Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10299927January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. I AM CONTACTING GENERAL MOTORS IN DETROIT TO SEE ABOUT GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED NOT ONLY FOR MYSELF, BUT FOR EVERYONE ELSE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. (THEY FIXED MY FAULTY FUEL PROBLEM). *TR
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0
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#10299946January 15, 2010
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LTS TAILGATE GLASS DOOR HINGE CAP POPPED OFF AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED/REPLACED (HINGES, FIBERGLASS CAP, GLASS, ETC). I WAS INFORMED BY MR. KENNETH LAMOTT OF THE 1ST AVENUE BODY SHOP, INC. IN GREAT FALLS MT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND APPARENT DESIGN DEFECT THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT. HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT RECOGNIZE IT AS A RECALL ITEM. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING FROM MR. LAMOTT WAS TO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAYS SHOULD IT COME LOOSE AGAIN AS IT WILL DISLODGE AND PRESENT ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH A HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGES, INJURY AND POSSIBLY DEATH IF IT IMPACTED AND PASSED THRU A WINDSHIELD HITTING THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER. *TR
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#10299763January 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JAN 13, 2010 I STARTED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, FIRE, FLOOD OR ANY OTHER THING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT FEEL I CAN SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10299591January 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY TRAILBLAZER EXTENDED WILL "GET STUCK" ON OCCASION. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME MUCH WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS SINCE IT HAS BEEN SO COLD. I ALSO NOTICE IT MORE WHEN IT IS RAINING OUTSIDE. THIS OCCURS AT LEAST ONCE TO TWICE A WEEK. I HAVEN'T TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER YET BECAUSE I LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW THAT THIS IS OCCURRING ON MANY OF THE SAME TYPE VEHICLES. OBVIOUSLY CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND I REFUSE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WHEN SOMEONE ELSE HAS '!@#$% UP. *TR
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#10299633January 13, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
CAR STALLS WHEN GOING AROUND CORNERS. *TR
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#10299686January 13, 2010
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT MY 4X4 WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER ONLY DRIVING MY BLAZER 3 TIMES, AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70), I HEARD A VERY LOUD KNOCK IN THE FRONT END SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS KNOCKING AND VERY QUICKLY LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEING ON MY SIDE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. UPON REVIEW OF THE FRONT END IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL LITERALLY BLEW APART. MY TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT AXLE. MOST LIKELY AT A COST OF AT LEAST $2,000.00. THIS REPAIR INCLUDES THE COST OF AN AXLE FROM A SALVAGE YARD...NOT A NEW ONE AND ENTAILS AT LEAST 16 HOURS OF LABOR. WITH REVIEW OF ARTICLES POSTED TO AUTO SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH TRAILBLAZERS. WHY IS GM NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES? I WAS LUCKY THIS MORNING. MY MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW HOW I WAS NOT IN A SERIOUS WRECK SEEING THAT THIS HAPPENED DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10299123January 12, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
STALLED ON THE ROAD DUE TO FAULTY GAS GAUGE. GAUGE HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. GAUGE CHANGES POSITION ERRATICALLY, CAUSING MY ENGINE LIGHT NOW TO BE ON. *TR
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#10299488January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES IN VEHICLE (2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ) HAVE GONE "HAYWIRE". THEY DROP TO ZERO SUDDENLY OR EVEN WORSE SHOW UNREALISTIC DISPLAYS , SUCH AS SPEEDING PAST 100 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HAVE STOPPED. *TR
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0
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#10299501January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1. WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER STUCK AT 65 MPH 2. THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED AND WHEN DRIVEN, IT GOES TO A HIGHER MPH AS I DRIVE. 3. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET AS I AM WAITING FOR A REPAIR ESTIMATE. *TR
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0
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0
#10299552January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ONE OR MORE OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTIONS. THE FIRST INDICATION WAS THE GAS GAUGE, WHICH WHEN THE GAS TANK WAS FILLED, THE NEEDLE POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN, THEN WOULD CHANGE TO RANDOM AREAS ON THE GAUGE. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A RESULT OF THE FLOAT IN THE GAS TANK STICKING, UNTIL THE NEEDLE POINTED TO DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE GAUGE AT DIFFERENT TIMES; NO RHYME OR REASON, AND WAS NOT CONSISTENT WITH A "STICKING FLOAT". THEN THE TACHOMETER WOULD READ 5,000 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND 7,000 RPM WHEN GOING 35 MPH, AND WOULD POINT STRAIGHT DOWN AT OTHER TIMES. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ VERY RANDOM SPEEDS, NEVER CONSISTENT, AND SOMETIMES WILL READ OVER 120 MPH. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES, AND THE NEEDLE SOMETIMES POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. THOUGH THESE MALFUNCTIONS ARE RANDOM AMONG THE GAUGES, THEY ARE CONSTANT AS A WHOLE; ON A DAILY BASIS. ALL OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IF I RAN OUT WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER IS INACCURATE, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, WHETHER TRAVELING TOO FAST OR TOO SLOW, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IS INACCURATE, WHICH COULD CAUSE SEVERE BURNS IF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, BUT FAILED TO REFLECT THAT ON THE GAUGE, AND SIMILAR SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE TACHOMETER, WHICH COULD ALSO RESULT IN SEVERE ENGINE DAMAGE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED THIS COMPLAINT, AND REALIZED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINT SUBMITTED HERE, AND TO THE MANUFACTURER. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2002 MODEL, BUT NOT ON THE 2003 MODEL, SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND BECAUSE SO MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED ABOUT IT. *TR
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0
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#10299569January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. IT VARIES FROM DAY TO DAY AS TO WHAT SPEED IT SHOWS THAT THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A DANGER IN THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE ACTUALLY TRAVELING. TO GET TECHNICAL THE DMV SAYS THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE ATLEAST 1 CAR LENGTH FOR EVERY 10 MPH YOU ARE TRAVELING BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE AHEAD OF YOU IN ORDER TO STOP YOUR VEHICLE IN TIME. HOW CAN YOU DO THAT IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. WAS QUOTED $500 COST TO REPAIR. *TR
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0
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#10299009January 11, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR WENT OUT. WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER/ENVOY. GAS GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY AFTER FILLING WITH 18 GALLONS OF FUEL. REPAIR COST OVER $500. *TR
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0
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#10298915January 10, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ON 2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. SAYS IM DOING 20 MPH WHEN IM STOPPED AND SAYS 120 WHEN GOING 50. *TR
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0
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#10298811January 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER WITH 67,000 MILES ON IT. IT STARTED MALFUNCTIONING IN DEC.09 INTERMITTENTLY. NOW THE DEFECT SEEMS PERMANENT. MY CHEVY DEALERSHIP SAYS GM WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM. I ESCALADES. WHY WAS THE TRAILBLAZER NOT INCLUDED WHEN THEY EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES. IS IT BECAUSE IT IS TOO LARGE A PROBLEM TO DEAL WITH. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER IS INCORRECT. THERE ARE TOO MANY FAILURES TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM DISREGARDED BY GM. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR(ABOUT 5-600 DOLLARS).THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ARE SO GREAT THAT I FEEL GM IS DUCKING THE PROBLEM. I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY GM NEEDED A GOVERNMENT BAILOUT BY MANUFACTURING VEHICLES HAVING SUCH A GRIEVOUS PROBLEM. INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS SUCH NOT BE FAILING AT SUCH A HORRENDOUS RATE. *TR
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#10298817January 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER.ON THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE VEHICLE.WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP THERE IS AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION.I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.I TOOK IT TO A NUMBER OF SHOPS AND THEY'RE ALL TELLING ME THE SAME THING.TRANSFER CASE.THE CHEAPEST ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $1300 , AND THAT IS FOR A USED TRANSFER CASE.I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND I REALLY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY.THEN I STARTED TO READ REVIEWS AND REALIZED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING NEW VEHICLES ALL THE TIME,OR VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. JUST ABOUT EVERY VEHICLE THAT I'VE OWNED HAS BEEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ,EVEN ON TRUCKS WITH TWICE AS MANY MILES. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT MAY HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM .I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRUCK AND I DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT WITH USED PARTS .BY THE WAY,THE COST OF REPAIR WITH NEW PARTS IS ROUGHLY AROUND $2900 . *TR
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#10298844January 9, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS ERRATIC AND FREQUENTLY READS SPEEDS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ACTUAL SPEED (AS COMPARED WITH THE SPEED PROVIDED BY A GPS DEVICE). I HAVE FOUND A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS WITH SIMILAR CHEVROLET VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES. BEING UNAWARE OF YOUR ACTUAL SPEED IS A DANGER TO SELF AND OTHER DRIVERS. *TR
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#10298794January 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE FAILING! FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING, THEN THE RPM GAUGE, AND NOW THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. *TR
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0
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0
#10298544January 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. DURING A STRETCH OF SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES, THE SPEEDOMETER IS CONSISTENTLY SHOWING INCORRECT SPEEDS. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE SPEEDO SHOWS 60MPH. CHECKING WITH LOCAL MECHANICS, THEY ADVISE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THEY INFORM ME THAT NUMEROUS RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE TAHOE AND SILVERADO FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 03 MODEL. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. CURRENTLY, NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS DEFECT (MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 80,000 MILES). THE ESTIMATE I'VE RECEIVED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IS AROUND $400 TO $600 DEPENDING ON WHO SERVICES THE VEHICLE. A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFECT IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE. MIS-JUDGING SPEED, ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH (I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST). I AM ALSO AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR RECEIVING SPEEDING TICKETS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILE MY CONCERNS ON THE ODI WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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0
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#10298571January 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 TRAILBLAZER, SPEEDOMETER FAILED. NEEDLE SITS AT 60 MPH WHEN STOPPED, MOVES PAST 120MPH AS YOU DRIVE. I CONSIDER IT A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO MONITOR YOUR SPEED.GM IS REPAIRING OUT OF WARRANTY 03/04 CADILLAC ESCALADE,CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO, SUBURBAN,AND TAHOE; AND GMC YUKON FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY TRAILBLAZER IS NOT INCLUDED.. *TR
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0
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0
#10298598January 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING PROPERLY IN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 71,000 MILES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW THE RATE OF SPEED OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE YET. *TR
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