Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10384109February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS DOES NOT REGISTER WHEN I FILL UP THE TANK. STILL READS "EMPTY". I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL WEBSITES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I TRAVEL W/SMALL CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO NOT KNOW WHAT EXACTLY THE FUEL LEVEL IS. I USE THE TRIP METER TO HOLD ME OVER, BUT IT CAN BE VERY HARD TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNTS WHILE USING THE TRIP METER FOR OTHER RECORDINGS. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE, BUT IT IS OVER $800 TO HAVE FIXED AND WITH THIS ECONOMY, THAT IS JUST IMPOSSIBLE TO SWING FOR SUCH A COMMON ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384126February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL GAUGE IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN RECEIVING ALL PREVENTIVE AND SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND HAS APPROXIMATELY 64,000 MILES. THE PROBLEM STARTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO (FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2011) AND HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT WHERE IT HAS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE GAUGE WILL INDICATE PROPER LEVEL WHEN KEY IS TURNED ON BUT WILL DROP TO ZERO WITH LOW LEVEL LIGHT STAYING ON ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED EVEN IF THE FUEL TANK IS FULL. THIS MAKES IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CONTINUE TO ALLOW MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER TO USE THIS VEHICLE AS HER PRIMARY TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOL AND WORK. ESPECIALLY IN THE WINTER MONTHS WHERE BEING STUCK ON THE SIDE OF ROAD IN THE COUNTRY CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ESTIMATE AND THE REPAIR WILL REACH BETWEEN $600-900 SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND FROM TALKING TO PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS AND INTERNET RESEARCH THAT THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED AND KNOWN TO BE THE USE OF SUBSTANDARD PARTS IN THE FUEL LEVEL SENSORS IN THE FUEL TANK. EVEN IF MY LIMITED RESEARCH IS NOT CONCLUSIVE, THE NUMBER OF INCIDENTS WHERE THIS OCCURS SEEMS TO WARRANT A RESPONSE FROM THE COMPANY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384190February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD. MY GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN BOUNCING AROUND FROM EMPTY TO FULL AND BACK DOWN. RECENTLY MY CAR STALLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY! I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER MY CAR INTO A SAFE LOCATION. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE!! I WAS TOLD THAT BY THE GENTLEMEN AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT THIS IS "A COMMON PROBLEM" WITH THIS CAR AND THAT MY FUEL SENSOR ISN'T READING. THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE DROPPED AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO FORK OUT THE $900 TO MAKE THIS REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF THIS IS SUCH A KNOWN ISSUE AND A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT YOU THE NHTSA WOULD HELP TO INSURE THE PUBLICS SAFETY BY MANDATING A RECALL FOR THIS PART. PLEASE ALSO REFER TO THIS THREAD: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D/P24 TO VIEW OVER 500 COMPLAINTS! I WILL ASSURE YOU THAT WHEN THIS DOES CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY, THERE WILL DEFINITELY BE LITIGATION TO FOLLOW. I CAN NO LONGER TRUST MY FUEL READING AND HAVE TO RESET MY TRIPOMETER AND ONLY DRIVE 250 MILES BEFORE I FUEL UP AGAIN. PLEASE!! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384239February 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN 2006 4X4 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER MALFUNCTIONED. HAD TO DROP THE TANK TO REPAIR SO THE GAUGE WOULD READ CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383947February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383964February 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALLBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,425.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383977February 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. OTHER CHEVY AND GM SUV HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384008February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384017February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING YESTERDAY AS WIFE DROVE HOME. 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SUV ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 53,000 MILES. CAN'T TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW WE'RE GOING NOW. SEEMS LIKE A DEFECT THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR TO VEHICLES AT THIS AGE/MILEAGE, LET ALONE ANY AGE. TYPICAL GM "QUALITY" I GUESS. THIS DEFECT HAS THE ABILITY TO AFFECT DRIVER SAFETY AND IS OBVIOUSLY NOT RARE JUDGING BY OTHERS WHO'VE WRITTEN ON THE INTERNET ABOUT IT, I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. HAVE NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIR YET, BUT WAS TOLD GM WILL NOT COVER THE COST AND THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $500 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383880February 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT FIRST THE BATTERY GAUGE WENT. 2 WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE QUIT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AND NOW IT READS IMPROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOW GONE. THAT WAS THE LAST GAUGE TO GO. THIS IS ON A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384885February 21, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 57 MPH AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL OF THE LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE CONSOLE. MY ON STAR DID NOT WORK, NOR DID THE RADIO OR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL IN MY VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT NONE OF THE GAUGES, LIGHTS, WINDOWS, ETC. WERE WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR 3 WEEKS AND WERE NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE NOR FIX THE PROBLEM. ALL OF THE SUDDEN 3 WEEKS LATER THEY GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM HAD RESOLVED ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384911February 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY SPEEDOMETER DROPPED TO ZERO AS I WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS, AND MY CD PLAYER STOPPED ACCEPTING CD'S DURING THAT SAME TIME PERIOD FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE GAUGE LATER STUCK AT FIRST 20 - 15 MPH, AND THEN TO 10 MPH WHEN THE SUV IS STOPPED. AFTER ABOUT 2 MONTHS, IT CORRECTED ITSELF. THE GAS GAUGE THEN WENT OUT. IT WOULD REGISTER THE TANK AS EMPTY NO MATTER IF IT WAS FILLED. THIS BEGAN 2/2010. I, A DISABLED DRIVER, HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON A DESERTED ROAD 12:15 A.M. IN THE WINTER DUE TO HAVING TO CALCULATE MILES DRIVEN WITH THE TACHOMETER TO DETERMINE APPROXIMATE GAS CONSUMPTION. UNFORTUNATELY, THAT CALCULATION DOESN'T ACCOUNT FOR ENGINE IDLING IN TRAFFIC JAMS . I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN MY COLD SUV PRAYING NO ONE CAME AROUND THE CURVE AND SLAMMED INTO ME SINCE I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A DARK RURAL ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED IN THIS SITUATION AND RARELY DRIVE AT NIGHT IF I CAN HELP IT BECAUSE OF THE MANUFACTURER'S KNOWN DEFECT AND NEGLIGENCE. I HAVE PAID OVER $500 TO REPAIR THESE MANUFACTURES DEFECTS, ONLY TO HAVE THEM MALFUNCTION AGAIN WITHIN 1 WEEK OF REPAIR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT HE WOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO FIX IT A SECOND TIME. ONCE AGAIN, MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED, AND I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER FOR SPEEDING. I SHOWED THE OFFICER MY SPEEDOMETER, AND TO MY SURPRISE HE LET ME OFF WITH A WARNING AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS PULLED OVER OTHER TRAILBLAZER DRIVERS FOR SPEEDING WHO IN TURN HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THEIR SPEEDOMETERS. I HAVE HAD INTERIOR LIGHTS MALFUNCTION, AND DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHT MALFUNCTIONS WHERE THE LIGHT KEEPS GOING OUT. THE HEADLIGHT WAS CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND WAS NOT DEEMED LOOSE OR BLOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383446February 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I BOUGHT A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2010 AND HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE THEN. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND THE AC STOPPED WORKING, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE AC FAN BLOWER. I REPLACED THE BLOWER BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN REPLACED THE RESISTOR AND THE HARNESS. FINALLY WHEN I REPLACED THE HARNESS THE AC STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS WITH THE GAUGES. MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE IS ERRATIC AND NEVER TELLS ME THE RIGHT FUEL LEVEL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL RANDOMLY STOPS WORKING. IT HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE IS READING WRONG. I'M AFRAID SOMEONE MIGHT HIT ME AND MY FAMILY. I'VE INVESTED HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR PROBLEMS THAT GM NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383361February 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE SPEEDOMETER TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ALL GO CRAZY AND REGISTER INFORMATION THAT IS NO WHERE NEAR ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 60 WHEN SITTING STILL, AND GAS GAUGE NEEDLE IS AT 5:00 WHEN THERE IS A HALF TANK. IF YOU START THE VEHICLE AND QUICKLY TURN IT OFF ENOUGH TIMES, THE GAUGES WILL EVENTUALLY GET BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES,. THEN GO BACK TO STRANGE NUMBERS AND PROCESS HAS TO BEGIN ALL OVER AGAIN, DON'T KNOW IF THE TEMP GAUGE IS ACCURATE OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383371February 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL PUMP/ FUEL LEVEL SENSOR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SHOW INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL AT ALL TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383402February 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTINUING FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTING (BACK-UP, BRAKE, DRIVING, AND TURN). TYPICALLY, I HAVE TO REPLACE A BULB ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS, AND THE ENTIRE LEFT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. BULBS AND SOCKETS MELT UNTIL THEY ARE INOPERABLE. SIMILAR ISSUE WITH FRONT HEADLIGHTS, ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. OLD BULBS AND ASSEMBLY DISPOSED OF, BUT I'M SURE MORE MELTED ONES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383186February 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAGE AT TIMES DROPS TO EMPTY AND HAS RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN SHOWING THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383209February 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAFETY ISSUE!!!! I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND GOT WORSE THIS MONTH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE STARTS AT 50 OR 70 MPH INSTEAD OF 0 AND MOVES UP FROM THERE. IT WILL SAY THAT I AM DOING OVER 120 MPH WHEN I AM ONLY GOING ABOUT 45. OTHER TIMES IT WILL STAY ON ONE NUMBER AT NOT MOVE AT ALL. TWO WEEKS AGO I TURNED ON MY CAR AND THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE ODOMETER. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THAT DID NOT HELP. WE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR 30 MIN AND IT REST EVERYTHING. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZERS WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEEDED TO CALL GM. I DID. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON I TALKED TO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS 5 MIN INTO OUR CONVERSATION. SHE TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE MY TRAILBLAZER TOT HE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE GUY I TALKED TO ALSO KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN LESS THAN 5 MIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND CONTINUED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I WAS TRANSFERRED UP TO THE NEXT STEP WHERE A VERY RUDE MAN DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE THING AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE PARTS THAT THEY TOOK OFF MY CAR. THE SERVICE GUY A THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR WAS A CORE CHARGE ON MY PART SO HE HAD TO SEND IT INTO CHEVY SO THEY COULD REBUILD IT. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND KNOWING THAT MY OTHER GAUGES WERE GOING TO FAIL AS WELL (SINCE THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED TO THE CLUSTER) IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. IT DOES NOT TAKE MATCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT CHEVY IS NOT TAKING CARE OF. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383222February 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
LOW FUEL GAUGE. SENDING UNIT DOESN'T WORK. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383229February 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLES FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. HE MENTIONED THAT THE DEVICE STARTED SHOWING AN INACCURATE READING AND NOW IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 03/29/11 *BF UPDATED 05/02/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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