Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2007)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10406203June 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER XL WHEN I SMELLED THE ODOR OF BURNING PLASTIC. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND BEGAN TO EXAMINE THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, I OBSERVED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL CONTROL PANEL. I THEN TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND EXITED LEAVING THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPEN TO OBSERVE. THE SMOKE THAN SUBSIDED, BUT THE CONTROL PANEL WHICH IS USED TO OPEN THE WINDOWS, DOORS AND UNLOCK THE DOOR WAS NO LONGER FUNCTIONING. I DROVE HOME AT WHICH TIME I OPENED UP OR REMOVED THE DRIVERS SIDE CONTROL PANEL. THE PLASTIC CASING WAS MELTED AND BURNED. I THAN REFERRED TO THE OWNERS MANUAL AND LOCATED THE FUSE BOX AND THE FUSE, WHICH WAS BURNED OUT, THIS MAY HAVE STOPPED THE FIRE OR SHORT. THERE IS NO EXPLAINED REASON WAY THIS PANEL SHORTED OUT AND STARTED A POTENTIAL FIRE. I HAVE NOT CONSULTED THE CHEVY DEALER OR GM YET. I HAVE BEEN GIVEN INFORMATION BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406488June 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE INCORRECT READINGS RESULTING IN SEVERAL 'OUT OF GAS' SITUATIONS. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON BUSY EXPRESS WAYS, REMOTE RURAL AREAS, ETC. SAFETY ISSUES. VEHICLE ALSO HAS RANDOM WARNING LIGHTS THAT SEEM TO COME AND GO AT WILL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405883June 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND STOPPED DISPLAYING A READING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THEY DID NOT KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE EVEN AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED. THE VIN WAS NOT ACCEPTED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405588June 8, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD REGISTER AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY AND PROGRESSED TO A CONSTANT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405484June 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR COMES ON AFTER ABOUT 150 MILES WITH MORE THAN A HALF A TAN OF GAS LEFT. THE GAUGE STATES THAT I AM OUT OF GAS WITH THE LIGHT ON. FOR THE TIME BEING I USE THE TRIP ODOMETER AND REFUEL ABOUT EVERY 200 MILES. IT STILL WORRIES ME THAT MY GAS LIGHT IS ON AND SAYS EMPTY. I HAVEN'T GONE TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE MY TRAILBLAZER IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT HAVE LOOKED ONLINE AND SAW MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH QUOTES RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $400-$1000. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 60K MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE APPROXIMATELY 62K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404493June 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITHOUT ANY NOTICE AT INTERSECTION ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT IN A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404506June 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED AFTER FILLING WITH FUEL. THE GAUGE AND MESSAGE BAR INDICATED THAT THERE IS LOW FUEL NO MATTER HOW FULL THE TANK IS. AS A RESULT, I HAVE TO USE THE TRIP METER AND ASSUME THAT I NEED TO FILL UP AT AROUND 250 MILES. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE EVEN BEFORE THAT AMOUNT OF MILES. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE BUT THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR REPAIRS AND STATE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 60,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404318June 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND AFTER FILLING THE TANK, THE GAUGE READ EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INTERFERING WITH THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402770May 25, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - FUEL GAUGE IS NOT GIVING CORRECT INFORMATION, LEAD TO VEHICLE STALL WITH NO RESTART UNTIL MORE FUEL WAS PUT IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402301May 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL TANK LEVEL SENSOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402148May 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND CURRENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SPORADICALLY. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000. UPDATED 06/17/11*LJ UPDATED 06/27/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402065May 19, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER REFUELING THE VEHICLE TO ITS CAPACITY, THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,800. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401423May 18, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK SENDER WAS NOT SENDING THE CORRECT LEVEL OF FUEL AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH FUEL WAS ACTUALLY IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 82,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,272.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401994May 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE HAS BEEN VERY INACCURATE. GAUGE WILL READ FULL AFTER FILL UP FOR APPROX. 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING, AFTER THAT IT WILL READ EMPTY WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ON. FOR MY SAFETY I AM FILLING UP EVERY FEW DAYS BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THERE. I HAVE BEEN USING MY TRIP ODOMETER TO USE A SOME BASE LINE. MY FEAR IS I WILL BE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC AND IT WILL RUN OUT OF GAS. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AS IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401007May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ON OCTOBER 15, 2010 THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ABRUPTLY WENT TO EMPTY AFTER FILLING THE TANK FOR A 6 HOUR LONG TRIP. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE GAUGE READ EMPTY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIR. FORTUNATELY I HAD THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS COVERED. THE TRUCK HAD APPROXIMATELY 31,350 MILES WHEN THIS OCCURRED. EVER SINCE THE REPAIR, THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT GIVING AN ACCURATE READING. I HAVE NOTICED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE GAUGE COULD BE AS MUCH AS A 1/4 TANK DIFFERENT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE GAUGE WOULD READ 3/4 FULL WHEN I PARK AT MY OFFICE. WHEN I LEAVE FOR LUNCH THE GAUGE WILL DISPLAY 1/2 FULL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401044May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CAR QUIT READING OUT HOW MUCH FUEL I HAD. I HAD TO WRITE DOWN ON A PIECE OF PAPER THE MILES ON THE CAR WHEN I FILLED IT UP IN ORDER TO KEEP TRACK OF WHEN TO PUT GAS IN AGAIN. WITH MY HUSBAND BEING DISABLED THIS WAS NOT GOOD. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANTED CLOSED TO $100.00 JUST TO TELL WHAT EXACTLY WAS THE PROBLEM THEN IF IT WAS WHAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS IT WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER $600.00 TO FIX IT. I TOOK IT TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR PLACE IT COST $0.00 TO TELL ME THE PROBLEM AND IT COST ME $418.80 TO FIX IT. THE PROBLEM WAS THE FUEL SENSOR WAS NOT REGISTERING THE AMOUNT OF GAS I HAD. THEY HAD TO TAKE THE GAS TANK APART AND REPLACE THAT PLUS THE FUEL PUMP (AS NOW THESE 2 ITEMS ARE BUILT INTO 1). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401895May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE HAD MULTIPLE SENSING FAILURES WITH FUEL GAUGE ON THIS VEHICLE CAUSING ONE TIME TO RUN OUT OF GAS ON MAJOR EXPRESSWAY. I KEEP RECORD OF GAS PURCHASES AND TRY TO BE AWARE HOW FULL THE TANK IS. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM NOW BUT CANNOT BE RELAYED ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401175May 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE ISSUES CONSISTENT WITH THE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ALREADY OUT THERE. CAR HAS 30K MILES ON IT AND FUEL GAUGE NOW IS ALWAYS AT EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401768May 14, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RAN OUT OF GAS BECAUSE THE GAS GAUGE HAD QUIT WORKING APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE AUTOMOBILE BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING PUMP QUITS WORKING. YOU MUST APPLY A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST TO GET THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND YOU CAN'T TURN IT QUICKLY. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAPPENED AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 11/10/2010
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401596May 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE GAS TANK IS READING INCORRECT. WHEN I FILLED UP, AFTER REACHING 3/4 OF A TANK, THE TANK READING PLUMMETED TO EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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