Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10423796September 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. REPLACE LIGHT AND WITHIN AT LEAST A WEEK IT GOES OUT AGAIN. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS WITH LEFT HEAD LIGHT OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423814September 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW INCORRECT AND ERRATIC LEVELS. IT NOW SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS ALWAY EMPTY AND PUTS ON THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK ALL THE WAY UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IS NEEDS A NEW FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT AT A COST OF NEARLY $600. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423231September 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE. NEEDLE SWINGS FROM EMPTY TO FULL ERRATICALLY. WHEN TANK IS RE-FILLED, GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY WITH WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME ON. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423187September 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423082September 2, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
VEHICLE LIGHTS ALWAYS ON. CHECK ENGINE! GAS GAUGE PAID 600 DOLLARS TO FIX AND STILL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO EMISSION PROBLEM. CAR HAS 50000 MILES AND IS A LEMON.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422851September 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422862September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED A PERMANENT READING OF EMPTY. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422876September 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2006- GAS GAGE- I FILLED UP MY CAR WITH GASOLINE TWO NIGHTS AGO (8/30/11) AND FOUND AS I WENT TO LEAVE FOR WORK THIS MORNING THAT MY GAS GAGE READ I WAS ON EMPTY. AFTER REFILLING 3 MORE GALLONS (UNTIL IT WAS FULL) I FOUND TO MY SURPRISE THAT THE GAGE STILL READ EMPTY. I HAVE READ ALL OVER THIS WEBSITE AND OTHERS THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. THE NEW YORK TIMES RELEASED AN ARTICLE STATING THAT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HAD REVEALED GENERAL MOTORS WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION ON APRIL 29TH 2011 WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT ?THE AGENCY SAID IT HAD RECEIVED 668 COMPLAINTS, INCLUDING 58 IN WHICH THE CONSUMER SAID THE VEHICLE STALLED WHEN IT RAN OUT OF GAS, EVEN THOUGH THE GAUGE INDICATED THAT FUEL REMAINED.? THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED MONTHS AGO AND I WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER AS TO WHY ALL OF US HAVE BEEN PAYING FOR THESE REPAIRS OUT OF OUR POCKETS, WHEN THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422965September 1, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ABS KICKS IN AT LOW STOPPING SPEED BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422769August 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WERE PROVIDING FAULTY READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT THE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422796August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING IN SOME VEHICLES, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MAY WEAR PREMATURELY CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE TO READ EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. IT ALSO STATES THE GAUGE WILL EVENTUALLY STOP WORKING. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY TRUCK. IT ALSO STATES THAT GM WILL PAY 50% OF THE TOTAL COST FOR AN AUTHORIZED CHEVROLET DEALER TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR IT SINCE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH A 2005 TRAIL BLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422824August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT OF MY 06 TRAILBLAZER LS HAS JOINED THE 668+ THAT DO NOT WORK. I HAVE STRIPED MY CAR DOWN TO THE FRAME. WHEN I PULLED OUT MY GAS PUMP... WOW THIS THING IS MADE TO FAIL. THE ARM IS SO FLIMSY GAS MOVING COULD PULL THE ELECTRODES AWAY FROM THE CIRCUIT BOARD. YOUR INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED MONTHS AGO. WHAT IS TAKING SO LONG? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422706August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BOUGHT 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT USED FROM THE DEALER IN 2009 FOR COMMUTE TO AND FROM WORK. UPON REACHING 63,000 MILES BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH FUEL GAUGE READING HALF FULL THEM EMPTY EVEN AFTER JUST HAVING FILLED UP THE TANK AT THE STATION. AS A RESULT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED AND WHEN IT CAME TIME TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE NO ONE AT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIPS WERE WILLING TO DROP THE GAS TANK AND FIX THE PROBLEM SO I COULD PASS INSPECTION. PENNA STATE EMISSIONS WOULD NOT PASS THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS REPAIRED, HENCE CANNOT PASS INSPECTION. I WILL NO LONGER USE THE VEHICLE ON LONG TRIPS WHERE I HAVE TO GUESS HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN THE TANK, OR TAKE IT ON BUSY HIGHWAYS LIKE 95 OR 83 NEAR WASHINGTON CLOSE TO WHERE I LIVE. PROBLEM DESCRIPTION SEEMS TO BE CONSISENT WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. WHILE I WAS WILLING AND ABLE TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR THE FIRST TIME, IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO ACCOUNT FOR A SHODDY PRODUCT. GM HAS ALREADY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME AND COVER 50% OF THE REPAIR VIA MAIL. THIS IS AN INSULT TO MY INTELLIGENCE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO FORK OVER ONE RED CENT TO GET THIS FIXED GIVEN THE MASSIVE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE SAME VEHICLE. IGNITION SWITCH ALSO FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. YET ANOTHER ITEM I AM FINDING IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL, MAKE AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423568August 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SLIGHT GAS LEAK DEVELOPED SHORTLY INTO A MAJOR TOTAL FAILURE OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, LINES AND TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422743August 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE AND ODOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422574August 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERYTIME I FILL UP WITH FUEL MY FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY, MY GAS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. ONCE I DRIVE ABOUT 50 MILES AND RESTART A TIME OR TWO EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A FEW MONTHS. FROM READING ON TRAILVOY.COM IT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422561August 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR WORN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422687August 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT: CAUSING FUEL GAUGE TO NOT READ CORRECTLY OR ALL TOGETHER. WOULD LIKE TO REPLACE BUT DON'T HAVE THE $600 QUOTED BY THE DEALER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422695August 30, 2011
EQUIPMENT
FUEL GAUGE SHOWS INACCURATE LEVELS OF FUEL. WHEN FUEL TANK IS FULL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. ONCE SOME FUEL IS USED OUT OF TANK GAUGE BEGINS ACTING ERRATICALLY, FLUCTUATING BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AND ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN. I HAVE MADE NO REPAIRS AS OF YET AS I AM UNABLE TO COVER THE COSTS AT THE MOMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422434August 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE FAILURE, IRREGULAR GAUGE READINGS THAT STARTED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO. I HAVE BEEN USING THE TRIP TO WATCH MY MILEAGE AND FILL UP ABOUT EVER 250 MILES SO THAT I WON'T BE WITHOUT GAS ON THE HIGHWAY AS I LIVE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY AND THE LARGER TOWN IS 25 MILES AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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