Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10300443January 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR INDICATES TANK IS EMPTY AT ALL TIME. THIS FAULT COULD RESULT IN THE AUTO RUNNING OUT OF FUEL, STALL, OR BE REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. RESULTS OF SUCH AN EVENT COULD RESULT IN MUGGING, RAPE OR DEATH. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300445January 20, 2010
VISIBILITY
NO CONTROL OF WINDSHIELD WIPER. WIPERS START AND STOP ON THEIR OWN. ON/OFF SWITCH HAS NO CONTROL ONCE THE WIPERS START. THIS SITUATION WILL WEAR OUT BLADES, LEAVING THE DRIVER WITHOUT WIPER WHEN NEEDED. *TR
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0
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0
#10300476January 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE IN 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WENT OUT AND IS STUCK ON "E". NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU WILL RUN OUT OF GAS, WHICH IS A HAZARD ON THE ROADWAYS. CAR ONLY HAS 39,300 MILES ON IT. *TR
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0
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#10300396January 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 GM TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER WITH 58300 MILES IS TOTALLY INOPERATIVE DUE TO A FAULTY STEPPER MOTOR WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL. OTHER GAUGES IN THIS CLUSTER ARE ALSO POTENTIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO PREMATURE FAILURE BECAUSE THEY USE THE SAME DEFECTIVE MODEL STEPPER MOTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY DURING RAINY OR ICY MONTHS WHERE UNKNOWN EXCESSIVE SPEED COULD CAUSE A FATALITY. THE SPEEDOMETER, AS WELL AS THE ODOMETER, SHOULD BE SERVICEABLE FOR THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE AND IS NOT DEEMED PERISHABLE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE USES A PREDEFINED 'DENIAL OF SERVICE' CAMPAIGN BY WHICH THEY GATHER INFORMATION AND REQUIRE DEALERSHIP TESTING , THE COST OF AT LEAST $88 TO BE PAID BY THE OWNER, THEN DENIES ALL REMEDIAL ACTION BY USING THE VIN NUMBER AND MILEAGE AS A REASON TO NOT REPLACE THE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART. THIS IS THOUGHT TO BE INTEGRAL TO THE DELPHI GM PARTS SUIT $100 MILLION SETTLEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2007 WHERE THE DEFECTIVE STEPPER MOTOR PART WAS PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED AND GM IS SUPPOSE TO REPLACE THEM WITHOUT COST TO THE CONSUMER. FURTHER EVIDENCE OF GM USING A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART IN THEIR SPEEDOMETER IS A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT FILED AND WON BY TOUSLEY BRAIN STEPHENS, LLC ON NOVEMBER 7, 2008. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300264January 19, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DRIVER OBSERVED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT ANY GIVEN FUEL LEVEL CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,302. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300268January 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SIX MONTHS AGO WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SPEED ODOMETER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED COMPLAINTS FOR THE FAILURE; THEREFORE, THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HE SHOULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 2/17/10 *CN UPDATED 02/22/10.*JB
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0
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0
#10300285January 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING TO WORK SOON AS PULL OFF THE TRANS DOES NOT WANT TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR TILL YOU REACH AT LEAST 2500 RPM'S OR HIGHER AND THEN JERKS YOU IN YOUR SEAT. ONLY DOES THIS FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR SHIFT, ALL OTHER SHIFT WORK PROPER. COULD NOT MAKE IT TO WORK THAT DAY (RESULTING IN ME BEING FIRED) INSTEAD HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IN WHICH I PAID 160 DOLLARS TO CHANGE SOLENOIDS, FILTER AND FLUID. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. HAD 55,000 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE TRANS GUY SAYS IT NEEDS A REBUILD WHICH IS IN UPWARDS OF $2000. VEHICLE IS 2006 TRAILBLAZER SS AWD MODEL. A $45,000 VEHICLE WITH A BAD TRANS AT 55,000 MILES IS RIDICULOUS. I HAVE NOW 56,000 MILES. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10300355January 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10300125January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 TRAILBLAZER FAILED, READING 2-3X ACTUAL SPEED. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300147January 18, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS OUT OF WACK. IT REGISTERS AT LEAST 3 TO 4 TIMES FASTER THAN I AM GOING. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST I'M GOING . *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300095January 17, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WE HAD TO TURN IT AROUND AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ALL THEY DID WAS RESET IT. IT CAME BACK ON SOME TIME LATER, WE TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY GOT IT WORKED IN AT THE NEAREST CHEVY SHOP, THEY RESET THE LIGHT AND WE WERE TOLD TO BUY A GASCAP FOR IT. WE BOUGHT THE GAS CAP, LIGHT STAYED OFF UNTIL NOW. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TO THE LOCAL SHOP THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. SO FAR NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, BUT SINCE THE LIGHT IS ON IT IS A GAS GUZZLER WITH LIGHT ON GETTING 6 MILES TO THE GALLON. WITH GAS AT 2.59 A GALLON THAT'S NOT CHEAP. CHEVROLET DEALER IN TOWN SAYS ITS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS CLEANING, AND IT NEEDS A NEW BATTERY. THEY SAY THE THROTTLE BODY IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE NEW MODELS, BECAUSE THE GAS IS NOT FIT FOR THE NEWER MODEL VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299972January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES ARE RANDOMLY FAILING, BUT EVEN WHEN WORKING THEY DO NOT READ PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOT MOVE AND THEN AT TIMES APPEAR TO WORK, BUT THANKS TO A GPS IN THE CAR I NOTICED IT WAS SHOWING 10 TO 20 MPH OFF ON THE LOW SIDE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300001January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. SOMETIMES READS 120MPH . CALLED DEALER-THEY SAID MANY HAVE SAME PROBLEM- CALLED GM THEY SAID DIFFERENT. WOULD NOT FIX, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300002January 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
I OWN A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. 2 WEEKS AGO I OPENED THE REAR GATE AND THE REAR GLASS EXPLODED OVER MY HEAD. HAD GLASS AND SPOILER REPAIRED BY GLASS CO. WITH NEW PARTS. TODAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER I OPENED THE TAIL GATE AND WAS WALKING AWAY. SEEMS TO BE A BAD DESIGN FLAW BY CHEVROLET. DO I FIX IT AGAIN NOT KNOWING THE CAUSE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS? *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300019January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPEATED INSTANCES OF SPEEDOMETER FAILING TO READ CORRECT SPEED. OFTEN READS UP TO 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED. RANDOM BEHAVIOR. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR LAST 8 MONTHS. CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY REPEATEDLY TURNING IGNITION ON AND OFF WITHOUT STARTING ENGINE. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO CLIMB UNTIL IT HITS ITS LIMIT AT WELL OVER 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED OR WHEN STOPPED. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO JUDGE SPEEDS. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300028January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. PROBLEM EVENTUALLY CAUSED PROBLEMS TO THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, ALL DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING AND ELECTRIC POWER TO ENGINE EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZERS, BUT NO RECALL? *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10299829January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL - COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE. WAS DRIVING DOWN I95 NEAR RICHMOND VA AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE AND WOULD NOT DROP. THE SPEEDOMETER FINAL REACHED 120MPH. SAFETY ISSUE AS ONE IS UNABLE TO KNOW WHAT SPEED ONE IS TRAVELING WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO GMC / BUICK / CADILLAC DEALER IN ATHENS GA. TOOK ONE WEEK TO GET A REPLACEMENT CLUSTER BOX. COST OF REPAIR $401.50. CONTACTED GM. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10299857January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING OR WILL ACCELERATES WITH YOU PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL YOU HAVE TURN OFF THE CAR AND KEEP STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE CAR TO GET BACK TO 0MPH. *TR
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0
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0
#10299876January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE NO WAY TO GAUGE SPEED, RPM'S, FUEL, TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED, NOR ARE THERE ANY NHTSA BULLETINS. I HAVE LEARNED, HOWEVER, THAT LARGER GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT TRAILBLAZERS BE REPAIRED LIKEWISE. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO FUNDS TO COVER THIS REPAIR. WITH TWO JOBS, IT IS ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP ABOVE WATER FINANCIALLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY ADVICE AND HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *TR
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0
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#10299901January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. THE ONLY REASON I FOUND OUT WAS CHP STOPPED ME FOR GOING 45 MPH. ONCE I BEGAN TO SLOWDOWN THE SPEEDOMETER JUMPED TO OVER 100MPH! I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND HE FOLLOWED ME TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I LET THE CAR REST. HE KNEW I NEED TO LET THE CAR REST BECAUSE HE HAD PULLED OVER ANOTHER TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM!! *TR
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Deaths:
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