Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10392259March 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS' FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. IT RANDOMLY LOST ABILITY TO GAUGE ON AND OFF FOR A MONTH AND NOW FINALLY ALWAYS READS EMPTY. WE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE, BELIEVING WE HAD FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392261March 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 4.6 V6 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS; FUEL GAUGE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK. TO REPLACE YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE UNIT AT A COST WELL OVER $500.00. WHEN WILL A RECALL BE DONE. THIS SITE WILL LET YOU KNOW JUST HOW MANY ARE HAVING ISSUE WITH THE FUEL GAUGE SENSOR. HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2005/FUEL_DELIVERY_SYSTEM/FUEL_GAUGE_NOT_WORKING.SHTML DO SOMETHING>>>>>. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392272March 20, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. ON MARCH 19, 2011, WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT I LOOKED DOWN AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT WAS READING 80 MPH STANDING STILL. THE SPEEDOMETER READS 120+ WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING, I JUST KEEP UP WITH THE TRAFFIC. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR AND I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I LOOKED ON THE WEB TO SEE HOW I COULD REPAIR THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT OWN CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS CHEVY DOESN'T SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM FOR SOME REASON. IS THERE A RECALL OUT FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392288March 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS WILL TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING AND STAY OFF FOR 1-10 MINUTES. THE DEALER STATES THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS THE CAR ACTUALLY DOES IT WHILE THEY HAVE THE CAR. IT ONLY DOES IT EVERY FEW WEEKS, SOMETIMES A COUPLE OF MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392216March 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LARGER OCCURRING ISSUES WHICH COULD EFFECT SAFETY INCLUDE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DECIDING TO CHANGE FROM 2WD/A4WD/4WDH4WDL WHENEVER IT WANTS TO UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PERFECT WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE) AND OCCASIONAL RANDOM IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON IT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL RIGS LIKE THIS ONE COME IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE .. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392238March 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A NARROW AND BUSY COUNTRY ROAD (BECAUSE OF A DETOUR), MY FUEL INDICATOR, WHICH READ 3/4 FULL, IMMEDIATELY HIT EMPTY AND MY CAR STALLED OUT BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. ALTHOUGH UP UNTIL THAT SECOND THE FUEL INDICATOR READ 3/4 FULL, I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED, HAD NO SHOULDER TO ESCAPE TO AND IF THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME HAD BEEN FOLLOWING ANY CLOSER THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SEVERAL CAR PILE UP. AS IT STOOD, THIS INCIDENT PUT MANY IN DANGER AND IT WAS SIMPLY A MIRACLE THAT IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AFTER AAA BROUGHT ME GAS, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A GAS STATION AND EVEN THOUGH I FILLED THE TANK, THE INDICATOR STILL READ EMPTY. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY'D HEARD OF THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME ALMOST $900.00 PARTS AND LABOR TO FIX THE ISSUE, AS IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NO RECALL. A FEW INTERNET SEARCHES LATER AND I FIND I'M ONE OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO USE MY PORTION OF THE TAX DOLLARS I PAID INTO THE CAR MANUFACTURER BAIL-OUT TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART SO THEY CAN FIX THE PROBLEM, LIKE ANY RESPONSIBLE MANUFACTURER SHOULD. IF IT'S TOYOTA HAVING A PROBLEM, WE ARE WORSE THEN A DOG WITH A BONE; IF IT'S AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURE, DO WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR SOMEONE TO DIE OVER THE ISSUE BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? SINCERELY AND DISAPPOINTEDLY YOURS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392172March 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ANTISKID WARNING LIGHTS ALWAYS ON INDICATING AN ANTISKID MALFUNCTION. LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT ALWAYS ON EVEN THOUGH TIRES ARE ADEQUATE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FOR A FEW DAYS/WEEKS AND TURNS OFF AGAIN. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG. FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY EVEN WHEN FULL. ALL LIGHTS HAVE TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. TRIED TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, EVEN REMOVED THE KEY, BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392191March 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED 2006 TRAILBLAZER FULL OF GAS AFTER TANK WAS ON EMPTY. FUEL GAUGE WAVERS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND EVENTUALLY SETTLES ON LOW FUEL LEVEL AND CONTINUES TO CHIME EVEN THOUGH THE TANK IS COMPLETELY FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390534March 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STARTING LAST WEEK WHEN I FILLED UP MY TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT RESET, BUT RATHER GOES STRAIGHT TO EMPTY AND THE FUEL LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON THE GAUGE READS EMPTY. SOME TIMES THE GAUGE WILL READ CORRECTLY, HOWEVER, MOST TIMES IT STAYS AT EMPTY. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS SPECIFIC VEHICLE AS MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A CERTAIN MILEAGE THIS HAPPENS AT BASED ON THE RESEARCH, BUT IT IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE VEHICLE SPUTTERING WHILE THEY WERE DRIVING LEADING TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON; ALL THIS HAPPENING AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING IT. MANY PEOPLE HAVE GONE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND GM CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROTOCOL FOR RECALLING CERTAIN PARTS OF VEHICLES ARE, BUT THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT IS BEING BRUSHED UNDER THE RUG. THE VEHICLE THIS IS HAPPENING TO IS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390540March 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING MY TRAILBLAZER AFTER I FILLED IT UP AND A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE GAS GAUGUE WENT TO EMPTY.IT DOES EVERYTIME TIME I FILL UP IT WILL GOT TO FULL THEN GOES TO EPMTY RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD. BEEN DOING SINCE NOVEMBER 0F 2010 (88,000) AND AS OF MARCH 2011 (94,000) ITS STILL DOING IT. I HAVE TO CALCULATE MY GAS MILAGE. I CALLED COX THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WONT FIX IT FOR FREE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS AND THERE SHOULD BE. THERE IS HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ONCE IN THE FAST LANE WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON AND I RAN OUT OF GAS AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY 2 CARS BEHIND ME. I GOT STRANDED FOR 2 1/2 HOURS TILL I GOT SOMEONE TO BRING ME GAS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390454March 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE QUITE WORKING AT 75,000 AND IS CAUSED BY THE FUEL SENDING UNIT BEING DEFECTIVE. THIS CAUSES A HAZARD SINCE UNABLE TO DETERMINE AMOUNT OF FUEL AVAILABLE AND COULD CAUSE ENGINE TO QUIT ON ROAD. FROM ALL ITEMS I HAVE READ ABOUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART AND EVEN WHEN REPAIRED GOES BACK OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391008March 16, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER, SEAT BELTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH BRAKES AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATING. *TGW THE CONSUMER THE ABS WOULD ACTIVATE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. SEVERAL COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED, BUT THE CONSUMER CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE BLOWER RESISTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO IT ONLY WORKING ON HIGH. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING, THE HEAT WAS INOPERATIVE, THERE WERE NOISE/CREAKS COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN DRIVING SLOW AND MAKING TURNS, THE POWER WINDOWS AND HEATED SEATS STOPPED WORKING, THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INACCURATE, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH HAD TO REPLACED, THE SEAT BELT WAS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS SOCKETS BURNED OUT, THE FAN FOR THE HEATER AND DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY AND EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE IGNITION SWITCH DIDN'T ALWAYS WORK AND THE KEY WOULD SOMETIMES GET STUCK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390437March 16, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390212March 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON RESULTING FROM NUMEROUS CODES. THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP/FILTER/SENDING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WONT PASS AND INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFUND OWNERS WHO HAVE SPENT MONEY FIXING THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390236March 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL SPILLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEEL AIR BOLTS FROM THE FUEL PUMP WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390278March 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; THEREFORE, THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE CHIPS IN THE COMPUTER AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WANTS THE CONTACT TO PAY FOR AN ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTICS TEST ALTHOUGH THE LOCAL MECHANIC COMPLETED ONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390112March 14, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AS WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYED OVER THE WINDOW, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE DEALER HAD NO INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10391628March 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL SENDING UNIT ON MY TRAILBALZER HAS FAILED AND I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. I HAVE HAD TO CALL AAA SEVERAL TIMES. THE REPAIR JOB WILL COST ABOUT $800 AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO DO IT. THE GAS TANK MUST BE PULLED DOWN AND THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT MUST BE REPLACED BY A MECHANIC. IT IS A DANGEROUS JOB. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR FREE TO THE OWNERS I KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHERS RUNNING WITH THE SAME CONDITION. IT WILL NOT PASS NEW YORK STATE INSPECTION WITH THIS CONDITION...THANK YOU.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389988March 13, 2011
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
INERTIA REEL ON SEATBELT FAILED. NO AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. 2006 TRAILBLAZER, FULL STRAIGHT HEAD ON CRASH. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10390008March 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ALL GAUGES, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY, FUEL, HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH TACHOMETER NOT OPERATING AT ALL, TO SPEEDOMETER SPORADIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, NOW CURRENTLY STUCK AT OVER 120MPH. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND WOULD BE APPROX. $1500 TO REPAIR. WHY IS GM NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WITH AN UNKNOWN FUEL LEVEL, ETC.---- ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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