Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10375322January 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
UPON FILLING UP THE GAS TANK ON THE VEHICLE, THE GAS GAGE DROPPED TO "EMPTY". THE GAS GAGE THEN WENT TO HALF AND RETURNED TO EMPTY SEVERAL TIMES. THE GAS GAGE FINALLY RETURNED TO FULL, THE CORRECT LEVEL. HOWEVER, SEVERAL MINUTES LATER, WHILE TRAVELING OVER A NARROW TWO-LANE BRIDGE, I WAS STARTLED BY THE SOUND OF A WARNING CHIME. WHILE TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE WARNING I WAS DISTRACTED AND ALMOST CAUSED A COLLISION ON THE BRIDGE. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE GAS LEVEL HAD RETURNED TO THE EMPTY LEVEL EVEN THOUGH THE TANK WAS FULL. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT SUBSEQUENTLY CAME ON. I DID SOME ON-LINE RESEARCH (GOOGLE "TRAILBLAZER FUEL DEFECTS") AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMMENTS FROM TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAD EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THE YEAR OF VEHICLE RANGES FROM 2003 TO 2008. MANY OF THESE OWNERS STATE THAT DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAGE THEY HAD RUN OUT OF GAS WHILE IN MOTION THEREBY ENDANGERING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375909January 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM SHOPPING, MY WIFE AND HER FRIEND PULLED INTO OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHE PLACED OUR TRAILBLAZER IN PARK. THERE WAS A LOUD SOUND SHE SAID SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION AND THE REAR LIFT HATCH WINDOW SHATTERED SENDING GLASS FLYING. AT THE TIME OF THE GLASS SHATTERING THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS CLOSE TO 30 DEGREES. THE REAR DEFROSTER WAS NOT ON. I CAME HOME FROM WORK AND WE CLEANED ALL THE GLASS FROM THE DRIVEWAY AND THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS HAPPENED. I CONTACTED THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND THE WINDOW WAS FIXED FOR A COST OF $754.70 BY SAFELITE GLASS REPAIR. I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND DID A SEARCH OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS AND FOUND QUITE A FEW. I CONTACTED GM BY E-MAIL AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED. GM THANKED ME FOR THE INFORMATION BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY REPLACEMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT. FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND OUR GRANDDAUGHTER WAS NOT IN HER CAR SEAT AT THE TIME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF MY WIFE WOULD HAVE BEEN OPENING THE LIFT GATE WHEN THE GLASS SHATTERED. GM SAID THIS APPEARED TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I OFFERED TO SEND THEM LINKS TO OTHER IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS THAT I FOUND. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AS THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THIS FAILURE. THE GLASS WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375227January 8, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2003 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. MILEAGE IS 95,000, SPEEDOMETER SHOWS MISLEADING INFO, FIRST STARTED READING ABOUT 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED, OVER THE PAST MONTH HAS INCREASED, NOW AT FULL STOP READS ABOUT 100 MPH, THEN WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING THE NEEDLE IS POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN, PAST 120 MPH. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375968January 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1. FUEL TANK FAILURE, WITH GAS SMELL AFTER FILL UP. 2. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING 3. TEMPERATURE GAGE STOPPED WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375067January 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LIKE THOUSANDS OF OTHER OWNERS (SINCE THIS HAPPENS TO THE GMC ENVOY TOO, SO IT'S NOT JUST A CHEVY ISSUE), ONE DAY THE GAS GAUGE WORKS FINE, THE NEXT IT READS EMPTY AFTER FILLING IT UP. HOWEVER, AS A BONUS, THE FRIENDLY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NOW COMES ON RANDOMLY TO LET ME KNOW THE FUEL GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. I'VE HAD THE CODES READ BY TWO DIFFERENT PLACES AND THIS IS THE ONLY ERROR RECORDED. I NOW HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER TO "GUESS" WHEN THE TRUCK NEEDS FILLING UP. SINCE IT'S GOING TO COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS I DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT, I'LL JUST HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE INCONVENIENCE. IN MASSACHUSETTS, LIKE MANY OTHER STATES, THEY DO AN EMISSIONS TEST BY PLUGGING INTO THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER. WELL, SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AT SOME POINT, THE COMPUTER SAYS "NOT READY" AND THE VEHICLE FAILS THE TEST. YOU HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE LIGHT GOES OFF AND THEN DRIVE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE THE COMPUTER RESETS ITSELF. HOWEVER, WITHOUT FAIL, THE LIGHT ALWAYS COMES BACK ON JUST BEFORE TAKING IT BACK TO GET RE-INSPECTED, THUS RESETTING THE WHOLE PROCESS. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN FOR THE LAST 3 WEEKS IN A ROW REGARDLESS OF NUMBER OF DAYS/MILES DRIVEN. ANOTHER WEEK AND ANOTHER TANK OF GAS WASTED. SO, IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO PASS INSPECTION, I EITHER HAVE TO GET REAL LUCKY WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR HAVE THE REPAIR MADE. SINCE THIS ISSUE PREVENTS THE VEHICLE FROM PASSING THE STATE INSPECTION, IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY/EMISSIONS CONCERN AND ALL VEHICLES RECALLED TO REPAIR THE COMBINATION FUEL PUMP/SENDING UNIT. IF GM DOESN'T CONSIDER THIS A CONCERN AND RECALL THE VEHICLES FOR THIS REPAIR, THEN THEY NEED TO HAVE THE VEHICLES RECALLED TO HAVE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STOP COMING ON SO THE VEHICLES CAN PASS STATE INSPECTIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375097January 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE STAYS ON EMPTY WITH LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME AND HAVE HEARD THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. HAVE TO FILL UP SUV, SET MILEAGE TO 0.0 AND FILL UP AROUND 225 MILES DRIVEN SINCE THIS COSTS A LOT TO FIX. ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT IS HAPPENING A LOT TO THIS VEHICLE IS PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE RESISTOR AND HARNESS BURN OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375085January 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES FROM LOW FUEL TO ACCURATE FUEL LEVEL ONCE ACTUAL GAS LEVEL REACHES APPROXIMATELY 1/2 TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375903January 7, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME ERRATIC. SOMETIME NO SPEED. SOMEITMES STUCK ON 90MPH WHETHER I'M MOVING OR NOT. CURRENTLY STUCK ABOVE THE 120MPH MARK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374890January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT 116,000 MILES AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ALL OF A SUDDEN WENT TO ZERO. IT CONTINUED TO STAY AT ZERO AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, IT STAYED AT ZERO UNTIL HALFWAY THROUGH MY DRIVE WHEN NOW ITS STUCK AT 61 MPH, WHICH IS WHERE MY CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET. THE TACH NOW WORKS HALF THE TIME BUT THE SPEEDOMETER IS GIVING ME MISLEADING INFORMATION. I LIVE IN WISCONSIN WHERE THE WEATHER IS SUCH A VARIABLE. I AM ALWAYS USING MY SPEEDOMETER IN CERTAIN ROAD CONDITIONS. I HAVE CERTAIN SPEEDS I GO IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS (LIGHT SNOW, DEEPER SNOW, RAIN TO FREEZING RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, SLUSHY CONDITIONS, ICE, SLEET AND JUST PLAIN NORMAL.) CONSEQUENCES FOR NOT RETAINING THE CORRECT SPEEDS IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS IN WISCONSIN....GEE LET ME THINK....DEATH WOULD PROBABLY BE THE WORST. NOTHING'S BEEN DONE TO FIX THIS YET BECAUSE I CANNOT AFFORD IT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT SHOULD JUST WORK AND ITS A [XXX] SHAME GM HASN'T DONE ANYTHING YET CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374944January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. THIS STARTED AS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO CORRELATION BETWEEN OUTSIDE TEMPS AND WHEN IT WORKS. WHEN IT DOES WORK IT DISPLAYS INACCURATE SPEEDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A CONSISTENT PROBLEM IN 2005 TRAILBLAZERS BASED A AN INTERNET SEARCH FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374968January 6, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS 61K MILES ON IT. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED THE AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, TAHOE, AND SUBURBAN, BUT FOR SOME REASON NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER CHARGES $600 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375003January 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER HAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED PROPERLY. 90% OF THE TIME IT IS READING A FALSE SPEED. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM TRAVELING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375021January 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SENSOR. DOES NOT READ CORRECTLY, AND AFTER FILL UP, THE GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10375028January 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE A VARIETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY BLAZER. THE GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW ON FUEL OR EMPTY AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I HAVE HAD TO PUSH ALL THE WAY ON THE GAS PEDAL AT TIMES TO GET THE CAR TO GO. VERY DANGEROUS ESPECIALLY WHEN MERGING ONTO HIGHWAYS/FREEWAYS. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374793January 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE FAILED. WHENEVER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE SENSORS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374835January 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER..THE SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT OUT ON MY TRUCK..IT IS READING 80 MPH SOMETIMES AND WHEN I TAKE OFF IT GOES WAY OVER 120 MPH.. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I HAVE READY SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS YEAR AND MODEL TRUCK. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK FOR 5 YEARS AND I BOUGHT IT WHEN IT WAS NEW AND I'VE PUT SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS INTO THIS TRUCK THIS PAST 10 MONTHS AND NOW ITS GOING TO COST ME ANOTHER $500 DOLLARS TO GET THIS FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FROM GM. I'M GOING TO COMPLAIN TO THE BBB. MY LATE HUSBAND WAS A GM EMPLOYEE AND HE WORKED FOR THEM FOR 15 YEARS AND WAS KILLED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT LAST MARCH AND GM HAS JACKED ME AROUND SINCE THEN AND NOW I HAVE THIS ISSUE. I'M NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER GM VEHICLE THE NEXT TIME. PLEASE FIX THIS VEHICLE AT NO CHARGE. I'M A SINGLE PARENT ON SSI NOW AND CANT AFFORD THIS AND ITS A SAFETY ISSUE ON THIS TRUCK. IT NEEDS TO HAVE A RECALL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374865January 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
FIRST THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTING WENT OUT, A WEEK LATER I GOT A STEADY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IT THEN WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT THEN STAYED STEADY FOR A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS, THEN WENT OUT. THEN 3 DAYS LATER MY INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL WENT OUT, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSE, THEN GOT A SERVICE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374077January 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME ERRATIC. SOMETIMES NO SPEED. SOMETIMES STUCK ON 90MPH WHETHER I'M MOVING OR NOT. VEHICLE HAS 87240 MILES. VIN [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374120January 4, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE IS IRRATIC AFTER FILLING UP. I BELIEVE IT IS A FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373913January 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER NOTICING STRONG GASOLINE ODORS IN CAR AND IN THE GARAGE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN BY DEALERSHIP, THIS IS THE RESULT OF A LEAK IN EVAC SYSTEM. WHILE RESEARCHING, NOTICED OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM, ADVISED NO RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM OFFERED NO RELIEF. EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH REP SINCE THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THING THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT SINCE COULD HAVE LED TO FIRE HAD THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR AN INCINERATOR NEARBY. MY COST TO REPAIR THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IS $1600.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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