Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10304026February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MINDING MY BUSINESS... 2. SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 0 WHEN I'M DRIVING, SAYS I'M GOING 100+ WHEN I'M AT A STANDSTILL, & IS NEVER ACCURATE ANY MORE. HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW. ALREADY ONE SPEEDING TICKET- 55 IN A 40 AND I HAD NO IDEA. 3. NOTHING DONE YET- DEALER SAYS COST WILL BE $500+. *TR
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0
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#10304031February 2, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER FILLING MY GAS TANK, THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE DROPPED PAST "E". IT RECOVERED SOMEWHAT AND A FEW DAYS LATER, BACK TO "E". THE NEEDLE ONLY SOMETIMES MOVES PAST "E", EVEN WHEN FULL, AND NEVER GOES MORE THAT THE 1/4 MARK. I'VE UNKNOWINGLY RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE. FIRST OCCASION I WAS ON A DARK ROADSIDE BUT HAD SOMEONE NEARBY TO HELP. THE MOST RECENT OCCASION I WAS ON A HIGHWAY, STALLED PARTIALLY IN TRAFFIC. IT WAS 5 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE CLOSEST ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE PROVIDER WAS OVER AN HOUR AWAY. *TR
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0
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0
#10303819February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THIS HAPPENS A LOT TO THE TRAILBLAZER BUT CHEVY HAS NOT RECALLED IT. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10303926February 2, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS DIM GREATLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS IN THE 30S OR BELOW. TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT A CERTIFIED CHEVROLET REPAIR CENTER ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT IS NORMAL. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10303977February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. ON HIGHWAY 61 NEAR TROY, MO, THERE IS A SPEED RADAR SET ALONG THE ROAD TO DISPLAY VEHICLE SPEED TO DRIVERS. ON 2 OCCASIONS, MY SPEEDOMETER SHOWED SPEEDS OF 60 MPH WHEN THE RADAR DISPLAY SHOWED 40 TO 45 MPH AND ON 3 OCCASIONS, MY SPEEDOMETER INDICATED SPEEDS OF 60 (THE SPEED LIMIT), WHILE THE RADAR DISPLAYED SPEEDS ANYWHERE FROM 75 TO 85 MPH. I WAS GOING 15 TO 25 MPH FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT, BUT DID NOT KNOW IT ACCORDING TO MY SPEEDOMETER. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, BUT HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 6 OR 7 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I STOP THE TRAILBLAZER, WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS REGISTERING LOW, THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL ACTUALLY MOVE BELOW THE 0 MPH. ON THOSE OCCASIONS WHEN MY SPEEDOMETER WAS REGISTERING HIGH, WHEN I HAVE STOPPED THE VEHICLE, THE NEEDLE WILL STILL BE SHOWING 25 TO 40 MPH! MY FEAR IS THAT ON ONE OF THOSE OCCASIONS THAT MY SPEED IS ACTUALLY FASTER THAN INDICATED, MY SPEED MY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE FOUND THAT AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND TURNING IT OFF, IF I JUST TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO RUN WITHOUT STARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES, THE NEEDLE WILL GRADUALLY RESET ITSELF BACK TO 0 AND I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS FOR A WHILE. I HAVE HAD AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR $500 TO $600, BUT I FEEL THIS IS A RECALL PROBLEM THAT CHEVROLET NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS WHAT MOVED ME TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT. *TR
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0
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0
#10303521February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER THE LIGHTS WOULD FLICKER AT NIGHT THOUGHT WAS BATTERY HAD IT CHECKED OUT THE BATTERY WAS BAD THAT WAS BACK IN SEPT. THEN AROUND JAN I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DOING 70 ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY SPEEDOMETER GOES FROM 70 TO 120 MPH AND THEN GOES DOWN TO NEUTRAL LIGHTS ARE FLICKING AGAIN AS WELL AND BATTERY IS FINE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303553February 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. FILLED CAR WITH GAS GAUGE READS EMPTY. NO WAY TO KNOW NOW WHEN I AM OUT OF GAS. CAR ALSO HAS A DISTINCT GAS SMELL. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303683February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EACH TIME I START MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE "CHANGE ENGINE OIL" LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER 15 SECONDS IT TURNS OFF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY RPM WILL EITHER GO EXTREMELY HIGH, TRAVELING 30 AND THE RPM SAYS I'M DOING 90, OR WILL GO EXTREMELY LOW, GOING 30-SAYS I'M GOING 0. ALSO, MY GAS GAUGE STARTED ME OUT WITH JUST UNDER A HALF A TANK OF GAS, AND WHEN I GOT TO WORK 15 MILES AWAY, I AM UNDER A QUARTER A TANK OF GAS. FINALLY, MY 4WD AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. I DO NOT NEED TO SWITCH IT MYSELF, IT JUST SOMETIMES SWITCHES TO 4HI, AND FLASHES BETWEEN. THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE LIGHT WASN'T ON, PERIOD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ENTIRELY MESSED UP. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303711February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AROUND 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,365. UPDATED 05/13/10,*JB
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0
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#10303736February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED MESSING UP AT FIRST IT WOULD JUST MESS UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NOW THE RPM GAUGE HAS STARTED ACTING UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER RIGHT. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT AND THEY SAY IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT WILL BE $600.00 TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON TRAILBLAZERS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS HAPPENING IN SO MANY VEHICLE..... *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10303453January 31, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAVE FAILED. IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM, AND MANY OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS USING THE SAME GAUGE CLUSTER HAVE BEEN RECALLED, BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10303331January 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL SENSOR AS EXPLAINED IN YOUR DP10001 HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING FOR MANY MONTHS. GM DEALER DOESN'T SEEM TO BE AWARE OF IT, BUT IT SEEMS MANY OWNERS (1000"S) HAVE THE SEEM PROBLEM, SOME HAVE HAD THEIR COMPUTER SHUT DOWN THE CAR WHILE DRIVING. SHOULDN'T THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM. THE FUEL GAUGE ALWAYS READS EMPTY. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10303117January 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION, INDICATING THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY WHEN IT WAS NOT OR INACCURATELY MEASURING THE AMOUNT OF FUEL. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE ENGINE LIGHT TO GO ON AND NOW HAPPENS CONSISTENTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAS 60,000 MILES AND THE PART WAS REPLACED FOR $530. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10303140January 29, 2010
STEERING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
(1) STABILITY CONTROL WAS ENGAGED WHILE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND IT WAS NOT NECESSARY TO STABILIZE THE VEHICLE (SUV). STEERING WHEEL POSITION SENSOR REPLACED. (2) FUEL TANK ALWAYS READ EMPTY. FUEL TANK REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL SENSORS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303209January 29, 2010
STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DETAILS: I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A MOMENT AND REGAIN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS THAT IT SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED . EVERYTHING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO EVERY SENSOR THAT YOU CAN THINK OF . NOW IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLLUM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY SUGGESTED . BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 8 MONTHS WITH . I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. SOMEBODY HELP! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303262January 29, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE OF OUR 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, FLUCTUATES AND SELDOM GIVES AN ACCURATE READING. ON ONE PARTICULAR DAY WHILE MY WIFE WAS ON HER WAY TO WORK, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE READING A QUARTER OF A TANK. SHE WAS ON A 2 LANE ROAD THAT IS POSTED AT 55 MPH AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM WITH MANY GM VEHICLES. IT IS A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS PROBLEM RESULTS IN A FATALITY WHETHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302964January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER GAUGE IS MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READS THAT I AM GOING FASTER THAN 120 MPH. WHEN I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF THE NEEDLE FALLS TO ABOUT 70 MPH. IN TOWN, THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS AROUND 90 MPH. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL HOW FAST I AM GOING. *TW
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302977January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH A MALFUNCTIONING DASH. THE RPM GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH ONLY WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE, GAS GAUGE QUITE WORKING LAST WEEK SO I AM JUDGING BY HOW MANY MILES I TRAVEL. THE MILEAGE HAS NOT STOPPED FUNCTIONING YET. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE MANNER TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE BU IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION .I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE AND RECALL/FIX THIS ISSUE. *TW
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303010January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER THAT THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER FAIL TO WORK. DOING RESEARCH ON THE WEB THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL FOR THIS SAFETY HAZARD?*CW
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303059January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE VEHICLES SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92000.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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