Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10379863February 1, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 TRAILBLAZER IS MISLEADING. YOU CAN BE DOING 70MPH AND IT WILL ONLY REGISTER 50 MPH. SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE DOING 20 MPH AND IT WILL REGISTER 120 MPH. THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING AND THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 56,361 MILES ON IT. *LN
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0
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0
#10379900February 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACH AND SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER OCCASIONALLY WORKS BUT 99% OF THE TIME TELLS ME I'M GOING FASTER OR SLOWER THAN I AM. I AM CURRENTLY USING MY GPS, BUT AS WE ALL KNOW WITH GPS, IT'S NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON MOUTAINS AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS 100% ACCURATE SO I BASICALLY GUESS HOW FAST I AM GOING WHEN TRAVELING THROUGH WV. I CONTACTED GM DEALER, NO RECALLS THAT I AM AWARE OF BUT THOUSANDS OF ONLINE POST OF THIS PROBLEM. *LN
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#10379675January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 1/23/2011 I WAS ON A TRIP, 77 MILES FROM HOME, WHEN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT CRAZY. I THOUGHT MY ENGINE WOULD BLOW BECAUSE THE RPM GAUGE WENT OFF THE CHARTS, THEN WOULDN'T READ ANYTHING. THEN MY SPEEDOMETER DID THE SAME. I HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS GOING, ON THE INTERSTATE. I WAS WORRIED, SO I MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE, AND STAYED BEHIND THE SLOWER TRAFFIC TO BE SAFE. WHEN I GOT HOME, I STOPPED AT MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT ALMOST EVERY TRAILBLAZER OVER 80,000 MILES IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. THE PROBLEM COULD BE MY INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPUTER, OR ONE OF SEVERAL BAD MODULES. THE CAN DOES NOT SHOW ANY ERROR CODE, SO THE COST TO REPAIR RANGES FROM $600 TO OVER $1500 DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES YOUR REPAIR PERSON TO FIND THE PROBLEM. AFTER MY DIAGNOSIS I WAS ANGRY, I AM TIRED OF REPAIRING ITEMS ON THIS CAR. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF IT WAS RARE, OR IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE PROBLEM, AND AN EXACT REPAIR. ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM I FOUND OVER 1,300 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND ALMOST 19,000 TRAILBLAZER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO BELIEVE THAT ALL TRAILBLAZERS WILL HAVE THIS ISSUE, AND THAT GM SHOULD FIX IT, WITH A RECALL REPAIR. I HAVE SENT COMPLAINTS TO GM, BUT NO RESPONSE HAS BEEN GIVEN. *TR
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#10379743January 31, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS DRIVING THE TRAILBLAZER WENT TO PUT GAS IN IT AT QT AND FILLED THE CAR FULL OF 87. WENT TO START THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS GAUGE IS AT EMPTY AND THE LIGHT IS ON. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE CAR IS TURNED ON THIER IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR MOTOR IS FINE NOT RUNNING HOT OR ANYTHING OIL IS FINE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10379787January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. WOULD NOT START TODAY, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT GAS AND VOLTAGE GAUGE DON'T REGISTER. KEYS AND KEY FOBS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED ALSO ONLY SAYS UNKNOWN DRIVER .IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL OR EVEN MAKE NOISE, BATTERY,ALTERNATOR,STARTER AND ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. THERE IS NO SECURITY LIGHT THAT STAYS ON AND MY KEY WILL REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION! FRONT DOOR WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK OR RADIO.....ALL LIGHTS, A/C, BACK WINDOWS, SUNROOF, POWER SEATS WORK!.......HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *TR
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0
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#10379586January 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE, FIRST 150MPH THEN 40 THEN 60 , IT GOES ALL OVER THE PLACE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE 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. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10379591January 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE. ONCE ON DECEMBER 4TH AND YESTERDAY JANUARY 29TH. BOTH TIMES ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
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#10379597January 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 50 MPH AND THEN YOU SLOW DOWN. THE SPEEDOMETER STAYS AT 50 MPH THEN WHEN YOU SPEED UP IT GOES UP ACCORDINGLY. WHEN YOU STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS YOU ARE STILL GOING 30 MPH. THEN YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND START IT TO TRY AND RESET IT. DOING THIS ONLY TAKES 8 MPH OFF SO IT TAKES A WHILE. IT SEEMS TO DO IT MORE IN THE COLD WEATHER THAN IN WARM WEATHER. I THINK THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST/ SLOW YOU ARE TRULY GOING. AND WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER DOES DECLINE WITH YOUR SPEED IT IS VERY JERKY AND STICKS. *TR
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0
Deaths:
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#10379603January 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A TRAILBLAZER LT AND THE LIGHTS HAVE A SERIOUS FLICKERING PROBLEM GOING DOWN THE ROAD. IT IS ACTUALLY DANGEROUS! WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE LIGHTS JUST FLICKER TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CHEVY CLAIMS THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. THERE HAS BEEN NO CORRECTIONS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I EXPLAINED HOW WOULD THIS PERSON FEEL IF THEY HAD THEIR CHILD IN THE CAR WHEN YOUR TRAILBLAZER WAS FACING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND YOUR LIGHTS FLICKERED CAUSING THE OPPOSING TRAFFIC TO COME INTO YOUR LANE? THIS IS NOT SAFE....SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND RECALL IT!!! *TR
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0
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0
#10379613January 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. I UNDERSTAND NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE CAR MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY IF GAS NOT FLOWING PROPERLY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379621January 30, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
FRONT END PROBLEMS , 4 WHEEL LOW COMES ON AT ANYTIME . PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER .. *TR
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#10379530January 29, 2011
EQUIPMENT
SPEEDOMETER JUST WENT HAYWIRE. READINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED. SAME AS MANY OTHERS HAVE REPORTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *LN
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#10380389January 29, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED AND READS ANYTHING IT WANTS. YOU CAN BE DOING 25MPH AND IT WILL READ 110MPH OR YOU CAN BE DOING 60MPH AND IT WILL REGISTER 45MPH. THERE ARE A MILLION COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT GM SPEEDOMETERS AND OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS FAILING. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. GM IS JUST PASSING THE BUCK WHEN YOU ASK FOR HELP. JUST GO TO GOOGLE AND ASK FOR GM INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE AND COUNT THE COMPLAINTS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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#10379386January 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY MY RPM JOLT UP TO FIVE A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. IF I EVEN TOUCH GAS A LITTLE RPM JUMP TO FIVE AND TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD. CAR BEHIND ME SLAMS ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I THROW ON CAUTIONS AND HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD WHILE CARS ARE TRYING TO GER AROUND ME AT TEN AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND LOAD OUR THREE KIDS IN HIS TINY ECLIPSE WELL AFTER BEDTIME TO DRIVE THE 40 MINUTES TO COME GET ME AND PAY 150 DOLLARS TO HAVE CAR TOWED OFF SIDE OF ROAD BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHERE IT NOW SITTING WITH BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379494January 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT, EXT FUEL SENSOR DOES NOT REGISTER FUEL LEVEL IN TANK AFTER FILLING UP. (A FULL TANK READS EMPTY). THE FUEL TANK LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON MAKING IT UNUSABLE. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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#10380476January 28, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE HAS BEEN INACCURATE SINCE WE BOUGHT IT USED IN 2007. IT WOULD GO FROM 1/4 TANK TO OUT OF GAS IN LESS THAN 15 MILES. RAN OUT OF GAS 3 TIMES, TWICE WHEN THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS NOT EVEN ON. ONCE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, VERY DANGEROUS. THIS INCIDENT REPORT IS FOR RECENT PROBLEM: AFTER FILLING THE TANK COMPLETELY WITH GAS, THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. EVEN AFTER TURNING IT ON AND OFF, LIGHT STAYED ON. THEN THE GAUGE FLUCTUATED FROM EMPTY TO FULL BACK TO EMPTY WHILE DRIVING. FUEL GAUGE IS NOW WORKS SPORADICALLY BUT NEVER SURE IF IT IS CORRECT. I NEED TO TRACK MILEAGE BETWEEN FILL-UPS TO ENSURE THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK. SINCE WE HAVE MULTIPLE DRIVERS IN THE FAMILY, THIS IS A NERVE-RACKING SYSTEM.
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#10379334January 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. 2 THOUSAND MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED MY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR WENT OUT. I HAVE COME TO FIND THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379262January 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS. SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER DISPLAY INACCURATE INFORMATION. SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 60 MPH WHILE AT A RED LIGHT. TACHOMETER DOES NOT GO TO ZERO EVEN WHEN ENGINE IS OFF. *TR
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#10379271January 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS INACCURATE. IT WILL READ VARIOUS SPEEDS AT ALL TIMES. FROM A STAND STILL, IT WILL READ ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 80 MPH. *TR
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Injuries:
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Deaths:
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#10379287January 27, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. HAS NOT WORKED FOR A LONG TIME NOW. I WILL NOT PAY 800.00 TO GET IT FIXED. STOPPED WORKING AT AROUND 60,000 MILES. FINALLY RAN OUT OF GAS 1/25/11. I DID NOT KNOW THE POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT WORKING. I WAS SCARED I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I FINALLY DID, IT WAS HARD, BUT THANK GOD AND LUCKILY DID NOT GO OVER THE EMBANKMENT. *TR
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