Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10398357April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE IS INACCURATE. EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY GAS TAKE IT STAYS ON E WITH THE FUEL LIGHT ON. AFTER DRIVING MAYBE 60 MILES OR MORE IT WILL RE-READ HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK. WITH 3/4 TANK IT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY JUST DECREASES DOWN TO E AGAIN AND WILL STAY THERE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAY TO EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. I HAVE TO TRACK MY MILES AND HAVE NOTICED IN ONLINE FORUMS THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND ENVOYS. *TR
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#10398365April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE'S 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL GAUGE FAILED. SHE WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD THINKING SHE HAD A 1/4 TANK OR SO OF GAS WHEN IT WAS ACTUALLY EMPTY CAUSING HER VEHICLE TO STALL WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THE DRIVER BEHIND HER HAD AMPLE DISTANCE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING HER VEHICLE. WHEN THE CHEVY DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY INDICATED THEY WERE AWARE OF A FAULTY PICKUP (?) IN THE TANK AND BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER AND FIXED. IF THIS OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PLEASE MANDATE A RECALL FOR THIS SERIOUS AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR
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#10398381April 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ALL OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT IS WORKING IT IS NOT ACCURATE, SHORTLY AFTER FILLING TANK, LOW FUEL ALARM SOUNDS. THE ALARM IS A DISTRACTION, IN ADDITION THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT INDICATES THERE IS FUEL AND THE VEHICLE RUNS OUT OF GAS, THE CREATES A HAZARD, GETTING STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
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#10398387April 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPEEDOMETER OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. FIRST OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY WAS DOING 50 AND IT JUST WENT TO OVER A 100. *TR
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#10398243April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2010. I NOTICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT WILL SHOW A DECENT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK THEN BY THE TIME I GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IT IS SHOWING EMPTY. IT WILL GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME. I KNOW I AM NOT OUT OF GAS, BECAUSE I MAKE SURE TO PUT GAS IN EVERY DAY BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS IN THE TANK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE SEEING THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, I DECIDED TO WRITE HERE FIRST. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE YEARS INVESTIGATED ALSO INCLUDED 2004, SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY. *TR
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0
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#10398288April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 80,000 MILES. AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT OPERATE. IT WENT OUT AROUND 50,000 MILES. *TR
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#10398290April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAD THE SAME ISSUE WITH MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AS DOCUMENT DP10001. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO INSTALLED A NEW FUEL SENSOR KIT, GM PART # 19178477. *TR
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0
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#10398296April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 2007 TRAILBLAZER AND THE FUEL GAUGE JUST DECIDED IT DOES NOT WANT TO WORK ANYMORE AFTER MY MOTHER IN LAW HAD IT FOR LIKE 8 MONTHS. I GOT IT FROM THEM MARCH 2010 AND THE GAUGE DIDN'T WORK.... I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AND "IT IS NOT COVERED". IT IS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO GET FIXED..... I HAVE NEVER GOTTEN THIS FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS. I THINK THAT THIS IS KINDA LIKE A LEMON LAW THING. JUST THOUGHT I WOULD REPORT THIS AND MAYBE GET SOME HELP.. SURELY MINE IS NOT THE ONLY ONE......... THIS SHOULD BE COVERED OR FIXED FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE IT IS NOT SOMETHING WE HAVE DONE TO THE VEHICLE..... **** THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT IS REALLY UNKNOWN.. I DO NOT REMEMBER BECAUSE IT STARTED NOT WORKING WHEN MY MOTHER IN LAW HAD IT. BUT IT STOPPED WORKING WHEN SHE HAD CAR AN I GOT IT IN MARCH OF 2010. THE MILEAGE RIGHT NOW IN 2011 IS 75,000 SO IT IS NOT WEAR AND TEAR THERE'S NO WAY IT CAN BE......... THANK YOU- *TR
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#10398297April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRATIC AT OR BELOW QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. DON'T KNOW HOW MECH FUEL REMAINS IN TANK. *TR
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#10398979April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY. SOMETIMES READS HIGH, SOMETIMES READS LOW, READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. GAUGE SOMETIMES MOVES NOTICABLY WHILE STANDING STILL. DEALER REPLACED THE SENSOR ON THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER AT A COST OF $393.39 - THIS FIXED THE PROBLEM.
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#10398304April 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 GM TRAIL BLAZER'S FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW AN EMPTY TANK WHEN I WOULD FILL IT UP, AND THEN WHEN I WOULD DRIVE FOR A WHILE, IT WOULD REGISTER FULL. EVENTUALLY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND GOING OFF AT RANDOM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST APPROX. $800.00. I COULD NOT AFFORD THAT, SO I STARTED INQUIRING ABOUT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT. EVENTUALLY I FOUND A WEB SITE WHERE I COULD PURCHASE THE SENDING UNIT FOR APPROX. HALF THE RETAIL PRICE. I ORDERED THE SENDING UNIT, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A GARAGE TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH EITHER THE GAUGE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY OR THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON. IF THIS INVESTIGATION BECOMES A RECALL, SINCE I HAVE ALREADY MADE THE REPAIRS, CAN I BE REIMBURSED? I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR RESPONSE WHEN YOUR DECISION IS MADE. THANK YOU. *TR
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#10398307April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TWO DAYS BEFORE WE WERE TO LEAVE ON VACATION IN OUR 2006 TRAILBLAZER, MY WIFE FILLED UP THE GAS TANK AND WHEN SHE GOT IN THE CAR IT READ BELOW EMPTY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. SHE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO A SHOP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD "IT;S PROBABLY THE SENDING UNIT, THEY GO BAD ON TRAILBLAZERS ALL THE TIME". THIS WAS BEFORE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE TEST CONFIRMED IT. BEING THAT IT IS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE, 5 YEARS OLD WITH 50,000 MILES, WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULD DO IT FOR $470.00 AND IT WAS NOT UNCOMMON. I AM 50 YEARS OLD AND HAVE OWNED A DOZEN VEHICLES OVER THE YEARS, MOST OLDER THEN THIS, AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM, EVER, ON ANY VEHICLE. SINCE WE WERE LEAVING ON A VACATION IN TWO DAYS, WE FELT WE HAD BETTER HAVE IT FIXED, EVEN THOUGH WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT. I HAVE SINCE TALKED TO OTHER MECHANICS, AND ASKED IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH TRAILBLAZERS FROM 2006. EVERY TIME I HAVE BEEN TOLD "NOT REALLY, OTHER THEN THE FUEL SENDING UNITS, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX". UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT FIRSTHAND. WHILE I CAN'T REPLACE THE THINGS WE COULDN'T DO ON OUR VACATION DUE TO THE COST OF THE REPAIR, I WOULD SURE LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO GET MY MONEY BACK. AND SINCE THE NEW ONE CAME FROM THE DEALER AND IS OEM EQUIPMENT, HOW LONG WILL THIS ONE LAST? ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
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0
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#10398311April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE IN OUR 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING 18 MONTHS AGO. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL RANDOMLY OSCILLATE BETWEEN EMPTY AND FULL AS WELL. THIS HAS CAUSED US TO RUN OUT OF FUEL TWICE BECAUSE WE THOUGHT WE HAD ADEQUATE SUPPLY. *TR
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0
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#10398320April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY AND HAS CAUSED ME TO STALL OUT ON A STREET AND ALMOST CAUSE MORE ISSUES. *TR
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#10398136April 28, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
INSTALLED MY SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL OUTBOARD IN '02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH LATCH (REARFACING). WENT BACK LATER TO ATTACH TOP TETHER AND NOTICED SEAT MOVED QUITE A BIT. GRABBED IT AT BELT PATH AND WAS ABLE TO LOOSEN SEVERELY WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LOOSE TO BEGIN WITH AND REINSTALLED IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO LOOSEN AGAIN WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. AS A RESULT I'M CURRENTLY USING A BACK-UP SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=TRAILBLAZER, MODEL=CHEVY). *TR
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#10398025April 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE BEGUN TO READ INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ 1/4 TANK AND I RAN OUT OF GAS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE AAA, BUT WAS 30 MILES FROM THE NEAREST PROVIDER, THEREFORE WE WERE STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS WILL SHOW THAT I AM GOING 90 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IN FACT I AM ONLY GOING 30 OR 40. NEXT MY OIL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE ARE READING UP AND DOWN, GIVING ME FALSE READINGS THAT COULD BE A TRUE READING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEAT OR FREEZE UP. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR. *TR
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#10398940April 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAUGES) ON MY VEHICLE ARE GOING OUT 1 BY 1. IT STARTED WITH THE RPM'S A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE GAUGE WAS JUST OUT. IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARY IF IT ISN'T CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER WENT OUT IT WAS THE OIL. AT THIS POINT ONLY 2 ARE STILL WORKING AND I KNOW THEY WILL GO OUT AS WELL AND, THOSE TWO ARE THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL. I DO KNOW OF OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS THAT THEIR SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT OUT AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY HAS DONE A RECALL ON OTHER SUV'S FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT, WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE NOTED SO THAT EVENTUALLY CHEVY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.
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#10398042April 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE GOES INTO SHUTDOWN MODE WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR. MOTOR STILL RUNS BUT NO ACCELERATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND HARMS WAY. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT A PROBLEM IS IMMINENT. A REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU'RE STUCK. VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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#10397514April 26, 2011
TIRES
TIRE BLOWOUT AND DISINTEGRATION ON AMERICAN PROSPECTOR SUV 245-65-R17. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EARLIER RECALL OF A DIFFERENT SIZE. *TR
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0
#10397959April 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE, TIRE PRESSURE, CHECK ENGINE, AND GAS SYMBOLS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WOULD PROVIDE AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS REFUELED. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AT HER EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 32,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 07/21/11 *BF UPDATED 07/29/11
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