Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10407228June 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE "KNOWN" PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MOST RECENT ISSUE IS WITH THE GAS GAUGE. WHEN I FILL MY TANK, THE GAUGE SHOWS AS EMPTY AND DINGS AT ME FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN WILL SUDDENLY JUMP TO 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO, I WATCH MY MILEAGE BECAUSE I NORMALLY REFILL MY TANK AROUND 300 MILES AND IT SEEMS TO STILL SHOW THAT I HAVE 1/4 OF A TANK AT 300 MILES. UNLESS I'M SUDDENLY GETTING MUCH BETTER GAS MILEAGE, THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE, SO I FILL MY TANK TO BE SAFE. I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS YET ANOTHER "KNOWN" ISSUE AND IT WILL COST ANOTHER $800 TO FIX IT. I'VE HAD 3 "KNOWN" ISSUE IN THE LAST YEAR AND EACH OF THEM SEEM TO COST $800 TO FIX. IF I RUN OUT OF GAS WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR, IT COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS SINCE MOST OF MY DRIVING IS DONE ON THE INTERSTATE OR EXPRESSWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407238June 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THE INCORRECT READING AND THE FUEL LIGHT INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE FUEL WAS LOW WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 101,200.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407281June 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS MY FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN ACTING CRAZY, READING EMPTY REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW IS ON, READING CODE P0463 FOR HIGH FUEL INPUT SO I WILL FAIL MY NYS INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407088June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL SYSTEM GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY STREET TWICE BEFORE THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY FAILED AND I REALIZED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE GAUGE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND DEALERS AND THEY SAY IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE SO THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM AND A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND CERTAINLY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES IF YOUR VEHICLES STALLS ON ANY BUSY STREET. DEALERS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM FOR $600-$800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407089June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING WHEN CAR IS FULL OF GAS- UNTIL RECENTLY IT WORKED WELL. A FEW FILL-UPS AGO, THE GAUGE WOULD GO UP AND UP, BUT WHEN COMPLETELY FULL IT WENT BACK TO EMPTY AND LIGHTED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ACCORDING TO INTERNET THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND CASES WITH SAME PROBLEM AND SAME MODEL YEAR, NHTSA HAS ALMOST 700 CASES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I CAN RUN OUT OF GAS IF I LOOSE COUNT OF THE MILES PER TANK. HOPEFULLY IF IT HAPPENS IT WONT BE IN AN INTERSECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407093June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT ABOUT MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4 X 4. AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK UP, I RETURNED TO THE CAR AND AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP, THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. I KNEW THIS WAS NOT TRUE AS I HAD JUST FILLED THE FUEL TANK. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL SOMETIMES SHOW "FULL" WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK BUT THEN DROPS OFF TO EMPTY OR ANYWHERE IN BETWEEN AS I TRAVEL. I HAD TALKED TO MY LOCAL GMC DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE IS A KNOW PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TAT SEND THE TANK LEVEL INFORMATION TO GAUGE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER INDICATED A INVESTIGATION HAS START BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED YET. I NOW HAVE TO RELY ON THE TRIP ODOMETER TO GAUGE HOW FAR I CAN TRAVEL ON A TANK OF FUEL. EVERYTIME I NEED FUEL, I FILL UP ALL THE WAY SO A HAVE GOOD BASE LINE OF MY AVAILABLE MILEAGE. THIS IS REALLY ANNOYING ISSUE. MY CONCERN IS IF THE PROBLEM OCCURS WITH THE FUEL PUMP IN THE TANK. IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS, I COULD BE STRANDED SOME WHERE OR HAVE A LOSS OF POWER WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT IF THE FUEL PUMP FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408058June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE WERE MIDWAY THROUGH A 2 HOUR TRIP AND STOPPED TO FILL THE GAS TANK. UPON FILLING IT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON, THE FULL GAS GAUGE SUDDENLY DIPPED TO EMPTY, THEN CLIMBED BACK TO 1/2 TANK, THEN FELL BACK TO EMPTY AND THE YELLOW LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND FUEL LIGHT STAYED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP AND THE ENTIRE TRIP BACK HOME. SINCE THAT INSTANCE THE GAUGE HAS STOPPED REGISTERING FUEL AT ALL. ONCE IN A WHILE, WHEN STARTING THE CAR AFTER IT HAS SIT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IT WILL REGISTER FUEL AND THEN DROP TO EMPTY AGAIN. I AM CONSTANTLY WATCHING THE GAUGE AND TRYING TO KEEP TRACK OF MILEAGE. RECENTLY I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A 3 LANE INTERSTATE IN PAUSED TRAFFIC WHEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS MADE ME VERY NERVOUS AND I CONSTANTLY WATCHED THE DASH LIGHTS FOR FEAR THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A FAULTY PART THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I LOVE THE TRAILBLAZER BUT NO LONGER HAVE COMPLETE CONFIDENCE IN DRIVING IT. I AM UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING FAR FROM HOME ESPECIALLY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE IS LOW MILEAGE FOR 5 YEAR OLD VEHICLE AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL KEPT. I DON'T FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS SERIOUS OF AN ISSUE WITH IT. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A GM VEHICLE AND USED TO WORK FOR A GM DEALER. WE CURRENTLY OWN 3 GM PRODUCTS BUT IF THIS ISN'T ADDRESSED, WE WILL THINK LONG AND HARD ABOUT OUT NEXT PURCHASE BEFORE WE BUY GM AGAIN. IT SHOULDN'T TAKE A TRAGIC ACCIDENT OR A LOSS OF LIFE FOR THE COMPANY TO SEE THIS IS A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407160June 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTAC WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE READING BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. THE LOW LEVEL FUEL WARNING WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPEN UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406984June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS MORNING WHEN I GOT IN TO MY CAR I HAD A QUARTER TANK OF GAS. AFTER I HAD TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON IT SHOW MY TANK WAS EMPTY AND THE GAS LIGHT WAS ON. I FILLED UP MY TANK AND IT STILL SHOWED EMPTY WITH THE GAS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ON NOW. I AM NOW NOT ABLE TO TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407969June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO SHOW ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL. SPORADIC READINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408009June 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PURCHASED A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AFTER TRADING IN A 2001 BLAZER. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH CHEVROLET UNTIL THIS UPGRADE. NOT LONG AFTER THE PURCHASE I STARTED RUNNING OUT OF FUEL AND THE CAR WOULD STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IN MY OPINION THE STALLING GETS SERIOUS WHEN YOU LIVE IN A LARGE CITY AND TRAFFIC MOVES FAST. IT IS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD WHEN YOU DO NOT KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AS WELL. IT WASN'T UNTIL I BEGAN TRACKING MY MILEAGE AND HAVING IT INSPECTED THAT I FOUND IT WAS THE FUEL SENSOR. ROUGHLY IT WILL COST ABOUT 700 DOLLARS TO FIX. I AM STILL, AT THIS POINT, TRACKING MY MILEAGE WHICH IS A HEADACHE IN ITSELF. I HAVE SPOKE WITH THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE AND THEY MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THAT IS ALSO MY PROBLEM. I WILL BE RETHINKING MY NEXT VEHICLE AND MY HUSBANDS AS WELL SINCE HE OWNS A 2003 IMPALA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406867June 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE FAILURE. WORKED ERRATICALLY AT FIRST, NOW DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406869June 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER WOULD RANDOMLY SHOW A LOSS OR GAIN OF SPEED. ABOUT 8 MONTHS AGO IT QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IT DOES NOT REGISTER IN THE NUMBERS. DURING THE SAME TIME I RAN OUT OF GAS TWICE WHEN MY GAGE HAD REGISTERED FUEL AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT REGISTERED. IT HAS SINCE QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I RECENTLY CALLED TO ASK HOW MUCH AN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD BE TO REPLACE AND WAS GIVEN A TOTAL OF ABOUT $600.00 THIS IS A VERY DISHEARTENING SITUATION. I HAVE READ ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND THEY SAY THE SAME THING. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED THAT IT HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED BY THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406882June 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FAULTY GAS GAUGE. WAS FINE TODAY 6/14,2011 UNTIL I FILLED UP. GAUGE WENT FROM FULL AFTER FILLING TO SHOWING EMPTY AND HAS NOT REST ITSELF. NOTICED IN PAST THAT IT SEEMED TO BE STUCK AT 1/4 TANK BUT TOOK ALMOST 20 GALLONS TO FILL. GAUGE RESET AFTER A FEW MILES AND SEEMED TO BE FINE UNTIL TODAY. AND NOW TODAY, GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY ON A FULL TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406885June 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2008 WITH ONLY 33,868 MILES ON IT. HAVE 78,158 ON VEHICLE NOW AND LAST MONTH HAD TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THE PLACE THAT DID THE REPAIRS TOLD ME HE GETS ABOUT 3-5 TRAILBLAZERS A YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE HAD 2 FOLKS CALL ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE WHILE MINE WAS ON THE RACK. SEEMS THE RADIATOR DEVELOPS A SMALL LEAK IN THE SYSTEM THAT COOLS THE TRANS AND CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. HAD NO REAL ISSUES UNTIL LAST MONTH WHEN VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 3RD GEAR. COULD PUT AUTO TRANSMISSION IN TO 1 OR 2 AND THEN BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF FROM DEAD STOP AND SHIFT INTO DRIVE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND THEN TO SHOP. HAVE LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND THERE HAS NOT, BUT APPEARS THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. TOTAL COST FOR VEHICLE REPAIR WAS $2,814.17. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406894June 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINES CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406256June 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE 2006 TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406058June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. WHEN WE PUT FUEL INTO THE TANK IT REGISTERS ON FULL THEN QUICKLY WILL GO DOWN TO EMPTY. THE GAUGE WILL THEN GO UP TO HALF OR A QUARTER THEN BACK TO EMPTY. THEREFORE YOU ARE NEVER REALLY SURE OF THE AMOUNT OF GAS THERE IS IN THE TANK. WE TRY AND WATCH THE MILEAGE TO USE THAT AS A GUIDE BUT WHEN WE ARE CONSTANTLY PUTTING IN A COUPLE OF GALLONS JUST BE SURE WE HAVE GAS WE LOSE TRACK. I AM SO AFRAID THAT I OR ONE OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE STRANDED FROM RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I TRIED CONTACTING CHEVROLET BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN ANY KIND OF RESOLUTION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND MANY INSTANCES OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406093June 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILER BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL FAILED AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,200. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 08/26/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406090June 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM EMPTY TO FULL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE AMOUNT OF FUEL THAT THE VEHICLE CONTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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