Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10419258August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE AT THE END OF JULY-BEGINNING OF AUGUST 2007. I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE OF OWNING A CHEVY DUE TO NOT HAVING ANY ISSUES...WELL THAT WAS UNTIL DECEMBER 2009. I BEGAN NOTICING THAT MY GAS GAUGE WAS MALFUNCTIONING. I WOULD FILL UP THE TANK BUT IT WOULD READ EMPTY, AND THAT PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE MY DISCOVERY. I CURRENTLY HAVE TO READ MY MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO PUT GAS IN MY TANK. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE AND BOTH TIMES PUTTING MYSELF IN HARMS WAY AND DAMAGING MY FUEL PUMP (WHICH IS COSTLY). JUST TWO DAYS AGO I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET, I DIDN'T PANIC, BUT I WAS A BIT NERVOUS. I HIT THE HAZARDS, AND PULLED UP MY EMERGENCY BRAKE (BECAUSE BRAKES AND STEERING WIELD FROZE UP). THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON BREAKS JUST MISSING ME BY INCHES. THIS IS NO WAY TO LIVE AND DRIVE. I'M SCARED TO GO OUT OF TOWN OR TAKE BACK ROADS BECAUSE I MAY GIVE OUT OF GAS IN AN AREA WHERE THERE IS NO CELL PHONE TOWER OR LOW TO NO SIGNALS. THIS HAS PUT ME IN A VERY BAD SPACE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418499August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE 2007 TRAILBLAZER WILL SHOW EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT AND FULL WHEN IT IS LOW ON FUEL, AN EVERYDAY OCCURANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419078August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAGE READ 1/4 OF A TANK AND RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN THE WINTER WITH TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR. SINCE THE INCIDENT MY FUEL GAGE READ ALL OVER THE BOARD AND EVENTUALLY ONLY READS EMPTY. I HAVE MEET MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE/MODEL WITH THE SAME ISSUES
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418540August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE REGISTERS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK FULL. HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE DEAD OF WINTER. VERY DANGEROUS. THE GAS GAUGE GOES ALL OVER THE PLACE AND YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE IN. VERY FRUSTRATING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418588August 11, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT NEVER KNEW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. NEITHER THE DEALER, NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000. UPDATED 09/21/11*LJ UPDATED 10/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418407August 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418467August 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS STARTED TO CORRODE, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A LEAK OF GAS ALSO.THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. UPON TALKING TO MULTIPLE REP'S, GM CLAIMS THEY SENT OUT LETTERS IN 2007 ALERTING THE CONSUMER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. GM STATED THAT LETTERS DO GET LOST IN THE MAIL, WHEN I STATED WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM CLAIMS THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD PARAMETERS OF 10 YEARS OR A 120, 000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE REP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I DO HAVE 149,000 PLUS MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE CLAIMING NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS WHEN I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL THROUGH THE INTERNET BLOGS. IT SEEMS WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME CONDSIDERATION FROM GM AND TAKING PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR WHEN THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT, WHAT IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE? I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418138August 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL THE GAUGES TO READ INACCURATELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418169August 9, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 4.2 ENGINE LEAKS EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE AIR AND INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE CREATING AN EMISSIONS PROBLEM AS WELL AS A HEALTH HAZARD OF DRIVER AND PASSENGERS OF THE VEHICLE BREATHING THE FUMES. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NEAR TO NON EXISTENT SINCE THERE ARE APPARENTLY SO MANY OF THE VEHICLES WITH HIS PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A REPLACEMENT PART FOR 3 WEEKS AND NOTHING YET. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PARTS STORES, AND DEALERSHIPS THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE THEM AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION CENTERS DO NOT HAVE THEM EITHER, NEITHER DO THE ONLINE WEBSITES. THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN JUNK YARDS EITHER. NO OPTIONS AT THE MOMENT AND VEHICLE WILL NOT PASS CURRENT STATE INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418892August 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR IS DAMAGED. REGARDLESS IF TANK IS FULL OR 1/2 FULL. THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY, WITH THE LIGHT ON. AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE MAY GO UP TO 1/4 TANK BUT WILL GO BACK TO EMPTY AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. ONLY WAY TO BE SAFE AND AWARE OF FUEL LEVEL, IS TO FILL UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS AND RESTART THE MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418038August 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAUGE PANEL STOPPED WORKING. OIL TEMP,WATER TEMP,FUEL, AND VOLTS. RPM AND SPEEDOMETER STILL OK BUT HAVE HEARD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY ISSUE. COST TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS VERY EXPENSIVE AND NOT ACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417917August 8, 2011
INTERIOR LIGHTING
2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR UNIT FAULTY. FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT CORRECTLY SHOW THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. IT SHOWS EMPTY ALTHOUGH THE FUEL HAS BEEN FILLED. ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION MY SPOUSE WAS LEFT STRANDED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417938August 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL DRIVERSIDE DOOR SWITCH ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, WENT TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND SMELLED MELTED PLASTIC THEN DOOR PANEL BEGAN TO SMOKE ALOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417943August 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT READING PROPERLY. WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY AN EMPTY READING. AFTER WAITING A FEW DAYS, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD ADJUST TO A PROPER READING, BUT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE BEGAN AFTER THE DEALER FLUSHED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417954August 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READING EMPTY AFTER COMPLETE FILL-UP OF FUEL. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER CORRECT FUEL LEVEL AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418750August 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR HAS FAILED. FUEL GUAGE SHOWING EMPTY ALL THE TIME. ALSO CAUSING "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT" TO BE ILLUMINATED ALL OF THE TIME. HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FAULT READ, AND WAS TOLD THAT CODE INDICATES IT IS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY FUEL LEVEL READING, AND THAT WHEN INSPECTION IS DUE IN MARCH OF 2012, IF THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT REPLACED ELIMINATING CHECK ENGINE FAULT, THE VEHICLE WILL FAIL NYS EMISSION TEST AND THEREFORE NYS SAFETY INSPECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417737August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE READ THOUSAND'S OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT NEEDS AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO GET THIS SITUATION FIXED. MANY 05-08 TRAILBLAZERS HAVE A FAULTY FUEL INDICATOR GAUGE THAT GIVES FALSE READINGS ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. ON MY SPECIFIC 2006 CHEV TRAILBLAZER SITS ON EMPTY AFTER I COMPLETELY FILL THE TANK. IT ALSO MOVES AROUND FROM EMPTY, HALF FULL, ALMOST FULL, THEN DOWN TO EMPTY AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. BETWEEN MY SPOUSE AND MYSELF WE HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS 4 TIMES SO FAR, ONCE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS A PUBLIC SAFETY HAZARD. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417746August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY GAS GAUGE. NEEDLES FLOATS FROM EMPTY TO FULL. RAN OUT OF GAS ON THRUWAY IN RUSH HOUR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417772August 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD PROBLEM WITH FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT,V-8.DOES NOT SHOW FUEL LEVEL CORRECTLY.THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY,BUT THE FUEL PUMP THAT IT IS ATTACHED TO IS COVERED.SO, I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX PROBLEM.FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED.THE ONLY THING THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE WAS TO SEND ME A 10 PERCENT DISCOUNT ON MY NEXT REPAIR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418715August 6, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS. ONCE MANIFOLD CRACKS EXHAUST FUMES MAKE THERE WAY INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. ALSO THE EXTRA HEAT CAUSES WIRES TO MELT AND COULD BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE FAILED PART I HAVE REALIZED IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS FAILING PART
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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