Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10295287December 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IS BROKEN. JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295282December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT IN JUNE,2007. IN JAN OF 2009 MY PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN. WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLES ONLY GOES AROUND 10MPH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY OR NOT AT ALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU CAN SOMETIMES STOP THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THE LIGHT WILL COME OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL SPEED IF YOU STOP THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAPPENS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. IN THE MORNING IT CAN HAPPEN 15-20 TIMES BEFORE I GET TO WORK, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON ONLY ONCE OR TWICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY RECOMMEND ONE THING, I PAY FOR IT AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY CLUTCH REPLACED AND ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM. I RESEARCHED "CHEVY REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A GREAT AMOUNT OF PAGES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN TO CHEVY SUVS, IN PARTICULAR THE TRAILBLAZER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE NOT BE A RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PAID $18K FOR THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE, 2007 - I PUT $5K DOWN AND STILL OWE ABOUT $10K. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. THE VEHICLE IS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295061December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WERE INOPERATIVE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED, HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 56,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295089December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE ARE UNRELIABLE. SPEEDOMETER SOMETIMES SEEMS TO WORK BUT IS NO ACCURATE WHEN IT DOES SHOW A SPEED. FUEL GAUGE MOVES BUT IS USUALLY THE NEEDLE IS NOT EVEN IN THE NORMAL AREA IE. BETWEEN E AND F. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE, BUT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD RESOLVE AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295102December 9, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAN CLUTCH MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR. READ AND KNOW OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS...MY TRUCK AT THE TIME THIS BECAME DEFECTIVE WAS AT 65,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295134December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NON OPERATIONAL: ALL GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL DO NOT WORK! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294970December 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING FROM REAR HEATER CORE. CAUSED MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. FLUID LEAKS AT A FAIRLY RAPID RATE. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THEY CHANGED THE HEATER CORE SO THIS REPAIR COSTS AN EXTRA $500 FOR PARTS TO RETROFIT A NEW HEATER CORE. IF THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? IT COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE. I CALLED GM WITH NO LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294686December 7, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER CAR TOTALING MY CAR, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
4
Deaths:
0
#10294719December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING AT 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294751December 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN LARGE QUANTITIES. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH, THUS THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE THE LINES. THE LINES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED SINCE 2002 AND INSTEAD OF ONLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE TWO THAT ARE BAD, ALL FOUR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294753December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AT FIRST THE GAS GAUGE AND TAC STOPPED AND THEN WOULD WORK OCCASIONALLY. NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL AND NEITHER DOES THE SPEEDOMETER. OVER THE PAST WEEK MY ENTIRE PANEL, ELECTRONICS, RADIO READOUT, DIGITAL READOUT, TEMP READOUT ALL GO BLANK AND THEN IT WILL COME ON SOMETIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294750December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT AND IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS MY SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. IT FREEZES EITHER AT 10 MPH OR GOES ALL OVER THE 120 MPH. WHEN I RECEIVED MY RECENT OIL CHANGED I ASKED FOR THEM TO CHECK IT AND THAN SAID THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE CLUSTER KIT TO THE TUNE OF $500.00. BUT THEY WANTED ME TO CHECK WITH GM AND SEE IF THERE WAS RECALL BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL 2004 TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I LOOKED UP GM THERE WAS NO RECALL ISSUED, SO NOW I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO GET IT FIXED. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLIMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294782December 7, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SSS. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SHE ATTEMPTED TO COAST INTO A PARKING SPACE , BUT THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE. AFTER REPEATED BRAKE APPLICATION SHE WAS ABLE TO STOP AND PARK THE VEHICLE. A TECHNICIAN FROM THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,300.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294808December 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERYTIME I FILL MY GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHT AND SENSOR SHOW THAT MY TANK IS EMPTY. I HAVE READ OVER 250 POSTS AT HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.COM/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TH8JI6TEPO3VRJI3D STATING THE SAME PROBLEM. AFTER GOING TO MY MECHANIC, I'M TOLD THIS WILL NEED A NEW FUEL PUMP / KIT......WHICH WILL RANGE FROM $800-$1000 INSTALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294822December 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE ENTERING A GAS STATION THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS DONE BECAUSE THE GM AT THE PUMP HAD IT'S BACKUP LIGHTS ON AND WASN'T EVEN BACKING UP. WHAT'S REALLY DISTURBING IS THE FACT PEOPLE WILL START TA IGNORE THESE IN DARK OR RAINY PARKING LOTS AND POTENTIALLY GET RUN OVER. SHOULDN'T BACKUP LIGHTS ONLY BE USED FOR BACKING UP? THIS LOOKS LIKE A PROBLEM WITH THE WHOLE VEHICLE LINEUP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294838December 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUES TO FLUCTUATE AND STAY ON EMPTY, CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE. A POLICEMAN PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND TOLD ME TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. ITS A SAFETY HAZARD, HAD THE POLICEMAN NOT BEEN POLITE ENOUGH TO SIT BEHIND ME WITH HIS LIGHTS ON, I WOULD'VE BEEN REARENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294619December 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE NEEDLE IS POINTING AT 120MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED AND THE NEEDLE CONTINUES CLOCKWISE PAST 120MPH AS I ACCELERATE, THEREFORE I AM NOT ABLE TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE THE SPEED AT WHICH I AM TRAVELING CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHER PERSONS ON THE ROADWAYS. THIS DID OCCUR AS I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 30 IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS. I WAS GOING 70MPH AND THE SPEEDOMETER GRADUALLY DROPPED TO 0MPH THEN LATER THE NEEDLE MOVED TO 120MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294637December 6, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EQUIPMENT
MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSTANTLY FAILS - THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING WHICH IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE ALREADY AND IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAS POWER SURGES WHICH IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THE CAR UP AND DOWN WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN CAUSING POWER SURGES. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE. THE FOLLOWING ARE OTHER ISSUES WHICH THIS MODEL VEHICLE: STEREO CD PLAYER STOPPED WORKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN THE GAS CAP LIGHT, THE LIGHTS FLICKER ALSO. I OUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND WITH A CRACKED FRONT BUMPER WHICH THE DEALER DIDN'T FIX (DEALER STUCK A LITTLE BONDO ON AREA AND REPAINTED IT SO I THOUGHT IT WAS A NEW BUMPER WHEN I ACCEPTED THE CAR AFTER REPAIR. IT CRACKED IN A MATTER OF DAYS) AND I KNOW THIS WAS CAUSED DUE TO THE SURGES IN POWER. A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS SERIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THE CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BEHIND AND FIX. IT IS NOT FAIR TO THE CONSUMER. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB AND HAVE READ MANY, MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. CHEVY OWNERS SHOULD FILL A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST CHEVROLET IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL AND FIX THESE PROBLEMS. I EXPERIENCE A FENDER BENDER ACCIDENT WHEN MY VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP AND BUMPED ANOTHER CARS BACK BUMPER CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND AN INSURANCE CLAIM. I AM FED UP WITH THIS VEHICLE BUT CAN'T AFFORD TO REPLACE IT. *TR LINDA VANAUKEN
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294667December 6, 2009
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - NO REASON IT QUIT. WENT COMPLETELY OFF OF THE GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294668December 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER IS CONSISTENTLY INCORRECT. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL FREQUENTLY RESET THE POINT OF ZERO MPH. E.G. ZERO WILL BE SET AT 50 MPH SO WHEN THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ 70 MPH. THE ONLY WAY TO RESET THE POINT OF ZERO IS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND START THE CAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN, LOWERING THE POINT OF ZERO BY ABOUT 5 MPH AT EACH VEHICLE START. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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