Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2007)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10476980September 25, 2012
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE SENSORS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476838September 24, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS FULL WHEN FILLED WITH GAS BUT AFTER 20 MILES OR SO IT INDICATES EMPTY. CALLED DEALER AND WAS TOLD GM WILL REPLACE FOR 1/2 PRICE. DOESN'T MAKE SENSE IT'S A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476489September 19, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING WITH THE WHOLE FAMILY IN THE CAR, IT WAS RAINING THAT MORNING AND ONLY A MINUTE INTO OUR DRIVE, THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW ROLLED DOWN BY ITSELF...HE PUSHED THE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOW TO GO BACK UP..THE WINDOW WENT BACK UP AND NOT EVEN 30SECONDS LATER IT ROLLED DOWN AGAIN ON ITS OWN...AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME SMOKE STARTED BILLOWING OUT OF THE DRIVERS DOOR, THE SMOKE FILLED THE CAR, IT SMELLED LIKE AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. WE WERE ONLY A BLOCK FROM HOME SO WE TOOK THE CAR HOME, PULLED THE INTERIOR FROM THE DOOR WHERE WE DISCOVERED THE SWITCHES THAT CONTROL THE LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND SIDE MIRRORS WERE ALL MELTED AND STILL SMOKING...WE DISCONNECTED ALL THE SWITCHES AND ARE WITHOUT USE OF ANY DRIVERS DOOR ELECTRICAL SWITCHES. *TR UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ UPDATED 10/04/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475893September 18, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WAS MELTING AND EXTREMELY HOT TO THE TOUCH. THE SWITCH BURNED OUT AND WE HAD TO REMOVE IT TO PREVENT A POTENTIAL FIRE. I TELEPHONED GM ABOUT IT AS THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON MY YEAR AND MODEL OF CAR BUT I WAS TOLD MY CAR DIDN'T FALL INTO THE RECALL. CLEARLY I HAVE THE SAME ISSUE THAT WAS REPORTED BY OTHERS AND THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THAT SWITCH SINCE I OWNED THE VEHICLE. IT WOULD STOP WORKING THEN COME BACK ON. I TOOK IT TO THEM ONCE BEFORE BUT THE SWITCH WAS WORKING SO THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 10/24/12*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2012 *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475611September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WENT OUT TO OUR CAR AFTER CHURCH AND NOTICED THE WINDOW WAS PART WAY DOWN ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THERE WAS THIS STRONG SMELL OF BURNING ELECTRONICS. THE DOOR'S ELECTRONICS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475665September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED TO NHTSA FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES AND I WAS IN CONTACT WITH [XXX] FROM NHTSA. AFTER RECALL WAS ISSUED, I CONTACT GM REGARDING THE SITUATION SO THAT I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR CHARGES DUE TO THIS RECALL AND GM HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE THEY SAID BASED ON MY VIN. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND WAS PART OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION PROCESS FOR THIS RECALL THAT GM IS NOT HONORING THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE MATCHES ALL THE RECALL INFORMATION, YET GM SAYS IT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND REFUSES TO HELP ME. PLEASE HELP? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475676September 17, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR HAS A DELAY IN STARTING. STARTS TO TURN OVER, BUT SOUNDS LIKE ITS TRYING TOO HARD. ONCE STARTED THE CLOCK RESETS TO 1200 AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WHEN THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED FOR A CODE THE ONLY THING THAT CAME UP HAD TO DO WITH THE GAS CAP NOT BEING ON TIGHT. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH MORE FREQUENCY REGARDLESS OF HOW TIGHT THE GAS CAP IS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NO LONGER COMING ON. BATTERY GAUGE IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE ONCE IT STARTS AND DOES NOT DRAIN. WONDERING IF IT COULD POSSIBLE BE A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T ATTEMPT A FIX AS THEY CANNOT GET THE PROBLEM TO DUPLICATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475399September 14, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE REGISTERS AT START-UP, BUT DROPS TO EMPTY WITHIN FIVE MINUTES OF STARTING WHILE VEHICLE IS RUNNING WITH NO WAY TO EVALUATE HOW MUCH FUEL IS LEFT IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475316September 13, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR STARTED TO SMOKE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474465September 10, 2012
POWER TRAIN
FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473677September 3, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN AT LEAST 1/2 TANK OF GAS IN VEHICLE. ONGOING PROBLEM. IT LOOKS TO ME LIKE THIS IS OR SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473483August 30, 2012
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE ALWAYS READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ALWAYS STAYED ON. THE SEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A DEFECT AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HE WAS INFORMED PART OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE PAID BY GM AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMAINING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT WAS RECALLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473109August 30, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE WINDOW AND LOCK CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING, AND WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNT. MY HUSBAND TOOK APART THE PIECE, TO FIND THE PART HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE OR SMOKE OR SOMETHING. A BIG HOLE WITH MELTED PLASTIC. THIS HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY, AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET IN THE CAR TODAY IS WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473110August 30, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. I RESET MY TRIP METER EVERY TIME I GET GAS. SO I NOW THAT WHEN I HIT 300 MILES ITS TIME. WHEN I FILL UP, THE GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN PAST E, AND ONCE I HIT ABOUT 50 MILES ON THE TRIP METER, IT RESETS ITSELF AND GOES TO THE APPROPRIATE SPOT. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS. IF I CAN'T AFFORD TO FILL UP THE TANK ($90) A POP, ITS A RISK, AND WITH 2 KIDS, ITS A BIG ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472583August 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JUST GOT HOME AND IT WAS RAINING. I HURRIED UP AND GOT OUT OF MY DRIVER DOOR. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED GOT BACK IN MY TRAILBLAZER AND NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL, AND THAT MY POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I TOOK OF THE TOP PANEL FOR THE MASTER WINDOW I SAW THAT IT HAD BURNED THE PANEL AND EVEN SOME OF THE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473382August 27, 2012
TIRES:VALVE
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VALVE STEM CAPS AND TIRE PRESSURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, AN ICON ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNSCREW THE VALVE STEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE HAD TO USE A SMALL BOX WRENCH IN ORDER TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON THE CAP. IT TURNED A LITTLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VALVE CAP BROKE OFF THE TIRE. THE TIRE THEN DEFLATED AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE. HE WAS UNABLE TO SCREW THE VALVE CAP BACK ON THE STEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VALVE STEM CAP WAS CORRODED DUE TO THE SALT USED ON THE ROADS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF WISCONSIN. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD DESIGN. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT VALVE STEM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE VALVE REPLACED AT A COST OF $87.00 THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANOTHER VALVE STEM BROKE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472665August 27, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
MY TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED IN THE MORNING. WHEN I APPROACHED MY CAR TO GO HOME AFTER WORK, I FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LOWERED. I ENTERED MY CAR AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I OPENED THE WINDOW MODULE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS BURNED. I TRIED TO BUY THE WINDOW MODULE VIA ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON BY NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472688August 27, 2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE QUITS WORKING.. THIS HAPPENED 2 YRS AGO AND THE DEALER FIXED IT.. NOW IT'S MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN.. I CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED THE FIRST TIME AND GOT NO WHERE.. FROM READING CAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD.. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT A SAFE VEHICLE THAT CALCULATES HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THEIR VEHICLE.. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR YEARS.. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472436August 25, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, I WENT TO TURN THE AC ON AND THERE WAS BEEPING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, ABS/STABILITY, AND A FEW OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON. THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AND THE AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP IS TO TURN THE A/C OFF OR EITHER TURN IT UP TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL (5). IF IT IS ON 5 AND I TRY TO TURN IT DOWN, THE BEEPING STARTS AND THE LIGHTS COME ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST HAPPEN RANDOMLY EVEN IF I DON'T TOUCH THE AIR. ONCE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 MPH, IT RANDOMLY HAPPENED AND MY CAR STALLED AND SLOWED DOWN AS IF IT WERE CUTTING OFF WHICH SCARED ME SO BADLY BECAUSE IF MY CAR HAD CUT OFF I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR EVEN WITH IT SLOWING DOWN THE WAY IT DID. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWING OUT OF NOWHERE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I LOVE MY TRUCK SO MUCH, BUT AM CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT IF I CANNOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472377August 24, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS. STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE PULLED OUT THE DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND SAID IT HAD STARTED TO BURN. THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE UNIT WAS MELTED. THIS RENDERED ALL OF THE BUTTONS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DOOR TO MINIMIZE FURTHER RISK. *TR UPDATED 9/13/12 *CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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