Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10372536December 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ABOUT LAST JANUARY MY GAS GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP. I WOULD FILL MY TANK WITH GAS AND THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAUGE WOULD BOUNCE AROUND AND CAUSE MY LOW FUEL LIGHT TO GO ON AND TURN OFF. THE AUDIBLE ADVISOR WOULD DING AT ME 5 TIMES EVERYTIME IT HIT EMPTY. NOW, TODAY, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY AND THE GAS GAUGE IS STUCK AT EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY. THIS STARTED TO OCCUR AT AROUND 68,000MILES AND NOW I AM AT ABOUT 72,000. I HAVE CHECKED WITH A COUPLE REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY STATE THAT THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND IT WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY $800 TO REPAIR. TO DATE I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I USE MY TRIP ODOMETER AND FILL UP AROUND EVERY 250 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373076December 27, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SECOND INCIDENT DASHBOARD: SERVICE BRAKES,ANTILOCK ABS WARNING LIGHT. SAYS TO SEEK SERVICE. ABS MALFUNCTIONING ANY TIME IT GOES BELOW MINUS 10 DEGREES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. ASSUME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MALFUNCTIONING ABS. THE FIRST EVENT WE PAID TO HAVE SERVICE BULLETIN CHECK GROUNDING OF WHEEL AND BODY SENSORS. THE NEXT YEAR IT WENT AWAY AFTER A DAY OF THE CAR NOT BEING USED. WHY DOESN'T THE GOVENRMENT GET CHEVROLET TO REPAIR PERMANENTLY THE MALFUNCTION BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372415December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY AROUND SUMMER 2009. SPEEDO AND GAUGES STICK OR PEG OUT DAILY. GM DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS THEIR PROBLEM YET THERE ARE HUNDREDS, MAYBE THOUSANDS, OF BLOGS ON THE INTERNET OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372417December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER...A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, WHILE MY 15 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THIS TRUCK THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK ON 10MPH AND SHE COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS REALLY DRIVING. WE WERE ON A BACK COUNTRY ROAD (THANK GOD) NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BUT I KNOW SHE HAD TO BE GOING AT LEAST 45MPH. SHE HAS JUST GOTTEN HER LEARNER'S PERMIT A FEW WEEKS EARLIER AND DID NOT HAVE MUCH EXPERIENCE DRIVING SO THIS REALLY FREAKED HER OUT. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER WILL WORK WHEN YOU FIRST START THE TRUCK BUT IF YOU COME TO A STOP IT WILL STICK AGAIN AND AT TIMES IT WILL READ HIGHER THAN WHAT I AM ACTUALLY TRAVELING. LIKE THIS MORNING, UPON STARTING THE TRUCK BEFORE IT WAS EVER PUT INTO DRIVE THE SPEEDOMETER READ 10MPH. THIS COULD BE A VERY HAZARDOUS DEFECT AND GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PROBLEM AND FIX IT. IN RESEARCHING, I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETERS IN THESE TRUCKS, YET GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT IS COSTING CONSUMERS APPROX. $500-$750 TO REPAIR. I HAVE GOTTEN AN ESTIMATE OF $600 MYSELF BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE REPAIRS COMPLETED YET. NO MONEY TO DO SO AND HOPING MY WARRANTY WILL COVER IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373109December 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE PROBLEM IS THIS. I WENT TO GO SOMEWHERE AT 5 AM IT WAS 44 DEGREES AND RAINING. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ICE ON THE ROADWAY" ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SO HERE I AM GOING UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. ITS 44 DEGREES AND NO ICE. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2003. I HAVE TOLD THEM EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR A LUBE AND OIL CHANGE BUT THEY IGNORE ME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372334December 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENDING UNIT FOR 06 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INOP. LEADING TO STRANDED VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372287December 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT
SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372068December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN 2007. BEGINNING IN 2008, OUR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BEGAN TO FAIL, STARTING WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. AT TIMES, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 15 TO 20 MPH SLOWER THAN ACTUAL SPEED, RESULTING IN UNSAFE AND UNLAWFUL SPEEDS. THE CLUSTER THEN FAILED IN THE FUEL SENSOR AND OIL PRESSURE SENSOR AREAS, AND HAS NOT WORKED IN OVER 2 YEARS. WHEN GM WAS CONTACTED, THEY INDICATED THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE. HOWEVER, WHEN LOOKING ONLINE AT FORUMS AND OTHER RESOURCES, AND TALKING WITH GM/CHEVROLET DEALER MECHANICS, THIS PROBLEM IS WIDESPREAD AND COMMON, RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIR BILLS AND IN CASES GIVING VEHICLE OWNERS NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE DUE TO NOT HAVING THE RESOURCES TO GET THE FACTORY DEFECT REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372080December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE AND VOLTAGE GAUGE RANDOMLY STOP WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372160December 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...POWER TO INSTRUMENT PANEL INCLUDING RADIO CUTS IN AND OUT LEAVING A VARIETY OF WARNING LIGHTS LIT AND LOW FUEL WARNING AUDIO SIGNAL GOING OFF. RESETS WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED OFF, BUT HAPPENS AGAIN WHEN CAR IS STARTED AND HAPPENS IN IRREGULAR INTERVALS FOR THE ENTIRE TIME THE CAR IS RUNNING. THE DOOR LOCKS (INCLUDING HATCHBACK) DO NOT ALWAYS UNLOCK WHEN CAR IS STOPPED, AND INTERIOR LIGHTS AND RADIO SOMETIMES STAY ON. ALL GAUGES (GAS, OIL, TEMPERATURE, ETC) GO TO ZERO. AFTER TALKING TO A MECHANIC FRIEND, WE TOOK THE DASHBOARD APART, PULLED OUT THE CLUSTER AND PUT IT BACK IN. THAT APPEARS TO HAVE STOPPED THE PROBLEM FOR NOW, BUT WE HAVE NOT USED THE VEHICLE MUCH SINCE DOING THE REPAIR. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD IT COULD REQUIRE A NEW CLUSTER COSTING IN THE $400 RANGE NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IT IS INTERESTING THAT 2003-04 VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM WERE COVERED BY A SPECIAL POLICY, BUT NOT THE 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371925December 21, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING HER VEHICLE SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LEFT DOWN. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO HER, THE WINDOW WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UP. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371954December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 115 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 40 MPH. THE FUEL AND RPM GAUGES WERE ALSO NOT FUNCTIONING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 61,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371953December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK UPON START. NO BATTERY, OIL, GAS, SPEEDOMETER. NEEDLES DO NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371985December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372757December 21, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER WILL SIT AT 0 MILES PER HOUR OR WILL BE 30 MILES PER HOUR LOWER. SPEEDOMETER WILL SIT BELOW 0 WHEN IDLE. WHEN I RESTART IT, IT MAY BE FINE OR GO BACK TO BELOW 0 TO VERY LOW MILES. I HAPPENS MORE WHEN WARMER AND RUNNING A WHILE. I SEE THAT IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371735December 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. WILL READ BELOW HOW FAST I'M ACTUALLY GOING. WILL WORK OFF AN ON, SO I ALWAYS HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO HOW THE NEEDLE IS MOVING. TAKING IT IN FOR A REPAIR SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371747December 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL ODOR WAS VERY STRONG WHEN FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK. THE SMELL BEGAN TO FADE AFTER THE FUEL STARTED TO BURN. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK MODULE, WHICH FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126030. UPDATED 05/03/11*LJ THE SECOND TIME THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER, SHE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW GAS TANK DUE TO A CRACK LOCATED IN THE NECK AREA. UPDATED 08/08/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371817December 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL TANK SENDER STOPS WORKING WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK REACHES HALF FULL. IT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE TANK REACHES HALF FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371164December 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AS YOU CAN SEE FROM BELOW THE COMPLAINT, SEEMS I GOT A CALL FROM NIKKI AT GM OR CHEVY AND THEY STATED I NEED TO BRING VEHICLE IN, PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THEN MAYBE THEY CAN DECIDE ON WHAT TO DO, I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE HAS GONE ON FOR 5 YEARS NOW AND THEY SHOULD BE CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE IS...COULD BE FAULTY WIRING, WHICH CAN LEAD TO A FIRE, SAFETY ISSUE, COULD BE A FALSE WARNING OR WORSE A REAL WARNING, AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE LINK I ENCLOSED TO THEM, MANY PEOPLE PAYING BIG DOLLARS TO NOT HAVE THIS ISSUE RESOLVED, HOW LONG DOES THIS GO ON, I AM HOPING YOU GUYS CAN STEP IN FOR US AND HOPEFULLY LIGHT A FIRE AND GET GM AND CHEVY TO FINALLY LOOK INTO THIS MATTER..THEY ARE GOOD ABOUT CRYING NO SALES AND NEED THE INFRACTION FROM THE GOV TO STAY AFLOAT, SEEMS THE BIG WIGS JUST NEEDED THEIR WALLETS FATTENED, BECAUSE THEY IS NO CONCERN OR WORRIES ABOUT A SAFETY ISSUE, EVEN THE GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING, CAN YOU PLEASE HELP US OUT, [XXX] NAME:[XXX] EMAIL ADDRESS: [XXX] ADDRESS: [XXX] DAY PHONE: ()-- EX EVENING PHONE: [XXX]EX COMMENTS: I HAVE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE WHAT IS THE PROBLEM ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER, WENT TO THIS SITE HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2005/ELECTRICAL/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON.SHTML AND LOW AND BEHOLD, I AM NOT ALONE ...ARE YOU GUYS GOING TO HELP US WITH THIS PROBLEM, AT LEAST TELL US WHY THIS LIGHT GOES ON, PLEASE, IT CAN COST THOUSANDS TO FIX BUT NEVER HAVE IT FIXED, EVEN MY BATTERY GAUGE HAS SEEMED TO DIE, AND THE GAS GAUGE SEEMS TO FLEX ON IT'S ON ALSO, AS YOU CAN SEE SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST LEAVING CHEVY BEHIND, HOW ABOUT SOME HELP, YOU GUYS USED TO BE GOOD, WHAT HAPPENED, I BELIEVE THIS NEEDS A RECALL TO FIX THIS ISSUE...[XXX] VEHICLE CONCERN INFO: NATURE OF CONCERN: VEHICLE MODEL: YEAR: 2005 VIN NUMBER:[XXX] MILEAGE: 800051 ALLOW PHONE CONTACT: YES BEST TIME FOR PHONE CONTACT: PM. 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
#10371173December 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE...TACHOMETER STUCK AT "MAXIMUM", AND DEALER REPORTS ALL THE GAUGES WILL BE UNRELIABLE, SHORTLY. HAVE READ DOZENS OF THESE COMPLAINTS, BUT GM (WHO *WE* SAVED) WON'T MAKE IT RIGHT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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