Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10286297October 5, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE FAN CLUTCH ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED FOR A SECOND TIME. FIRST FAILURE AT 81000 MILES AND FAILURE OF DEALER INSTALLED REPLACEMENT AT 115000. THE FAILURE RESULTS IN A LOSS OF ACCELERATION ABILITY, THE NOISE LEVEL IS A CONSIDERABLE DISTRACTION TO MYSELF AND OTHER DRIVERS, AND THE PENDING FAILURE OF THE COOLING SYSTEM COULD LEAD TO UNSAFE ROADSIDE CONDITIONS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286295October 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON 9/25/09, MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STALLED AND LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WAS CAUSED TO SPILL ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL FILTER FITTING FAILED. MY VEHICLE HAD 39, 993 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED UNDER NUMBER 02V121000 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET, AND WAS ADVISED THAT RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VIN, NOR WERE THERE ANY OTHER RECALLS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE ADDRESSING SIMILAR FAILURES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286374October 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER IS INOPERABLE. TACHOMETER WORKS OCCASSIONALLY. OIL GAUGE IS NOW STARTING TO FAIL. THERE ARE ONLY 41,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS NOT ONLY INCONVENIENT TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER, IT IS UNSAFE. SPEEDOMETER WAS THE FIRST GAUGE TO GO, THEN THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO FAULTER AND THE OIL GAUGE FOLLOWED. TACH SOMETIMES RESETS ITSELF TO ZERO AND MAY WORK FOR A WEEK BEFORE IT BEGINS TO FAIL AGAIN. THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC EVENT LEADING UP TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. IT JUST BEGAN ONE GAUGE AT A TIME. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT BY TWO SEPERATE MECHANICS AND WAS TOLD THAT INSTRUMENT FAILURE IN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE IS VERY COMMON ALTHOUGH NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I CAN HAVE IT REPAIRED FOR $500.00 - $1000.00. ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286380October 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/04/09, INSTRUMENT PANEL OF 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES ARE INACCURATE, CYCLE ON AND OFF, WARNING LIGHTS CYCLE RANDOMLY ON AND OFF CONTINUOUSLY. UNABLE TO IDENTIFY ACCURATE VEHICLE SPEED. CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP AND GM SAFETY/DEFECT REPORTING ON 10/05/09 - FILED A COMPLAINT. RESEARCHED THAT SIMILAR GM TRUCKS/SUVS HAVE HAD SIMILAR DEFECTS AND SPECIAL COVERAGES OR RECALLS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. OTHER COMPLAINTS TO NHTSA HAVE ALSO BEEN FILED. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286228October 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286248October 4, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE COMING TO A STOP IN MY 2001 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) KEEPS ENGAGING CAUSING IT NOT TO STOP. I HAVE WENT THROUGH MANY STOP SIGNS AND INTERSECTIONS FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. CHANGED ALL THE BRAKES ,BLEED THE BRAKES AND PUT NEW SENSORS ON..STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUES . I HAVE READ THAT GM KNOWS THAT THIS IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN ,WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286254October 4, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286253October 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE TACH IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. IT IS CURRENTLY POINTED PAST 7000 RPM WHEN VEHICLE IS OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286251October 4, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED A NEW 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND 3 DAYS LATER DELIVERY THE CHECK 4WD LIGHT CAME ON FOR SERVICE.WE WERE IN MAINE AT THE TIME AND HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A CHEVY DEALER THERE & THEY ASSUMED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONWITH A CODE SO ALL THEY DID WAS RESET THE COMPUTER (OR S WE WERE TOLD) A FEW DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED HARD. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED THAT WE DRIVE IT AWHILE. IT DID THE SAME NOISE ON & OFF FOR A FEW MONTHS & THEY STILL COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. MUCH LATER ON AFTER MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I STARTED TO GET A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND IN THE FRONT END NOTICEABLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE PLASTIC COWLING IN THE FRONT THAT WAS RATTLING. AFTER TAKING IT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE TRANSMISSION END BEARING OUT OF THE FRONT AXEL IS N/G & IT NEEDS TO BE REBUILT. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE,ESPECIALLY AFTER ALL THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS TRANSMISSION ON THE GM TRUCKS. WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS IS BEYOND ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286174October 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS FAULTY GAUGES. A FEW MONTHS AGO MY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERATIVE, AND IT CURRENTLY POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN. SAME GOES WITH MY OIL GAUGE. IT HAS BEEN ESTIMATED BETWEEN 500-600 DOLLARS TO REPAIR, BUT AFTER RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND MANY CONSUMERS HAVE DONE THIS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM TO RESURFACE. I FEEL THAT NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING POSES A MAJOR THREAT TO MY FAMILY, MYSELF AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. PLEASE RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286183October 3, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ALL THE DASHBOARD GAUGES AND DIGITAL DISPLAYS HAVE STOPPED WORKING. TO NAME A FEW THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND SHIFTING GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286201October 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286209October 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TRAILBLAZER LT FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED AT 38000 MILES DEALER WOULD NOT COMMENT IF THERE WERE LOTS OF ISSUES BUT DOING SOME RESEARCH IT APPEARS THAT ABOUT 400 PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286114October 2, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TREAD SEPARATES FROM TIRE - CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC 245/65/R17 DOT A38T BMR & A38T BM5 I HAD 4 OF THESE TIRES DO THIS. NOT ONLY HAVE I/WILL I HAVE TO REPLACE THE TIRES, BUT I ALSO HAVE VEHICLE DAMAGE. CONTINENTAL HAS THUSFAR ONLY PROVIDED A $50 CREDIT TOWARD THE FIRST REPLACEMENT TIRE. I HAVE ONE MORE OF THESE TIRES ON MY TRUCK RIGHT NOW. WE PAID $500 FOR TWO NEW TIRES IN UTAH IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, IN THE MIDDLE OF NOTHING ELSE. I'M SO FRUSTRATED AND HAD NO RELIEF! WHAT CAN BE DONE FOR THIS?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285974October 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I AM THE UN-PROUD OWNER OF A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE GAS GAUGE QUIT WORKING AFTER GETTING GAS ONE DAY. THE GAS LIGHT AND MY SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NOW STAY ON CONSISTANTLY. I WAS TOLD IT WILL COST ME AROUND $800 TO REPAIR - $600 FOR LABOR AND $200 FOR PARTS. I LIVE IN A RURAL AREA AND A SNOWY PART OF THE STATES AND HAVE A SMALL CHILD - THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS NOT SAFE TO "GUESS" HOW MANY MILES YOU CAN GO ON A TANK OF GAS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285780September 30, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HIS VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL# 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 33,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285613September 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. ABOUT 2 YRS AGO THE TACH. QUIT WORKING OR READS INCORRECTLY. CURRENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER AND NOW THE TEMP. AND GAS GAUGE HAVE QUIT OR GIVE ERRONEOUS READINGS. I WAS TOLD OTHER TRUCK MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE, I HAVE TO GET IT FIXED AT MY OWN EXPENSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285651September 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS STARTED WORKING ERRATICALLY OR NOT AT ALL. EVERY TIME I FILL MY TANK, THE GAUGE STAYS AT EMPTY AT FIRST, THEN EVENTUALLY STARTS WORKING, BUT SOMETIMES ERRATICALLY. IT CAN GO UP OR DOWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON, SHOWING THE TANK AS BEING COMPLETELY EMPTY WHEN IT IS, IN FACT, FULL. I HAVE NOT REPLACED IT TO THIS POINT AS MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, INSTEAD USING THE ODOMETER TO TRACK ACTUAL MILEAGE AND FILLING THE TANK ACCORDINGLY. BASED ON RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS BUILT SINCE 2004. THE AVERAGE COST TO REPAIR, AGAIN ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH IS $500-$700. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IT COULD RESULT IN RUNNING OUT OF GAS IN AN INCONVENIENT OR DANGEROUS LOCATION, SUCH AS WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON AN EXPRESSWAY, OR IN A SECLUDED OR INACCESSIBLE AREA. GIVEN THE EXTENT OF THIS PROBLEM, WHY HAS THERE NOT YET BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285668September 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER V6 LS. I ALWAYS NOTED THE PRESENCE OF AN ODOR OF GAS ESPECIALLY WHEN FILLING UP MY VEHICLE, IT GREW PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER A TWO YEAR TIME FRAME. THEN IN JULY OF 2009 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF. I NOTICED GAS DRIPPING FROM THE UNDERSIDE NEAR THE GAS TANK! FINALLY EVIDENCE OF A LEAK! A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GAS AND TOOK IT TO MY SERVICE GARAGE. THE EXAMINED THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THEY REPAIRED IT TO THE TUNE OF $680 DOLLARS. 4 WEEKS LATER I WAS BACK, STILL SMELLING GAS. THEY HAD TO DROP THE TANK AGAIN AND REPLACE THE ASSEMBLY UNIT GASKET. I THINK THIS MAY BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM NOT JUST LIMITED TO ME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285486September 28, 2009
TIRES
GOT A FLAT TIRE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DROP THE SPARE FROM THE BACK BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. CABLE HOLDING SPARE WAS FROZEN WITH RUST. THIS PART FAILURE IS DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE OF SIMILAR VEHICLE MAKES BECAUSE IT MUST BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE TRYING TO BREAK THE TIRE FREE IN TRAFFIC THAT COULD EASILY HAVE LED TO ME BEING KILLED TRYING TO BREAK SPARE TIRE LOOSE AND IT CAUSED ME LONGER DELAY AND EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS TRAFFIC DUE TO PART FAILURE. I COULD NOT GET IT LOOSE AND HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE WHOLE CABLE. DEALER FROM CHEVROLET SAID CABLE WAS FROZEN. 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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