Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10433289October 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK SENSOR ISSUE *TGW
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#10432785October 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS BROKEN AND CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO PROVIDE A CONSTANT EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER SENT A LETTER TO THE CONTACT ADVISING THAT THERE WAS SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR VEHICLE WITH 120,000 MILES OR LESS FOR A FREE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 189,000.
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#10432574October 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STATED I HAD ENOUGH FUEL AND I RAN OUT OF GAS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST 2 MONTHS AGO AND I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM TELLING ME THIS MIGHT HAPPEN AND THAT THEY WILL COVER 50% OF THE COST. THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH, I SEE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL!!!! *TR
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#10432617October 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ABOUT 4-5 MONTHS AGO MY FUEL SENSOR STARTED SAYING THAT IT WAS EMPTY WHEN I JUST FILLED AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME. AFTER ABOUT 50 MILES OR SO THE LIGHTS WOULD GO OFF AND SEEM LIKE NORMAL FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN THE GAS GAUGE WOULD GO BACK AND FORTH. ABOUT A MONTH AGO MY GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY! ALSO THE NECK OF THE GAS PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IS ANOTHER $300.00!! I RECEIVED WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A RECALL NOTICE BUT IT IS ACTUALLY A LIMITED WARRANTY STATING THAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR 50% TO GET THIS PART FIXED. OBVIOUSLY GM IS AWARE THAT THIS PART IS FAULTY AND YET WE ARE BEING FORCED TO PAY 50%!!!! THEY SHOULD BE COVERING 100% OF IT. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10432678October 24, 2011
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IS GOING OUT. I JUST FILLED MY TANK AND IT TELLS ME IT IS EMPTY. I AM TOLD CHEVROLET WILL PAY HALF THE COSTS BUT IT WILL STILL COST ME $200. I HAVE HAD MORE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THAN ANY I HAVE PREVIOUSLY OWNED. IF THIS IS SUCH A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL? *TR
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0
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#10432502October 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DEFECT; READS EMPTY WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS IN IT. ALSO READS A HIGHER LEVEL OF GAS THAN WHAT IS ACTUALLY IN IT. EVERY MORNING WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS GAS. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE VEHICLE, I AM WORRIED IT WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS BEGAN AT 80000 MILES, AND HAS BEEN CONSTANT EVER SINCE. *TR
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0
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0
#10432429October 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FILLED MY GAS TANK. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. IT HAS BEEN THIS WAY FOR TWO WEEKS. I HAVE BEEN SETTING A TRIP MILEAGE GAUGE TO INSURE THAT I DO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I RECEIVED A NOTICE A WHILE BACK FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM. THEY DO NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FORM OF A RECALL, BUT WILL DISCOUNT THE REPAIRS. I THREW WAY THE NOTICE AS I DID NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. I HAVE YET TO CONTACT MY CHEVROLET DEALER, AS I AM CONSIDERING MY OPTIONS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10432420October 21, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN FILLING UP TANK WITH GAS, FUEL GAUGE INDICATES EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT APPEARS. BLOWER FAN SWITCH WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, *TR
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#10430891October 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN GIVING AN INACCURATE READING AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. *TR
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0
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#10430769October 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BEFORE. DRIVING HOME FROM HOSPITAL AT 9PM AND LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF. HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND PULL OFF ROAD. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEY WENT BACK ON. PULLED ONTO I-95 AND 4 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, IN THE FAST LANE, THEY TURNED BACK OFF LEAVING ME IN PITCH BLACK GOING 70MPH. IM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS ALONE ON THE SIDE OF A DARK HIGHWAY. GM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES! RECALL THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED!!! *TR
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0
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0
#10430596October 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE GAS GAUGE QUICK WORKING ALMOST A YEAR AND HALF AGO. ORIGINALLY, I WOULD FILL UP THE TANK AND IT WOULD READ ONLY 1/2 TANK. OVER TIME, IT READ ALL DIFFERENT READINGS FROM FULL WHEN EMPTY TO 1/3 TANK WHEN FULL. FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS OR SO, IT HAS REMAINED ON EMPTY WITH THE GAS LIGHT ON AND DINGS OCCASIONALLY FLASHING LOW FUEL - EVEN THOUGH I JUST FILLED UP. I HAVE LEARNED TO GO BY MILEAGE TO PREVENT RUNNING OUT OF GAS BUT THIS IS VERY MUCH AN INCONVENIENCE FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I FEAR RUNNING OUT OF GAS OR HAVING AN ACCIDENT RELATED TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS SO I KEEP MY TANK AS FULL AS POSSIBLE AND FILL UP FREQUENTLY. I HAVE NOT HAD REPAIRED DUE FINANCIAL RESTRAINTS BUT HAVE RECENTLY BEEN READING ABOUT THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS OFFICIAL COMPLAINT TO ADD TO YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR
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0
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0
#10430655October 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INNER CALIPERS OF FRONT BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF INNER PAD AND IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS. *TR
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0
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#10430452October 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I STOPPED FOR GAS COMING HOME FROM LONG TRIP. ABOUT FIVE MILES LATER MY FUEL GAUGE WENT TO EMPTY. IT WOULD WORK SPORADICALLY FOR A FEW MONTHS THEN NOTHING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES REALLY DIM ONCE IN A WHILE FOR NO REASON ALSO. I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THEY ARE WILLING TO PAY FOR 50% OF COST TO FIX. IF THEY KNOW THEIR PART IS DEFECTIVE SHOULDN'T THEY RECALL AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR FAULTY PRODUCT. *TR
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0
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#10430470October 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS PERMANENTLY STUCK AT 20 MPH. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED DESPITE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 82,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 UPDATED 11/16/11*LJ
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0
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#10430567October 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR ISSUES. THE GAS GAUGE WHEN I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AT ABOUT 55,000 MILES WORKED BUT NOT ACCURATELY OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE SENSOR HAS STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER AND CONSTANTLY SHOWS AN EMPTY TANK. I GENERALLY BY GAS TWICE A WEEK TO LIMIT THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT AND WAS ACTUALLY ON MY WAY TO THE GAS STATION WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE I WAS ON A HIGHWAY. TO ME THAT IS A DANGER TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS AND THE MORE THAT I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE I SEE THAT IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ONE THAT I WOULD FEEL THE NHTSA WOULD BE JUSTIFIED IN ISSUING A RECALL NOTICE FOR. THANKS. *TR
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0
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#10430574October 17, 2011
WHEELS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THERE IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE RELATED TO THE SPARE TIRE WINCH OF GM VEHICLES THAT HAVE AN UNDERSIDE MOUNTED SPARE TIRE. I USED MY WINCH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO LOWER THE TIRE FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. YES, I HAD TO BREAK OUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL IN ORDER TO FIGURE OUT THE SECONDARY RELEASE! WHEN THE SERVICE STATION WENT TO PUT IT BACK UP, THEY TOLD ME THE WINCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY AGREED. I'M CLAIMING THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE AND A DESIGN FLAW. GM IS SAYING IT IS "NORMAL" WEAR & TEAR. I'M HAVING A HARD TIME SWALLOWING THIS SINCE IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED ONCE. NOW THEY ARE CLAIMING "ENVIRONMENTAL" FACTORS AND RUST, CAUSED BY SALT IN MY STATE. THEY ARE POINTING TO SOME LOOPHOLE IN THE MANUAL TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY. UNDERSTAND THAT I'M OUTSIDE OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY, BUT STILL BELIEVE THE COMPANY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND TAKE OWNERSHIP FOR THIS FLAW. IF THIS AREA IS PRONE TO RUST AND HAS A HISTORY OF FAILING (AS INDICATED ON MY AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS), WHAT IS TO KEEP THE SPARE TIRE FROM FLYING OFF DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. IF THIS SPARE WILL NOT SNUG UP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BODY, IT SEEMS THAT HITTING A BUMP COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO BREAK FREE OR ONE OF THE "RUSTED" COMPONENTS COULD CAUSE IT TO DROP EXPECTANTLY. I HAVE TRIED NUMEROUS TIMES TO GET THIS RESOLVED THROUGH MY LOCAL DEALER AND GM'S CUSTOMER CARE DIVISION, BUT THEY REFUSE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A POOR DESIGN. *TR
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0
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0
#10430348October 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE & OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DO NOT WORK. I'VE LOOK THIS PROBLEM UP AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THESE ISSUES - WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED!!! *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10430354October 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS SEPTEMBER 2010 AMOUNT WAS $ 2000 AND WENT OUT AGAIN IN AUGUST 2011 COSTING ME $1,500 THE SECOND TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AND THEY HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT OR WILL GET HURT. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR THE DAY MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR GM TO RECALL THIS I GUESS THEY HOPE THE PROBLEM WILL JUST GO AWAY. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM IF THEY CHANGED THE SUNSHELL MATERIAL ON THE NEWER MODELS ONES THAT ARE MORE HEAT RESISTANT WHY MAKE THE PART MORE STURDY IF THERE IS NO PROBLEMS OR SAFETY CONCERNS. I AM NOW TRYING TO GET RID OF MY TRUCK AND WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER GM AUTOMOBILE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10430405October 16, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WAS DRIVING OTHER DAY AND LOOKED DOWN AT MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS DOING 70MPH, AND I THOUGHT WELL MAYBE THE WIND WAS BEHIND ME. THEN I CAME TO A RED LIGHT, STOPPED AND SAW THAT IT SAID I WAS STILL DOING 20MPH (I WAS STOPPED).NICE GOING GM, YOUR BATTING 1000, FIRST ITS MY FUEL GAUGE NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WHAT'S NEXT? THIS IS MY FIRST CHEVY THAT I GOT FOR MY BIRTHDAY LAST YEAR WELL IT HASN'T EVEN BEEN A YEAR SINCE I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE WORSE BIRTHDAY GIFT (TO MYSELF) EVER. WHY ARE ALL THE OTHER 2005 MODEL VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR THESE THINGS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER? THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AND GM SHOULD MAKE IT RIGHT. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10430409October 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SUSPENSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTED HEARING THE TRUCKS UNDERCARRIAGE START TO RATTLE AND GRIND ON THE BUMPS OF THE ROAD. I HAD A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON ENGINE AND IT WOULDNT RESPOND TO MY PRESSING ON THE GAS. I BELIEVED THAT I HAD GAS IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE GAUGE READ HALF FULL AND APPARENTLY I WAS OUT OF GAS. SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL INTO A GAS STATION AND AS SOON AS WE FILLED UP, THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START! I SAW THAT MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND HAD TO ASK FOR A JUMPSTART TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN. AT ANOTHER TIME AND DATE AGAIN THE TRUCK WENT DEAD, I ASKED FOR A JUMPSTART AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I NOW HAD TO BUY A NEW BATTERY BECAUSE THE CAR DAMAGED THE ORIGINAL BATTERY AND NOW WITH THE NEW BATTERY INSTALLED MY CAR STARTS BUT WILL NOT STAY ON WITHOUT ME PRESSING ON THE GAS WHILE IN PARK GEAR. I BELIEVE SOMETHING MAY BE DEFECTIVE WITH THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES, FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND SUSPENSION. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
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