Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10298135January 4, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2009. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WIPER WASHER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISENGAGE THE WASHER BY DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WERE DONE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V046000); THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER HAD ANY LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 118,000.
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#10298199January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONING HEADLIGHTS SEEM TO BLINK WHEN I DRIVE AT NIGHT. CHEVY IS WELL AWARE OF THESE PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2005 ,THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIKE NOW! OR LIVES COULD BE IN DANGER DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION THESE VEHICLES ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR
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#10298218January 4, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I BOUGHT MY 05 TRAILBLAZER IN 07. ABOUT A YEAR INTO IT I STARTED NOTICING THAT THE GAS HAND WOULD STOP WORKING. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER. ON MANY OCCASIONS THE SPEEDOMETER DOES WHAT EVER IT FEELS LIKE. GOD FORBID IM ON A LONG ROAD TRIP. *TR
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#10298216January 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WE BOUGHT A 2005 TRAILBLAZER ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. OUT OF THE BLUE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES HAYWIRE. IT SAYS THAT I AM GOING 60 MPH. WHEN I WAS ACTUALLY GOING ABOUT 15 BECAUSE I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND IT WAS SNOWING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN, AND THEN TODAY IT JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. IT WONT MOVE AT ALL. ITS COMPLETELY BROKEN. *TR
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#10297869January 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE HAPPENING TO MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER : I AM HAVING A WHINING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN I TRY TO ENGAGE INTO 4WD THE SOUND WORSENS AND THERE IS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT AS WELL THE WHINING ALMOST RESEMBLES A LOW SIREN SOUND. I AM ALSO HAVING A MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITH MY SPEEDOMETER SINCE THE WEATHER HAS GOTTEN COLDER??? I COULD ONLY BE MOVING 10MPH AND IT WILL REGISTER TO 120 OR EVEN SURPASS IT AND THEN GET STUCK, THE ONLY WAY TO UNSTICK IT IS TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND KEEP RESTARTING IT UNTIL IT RESETS ITSELF BUT NOW IT IS STUCK AND WONT RESET, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND I ALL I FOUND OUT WAS THERE WERE TONS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS AS I AM HAVING. THESE PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING AT ALL DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THE LIFE OF THE CAR SOME PEOPLE HAVE THEM HAPPEN AROUND 30,000 MILES OR SOME 50 THOUSAND AND MYSELF THE SPEEDOMETER IS HAPPENING AROUND 72,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO START TO ACT UP ONCE THE WEATHER WAS COLDER. ITS A SHAME THEY WILL FIX THE LARGER SUV'S DUE TO A LAWSUIT BUT SINCE THIS IS A SMALLER SUV IT'S NOT COVERED. WE HAVE TRIED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS IN THE TRUCK FOR THE FRONT END NOISE TO ONLY FIND THE NOISE DID NOT DISAPPEAR AFTER READING MANY OF OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS IT SEEMS THIS COULD BE THE TRANSFER CASE ON THE TRUCK. I AM NOT GOING TO KEEP REPLACING PART AFTER PART TO ONLY FIND OUT ITS THE DRIVE TRAIN AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. *TR
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#10297911January 3, 2010
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING
ALL LIGHTS HEADLIGHTS DASH AND DOME FLICKERING DRIVING BUT NOT EVERYTIME. ALT HAS BEEN RELOCATED 2 TIMES STILL HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
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#10297927January 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE OWN A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 62,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE GAUGE WAS READING 120 MPH. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN IT WAS IN PARK IT ONLY WENT DOWN TO 45. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ME, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM GOING!!! I SEARCHED THE INTERNET, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR CHEVY PRODUCTS. PLEASE HELP I DON'T HAVE THE $600 TO FIX THIS. *TR
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#10297791January 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS TRAIL BLAZER HAS BEEN A LEMON EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT.FIRST TWO BATTERIES KEPT SWELLING UP AND SMOKING AND THEN IT WOULDN'T START. I REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR. THEN THE MOTOR THREW A ROD. I PUT ANOTHER MOTOR IN IT. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT AND HAD IT PUT ON A MACHINE TO CHECK IT OUT. IT CANNOT BE CHECKED BECAUSE THE MACHINE READS THAT THE COMPUTER IS DEAD. IT STALLS EVERY NOW AND THEN AND GETS HORRIBLE GAS MILEAGE. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT OF IT. PREVIOUSLY IT AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED THE DOORS WHEN IT WAS RUNNING LOCKING ME OUT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE ELECTRIC PROBLEMS. I DO NOT HAVE ANY MONEY TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS YET I HAVE 16 MORE MONTHS TO PAY ON THIS TRUCK. I'VE ALWAYS BOUGHT CHEVROLET'S BUT I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ONE AND SO WILL A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. IF THEY CAN'T STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE'S THEIR NO GOOD FOR ANYTHING. ALL THESE DIFFERENT PROBLEMS STARTED AT DIFFERENT DATES. I ALSO HAD TO PUT A NEW EXHAUST SYSTEM ON IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW IT IS STILL RUNNING WITH THE COMPUTER DEAD. *TR
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#10297679December 31, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER POINTS TO EMPTY EVEN WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. THERE IS NO WARNING INDICATOR THAT THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT WORKING. *TR
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#10297693December 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH HE NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CENTER RADIO/CD PLAYER CONSOLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000. UPDATED 01/27/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND UPON INSPECTION THE MODULE THAT CONTROLLED THE GAUGES WAS DEFECTIVE. UPDATED 01/28/10.*JB
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#10297716December 31, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS BROKEN AND I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HEARD ABOUT A RECALL OR GETTING ASSISTANCE FROM GM TO REPLACE BUT LEARNED IT IS ONLY FOR TAHOE'S, SUBURBAN'S AND TRUCKS. I DON'T FEEL THAT IS FAIR THEY WON'T HELP ME AND THAT A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT THAT QUICKLY. REPLACEMENT COST CAN BE $600 - $800. *TR
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#10297471December 30, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCT 10,2009 58500 MILE ON TRAILBLAZER. DRIVING FROM WORK PASS A POLICE RUNNING 110 MPH. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. THEN THE TACH STARTED MESSING UP TOO. STILL ONGOING PROBLEM. CAN GM HAVE A RECALL TO FIX ALL THESE COMPLAINTS. THEY HAVE FIX OTHER MODEL DOING THE SAME THING. *TR
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#10297506December 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. *TR
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#10297545December 30, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. TWO FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING FUEL. THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE A FIRE WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. UPDATED 01/29/10.*LJ BOTH FUEL LINES HAD MULTIPLE PIN HOLE LEAKS. FUEL WAS LEAKING NEAR THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. BOTH AREAS WHERE EXTREME HEAT WAS PREVALENT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE LINES SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE OF STAINLESS STEEL. UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB
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#10297281December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT RECENTLY HAS BEGAN TO GIVE ME PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT READING CORRECTLY. MY SPEEDOMETER SITS AT 0 EVEN WHEN I'M DOING 65 MPH. MY TACH READS THE SAME. UPON CHECKING THIS OUT, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE THAT GM HAS NO RECALL AS OF TO DATE. OTHER HAVE ISSUES WITH THEIR GAS,VOLTMETERS AND OIP PRESSURE GAUGES. I FIND THESE ISSUES NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT UNSAFE WHILE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY NOT KNOWING IF YOUR SPEED IS CORRECT. THE AVERAGE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THIS IS ABOUT $500 TO $700. THERE ARE MANY OF THESE CASES GOING ON WITH THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. A SAFETY RECALL WOULD BE NICE. *TR
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#10297293December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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#10297351December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER ARE NOT READING CORRECTLY ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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#10297421December 29, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND THEN GO OUT LEAVING NO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS OR HEADLIGHTS FOR NIGHT, RAIN OR SNOWY CONDITIONS. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO FIX WITHOUT TAKING IN, 2 LOCAL GARAGES IMMEDIATELY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS. *TR
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#10297443December 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACHOMETER NEEDLE POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO ENGINE SPEED. ACCORDING TO INFORMATION ONLINE, THE PROBLEM WILL PROGRESS TO THE OTHER GAUGES INSIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF MY VEHICLE. IT WILL BE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. GM HAS MADE REPAIRS FOR SOME MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
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#10297105December 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 TB EXT, SUMMER OF LAST YEAR THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE REPLACED, ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, THE GAS GAUGE WONT WORK, THE HEATER WONT WORK ON 5 AND THERE IS NO HEAT IN THE FRONT VENTS,THE OIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK,, I HAVE HAD IT ALIGNED BUT THE BACK TIRES KEEP GOING BALD,,IT LOOSES POWER SO BAD,,,,I WENT OUT THIS MORNING AND THE HEADLIGHTS WONT GO OFF AND NOW MY BATTERY IS DEAD...WHAT ELSE IS LEFT TO GO WRONG??? I HAVE 5 SMALL KIDS AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HURT BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE AND NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX IT.. SO NOW WHEN IS SOMEONE GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ?IF I SPEND $24,000 ON THIS USED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT FEB 2008 IT COULD AT LEAST RUN DECENT..YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE CHEAPER FOR CHEVROLET TO FIX THIS VEHICLE THAN TO HAVE A LAWSUIT. *TR
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