Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10415602July 29, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BUT THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT USED LUBRICANT ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V494000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT MODELS AND NOT HER VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415601July 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FLUXUATES YOU NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH YOU HAVE IT WILL SHOW YOU HAVE A FULL TANK IT MAY BE HALF OR EMPTY, IT MIGHT SHOW EMPTY AND WILL FLOAT ANY PART OF THE GAUGE QUARTER OR HALF FULL. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AT ONE TIME WE THOUGHT WE HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS AND RAN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE FORTUNATELY WE PULLED OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND WALKED TO GET GAS WE WERE OUT OF GAS. THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW YOU HAVE GAS IS TO KEEP A CHECK WITH ODOMETER READING. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THEN MILES LEFT WILL COINCIDE WITH THE LOW FULL LIGHT BUT YOU MAY HAVE GAS IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS NEVER CONSISTENT. I WILL STAY AT A CERTAIN READING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES OR SO THEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH WAY IT WILL GO. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS ONLY 37,582 MILES OR SO. WE BOUGHT IT OFF A FRIEND WHEN HIS WIFE PASSED AWAY, HE BOUGHT IT NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416236July 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED TO REGISTER FAULTY READINGS TO THE FOLLOWING MILEAGE, RPMS, OIL CHECK LIGHT, AND BATTERY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT RELATED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING, BUT THE VEHICLE REGISTERED FALSE READINGS. WHILE DRIVING 50 MILES PER HOUR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATED THE SPEED WAS 110 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,868.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416253July 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO "EMPTY" AND INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. HAPPENS WHEN ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL REACHES APPROXIMATELY HALF A TANK OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415538July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY A READING OF EMPTY EVEN THOUGH FUEL WAS PRESENT WITHIN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415555July 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HEAT/AC STOPS WORKING ON 5..THEN EVENTUALLY 4 STOPS AND SO ON UNTIL NONE OF IT WORKS. THE WIRES GET TO HOT AND MELT TOGETHER. I KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM YET CHEVY STILL DOESN'T RECALL IT!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415564July 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL ELECTRONIC GAUGES WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AT RANDOM TIMES AND VERY FREQUENTLY, LEADING TO THE CLUSTERS' CURRENT STATE, WHICH IS ALL GAUGES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL (DEAD). HAZARDOUS CONDITION CAUSED DUE TO SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. CHEVY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWO TIMES WHILE UNDER 36/36 MFG WARRANTY. CHEVY REFUSES TO REPLACE CURRENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SINCE 36/36 HAS PASSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415582July 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AROUND 40,000 MILES. READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. DIAGNOSED AS BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR....SHOCKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415361July 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS PROVIDING INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READINGS. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415915July 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE GAUGE WENT DOWN TO EMPTY, SETTING OFF THE VISUAL AND AUDIBLE INDICATORS FOR AN EMPTY TANK. AFTER DRIVING FOR AWHILE, THE GAUGE BEGAN TO SLOWLY RISE. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, BUT NOW THE GAUGE NEVER GOES UP TO THE FULL POINT, USUALLY STAYING AROUND HALF OF A TANK UNTIL IT STARTS TO DECLINE AGAIN. I CAN NO LONGER TRUST THE GAUGE. I HAVE HEARD THAT THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON PROBLEM ON SOME OF THE CHEVY MODELS, PARTICULARLY THE TRAILBLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415218July 26, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE SPEED IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE TACOMETER WAS ALSO DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD CONSTANTLY BURN OUT, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO MELT AND EMIT SMOKE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 09/19/11 *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415263July 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT START. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME, PLACE, OR EVENT THAT LEADS TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE VEHICLE JUST DOESN'T START. I WILL LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR AN HOUR OR SO THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT, THEN IT DOES START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED IT COULD BE THE BATTERY, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH, OR STARTER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL BUT THE STARTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE STARTER IS GOOD SO I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHY THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415012July 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE EXT. MANIFOLD ON MY 2004 TRL BLAZER HAS A LEAK IN THE MAIFOLD BODY. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROX. 120000 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM FOR MANUFACTURING DEFECT, BUT GM HAS NOT AS OF YET, ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS A COSTLY REPAIR, AS WELL AS A SAFETY CONCERN, GIVEN THAT THE EXHAUST FUMES CAN ENTER THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED MANY GM VEHICLES OVERTIME, AND NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414902July 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER READ INCORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED HAPPENING. THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN LIKE NORMAL AND NO WORK HAD BEEN DONE ON THE CAR. THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURING BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE $800 DOLLARS I WAS TOLD IT WOULD TAKE TO FIX THE PROBLEM OTHER PROBEM WAS NOTICED IN DECEMBER OF 2010. THE HEATER STOPPED WORKING. PRIOR TO THE HEATER STOP WORKING THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ON 5 THEN STOPPED WORKING ON 4 THEN IT JUST COMPLETLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR OUT OF THE CARR AND NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTOR TO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR PACK WAS MELTED TO THE CONNECTOR. I REMOVED SOME OF THE MELTED PLASTIC AND TRIED THE HEATER AGAIN AND ONE OF THE WIRES WAS GLOWING ORANGE WHEN THE HEATER WAS RUNNING. I REPLACED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR AND MELTED CONNECTOR. ON APRIL 22, 2011 SPEED 5 ON THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR ON APRIL 27 2010. I NOTICED THE SAME PROBLEM WAS STARTING TO OCCUR AGAIN. THE TWO OF THE WIRES LEADING INTO THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WERE MELTED TOGETHER. THIS CAR IS NOT DIVEN VERY FAR, PUTTING LESS THAN 5,000 MILES A YEAR ON IT. IS THE MELTING WIRES A PROBLEM THAT I SHOULD WORRY ABOUT? IS THIS CAR SAFE TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE WITH THE KIDS IN THE BACK? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414796July 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TURNED ON TRAILBLAZER AND FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY WITH GAS LIGHT ON. THIS NOW OCCURS EVERYTIME WE TURN ON THE SUV AND CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. WE ARE CURRENTLY HAVING TO RESET OUR MILEAGE EVERY 275 MILES TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415749July 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAGE REGISTERED EMPTY AFTER FILL-UP AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414852July 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED UP WITH GASOLINE. FUEL GAUGE SAID EMPTY AND FUEL LIGHT REMAINED ON AND WARNING BELL SOUNDED. AFTER QUITE SOME TIME, USUALLY WITH MULTIPLE START UPS, THE FUEL LIGHT WENT OFF AND GAUGE WORKED ALTHOUGH INTERMITTENTLY AND NOT NECESSARILY ACCURATELY. IT WOULD GO UP AND DOWN AT DIFFERENT TIMES. IT WAS NOT NOTICEABLE IF ANY PARTICULAR ACTION AFFECTED IT, SUCH AS ACCELERATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414865July 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS FAULTY.I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWS A QUARTER TANK OR LESS. NO LOW FUEL LIGHT,NO GAUGE NEEDLE ON EMPTY,JUST A DANGEROUS GAUGE THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE RUNS OUT OF GAS ON THE FREEWAY AND GETS RAN OVER. MY VEHICLE HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION,I DISCOVERED I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414691July 22, 2011
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE DRIVERS DOOR MASTER WINDOW SWITCH BEGANE TO SMOKE, I PULLED OVER AND DISCONECCTED BEFORE IT COMPLETELY BURNED. SMOKE FILLED UP THE ENTIRE VEHICLE. I DO STILL HAVE THE PART. WAS SUPRIZED THERE WAS NO RECALL AFTER LEARNING THROUGH A WEB SEARCH, THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414718July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN ACTING ERRATICALLY. WITHIN A FEW MILES OF FILLING UP THE GAS TANK THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL START WORKING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT WONT. THE SERVICE STATION SCANNED THE CHECK ENGINE CODES AND IT SHOWED A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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