Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10313719February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN DEC. 2009 I FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS AND THE FUEL GAUGE IMMEDIATELY REGISTERED EMPTY THE FUEL SENSOR HAS FAILED IT WILL COST $558.00 TO REPAIR. IN FEBRUARY THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 120 MPH WHILE SITTING STILL FOR A STOP SIGN NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. I CONTACTED GEN MOTORS IN DETROIT, MICHIGAN AND WAS ASKED TO HAVE DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT ED BOZART CHEVORLET. BY A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONSUMER COMPLAINTS THEY CONTACTED DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHEVY AND THEY BOTH SAID THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP US. THE TOTAL COST TO FIX OUR CAR IS $1,258.00. WE WERE TOLD TO FIX THE CAR FOR SAFETY REASONS AND IF THEY DECIDED TO RECALL THE TRAILBLAZER WE MIGHT BE REIMBURSED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS IN THE COMPUTER CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313729February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS INTERMITTENT LIGHTS GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, SPEEDOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING AND GAUGES ON PANEL ONLY WORK OCCASIONALLY. NEARLY HAD A WRECK WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 75 MILES PER HOUR. I DID NOT SEE A RECALL. I HAVE SEEN ON LINE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. HAS THERE BEEN A SERVICE RECALL I AM UNAWARE OF? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY WIFE AND CHILDREN RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313800February 24, 2010
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. SHE STATED THAT OTHER PASSING VEHICLES PUSHED HER VEHICLE INTO THE RETAINER WALL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS ALSO INJURED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10313801February 24, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LS HAS A FAULTY THE FUEL GAUGE/FUEL SENDING UNIT. AT FIRST IT WOULD SHOW FULL WHEN WE FILLED UP, BUT AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES WOULD GO TO EMPTY. NOW IT NEVER EVEN REGISTERS THE FUEL LEVEL ANYMORE, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON ALL THE TIME. I AM AFRAID OF STALLING, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE CHILDREN WITH ME. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULDN'T FIX IT BECAUSE NO RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT AROUND 38,000 MILES. [XXX]*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313855February 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING THERE IS A SHORT IN THE HEATER LEVEL 4 AND 5 DO NOT WORK AND MY WARRANTY DID NOT COVER THE PROBLEMS. I USE TO BUY DODGE BUT I DECIDED TO SWITCH TO CHEVY I BOUGHT A TRAILBLAZER WITH TWO YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOTHING SEEMS TO BE CLAIMED UNDER THE WARRANTY I CALL GM THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING THAT COVERS IT I THINK I AM GOING TO SWITCH BAR CK TO DODGE. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY UNLESS THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313853February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LAST SUMMER, MY VEHICLE STARTED STUMBLING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 50MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD MY VEHICLE SERVICED SEVERAL TIMES, WITHOUT THE ISSUE BEING RESOLVED. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED, TUNE-UP, MAP SENSOR, AIR INTAKE SENSOR, FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, FAN CLUTCH REPLACED, STILL HAD THE STUMBLING PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY, WHEN I HEARD THE ENGINE REV UP VERY HIGH, BUT I WASN'T GOING ANY FASTER. I THEN PRESSED ON THE GAS, THE ENGINE RACED, BUT I WAS JUST COASTING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE MEDIAN, THANK GOD NOBODY WAS BEHIND ME. I ALSO THANK GOD I DIDN'T HAVE MY FAMILY WITH ME. THE MECHANIC SAID, THAT ONE OF THE GEARS INSIDE, THE TRANNY WAS BROKEN, AND THE PUMP HAD SHATTERED. I WOULD HATE TO SEE THIS HAPPEN TO SOMEONE, AND THEY CAN NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY, SOMEONE COULD GET KILLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313864February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4WD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIME HIS INSIDE OVERHEAD LIGHT SHUT ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312966February 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILED, GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. DEALER WANTS $581 TO REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313002February 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1) FILLED GAS TANK FULL ON 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT 2) BEGAN DRIVING AND GAS GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON- AFTER APPROX. 10-20 MILES GAS GAUGE GOES BACK UP TO FULL - THOUGH UNSURE IF IT IS ACCURATE - THIS HAPPENS AT EVERY FILL UP 3) SPOKE WITH GM DEALERSHIP - $450.00 TO DROP GAS TANK AND REPLACE FUEL GAUGE SENDER/SENSOR - HAVE NOT REPLACED YET DUE TO COST - AND AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS - REQUESTING RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313103February 23, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THEN INTO A LIGHT POLE WHICH DESTROYED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, DURING THE CRASH NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED. NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHO STATED THAT NO FAILURES COULD BE FOUND. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,272 UPDATED 03/30/10. *LJ ACCORDING TO GM, THE NOTICE ON THE DASH READOUT STATED THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. UPDATED 06/30/10.*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10313275February 23, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR ON 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS ACTS ERRATICALLY THEN STOPS WORKING. I RAN OUT OF FUEL TWICE, ONCE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR, AND AGAIN AFTER HAVING WORK DONE AT THE DEALER. THEY HAD TO DRAIN SOME FUEL TO DO THE WORK AND DIDN'T TELL ME. HAVING CALCULATED HOW MUCH I HAD, I THOUGHT I WAS OK BUT I RAN OUT OF FUEL ON THE WAY HOME AT 9PM AT NIGHT ON A DARK SINGLE LANE ROAD WITH THE BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313439February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 02/05 /2010 I WAS GOING SOUTH ON 165 TO MONROE, LA IT WAS ABOUT 8:00 AT NIGHT,WHEN THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS THEN THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT. THIS MADE ME GO INTO A PANIC. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE IT WAS VERY DARK. I DID MANAGE TO PULL OVER. THANKFULLY THERE WAS A GAS STATION NEAR BY. ON 2/06/2010 I TOOK TO A CHEVY DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE BE SEEING THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME. BUT THEY CLOSE EARLY ON SATURDAY SO THEY COULD NOT FITS IT IN ONE DAY. SO I TOOK TO ANOTHER REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM 4 TIMES IN JAN. SO CHEVROLET HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS LOOKING INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313454February 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT WORKING AT ALL IN SOME CASES. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 TO 65 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER WAS READING OVER 100MPH NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, THERE HAS BEEN REPORT THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZER WERE DOING THE SAME, THERE SHOULD BE AN RECALL ON THIS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312778February 22, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I WAS DRIVING TO TOWN ON I-10 WHEN I RAN OUT OF GAS AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI. MY GAS GAUGE DIDN'T REGISTER EMPTY. I TOOK MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR AND WOULD COST ME $525.00 TO REPLACE. I NOW PERSONALLY KNOW OF 3 OTHER CHEVYS TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, 2 TRAILBLAZERS AND 1 ENVOY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND FROM ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M SEEING, I'M FAR FROM BEING ONE OF FEW THIS IS HAPPENING TO. FROM THE QUESTIONS I SEE BELOW I WONDER IF PEOPLE HAVE TO BE KILLED OR HARMED BEFORE ANYONE TAKES A LOOK AT THIS PROBLEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312899February 22, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FAN MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON 1-4 SETTINGS, AFTER A FEW WEEKS NO SETTING WORKS. INSPECTING FAN BLOWER FOUND BURNT WIRES LEADING TO THE RESISTOR, EXTERNAL BEFORE HARNESS. NEW RESISTOR AND HARNESS ARE NEEDED TO REMEDY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312602February 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER SUDDENLY QUIT. AND WILL NOT READ OVER 25 MPH. LUCKILY CRUISE WAS SET SO I KNOW MY SPEED. ODOMETER STILL COUNTS CORRECTLY. ESTIMATES FOR REPLACEMENT OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ARE %500 AND UP. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH OVER 1000 COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312564February 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...SPEED/GAS/OIL/BASICALLY ALL GAUGES ARE MESSED UP...I SEE ONLINE THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS AS TO THIS ISSUE...THIS CAUSES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR MY KIDS AND MYSELF...IF I CAN'T DEPEND ON MY GAUGES THEN WHAT DO I DO... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312351February 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING , VERY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR. WILL WORK FOR FEW MINUTES AT A TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312391February 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER DEALER SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY THE CAR HAD 48000 MILES ON IT WHEN IT STOPPED WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10312400February 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STOPPED AT THE GAS STATION TO FILL UP UPON LEAVING THE GAS GAUGE WAS SHOWING EMPTY WITH THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON. AFTER ABOUT 30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE LEVEL FINALLY WENT UP TO FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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