Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10393572March 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SUDDENLY FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN THE CONTACT ADDED FUEL TO ITS CAPACITY. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD ALSO DISPLAY THAT SHE WAS DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393112March 28, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE REAR SPOILER BRAKE LIGHT SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FLEW INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392984March 27, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, IT ONLY HAD 49,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE RIGHT TAILLIGHT IS NOT WORKING, IT HASN'T WORKED SINCE ABOUT A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM TWICE AND IT JUST NEEDS TEARING UP. I FEEL THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE A LOT OF DEATHS BECAUSE A PERSON CAN NOT TELL IF YOUR SLOWING DOWN AND CAUSE A WRECK. I FEEL LIKE CHEVROLET NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOTICED THAT MINE ISN'T THE ONLY ONE THAT IS TORE UP AROUND MY SMALL TOWN OF 17,000 PEOPLE. I HAVE NOTICED AT LEAST 5 MORE JUST IN THIS TOWN THAT ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392990March 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
04 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER) WORKS INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393009March 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY
THE FRONT BLOWER STOPPED WORKING WHILE MY WIFE WAS COMING HOME FROM A TRIP WITH MY KIDS .THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS 28 DEGREES THE WINDOWS FOGGED UP AND SHE HIT A DEER THAT SHE WOULD HAVE SEEN IF THE WINDOWS WEREN'T FOGGED.I HAVE REPLCED THE BLOWER RESISTOR SWITCH WHICH HAD A BURNT CONNECTOR IT LASTED 3 WEEKS AND HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY BAD PROBLEM BECAUSE EVEN WHEN YOU HAVE THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IT STILL MALFUNCTIONS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS IS PUTTING MYFAMILY AT GREAT RISK. ONTHE OTHER HAND HAD I KNOWN THAT THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH CHEVY TRAILBRAZERS AND DEFECTIVE PARTS I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT A TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393469March 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER SEEING THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE MODELS AND OTHERS THAT DID HAVE A RECALL I FELT IT WAS MY DUTY TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 70 WHEN I AM STOPPED AND WELL OVER 120 WHEN I' DOING 30 AS PER MY GPS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392935March 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE FAILS TO FUNCTION. IT INDICATES A FUEL LEVEL OF BETWEEN EMPTY TO 1/4 TANK REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392837March 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CLUSTER/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MANY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT WORK, THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, ALONG WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THE BATTERY METER. THE FAILURE OF THESE FUNCTIONS CAN CAUSE SPEEDING/ DRIVING TO SLOW, WHICH COULD INTERN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY EVEN AFTER A FILL UP, WHICH COULD CAUSE YOU TO RUN OUT OF GAS, AND GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY WAY TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER PANEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392845March 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRAILBLAZER SOUNDS LIKE A JET ENGINE WITH A LOT OF "WIND" NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WENT BAD. NOT ONLY IS THE FAN CLUTCH FAILING ON MULTIPLE TRAILBLAZERS BUT CHEVY MADE THIS PART SO DYNAMIC THAT THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS. ALSO, DUE TO THE FAN CLUTCH GOING BAD IT ALSO DAMAGES THE SERPENTINE BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392894March 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER XLT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THERE WAS A BURNING OR SMOKE ODOR AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND THE AIR AUXILIARY VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392764March 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE I HAD JUST PUT GAS IN MY CAR AND MY GAS GAUGE WOULD GO DOWN GAS LIGHT WOULD COME ON THEN IT WOULD GO BACK INDICATING I HAD GAS. THEN I WOULD NOTICE THAT MY LIGHT WAS ON KNOWING I HAD GAS SO THE GAS GAUGE KEPT GOING BACK AND FORTH. I WOULD PUT GAS IN MY CAR BUT NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH MY GAS BECAUSE MY GAS GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY I RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET, WHICH IS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. THIS STARTED ABOUT 2 AND A HALF YRS AGO AND I WENT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND THE MECHANIC TOLD ME I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE UNIT AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $550.00 TO FIX I DIDN'T HAVE THAT CONSIDERING IM STILL PAYING ON THE CAR I TRIED TO MONITOR MY GAS BUT I KEEP RUNNING OUT. I WOULD FILL MY CAR UP AND I WOULD PUT GAS IN MY CAR EVERY DAY OR TWO TO BE ON THE SAFE SIDE, AND THAT DOES NOT WORK EITHER. THE LAST EPISODE I HAD WAS I PUT GAS IN MY CAR ON SUNDAY WHICH WOULD AT LEAST TAKE ME TO MONDAY BUT I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JUST CUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST TO SAFETY. THIS IS A PROBLEM I RUN OUT OF GAS TOO OFTEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEE ABOUT PARTS FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO BE FIXED ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH SO MANY OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND OTHER GM CARS. I NOTICED THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND GM HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS A DEFECT AND THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS 1 OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR AND I'VE HAD SO MANY OTHER PROBLEMS THAT I'VE NOTICED OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING ALSO WHEN I LOOKED ONLINE. THIS PROBLEM OF COURSE STARTED AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS UP. THIS HAS BEEN SO ANNOYING TO HAVE YOUR GAS GAUGE STOP WORKING AFTER YOU HAVE BROUGHT A CAR BRAND NEW AND IS STILL PAYING ON IT. AFTER MY CAR WAS ONLY A LITTLE 3YRS OLD THAT IS RIDICULOUS. HOW COULD GM GET AWAY WITH MAKING CARS AND SELLING THEM WHEN THEY ARE JUST LEMONS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392795March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND WOULD ALSO FREEZE AT A CERTAIN NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MANUALLY RESET YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC THAT COVERED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ALSO DAMAGED FROM ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392797March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES MY TACHOMETER STARTED TO READ IMPROPER, LATER MY GAUGES BEGAN TO READ IMPROPER. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. BUT YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, IF YOU HAVE FUEL, IF YOUR ENGINE IS OVERHEATING,IF BATTERY IS CHARGING, IF I HAVE OIL PRESSURE. I AM ON DISIBILTY AND CAN'T AFFORD THE SEVERAL HUNDERED DOLLARS IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND FROM A FEW SOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I JUST TALKED TO GM, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD IT REPAIRED TO KEEP MY RECIEPTS. BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 04 TRAILBLAZER ONLY ON FULL SIZE VEHICLES. SO IF I SPENT MORE MONEY ON AN OTHER VENICLE GM WOULD FIX IT AND MAKE IT SAFE. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR MYSELF OR MY WIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392810March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER 4X4 CAME LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WITH NO POSSIBILITY TO EVEN OPEN DOOR WITH THE KEY. CHEVY DEALER BLAMED THE MODULE VCM LOCATED UNDER THE BEHIND SEAT THAT MUST BE CHANGED. RE-PROGRAMMING ALL SEEMS WORKING BUT ERRATICALLY UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE CHANGE OF VCM MODULE. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT ? THANKS [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
#10392584March 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ONE YEAR AGO THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO DETERMINE THE SPEED SHE WAS DRIVING. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO DISPLAYING THE INCORRECT READING, AND THE FUEL LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE FUEL FAILURE WHICH INDICATED THAT THE FUEL SENDING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE LOCAL MECHANIC DID NOT PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR THE SPEEDOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER FILED REPORT 71-930473192. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392592March 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, FIRST 70MPH THEN 90 THEN 120 , IT STARTED BOUNCING AROUND ALL OVER THE PLACE. NOW IT HAS QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFTY ISSUE. I HAVE CHECKED INTO IT AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THIS IS MY WIFE DAILY DRIVER AND SHE TRANSPORTS MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE. CHEVY NEEDS TO MAN UP AND ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392644March 23, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE RAIN HE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO AIR BAG WARNING INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO HIS NECK, KNEE, AND FEET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS BEING DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10392703March 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAGE IS DROPPING TO EMPTY AND GAS ALARM GOES OFF WHEN IT HAS ALMOST 1/2 A TANK. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS PROBLEM ON LINE, AND IT HAS BEEN DANGEROUS. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. IF YOU CAN SEARCH THIS PROBLEM ON LINE YOU WOULD SEE HOW BAD IT HAS BEEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392497March 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393174March 21, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN 2006 WHILE DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS IS NORMAL. NOW WHEN DRIVING THE HEADLIGHTS WILL CUTOFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES AND WILL THEN CUT BACK ON. IT CAN BE AFTER DRIVING FOR 2 MINUTES OR 30 MINUTES. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WORK FINE WHEN THE "REGULAR" HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT. FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS THE GAS GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAGE DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I CAN BE STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW I AM GOING X MPH. IT VARIES ON THE AMOUNT OF MILES THE SPEEDOMETER IS OFF. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALWAYS SITS BELOW THE LOW LINE. THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT CORRECT BUT DOES MOVE. THIS VEHICLE IS A PEACE OF JUNK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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