Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10417661August 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE. WOULD READ FULL WHEN EMPTY, EMPTY WHEN FULL, ETC. HAD FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED BY DEALER TO SOLVE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417665August 5, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
STARTED SMELLING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE CABIN OF THE TRUCK. SHORTLY AFTER THIS BEGAN, THE TRUCK EXHAUST STARTED GETTING LOUDER. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. COST OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR. DEALER WOULD NOT WARRANTY. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417063August 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417133August 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. I WAS ALMOST T-BONED BECAUSE THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND THE FUEL GAUGE SAID IT STILL HAD FUEL IN IT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417537August 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING A DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. ON OR NEAR THE INCIDENT DATE, THE VEHICLE'S FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO THE TOP. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE TANK WAS COMPLETELY FILLED IN SEVERAL MONTHS (DUE TO HIGH GAS PRICES). UPON DRIVING AWAY FROM THE PUMP, THE DASH FUEL GAUGE READ 'EMPTY'. PRIOR TO TOPPING OFF THE TANK, THE GAUGE WAS READING APPROXIMATELY 1/3 FULL. THE GAUGE CONTINUED TO READ 'EMPTY' UNTIL THE LEVEL WAS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 7/8 FULL. AFTER THAT, THE GAUGE VARIED BETWEEN LESS THAN 1/8 FULL TO ACTUAL LEVEL AND SOMETIMES WOULD READ 'EMPTY' BRIEFLY. AFTER THE FUEL WAS DOWN TO LESS THAN 3/4 FULL, THE GAUGE APPEARED TO READ NORMAL UNTIL FILLED AGAIN. THIS PATTERN BASICALLY HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. NOW, WHEN THE TANK IS TOPPED OFF, IT STILL READS 'EMPTY' BUT DOESN'T READ 'NORMAL' UNTIL DOWN TO ABOUT 1/4 TANK. I HAVE RESORTED TO LOGGING MILEAGE AND DATE WHEN TOPPING OFF THE TANK AND REFILLING BEFORE THE TANK SHOULD BE EMPTY BASED ON MILEAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417141August 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. GAS GAUGE PERIODICALLY GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY EVEN THOUGH TANK IS FULL. NO REAL RHYTHM TO THE MALFUNCTION WHICH KEEPS US FROM KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS IS ACTUALLY THERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416811August 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO BE INACCURATE. IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY WORK BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS THE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACED. ONCE THE SENSOR REPLACED THE GAS GAUGE WORKS ACCURATELY. THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT WAS $465. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416822August 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
FIRST - RELAY RESISTOR MODULE FOR MANUAL HEATING/HVAC. CERTAIN BLOWER SETTINGS DO NOT WORK IN 2006 TRAILBLAZER. THIS SAME PROBLEM IS A RECALL FOR 2004 CHEVY SILVERADOS. WILL THIS BE A RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER AS WELL? SECOND - GAS GAUGE HAVE FAILED AND DOES NOT WORK. I KNOW OF 3 OTHERS THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS? *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416629August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER IS SLOWLY NOT FUNCTIONING. IT STARTED OFF WITH MY TACHOMETER AND NOW MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN NEGLECTED AND IS SERVICED WHEN NEEDED. THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING NOW ON A DAILY BASIS. I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE PART DUE TO COST AND ALSO BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE THAT I AM HAVING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416644August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE RPM GAUGE, BATTERY GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED AND THEN ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE BATTERY GAUGE STOPPED AND LAST WAS THE FUEL GAUGE THAT STOPPED. THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE BATTERY GAUGE. I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS NOT STAYING ON PERIODICALLY. THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL GO OUT ABOUT TWICE A YEAR AND MAINLY AT NIGHT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416681August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON HIGHWAY. WAS STRANDED ON HIGHWAY UNTIL HELP ARRIVED WITH FUEL TO REFILL VEHICLE. NOW FUEL GAUGE IN TRAILBLAZER SHOWS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES EVEN AFTER A FILL UP. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DUE TO CAR JUST BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND HIGH PRICE OF FIX. CURRENTLY HAVE TO GUESS ON FUEL LEVELS BY KEEPING TRACK OF MILEAGE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416690August 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND A WARNING ALARM BEGAN TO SOUND, NOTIFYING THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED FUEL HAD BEEN RECENTLY ADDED TO THE VEHICLE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS NOT EMPTY. THE FUEL GAUGE READING WOULD FLUCTUATE FROM EMPTY TO FULL WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM), THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 8/29/11 *CN UPDATED 09/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416755August 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR AND THEN THE HIGH SETTING ON THE AIR FAN SPEED STOPPED WORKING. THEN ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SECOND TO HIGHEST SPEED STOPPED WORKING ALSO. I OPENED MY GLOVE WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND THEN THE HIGHEST SETTING STARTED WORKING AGAIN, THEN STOPPED WORKING A FEW MINUTES LATER. I LOOKED IN THE DASH BEHIND THE GLOVE BOX AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTOR FOR THE FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS HEATING UP AND STARTED MELTING. I CHECKED THE CONNECTION AND INSIDE THE CONNECTOR WAS BURNT AND BLACKENED. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS ABOUT MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THEY SETUP AN APPOINTMENT AT THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER AND HAD IT CHECKED. THEY FOUND THAT THE FAN MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS BAD AND THAT THE FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER WAS BAD ALSO, THEY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND TOLD THEM IT WASN'T A DEFECT AND IT WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD. I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE CONNECTOR ALMOST CATCHING FIRE IS NOT A FIRE HAZARD OR A DEFECT. THEY WANTED TO REPLACE THE CONNECTOR AND THE MOTOR CONTROLLER. I DENIED THE SERVICE BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $365.00 TO DO SO. WHEN I FOUND THE PARTS ELSEWHERE FOR $75.00 AND IM GOING TO DO THE REPAIRS MYSELF. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE BURNT CONNECTOR AND FAN MOTOR CONTROLLER. I WILL BE REPAIRING THE ISSUE ONCE THE PARTS ARE DELIVERED. I AM ALSO EXPERIENCING THE FUEL LEVEL PROBLEM ALSO , THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS ITS EMPTY WHEN I FILL IT UP. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416550August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER A YEAR AGO. AFTER CHECKING WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON, WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THIS PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416586August 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING, ONLY THE TEMP GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE WORKS. THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DO NOT WORK. I BELIEVE GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416604August 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT. AFTER STOPPING AT THE STOP SIGN IN FRONT OF MY HOME, I PRESSED THE CENTER BUTTON ON THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE TO OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR AND PROCEEDED TO TURN RIGHT AS TO POSITION THE VEHICLE TO ALLOW FOR BACKING-UP ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO THE RIGHT PARKING HALF OF MY GARAGE. BUT AS I SHIFTED THE TRAILBLAZER INTO REVERSE, I BEGAN TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. I COULD FEEL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIPPING, THE ENGINE WAS UNDER LOAD, AND IT WAS AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. BUT, I ONLY USE MY RIGHT FOOT, AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS IN FRONT OF, AND AGAINST, THE DRIVERS SEAT, FAR AWAY FROM BOTH PEDALS. I LOOKED OVER TO THE PARKING BRAKE, BUT IT WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. USING THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER, I MADE CERTAIN THAT IS WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE BRAKE LIGHT IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT ON AT ANY TIME, NOR WAS THERE A WARNING FROM THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER (DIC), NOR WAS THERE ANY OTHER WARNING OR INDICATOR SHOWING THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I STILL COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE. I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, AND I COULD FEEL THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT, BUT AGAIN, I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. AND, THERE WAS A LOAD ON THE ENGINE AS IF I WAS PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AT THE SAME TIME AS I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THE BRAKE WAS NOT BEING PRESSED, AND MY LEFT FOOT WAS FAR AWAY FROM THE PEDALS. FINALLY, AFTER ABOUT A MINUTE, I FELT THAT THE CAR WAS 'LET GO', AND I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR NORMALLY ONTO MY DRIVEWAY AND INTO MY GARAGE, BUT I WAS SHAKING A BIT AND AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416433August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS VERY INACCURATE. IT STOPS WORKING EACH TIME YOU FILL UP WITH GAS. THIS CAN BE FIXED BUT WILL COST $600. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416494August 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN AFTER FUELING. RESEARCH SHOWS IT IS A PREVALENT FAILURE IN THIS MODEL. MONITORING THE ODOMETER IS THE ONLY WAY TO ESTIMATE REMAINING FUEL. IT CAN BE DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416417July 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILING. 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT 4X4 4.2L I6 THE FUEL GAUGE WILL STATE AN INCORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL REMAINING. AFTER FILLING FUEL THE GAUGE WILL STATE EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES DRIVEN THEN THE GAUGE WILL SLOWLY COME BACK AND READ FULL. AS THE FUEL IS USED UP IN TANK THE GAUGE WILL BE OFF BY UP TO A 1/4 OF A TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416356July 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INDICATED ALMOST 1/2 TANK OF FUEL BUT WAS REALLY EMPTY. STALLED IN FAST LANE OF 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH. NEAR REAR-END COLLISION. DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP SENDER ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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