Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10362386October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READING NOT CORRECT.IT WILL READ THE CORRECT LEVEL THEN DROP TO EMPTY. GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK ANY MORE READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME IT IS A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THERE ARE NUMEROUS CHEVYS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE A PERSON COULD RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A INTERSECTION OR WHEN TURNING ON A ROAD OR MERGING WITH TRAFFIC...... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362519October 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAS METER IN THE BLAZER SAYS IT EMPTY WHEN I JUST FILL IT. NOW WHEN I DRIVE THE LIGHT BEEPS AND STAYS ON. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS TROUBLE WITH MY BLAZER. I CANT BELIEVE THERE WAS NOT A RECALL ON THE SENSOR IN THE GAS TAKE. I CONTACTED MY DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND THEY SAID THAT IT NOT COVERED IN THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY I BOUGHT FOR THE VEHICLE. IT COST OVER $1,000 TO FIX IT. I FEEL THAT IF I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM, I SEE THERE IS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CONCERN ABOUT THERE VEHICLE. I DON'T FEEL NOW MY VEHICLE IS SAFE AND IT ONLY HAS 30, 000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362215October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER TO MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FELL BELOW ZERO AND MY ACTUAL RATE OF SPEED WAS INCORRECT. IT WAS RAINING WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT I NOTICED THAT I WAS PASSING PEOPLE EASILY ON THE INTERSTATE AT ONLY GOING AROUND 55 MPH. I THOUGHT THAT PEOPLE WERE OVERREACTING TO THE RAIN AFTERALL IT WAS JUST A SHOWER. BUT WHEN I SLOWED DOWN TO AN EXIT RAMP I NOTICED THAT I WAS AT ZERO MPH WHILE STILL ROLLING AT I GUESS 30 MPH. I MUST HAVE BEEN DOING 85-90 MPH BEFORE AND I JUST FELT ILL THAT I WAS GOING SO FAST AND COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN FINED OR WORSE HYDRO PLANED IN THE RAINY CONDITIONS. I READ UP ON THIS ISSUE WITH ALOT OF GM PRODUCTS AND ESPECIALLY WITH THE TRAIL BLAZER MODELS. MY TRAIL BLAZER HAS LESS THAN 65,000 MILES AND IS WELL MAINTENANCE, SO SUCH A FAILURE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ANY NEGLECT. PLEASE INVESTIGATE AND MAKES SURE THAT THIS COMMON MALFUNCTION DOESN'T COST SOMEONE THEIR HEALTH OR LIVES. THANKS *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362299October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARYING LOCATIONS DOES NOT DISPLAY ACCURATE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362352October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON; THEN MY OIL GAUGE STARTED GOING WACKY, FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER; NEXT, MY GAS GAUGE WASN'T READING CORRECTLY AND I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR JUST TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T RUN OUT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T TRUST THE GAUGE. THE GAUGES OFTEN CORRECT THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THEY START MESSING UP AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. TODAY, MY SPEEDOMETER READ 0 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT STAYED AT 0 UNTIL I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I TOOK OFF, IT WENT UP TO ABOUT 45 WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25-30. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM REALLY GOING, WHICH IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I AM ALSO VERY FRAZZLED BY ALL THE GAUGES READING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY WHEN I AM DRIVING 40 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WONDERING IF AND WHEN MY CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362107October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INOPERATABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362117October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT AND THE FUEL GAUGE WHERE NOT WORKING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE WIRING FOR THE HEADLIGHT AS IT HAD MELTED. THE FUEL SENSOR WAS GOING TO COST 700. SO I DID NOT HAVE IT REPAIRED. THIS IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF STRESS AND WORRY FOR ME AS I MAY RUN OUT OF FUEL WITH MY FAMILY ON BOARD. SINCE THE SENSOR DOES NOT WORK I AM LEERING OF THE FUEL USED OPTION AS WELL. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362152October 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE INOPERABLE- STAYS ON E. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362167October 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BECAME UNRELIABLE AND HAD DIFFERENT READING EACH TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. MOST RECENTLY THE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVES PAST THE UPPER LIMITS OF THE GAUGE AND POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE FUEL GAUGE. TWO DAYS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING IN THE SAME ERRATIC MANNER AND WILL GIVE VARIOUS READINGS INCLUDING EXCEEDING 120 MPH AND WILL POINT STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE STEERING COLUMN. IT MAY READ ANYWHERE FROM 30 MPH TO 75 MPH AT VARIOUS TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS OFF. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I AM NO LONGER TO CHECK MY SPEED IN COMPARISON TO SPEED LIMITS OR SPEED WARNING SIGNS WHEN IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362078October 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL NECK LEAKS ON GAS TANK ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PURCHASED IT FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 08/14/10 WITH 107782 MILES ON IT. WE KEEP IT IN OUR GARAGE AND (THAT IS ALSO WHERE PEOPLE GO TO SMOKE) SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT IT HOME WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT IT AND NOTICED IT. LONG STORY SHORT WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE FUEL NECK WAS CRACKED AND THE PURGER TANK WAS BAD. THEY TRIED A SILICON ON THE LEAK WHICH DID NOT WORK SO THEY SAY THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOTICED THAT OTHERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD IN ANY WAY COVER THE REPAIR OF AN KNOWN ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED AND IT HAS OVER A 100,000 MILES THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING! NOW THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING, AND ARE MAD BECAUSE I CALLED GM. THEN I DID A CARFAX TODAY AND NOTICE THERE IS A MILEAGE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361680October 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
REPORT DATE : OCTOBER 18, 2010 AT 09:14 AM SEARCH TYPE : VEHICLE YEAR : 2005 MAKE : CHEVROLET MODEL : TRAILBLAZER RESULTS : 1 | ALL RECORDS DISPLAYED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: N/A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: DP10001 N/A MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: TRAILBLAZER MANUFACTURER : GENERAL MOTORS CORP. YEAR : 2005 COMPONENT : FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP I BOUGHT MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AGO. THE GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. IT WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO FULL AND THEN AFTER A COUPLE OF MILES IT WOULD GO TO "EMPTY." THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL MAKE A LOUD BEEP TO LET YOU KNOW YOU ARE OUT OF FUEL. THE BEEP REALLY THROWS OFF YOUR CONCENTRATION TO THE ROAD AND IS VERY DISTRACTING. IT MAKES YOU TAP THE BRAKES WHICH COULD DEFINITELY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361689October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, UNEXPECTEDLY THE SPEED ODOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362048October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
LETTER FROM SENATOR MCCAIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH HER 2005 GM TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANELS (DOT/I#2010-1286) *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $500-600 TO HAVE THE FAULTY INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361721October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING UP A MONTH AGO. THE FIRST PROBLEM I NOTICED WAS THAT THE NEEDLE OF THE SPEEDOMETER HAD FALLEN BEYOND THE 0 MPH MARK AND NEVER CHANGED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING WEEK, AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, IT READ THAT HIS SPEED WAS 60 MPH WHEN HE WAS ONLY GOING 30 MPH. THE VERY NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE. THEN AGAIN, A WEEK LATER IT MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY! IT COMPLETELY FREAKED ME OUT! I TRIED TO STAY WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC BUT HAD NO IDEA HOW FAST I WAS REALLY GOING. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND ASKED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SHE INFORMED ME THAT I WAS NO LONGER COVERED BY A WARRANTY (MY CAR ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES ON IT) AND THAT GM HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER FOR THE 2003 AND 2004 TRAILBLAZERS BUT NOT THE 2005. SHE THEN TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $450 TO $500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THAT GM WOULD 'MOST LIKELY' REIMBURSE ME IF/WHEN THEY ISSUE A RECALL. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY MISREADING ABOUT ONCE A WEEK. SO I NEVER KNOW WHEN I GET IN MY CAR IF IT IS GOING TO WORK CORRECTLY OR NOT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR OWNERS OF THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SO I CONTACTED GM DIRECTLY AND SPOKE TO A SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE ON THE PHONE THIS MORNING. SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE WAS SORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT GM HAS NO RECALL FOR THIS SO I SHOULD GO GET IT FIXED ON MY OWN DIME TO AVOID ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND SEND OUT A RECALL TO INSURE THAT THIS FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER DOESN'T END UP GETTING SOMEONE KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361729October 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GIVES ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS CAUSING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS MORE GAS THAN THERE ACTUALLY WAS. I RAN OUT OF GAS AT THE INTERCHANGE OF 2 BUSY FREEWAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361754October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAULTY GAS GAUGES IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS GAUGE ONLY READS EMPTY ALL THE TIME. VEHICLE IS 4 YRS OLD WITH 33K MILES. I FILLED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET AND MY DEALERSHIP. COMPLAINTS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET ON THIS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361795October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FAILURE IN 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SPEEDOMETER WORKS ERRATICALLY. VEHICLE HAS ALMOST 90,000 MILES. PROBLEM BEGAN AROUND SEPTEMBER 28, 2010, AND HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT, OCCURRING DAILY NOW. SPEEDOMETER WILL GRADUALLY SHOW A DECREES IN SPEED WHEN VEHICLE IS NOT DECELERATING, EVENTUALLY DISPLAYING ZERO OR BELOW ZERO MPH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE RESOLVED BY CHEVROLET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361518October 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED HE WAS PASSING ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY. HE THEN REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DISPLAYING AN IMPROPER READING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361527October 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN HE NOTICED ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WERE DISPLAYING IMPROPER READINGS. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361561October 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL SENSOR OF OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. FIXING THIS WILL REQUIRE REMOVING THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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