Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10378228January 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH LESS THAN 50,000 MILES, THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR JUST WENT OUT. THE ESTIMATE WAS NEARLY A THOUSAND DOLLARS.....THIS OF COURSE IS NOT COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE PRICE OF THIS VEHICLE WHEN I PURCHASED IN FEB OF 2010. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON AT ALL TIMES. I ESTIMATE FUEL MILEAGE WITH EVERY FILL UP. BUTT I AM DISABLED, AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS SOMEWHERE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS NOT AN OPTION. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THINKING I WOULD BE SAFE DRIVING IT. I CAN'T AFFORD AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR LIKE THIS.I HAVE OWNED GM ALL MY LIFE....VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378237January 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT OPERATES INCORRECTLY. THE SPEED INDICATOR STICKS, GOES OVER 120 MILES AN HOUR AND STAYS THERE, AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS AN EVERYDAY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378255January 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2003. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS USUAL. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND OTHER VARIOUS LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, I.E. CHANGE OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A CHEVROLET DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $420,00. IT WORKS PERIODICALLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAD A RECALL FOR A SHORT TIME AND DID NOT NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS. I ONLY FOUND ABOUT THIS WHEN A FRIEND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER TAHOE AND SHE HAD TALKED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID HE FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS AND FOUND OUR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT NOTIFY IT'S CUSTOMERS. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DOCTORS APPT. THAT ARE AT LEAST 75 MILES ONE WAY AND I WORRY ABOUT GETTING A TICKET OR HAVING FURTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378297January 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPOLY AND ROOF CAVED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378140January 21, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4WD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE STABILITRAK SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. SHE STATED THAT THE STABILITRAK DOES NOT WORK WHILE DRIVING OVER AN ICE PATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE WHO RESET THE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES FOR THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT FROM TWO WHEEL TO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE LIGHT. OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER AND EVENTUALLY THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378192January 21, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WENT TO FILL UP MY GAS TANK AND THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I CAN NOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IN MY TRUCK AND I'M AFRAID THAT MY TRUCK WILL GIVE OUT OF GAS, STALL, AND I GET REAR ENDED. THIS IS DANGEROUS. ALSO, AT ABOUT 85,000 THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED. IT READS 0 WHEN I'M DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378212January 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILS TO REGISTER THE ACTUAL READINGS FOR SPEED AND/OR RPMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378009January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AS IT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378023January 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A FUEL LINE LEAK AND MY HUSBAND GOT ON-LINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS POSSIBLY GOING TO BE A RECALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF "SPECIAL COVERAGE" FOR THIS. HE ASKED ME MY MILEAGE AND THE VIN NUMBER THEN PUT ME ON HOLD. THEN HE CAME BACK ON LINE AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRAILBLAZER WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR THE COVERAGE. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S ONLY 7 YRS. OLD AND I DON'T THINK THAT MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT ARE PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE. SO THEREFORE I HAVE NO VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED AND THE COST IS SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AND I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING MYSELF TO AND FROM WORK AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE ME TO AND FROM PLACES. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE AND THAT CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS. I HAVE READ ON-LINE OF ALOT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378054January 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 01V126000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378949January 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUTMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK AT TIMES....DOOR LOCKS LOCK AND UNLOCK BY THEIRSELVES AT TIMES...BEEN HAPPENING FOR A LONG TIME...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380353January 19, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE AND FILLED UP THE TANK AND THE GAS GUAGE STILL READ EMPTY AND WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT IS NOT ACCURATE AND JUMPS AROUND. DURING THE DRIVE I WAS ON A ROAD GOING 50MPH AND SLOWED DOWN IN A TOWN TO 30MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 35MPH AND WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. I HAD A 3 HOUR COMMUTE AND DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING TO 80% OF IT. UPON RESEARCHING THESE ISSUES, IT APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE AND IS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO FIX, JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN A YEAR LATER. THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY OWNED BY A FAMILY MEMBER AND WAS WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377789January 19, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SINCE JUNE 2010, THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL FUEL LEVEL, IT READS AT 1/4 TANK OR BELOW, WHICH CAUSES ME TO RELY ON MY TRIP ODOMETER TO ESTIMATE MY CURRENT FUEL LEVELS. I HAVE CHECKED WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY ARE CHARGING BETWEEN $500 - $800 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM! AS THE PREVIOUS OWNER OF TWO GM VEHICLES AND THE DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER OF GENERAL MOTORS RETIREES', I AM SORELY DISAPPOINTED IN GENERAL MOTORS REFUSAL TO ADMIT THE FAILURE OF THE FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377149January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT REGISTER AN ACCURATE READING AFTER FUEL WAS DISPENSED INTO THE FUEL TANK TO THE FULL CAPACITY LEVEL. A TRIP METER WAS USED TO MONITOR THE DISTANCE TRAVELED AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS THE STATE INSPECTION DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. UPDATED 02/11/11*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377165January 19, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR VEHICLE WITH OUR TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER OF OUR VEHICLE FAULTED. IT STARTED SHOWING SHE WAS GOING 110 THEN 20MPH THEN 50MPH AND SO ON AND SO ON. SHE PULLED OVER, PHONED ME AND WE CALLED OUR INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF TOWING COULD BE PROVIDED. IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER 2HRS FOR TOWING ASSISTANCE SO SHE TRAVELED THE REST OF THE TRIP (APPROX 105MILES) FOLLOWING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN HOPES THAT THEY WERE TRAVELING AT A SAFE SPEED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, BROUGTH MY VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP AND THEY EXPLAINED IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH A 05 TRAILBLAZER AND THE GM HAD A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT FOR REPLACEMENT OF THIS PART THEY STATE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THIS LITIGATION AND WE WERE STUCK PAYING THE BILL. NOT ONLY DOES GM KNOW THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY ARE UNWILLING TO COMPENSATE OR TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM VERY UPSET AND FRUSTRATED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND THE FACT THE GM HAS NOT OFFERED ANY REMORSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377200January 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER NOT WORKING AND HAVE NOT BEEN FOR OVER 1 YR. OTHER GAUGES WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. WILL COST TOO MUCH TO TAKE TO DEALER TO GET FIXED AND HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF OTHER VEHICLES SAME YR HAVING SAME ISSUES. THEY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THESE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377892January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
JUST LIKE OTHERS MY 2006 TRAILBLAZERS FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES. I AM TOLD IT IS THE FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR AND WILL COST ABOUT $450 TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377942January 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAS GUAGE STOPPED WORKING THEN I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE AND WENT FROM 50 MPH THEN INTO A TOWN WHICH WAS 30 MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 36 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN THE REST OF THE TRIP. I DID NOT KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND GOT PULLED OVER FOR SPEEDING. THIS IS AN ISSUE. BOTH OF THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2005 TRAIL BLAZER SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO A LOT OF PEOPLE AMONG OTHER ISSUES WITHIN THE DASH. CHEVY REALLY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL BECAUSE AFTER PAYING $700 TO FIX THE GAS GUAGE, IT WENT OUT AGAIN LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. I WAS ALSO QUOTED OVER $500 TO FIX THE SPEEDOMETER. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE!? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377002January 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE READING FLUCTUATED AND SUDDENLY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000. UPDATED 2/28/11 *CN UPDATED 03/03/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377026January 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS ON THE DASH NOT WORKING, AND ALSO THE HOT /COLD LIGHTS ON THE HEATER CONSOLE IN THE FRONT JUST QUIT WORKING, AND ONLY 43,000 MILES IT MAKES IT COMPLICATED AT NIGHT TO SEE HOW MUCH GAS YOU HAVE OR HOW FAST YOUR GOING. ALSO THE AIR/HEAT UNIT ON THE CONSOLE FOR THE BACK SEAT JUST QUIT WORKING, SO IF I HAVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR WITH ME, THEN THEY JUST FREEZE TO DEATH IN THE BACK SEATS, BECAUSE THERE IS NO HEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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