Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10324462April 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 70 MPH, OR REGISTER A SPEED OF 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10324461April 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND TACH DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND GM HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324473April 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WHILE DRIVING MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HOME FROM WORK ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO I NOTICED MY SPEEDOMETER READING AT 0, HOWEVER I WAS DRIVING APPROX. 30 MILES PER HOUR AT THE TIME. I ACCELERATED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THAT WOULD MAKE THE SPEEDOMETER MOVE ABOVE 0, BUT IT STAYED AT 0. I INFORMED MY SPOUSE OF THIS SPEEDOMETER MISREAD AND HE ATTRIBUTED IT TO THE COLD WEATHER. MY SPOUSE THOUGHT THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RETURN TO NORMAL ONCE THE WEATHER WARMED UP. WELL, THE TEMPERATURE WARMED TO 65 DEGREES AND ONCE AGAIN MY SPEEDOMETER CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION AND READ BELOW 0, WHILE DRIVING. MY HUSBAND HAS ALSO NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THEY SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES WITHOUT WARNING. TWO WEEKS AGO MY FAMILY AND I STARTED OUT ON A 180 MILE HIGHWAY TRIP AND WITHIN 20 MILES FROM MY HOME THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STARTED DESCENDING TO BELOW 0 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT REMAINED THERE FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP!!!!! I FEEL THAT THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. AFTER FINDING NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM, IT FRUSTRATES ME TO THINK THAT CHEVY DOES NOT FEEL THAT THIS ISN'T IMPORTANT ENOUGH OR SERIOUS ENOUGH TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!! THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I DEPEND ON THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE TO TRANSPORT MY FAMILY WHICH INCLUDES A 3YR. OLD AND 13YR. OLD EVERY DAY TO SCHOOL AND DAYCARE. AND FURTHERMORE, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING A SPEEDING TICKET BECAUSE I AM UNAWARE OF MY ACTUAL SPEED. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO ALTER MY TRAVEL PLANS IN FEAR OF GETTING PULLED OVER ON THE HIGHWAY FOR THIS SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONING EITHER. PLEASE RECALL THESE VEHICLES IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324507April 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH AT AN INTERSECTION, HIS VIEW WAS OBSTRUCTED BY A WAVY WINDSHIELD WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE WAVES IN THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD REPORT THE FAILURE TO QUALITY CONTROL AND RESPOND TO THE CONTACT WITHIN A WEEK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. UPDATED 05/19/10 *BF UPDATED 09/07/10
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324513April 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS SEVERELY OUT OF WHACK! IT STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER TOLD ME I WAS GOING 90 MPH WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT EVENTUALLY CORRECTED ITSELF, BUT NOW IT GOES OUT EVERY SO OFTEN WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE THE TIME WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER 1ST WENT OUT, MY OIL GAUGE IS COMPLETELY PEGGED OUT AND WILL NOT CORRECT ITSELF, THE BATTERY GAUGE COMES AND GOES, AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN READING FORUMS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS ALL OVER THE U.S. AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL TO HAVE THE CLUSTER PANEL CORRECTED BECAUSE IT IS AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE GM TRAILBLAZERS. IF YOU ASK ME, I BELIEVE IT CAN BE A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHEN YOU ARE UNCERTAIN AS TO HOW FAST YOU MAY OR MAY NOT BE DRIVING. I HAVE READ WHERE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR GAS GAUGE GO COMPLETELY OUT AS WELL. MINE TRIED TO QUICK WORKING FOR ME ONLY ONE TIME, BUT CORRECTED ITSELF WITHIN 24 HOURS. LET'S HOPE IT DOESN'T GO OUT LIKE THE OIL GAUGE HAS AND THE FLUCTUATING SPEEDOMETER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324554April 8, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER REGISTERS CORRECT SPEED. GAUGE READS 110 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING MOTIONLESS IN DRIVE WAY. WHILE DRIVING SPEEDOMETER SWINGS WILDLY. WHILE TRAVELING USING GPS UNIT TO GIVE SPEED VEHICLE SPEEDOMETER WAS CONSISTENTLY OFF BY MORE THAN 50 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324396April 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S GAUGES/PANEL IS NOT WORKING AT ALL. IT READS THAT THE TRUCK IS RUNNING HOT, THAT I'M GOING WAY OVER THE SPEED LIMIT (WHEN THE TRUCK IS ACTUALLY PARKED), AND THAT I HAVE NO GAS (AFTER I FILL IT UP). MY OIL GAUGE IT ALSO OUT OF WHACK. PLEASE HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324172April 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT STARTED AFTER I FILLED THE VEHICLE UP WITH GAS ON FEBRUARY 26TH I AM GOING TO REPLACE THE PART BUT JUST NOT HAD TIME TO GET TO IT JUST YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324168April 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED A READING OF EMPTY, AFTER GASOLINE WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANKS CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE CONSISTENTLY INDICATED THAT IT WAS EMPTY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE VEHICLES COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM WAS RESET THERE WOULD BE AN ACCURATE READING. CURRENTLY, THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT PROVIDE AN ACCURATE READING AFTER BEING RESET. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324284April 7, 2010
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FRONT AIR VENTS IN MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING AFTER I INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. MY FRONT AIR VENTS WILL NO LONGER WORK. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT WILL REQUIRE THE PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION OF A NEW CONTROL MODULE TO REGULATE THE AIR FLOW SO THE VENTS WILL WORK. THIS IS A COMPONENT/DESIGN PROBLEM THAT GM NEEDS TO FIX NOT THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323929April 6, 2010
VISIBILITY, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAS LITERALLY "BLOWN UP" ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. THE FIRST TIME MY WIFE WAS AT A BUSY GROCERY STORE WHEN SHE STARTED TO LOWER THE BACK HATCH AND THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW EXPLODED. IT WAS SO LOUD AND DEVASTATING THAT SHE THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD FIRED A SHOTGUN INTO THE BACK WINDOW! THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDOW IN 2008 AS A COURTESY. LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I DROPPED MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN OFF AT SCHOOL. I OPENED THE GATE, REMOVED THEIR SCHOOL BAGS, SHUT THE HATCH AND TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 STEPS AND KAPOWW! THE ENTIRE WINDOW EXPLODED RIGHT IN THE SCHOOL'S BUS CIRCLE. THE EXPLOSION WAS SO GREAT THAT IT EVEN BLEW ONE OF THE WINDOW LIFT CYLINDERS RIGHT OUT INTO THE ROAD!! THE WIFE WASN'T KIDDING...THE SOUND IS DEAFENING. CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THAT A TECHNICAL BULLETIN WAS ISSUED 03-08-48-006G REV. FEB 25TH 2010) REGARDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW CLIPS. I WAS ISSUED A CASE NO. IN ESSENCE I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE CLIPS WEREN'T REPLACED IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL UNFORTUNATELY THIS BULLETIN WASN'T AVAILABLE IN 2008 SO IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AGAIN, WAS TOLD VEHICLE HAS TOO MANY MILES, IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS ONLY GOOD FOR 1 YEAR, AND THAT THIS IS "MY BABY' TO DEAL WITH. BUT THE SERVICE REP OFFERED ME $1000,00 GM LOYALTY BUCKS (SOMETHING LIKE THIS) THAT I COULD USE ON A NEW GM VEHICLE. I AM FURIOUS TO SAY THE LEAST AND WHEN I ASKED FOR THE NAME AND NUMBER OF THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP HE TOLD ME THAT I COULD HAVE THE NAME, BUT NOT THE NUMBER, AS HIS SUPERVISOR DOESN'T SPEAK TO CUSTOMERS!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323962April 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER BEGAN STICKING AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND EVENTUALLY JUST STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER. IT STAYS AT 0 MPH ALL THE TIME NOW. I EVEN RECEIVED A SPEEDING TICKET IN FEB 2010 BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324084April 6, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK RUSTED OFF AT THE TOP. RUSTING INSIDE A TRANSMISSION IS A CONCERN FOR THE OVERALL LIFE OF THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323858April 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. FUEL SENSOR QUIT WORKING AT 32,000 MILES. I HAVE CALLED AND IT IS AROUND $600 TO FIX. I DO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE SOMETIMES READS ALL THE WAY FULL OR ALL THE WAY EMPTY OR SOMETIMES 1/4 TANK AND THIS COULD LEAD TO ME RUNNING OUT OF GAS AT WORST TIMES. IF I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND RESULT IN A FATALITY OR INJURIES. I DID NOT KNOW I COULD REPORT SUCH PROBLEMS THAT'S WHY I AM DOING IT NOW INSTEAD OF WHEN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323888April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER SAID I WAS TRAVELING 95 MPH AND PEOPLE WERE PASSING ME LIKE I WAS SITTING STILL. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE SPEEDOMETER/ CLUSTER ON EVERY VEHICLE WITH THE SAME SPEEDOMETER EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. NOW I'M FINDING MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. GM SAYS THEY WILL TRY TO GET A REDUCED FEE TO GET IT FIXED - NOT GOOD ENOUGH, THEY SHOULD FIX IT FOR NOTHING AS IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323664April 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STARTED GIVING INCORRECT READINGS. SOMETIMES IT IS CORRECT, SOMETIMES 10 MPH OFF, SOMETIMES NOT WORKING AT ALL. WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED I FOUND MYSELF DOING OVER 80MPH IN A 65MPH ZONE. I ONLY FOUND OUT FROM MY SON IN THE BACK SEAT WITH HIS GPS LETTING ME KNOW HOW FAST I WAS GOING. OTHER WISE DON'T' KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323707April 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEVEL SENDING UNIT ON 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 6 CYLINDER. GAUGE FLUCTUATION STARTED WITH ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF FUEL, WOULD SHOW EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT ILLUMINATING THEN UP TO ABOUT 3/4 THEN TO 1/4, YOU GET THE IDEA!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323578April 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. I FEEL AS IF THIS PRESENT A SAFETY HAZARD. SINCE THIS IS YOUR JOB TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES I FEEL YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. RANDALL SALTINK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323595April 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. 3/29/10: INDICATED 0MPH WHILE CAR WAS MOVING. 3/30/10: INDICATED 30MPH WHILE CAR WAS STATIONARY, AND AN ESTIMATED 30MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. 4/2/10: DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT SPEED GAGE CLUSTER ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ORDERED REPLACEMENT. ESTIMATED COST (PARTS+LABOR) = $550.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10323632April 3, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IM HAVING PLOBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER AND IT WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO WORK AND MOST OF THE TIME I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST IM GOING DO TO THIS PLOBLEM.I CAN'T AFFORD TO BE HAVING THESE PLOBLEMS WITH MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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