Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10404357June 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED. AFTER REFILLING THE FUEL TANK, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404138June 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. ON 5/19/2011, AFTER FILLING MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH GASOLINE, I NOTICED THE GAS LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED ON WHEN PULLING OUT OF THE STATION PARKING LOT. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD TWO-THREE MILES BEFORE PULLING OVER AND LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 20-30 MINUTES. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE GAUGE MOVED TO 1/4 TANK, AND THEN DROPPED BACK TO EMPTY. I DROVE HOME, AND UPON STARTING THE ENGINE THE NEXT MORNING THE GAS GAUGE WAS STILL SHOWING EMPTY. AFTER 2 DAYS, THE GAUGE MOVED BACK UP TO 3/4 TANK. ON 6/1/2011, I HAD 1/4 TANK AND REFILLED, ONLY TO FIND THE GAS LIGHT ILLUMINATED A SECOND TIME AFTER FUELING. THE GAUGE IS CURRENTLY READING 3/4 TANK WHEN JUST FILLED YESTERDAY. 2. IN RESPONSE TO INCORRECT GASOLINE GAUGE IN MY TRAILBLAZER, I HAVE BEGUN PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO MILES DRIVEN AND RESETTING MY ODOMETER AT EACH FILL-UP. HOWEVER THIS IS ONLY A QUICK-FIX, AS I FORESEE ISSUES ARISING DUE TO INABILITY TO PROPERLY READ GASOLINE LEVELS IN MY TANK. 3. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE MADE A PHONE CALL TO THE DEALER, ESTIMATED REPAIR EXCEEDS 1,000 USD. NO ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN AT THIS POINT TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP/GAUGE. [XXX] 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
#10404142June 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEED ODOMETER REGISTERED OVER 120 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,258. UPDATED 07/18/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404153June 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WARNING SOUND MADE A NOISE TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED PRIOR TO THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATING THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY IT ALSO INDICATED THERE WAS HALF A TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC STATED THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER DP10001 (FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM) WHICH COULD BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404227June 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVROLET '05 TRAILBLAZER, FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. AFTER A FILL STILL SHOWS EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403944June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, AND ARE WIRES ARE BURNT, AIR AND HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW ON THE FLOOR SETTING EVEN IF PUT ON A DIFFERENT SETTING, WHEN YOU TURN AC ON THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DASH. IF STOPPED JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TEMP WILL GO FROM NORMAL TO 260! AS LONG AS YOU ARE GOING AT LEAST FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH AIR THROUGH THE GRILL IT WON'T RUN HOT, BUT IF YOU ARE IN TOWN AND TRAFFIC IT WILL RUN HOT AND WILL NOT COOL OFF UNLESS YOU EITHER STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF OR GET TO WHERE YOU CAN GO FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH THE AIR! THE CAR WILL LOCK WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND IN PARK. IT WILL LOCK AND THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL NOT OPEN IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE PUSHED BRAKE IN AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL TRY TO DIE AND AT TIMES HAD ACTUALLY DIED FOR NO REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TRAILBLAZERS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! I AM WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH ME OR MY CHILDREN IN IT, AND I SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN A VEHICLE! THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ANYONE THAT IS ON THE ROAD BESIDE US, BECAUSE IT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE AND I JUST PRAY THAT NO ONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS NEGLECT BY CHEVROLET!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403984June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER GOES ERRATIC. WHEN IDLING AT STOP SPEEDOMETER IS SITTING AT APPROX 90 TO 110 MPH AND WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP CONTINUES TO THE 6:00 POSITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404050June 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER RAN OUT OF GAS ON A RURAL ROAD LEAVING ME STRANDED. THE GAUGE DOES NOT REGISTER PROPERLY. IT FLOATS AROUND. I CANNOT AFFORD THE $600 TO REPLACE THE SYSTEM AT THE DEALERSHIP. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE AND THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE COVERED BY A RECALL.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404085June 1, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GASOLINE GAUGE AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. SHE WAS UNABLE TO SEE HOW FAST SHE WAS TRAVELING OR WHETHER OR NOT SHE HAD A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD ALSO SHUT OFF ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS WHICH CAUSED HER TO CHANGE THE BULBS FREQUENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404102June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER KEEPS GETTING STUCK. CHEVY HAS BEEN TOLD ABOUT IT. BUT THEY WANT ME TO PAY ANOTHER 500 TO FIX IT. AND THIS IS THE SECOND TIME. THEY HAVE HAD RECALLS ON THE 2003 AND 2004 FOR THE SAME THING. BUT WILL NOT ADMIT THE 2005 . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404121June 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE HAS FAILED. WHEN FILLED THE GAUGE WILL SHOW FULL THEN GRADUALLY FALL TO EMPTY. IT NOW SHOWS EMPTY AFTER FILL-UP. I NOW HAVE TO RELY ON MILEAGE TRACKING ON MY MILEAGE ODOMETER TRIP GAUGE SO NOT TO RUN OUT OF GAS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE FUEL SENSOR(S) HAVE FAILED AND THAT A INVESTIGATION TO RECALL IS IN EFFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404929June 1, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE, REPORTS NO FUEL EVEN WHEN FUEL AVAILABLE, REPORTS 1/4 TANK OF FUEL AVAILABLE AND NO FUEL MAY BE AVAILABLE OR I MAY HAVE JUST FILLED THE TANK; ALSO REPORTS NO FUEL OR LOW FUEL WHEN TANK HAS BEEN FILLED. VEHICLE HAS STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT START; WAS OUT OF FUEL BUT GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK OF FUEL. OIL GAUGE HAS ALSO BECOME ERRATIC; AND GOES FROM SHOWING NO OIL PRESSURE TO LOW OIL PRESSURE TO VERY HIGH PRESSURE. HAVE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND CHECK OIL LEVEL AT SIDE OF ROAD OR WHERE EVER AVAILABLE TO DO SO AT TIME. NOT ALWAYS SAFE AREA TO PULL OFF. BOTH ISSUES CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS FOR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403749May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE BEGAN READING INACCURATELY FOR A WHILE. AT ONE TIME, THE GAUGE SHOWED A QUARTER TANK, BUT THEN MY VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON REDWOOD HWY IN GRANTS PASS, OR DUE TO BEING OUT OF GAS. SINCE THEN, THE GAUGE HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES, THE GAUGE WILL SHOW UP TO A HALF TANK, BUT THE NEEDLE QUICKLY FALLS BACK TO EMPTY. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM. TWO MECHANICS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE SENDING UNIT VERY COMMONLY FAILS ON TRAILBLAZERS AND THAT HE WOULD NEED TO DROP THE TANK TO REPLACE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403755May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - GAS GAUGE INACCURATE THAT CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SAID I HAD MORE GAS THAN I ACTUALLY HAD. ALSO, THE GAS GAUGE WAS OVERALL NOT ACCURATE. IT WAS ONE LEVEL AND THEN A FEW MINUTES IT WAS MUCH DIFFERENT. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR REPLACED AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403758May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD NOT DISPLAY AN ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THE FUEL TANK AS EMPTY AFTER REFUELING THE TANK TO FULL CAPACITY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000. UPDATED 06/10/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403769May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT370. THE CONTACT DISPENSED FUEL INTO THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE EMPTY READING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 44,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/15/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403911May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE WORKED GREAT AND EVENTUALLY STARTED TO READ EMPTY WHEN THERE WAS PLENTY OF FUEL IN THE TANK. SOMETIMES IT STARTS AT FULL AND SLOWLY GOES TO EMPTY. OTHER TIMES, IT GOES STRAIGHT TO EMPTY WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT. NOW IT OCCURS ALL THE TIME. HAVE YET TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE I SEE THAT SUPPOSEDLY A RECALL IS IN THE WORKS AND THERE SHOULD BE!! WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE PROBLEM INCLUDING ACCIDENTS AND OTHER EXTREME INCONVENIENCES, GM SHOULD DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403925May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CONSISTENTLY REGISTER INCORRECT FUEL LEVEL CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION WHERE THE DRIVER CANNOT DETERMINE CURRENT FUEL LEVEL. GAUGE INSTANTLY READS EMPTY UPON FILLING , AND THEN MOVES ERRATICALLY WHILE DRIVING. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AS IT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL AT SPEED WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THIS ACCORDING TO RESEARCH IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE AND LIKE GM MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403932May 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE WAS MOVING FROM EMPTY TO FULL SPORADICALLY. FINALLY MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT I HAD AN EMPTY TANK; THIS IS AFTER I HAVE COMPLETELY FILLED MY TANK. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WENT BAD AND IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WILL COST NEARLY $900.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403933May 31, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
MY AC SYSTEM IN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY STOP WORKING IN APRIL 2011. I ASSUMED THAT IT WAS THE AC COMPRESSOR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE WIRING TO THE RESISTOR HAD BURNED. HE TOOK PICTURES OF THIS DAMAGE AND STATED TO ME THAT HE LOOKED INTO THIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE WITH GM TRUCKS AND A SERVICE ALERT HAS BEEN SENT TO DEALERS ABOUT THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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