Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10340599June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
YESTERDAY MY SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE STARTED JUMPING BETWEEN NUMBERS RATHER THAN MOVING SMOOTHLY. TODAY IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY, IT STAYED BELOW THE 0 AND WOULDN'T REGISTER THE SPEED AT ALL. I STOPPED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP ON THE WAY INTO WORK AND WAS TOLD THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAD TO BE REPLACED AT MY COST OF ABOUT $400. DRIVING AWAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING SLOWLY (I WAS GOING AROUND 55 MPH BUT THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED 15 - 20 MPH.) WHEN I GOT TO WORK I RAN AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A RECALL FOR CHEVY TRUCKS BUT NOT FOR TRAILBLAZERS. ALSO FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINT SITES WITH CONSUMERS REPORTING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE (MODEL YEAR AND MILEAGE VARIED.) OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY A RECALL FROM GM. THIS PRESENTS A SAFETY HAZARD AS MOST CONSUMERS DON'T HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE REPAIR COST SO THEY AREN'T FIXING THE FAULTY SPEEDOMETERS WHICH COULD LEAD TO ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340667June 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (77,000) MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TAC HAS GONE HAYWIRE. WE HAD A VERY WARM DAY AND WHEN I STARTED THE CAR THE POINTER WAS AT 6:00 O CLOCK WHEN I STOP IT SHOWS THAT THE CAR IS GOING 110 MILES PER HOUR. MY TAC IS ALSO GOING WACKO. I HAVE BEEN READING THAT MAY OTHERS WITH TRAILBLAZERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THEY GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER[XXX] . THE APPROX COST FOR REPAIR IS $550.00. 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
#10340685June 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER LT WITH 94,931 MILES AND AM THE ORIGINAL DRIVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 2-3 YEARS AGO AND I HAVE TAKEN TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT MECHANICS TO DIAGNOSE WITH NO SUCCESS. IN JUNE 2010 I TOOK INTO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR 100K SERVICE AND WAS TOLD I HAD A CRACKED FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE AT A COST OF ~$1000. THIS FIXED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS FUEL TANK ISSUE AND DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH ANY MODEL EXCEPT 2002-2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT'S AND GMC ENVOY XL MODELS UNDER TSB 05012. IN REVIEWING THE NHTSA WEBSITE IT IS APPARENT THE SCOPE OF THIS PROBLEM GOES BEYOND THESE MODELS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ADVISED THEY WERE AWARE THE TRAILBLAZER MODELS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FUEL TANK BUT REFERRED US TO GENERAL MOTORS AS THERE WAS NO TSB FROM GM FOR THIS MODEL. I SPOKE TO 3 SEPARATE PEOPLE AT GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE WHO ADVISED THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AND CAME BACK WITHIN 3 BUSINESS DAYS AND DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. I QUESTIONED GM ABOUT THE NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES OF CRACKED OR CORRODED FUEL TANK FILLER NECK ISSUES AND REFERENCED THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THEY ADVISED THE NHTSA WEBSITE, WHERE MANY OF THESE CASES ARE DOCUMENTED, IS NOT A GM RECOGNIZED WEBSITE FOR THIS TYPE OF ISSUE AND WAS ESSENTIALLY TOLD THEY (GM) IGNORED COMPLAINTS FROM THIS WEBSITE. I WAS ADVISED BY THE GM REP NOTHING ELSE WOULD BE CONSIDERED AND WHEN I ASKED FOR SOMEONE "HIGHER" AT GM TO SPEAK WITH WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T PROVIDE ANYMORE INFORMATION. WHEN ASKED FOR THE CORPORATE ADDRESS AND CEO INFO I WAS TOLD THEY WOULDN'T GIVE THAT INFORMATION OUT BUT I COULD LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET. BOTTOM LINE IS CHEVROLET DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR SAFETY CLAIMS OR VEHICLE ISSUES AND I FEEL COMPELLED TO HAVE THIS DOCUMENTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340703June 29, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT, DURING THE SUMMER HEAT I OPENED THE TOP PART OF THE BACK HATCH (THE GLASS AREA) AND THE ENTIRE LEFT SIDE OF THE HATCH DETACHED FROM THE CAR, LIFTING THE PLASTIC MOLDING ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE HOLDING THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. THE BOTTOM PART OF THIS "HINGE" WAS ONLY ATTACHED WITH AN ADHESIVE WHICH OBVIOUSLY MELTED FROM THE FLORIDA HEAT AND DISASSEMBLED. AT THIS POINT I CAN NO LONGER LIFT THE BACK GLASS OR THE ENTIRE REAR HATCH. CHEVROLET WILL NOT REPAIR OR COMPENSATE US FOR REPAIR OF THIS ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY STATED THAT THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM ON SOME TAHOES, YUKONS AND TRAILBLAZERS AND IT WOULD COST AROUND $1700 TO FIX THIS "DEFECT". *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340710June 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE SENSOR DEFECTIVE IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SAFETY ISSUE; I HAVE PERSONALLY RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE OF THIS. REPLACED ONCE WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED AGAIN 6/28 OUT OF POCKET COST BECAUSE WARRANTY NO LONGER VALID. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AND TALKING TO OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, THIS PROBLEM IS PRETTY COMMON AND BELIEVED TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340283June 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR RUNNING GREAT, PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. TOOK THE KEY OUT, FRONT HEADLIGHT STUCK ON. KEPT TRYING TO START. OPENED HOOD, SMOKE COMING FROM FUSE BOX. REMOVED FUSE BOX COVER, THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED OVER THE FUSES AND WAS ON FIRE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340213June 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING DONE BY THE CONSUMER. MY FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY AND IS NO ACCURATE. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND EVEN THOUGH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT HAVE HAD RECALLS ISSUED, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ONE FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS (2003 - 2006 MODELS) AND IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $800 TO GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340223June 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER HAS NO RECALL FOR FAILURE. COST TO REPAIR $800 TO $1000 DOLLARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339943June 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER GOES OFF MOST OF THE TIME YOU CAN TURN OF VEHICLE THEN JUST KEEP CLICKING AND IT WILL GO BACK TO 0 SOMETIMES YOU STAR DRIVING AND IT WILL GO START ACTING UP AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT STAYS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. I THINK THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD YOU DON'T KNOW IF IT IS WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT AND YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW THE SPEED WHICH YOU ARE TRAVELING. I HAVE REQUEST AT MANY PLACES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE BEEN TOLD OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT I MAY SPEND THE MONEY TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER WHICH IS WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM BUT IT WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING. FROM THERE KNOWLEDGE OF THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE MANY OF THESE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I AM TOLD IF I REPLACE IT THE OTHER THAT I REPLACE IT WITH WOULD PROBABLY DO THE SAME THING. SO I AM JUST WONDERING HOW CAN THIS COMPANY GET AWAY WITH LETTING THIS PROBLEM EXIST. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE ISSUE AND IF I CANT RESOLVE THIS I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TRADE IN FOR ANOTHER FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE I HAVE KIDS AND A GRANDCHILD THAT DEPEND ON THIS CAR FOR TRANSPORTATION AND I WANT THEM TO BE SAFE ALL THE TIME NOT JUST SOMETIMES WHEN THE CLUSTER WANTS TO WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340171June 25, 2010
VISIBILITY
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CLAIM THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN FIXED AND WILL NOT BE FIXED AGAIN MY THING IS IF IT IS A CONTINUING PROBLEM WITH THE WIPERS NOT FIXED THEN THEY SHOULD BE FIXED UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED WE HAVE TO RIDE AROUND WHEN IT IS NOT RAINING OR DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE WE CANT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED OURSELVES I CALLED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAID TO BAD IT WAS UP TO US ONLY ONE RECALL. CAN YOU HELP FIX THIS PROBLEM OR WILL THIS CONTINUE TO GO UNNOTICED THANK YOU SO MUCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339825June 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, SUDDENLY THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE READING WOULD FLUCTUATE INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY GIVEN SPEED. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE COULD BE CORRECTED BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING; AND DISABLING THE BATTERY CABLE. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339847June 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE/FAULTY FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IN 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER RESULTING IN CONTINUALLY READING GAUGE AS EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339927June 24, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. IT STARTED OVER A YEAR AGO, BUT WAS RARE. WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY GO OUT. THE PARKING LIGHT AND THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORK. IT HAS BEEN GETTING MORE FREQUENT AND IN THE LAST MONTH IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. MY ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALSO BEEN ON FOR MONTHS. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST DONE BY A MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED ME THAT I HAD A LOOSE GAS CAP. I BOUGHT A NEW ONE AND IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THAT PROBLEM. NOW I WONDER IF IT REMAINS ON BECAUSE OF THE LIGHT ISSUE. THIS IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I LIVE IN AN UNINCORPORATED AREA THAT HAS MINIMAL LIGHTING AT NIGHT. I HAVE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND THERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THAT SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339634June 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3 YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IT HAD 75,000 MILES ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE WEEK AFTER MY TACH STOPPED WORKING NO READING AT ALL I WENT TO EVERY MECHANIC THEY TOLL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MODULE PROBLEM AND THAT AND THAT IS GOING TO NEED A NEW ONE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER 2,500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE SEARCH AROUND AUTO PARTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY SENSOR FOR THE TACH. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339663June 23, 2010
SEAT BELTS: REAR/OTHER:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADD SEAT BELT EXTENSIONS TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT SHE NOTICED THERE WAS NO BUCKLE TO SNAP THE SEAT BELT INTO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE SEAL BELT BUCKLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A NEW BUCKLE INSTALLED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 08/12/10 *BF UPDATED 08/17/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339656June 23, 2010
VISIBILITY
THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER START AND STOP ON THEIR OWN. THE ON/OFF SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEY STAY ON. WHEN THE WASHER HAS WATER IT SPRAYS CONSTANTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339702June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE 4X4 ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER FOR THE CONTACT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ADJUSTOR ADVISED THAT ONLY THE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT AGREE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD WITH ONLY REPLACING THE SENSOR AND NOT THE ACTUAL ACTUATOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,064.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339742June 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING. PROBLEM OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 59K MILES. RAN OUT OF GAS IN MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY VEHICLES TRAVELING OVER 65 MPH. BASED ON COMPLAINTS LISTED ACROSS THE INTERNET, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SAYS "NOT MUCH WE CAN DO EXCEPT REPLACE FUEL SYSTEM - STILL WON'T FIX PROBLEM AS IT WILL LIKELY OCCUR AGAIN." ALSO TOLD ME "GOOD LUCK WITH GETTING RECALL PARTICULARLY SINCE US AUTO STRUGGLES = NO BAD PRESS FOR US AUTOMAKERS." HE THEN POINTED ME TO THIS SITE AND TOLD ME TO NOTICE THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ON THE INVESTIGATION FRONT SINCE JANUARY 2010 DESPITE THE PROBLEM BEING REPORTED SINCE BASICALLY MAY 2007. INTERESTING...BUT I HAVE FAITH THAT THIS IS NOT THE CASE AND THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE ADDRESSED. ANYWAY, THERE IS MORE THAN ENOUGH INFO AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE AND ACROSS THE INTERNET ON THE PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM ON THESE VEHICLES. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME WHEN SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THEY RUN OUT OF GAS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. LETS HOPE THAT WE DO NOT GET TO THAT POINT, BUT GIVEN THE HISTORY, WE LIKELY WILL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339285June 21, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN FEET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339362June 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. RECENTLY, MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN ACTING UP. IT STATES THAT THE GAS TANK IS EMPTY RIGHT AFTER I FILL UP. IT CONSTANTLY READJUSTS ITSELF. I NEVER KNOW EXACTLY HOW MUCH GAS IS IN MY CAR. IT IS A VERY FRUSTRATING PROBLEM AND AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. EXTENSIVE INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AS WELL. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM HAS NOT RECALLED THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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