Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10308056February 9, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL INLET VALVE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE SPOUT. THERE WAS NO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSUME THE REPAIR COST AND THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND INFORM HIM OF THE OUTCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.
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#10308181February 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE, AND TACHOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING ON MY 04 TRAILBLAZER. ONLY HAVE 64,000 MILES ON IT. HAVE TALKED TO MECHANICS ABOUT REPLACING. TOLD IT WOULD COST BETWEEN $400 AND $800 TO REPLACE BUT MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM IN THE LONG TERM--MANY TIMES REPLACED CLUSTERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. LOOK AT THE INTERNET AND YOU WILL SEE THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10307376February 8, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH ABOUT 79000 MILES ON IT. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED BEING INCORRECT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. AT THAT TIME I WAS NOT AWARE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO WIDESPREAD AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. THE GAUGES STICK. WHEN THIS FIRST STARTED IT WAS JUST THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE RPM GAUGE, BUT NOW ITS THE MENTIONED GAUGES PLUS THE FUEL GAUGE. I HAVE HAD A TRAFFIC STOP AND WAS GIVEN A WARNING FOR DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL IN PLACE FOR THE REPAIR OF THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AS A PROBLEM BY A LOT OF OWNERS AND THE COST IS AROUND $500. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY NOT AN OWNER INITIATED PROBLEM BUT A DEFECT IN MANUFACTURING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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#10307518February 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER HAS STOPPED WORKING. FROM POSTINGS I HAVE READ, IT APPEARS THAT EVENTUALLY ALL INSTRUMENTS WILL STOP WORKING.
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#10307677February 8, 2010
VISIBILITY
I HAVE TO REPORT A FAILED RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V046000 ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. MY TRAILBLAZER HAD THE RECALL PERFORMED ON 10-26-04 CONCERNING A PROBLEM OF WIPERS STOPPING MID STROKE. I DON'T DRIVE THAT CAR THAT OFTEN, AND WHEN I DO, IT IS MOST LIKELY RAINING. WELL, THE STOPPING MID STROKE IS AGAIN OCCURRING. THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAS ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED. IT DID NOT MATTER THAT THE RECALL CONDITION STILL EXISTS. *CN
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#10307245February 7, 2010
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT AND LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM, AL. ON MY WAY HOME FROM CHURCH ON A SUNDAY MORNING, I ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE ISSUE WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. AS I WAS DRIVING UP ON A POLICE OFFICER I LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER, WHICH SAID I WAS DOING 70 SO I BEGAN SLOWING DOWN BUT MY SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T - IT CONTINUED TO GO UP. I STARTED HITTING MY BRAKES THINKING THAT WOULD MAKE THE SPEEDOMETER GO BACK DOWN BUT IT DIDN'T. AS I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT GOING UP TO 110 MPH. THEN AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STARTED AGAIN AND THE SPEEDOMETER WENT STRAIGHT TO THE BOTTOM FACING THE FLOOR. I THOUGHT WHEN I GET HOME AND TURN THE CAR OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD RESET ITSELF. WELL ... IT DIDN'T!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO NOW! THE ECONOMY IS SO !@#$% BAD THAT I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF A FORECLOSURE AND NOW THIS CRAP HAPPENS! GM SHOULD RECALL THIS FAULTY ISSUES AS IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING ... HOW THE !@#$% DO YOU DRIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER UNLESS YOU ARE LOOKING TO GET IN TROUBLE BY THE LAW!! *TW
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#10307264February 7, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON JANUARY 25, 2010, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER ON JANUARY 28. THEY SAID THERE WAS A CRACK WHERE THE FILLER TUBE ATTACHES TO THE FUEL TANK, AND THE ENTIRE TANK/FILLER TUBE ASSY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER $1300. THREE MECHANICS AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS A VERY COMMON FAILURE, THEY HAVE SEEN IT MANY TIMES. THEY SAID I COULD LOOK FOR A USED TANK TO SAVE MONEY ON THE REPAIR, BUT THEY DID NOT RECOMMEND IT BECAUSE "ALL THOSE TANKS FAIL." I DID SOME CHECKING ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS INDEED A COMMON FAILURE. I CALLED THE GM CONSUMER HELP LINE AND ASKED FOR SOME HELP ON THE REPAIR COST, SINCE THIS IS APPARENTLY A DESIGN FLAW AND A COMMON FAILURE. THE ASSIGNED ME SERVICE REQUEST, BUT A FEW DAYS LATER CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP OUT ON THE REPAIR COST. MY CAR IS A 2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH 67,500 MILES, AND THUS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT I BELIEVE GM SHOULD STILL BE AT LEAST PARTIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A COMMON FAILURE. *TW *TR
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#10307286February 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT HAYWIRE IT WAS FINE THEN ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN DOING 110 MILES PER HOUR I THOUGHT WHATS GOING ON SO I STOPPED ALONG HIGHWAY FULLY STOPPED MY SPEEDOMETER READ 85 MPH I KNEW THE SPEED WAS OFF CAUSE ME SPEED ON MY GPS SAID I WAS DOING 55 MPH WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER SAID 110 MPH CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM CAUSE IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD CAUSE I AM NOT ABLE TO CORRECTLY JUDGE MY SPEED PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE THOUSANDS ON THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM IT IS YOUR DUTY TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM SO SOMEONE OR SEVERAL PEOPLE ARENT KILLED BECAUSE OF CHEVROLETS PROBLEM I CANT BELIEVE THERE ISNT A RECALL ALREADY. IF YOU CAN GET BACK WITH ME ON THIS PROBLEM THANK YOU *TW
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#10306912February 6, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.....SPEEDOMETER WORKS IMPROPERLY WHILE DRIVING. I WILL BE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPS TO 95+ MPH AND WHEN I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT GO BACK TO ZERO AND WILL SIT ON 20 OR 30 MPH INSTEAD OF ZERO. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. PLEASE HELP....... *CN
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#10307021February 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SAFETY PROBLEM WITH SEAL WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS GAS TANK. THIS SEAL CRACKS. GAS SPILLS OUT THIS SEAL WHEN FUELING AND EMITS A STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN ENGINE IS ON OR OFF, MORE SO WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM BUT ONLY EXT MODELS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO EXT MODELS. SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE USED ON NON EXT MODELS. COST TO REPAIR IS $1400! THIS IS A HEALTH CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD DUE TO FUMES ESCAPING VEHICLE *CN
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#10307053February 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE KEEPS BOUNCING BACK AND FORTH AND SHOWING EMPTY EVEN AFTER FILL UPS. FROM WHAT I READ IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND DESERVES A RECALL . *CN
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#10306239February 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MALFUNCTIONED SAYING I WAS GOING FASTER THAN I REALLY WAS. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES; THE FIRST TIME ON JANUARY 28TH 2010, AND TWICE ON THE NIGHT OF FEBRUARY 4TH 2010. IT APPEARS TO BE GETTING WORSE EACH TIME. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL INCREASE DURING ACCELERATION AND NOT MOVE FOR DECELERATION. WITH EACH DECELERATION AND SUBSEQUENT ACCELERATION THE SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO INCREASE UNTIL YOU HIT MAX SPEED OF 120 MPH. THIS IS A LARGE DANGER FOR FREQUENT FREEWAY/HIGHWAY TRAVELING CONSIDERING THE VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM THE REAR AND I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST MY VEHICLE IS REALLY GOING. THE ONLY WAY THAT I HAVE FOUND TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER, IS TO STOP AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, THEN RESTART THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THIS MUST BE DONE MULTIPLE TIMES, SOMETIMES UP TO 10 TIMES OR MORE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RESET APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH. THIS EVENING I HAD TO RESTART MY TRUCK 12 TIMES TO GET IT BACK TO ZERO. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, A FRIEND WAS DRIVING FOR ME, AND THIS MALFUNCTION HAS RESULTED IN A SPEEDING TICKET. *TR
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#10306703February 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO I FILLED MY GAS TANK UP AND IT DID NOT REGISTER FULL. IT NOW IS VERY ERRATIC. ONE MINUTE IT WILL READ A LEVEL AND THE NEXT FEW MINUTES IT WILL READ EMPTY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER 2006 TRAILBLAZERS AND AM WONDERING WHY THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN INVESTIGATION OR A RECALL. I AM LOOKING AT A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR THAT I CANNOT AFFORD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE I COULD RUN OUT OF GAS AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT WHEREAS SOMEONE COULD BE MAIMED OR KILLED. I HAVE A 5 YEAR OLD THAT I TRANSPORT IN THIS AUTO AND IF SOMETHING HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY GAS GAUGE SHOULD GENERAL MOTORS BE HELD LIABLE FOR NOT FIXING A PROBLEM THEY KNOW EXISTS?? *TR
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#10306837February 5, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
SPEEDO STOPPED WORKING AT 65,000. *TR
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#10306176February 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PLEASE OPEN AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE PERFORMANCE OF THE FUEL TANK SENSOR IN 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IT IS DEFECTIVE AND THE FUEL LEVEL JUMPS AROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE RUNNING OUT GAS AND CAUSING AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD RESULT IN MAJOR INJURIES. *JB
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#10305180February 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I WAS DRVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE TRUCK WAS IN MOTION. IT WENT FROM 60 MPH TO THE NEEDLE GOING ALL THE WAY PAST 120 AND POINTING DOWN AT THE ODOMETER. MY SPEED DID NOT CHANGE DURING ALL THIS. *TR
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#10304092February 3, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 65MPH) WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET, WHEN MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY RESPONDED LIKE I HAD SLAMMED THE GAS PEDAL DOWN TO THE FLOOR. MY SPEED CLIMBED RAPIDLY, BUT I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO DROP THE TRUCK INTO NEUTRAL (THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO BE AT ITS MAXIMUM LEVEL AND THE ENGINE STILL WHINED HIGH) AND STEER TO SAFETY, ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. WHEN I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN, THIS ISSUE WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. *TR
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#10304307February 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS WITH 49K MILES AND THE FUEL GAUGE READS WAY PAST THE FULL MARK ALMOST ALL THE TIME. *TR
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#10304866February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGES ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. ONE DAY THEY ALL WORK, THE NEXT DAY ONLY A FEW WORK CORRECTLY. ONE DAY SHE IS ABLE TO TELL THE CORRECT SPEED SHE IS DRIVING, AND THE NEXT DAY SHE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS THE SAME WITH THE OIL PRESSURE, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. *TR
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#10304027February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOESEN'TWORK DUE TO THE STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GM KNOWS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THEIR OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEARS AND HAVE REPAIRED THEM. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS OUT WORKING BUT FAILS AFTER A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE READ E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE GOTTEN SPEEDING TICKETS FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR
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