Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10320331March 16, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAD A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGE THAT WATER INSIDE THE MOTOR COULD CAUSE. THE CORRECTION WAS PERFORMED BY PLUGGING A HOLE IN THE MOTOR. MY VEHICLE WAS ALSO UNDER A GMPP EXTENDED WARRANTY. SHORTLY LATER, THE WIPERS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION WHILE ON INTERMITTENT. THEY STUTTER AND SOMETIMES STOP IN MID STROKE, UNLESS ON HIGH SPEED. I RESEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT WERE CAUSED BY WATER DAMAGE THAT HAD OCCURRED. I INQUIRED AT THE DEALER ABOUT CORRECTING AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE THE RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED, THEY COULD REPAIR THE UNIT ONLY IF I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE ESTIMATED COST WAS AROUND $350. ADDITIONAL INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN CORRECTED BY OPENING THE WIPER MOTOR AND CLEANING THE CONTACTS - A RESULT OF WATER DAMAGE, OBVIOUSLY CAUSED EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD RECALL THIS VEHICLE AND REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR RATHER THAN PLUG THE HOLE AS THEY DID ORIGINALLY. I ALSO BELIEVE CHEVROLET KNEW THEIR ORIGINAL RECALL (PLUGGING THE HOLE) WOULD NOT LAST AND MOTORS WOULD FAIL AT A LATER TIME. UPDATED 04/12/10
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#10319672March 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE FUEL READING; WHENEVER FUEL WAS ADDED TO THE FUEL TANK AT ANY CAPACITY LEVEL. THE FAILURE BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE WHICH RESULTED IN THE FUEL GAUGE READING AT ZERO. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
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#10319690March 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I ALSO JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUSTER FOR MY INSTRUMENT PANEL IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I FIND IT VERY INTERESTING, THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME FAILURE AS I HAVE HAD AT APPROXIMATELY THE SAME TIME. *TR
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#10319914March 15, 2010
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR SPOILER HAD SUDDENLY SEPARATED FROM THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SERVICED. PRIOR TO THE RECENT FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 3 PRIOR OCCASIONS WHERE THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,000. UPDATED 05/10/10 *BF THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER REPLACED THE SPOILER UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT BLEW OFF AND THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE IT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB
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#10319509March 14, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION REGARDING THE 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM. ON A DAILY BASIS MY FUEL GAUGE MOVES FROM FULL TO EMPTY AND BACK AND ANYWHERE INBETWEEN. I HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF THE MILES DRIVEN SO I HAVE AN IDEA WHEN THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REFUELED. GM WANTS UPWARDS OF $1,000 TO FIX THEIR ERROR AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ ON WEBSITES SUCH AS TOPIX.COM, IT SEEMS THAT AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, DATING BACK TO 2008. *TR
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#10319451March 13, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT WING FLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. *TR
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#10319128March 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AS I HAVE SEEN FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME GM PRODUCT, WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK RIGHT. IS ALWAYS REGISTERING AT A VERY HIGH SPEED, SOMETIMES EVEN PEGGING DOWN WHERE YOUR GEARS ARE LOCATED. COSTS TO REPAIR IS $600-$700 AND 5-7 DAYS OF DOWN TIME AS THE PART MUST BE SENT AWAY AND REPAIRED. LIKE OTHER CONSUMERS I CAN NOT AFFORD THIS COSTLY REPAIR. I WOULD THINK AFTER THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS GM WOULD REPAIR. PERSONALLY, I'M CONSIDERING FOREIGN NEXT TIME. AT LEAST THEY OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKES AND REPAIR AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMER. *TR
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#10318913March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DEFECTIVE FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT FAILING NATIONWIDE. FUEL GAUGE READING INACCURATE LEADING TO PRE-MATURE ENGINE FAILURE AND LEAVING THE DRIVER POSSIBLY UNABLE TO STEER AND STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. *TR
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#10318914March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT ACCEPT GASOLINE. I HAD A 1/4 TANK LEFT AND WENT TO A GAS STATION. TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LET ME FILL THE TANK. I WAS FIRST TOLD THAT THE VENT MIGHT BE DIRTY THEN A CYLINDER IN THE GAS TANKS SYSTEM MIGHT HAVE FAILED. THE MECHANIC FOUND A BULLETIN THAT SAID I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK FILLER UPPER PIPE AND LOWER HOSE BECAUSE OF VAPORS FILLING UP INSIDE. I PAID FOR GAS THAT ENDED UP ALL OVER THE GROUND INSTEAD OF IN MY TANK. I CALLED THE DEALER TO FIND OUT THAT A BULLETIN IS DIFFERENT THEN A RECALL SO THEY WERE NOT ENTITLED TO PAY FOR IT. I PURCHASED IN 2009 AND GM KNOWS ABOUT IT BUT WILL NOT RECALL IT. WHAT IF IT EXPLODES IN THE GAS STATION FROM THE VAPORS. WHO'S FAULT WOULD IT BE THEN. I HAD NO IDEA AND WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN. FIRST I HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WHEN THE GAS CAP WAS NOT PUT BACK ON RIGHT AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN GET GAS. WHAT GOOD IS A VEHICLE IF YOU CAN'T USE IT. I AM STILL PAYING FOR IT. AS SOON AS IT PAID FOR I WILL BE TRADING IT IN. THE DEALER GAVE ME A SMO ABOUT A 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WHEN I BOUGHT IT HAD 62,500 MILES ALREADY ON IT. WHY SHOULD I PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY KNEW WAS A PROBLEM BUT WON'T RECALL. PLEASE RECALL THIS VEHICLE. IN READING THE BULLETINS FOR THIS VEHICLE I FOUND THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, THE AIR BAGS, THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE TRANSMISSION, SPEEDOMETER, ETC. HOW MANY PROBLEMS DO YOU NEED FOR ONE VEHICLE OR ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED OVER IT. THE BULLETIN SAYS THAT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL MAY SPIT BACK OUT. WELL THAT IS A LIE. ALL THE FUEL IN THE 1/4 TANK SPILLED OUT ON THE GROUND AND I PAID FOR THE GAS I COULD NOT GET IN THE TANK. GM IS NO HELP, DEALER IS NO HELP. THE ONLY ONE THAT WAS STRAIGHT UP WITH ME WAS THE MECHANIC. I AM GOING TO HATE TO SEE THE BILL FOR THIS ONE. MY TAX DOLLARS AT WORK. I AGREE WHY SHOULD WE BAIL OUT THE AUTO COMPANIES WHEN THEY DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE THEY PRODUCE. *TR
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#10318891March 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHT KEEP GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
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#10318985March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, AND OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED EMPTY OR A READING LEVEL CLOSE TO EMPTY. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN OPERATION, THE FAILURE FLUCTUATED AT ANY GIVEN SPEED BEING TRAVELED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,425.
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#10319010March 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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#10318469March 10, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2008 TRAIL BLAZER AD THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD HAS A BIG CRACK IN IT. THIS TRIAL BLAZER IS NOT THAT OLD. TO ME THIS SEEMS BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. PLEASE ADVISE . *TR
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#10318720March 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ARE BOTH BROKEN. I DID NOT REALIZE THIS UNTIL I RAN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY THREE LANE HIGHWAY. MY SPEEDOMETER DID NOT BECOME CLEAR UNTIL I FOUND MYSELF AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERING 30 MPH. *TR
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#10318338March 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER AND IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM.... *TR
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#10317965March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM DIAL HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND THE LADY TOLD ME THAT I AM NOT COVERED FOR THEIR SPECIAL PROVISIONING FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. THAT THEIR SPECIAL PROVISIONING ONLY COVERS VEHICLES 7YRS/70K MILEAGE. I HAVE OVER 90K MILES AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO COVER ME. I CAN?T AFFORD TO PAY FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY CAR I CAN?T BELIEVE THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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#10318067March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4 HAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL THAT RUNS THE AC/HEAT FAN. CHEVY ACKNOWLEGED THERE IS AN ISSUE AND HAVE CREATED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON HOW TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. BUT SAY IT IS UP TO THE CAR OWNERS TO PAY FOR THE FIX. THIS HAS CAUSED MY ELECTRICAL WIRES TO MELT TOGETHER AND I CAN SMELL THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC ALMOST EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE CAR AND HAVE ON THE HEAT FOR MORE THAN 10 MIN. I AM AFRAID MY CAR IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE. *TR
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#10318083March 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) AS LONG AS YOUR BEATING UP ON TOYOTA, BEAT UP ON A COMPANY THAT REAL MAKES AN INFERIOR PRODUCT. GMAC. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE WEB AND THEIR ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. I HAVE A 2004 TRAIL BLAZER. MY ODOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER START TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LOOK UP AND I AM GOING NEGATIVE RPMS AND NEGATIVE MPH WHILE CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. OR THE NEXT TIME IT WILL GO FAST THAN I AM TRAVELING. EACH MORNING THOUGH IT STARTS OUT WORKING CORRECTLY, THEN AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR IT GOES OFF AGAIN. ONCE IT GOES OFF IT STAYS OFF TILL THE CAR HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN OVER NIGHT. LOOSING YOUR SPEED WHILE DRIVING IS DANGEROUS. GM HAS BEEN CHURNING OUT CHEAP JUNK FOR YEARS. LIGHT THEM UP. [XXX] *TR
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#10318207March 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS VEHICLE [XXX] . FUEL TANK SENSOR FAILURE. SENSOR FAILS TO SEND INFORMATION TO FUEL GAUGE. NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS IS IN TANK. HAD VEHICLE TO CHEVY GARAGE, COSTS $400.00 TO GET VEHICLE FIXED AND ONLY GUARANTEED FOR 1 YEAR OR 12,000 MILES. I HAVE CHECKED ON LINE AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT FOR THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. SOME HAVE STATED THAT THEY ALREADY HAD VEHICLE FIXED ONCE AND IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. THE MAN AT THE CHEVY GARAGE TOLD ME THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON TWO OTHER MODELS OF TRUCKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. DOESN'T SEEM QUITE FAIR. I HAVE 73,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. *TR
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#10318256March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION. ON JANUARY 22 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACT UP SO THEY COULD GET A CODE. THEY REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. ON MARCH 3, 2010 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, WHILE MY WIFE WAS CROSSING A STREET. THE RPMS WENT FROM 2000 OR SO DOWN TO 5-600 WHILE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO DEALER AND GOT A LOANER CAR UNDER TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. IT IS NOW DAY 6 AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO ACT UP AGAIN. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND GOT A CASE # 71-810026931, BUT I AM BEING TOLD BEFORE THEY SEND A TECHNICIAN THAT CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM I MUST TAKE IT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AT MY COST AS WELL AS PAYING FOR TOWING AND LONER CAR FOR THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE THE TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT MESSES UP THEN GOTO THE DEALER TO GET CODE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY IF IT ACTS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T RECOGNIZING. AND BECAUSE OF THAT MY FAMILY HAS TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS BEFORE GM WILL SEND A TECHNICIAN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SEEN THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP SEEN THE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. WHAT THEY DID WAS PUT A BANDAID ON A CUT THAT REQUIRES STITCHES. I HAVE TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY AND THAT OF WHOEVER HITS ME SO GM CAN SAVE MONEY AND NOT SEND THE TECHNICIAN. THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST OVER A MONTH, FROM LOSING POWER TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVING PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING IT SHOULD SEND UP A RED FLAG THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND LIVES ARE IN DANGER. BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CONCERN EXCEPT FROM ME. SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRUCK THAT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE SO GM DOESN'T LOSE MONEY SENDING OUT A TECHNICIAN WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH A TRUCK THAT COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR
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