Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10254697January 12, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 03 EXT FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH JUST OVER 65K AND THEN 16MO. LATER AT 80K WENT OUT AGAIN. NO HELP FROM GM. I HAVE OWNED A 99 BLAZER AND 02 TRAILBLAZER WITH NO REAL ISSUES HOWEVER THIS 03 HAS HAD NUMEROUS FROM CRACKED GAS TANK TO CATALYTIC CONVERTER GOING OUT AS WELL AS NOW HAVING LOUD ENGINE NOISE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254704January 12, 2009
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY SOMETIMES IS STAYS ON ZERO AND THEN THERE ARE TIMES IT READS 120MILES WHEN IM GUESSING I'M GOING AROUND 30 MILES AND THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IN PARK IT READS ANY WHERE FROM 40 TO 60 MPH. HAS OF NOW I DO NOT HAVE THE MEANS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND NOT THAT I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET SEEING HOW I BELIEVE THIS IS A GM PROBLEM AND NOT MINE ARE THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF GM OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE RESOLVED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE....OH AND IT IS A EVERYTIME I DRIVE THIS GM PRODUCT OCCURRENCE,,,I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM TRULY GOING!!! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254735January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NORTH FACE/EXT. THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN GIVING ME PROBLEMS FOR SOME TIME. AT FIRST IT WOULD MALFUNCTION FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. WHEN I STARTED INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM I FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT CHEVROLET HAS ANOTHER VEHICLE, "CHEVY TAHOE", THAT HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THE TAHOE AND NOT THE TRAILBLAZER EXT. IS VERY INTERESTING TO ME. I HAVE GONE AS FAR AS TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE TAHOE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND SAW THAT THEY ARE VERY ALIKE. THE VEHICLE RECALL TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE SENT OUT ASAP. IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET YOU WILL SEE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SEEM TO BE HAVING. YOU WILL ALSO SEE THAT THE TAHOE COMPLAINTS, "FOR WHICH THERE IS A RECALL", ARE IDENTICAL. THANK YOU; PATRICK *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254740January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
1. SPEEDOMETER ON 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STARTED TO GIVE FALSE READINGS. YOU COULD BE IN A 25 MPH SPEED ZONE AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD SHOW A100 MPH. 2. INTERMITTENT. 3. REPLACED SPEEDOMETER ON JANUARY 9, 2009 (54,000 MILES ON CAR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254750January 12, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER HAS BECOME FAULTY. IT MAY NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254503January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED WORKING AND IT HAS SLOWLY PROGRESSED TO THE OIL GAUGE AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER READS WAY OFF THE CHARTS. I SEE THROUGH SOME INTERNET SEARCHING THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED AS OF YET, AS I FEEL WITH THIS BEING SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE AND SUCH A REPEATED PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254507January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. TACH WORKS FOR A SHORT TIME THEN DROPS TO ZERO. SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 30MPH =/- WHILE STOPPED. WHILE MOVING IT SHOWS 30MPH+/- OVER ACTUAL SPEED ACCORDING TO MY COMPUTER SCANNER. CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT RECORD OF THIS TYPE OF COMPLAINT AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254666January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE TRAVELING FOR THE HOLIDAYS AND NOTICED THAT THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. IT WAS POINTING BELOW ZERO. THEN, LAST WEEK THE PROBLEM SPREAD TO THE GAS GAUGE AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254670January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DASHBOARD GAUGES BEGAN DISPLAYING INCORRECT INFORMATION FOLLOWED A DAY LATER BY COMPLETE FAILURE. I KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS. THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ERROR. THERE IS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE SPEED OF THE CAR. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSE AND COMMON ERROR FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254673January 11, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2005 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. I'VE HEARD SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS SPEEDOMETER SUBJECT, AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IT CAN BE A VERY EXPENSIVE PROCEDURE, HOPEFULLY MY COMPLAINT CAN PUSH FOR A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254346January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SEVERAL TIMES THAT I'VE BEEN DRIVING THE TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES CRAZY AND SAYS THAT WE ARE TRAVELING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN WE ARE. LIKE IF IM GOING APPROX 70MPH, IT STATES WE ARE GOING ABOUT 110MPH! THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN A RECALL? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254382January 9, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER HAD AN ACCIDENT ON 12/16/2008. SHE HAS(HAD) A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS, 2 WHEEL DRIVE SUV. WHILE DRIVING ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE DURING A SNOW STORM SHE LOST CONTROL AND HAD A HEAD ON CRASH WITH A CEMENT RETAINING WALL WHILE TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT AND SHE SLAMMED HARD INTO THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN A CONCUSSION, CHEST INJURIES, SORE WRIST, DIZZINESS, AND STILL HAS RINGING IN ONE EAR. SHE DID HAVE HER SAFETY BELT ON AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND ALWAYS WEARS IT. WE ARE BAFFLED AS TO WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT COME OUT AS IT WOULD HAVE SAVE HER MUCH PAIN. THE CAR IS A TOTAL WRECK AS DESCRIBED BY THE PONTIAC DEALER THAT HER INSURANCE COMPANY TOWED THE SUV TO FOR REPAIRS. THE TRAILBLAZER SUSTAINED MUCH DAMAGE SUCH AS A BENT FRAME, BROKEN TRANSMISSION, ALL OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION MOUNTS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE FRAME, BENT STEERING WHEEL, AND ALL PARTS FROM THE ENGINE FORWARD ARE EITHER GONE OR BENT BEYOND REPAIR. WITH THIS VIOLENT OF A CRASH NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. WE BOUGHT THIS SUV USED FROM A CHEVY DEALER IN JULY OF 2005 AND IT HAD AROUND 8000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS SOME WAY OF CHECKING THE FUNCTIONALLY OF THIS AIR BAG TO SEE IF THERE MAY BE A POSSIBLE PROBLEM WITH IT. HER CRASH WAS HEAD ON AND IN MY OPINION VIOLENT ENOUGH TO ACTIVATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. ANY SUGGESTIONS AS TO WHAT WE SHOULD DO? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10254400January 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, BOTH THE TACH AND SPEEDO OPERATE ERRATICALLY. THE SPEEDO IS OF PARTICULAR CONCERN, THE ERRATIC READING INDICATES THE WRONG VEHICLE SPEED, MANT TIMES IS READS 20 - 40MPH TO LOW WHICH CAN LEAD DRIVING HAZARD. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, WITH THE INCIDENT RATE A MAGNITUDE HIGHER THAN NORMAL / ACCEPTABLE FAILURE RATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254230January 8, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CONTACT STRUCK A PATCH OF ICE AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254241January 8, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER. HE WAS INFORMED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. HE DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE, CHECKED THE FUSE PANEL, AND NOTICED THAT THE FUSE WAS STILL GOOD. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT OBLIGATED TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO THEIR ESTABLISHMENT FOR INSPECTION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,624 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,589.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254263January 8, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE REAR HATCH GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE HATCH HAD JUST BEEN IN USE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND REALIZED THAT THE GLASS SHATTERED OUTWARD ALL OVER HER YARD AND DRIVEWAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,200. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HER INSURANCE COMPANY, THE GLASS WAS REPAIRED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BECAUSE THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSING HARD, GRINDING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD STILL NOT WORK. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE WIPER STILL MALFUNCTIONED. IN JANUARY OF 2009, THE SHATTERED REAR HATCH FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO ONE TOUCHED THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST THREE HOURS BEFORE THE GLASS SHATTERED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR; THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE DEALER ALSO CITED THAT THERE WAS POOR TERMINAL TENSION IN THE LIFTGATE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD PHOTOS OF THE SHATTERED GLASS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 77,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,563.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254333January 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
05 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING. COMMON PROBLEM IN ALL MODELS OF THE TRAILBLAZER. GM NEEDS TO RECALL ALL MODELS AND FIX ACCORDINGLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254334January 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 TRAILBLAZER EXT AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO THE RPM GAUGE STOPPED FUNCTIONING AND DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING AND MANY TIMES DOESN'T EVEN REGISTER A SPEED WHILE DRIVING FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THIS HAS BEEN A DAILY OCCURRENCE EVERY TIME MY WIFE AND FAMILY GET IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD FOR MY FAMILY AND FOR ANYONE ELSE WE MAY PASS ON THE ROAD. I KNOW FROM READING MULTIPLE OTHER COMPLAINTS ACROSS THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND THAT GM HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE CONSOLE CLUSTER ON SEVERAL OTHER MODELS HAVING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ALSO RECALLING THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE MAKE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254065January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT ABOUT 40 MPH, BUT WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER IT WAS READING 90. FOR ABOUT A MONTH THE SPEEDOMETER NEVER REACHED ZERO AND PERFORMED NORMALLY. ONE DAY IT FINALLY DID REACH ZERO AND ACTED PROPERLY FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THEN BEGAN ACTING UP AGAIN. SINCE THEN, IT HAS GOTTEN STUCK POINTED DOWN AND DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. ALSO, MY RPM BEGAN ACTING UP AS WELL. NOW IT STARTS BELOW ZERO AND ONLY MOVES OCCASIONALLY. THIS IS A MAJOR CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE I CAN HANDLE NOT KNOWING THE EXACT SPEED OF MY VEHICLE, BUT NOT KNOWING THE RPM ALSO MAKES IT DIFFICULT BECAUSE I HAVE NO REAL WAY TO DETERMINE MY SPEED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. I HAVE A FRIEND WITH A TRAILBLAZER LIKE MINE AND HE HAS A SIMILAR PROBLEM. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. ONLINE I'VE ALSO FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM MUST CORRECT THIS ELECTRICAL GLITCH! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254124January 7, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK THIS MORNING AND THE TAILGATE ON MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER POPPED OPEN. I WAS IN MORNING TRAFFIC AND IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOW I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ISSUE? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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