Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10408830June 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SHORTLY AFTER THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR OF MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE GAS GAGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. IT OCCASIONALLY MOVES FROM EMPTY TO 1/4 TANK, 1/2 TANK, THEN BACK TO EMPTY AGAIN. I WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX. I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK, SO I FIND MYSELF GOING TO THE GAS STATION ALMOST EVERY OTHER DAY. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED ON SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY A FEW TIMES (THANK GOODNESS FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE). HOWEVER, IT IS VERY DISHEARTENING TO KNOW THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO ENSURE THAT GM IS BEING HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE QUALITY OF THEIR PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408842June 24, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V201000 (SEAT BELTS) WERE ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408844June 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
WE HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHOSE FUEL GAUGE BECAME ERRATIC AND UNRELIABLE. WE HAD IT REPAIRED. THE SENSOR PART WAS $135.44 AND THE LABOR WAS $254.61 PLUS SHOP SUPPLIES AND SALES TAXES. I BECAME AWARE THAT THOUSANDS OF SUCH FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408856June 24, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408609June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STARTED AT 60,000 MILES HAVING MY SPEEDOMETER GOING CRAZY AND IT FINALLY STUCK AT 120 AND ONLY MOVED OCCASIONALLY MOVED I TRIED TO GO WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, BUT ENDED UP GETTING A TICKET...THE FIRST IN MY 50 YEARS OF DRIVING. I WENT TO GET IT FIXED, BUT FOUND OUT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS, CHEVROLET WAS ONLY FIXING IT IN CERTAIN OF THEIR EXPENSIVE MODELS. IT WAS GOING TO COST ME OVER $500, WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. I USE MY GPS TO WATCH MY MILEAGE. NOW THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, THE CD PLAYER, AND THE OTHER GAUGES ARE IN QUESTION...PLUS MY LIGHTS BLINK OFF AT NIGHT. I AM A SENIOR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER CAR, OR EVEN FIX THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE TRAILBLAZER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. MY CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 80,000 MILES AND I WANT TO KEEP IT THE REST OF MY LIFE. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408603June 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
A WEEK AGO, MY GAS GAUGE LIGHT CAME ON LIKE NORMAL INDICATING I NEEDED FUEL. I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE, THE GAS GAUGE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE GAS GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY. IN FACT, IT SHOWED LESS GAS THAN PRIOR TO THE FILL-UP. OVER THE WEEK, THE GAS GAUGE APPEARED TO CORRECT ITSELF. HOWEVER, I AGAIN FILLED MY GAS TANK YESTERDAY BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE INDICATOR WAS ON. ONCE AGAIN, THE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER FILLING MY TANK AND THE GAUGE SHOWED LESS GAS THAN PRIOR TO FILL UP. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AS I COULD EASILY RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT REALIZING I NEEDED FUEL. I WILL BE MAKING A TRIP TO PARRIS ISLAND, SC IN AUGUST TO SEE MY DAUGHTER GRADUATE FROM THE US MARINE CORPS BASIC TRAINING PROGRAM. THAT IS A 16 HOUR DRIVE, ONE WAY. IF I CANNOT GAUGE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL I HAVE FOR THE TRIP, MY FAMILY COULD BE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I HEARD ABOUT THE POSSIBLE RECALL DUE TO THIS INVESTIGATION; THEREFORE, I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE VEHICLE AT THIS POINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409575June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, INACCURATE READING. FUEL GUAGE STAYS ON EMPTY. DRIVER HAS TO RELY ON TRIPOMETER TO GUESS RANGE TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FILL GAS TANK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408731June 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON JUNE 23, 2011, I CRANKED MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT AND THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, ETC.) BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE AT A RAPID SPEED. THE SUV CUT OFF AND I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK IT AGAIN. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO AS I WAS DRIVING 70 MILES PER HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY. I SLOWED DOWN, BUT I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST NOR SLOW I WAS GOING. I PULLED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, TURNED THE SUV OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT TO 70 MILES PER HOUR WHILE IT WAS PARKED. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYED AT 70 MPH AS I MADE MY WAY BACK TO THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL, LITERALLY HUNDREDS, OF SIMILAR SITUATIONS ONLINE ABOUT CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THERE ARE NO RECALLS REGARDING THIS MALFUNCTION. THE FIRST TIME MY GAUGES FLUCTUATED WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS AFTER I PURCHASED THE SUV. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND HAD NO MORE PROBLEMS, SO I THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A GLITCH AND THOUGHT NOTHING ELSE ABOUT IT. AFTER READING OTHER CONSUMERS' CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I DISCOVERED MOST OF THEM HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS DURING THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE SUV WAS PURCHASED. IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN ONE CANNOT GAUGE HIS OR HER SPEED WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT'S DANGEROUS AT CROSSWALKS, SCHOOLS ZONES, AND EVERY ROAD AND HIGHWAY WE TRAVEL ON. CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED TO THEIR CHEVROLET SERVICE MECHANICS AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, BUT MANY ARE TOLD THE PART HAS TO BE REPLACED OR THE ENTIRE CONSOLE HAS TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. I AM PERSUADED THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WHICH HAS AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE SPEEDOMETER. HOPEFULLY THIS MATTER CAN BE RESOLVED WITHOUT ANY TRAGIC ENDINGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408488June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL IN CAB OF VEHICLE: STARTED ON 20 JUNE 2011, VEHICLE HAS 165K MILES. OTHER PROBLEM INCLUDES PARKING LIGHTS NEEDING REPLACED VERY FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408505June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ALWAYS STATES FUEL LOW EVEN AFTER FILLING UP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ONLY 30500 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408537June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN IMPROPER READING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408564June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR GONE BAD. CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. NEVER KNOW WHEN I MAY RUN OUT. KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE GM TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408585June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL INDICATION (GAUGE) SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY STOPS WORKING, IT JUST STARTED DOING THIS 2 WEEKS AGO. AFTER FILLING UP AT A GAS STATION AND DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES THE FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY, AND THE LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATES, AND REMAINS THIS WAY SO I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY WHEN I START THE VEHICLE IN THE MORNING IT WILL MOMENTARILY GIVE A FUEL INDICATION BUT I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF THIS IS ACCURATE, THEN THE NEEDLE GOES DOWN TO EMPTY AND THE LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT COMES ON WITHIN A FEW MINUTES. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. EVERYDAY I GET IN THE VEHICLE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN IT, I KEEP AN EYE ON HOW MANY MILES I DRIVE AS A BEST GUESS AS TO HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN WASHINGTON DC THEN IT WILL CREATE TRAFFIC BACKUPS/HAZARDS. I HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS IN MY 96 SILVERADO, AND 2001 BLAZER, SO THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT CHEVY HAS KNOWN ABOUT FOR SEVERAL YEARS BUT REFUSES TO FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408437June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NOT PROPERLY WORKING.WHEN SUV IS FILLED WITH GASOLINE IT WILL INDICATE THE TANK IS EMPTY. THEN AFTER FILLING IT WILL JUMP FROM HALF TO EMPTY NOT PROPERLY READING HAS CAUSE ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DO TO A COMPLETE STALL ON THE INTERSTATE. REALLY CONCERNED AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR POSSIBLE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407715June 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR IGNITION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUOUSLY RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10409416June 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ALTHOUGH I HAD 1/4 TANK OF GAS, I DECIDED TO FILL MY TANK. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE CHIME INDICATING THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY WENT OFF. I KNEW THAT THE TANK WAS NOT EMPTY SINCE I STILL HAD A 1/4 OF TANK BEFORE FILLING UP. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR A FEW DAYS, THE GAUGE EVENTUALLY SHOWED THE CORRECT AMOUNT. NOW EVERY TIME I FILL THE TANK, THE GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY AND THE CHIME GOES OFF. I HAVE TO CHECK THE MILEAGE CONSTANTLY SO I WON'T RUN OUT OF GAS. NOW AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE GAUGE WILL AT ONE TIME SHOW FULL AND THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER SHOW 1/4. THE GAUGE IS ALL OVER THE PLACE. WHEN I NOTICE THAT THE MILEAGE IS GETTING CLOSE TO WHAT A FULL TANK WOULD TAKE ME, I HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT I FILL THE TANK COMPLETELY SO THAT I DON'T RUN THE CHANCE OF RUNNING OUT GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408433June 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT SOMETIME THE GAS GUAGE WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT WON'T . I HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND THEY HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407459June 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON RESTART AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK, FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, AND LOW FUEL LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR AND AUDIBLE WARNING ARE TRIGGERED. OCCASIONALLY WHILE DRIVING IN THIS CONDITION, CEL WILL BE ACTIVATED, WHICH WHEN READ SHOWS FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILURE. GAUGE WILL GRADUALLY FLOAT TOWARDS FULL, BUT WILL RANDOMLY GO BACK TO EMPTY, REACTIVATING THE WARNING LIGHT AND AUDIBLE ALARM. ONCE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FUEL HAS BEEN CONSUMED, THE NEEDLE WILL BEGIN ACTING AS IF IT IS WORKING, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT ENTIRELY ACCURATE, HOWEVER THE LIGHT AND ALARM WILL NO REACTIVATE UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. THIS OCCURS AT EVERY FILL UP. DUE TO THE RESTRICTIVE COSTS INVOLVED, THIS HAS NOT YET BEEN CORRECTED. SYMPTOMS FIRST NOTED LATE FALL OF 2010. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407350June 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE RAN OUT OF GAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, DESPITE THE GAUGE INDICATING FUEL WAS LEFT IN THE TANK. WE DRIFTED TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND I HAD TO OBTAIN FUEL FROM THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION 5 MILES AWAY AND THEN RETURN TO THE VEHICLE, LEAVING MY WIFE AND 3 YOUNG CHILDREN UNATTENDED. AFTERWARD, THE FUEL GAUGE ONLY PERIODICALLY FUNCTIONED FOR THE NEXT 2-3 FILL-UPS AND NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL - THE GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS "EMPTY" AND THE FUEL LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON. WE RAN OUT OF GAS ON ONE ADDITIONAL INSTANCE BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION ON A BUSY FREEWAY OFFRAMP AND NOW MUST CONSTANTLY CAREFULLY CHECK OUR MILEAGE EVERYTIME WE FILL THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407362June 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4 LOADED PURCHASED NEW 5-2004 STICKER $ 42,000 I HAVE OWNED 14 VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS THIS TRUCK HAS. GM HAS DESIGNED ENGINEERED AND SOLD AN UNRELIABLE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE. 1. ELECTRICAL ISSUES: REAR BRAKE LAMP BOARDS REPLACED 3 TIMES, RADIO REPLACED, HEADLAMP SOCKETS MELTED, BRAKE LAMP BULB BASE MELTED. 2. CAR LOSS ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING WIFE HAD TO SIT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD UNTIL TOW TRUCK CAME. TRUCK ONLY 2YRS OLD AT THAT TIME CAUSE OF PROBLEM IGNITION SWITCH. 3. ELECTRONIC FAN CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE 10-10 AND 6-11 HAD TO BATTLE DEALERSHIP TO COVER BASED ON PROBLEM AND GET ATTORNEY INVOLVED COST TO REPLACE WITH DIAG. $700.00. 4. SWAY BAR LINK PIN KIT REPLACED TWICE. 5. 4X4 TRANSFER CASE WILL NOT GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE 2-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WHEN YOU SELECT 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AND MAKES INTERNAL NOISE.TRAILBLAZER HAS A TOTAL OF 115,000 MILES. JUST TO MAKE A COMPARISON I PURCHASED IN 2001 A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IT HAS 176,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.OTHER THAN STANDARD MAINTENANCE NO ISSUES AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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