Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10297201December 28, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS FLICKERING ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY PRIOR TO IT CEASING TO TURN ON. THE BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT DOES NOT WORK! WE CONTACTED TWO LOCAL GARAGES AND THEY SAY THAT THIS IS A NORMAL OCCURRENCE FOR TRAILBLAZERS, AND THAT THE HEADLIGHT SOCKET NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ONLINE COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE. I AM ASTOUNDED THAT THERE IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL ADDRESSING THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE USE OF THE HEADLIGHTS! I WOULD THINK THAT NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE AT NIGHT WOULD BE A DEFINITE SAFETY RISK! *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10297056December 27, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 80,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE ON INTERSTATE, COULD NOT GET SPEED ABOVE 25 MILES PER HOUR. *TR
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0
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#10296976December 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ALL FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. A SPEEDOMETER IS A MUST. I SAW ON THE NET WHERE THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND THE SITE SAID THAT GM HAS ALREADY WON A LAW SUIT BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296927December 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING THEN IT STARTS AGAIN THEN IT TOPS OUT AT 120 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL OR 30 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL THEN AT CERTAIN TIMES IT WILL WORK AND THEN IT DOESN'T I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO REPLACE IT OR WHAT THEN THE RPM GAUGE WORKS THEN IT WON'T. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296929December 24, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LAST YEAR I PURCHASED A 2006 TRAILBLAZER EXT AND LAST WEEK I FILLED UP THE TANK ONLY TO HAVE THE FUEL GAUGE PEG ON E FOR EMPTY. AFTER ABOUT THREE HOURS OF DRIVING DID IT FINALLY GO TO FULL. I'M FILING THIS BECAUSE AFTER PULLING OUT CODE PO463 WITH MY TESTER AND RESEARCHING THIS FUEL SENSOR FAILURE ON THE WEB I FOUND OUT THAT ABOUT 400 OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME DEFECT. FROM THE LOOKS OF IT THE COST IS AROUND $800-$1000.00 TO REPAIR. WHY ISN'T THIS A SAFETY DEFECT ALREADY. MY WIFE AND CHILD DEPEND ON THIS VEHICLE AND I CAN,T HAVE IT RUN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. (USAF RETIRED). *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296778December 23, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER HAS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. IT IS ERRATIC, SOMETIMES REGISTERING "0" AND SOMETIMES REGISTERING 20-30 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296741December 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE OIL LEVEL INDICATOR STOPPED WORKING PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 72660.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296593December 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL (SPEEDOMETERS, GAS GAUGE AND WATER TEMP GAUGE) ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT-A IS DEFECTIVE BUT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED AND REPAIRED OTHERS MODELS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296505December 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER WILL STOP WORKING WHILE I AM DRIVING. IT SEEMS AS THOUGH IT GETS TOO HOT EITHER FROM THE HEATER BEING ON OR IF I AM DRIVING A LONG DISTANCE AND IT WILL HIT A CERTAIN POINT AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON MY WAY TO CALIFORNIA FOR THANKSGIVING AND IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVE I LOOKED DOWN AND I HAD TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND INSTEAD OF MY TRAILBLAZER SLOWING DOWN THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT RAISING. I HAD TO RELY ON MY SPEED BY MY RPM'S. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE FUSE BOX TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME AND THEN IT STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. I HAD TO REPEAT THIS PROCESS ABOUT 5 TIMES THAT WEEKEND. SINCE THANKSGIVING WEEKEND IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES ONLY INSTEAD OF RAISING IN SPEED THE SPEEDOMETER WILL STAY BETWEEN 0-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ACCORDING TO MY RPM'S I SHOULD BE GOING ABOUT 65 OR 70 MPH. I CAN TURN OFF MY TRAILBLAZER AND LET IT COOL OFF AND THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WILL START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE FOUND SEVERAL PLACES ONLINE WHERE TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WILL COST SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX, BUT IF OTHER TRAILBLAZERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THEN THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHICH SHOULD BECOME A NATIONAL RECALL. IT IS NOT FUN DRIVING AND THINKING YOU ARE GOING ONE SPEED WHEN YOU ARE NOT, AND I AM SURPRISED THERE HAVEN'T BEEN MULTIPLE CAR ACCIDENTS FROM THIS PROBLEM. THE DRIVER'S ELECTRICAL PANEL SHOULD NOT FAIL IN A CAR AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN!!!! *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296508December 20, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DROPPED DOWN TO 40 AND WE IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE NEEDLE WAS STILL READING 40. WE WERE THREE HOURS FROM HOME AND HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. ONCE WE GOT WITHIN AN HOUR FROM OUR HOUSE IT STARTED WORKING CORRECTLY. THREE DAYS AGO I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE NEEDLE IS STUCK ON 60 MPH AND MY CAR IS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS ISSUE ASAP I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE DRIVING AROUND IN A VEHICLE THAT ISN'T OPERATING CORRECTLY JUST BECAUSE I DIDN'T CHOOSE TO BUY AN ESCALADE, TAHOE, OR SUBURBAN. VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WERE ISSUED A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296416December 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STOPPED FUNCTIONING. IT IS NOW STUCK BELOW THE ZERO MARK, IN BETWEEN 0 AND 120. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 56,000 MILES ON IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE. IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE, AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296440December 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS...SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AND GETS PINNED ALSO TACHOMETER DOES THE SAME THING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 85. ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296470December 19, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
HEADLIGHTS CONTINUALLY BURN OUT. REPLACE EVERY MONTH! JUST REPLACED ON 2 DAYS AGO AND ALREADY OUT AGAIN! SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296343December 18, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTION. FUEL GAUGE WILL REGISTER AS EMPTY WHETHER THERE IS GAS OR NO GAS IN THE TANK. GRADUAL DEGRADATION. THIS ALSO CAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO BECOME ENGAGED FREQUENTLY. APPROXIMATELY $700 TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296383December 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING ALONG MY TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DIP BELOW ZERO. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHO SAID THE ELECTRICAL IS SHOT IN THE DASHBOARD AREA. MY VEHICLE HAS TO BE RUNNING FOR 30 MIN OR MORE FOR IT TO ACT UP. IF I LEAVE CRUISE CONTROL ON THE NEEDLE STAYS ,ONCE CRUISE IS TURNED OFF I'M DOING (HOPEFULLY) 70 WHILE MY SPEEDOMETER SAYS I'M DOING 20. SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I'M NOT THE FIRST TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS. HAS CHEVY RECALLED THE DASHBOARD UNIT IN THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER YET? *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296405December 18, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WORK INTERMITTENTLY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, DRIVERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THE SPEED THEY ARE TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296185December 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NO LONGER FUNCTIONS PROPERLY. SHOWS THE VEHICLE IS MOVING AT 15 - 20 MPH SITTING IN THE GARAGE. HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING WHEN DRIVING ON THE ROAD. GM HAS RECALLED THE FULL SIZE VEHICLES (I.E. TAHOE/ESCALADE) THAT HAVE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE MODE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE TRAILBLAZER/ENVOY CHASSIS USE THE SAME CLUSTER AS THE FULL SIZE VEHICLES, NO IDEA WHY THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296242December 17, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT DISPLAY THE ACCURATE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 55736. UPDATED 01/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY HAPPENED WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE SPEEDOMETER CLIMBED TO 110 MPH, NOT THE VEHICLE JUST THE SPEEDOMETER. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC. OFTEN, WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL REGISTER 90 MPH. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A CLUSTER WAS NEEDED. UPDATED 01/22/10.*JB
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296028December 16, 2009
INTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
-DASHBOARD LIGHTS, SPEED-GAS-RPM GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. -I CAN'T TRACK MY SPEED OR SEE MY GAUGES AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296037December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS ON THE CLUSTER IS THE FUEL LEVELS, AND THAT'S STARTING TO WORRY ME AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
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Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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