Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10336008June 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
JUST AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE ON DECEMBER 29, 2008, I NOTICED THE ENGINE HAS ACCELERATED AND THE CAR SURGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED. IF I DO NOT KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, THERE IS A HIGH POTENTIAL OF SURGING INTO THE BACK OF A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AN ACCIDENT HAS ALMOST HAPPENED MANY TIMES. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM ON FEBRUARY 4,2009 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. IT MOST LIKELY WILL "NOT BE A PROBLEM" UNTIL I REAR END SOMEONE WHILE STOPPED. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER. I WAS NOT AWARE I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPORT UNTIL THE TOYOTA RECALL HAPPENED. I HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH IT, ANTICIPATING THE SURGE EVERY TIME I AM AT A STOP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335965June 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TRAILBLAZER 2005 FUEL GAUGE FAILURE, SPEEDOMETER INTERMITTENT FAILURE, VEHICLE LUNGES AT IDOL OR SHUTS OFF APPROACHING STOP/BRAKE. ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. BEEN TO REPAIR AND INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOT IDENTIFIED. FUEL SYSTEM FLUSHED. SPEEDOMETER ISSUE SAME. FUEL GAUGE CURRENTLY NOT WORKING PROPERLY, UNRELIABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335809June 11, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I READ ABOUT: GM RECALLING 1.4 MILLION VEHICLES FOR FIRE HAZARD BY PETER VALDES-DAPENA, SENIOR WRITERJUNE 9, 2010: 10:03 AM ET. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON MAY 17, 2010, I HEARD A LOUD "POP" AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND CALLED AAA. APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES LATER, MY 3 YEAR OLD CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAD FLAMES START SHOOTING OUT OF THE HOOD. IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES SOON THEREAFTER. I THOUGHT IT WAS STEAM, SO IF A NJ FIREFIGHTER HAD NOT GRABBED ME OUT OF THE VEHICLE, I AM NOT QUITE SURE HOW THIS STORY WOULD HAVE ENDED... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335855June 11, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES REACHING A RIGHT HAND CURVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT FLASHES AND THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SIMULTANEOUSLY ENGAGE MULTIPLE TIMES SOMETIMES BAD ENOUGH TO CAUSE A WHEEL TO SLIP. DEALER HAS BEEN IN TOUCH MULTIPLE TIMES WITH GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND CLAIM THEY CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT'S WRONG. HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES PER WEEK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335862June 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THERE ARE SEVERAL DEFECTS ON CHEVY TRAIL BLAZERS MINE IN PARTICULAR IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL BECAUSE IT STOPPED RECORDING THE SPEED, AMOUNT OF GAS IN MY VEHICLE, ESSENTIAL TO DRIVING SAFETY, PROPER SPEED MAINTENANCE AND ENSURING IT WONT STALL OUT DUE TO LACK OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT HIGH SPEEDS. IN ADDITION THE NIGHT LIGHTS TURN OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THAT IS DANGEROUS TO ME AND MY CHILDREN WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT WHICH I DO OFTEN TO COMMUTE HOME FROM WORK. THERE ARE DIFFERENT DATES FOR THE DEFECTS THE CLUSTER PANEL GAGE WAS PROXIMATELY 6 OR 8 MONTHS OLD, THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED THEY STATED IT WAS NOT HAZARDOUS TO MY DRIVING AND THAT SINCE IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY DUE TO BEING A 2004 THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS 10% OFF, I FELT IT WAS A HAZARD AT THE TIME OF THE REPORT THEY FIXED AN ISSUE WITH THE TURN SIGNALS BUT NOW MY HEADLIGHTS ARE TURNING ON AND OFF RANDOMLY AT NIGHT AND IT IS SCARY TO BE DRIVING AT NIGHT AND YOUR LIGHTS GO OFF AND YOU CANT SEE A THING. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR THE LAST 3 TO 4 MONTHS HAVE NOT REPORTED IT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF RESPONSE BY THE MANUFACTURER WITH PRIOR ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335891June 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RANDOMLY DIMS AND GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE. IT ALSO HAS A CHRONIC CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT WILL NOT RESET AND THE FUEL GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335631June 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
CRACKED EXHAUST MANIFOLD . NOTHING CAUSED THIS EVENT , IT JUST FAILED OUT OF NOWHERE, NOW IT HAS TO BE REPLACED , THIS IS AN UNCOMMON EVENT FOR THIS PARTICULAR PART TO JUST CRACK OR FAIL , AND AFTER READING RESEARCHING THIS EVENT I FOUND IT TO BE MORE COMMONPLACE IN THIS FROM THIS PARTICULAR CAR MANUFACTURER. THE FUMES FROM THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IS THE SAFETY ISSUE , NOT TO MENTION THE UNBEARABLE NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335688June 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. NO INDICATION THAT DOOR WAS OPENED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI 10335683) ABOUT THE PASSENGER DOOR THAT I REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THIS WAS THE EXACT ISSUE FOR RECALL 05007. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN SPRING 2006. OBVIOUSLY G.M.S "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. LUCKILY THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335683June 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2006 TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE BROUGHT IT IN THE SPRING OF 2006 AS PER THE RECALL. IF MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT BUCKLED IN SHE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS 05007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335456June 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST 100% OF ALL ELECTRICAL POWER. NO HEADLIGHTS, WIPERS, RADIO, NOTHING. AFTER PULLING TO THE ROAD SIDE, TURNED IGNITION KEY TO OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART VEHICLE. VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. FOLLOWING DAY SCANNED FOR FAULT CODES, NONE WERE FOUND. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335476June 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
02 TRAILBLAZER CLUSTER OUT 27 K MI. GARAGE KEPT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335199June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE AND THE RPM GAUGE WOULD CONTINUE TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN RPMS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT BELTS WOULD NOT OPERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335237June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AT ABOUT 70,000 MILES, HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT AND FRIED THE WIRES, AIR CONDITIONING HAS NOT WORKED FOR 4 YEARS, CD PLAYER DOES NOT WORK, WINDING NOISE (FIXED ONCE WHEN VEHICLE WAS 1 YEAR OLD) WHEN DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335255June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUSTER MOTOR PROBLEM. IT STARTED LATE LAST YEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC, FAILS, STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER . I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID THEY WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CLUSTER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHEVY TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AVALANCHE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THIS, WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER...SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM , THEY JUST REFUSE TO ADMIT IT. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE $800-$900 REPAIR WHEN OBVIOUSLY ITS FAULTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335350June 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING, GM DEALER WANTS OVER $600 TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334964June 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE OWNS A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS GOING HAYWIRE. WE HAVE ALREADY SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED WITH NO SUCCESS. I AM A PRETTY GOOD MECHANIC, BUT NOT WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THE ELECTRONICS ON CARS THESE DAYS. I REFUSE TO TAKE IT BACK AND GET SCREWED OUT OF MORE MONEY. I GUESS THIS IS HOW CHEVROLET IS MAKING UP FOR THEIR LOSS. I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS AS OF YET. THE INTERNET IS LOADED WITH COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CHEVY MAN, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE I MAY END UP CHANGING MY LOYALTY TO ANOTHER COMPANY. WITH AS MUCH AS WE HAVE TO PAY FOR VEHICLES THESE DAYS WE SHOULD BE RECEIVING BETTER SERVICE ON THEM. I WILL BE BUYING A USED CLUSTER OFF THE INTERNET AND INSTALLING IT MYSELF. THE DEALERSHIP EVEN WANTS A FORTUNE TO REPLACE A PART THEY SHOULD HAVE A RECALL ON ANYWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334977June 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR ON A 2005 TRAILBLAZER HAS GONE OUT, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AT ALL TIME. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE WERE TO RUN LOW ON FUEL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND. EVEN MORE DANGEROUS FOR THOSE WHO MAY BE USING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL SOMEWHERE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AMONG GM VEHICLES AND YET THEY HAVE ISSUED NO RECALL AS OF YET. THERE IS A WEBSITE HERE; HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TBDHFG6KHCMSPA4M1/P10 WITH OVER 200 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MANY MANY MANY MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335011June 7, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 5, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP BEGAN VIBRATING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT CONSULTED A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335047June 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED TWICE ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335096June 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED WITH PREMIUM FUEL, STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND FUEL GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY. GAUGE WILL WORK FROM TIME TO TIME BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOESN'T GO OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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