Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10334159June 1, 2010
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES ON CONTROL PANEL NOT WORKING, BUT ALL SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON CHECK ENGINE, ABS SEAT BELT, REDUCE POWER, BATTERY LIGHTS. NOW SUV NOT CRANKING, IT WILL SPIN BUT NOT TURNING OVER. WILL CRANK UP AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A WHILE. I RECEIVED A TICKET FOR SPEEDING, ALREADY. *TR
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0
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0
#10333968May 31, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS SUDDENLY STOPPED TRACKING THE FUEL AMOUNT, IT HAS CAUSED ME TO NOT KNOW THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE, I HAVE ALSO DONE RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. TO HAVE MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOP IS INCONVENIENT AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR
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0
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#10333884May 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. FOR A BRIEF PERIOD AFTER FILL UPS, IT WOULD STICK ON EMPTY AND A CHIME WOULD DING. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD START TO WORK. HOWEVER, NOW IT IS COMPLETELY NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS CREATES A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS ONE NEVER KNOWS THE FUEL LEVEL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE SEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN MANY CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. A LOCAL DEALER SAID THAT IT WAS A SENSOR AND COULD COST BETWEEN 800-1200 DOLLARS. I THINK A RECALL IS ORDER SINCE THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH "2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM" IS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO CONCLUDE THAT GM SHOULD RECALL THIS PART. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333838May 29, 2010
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE #10 FRY NEAR PALM SPRINGS CA (65-70 MPH) WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO THUMB AND COME APART. APRX. 80% OF THE TIRE TREAD/BELT SEPARATED FROM THE DEFINITY DAKOTA TIRE. THE REMAINING TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED AAA AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH MY SPARE. THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE TIRE CLEARLY FAILED DUE TO A DEFECT. THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR ( CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER) WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO THE FLAPPING TREAD CAUSING FL BODY,HEADLIGHT, F BUMPER, L RUNNING BOARD AND FL WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. SEIDNER'S REPAIR SHOP REMOVED THE DEFECTED TIRE, IT WAS DISCARDED IN ERROR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. THE ORIG SET OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT PEP BOYS 5/21/06, WHEN I RETURNED LAST WEEK (5/22/10) TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SET THEY TOLD ME PER THERE CORP. OFFICE CURRENT RECALLS DID NOT COVER MY SIZE. ALSO (5/25/10) THE PEP BOYS CORP. OFFICE HAD A CALL IN TO COPPER TIRE HDQ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF DEFINITY DAKOTA SIZE RECALLS AND TO REPORT THIS COMPLAINT. AS OF 5/29/10 COPPER HAS NOT RETURNED THERE CALL, OR A CALL TO ME. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332721May 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I FINISHED FUELING UP MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE FUEL GAUGE STILL SHOWED EMPTY. THIS PROBLEM IS STILL HAPPENING. HAVE RUN OUT OF FUEL ONCE WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332594May 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. THE ONLY WAY I CAN TRACK HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IS BY KEEPING UP WITH MY MILEAGE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN TRAILBLAZERS AND THAT IT WOULD COST $500-$600 TO REPAIR. WHEN I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT! I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WANT TO KNOW WHY THIS WASN'T A RECALL! I GOT NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE GENERAL MOTORS AND WAS ONLY TOLD TO "GO THROUGH MY DEALER."DEALER DIDN'T CARE. ONE MINUTE IT SAYS I HAVE GAS THEN THE NEXT, EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332439May 27, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ - OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT COMES ON AND PRESSURE GAUGE GOES FROM 40 TO 0 WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332457May 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS PUTTING GAS IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER.. WHEN I LEFT THE GAS STATION THE EMPTY LIGHT STAYED ON.... NOW IT IS STUCK ON EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332481May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THOUGHT I WAS GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND OTHER CARS WERE ZIPPING PAST ME TURNED OUT I WAS ONLY GOING 51 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUST STUCK ON 51. I LOOKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD, SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD", HOW CAN NOT KNOWING YOUR EXACT SPEED ALL THE TIME NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD??? GRANTED THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS BUT EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED COULD CAUSE YOU TO GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. IT WILL COST CONSUMERS BETWEEN 400-600 DOLLARS TO FIX, WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT, TO WHOM WE THE TAXPAYERS JUST BAILED OUT. CHEVY SHOULD RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODELS. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THEY DO NOT WANT TO COVER THE COSTS. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING 55 MPH AND ACTUALLY GOING 70? COULD BE ALOT OF PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332767May 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
S10 COMEBACK- LETTER TO SECRETARY FROM REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR WORK DONE TO A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HIS DAUGHTER OWNS THE VEHICLE. HIS DAUGHTER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE FUEL PUMP. SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT AFTER BEING TOLD IT WAS COVERED, HOWEVER WHEN SHE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER, THE MANAGER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE CORPORATE DIVISION TOLD THEM IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD OVER 120,000 MILES. *JB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE DATE AND TIME THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AND IS SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT OF $900.00 FOR THE REPAIRS. UPDATED 01/28/11. *JB
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332347May 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 12000 MILES HAS INOPERATIVE GASOLINE GAUGE. ALWAYS READS ZERO. CAN'T PASS SMOG TEST. COMMON PROBLEM SINCE 2005. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10332016May 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS DEFECTIVE. IT STOPPED WORKING AT 55000 MILES AND THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WANTS OVER $600 TO REPLACE. I'VE BEEN READING UP ON THIS AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING ALL OVER TO A LOT OF OWNERS. I HAVE NO WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE AND HAVE RAN OUT ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER 4 MILES FROM NEAREST TOWN WITH LITTLE CELL PHONE COVERAGE. ONLY WAY I CAN GUESTIMATE WHEN TO PUT FUEL IN IS BY GOING BY THE TRIP ODOMETER. I COMMUTE OVER 400 MILES WEEKLY ON THE INTERSTATE BUT CAN'T AFFORD A $600 REPAIR BILL FOR SOMETHING I FEEL SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332037May 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CHEVY TRAILBLAZER '05 FUEL GAUGE DEFECTIVE. CAUSES VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS, WHICH ON HIGHWAYS AND INTERSECTIONS IS A VITAL DANGER, NOT TO MENTION SINGLE WOMEN DRIVING AT NIGHT BEING STRANDED ON THE ROAD! JUST READ A BLOG, 388 POSTED THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. THE FUEL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND WE REQUEST A RECALL. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331827May 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE IN MY 05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER JUST QUIT WORKING CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF FUEL ON THE FREEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331875May 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS SUDDENLY HAS NON OPERATIONAL FUEL GAUGE. AFTER FILLING UP THE VEHICLE WITH GAS(THE GAUGE WAS READING AT ABOUT 1/4 FULL A TIME OF FUELING) UPON RESTARTING THE EMPTY FUEL LIGHT HAS COME ON. THE GAUGE ITSELF THEN DROPPED BELOW THE 1/4 FULL TANK PREVIOUS READING ALL THE WAY TO ZERO. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. BUT AFTER COMING HOME AND READING ONLINE COMPLAINTS THIS A SHOCKINGLY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THIS MODEL GM VEHICLE(AND NOT JUST A TEMPORARY GLITCH, ONE THAT NEVER GOES AWAY AFTER IT HAPPENS, BUT A GAS GAUGE THAT FROM THEN ON ALWAYS READS EMPTY). A NON OPERATIONAL SYSTEM FOR FUEL LEVEL IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. IT IS THE ONLY THING TO ACCURATELY MEASURE THE ENERGY THAT REMAINS TO RUN THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331504May 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL LEVEL SENDER IN 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331506May 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAS GAUGE ON 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHEN STARTED SHOWS CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO AND WARNING LIGHT AND CHIME IS ACTIVATED. GAUGE SHOWS CORRECTLY EACH TIME ENGINE IS STARTED. DEALER SAID MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. IT IS A BAD SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL PUMP. GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE DROPPED AND PARTS REPLACED AT A COST OF $800.00. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331569May 21, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AT THIS MOMENT DUE TO MALFUNCTION IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. FIRST MY GAS GAUGE WENT OUT 3 MONTHS AGO AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN - SHOWS I AM GOING 60 WHEN I AM AT A STOP OR IT MAY GO DOWN TO 30 AT TIMES. IT WILL COST $500 FOR THE CLUSTER AND $550 FOR THE FUEL SENSOR. I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WILL PAY FOR REPAIRS BUT HAVE NOT HEARD A RESPONSE YET. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331620May 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD A FAILURE OF IT'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, VOLTMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND TACHOMETER HAVE FAILED AND NOW THAT WE CAN NOT KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING WE HAVE HAD 3 SPEEDING TICKETS AND THE OFFICERS HAVE SAID THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE BUT WE THINK IT'S A GOOD EXCUSE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND MANY PEOPLE (AT LEAST A HUNDRED ON EACH SITE) HAVE HAD THIS COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TRAILBLAZER AND CHEVY JUST DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. NOTHING HAPPENED LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT IT JUST STARTED FAILING ONE AFTER THE OTHER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331163May 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LS IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WON'T GO DOWN PAST 30 MPH - THUS WHEN I'M GOING 45 MPH, IT READS 75 MPH. FIRST TIME WAS IN 2009, AND THEN YESTERDAY (5/18/2010) IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT, BUT TODAY THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW CLUSTER. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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