Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10315916March 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STOPS WORKING. GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY, BATTERY LIGHT APPEARS, OIL GAUGE AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS START ACTING ERRATICALLY. I HAD MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, NEXT TIME I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AT ANOTHER LOCATION AND IT TESTED FINE. MY INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS IS ABOUT THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL RESTART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315083March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED TANK WITH GAS & THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON AND READS EMPTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME IN NOVEMBER 2009. I STALLED AT AN INTERSECTION. THE 2ND TIME WAS FEB 28, 2010. THE NEEDLE FLUCTUATES AND LOW FUEL LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315126March 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH THE ODOMETER, GAS AND BATTERY GAUGES FOR ABOUT A YEAR. HOWEVER, NOW THE ODOMETER DROPS AND THE CAR STALLS AND SHUTS OFF WHEN I GO TO SLOW DOWN. THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF FOR A SECOND. NO OTHER LIGHTS ARE ON SO I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS IS. CAR HAS ABOUT 75,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315192March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY FUEL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND THE BLOWER RESISTOR WENT ON MY TRUCK AS WELL. IT WENT FROM NO HEAT BLOWING ON LEVEL 5 TO THE ENTIRE THING NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315204March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THIS TRAILBLAZER WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO FROM A LOCAL MD DEALER. AROUND 36000 MILES I NOTICED WAS FUEL GAUGE WAS CONTINUALLY MOVING, IT WOULD GO FROM A FULL TANK TO EMPTY, FOR NO REASON. THAT PROBLEM LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS, FROM THEN ON MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL, THE GAUGE SITS ON EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR RINGS CONSTANTLY A RANDOM TIMES. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROX $600.00 TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315258March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE LIGHT IS ALWAYS ON AND FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK AT E. THE ISSUE OCCURRED AROUND 65K MILES AND IS STILL OCCURRING TODAY WITH AUTOMOBILE AT 75K. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315304March 1, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON AFTER COMPLETING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AT A LOCAL DEALER THEY SAID THE MALFUNCTION WAS THE SECONDARY AIR INJECTION(AIR PUMP) CODE P0410. THEY SAID THE REASON THESE GO OUT IS BECAUSE OF AN ENGINEERING DEFECT AND THE WAY THEY ROUTED THE HOSES INSTEAD OF AIR FLOWING THROUGH IT CAUSES WATER TO ACCUMULATE THEREFORE MAKING THE MOTOR IN THE AIR PUMP TO GO BAD. SO WHILE CHANGING OUT THIS BAD AIR PUMP THERE WAS SO MUCH WATER THAT HAD ACCUMULATED IT ACTUALLY CAUSED THE LIGHT TO BLOW WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED THE MECHANIC TO BE ELECTROCUTED! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314829February 27, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE STARTED FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY - WOULD GO FROM EMPTY TO FULL OR JUST START GOING BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY FLOATING AROUND. EVENTUALLY IT JUST STAYED ON EMPTY EVEN WHEN I HAD JUST FILLED UP. FROM THE TIME THE PROBLEM STARTED TILL IT STOPPED WORKING WAS ONLY A MATTER OF WEEKS. NOW MY OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314840February 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FLUCTUATE, SHOWING INACCURATE READINGS. SPEEDOMETER STICKS ON ONE SPEED AND ALSO JUST FAILS CONSISTENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314857February 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GOING HAYWIRE, SPEEDOMETER SAYING YOU ARE GOING 80MPH WHILE YOU ARE NOT EVEN MOVING. YOU HAVE TO GUESS ON HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314869February 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY SUV HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT STOPPED SHOWING ME THE SPEED THAT I AM GOING. IT JUST SITS ON ZERO AND IT STOPPED SHOWING ME MY GAS, IT SITS ON E,...THIS IS A HUGE AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVY BUT HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL...I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER! I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I LOVED MY VEHICLE AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF IT.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314495February 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY SISTER IN LAW HAS A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY RPM DIAL ENT CRAZY A YEAR AGO AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS OUT. I HAVE 82000 MILES ON IT. CHEVY REFUSES TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OF $500. THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND MANY WEBSITES. THIS IS AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM. WE NEED A RECALL. THIS IS FOR TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE YEARS OF 2003-2005. I AM NOT GETTING MY PROBLEM FIXED AND I AM SURE THERE ARE MANY OTHER INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS THAT DO NOT WORK ON THE HIGHWAY. GM LOST A LAWSUIT FOR THE EXACT SAME YEAR VEHICLES FROM 2003-2005 FOR THE SUBURBAN, TRUCKS, TAHOES ETC. MY VEHICLE IS ALSO CONSIDERED A TRUCK AND I AM SURE THAT SAME CHEAP PART WAS USED IN MY VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM PART THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314629February 26, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 44 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON BLANKENBAKER LN (LOUISVILLE KY) WHEN VEHICLE 1 FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY AT INTERSECTION AND MADE A LEFT HAND TURN EASTBOUND INTO THE PATH OF MY VEHICLE. I STRUCK VEHICLE 1 (A 1991 CADILLAC BROUGHAM) ESSENTIALLY DRIVING THROUGH THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH VEHICLES SUSTAINED SEVERE FRONT END DAMAGE. SPECIFICALLY, MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER SUSTAINED OVER $8000 IN DAMAGE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I FRACTURED MY STERNUM AND BRUISED MY HEART AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. ALL REPAIRS WERE MADE BY GM REPAIR SHOP (BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET, LOUISVILLE KY). I INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION WITH GM AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AFTER 10 MONTH INVESTIGATION, GM RULED THAT ACCIDENT WAS A NON-DEPLOYABLE EVENT STATING THAT MY VEHICLE DID NOT STOP SUDDENLY ENOUGH TO TRIGGER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT BUT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL AFTER IMPACT BECOMING LODGED ON HIGHWAY DIVIDER. SEE ALSO ACCIDENT OF JAN 7, 2010, WHERE SAME VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON WHILE AT REST. BOTH VEHICLES WERE A TOTAL LOSS. AGAIN, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND GM SHOP FOUND BROKEN AIRBAG SENSOR AND SEVERE FRAME DAMAGE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10314643February 26, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON KY HWY 1531 (EASTWOOD FISHERVILLE RD). WHEN I APPROACHED A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROADWAY, I OBSERVED A HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN TRAVELING NORTHBOUND TOO FAST FOR THE ICY, SNOWY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE MINIVAN DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF HER VEHICLE AND STRUCK MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HEAD-ON IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE. AT THE TIME OF IMPACT, MY TRAILBLAZER WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WITH MY RIGHT FOOT PRESSED FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE HONDA ODYSSEY AIRBAGS FULLY DEPLOYED. MY TRAILBLAZERS AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TOTAL LOSS. MY TRAILBLAZER WAS TOWED TO GM REPAIR SHOP BAUCHMAN CHEVROLET IN LOUISVILLE KY. IT REMAINS STORED IN ITS ORIGINAL POST-ACCIDENT CONDITION. I HAVE RETAINED OWNERSHIP TITLE OF THIS VEHICLE. GM REPAIR SHOP NOTED EXTENSIVE FRAME DAMAGE AND BROKEN AIRBAG SENSOR. THIS IS THE SECOND FRONT END INJURY CRASH INVOLVING THIS TRAILBLAZER WHERE THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SEE ALSO ODI CASE # 10314629. GM WAS NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT AND AGAIN I OPENED AN INVESTIGATION WITH GM AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS OF THIS DATE (2/26/2010) GM INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. (GM CASE [XXX] ). I SUFFERED LOW BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THIS INJURY OCCURRED 8 WEEKS AFTER SPINAL FUSION SURGERY. I HAVE BEEN IN PHYSICAL THERAPY SINCE THE ACCIDENT FOR JOINT DAMAGE IN THE SACRAL ILLIUM AREA. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10314740February 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT DISPLAY AMOUNT OF FUEL IN TANK. EVEN WHEN FILLING THE TANK WITH FUEL, THE GAUGE REMAINS ON EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314134February 25, 2010
SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED AND IT WOULD NOT RELEASE REGARDLESS OF WEATHER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE PASSENGER TO RELEASE THE SEAT BELT WHEN EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314214February 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I HIT ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER, MY GAS TANK SENSOR STOPPED WORKING. NOW MY GAS GAUGE ALWAYS SHOWS EMPTY. WHEN I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND OTHER BODY SHOP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES. I AM OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME $600 TO $700 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT IS A DEFECT ON THEIR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10314029February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DEVELOPED A LEAKING FUEL TANK AND I KEEP GETTING "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHTS. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS HOWEVER GM HAS NOT CALLED FOR A RECALL. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. REFERENCE COMPLAINT #05012. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313522February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ISSUE: THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2006 TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FUEL LIGHTS COMES ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK. THE ISSUE STARTED AROUND MID JANUARY 2010 AND HAS GOTTEN WORST. MY ONLY COMFORT IS KNOWING THAT I DO HAVE GAS IN MY TANK BUT IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING AND UNNERVING. I HAVE NO IDEA IF IT IS GOING TO GET WORSE. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED BUT NOT SURE OF THE COST OR HOW LONG I MAY BE WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313635February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE SENSOR DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS CAUSES THE FUEL TANK TO CONSTANTLY READ EMPTY. I NOTICED THIS JUST AS THE WARRANTY ON MY LEASED VEHICLE WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE DUE TO MILEAGE THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE THE TRIP ODOMETER ON THE VEHICLE TO DETERMINE IF I NEED FUEL OR NOT. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED OCCURRING, IT WORKED AND THEN DIDN'T WORK AND I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON SOME BUSY ROADS AND HAD TO PUSH MY VEHICLE TO A FUEL STATION. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO PORTER CHEVY TO HAVE IT FIXED THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME $950. I SPOKE TO OTHER CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY SAID PRICES RANGING FROM $800-$1500 TO CORRECT AND HAD TWO MECHANICS TELL ME THAT THE PART IS GARBAGE AND THAT IT WOULD JUST BREAK AGAIN WITHIN A YEAR NOT TO WASTE MY MONEY. I FILED A COMPLAINT ON THROUGH THE CPSC AND FOUND 50 OTHERS JUST LIKE MINE ON THERE. NOT NHTSA WAS ON CNN AND I CHECKED TO SEE OVER 200 SIMILAR CASES ON THIS SITE SOME INVOLVING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES OVER THE SAME PROBLEM I'M HAVING. I HAVE 3 SMALL KIDS AND NEED THIS CORRECTED. NOT MY FAULT THAT CHEVY IS RIPPING OFF ITS CUSTOMERS WITH FAULTY PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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