Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10414749July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I WOULD FILE UP MY 2006 TRAIL BLAZER WITH GASOLINE, THE GAUGE WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY. NEVER KNEW FOR SURE HOW MUCH GAS I HAD. NOW FUEL GAGE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AN D PERIODICALLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. HAVE HAD IT TESTED AND IT COMES UP AS ISSUES WITH FUEL GAGE. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414767July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT SAYS ITS EMPTY WHEN I FILL THE TANK AND ANY OTHER TIME FOR THAT MATTER. I HAVE TO USE THE "FUEL USED" DATA IN THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER TO FIGURE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS USED TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL UP. THEN I RESET IT EVERYTIME I FILL UP. VERY DISSAPOINTING. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414775July 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND STARTED TO DING. I HAD JUST FILLED IT ABOUT JUST AN HOUR BRFORE THAT. I CHANGED THE GAS CAP AND THAT DIDN'T WORK. THE GAS GAUGE STILL DOESN'T WORK RIGHT AND IT'S STILL DINGING. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN IT JUST ABOUT EVERYDAY SO I DON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. *TT
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413915July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (2006) FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. GIVES NO INDICATION OF AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. *KB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10413952July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR HAS TO BE REPLACE AGAIN (2ND TIME). *KB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10413954July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REPLACE FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *KB
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10413987July 21, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
LIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING CAUSING OTHERS TO EITHER THINK YOU ARE FLASHING THEM OR ALLOWING THEM TO MERGE IN FRONT OF YOU. NEITHER WHICH IS THE CASE. *KB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414041July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS AND I AM SHOCKED THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414045July 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE IN MY TANK BECAUSE THE THE GAUGE GOES UP AND DOWN LIKE CRAZY. SOMETIMES WHEN I KNOW I HAVE LESS THAN HALF A TANK OF GAS DUE TO THE MILES I'VE DRIVEN IT SAYS THAT IT'S FULL. OTHER TIMES RIGHT AFTER A FILL UP IT WILL SAY THAT IT'S EMPTY. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413685July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER - FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE ACCURATE READINGS. THIS RECENTLY STARTED. FUEL GAUGE WILL INDICATE THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY / GIVE WARNINGS, AND THEN ONLY NEED 7 TO 9 GALLONS TO FILL THE TANK. TANK CAPACITY IS LIKE 16 GALLONS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414474July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL GAUGE SHOWED A READING OF ALMOST 1/2 FULL, BUT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY. AS A RESULT, MY TRAILBLAZER'S ENGINE DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND I NARROWLY MISSED BEING REAR ENDED BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. BEFORE I COULD GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. I RESEARCHED THE SITUATION AND FOUND THAT WILDLY FLUCTUATING FUEL GAUGES ARE COMMON IN THIS GM MODEL. IN MY OPINION THIS DEFECT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413784July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
FUEL GAGE SENDING UNIT SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL. IT WILL WORK NORMALLY BETWEEN 3/4 AND 1/2 FULL AND THEN DROP TO EMPTY AND SOUND WARNING CHIMES AS IF IT IS OUT OF FUEL. THIS IS A HUGE ANNOYANCE AND IT IS VERY COMMON. I KNOW 4 INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN TRAIL BLAZERS AND ALL OF THEM HAVE HAD OR ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN TALKING TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT IS THE NUMBER ONE PROBLEM AMONG TRAILBLAZERS. *KB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413810July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
WHEN MY MILEAGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000, THE FUEL GAUGE SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND READS THAT THERE IS AN EMPTY TANK DESPITE BEING FILLED TO CAPACITY. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS IS A SYSTEMIC FAULT WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE 2005-06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MODELS THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL OF PUTTING CONSUMERS AT GREAT RISK DUE TO THE POTENTIAL OF RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON EXPRESSWAYS, HIGHWAYS, ETC. AND, AS A RESULT OF AN UNEXPECTED LOSS OF MOBILITY, BEING UNNECESSARILY SUBJECT TO IMMINENT PERSONAL HARM FROM OTHER VEHICLES. I HAVE LODGED A PERSONAL COMPLAINT WITH GM AND UNDERSTAND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS DEFECT IN THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AS BEING A SYSTEM PROBLEM, BUT HAVE FAILED TO ISSUE ANY VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE PART. DUE TO THE INDIVIDUAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $800 FOR A CONSUMER TO PROCURE THIS REPAIR (WHICH ALMOST ALWAYS SEEMS TO OCCUR WHEN THESE VEHICLES HAVE SURPASSED 40,000 MILES AND ARE THEREFORE OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD), I BELIEVE IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF THOSE CONSUMERS AFFECTED BY THIS PART FAILURE, ESPECIALLY IN THE CURRENT ECONOMIC CLIMATE, WILL BE FINANCIALLY UNABLE TO AFFORD THE COST OF REPAIRING THIS DEFECTIVE PART ON THEIR OWN AND WILL, ACCORDINGLY, BE SUBJECT TO UNNECESSARY AND SUBSTANTIAL RISK GIVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR THEM TO FIND THEIR VEHICLES OUT OF GAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHATSOEVER. MOREOVER, THE POTENTIAL FOR COLLISIONS DUE TO THE SUDDEN DECELERATION OR STRANDED VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAYS ALSO POSES A SUBSTANTIAL THREAT TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT IS ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413851July 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING AND CONSTANTLY READ "EMPTY." THIS IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION AND THIS PUT ME AT RISK BOTH ME AND MY FAMILY. NOT KNOWING HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE POTENTIALLY PUT ME AT RISK IF I RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHILE ON A TRIP. IN THE EXTREME HEAT IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO HAVE TO WALK TO GET GAS. THE RISK OF BEING STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME OR ON A HIGHWAY PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER. THE FAILURE OF THE GAS GAUGE AND FUEL DETECTION UNIT OCCURRED IN JANUARY OF 2010, WHICH I COULDN'T AFFORD TO GET FIXED UNTIL RECENTLY, FEB. 2011. TO FIX THE PROBLEM COST ME A MORTGAGE PAYMENT, AND PUT ME BEHIND ONE MONTH. THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE FOR THESE VEHICLES MAKES IT APPARENT THAT THE FUEL DETECTION SYSTEM IS DEFECTIVE AND FIXING IT SHOULD BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF CHEVROLET. IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHEVY TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE UNIT TO MAINTAIN CONSUMER LOYALTY TO THE CHEVY BRAND. IN THE EVENT I DON'T GET REIMBURSED, I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER CHEVY OR GM VEHICLES. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I'LL TELL EVERYONE I KNOW ABOUT THIS, AND DO WHAT I CAN TO SWAY THEM NOT TO BUY A TRAILBLAZER DUE TO THIS DEFECT AND THE FACT THAT CHEVROLET WON'T EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413570July 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
HAVE A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT ONLY HAS 36,000 MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IF I FILL IT UP, IT WILL SHOW EMPTY AND THE EMPTY ALERT WILL START SOUNDING WHILE THE LIGHT COMES ON. EVENTUALLY IT WILL START WORKING AFTER ABOUT 80 OR SO MILES. THEN WHEN THE TANK GETS TO ABOUT 1/4 IT STARTS ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN MANY COMPLAINTS, IN FACT HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413603July 19, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD HUMMING NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH DETECTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING AND OUTER TIE ROD WERE EXCESSIVELY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,728.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413357July 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413421July 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS READING INACCURATELY. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413468July 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1.FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS SPORT WITH 6 CYL. ENGINE BECAME ERRATIC GOING UP AND DOWN WITHOUT RELATION OF HOW MUCH GAS WAS IN THE GAS TANK. THIS STARTED WHEN VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS BELOW 40,000 MILES. 2. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY, AND WE HAVE TO GO BY TRIP MILEAGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FUEL UP. ONCE JUNE 18, 2011) WHEN WE HADN'T FILLED THE TANK FULLY, THE DISTANCE ON IT WAS MISJUDGED AND RAN OUT OF FUEL ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. THANKFULLY AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T HAPPEN. 3. WE HAD CHECKED THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT WASN'T RARE, BUT QUITE PREVALENT ON OUR VEHICLE AND SIMILAR ONES, DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL SENDING UNITS HAVING CONTACTS CORRODE. WE PUT IN A BOTTLE OF GM FUEL TREATMENT, WITH NO CHANGE. THE EXPENSE TO REPLACE THE COMBINED SENSOR/FUEL PUMP UNIT THAT IS LOCATED IN THE GAS TANK ISN'T WORTH SPENDING AS THE REPLACEMENT PART IS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL AND THE PROBLEM WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. IF THE FUEL RUNS OUT IN AN INTERSECTION OR RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC A CRASH COULD RESULT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414188July 17, 2011
SEATS
2003 TRAILBLAZER DEVELOPED A TICKING WHEN IT WAS COLD ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW THE RADIATOR FAN CLUTCH IS OUT AND A DEALER WANTS 790 DOLLARS TO FIX IT . WE HAVE 59000 MILES ON IT NOW. I THINK EVERYONE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALSO THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINKS FAILED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE HAD TO PUT NEW ONES ON. AND THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM BROKE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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