Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10425937September 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY SEEN WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TT
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#10425978September 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. *TT
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No
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No
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0
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#10425980September 18, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHERE MY HEADLIGHTS (ONLY) WILL NOT COME ON AT NIGHT OR THEY WILL SHUT OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING. AGAIN IT IS ONLY MY HEADLIGHTS. IT HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ONE DAY IT WILL DO THAT AND THE NEXT DAY IT WON'T SO OF COARSE WHEN I TAKE IT TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT EVERYTHING IS FINE. HOWEVER I KNOW I AM NOT ALONE BECAUSE OF THE WEB SEARCHES I HAVE DONE ON THE ISSUE I CAN SEE THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. *TT
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#10425884September 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GUAGE QUIT WORKING. *TT
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0
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#10425700September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE WORKS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT DON'T. I CAN BE DRIVING ALONG AND IT WILL REGISTER ON E, THE TRUCK SEEMS LIKE IT IS STRAINING TO MOVE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TT
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0
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#10425766September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT WENT ON WHEN THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NEARLY 10 GALLONS OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL READ FULL FOR A WEEK AND THEN THE FUEL LIGHT WHEN COME ON SUDDENLY. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY, BUT I WAS ONLY ABLE TO FILL UP WITH 8 GALLONS (FUEL TANK IS 20 GALLONS PLUS). FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN SO INACCURATE THAT I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE MY TRIP ODOMETER AND I DON'T FEEL CONFIDENT TAKING CAR ON A ROAD TRIP OR OUT OF TOWN. *TT
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0
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0
#10425818September 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR STOPPED WORKING, THUS LEAVING NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN ON A VEHICLE AFTER ONLY 60,000 MILES. I CONSIDER IT A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, AND AM FEARFUL THAT IT COULD LEAD TO A STALL ON A BUSY FREEWAY. TO AVOID THAT SITUATION, AND THE UNECCESSARY ADDED STRESS, I AM CONSTANTLY MAKING STOPS AT A GAS STATION. *TT
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0
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#10425828September 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE PURCHASED A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN SEPTEMBER 2008. THE DAY WE DROVE IT HOME THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN. THE LIGHTS, LOCKS, BLINKERS, AND ALL GAUGES WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE ONSTAR MODULE WAS REPLACED. A FEW MONTHS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE HAS ALSO HAD THE CHECK ENGINE AND STABILITRACK LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF NUMEROUS TIMES...SOMETIMES FOR A DAY OR TWO, SOMETIMES FOR A WEEK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP MORE THAN 13 TIMES IN 3 YEARS FOR ELECTRICAL RELATED PROBLEMS, SEVERAL ELECTRICAL MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED. MY GRANDMOTHER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAS HAD THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TT
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0
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#10426128September 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SES LIGHT CAME ON - TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED OF GAS TANK FILLER NECK CRACK. DID SMOKE TEST TO DETERMINE LEAK. TRIED REPAIR BY SEALING. THAT LASTED 2 WEEKS AND SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. GAVE ME ESTIMATE REPAIRING WITH NEW TANK APPROX $1500.00 OR USED TANK $800.00. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THEY WAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRAILBLAZERS (MINE IS NOT). DELVED FURTHER AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING GMC AND CHEVROLET HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07099A. THEY ORDERED A NEW TANK AND INSTALLED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME.
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#10425603September 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. FILLED THE TANK UP COMPLETELY ONE DAY AND THE GAUGE READ EMPTY (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL FULL)THE FOLLOWING DAY. GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES NOW. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY SPECIAL NEEDS CHILD. *KB
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#10425348September 14, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT:MACPHERSON STRUT, SUSPENSION:FRONT
TWO WEEKS AGO WE PUT NEW TIRES ON MY TRAILBLAZER AT 28,700 MI. WE WERE LEAVING FOR A TRIP AND TOOK IT TO HAVE THE FRONT END ALIGNED TO BE SURE THE NEW TIRES WORE PROPERLY. WE DID NOT GO TO OUR DEALER AS THERE WAS NO TIME BEFORE THE TRIP. UPON CHECKING THE CAR, THEY DISCOVERED BOTH MY FRONT STRUTS WERE LEAKING BADLY AND THEY NO LONGER GAVE A FIRM RIDE. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO HAVE THEM REPLACE BOTH STRUTS AT ONLY 28,700 MI. THE REPAIR SHOP WAS QUITE SURPRISED THAT BOTH STRUTS WERE BAD. MY TRAILBLAZER IS GARAGED, HAS EXTREMELY LOW MILEAGE, IS DRIVEN ONLY ON CITY STREETS OR FREEWAY AND NEVER CARRIES ANY LOADS. EVEN THOUGH WE WERE PAST THE 36 MO. PORTION OF THE WARRANTY, THE REPAIR SHOP TOLD US THAT THEY FELT THE STRUTS SHOULD HAVE LASTED FAR LONGER THAN 28,700 MI. AND THAT WITH THE EXCELLENT CARE OF MY CAR, IT WAS FAR TOO EARLY FOR THEM TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I CHECKED WITH SOME FRIENDS WHO HAD THEIR CARS FOR FAR LONGER THAN ME AND MANY MORE MILES ON IT AND THEY HAD NEVER HAD ANY ISSUE WITH STRUTS. I DECIDED TO CONTACT GM TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY CONTACTED ME AND THE INTERVIEWER TOLD ME THAT SHE COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD WHY I WOULD BE UPSET. HOWEVER, TODAY I WAS CALLED AND TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP WITH ANY OF THE COST FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE STRUTS. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEVY VEHICLES WITH THE SAME STRUTS. WE WERE TOLD THAT WE SHOULD NOT DRIVE OUR CAR WITH THE BAD STRUTS ON THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IT WAS NOT SAFE. I WANT TO FILE A FORMAL COMPLAINT SO THAT OTHERS CAN BE MADE AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF THE STRUTS FAILING AT SUCH AN EARLY MILEAGE. I PLAN TO CONTACT WHATEVER AGENCIES NECESSARY TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *KB
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0
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0
#10425375September 14, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
OUR CAR WAS PARKED, THE ENTIRE BACK HATCH WAS OPEN (NOT JUST THE GLASS WINDOW) AND I WAS UNLOADING BAGS AND BOXES FROM CAR. THE REAR WINDOW EXPLODED INTO TINY PIECES OF GLASS THAT RAINED DOWN ON ME. GETTING EMBEDDED IN MY HEAD, BACK AND ARMS. NEIGHBORS CAME RUNNING THE SOUND WAS SO LOUD. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF COLLISION AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HIT THE WINDOW. I HAD BEEN TO THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE DOOR HAD BEEN OPENED BECAUSE I HAD LOTS OF ITEMS TO UNLOAD. NOW I HAVE BEEN NOTICING MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS THAT HAVE MISSING COMPONENTS FROM THE REAR WINDOW LEADING ME TO THINK THAT THEIR WINDOWS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO. HAD WE BEEN DRIVING THAT DAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, WITH THE FORCE IN WHICH THE GLASS FLEW, I AM SURE THAT THE CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT WITH THE GLASS. *KB
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#10425399September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY TRAIL BLAZER STOPPED WORKING AND ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY. *KB
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#10425423September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE SHOWED I WAS EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP THE CAR. THE GAUGE NOW READS ERRATICALLY AND DOES NOT SHOW THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER OF THIS CAR AND I FEAR THAT SHE WILL RUN OUT OF GAS DUE TO THE "FAILURE" OF THE GAUGE. WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO DRIVE BY MILEAGE BUT OUR MPG VARIES QUITE A BIT DEPENDING ON OUR DRIVING SITUATION. JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM ADVISING THEY WILL PAY 50% OF REPAIR COSTS. HOWEVER, I FEEL THAT THIS SAFETY RELATED ITEM FAILURE SHOULD BE COVERED ENTIRELY BY GM VIA A RECALL. ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB
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#10425444September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUED A DEAL TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST ONLY IF THE CAR HAS UNDER 120,000 MILES OR IS LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD. WE ARE OVER THE MILEAGE LIMIT, BUT THIS PROBLEM CAUSED OUR CAR TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON A CURVY, MOUNTAIN ROAD WITH LARGE COAL TRUCKS SPEEDING BY. WE RAN OUT IN A PLACE WHERE WE COULD NOT PULL FAR ENOUGH OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WERE ALMOST HIT BY SEVERAL PASSING VEHICLES. WE COULDN'T START THE VEHICLE AND HAD TO DRIFT IT BACKWARDS DOWNHILL TO A SAFER PLACE. VERY DANGEROUS!!! *KB
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#10425454September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING. WILL NOT REGISTER AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. IT WILL GO UP AND THEN DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON EVEN WHEN I KNOW IT IS FULL. *KB
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#10425509September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK AND HAS NOT FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS. I READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS TO YOUR ORGANIZATION REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. HAVE NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE COST WAS OVER $400. *KB
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#10425518September 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READINGS SINCE 8/10. FOR THE PREVIOUS 10 MONTHS IT HAS READ EMPTY ON THE GAUGE AND GIVES AN AUDIBLE WARNING. WE HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES. ONCE IN TRAFFIC. DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $800.00 TO FIX IT. WE HAD DECIDED TO DILIGENTLY FILL THE CAR AND CHECK THE TRIPOMETER REGULARLY. WE TRIED TO REGISTER IT AND TO NO AVAIL, WON'T PASS. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POSTS ON LINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM 45 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED 15 CARS. NOT 1 HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM AND ALL WERE OLDER VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, 4 OF THE PREVIOUS ONES HAD BEEN CHEVYS. THEIR SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES. PLEASE CONDUCT A RECALL ASAP. *KB
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#10425145September 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I'VE HAD MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NO PROBLEMS UNTIL NOW. ABOUT A MONTH NOW FUEL SENSOR LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OFF . IT DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S A FULL TANK, HAVE FULL OR EMPTY. THE LIGHT GOES ON ALL THE TIME. ALWAYS WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS. SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE GAS STATION EVERY OTHER DAY JUST TO FEEL SAFE. *TR
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#10425174September 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT. IT HAD BEEN GOING UP AND DOWN FOR DAYS AND THEN I WAS DRIVING AND THE SENSOR COMPLETELY DIED ALONG WITH MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. IT COST ME 638.85. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD HELP ME OUT BECAUSE ONCE I STARTED RESEARCHING THE TRAILBLAZERS...THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE AND THEY ACTUALLY HAD A RECALL ON PRIOR YEARS AND THE YEAR AFTER WHICH WAS THE 2006, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE 2005 DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL. THEY WOULD NOT HELP. VERY DISAPPOINTED! *TR
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