Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10268266May 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS GOING HAYWIRE. ONCE THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP, IN PARK, THE SPEEDOMETER READ ANY WHERE FROM 35 - 45 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL HOURS IN PARK THE NEEDLE WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE IT BACK TO "0". WHILE DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 MILES SLOW/FAST OF THE TRUE SPEED I AM GOING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267926May 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AT 49,000 MILES. FUEL GAUGE READS ALL OVER THE PLACE AND TRIPS A CODE OFF AND ON FOR FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT. I HAVE TO SET TRIP METER TO TRACK FUEL. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME YEAR TRAILBLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CAN RUN OUT OF FUEL AT ANY TIME DURING ANY CONDITIONS IF NOT KEPT IN CHECK. NOT AN EASY OR CHEAP FIX! FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE DROPPED AND FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. NOT SOMETHING THE AVERAGE PERSON CAN DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267971May 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE NOTICED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING ISSUES WITH THE TACHOMETER. IT IS STICKING AT AROUND 4000 RPM AND WON'T RESET TO 0. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT FROM WHAT I CAN FIND. I'M AFRAID THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD SPREAD INTO OTHER GAUGES WHICH WOULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268152May 7, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC COVERING DETACHED ON THE BRAKE LIGHT, WHICH WAS LOCATED ON THE REAR LIFTGATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PLACE THE PIECE BACK ON, BUT THE WIRES WERE EXPOSED. THE PIECE IS NOT SAFELY IN PLACE BECAUSE IT IS BEING HELD TOGETHER BY DUCT TAPE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT PROVIDE COMPENSATION BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267821May 6, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, INTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ON DRY PAVEMENT, CLEAR DAY. TOOK FREEWAY OFFRAMP, WHEN I REACHED 40MPH, THE BRAKES LOCKED UP, WENT PAST STOP SIGN INTO OTHER HIGHWAY MISSING OTHER VEHICLE PASSING IN FRONT OF OFFRAMP. HAPPENED TWICE AT SAME SPEED, BRAKES LOCK UP, AND I PASS THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM WHEEL WELL AREA, BRAKES RECENTLY CHANGED ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO, NOISE OCCURS AT 25-30 MPH, SOUNDS LIKE DRAGGING SOMETHING UNDERNEATH. SERVICE MAN CHECKED, NOTHING VISIBLE. HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN LESS THAN 2 MONTHS. INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM ON VEHICLE THEN BRIGHTEN CONSTANTLY. DOOR AJAR LIGHT CONSTANTLY COMING ON, BACK HATCH WINDOW CONSTANTLY OPENING ON OWN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. INSTRUMENT PANEL KNOBS, PANEL ITSELF AND WINDOW AND DOOR BUTTONS ON DOORS EXTREMELY HOT TO TOUCH. VARIOUS LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL QUIT WORKING AND THEN RESUME ON THEIR OWN. REPORTED TACH/ODOMETER NOT WORKING ALREADY. BOTH UNITS REGISTERING OFFLINE WHILE DRIVING. WHERE ARE THE FIXES TO THESE PROBLEMS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267864May 6, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER KEEPS GOING OUT. I HAVE HAD IT RESET SEVERAL TIMES AND WITHIN A FEW DAYS IT IS BACK TO THE NEEDLE POINTING AT 100 WHILE IN PARK. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I REALIZED THAT I WAS THE SLOWEST PERSON ON THE INTERSTATE. IT IS MAY 2009 AND IT IS NOW A BIGGER PROBLEM THAN EVER. I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AT 800.00 TO REPAIR THIS AND THEN IT MAY WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT, ALL MY RESEARCH INDICATES THAT IT WON'T FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267642May 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
UPON FILLING MY GAS TANK AT A LOCAL GAS STATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO GO HAYWIRE WITH MANY FUEL LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS. MY LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY GAS CAP WAS DEFECTIVE, WHICH I THEN REPLACED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT A FEW DAYS LATER, BUT MY GAS GAUGE CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION. I AM NOW TOLD THAT A REPLACEMENT OF THE SENSOR WILL COST BETWEEN $800 TO $1000 AND THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS. INTERNET RESEARCH HAS REVEALED HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS COMPANY HAS RECEIVED MY TAX DOLLARS FOR A BAILOUT ONLY TO EXPECT MORE MONEY FOR A DEFECT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY POOR QUALITY PARTS AND WORKMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267671May 4, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY VEHICLE IS ALWAYS SHOW OUT OF GAS OR FUEL LOW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL LEVEL SENSOR IS BAD AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. COST $600.00. I NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN COMMON FOR MANY YEARS WITH CHEVY TRUCKS. WAS IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS. I THINK IT SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM DATING BACK SEVERAL YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267673May 4, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN AUGUST OF 2004. OVER TWO YEARS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO FLUCTUATE SHOWING I WAS GOING 10 MILES AN HOUR WHILE I WAS IN THE FAST LANE ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT LEAST 65. AFTER MONTHS OF FLUCTUATING IT STOPPED WORKING. I NOW HAVE 84,000 MILES ON MY CAR. I AM GUESSING THE SPEEDOMETER IT WENT OUT AROUND 65,000. I DO NOT FEEL THAT A CAR THAT IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD SHOULD HAVE A SPEEDOMETER THAT WON'T WORK ANYMORE. I FOUND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE TRAILBLAZER. I CALLED MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267201April 29, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267289April 29, 2009
STEERING
I HAVE BEEN HAVING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY MAKE LEFT TURNS. TODAY SPECIFICALLY THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED BY ONLY WANTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS A SET-UP FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN TO THE LEFT BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST THE CENTERED POSITION. IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO CORRECT ITSELF, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND CONSIDERABLE FORCE PLACED ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, THEN THE PRESSURE FORCE WOULD FREE ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. GM HAS TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE, THIS IS A DEADLY "RACK AND PINION" IN THIS. I ALMOST KILLED A FAMILY TODAY WITH A HEAD ON COLLISION SCENARIO. PLEASE HELP, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE, ONLY TO BE TOLD, WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267040April 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LIGHTS FLICKER AT NIGHT. 3 OR 4 TIMES DRIVING 40 MILES. SAYS IT IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267082April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. TRANSFER CASE SEIZED - 4WD FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 2. FAN CLUTCH FAILURE - VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267120April 28, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4.2L INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK-SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, TEMP. GAUGE, OIL PRESSURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267152April 28, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I WAS STOPPED FOR A RED LIGHT ON A SLIGHT HILL. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I TRIED TO MOVE AHEAD AND ALL 4 BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP AND I HAD NO FORWARD MOTION. I PUSHED HAD ON GAS PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO CREEP AT ABOUT 1 MPH TO A DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ENTERED DRIVEWAY I HEARD A "CLINK" AND BRAKES RELEASED.THIS VEH HAS 5200 MILES AND IS A 2008 TRAILBLAZER SS AWD. THIS IS THE 1ST INSTANCE OF THIS TYPE.I TOOK IT TO MY SERVICING CHEVY DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THAT "MECHANICALLY " IT WAS FINE. THEY CONTACTED CHEVROLET TAC AND WERE TOLD THIS HAS NEVER EVER HAPPENED IN THE WHOLE DATA BASE FOR GM AND NO REPAIRS AUTHORIZED TILL IT CAN BE REPLICATED FOR THEM TO SEE. THERE WERE NO CODES STORED . THIS HAPPENED 0N 4-25-09. I WENT BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 4-28-09 AND THE AGAIN CALLED TAC TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYONE WHO HAD INFO ON THIS TYPE OF FAILURE OF THE BRAKES....BUT AGAIN NO LUCK. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE DOING MORE THAN LIP SERVICE.... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266840April 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS TANK GAUGE HAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY STARTING AROUND 40K MILES. WARNING LIGHT AND NOISE GOES OFF RANDOMLY. HAVE TO MANUALLY CALCULATE MILEAGE NOW. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND THE VEHICLE RPMS DROP DOWN LOW WHEN I'M AT A STOP SIGN. LUCKILY, IT HASN'T DIED YET BUT I WILL HAVE TO TAKE IN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266999April 27, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY WHEN IT WAS FULL, HALF FULL OR COMPLETELY EMPTY. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267014April 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HAVE OWNED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR THREE YEARS WHEN I PURCHASED IT MADE A LOAD FAN NOISE BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW FEET NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND ALL THE TIME CHEVY NEEDS TO CALL THEM BACK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED WHEN THE FAN EXPLODES IT WILL HAPPEN THE FAN IS PLASTIC AND CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH RPMS CHEVY YOU SHOULD DO THIS BEFORE YOU HAVE A LAW SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267031April 27, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED 2003 TRAILBLAZER, 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE ERRATICALLY MOVING CONSISTENTLY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND OBSERVING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE I FELT COMPELLED TO NOT ONLY WRITE A LETTER TO GM, BUT ALSO TO WRITE COMPLAINTS TO EVERYONE I COULD POSSIBLY THINK OF TO WRITE A LETTER TO REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY DOES THIS PROBLEM LEAVE THE CONSUMER WITH A FINANCIAL BURDEN, SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED TO THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK OF BEING INNOCENT CITIZENS SUBJECT TO THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES THAT GM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO SELL WITHOUT ANY LOYALTY TO THE CONSUMERS WHO SHOW THEIR AMERICAN LOYALTY BY PURCHASING GM'S DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266680April 25, 2009
AIR BAGS
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MY WIFE. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT NEARLY 40MPH. SHE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE BROAD SIDE. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE FRONT BUMPER FROM OUR TRAILBLAZER WAS ABOUT 30 YARDS BEHIND OUR VEHICLE. MY WIFE EXPERIENCED SEVERE BRUISING TO ABD AND CHEST. HER SEATBELT WAS IN USE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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