Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10366439November 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL HAD DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. CONSTANTLY SHOWING WRONG SPEED, AND STUCK BETWEEN 50 AND 120 MPH EVEN WHEN PARKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365681November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR GIVES FALSE READINGS ON THE GAS GAGE. I'VE HAD TWO CHEVY TRUCKS IN 6 YEARS AND BOTH HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR MALFUNCTIONS AND GIVES FALSE GAS READINGS. WHAT IF THE GAGE SAID 1/2 FULL AND IT REALLY WAS ON EMPTY AND I RAN OUT OF GAS IN RUSH OUR TRAFFIC. THAT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE'S 1,000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE AND NO ONE HOLDS GM ACCOUNTABLE. EVEN THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT'S A BIG PROBLEM. I HAD A 2000 CHEVY S10 AND A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365748November 15, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS ABNORMALLY POINTED UPWARD AT A HIGHER ANGLE THEN NORMAL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE POINTED STRAIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF A WALL TO INSPECT THE ANGLE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD HIT THE WALL ABOUT EIGHT INCHES HIGHER THAN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,784. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS NOT PROPERLY AIMED. GM STATED THAT NO ADJUSTMENT WAS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE HEADLAMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THEY INSTALL IT CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 03/25/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365814November 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I START MY VEHICLE, GAS GAUGE RISES TO ACTUAL GAS LEVEL. AFTER 3-4 MINUTES OF DRIVING, GAS GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY, AND REMAINS UNTIL TRUCK IS RESTARTED. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WILL RISE TO ONE-HALF TANK, AND STAY AS WELL. ON ONE OCCASION, I WAS STRANDED ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY 4 YEAR OLD SON AND MY WIFE. THE GAUGE WAS STUCK A HALF TANK, BUT I WAS ACTUALLY OUT OF GAS. 4 HOURS LATER I WAS BACK HOME. ON SOME LEVEL I THINK THAT CONSTITUTES A SAFETY HAZARD. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP AND SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY A FUEL-SENDING UNIT INSIDE THE TANK, AND IT WAS NOT COVERED BY MY POWER-TRAIN WARRANTY. WAS TOLD IT WOULD BE BETWEEN $600-$900 TO REPLACE. RIDICULOUS!!! I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR ISSUES TO THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL OF MY TRAIL BLAZER. IT IS TIME FOR GM TO ALLOW THESE TO BE REPLACED UNDER THE 100,000 MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS MAY NOT QUALIFY AS A SAFETY RECALL, BUT SURELY A DEFECT THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365883November 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER THAT I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER THAT AT CERTAIN TIMES WILL EITHER STOP WORKING OR READ INCORRECTLY (EITHER OVER OR UNDER) THE SPEED OF WHAT THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY DOING. MY WIFE DRIVES THIS VEHICLE AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT HER DRIVING IT AND GM IS SAYING THAT IT WILL COST AROUND 500 OR MORE TO REPAIR, BUT YET THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE 03-04 BUT NOT THE 05 OR NEWER, WHY? WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET THIS SITUATION REPAIRED SINCE THEY DEFINITELY HAVE A FAULTY PRODUCT?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365546November 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NO CRASH OR INJURY, BUT AM REALLY AFRAID OF SOMETHING HAPPENING WITH MY SON IN THE SUV. MY HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN I SLOW DOWN AND WORRIED THAT ONE DAY THEY ARE GOING TO SHUT OFF AND NOT COME BACK ON. MY GAS GAUGE WAS THE NEXT THING THAT STOPPED WORKING AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING NOW. JUST LIKE OTHERS I THOUGHT THAT I WAS GETTING A QUALITY VEHICLE, AT LEAST TOYOTA CORRECTS THEIR MISTAKES!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365420November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE ON OUR 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON RESULTING FROM NUMEROUS CODES. THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP/FILTER/SENDING UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED (A $300 PART) AND THE VEHICLE WON'T PASS AND INSPECTION WITHOUT IT. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND REFUND OWNERS WHO HAVE SPENT MONEY FIXING THE PROBLEM IF THEY WANT TO CONTINUE TO STAY IN BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365431November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED 2006 TRAILBLAZER WITH GAS. GAUGE THEN READ EMPTY. LATER GAUGE READ FULL, THEN EMPTY, THEN FULL, THEN EMPTY ALL WITHIN 20 MILES. GAUGE FLUCTUATES CONSTANTLY SO DO NOT KNOW AMOUNT OF GAS IN VEHICLE WHICH WILL LEAD TO STALLS AND REAR END COLLISIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365453November 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I SEE MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND BROUGHT THEIR VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE PAID $900.00 TO HAVE THE FUEL SENSOR GAUGE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365383November 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAGE LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER FILLING UP GAS TANK WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. CALL LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THE SENDING SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK HAS GONE OUT. SEARCHED SEVERAL SITES ON THE INTERNET, MANY, MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE SINCE 2006 AND BEYOND. GM MUST RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE FOR FREE NOW!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365209November 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 52,000 MILES MY FUEL GAUGE BROKE. IT FIRST BEGAN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT LESS THAN 1/2 TANK I COULD SEE THE NEEDLE DROP TO E IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. NOW, IT DOESN'T MATTER IF THE TANK IS FULL OR HALF EMPTY IT ALWAYS REGISTERS ON E. THE LIGHT CONTINUES TO BEEP AND NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON! I CANNOT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT RECALL THE TRAILBLAZER DUE TO THIS ISSUE, THE DEALER SURE DON'T DISCLOSE THIS FAULTY PROBLEM WHEN THEY ARE TRYING TO SALE YOU THE VEHICLE!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365214November 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE SHE SHIFTED INTO PARK AND REMOVED HER FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL; THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD UNTIL SHE REAPPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. ONCE THE VEHICLE STOPPED SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SHIFTED IN DRIVE EVEN THOUGH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER WAS IN PARK. IN ORDER TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE SHE HAD TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT START. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365226November 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAILING. STARTED WITH SPEEDOMETER NOT REGISTERING CORRECTLY AT AROUND 85,000 MILES. THEN TEMP GAUGE PEGGED OUT AT HOT RANGE, WHICH COST ME $200.00 AT DEALER TO REPLACE A "SENSOR" WHICH DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER GETTING WORSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 15,000 MILES CULMINATING IN COMPLETE MALFUNCTION OF SPEEDOMETER AT 101,000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER NOW WILL NOT GO BELOW 40 WHILE STOPPED, AND WITH ANY SPEED QUICKLY REGISTERS 100 MPH; WHILE TRAVELING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (USING MY TACHOMETER BELOW 2000 RPMS) THE SPEEDOMETER IS PRACTICALLY PEGGED OUT AT MAX SPEED (> 125 MPH). NEVER REALLY KNOW WHAT SPEED I'M TRAVELING; I COULD BE SPEEDING OR I COULD BE GOING TOO SLOW WHICH IS A HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365273November 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES STOP WORKING ON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2004. TACHOMETER,SPEEDOMETER,WATER PRESSURE GAUGE,FUEL GAUGE,OIL PRESSURE GAUGE,VOLTAGE GAUGE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON IT FROM GENERAL MOTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365331November 10, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT., QUIT WORKING AFTER FILLING TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365164November 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT APPROXIMATELY 60000 MILES MY FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING! TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FUEL SENSOR TO REPLACE IT THE COST WOULD BE AROUND $800. DON'T HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY AND OF COURSE WARRANTY HAS RAN OUT. CHEVY OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365155November 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WERE STUCK ON 0. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT FUNTIONED CORRECTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365182November 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PROBLEM WITH 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM WHERE THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS EMPTY. THIS IS A MAJOR HAZARD AS I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE CAR AND RECENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365190November 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FIRST THE GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. IT ALWAYS STAYS ON EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I HAVE A FULL TANK. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON RANDOMLY. FINALLY THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL READ 70MPH EVEN THOUGH I AM STOPPED. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND CLEARLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10365048November 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MORE THAN FOUR DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. VACUUM PROBLEM. NO RESOLUTIONS. GAS SMELL WHEN CAR INITIALLY IS STARTED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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