Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10379306January 27, 2011
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AT THE END OF 2007. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SERVICE ISSUES WITH THE CAR, MOST NOTABLY A FAULTY FRONT AXLE THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED. IN JANUARY 2009, MY SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT PUT MY CAR INTO 4WD. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM AND RETURNED MY CAR TO ME. A WEEK LATER, I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE SNOW IN 4WD, GETTING READY TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY, WHEN THE CAR STALLED AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS AND AGAIN COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY RETURNED MY CAR TO ME AND SAID "YOU PROBABLY GOT SNOW IN YOUR MUFFLER". I DROVE MY CAR IN 4WD PERIODICALLY FOR THE NEXT 19 MONTHS TRUSTING THAT MY CAR WAS SAFE. WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE END OF NOV 2010, I TOOK MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME I HAD A BAD FRONT AXLE AND 5 BAD GEARS THAT WERE BINDING, AND THAT I COULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR IN 4WD UNTIL THIS WAS REPAIRED. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO HAVE AN O2 SENSOR REPLACED, SEVERAL BODY SYSTEM REPAIRS, AND YESTERDAY MY SERVICE STABILITRACK LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON UNTIL I RESTARTED THE CAR. I HAVE ASKED CHEVY TO BUY BACK MY CAR, AS IT IS CLEAR I HAVE A POORLY MANUFACTURED AND UNSAFE VEHICLE, AND THEY HAVE ONLY OFFERED TO COVER MY BODY SYSTEMS PARTS UNDER WARRANTY. I FEEL UNSAFE IN MY CAR AND I DON' T KNOW WHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379319January 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NOT READING PRPER SPEED. STAYS AT O SOMETIMES, AND THEN YOU COULD BE GOING 25, AND IT READS 75. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378708January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GM IS HAVING AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE ON MANY 2004 VEHICLES RESULTING IN GRADUAL DETERIORATION OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PERFORMANCE. IT STARTS WITH THE SPEEDOMETER FAILING, READING 120 MPH WHILE SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. THEN THE FUEL GAUGE, LOW FUEL LIGHT WILL COME ON, THEN WHILE DRIVING TO A FUEL STATION IT WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO 1/2 TANK READING OR MORE. NEXT IS THE TACHOMETER, IT WILL BOUNCE FROM 2000 RPM TO OVER 6000 RPM (RED LINE) ALSO WHILE SITTING AT STOP SIGN OR PARKED IN A PARKING SPACE. FINALLY THE OIL AND COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGES READ HOT (PAST RED LINE) AT INITIAL START UP FROM SITTING 12 HOURS IN -3 DEGREE WEATHER. AN ONLINE SEARCH HAS FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AROUND THE UNITED STATES EXTENDING BEYOND THE TRAILBLAZER TO OTHER VEHICLES. THIS SAME ISSUE WAS RECALLED ON GM TRUCKS BUT THE OTHER VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE OPERATOR HAS NO ACCURATE IDEA OF MPH, RPM, OIL OR WATER TEMPERATURE AND BATTERY CHARGE. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST TO REPLACE THE BAD COMPUTER BOARD IS $500 TO $1000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378720January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DISPLAY THE SPEED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO DID NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378767January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LIKE MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2007 TRAILBLAZER, I HAVE EXPERIENCED FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT NEEDS REPLACEMENT IN THE FOUR YEARS I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE, AND GM IS NOT COVERING IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE GAUGE GOES DOWN TO ZERO AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR CHIMES. LAST TIME AROUND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378760January 26, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE CONSTANTLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND QUOTED AN ESTIMATED REPAIR COST FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378835January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NONE OF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE WORKING IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT BEGAN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULDN'T WORK AT TIMES THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY START WORKING AND THEN THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO AND IT WOULD START AT 10 OR 15. I GOT A TICKET ONCE BECAUSE THE TROOPER SAID I WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH & THE GAUGE WAS READING 60MPH. THE OTHER GAUGES BEGAN TO GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378841January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER WON'T GO BACK TO ZERO AND STICKS MAKING IT LOOK LIKE YOU ARE GOING 90-120 MPH. IT COST $450 TO GET THE CLUSTER PANEL REPLACED AND SHOULD BE UNDER THE RECALL ALONG WITH THE CHEVROLET TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379236January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IN FACT THE VERY 1ST TIME I HAD TO USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT DID NOT WORK! THE DEALER, CHEVROLET OF HERSHEY WOULD KEEP THE SERVICE TICKET OPEN FOR A MONTH AT A TIME AND NOW I EXPECT I KNOW WHY SINCE THIS COULD HAVE COME UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE MORE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE THE 4WD AND THIS CAUSED, WITHOUT A DOUBT CAUSED THE NEED TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION! I ALSO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND TIME OFF FROM WORK NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MANY '02 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378879January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE SEEN ACROSS MANY WEBSITES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS MALFUNCTION. WELL, OUR VEHICLE IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. MY MECHANIC SAYS HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND SAYS IT WILL COST ABOUT $600 TO REPAIR. HE SUGGESTED CONTACTING CHEVY, BUT I HAVE SEEN THAT CHEVY IS NOT INTERESTED IN RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. I FIGURED IF THEY ARE GETTING ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO THE NTSB, MAYBE THEY WILL RECALL THE EQUIPMENT AND I CAN GET IT PROPERLY REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378581January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AFTER DISPENSING FUEL OF ANY FUEL LEVEL INTO THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL ASSEMBLY WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THEY ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE DEFECTIVE FUEL ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378573January 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378640January 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I AM HAVING MULTIPLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THEY HAVE DONE RECALLS ON EVERY TYPE OF CHEVY TRUCK BUT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER AS WELL? I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS AFTER FORUMS AND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING AND GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS NEEDS FIXED OTHERWISE THERE MAY BE FATAL ACCIDENTS BY ENGINES BLOWING UP FROM THE OIL PSI GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND SO ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378382January 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10378405January 24, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378417January 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER KEEPS BREAKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378404January 24, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE CRUISE CONTROL AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378495January 24, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY WHEN IT IS FULL THAN EVENTUALLY IT WILL RETURN TO FULL AFTER DRIVING IT SOMETIME FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING THIS HAPPENED TO ALOT OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT. THEY ARE SAYING THE REPAIR CAN RUN ANYWHERE FROM 400 TO 900 DOLLARS..WHICH THIS IS NOT FAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378303January 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. MY GAS LIGHT STAYS ON CONTINUALLY AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON PERIODICALLY. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT THE COST OF REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED ON MY WARRANTY. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378350January 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEPPER MOTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 146000 MILES WENT BAD. DOES NOT READ CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS WORKING THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES. WAS TOLD MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS HAVE FAILED AND WERE REPLACED VIA RECALL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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