Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10373989January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME VERY ERRATIC. SHOWS TOO FAST AND OTHER TIMES SHOWS TO SLOW BY FROM 5 TO 30 MPH. VERY UNSAFE. CHEVROLET DEALER SAID BEEN NO PROBLEMS NEED TO COME IN AND DIAGNOSIS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING THE HOLE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2010, AND NOW IN JAN. 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374020January 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DO NOT WORK. PROBLEM STARTED INTERMITTENTLY AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. INITIALLY THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED AFTER USING CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE NOW HAS OVER 70,000 MILES AND BOTH GAUGES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. VEHICLE HASN EVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS ISSUE. SPEEDOMETER DIAL NOW READS PAST 120 MPH EVEN WHEN CAR IS STOPPED. FUEL GAUGE ALSO HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO FAIL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374036January 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT IT WOULD COST ALMOST AS MUCH TO REPLACE THE SENSOR AS IT WOULD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP. I CONTINUED DRIVING THE CAR USING THE TRIP MILEAGE. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES. THE LAST COUPLE OF TIMES I REALIZED THERE WAS NO WAY I COULD BE OUT OF GAS YET. WHAT IS NOW HAPPENING IS I CANNOT GET MORE THAN A COUPLE OF GALLONS OF GAS IN MY CAR AT ANY TIME. THE MECHANIC SAYS IT IS BECAUSE THE SENSOR IS STUCK AND THINKS IT IS FULLER THAN IT IS. SO NOW I CANNOT DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MILES OR SO BEFORE STOPPING FOR GAS AGAIN. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373735January 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER RECENTLY QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373748January 2, 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. BUT 80% OF THE TIME THE SPEEDOMETER IS CORRECT (I THINK). THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY TO NEW DRIVERS (MY DAUGHTER WHO JUST TURNED 16). GM IS PROVIDING MISLEADING INFORMATION TO THE DRIVER AND YOU HAVE NO INDICATION THAT IT IS INCORRECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373758January 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION - INDICATOR READS 0 OR FLUCTUATES WHEN TANK IS FULL PER INTERNET RESEARCH - COMMON FAILURE THAT SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN LATE MODEL VEHICLE WITH < 50,000 MILES SAFETY HAZARD FOR SOMEONE THAT MIGHT RUN OUT OF FUEL DUE TO INACCURATE FUEL LEVEL READING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373808January 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL ISSUE WITH TACHOMETER ACTUALLY EXCEEDING 7000RPM WHILE VEHICLE IS IDLING. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE CLUSTER PANEL MALFUNCTIONING. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I FILE VIA NHTSA TO SEE WHAT MAY BE ABLE TO BE DONE OR IF THERE WAS ALREADY A FORMAL RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. I HAVE TRIED REMOVING THE CLUSTER PANEL FUSE FROM THE FUSE BOX THEN STARTING VEHICLE THEN TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND REPLACING THE FUSE TO RECALIBRATE IT. MY UNDERSTANDING FROM THE RESEARCH IS THAT THE STEPPER MOTORS USED IN THE PANEL ARE FAULTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373699January 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL - ALL GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374288December 31, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR IN THE DASH PANEL IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. A CALL TO THE DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED CONFIRMS THAT THIS IS PART OF AN "INSTRUMENT CLUSTER" THAT ALSO CONTROLS THE SPEEDOMETER, AND THAT IT WILL PROBABLY MALFUNCTION AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373651December 31, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FAN CLUTCH. TRANSFER CASE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373655December 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. OVER THE PAST YEAR I HAVE A VARIETY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH MY BLAZER. IN THE JANUARY OF 2010 I HAD TO REPLACED BY AC / HEATER AS IT SIMPLY WENT OUT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED A CERTIFIED MECHANIC HE SHOWED US THE WIRING HARNESS THAT HAD SIMPLY MALFUNCTIONED AND MELTED ALL OF THE WIRES TOGETHER. NOW IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS MY GAS GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING, INDICATING THAT IT IS LOW ON FUEL OR EMPTY AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I AM VERY WORRIED ABOUT THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE RISK OF A POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373529December 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE TACHOMETER ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURES WERE INTERMITTENT AT FIRST AND RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373295December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HALF THE TIME IT SITS ON 0 THE OTHER HALF IT GOES 120MPH. I NEVER HAVE A CLUE HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373324December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED. OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373210December 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STUCK/INSTRUMENT PANEL ON CHRISTMAS DAY WE WERE TRAVELING TO FAMILIES HOUSE TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS. 1.5 HOURS INTO THE TRIP, THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY AND WAS AT 90 WHEN WE WERE GOING 65. PULLED OVER AND WHEN WE STOPPED IT INCREASED TO 120 MPH. SINCE WE HAD ANOTHER 3.5 HRS OF OUR TRIP AND IT WAS UNSURE EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG (SINCE THERE WERE NO DEALERSHIP/SERVICE STATIONS OPEN), WE TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME. NICE CHRISTMAS THAT WE HAD, NOT. ON MONDAY (THE NEXT DAY THE DEALERSHIP WAS OPEN) I CALLED TO GET AN APPT. AND COULDN'T' GET IN UNTIL TUESDAY. WENT IN TUESDAY AND OF COURSE CHARGED ME A DIAGNOSTIC FEE, WHEN I COULD TELL FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET WHAT WAS WRONG (BY NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STRAIGHT DOWN BETWEEN 0 AND 120). 1.5 HRS LATER THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT IS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (SURPRISE, SURPRISE) AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO ORDER SINCE THEY HAVE NONE IN STOCK. IT WOULD TAKE 4-5 BUSINESS DAYS. THE EARLIEST WE'RE LOOKING AT GETTING IS NEXT WEEK, NOW 10 DAYS PAST THE DAY IT HAPPENED. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP FOR A LOANER AND THEY OFFERED ME ENTERPRISE RENTAL FOR $40/DAY (MY EXPENSE). THEY COULD OFFER ME NOTHING ELSE, SENDING ME ON MY WAY. OK, CHEVY...SINCE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM, THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS STOCK DEALERSHIPS WITH THE PANELS, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS IS A LARGE DEALERSHIP. IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING AROUND WITH NO WORKING SPEEDOMETER. DID I MENTION THIS IS ALSO MY VACATION WEEK....NICE, BEING STUCK AT HOME CAUSE YOU HAVE AN INOPERABLE VEHICLE. CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND MAKE THIS RIGHT WITH THEIR COSTUMERS. I HAVE BEEN A FAITHFUL OWNER SINCE 1994. A $415 PART/PLUS LABOR IS RIDICULOUS WHEN THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS, YOU NEED TO RECALL THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372632December 28, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER AUTOMATIC SHOULDER BELT RETRACTOR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE SEAT BELT WEBBING WOULD NOT EXTRACT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE IGNITION KEY WAS TURNED INTO THE ON POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373151December 28, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER I BOUGHT NEW IT ONLY HAS 31100 MILES ON IT AND IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT ON IT ..THEIR ARE. MANY MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT SAME THING... SOME WITH LESS MILES AND SOME WITH MORE...I CAN NOT AFFORD TO PAY 3000 DOLLARS FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION WHEN IT IS OBVIOUS IT IS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GM TRANSMISSIONS....AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE DONE I AM A HUSBAND A FATHER AND BOTH ME AND MY WIFE WORK FULL TIME BUT WE CAN NOT AFFORD THIS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE CANT AND CHEVY WILL NOT STICK UP FOR THEIR VEHICLES,,,RECALLS MUST BE DONE SO THE WORKING CLASS CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT THIS VEHICLE I WILL LOSE MY JOB AND GM WILL GET RICHER AND RICHER TO BAD THEY DON'T MAKE CARS LIKE THEY USE TOO...ALL I DID WAS GET IN MY CAR START IT LET IT WARM UP AND WENT TO PUT IT IN REVERSE AND CLUNK AND JUST GRINDING THEIR MUST BE SOMETHING DONE I AM DOING RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN FAULTY SINCE THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER CAME OUT BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT IT YET.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373177December 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. SEPTEMBER 2009 IS WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT ON MY VEHICLE AND NOW I HAVE TO GET IT REPAIRED POSSIBLY TO PASS MY FUEL EMISSIONS INSPECTION. I DIDN'T HAVE IT REPAIRED BECAUSE THAT IT WAS GOING TO COST ME LIKE $400 TO GET IT FIXED. I DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO GET IT FIXED BUT NOW I HAVE TO FOR IT TO PASS INSPECTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372518December 27, 2010
SEATS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENGAGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONING MECHANISM. SUDDENLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT ACTIVATED TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WELDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT DETACHED WHICH RESULTED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORM THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,580.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372538December 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ (NA). WHILE PARKING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,802. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED MODULE 4.563 FAILED.. UPDATED 09/12/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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