Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10406348June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR WHAT IS IN THE FUEL TANK. AFTER FILLING THE TANK UP WITH GASOLINE THE GAUGE WILL GO TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON. THE GAUGE WILL MOVE FROM FULL TO EMPTY PERIODICALLY. HAVE BEEN USING THE DIGITAL FUEL USED READOUT TO GAUGE WHEN I NEED TO REFUEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405452June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. THE GAUGE WOULD SHOW HALF FULL WHEN FULL-OR 1/4 WHEN HALF FULL-NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AND THE EMPTY WARNING LITE IS ON. I USE THE MILEAGE TO GAGE WHEN TO GET GAS. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO FIX AND WAS QUOTED 700 TO 900. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405484June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 150 MILES WITH MORE THAN A HALF A TAN OF GAS LEFT. THE GAUGE STATES THAT I AM OUT OF GAS WITH THE LIGHT ON. FOR THE TIME BEING I USE THE TRIP ODOMETER AND REFUEL ABOUT EVERY 200 MILES. IT STILL WORRIES ME THAT MY GAS LIGHT IS ON AND SAYS EMPTY. I HAVEN'T GONE TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE MY TRAILBLAZER IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH QUOTES RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $400-$1000. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 60K MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 62K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405496June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT; FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, SENDING UNIT, ETC. AT 34,000 MILES AROUND SEPT, 2009 RIGHT AFTER FILLING UP, THE FUEL GAUGE WENT TO "EMPTY' AND THE LIGHT WENT ON WITH THE WARNING BELL SOUNDING 5 TIMES UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED, BUT DID GO OFF BY ITSELF AFTER 1 DAY. THE GAUGE STAYED AT EMPTY FOR APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES AFTER WHICH IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND THEN BELOW ABOUT A THIRD OF A TANK IT WENT TO ZERO AGAIN. OVER TIME THE PORTION OF TIME THE GAUGE FUNCTIONS PROPERLY HAS DECREASED. NOW IT REGISTERS ABOUT A QUARTER TANK FOR ONLY ABOUT 25 MILES WORTH OF DRIVING, TYPICALLY FROM 50 TO 75 MILES AFTER FILLING IT UP. I'VE BEEN AWARE OF THE PREPONDERANCE OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, AND HAVE PUT OFF GETTING IT FIXED...JUST USING THE ODOMETER...SO FAR THE ODOMETER STILL WORKS. A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT COMMENT ON THIS AS A COMMON ISSUE, BUT WANTS A $49 MINIMUM TO LOOK AT IT, WHICH IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A FULL HOUR AT $99, JUST TO DIAGNOSE. I'M NOT INTERESTED IN HAVING A DEALER LOOK AT IT SINCE IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WILL PUT UP WITH IT UNTIL I FIND A TRUSTWORTHY MECHANIC WHO WILL NOT FLEECE OUR FAMILY. THIS CONSTITUTES A SAFETY PROBLEM IN MY OPINION, BUT BEYOND MY OPINION THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT REMAINS UNRESOLVED BY GM TO MY KNOWLEDGE. THIS IS MY FIRST GM VEHICLE IN 20 YEARS, AND I CAN SAFELY SAY THAT UNLESS GM SHARES SOME RESPONSIBILITY IT WILL BE MY LAST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405499June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK WAS ON EMPTY, WENT TO GAS STATION TO FILL UP, GAS GAUGE READ FULL WHEN I PULLED AWAY, SUDDENLY DIPPED TO EMPTY. IT WOULD THEN PERIODICALLY SWITCH BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL. SAME THING HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL IT UP [ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES NOW]. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405508June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFERED ANY ASSISTANCE AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405355June 6, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT
2008 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD AT 62,000 MILES QUOTED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD BE $600-700. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THERE ARE MANY OCCURRENCES OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN WILL THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS BAD MANIFOLD??? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405367June 6, 2011
AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY
PRETTY SAID TO KNOW THAT CHEVROLET MAKES ALL THIS MAKES ALL THIS MONEY AND WONT REOPEN THEIR RECALLS WHEN THEY DIDN'T REPLACE PARTS ON VEHICLES TO BEGIN WITH MAYBE NEXT TIME SHOULD HAVE WENT FOREIGN INSTEAD OF AMERICAN FOR ALL THESE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405365June 6, 2011
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FEEL THAT EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUE ONCE AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN THEN IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED I HAVE CONTACT GM SEVERAL TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RATIFY MY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SEVERAL OTHER RECALL ISSUES THIS IS SAD I SAY WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT I AM NOT ONE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND TO NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEM THAT THEY PUT OUT ON THE ROADS FOR US TO DRIVE SAFELY IS SHAMEFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405284June 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FAILING TO REGISTER CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. TOOK TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED AND NEED TO REPLACE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM. QUOTED REPAIR COST OF $900 (INCLUDING PARTS AND LABOR)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404490June 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
IN MAY 2010, MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, HE SAID IT WOULD BE ABOUT $800-$1,000 TO FIX. OF COURSE THIS IS AN EXTREME EXPENSE CONSIDERING THAT I AM A TEACHER AND CLEARLY DO NOT MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO BE ABLE TO PAY FOR SUCH A REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IF I KEEP IT ON THE TRIP AND JUST GET GAS BEFORE 275 MILES, I SHOULD BE OK. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON AND OFF...THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. NOW, A YEAR LATER I AM STILL BATTLING THIS, BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL OF THE TIME! I'M READING ONLINE AND SEEING THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHY HASN'T GM RECALLED THIS SO THAT PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY FEEL SAFE WHEN THEY ARE DRIVING THEIR 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS VERY SERIOUS. FROM WHAT I AM READING, EVERYONE HAS THE PROBLEM WHEN THEIR WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. NO ONE IS BUYING HT EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE UNTIL THEN, THERE ARE NOT ANY REAL PROBLEMS WITH THE 2006 TRAILBLAZER. WHEN WILL GM RECALL THIS AND FIX IT FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404493June 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AT INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT IN A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404499June 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I DRIVE MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, THE GAS GAUGE IS ALL OVER. I CAN HAVE A FULL TANK ONE MINUTE, AND HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD HAVE 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN IT HAS A QUARTER OF A TANK, IT WILL SAY IT HAS 1/4 OF A TANK, AND A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST DROPS AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO I CAN PARK THE VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 3/8 OF A TANK, AND START IT LATER, AND IT SAYS EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON. WE ALSO HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY THAT DOES THE SAME THING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR BOTH VEHICLES THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THEM. BOTH WERE BOUGHT IN 2010. THIS OCCURS EVERY TANK OF GAS, AND THE ACTIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE EXACT SAME, SO IT IS HARD TO TELL IF WE ACTUALLY NEED GAS OR NOT, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ACTUALLY ALMOST OUT OTHER TIMES THE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404506June 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. THE GAUGE AND MESSAGE BAR INDICATED THAT THERE IS LOW FUEL NO MATTER HOW FULL THE TANK IS. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER AND ASSUME THAT I NEED TO FILL UP AT AROUND 250 MILES. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE EVEN BEFORE THAT AMOUNT OF MILES. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS AND STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404460June 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS HAS A FAULTY FUEL SENSOR. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN QUOTES FOR THE REPAIRS BETWEEN $800-$1300 TO FIX! THIS IS [XXX]! I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S FAULTY PART! THIS IS DANGEROUS! THE GAUGE READ I HAD 1/4 OF A TANK OF FUEL LEFT. I STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I MANAGED TO COAST, SAFELY, TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. NOW MY GAUGE DOESN'T EVEN READ THERE IS FUEL PRESENT, REMAINING ON EMPTY ALL OF THE TIME. SOME TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, OTHER TIMES IT IS NOT. I REFUEL EVERY 250 MILES, TO STAY SAFE. WHAT ARE YOU AND GM WAITING FOR? SOMEONE TO DIE? THERE IS AN ENTIRE INTERNET SITE DEDICATED TO THE COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. YOU CAN NOT TURN A BLIND EYE TO THIS! PLEASE CALL FOR A MANDATORY RECALL! THERE HAVE BEEN NO DEATHS OR INJURIES OR CRASHES IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS, BUT REST ASSURED...THEY HAVE HAPPENED OR WILL SOON! HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D/P29. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404271June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION ON 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. READS EMPTY WHEN FULL FREQUENTLY. IS INACCURATE AND UNPREDICTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404287June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
EVER SINCE 50K ON MY TRAILBLAZER, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS BEEN INACCURATE. I WILL LOOK AT THE GAUGE AND IT WILL BE AT 1/2 OF A TANK AND JUST 20 MILES LATER ITS AT 1/4. THEN IT MIGHT GO BACK UP TO 1/2. IT WOULD GO AWAY SOMETIMES AND COME BACK BUT NOW IT IS BACK FOR SURE, AND WILL NOT GO AWAY. I TRIED ANOTHER CLUSTER IN MY TRAILBLAZER JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS NOT THE GAUGE ITS SELF. IT MUST BE THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR IN THE TANK ITS SELF. IT IS GETTING TO BE A PROBLEM. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE NOW. ONCE WHILE ON HILL, IN A VERY EXTREMELY HILLY AREA IN OHIO. THE SECOND TIME WAS ON THE FREEWAY. BOTH TIMES WERE DANGEROUS AS I WAS ON THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREE WAY WHEN IT HAPPENED AND, AT THE BOTTOM OF A BLIND HILL THE SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404294June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ FULL, WHEN THERE WAS NO GAS AND IT READ EMPTY, WHEN THERE WAS GAS. UPDATED 12/02/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405093June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, FUEL GAUGE BEGAN MOVING RADICALLY FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND NEVER STABILIZED. EACH TIME THE GAUGE APPROACHED THE "EMPTY" THE WARNING LIGHT AND ALARM WOULD SOUND. CONSTANT MOVEMENT OF FUEL GAUGE AND ALARM IS DISTRACTING TO DRIVER. INACCURATE FUEL MEASUREMENT CAUSES CONCERN FOR DIVER WHICH IS AN UNNECESSARY DISTRACTION FROM DRIVING THAT COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404318June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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