Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10364371November 8, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO AND IT'S ONCE AGAIN NOT WORKING. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO NOT WORK AT TIME AS IS NOW, NOT WORKING AT ALL. MY MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE BULBS AND DID SOME TESTING AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AS OF TODAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOW OUT....SO THE TRUCK HAS NO HEADLIGHTS AND ONLY 1 BRAKE LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364956November 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
NONE OF THE DASH HANDS WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364313November 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 11/6/2010 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR BENEATH THE STEERING COLUMN. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE, TRUCK REMAINED RUNNING AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIT UP AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF.... OPENED HOOD AND BEGAN PULLING FUSES TO SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND DISCONNECT POWER. HAD TO CUT BATTERY CABLE AND PULL ABOUT 20 FUSES TO SHUT OFF. CALLED FOR TOW TRUCK AND AFTER INSPECTION BY MYSELF AND NUMEROUS MECHANICS IT WAS FOUND THAT A BUNDLE OF APPROX 80 WIRES PERPENDICULAR TO THE STEERING COLUMN HAD MELTED AND STARTED ON FIRE. TOTAL DAMAGE OVER $6600. VEHICLE IS TOTALED AND INSURANCE COMPANY (GEICO) REFUSES TO PAY CLAIMING IT WAS A VEHICLE DEFECT. I OWE OVER 10K ON VEHICLE, PURCHASED USED 02/20/2010 WITH 59K. TOTAL LOSS ESTIMATED AT OVER 17K SINCE FINANCE COMPANY IS NO HELP TRYING TO ASSIST WITH REPAIRS, I AM LETTING THEM REPOSESS IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10364334November 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT CALIBRATE TO ZERO WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSING ERRONEOUS SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHILE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED FOR THIS ISSUE IS STILL 0. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364358November 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEED CLUSTER PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364910November 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A GASOLINE ODOR ON THE SIDE OF MY SUV WHERE THE FUEL DOOR/FUEL TANK IS LOCATED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET YIELDED MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS REPORTING FUEL TANK/SENDING UNIT/PUMP CORROSION RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. A FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE JUST HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM REPAIRED ON A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I BELIEVE THIS SAME ISSUE IS STARTING WITH MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE TANK FILL AREA, BUT THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE ODOR RESEMBLES AN ACTUAL GASOLINE SPILL AND/OR LEAK AND NOT JUST GASOLINE VAPOR ODOR, IE: FILLING THE TANK. LIKE I STATED BEFORE, INTERNET RESEARCH YIELDS MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND HAVING TO PAY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. ANY ISSUE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM/GASOLINE, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM GM IN REGARDS TO A RECALL BULLETIN. I AM GOING TO CONDUCT MORE INVESTIGATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE SMELL OF A GASOLINE LEAK IS UNMISTAKABLE. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL AND I HOPE THAT A RECOURSE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ITS REPAIRS CAN BE FORMULATED. IN THE MEANTIME I FEEL THAT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS PRESENT AND NEEDS FAST AND EFFICIENT ATTENTION. THANK YOU. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED ON THE TOP INCLUDING TWO FUEL LINES THAT EXIT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK RESULTING FROM CORROSION. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDATED 12/16/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364235November 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364299November 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND FILLED THE TRUCK UP WITH GAS AND NEXT MORNING THE GAUGE WENT FROM E TO PAST F AND DOES NOT READ ANYTHING NOW. THIS IS THE 2ND SENSOR TO GO OUT. THE RPM SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT A YEAR AGO. TALKED TO THE DEALER SHIP, THEY SAID TO CONTACT NHTSA AND LET THEM KNOW. I READ ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SENSORS GOING OUT AND GM KNOWING THEY HAVE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364302November 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH AND I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 50MPH. AS OF A MONTH AGO MY FUEL, OIL, BATTERY, AND TEMP GAUGE ARE ALL INOP; THE NEEDLES NEVER MOVE. WITH THIS MY BATTERY, SEATBELT, ABS, AND PARKING PARK STAY ILLUMINATED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT, I HAVE NO WARNING INDICATION OF ANYTHING GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364174November 5, 2010
AIR BAGS
IN APPROXIMATELY APRIL OF 2010 MY GAS GAGE ON MY 06 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. THE PART WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AT 84K MILES. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN TRAVELING 400 MILES WITH ELDERLY AUNT AND SMALL CHILD 2X A WEEK. ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED COLLISION WHEN A CAR PULLED IN FRONT OF ME, WHILE I WAS GOING 70MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I SUFFERED MAJOR TRAUMA TO MY KNEES AND AM UNABLE TO WALK WELL OR DRIVE. I HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND CONTINUE TO HAVE PAIN. MY ELDERLY AUNT BROKE 3 CERVICAL VERTEBRAE AND STILL HAS A TRACHIOTOMY OVER A MONTH LATER. SHE IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, AND IT IS UNKNOWN IF SHE WILL COME HOME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364232November 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WE HAVE A NEWBORN AND 2 YOUNG CHILDREN WHICH MY WIFE HAD IN THE CAR WITH HER. 2 WEEKS AGO SHE WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STOPPED, ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE GAS LEVEL INDICATION SHOWED CLOSE TO 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HER MOTHER WAS CALLED. SHE BROUGHT GAS TO HER AND THEY PUT SOME GAS INTO THE CAR....CAR THEN STARTED NORMALLY. NOW THE NEEDLE PROVIDES NO INDICATION TO HOW MUCH GAS IS WITHIN THE TANK AND CHEVY DEALER IN CINCINNATI EXPLAINED THAT WE MUST PURCHASE A NEW FUEL LEVEL SENSOR. MY WIFE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SENSOR FAILURE AND ONLY NOW ARE WE HEARING ABOUT A HIDDEN RECALL..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363959November 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 63,000 MILES DEVELOPED A CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE READ SEVERAL SIMILAR INCIDENTS ONLINE. GM SHOULD LOOK INTO A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364017November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY 2009. ONCE I REACHED ABOUT 40,000 MILES, I STOPPED TO GET GAS AND AFTER I FILLED UP, MY LIGHT INDICATING I NEEDED GAS CAME ON (IT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO GETTING GAS). I KNEW I HAD GAS SO I KEPT DRIVING; MY ENGINE LIGHT THEN CAME ON. BOTH OF THEM HAVE NOW BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, I NEED A $500 PART! I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND FILL UP EVERY 250 MILES. LAST WEEK, MY CAR JUST SHUT DOWN, WHILE TRAVELING DOWN A HILL WITH MY TWO CHILDREN, I WAS APPARENTLY OUT OF GAS. WE NEARLY CRASHED INTO MULTIPLE VEHICLES! I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEMS IN THIS VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE IT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE RECALLED. I LEARNED WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOMEONE THINKS THERE IS GAS IN THE TANK AND THERE IS NOT... I HAD TO TURN ON MY 4 WAYS AND HONK THE HORN BECAUSE I HAD NO BRAKES, NO STEERING, ETC... I HAD TO USE MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP AND HAD TO TELL MY 10 YEAR OLD TO HANG ON AND COVER HIS 2 YEAR OLD BROTHER!!! THE FACT THAT CHEVY HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS AND DONE NOTHING MAKES ME SICK! MY ENTIRE FAMILY WAS IN DANGER... THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364025November 4, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE GM LS2 ENGINE INSTALLED IN THE TRAILBLAZER SS MODELS HAS A KNOWN OILING ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE ENGINE TO BE STARVED FOR OIL AND THUS, SPINS A ROD BEARING. BEING THAT THE TRAILBLAZER SS IS A LIMITED PRODUCTION VEHICLE, GM HASN'T LIFTED A FINGER TO RECALL OR REPAIR THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS IN THE TRAILBLAZER SS (NOT CORVETTE OR GTO TO MY KNOWLEDGE) DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE OIL PAN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364065November 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD DISPLAY THAT IT WAS FULL AND THEN MOVE BACK TO EMPTY. HE NOTICED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN HE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ UPDATED 02/28/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364692November 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ROUGHLY ABOUT 6/7/10 MY FUEL GAGE QUIT WORKING AND NOW ON 11/2/10 MY SPEEDOMETER GAUGE STARTED ACTING UP AND IS NOT WORKING. THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL BEING BAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364608November 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING. WE NEED A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364635November 2, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. ALSO THE FUSES FOR THE POWER PLUG INS CONTINUE TO BLOW. THESE ARE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR MY WIFE AND KIDS WHILE TRAVELING ALONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363705November 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
LAST NIGHT (11/01/2010) I WENT TO FILL MY GAS TANK. IT SHOWED I HAD 1/4 TANK FULL. I ADDED $50.00 OF GASOLINE AT $2.52/GAL. THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MORE THAN ENOUGH. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND IT CREPT TO 1/2 TANK. I FIGURED IT'D TAKE A FEW SECONDS....WRONG!!!! AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE, IT CREPT DOWN TO 1/4 TANK AGAIN AND STAYED THERE. I MADE IT TO MY FIRST DESTINATION AND ASKED THE KIDS TO GET DOWN AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR AND SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING, ANYWHERE LEAKING. NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED TO SWIFTLY RISE AND MADE IT TO 3/4 OF A TANK WHEN IT SUDDENLY DROPPED TO EMPTY WHERE IT STAYED. CHIMES ARE GOING OFF THAT I HAVE NO GAS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND RESTARTED IT. GAUGE ROSE TO ONLY 1/4 TANK. I DROVE HOME. THIS MORNING, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT ROSE TO 3/4 TANK AND STAYED THAT WAY ALL THE WAY TO WORK (15 MIN. RIDE). THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE. I CAME ONLINE TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING AND SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PHENOMENON EVEN THOUGH GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. MY CAR IS ONLY 5 YRS OLD AND HAS 62,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS BARELY BROKEN IN AND IT SHOULD DEFINITELY NOT BE HAVING THESE KINDS OF ISSUES ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363723November 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIVE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE GAUGE WILL STICK AT 25MPH OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DRIVER HAS TO GUESS AT WHAT SPEEDS THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO SOMETIMES THE SPEED IS CORRECTLY DISPLAYED AND MOST OF THE TIME IT IS INCORRECT. I CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OPTIONS AND THE PRICE FOR THE PART ALONE IS $400. I CONTACTED GM THEY TOLD ME NO RECALL OR "SPECIAL POLICY" COVERED MY VEHICLE. BUT THERE IS A "SPECIAL POLICY" FOR OTHER GM TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR. THE POLICY COVERS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER OR INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NUMBER IS BULLETIN NUMBER: 07187A. BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE AT KNOWN SPEEDS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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