Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10377753January 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY RPM GAUGES STARTED MESSING UP NEED MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED NEXT. THEY STARTED STICKING AND JUMPING UP. MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY SO I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT GOING ON WITH IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377112January 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
OUR 2005 TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERY COMPLAINT I HAVE READ ON THIS SITE. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING AND THE SPEEDOMETER STICKS AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES. I READ THAT THERE HAS BEEN A PETITION INVOLVING THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. I WILL BE GETTING MORE INVOLVED WITH THIS. I WILL BE ALSO CALLING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376885January 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376898January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM IS ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE ENTIRE DASH GAUGES MALFUNCTION OCCASIONALLY, FROM SPEEDOMETER TO BATTERY GAUGE TO OIL PRESSURE GAUGE TO WATER TEMP GAUGE TO RPM GAUGE. I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS PROBLEM NOT ONLY IN THE USA, BUT AROUND THE WORLD, JUST READ THE FORUM ON EDMUNDS.COM AND YOU WILL SEE. I USUALLY TEMPORARILY FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF UNTIL THE GAUGES FULLY RESET, BUT THAT PUTS A LOT OF STRAIN ON THE STARTER. PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION TO TRIGGER A RECALL BECAUSE CHEVY DEALERS WANT US OWNERS TO SHELL OUT $100 TO FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM WE ALREADY KNOW AND THEN WANT TO GOUGE US FOR ANOTHER $700-$1000 TO FIX. THAT IS TOTALLY UNCALLED FOR, FOR A PART ON THE VEHICLE WHICH IS VITAL TO DRIVERS, THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377609January 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT READING CORRECTLY. AT SOME TIMES IT WOULD READ 100 MPH WHEN DOING 30 MPH. IT THEN WORSENED TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS AT NOW. THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE TACHOMETER HAS MALFUNCTIONED THE SAME WAY AS WELL. THIS HAS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DRIVER HAS NO WAY OF TRULY KNOWING HOW FAST THEY ARE DRIVING. I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS ISSUE, AND THEY REFUSE TO SEE THAT THOUSANDS OF THESE VEHICLES ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376915January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, GAS, AND TACH GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, WOULD WORK SOME AND THEN GRADUALLY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER, SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON APPROX 20MPH OR 120MPH, GAS GAUGE OFF METER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376909January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS A SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER THAT QUIT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. I CONTACTED A GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. MY CARS INSPECTIONS RUNS OUT SOON AND CANT BE INSPECTED TILL THIS ISSUE IS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10377610January 17, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MISLEADING INFORMATION ON THE SPEEDOMETER OF THE TRAILBLAZER. THE HAS STOPPED REGISTERING THE CORRECT SPEED DURING TRAVEL. WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 20 MPH. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR DRIVERS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED THEY ARE CURRENTLY TRAVELING. WHILE TRAVELING AT 45 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 75 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376918January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ONE SEASONABLY WINTER DAY. I HAD THE HEATER MOTOR REPLACED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND BACK WIPER MOTOR JUST A MONTH BEFORE THIS.THEN THE HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT, AND DID SO NUMEROUS TIMES AS I TRAVELED ON A 20 DEGREE DAY. IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTER THAT FOR THE MOST PART THAT DAY. I LATER GOT INTO IT AND AGAIN HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE OR TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HAD GROUND WIRES CLEANED ONLY TO HAVE IT RECUR A WEEK LATER. I DO MOST OF MY DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON I HAD ENOUGH. THIS HAD BECOME QUITE COSTLY AND MY MECHANIC WAS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON A MYSTERY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376936January 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND IN THE SUMMER OF 2010 I FILLED MY CAR UP WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE WENT OVER TO EMPTY. THE NEEDLE WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH FROM EMPTY TO FULL SO I DIDN'T KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I REALLY HAD. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY KNEW EXACTLY WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. THEY SAID THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WOULD COST ABOUT $1000 TO REPAIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH MOST TRAILBLAZERS. I BELIEVE THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL IF YOU ARE ABOUT TO RUN OUT OF GAS OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376942January 17, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS ISSUE IS WITH THE 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS MODEL. THE ISSUE IS WITH THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. THIS PART WILL FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AND OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AT 50K MILES. THE FAILURE IS PERMANENT AND WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE FAIL ANY STATE REQUIRED SAFETY INSPECTIONS. THE ISSUE CAN BE CORRECTED. IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $100 FOR THE PART. LABOR COSTS ANYWHERE BETWEEN $400-$500. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376971January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER JUST FROZE UP. SITTING STILL, I AM DOING 90 MPH. I TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO RESET IT, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376848January 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER JUST QUIT WORKING. WE CAN BE SITTING AT A COMPLETE STOP AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 50MPH. IT WILL RANDOMLY CHANGE AND LATER WILL EVEN DROP BELOW THE ZERO MARK. WE HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST WE ARE TRAVELING WHEN THIS OCCURS. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING FROM OH TO IN, I HAD TO GUESS HOW FAST I WAS GOING ON THE FREEWAY. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED OUR READING 45MPH, SO I ESTIMATED THAT I HAD TO TRAVEL AT 110 MPH TO GO 65MPH. THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE WHEN I NOTICED THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS JUMPING FROM ONE SPEED TO THE NEXT, NOT GRADUALLY CLIMBING LIKE IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN. THIS PROBLEM IS A RANDOM OCCURRENCE. I NEVER KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THAT CAN ENSUE. SPEEDING TICKETS, ENDANGERING OTHERS' AS WELL AS OUR OWN LIVES BY DRIVING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW, OR CAUSING ACCIDENTS IN GENERAL. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM UNDEREMPLOYED AND WE CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT THIS TIME. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376862January 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTRUMENT PANEL QUITS FUNCTIONING AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND MAY START WORKING AT ANYTIME, ACCURACY IS QUESTIONABLE. THIS INCLUDES SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, CHARGING AND FUEL GAUGES. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376874January 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HVAC BLOWER STOPPED WORKING ON HI SPEED. VEHICLE INTERIOR LIGHTS DIMMED FOR ABOUT 1 SEC CORRESPONDING TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL VOLTMETER FALLING TO THE LOW END OF NORMAL. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL BRIGHTNESS AND THE VOLTMETER RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION WITH ENGINE RUNNING-A LITTLE ABOVE THE MIDDLE INDICATING CHARGING CONDITION. UPON INSPECTION THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND HARNESS MELTED TOGETHER. PIN G OF THE BLOWER RESISTOR MELTED THE PLASTIC AROUND IT. REPLACED THE BLOWER RESISTOR. NOTE: NO FUSES BLEW. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376769January 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. AS A RESULT, MY WIFE AND I ARE NEVER FULLY AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A DEFECT AS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376787January 15, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1-15-11 MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 20MPH. AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, SHUT THE CAR OFF, ONCE STARTED IT WAS STUCK JUST BELOW 10 MPH. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE TODAY IS 30 DEGREES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376809January 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1, NORMAL DRIVING BEFORE FAILURE. 2. THE SPEEDOMETER IS ENTIRELY INACCURATE EVEN IN PARK. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE OR CAN BE DONE TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376810January 15, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1. NORMAL DRIVING. 2. THE RPM GAUGE WORKS ERRATICALLY AND IS NEVER ACCURATE. 3. WE COULD NOT FIND A REPLACEMENT PART AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376811January 15, 2011
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
1. NORMAL DRIVING, 2. THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT EJECT THE CD, 3. ATTEMPTED TO GET IT OUT AND THEN RESEARCHED FOR HOW TO'S AND FOUND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT GETTING A NEW STEREO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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