Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

418 consumer complaints on file.

#11614431September 13, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
When I shift my vehicle into Park and attempt to turn off the car, the computer gives me an error message, "Shift to Park, " even when the vehicle is securely shifted into park. With this error message engaged, I am unable to turn the vehicle off and lock it. I end up spending several minutes trying to convenience the computer that the car is indeed in park, by shifting it so it registers.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613947September 11, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
05/29/24 I took this vehicle to Cronic Chevrolet in Griffin, Ga due to check engine light being on. Code detected purge pump it was still under warranty at that time only had 43,906 miles on had to get the purge pump replaced. Several weeks after getting it back I kept getting a shift to park message come up when trying to put it in park then started having trouble getting it to go into drive. I have had so many close calls from people almost bashing into me because my car will not go into drive and you constantly have to switch in and out of gears for it to finally go in. Its sucking the had right out due to it not shifting gears properly. The code reader detected transmission control module which I find to be faulty and understand there are serval recalls on this specific vehicle , when it started this issue it didn’t even have 50,000 miles on it!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11613385September 9, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Car is not registering when it is not in park. This should be covered under the warranty or a recall as it is a common issue for this vehicle.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11612205September 3, 2024
POWER TRAIN
Odometer: 50,379 Purchased used on April, 1 2024 Odometer: 47,027 Brought to dealer on 8/28/2024 for service. About two weeks ago we had a "Shift to Park" message is displayed on the DIC after the vehicle was placed in Park and shut off. Started it again and then put it in drive then back to park. Message went away. Then over the course of the next week this happened many more times to the point where we were stuck in a shopping parking lot because we could not leave the car as it kept beeping to fix the issue. Made appointment with dealer. After Diagnose from dealer they said it needed to perform Service Bulletin #23-NA-119, recommend replacement of transmission control. They at first wanted us to pay for it and we advised dealer we had a Chevy warranty. After a few days they advised it would be covered under warranty except for our $50 deductible. Main problem is the part # 13545091 was not available locally and dealer had to research to find part. Advise it could take until 9/26/24 to find part. This should be a no charge RECALL by the Mfg. as this can be a safety issue and to ensure more parts are in stock by dealer.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11612155September 2, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
My 2021 Chevy Trailblazer has an error reading “shift to Park” that randomly appeared 2 weeks ago, now is doing it almost every time I stop my car, error has also cause my battery to die. When error is showing my car will not shut off. Took to a Chevy dealer and recommended changing the gear shift assembly, can’t guarantee it will fix the problem. They have ordered the part but $450 plus parts and labor for not a guarantee is concerning. I also travel for work and have been left stranded because of this issue.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11611352August 28, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
The contact owns a 2022 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while attempting to park the vehicle, a "Shift to Park" message was displayed on the instrument panel while shifting the vehicle to park(P). After turning off the vehicle, the message continued to flash on the instrument panel with a warning chime coming from the vehicle. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was instructed to have a diagnostic test performed on the vehicle. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls on the VIN. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11611300August 28, 2024
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
The pick up on the vehicle is losing power it seems not letting the RPM's Go up or drop down before taking off. This cause the vehicle to move slower than normal Code keeps popping up losing power engine while drive and engine light comes on this goes on for about a week or so than stops and engine light disappear and reappears again.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11610750August 25, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Strong gasoline smell noticed inside and outside vehicle. Took vehicle to dealership 3/1/24 where the smell was confirmed. Fuel rail was found to be leaking. Dealership removed and replaced all components damaged with leak. This problem started again Friday, 8/23/24. Did not resolve and got stronger. Car will be going back to the dealership Monday, 8/26/24 for evaluation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11609242August 18, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
The audio in the vehicle goes out the radio and the warning sounds for all the safety alerts. The vehicle has been to the dealer 3 times the problem still is occurring. The problem is random no telling when it will occur. I have called GM customer service they were useless. When the audio for the vehicle goes out when I turn off the vehicle if it sits most of the time the audio will come back on. Today 8/18/2024 the audio went out twice no sounds for anything blinkers, lane assist, side mirror alert, stop alert nothing. This also affects the radio. The service department tells me they are dependent on the GM IT guys who in my assessment have no idea how to fix this. This is a safety and hazard problem with all sound going out for all alert systems.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11608072August 12, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
Bought last year in November. Starting having "Shift to park" alert when car was in fact, in park. Took me 5 minutes to successfully turn my car off. It happens intermittently and at first it was just one and done, now (after about a week) it's almost every time I park. It's very frustrating. I called the dealership and they can't get me in for 2 weeks. Unsure if they will be able to diagnose/fix the problem.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11607204August 8, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
The car would tell me to "shift to park" when my car is in park. I was unable to turn my car completely off if this message was flashing on the dash. I have had to leave my car unlocked and with the system on for periods of time when I had to get out of my car. There wasn't a way to be able to lock my car when this system was on, not even when I had turned the car off. I am always unaware if my car is actually in park or not. Very worrisome to think that my car would roll into an object, or even a person just because my car wouldn't register that I was in park.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11605955August 1, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My Navigation, Radio, Internet and OnStar went out and continually goes out on a day-by-day basis. I was in a different state, and it was pouring rain, my navigation, radio and OnStar ability was gone. Chevy knows this is an ongoing issue with 2024 and said the radio is back ordered. This car is a 2025 and its still and issue. The ability to fix it has been stated as unknown because they have no fix for the radio at this time in either year. When you rely on Navigation to get you home and it leaves in torrential rainstorm, and you have no idea how to get home that is bad. If I had been in an accident or God forbid rolled down a hill. OnStar would not have been alerted to this and it could be a potential life or death issue. Everything in the front of the car goes out. I am not sure what else is affected as the car is new and I am learning all the different devices. In all states nationwide it is illegal to hold your device, that is why we rely on this technology. There is no lights or failure indication other than the OnStar goes red and the radio goes out. OnStar has stated if my button is red, it's a hardware failure and they will not be alerted, and I will not be able to alert them to an emergency situation.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604750July 26, 2024
ENGINE
The contact owns a 2021 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated while driving at 5–10 MPH, there was an extremely loud clicking and rattling sound coming from the vehicle. The contact stated that there was an unknown object moving inside the vehicle. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the turbo needed to be changed. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The dealer informed the contact that the sound was duplicated in other similar vehicles and informed the contact that no further action was needed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 48,482.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604427July 25, 2024
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
Noise only when cold at front tire passenger side Nosie at front tire passenger side while steering. Check engine lite code PO299 Turbocharger/supercharger underboost-engine power is reduced. Replaced tire at 24600 miles. While driving at 65 mph, the forward collision avoidance system activated, and the car stopped at 65 mph. It happened 5 times that car fully stopped, and numerus time I get forward collision activated but then nothing happens. Imagine on freeway from 65 to 0 brakes by itself. Hard shifting and body shaking while accelerating. Hood is shaking while driving on freeway.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604275July 24, 2024
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My key gets stuck in the ignition almost every time I turn the car off. In order to get it unstuck I have to restart the car, put the car in drive or reverse, put the car back in park and then try to take the key out again. This has to be repeated sometimes as many as 10 times for it to finally release the key. I have read about many other people having this same problem and eventually the key not coming out at all and they've had to have it cut out. I have an appointment at a dealership for August 1st (the first available appointment) and my vehicle is just out of warranty so I'm told I have to pay to have this fixed. This is clearly a manufacturers defect and first starting happening before my vehicle was out of warranty, I just didn't realize that it would become a much bigger issue the longer it kept happening.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11604270July 24, 2024
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
I was driving and the vehicle cluster display and radio went out. I was unable to see how fast i was going and any system info. It eventually came back on. During this time the car was continuing to drive but unable to see any lane - blindspot warning or speed or system controls or warning events.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11603538July 20, 2024
SERVICE BRAKES
The brakes squeal and make an odd chirping noise. They grab too. The dealership refused to even look at it unless if I paid for a service. The car is under warranty.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602667July 16, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I first noticed an issue about a year ago when an electrical blaring noise was coming from my speakers followed by popping and crackling noises. I have taken my car into the dealership several times without resolution. Since then, I have noticed excessive humidity in the vehicle and recently found the trunk was flooded. I took the vehicle in to the dealership again, and they say the interior fabric is compromised now and the electrical sounds I was experiencing are coming from electrical damage inside the body. I have now read another review online from someone who had the exact same experience with this make and model. I believe this is a safety hazard to drivers who are unknowingly driving around for months in a vehicle that could be flooding and could cause severe damages like in my case. I have documents to support these claims, but I do not have electronic copies. If someone reaches out to me I can provide hard copies.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11602276July 15, 2024
POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Nearly every time I park my car and shut it off a message pops up on the message board that says SHIFT TO PARK even though it is in park. I have to restart my car MULTIPLE times and shift to another gear and back into park before the message goes away. This has been happening for a couple of weeks but is getting more frequent.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11600291July 8, 2024
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I’m just adding confirmation to my solenoid/waste gate/ turbo system reduced engine power on the 2021 trailblazer around 23,000 miles . [XXX] , Raleigh n.c INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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