELTING RUBBER OR PLASTIC. I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE TAKING IT ON FAMILY OUTINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473677September 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN AT LEAST 1/2 TANK OF GAS IN VEHICLE. ONGOING PROBLEM. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THIS IS OR SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473288September 2, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I JUST GASED THE CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WE COULD SMELL GAS DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT BECAUSE WE JUST GOT GAS THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS A PO442 CODE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL SMALL LEAK DETECTED SO I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS OFF AND ON AND KEEP GETTING THE PO442 CODE. SO I GO BUY A VENT VALVE SOLENOID AND PUT IT ON CLEAR THE CODE I NOTICE GAS AROUND THE INTAKE PIPE ON THE GAS TANK SO I TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AND ITS BROKE HALF WAY AROUND THE FILLER NECK AND THIS IS A RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN #S BUT MINE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL I THINK IT SHOULD BE WHEN YOU ARE DEALING WITH FUEL AND THE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT CAN LEAK OUT THIS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD FOR SURE I THINK GM NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM ON ALL VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM INSTEAD OF PICKING AN CHOOSING CERTAIN VIN #S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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