Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10249868November 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FREEZES UP AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249708November 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKING ON MY MOTHER'S 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. VERY HAZARDOUS. AIR/HEAT WILL NOT BLOW IN THE FRONT VENTS AND DO NOT WORK ON SETTING NUMBER 5. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249591November 23, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH OUR SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON WITHIN THE PAST 2 WEEKS IN OUR 2004 TRAILBLAZER. AFTER GETTING IT DIAGNOSED IT IS BEING CAUSED BY THE FAN SPEED BEING TOO HIGH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WHY HAS GM NOT WARRANTED THIS!? WE HAVE GOTTEN CRAPPY SERVICE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WHILE OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY NOW IT IS PAID FOR OUR WE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF IT ALREADY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249403November 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED ALL THE TIME. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND THE CAR SAID I WAS DOING 110MPH. THE DEALER SAID FILE A COMPLAINT BECAUSE THEY GET THIS PROBLEM A LOT. THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ON OTHER GM CARS WITH THE SAME GAUGES AS THE 2005 TRAILBLAZER. SO WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249206November 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER IN WHICH 4 OUT OF THE SIX INSTRUMENTS IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER HAVE STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY WHICH IN TURN COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249293November 19, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SPORADICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS COMPLETELY FAILED. THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE RELAY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO WAIT BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249137November 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING. ONE DAY WHILE DRIVING, I CHECKED MY SPEED ONLY TO REALIZE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NOT WORKING. A FEW DAYS LATER IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. NOW THE NONE OF THE GAUGES (SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER , ECT.) ARE WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249182November 18, 2008
VISIBILITY
BLOWER MOTORS NOT WORKING, REPLACING THE PART, AND FINDING THE WIRING IS MELTED AND SHORTING OUT ON THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE RIGHT SIDE OR REFERRED TO AS THE RESISTOR. THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS PART, BUT WE HAVE FOUND SEVERAL VEHICLES WITH THIS PART HAVE THE SAME ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTIONS WHICH ARE CAUSING OTHER MALFUNCTIONS IN THE VEHICLE. TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM THEY NEED TO UPDATE THE HEATER CONTROL MODULE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OR REFERRED TO AS THE RESISTOR. THIS IS THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248973November 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I AM RECEIVING A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" ERROR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED I HAD A CRACK IN MY FUEL TANK, P0442. I HAVE DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED OTHER PEOPLE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THE ONLY THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM IS TO HAVE THE FUEL TANK REPLACE. I HAVE OWNED SEVERAL VEHICLES AND THIS IS THE FIRST VEHICLE THAT I NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED. I AM VERY AFRAID FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY ALONG WITH OTHER FAMILY. THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED TO PREVENT ANY FATALITIES AND I THINK GM SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248981November 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT QUIT WORKING AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION FOUND ALL FUSES TO BE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AS WELL AS ALL RELAYS AND THE DIMMER SWITCH, AFTER CHECKING THE BULBS IN THE LOW BEAM ASSEMBLY THE BULBS WERE NOT CHARRED OR BURNT AND THE FILAMENT WAS STILL IN CONTACT AS NORMAL, AFTER READING SOME EXCERPTS ON ANOTHER WEBSITE THIS IS AN ALL TO FAMILIAR INCIDENT. LUCKILY WE WERE NOT DRIVING AT NIGHT AND NO ONE WAS INJURED THANKFULLY. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED AND OR KILLED FROM THIS TYPE OF MANUFACTURING MALFUNCTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249053November 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK I HAVE A STRONG ORDER OF GAS. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY GAS TANK AND THAT I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. I SEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE FOR GM TO COMPENSATE OR PAY FOR THE REPAIRS THAT I HAD NO IDEA ABOUT. I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IF I KNEW THAT IT HAD A COMPLAINT OF THIS MAGNITUDE. THIS IS A COSTLY REPAIR. EVEN AT THE PRICE OF GAS - I DO NOT HAVE MONEY TO WASTE PURCHASING IT FOR IT TO JUST LEAK OUT MY VEHICLE. I AM ALSO REQUIRED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE THROUGH EMISSIONS BUT CAN NOT UNTIL THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT GOES OFF. IT WON'T GO OFF UNTIL THE GAS TANK IS FIXED. MY LICENSE IIS IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE OR STATE (ILLINOIS) REQUIRES THAT THIS IS DONE WITHIN A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. I HAVE ALREADY RECEIVED 1 TICKET FOR THIS BECAUSE MY PLATES CAN NOT BE RENEWED AS WELL UNTIL THE EMISSIONS HAS PASSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248868November 15, 2008
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN THE SPRING OF 2007. AROUND DECEMBER 2007 MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED HANGING UP. IT IS STILL DOING IT TODAY. THE WORST TIME FOR IT TO HAPPEN IS ON COLD DAYS. I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT THIS SUMMER. NOW WITH THE FALL OF THE YEAR AND COLDER DAYS, IT HAS BEGUN HANGING UP AGAIN ALMOST EVERYDAY. BECAUSE OF THIS I AM NOT SURE OF MY CORRECT SPEED. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED MANY RECALLS ON OTHER MAKES AND MODEL, BUT HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AS IT HAS BEEN ON OTHERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248883November 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN
AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I AM ENCOUNTERING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO BE OUT THERE A LOT. I HAVE A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND MY FORWARD GEAR STOPPED WORKING AT 80K MILES. I THINK IS A MUCH TOO NEW CAR TO ENCOUNTER A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WHEN I HAVE READ PAGES AND PAGES OF THIS SAME ISSUE. GM HAS TO STEP IN AND TELL ME SOMETHING MY DEALER ESTIMATE THIS TO COST ME A MIN. $3,200.00 IN THIS ECONOMY OR ANY THAT IS A LARGE EXPENSE TO ENCOUNTER WITH NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. I HOPE THE GM WILL HAVE SOME ANSWERS AND DO THE RIGHT THING! THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON THE VAN WYKE EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR MANY OF US COULD HAVE BEEN HURT OR KILLED! THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248824November 14, 2008
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT RANDOM ON FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE IT DECIDES. UNKNOWN TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 2XS AND ALL COMPONENTS REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO NOW IT STARTED AGAIN . HIATT PONTIAC CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MOD AND THE SWITCH ON DASH . UNDER WARRANTY NOW WARRANTY IS UP AND DEALERSHIP OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248754November 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, STRUCTURE:BODY
I HAVE SEEN THE NEWS WHEN THE 5 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS IN NEW YORK, MAY 2008 I BELIEVE, WERE KILLED AND THEN JUST 3-4 WEEKS AGO, OCT 2008, THE NEWS REPORTED A YOUNG MOTHER WAS KILLED OUT WEST. BOTH ACCIDENTS INVOLVED A FRONT END COLLISION AND BOTH WHERE MID-SIZE GM SUVS (CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, GMC ENVOY, BUICK RAINER). BOTH ACCIDENTS RESULTED IN FIRES AND DEATHS. THE NEWS REPORTED THE FIRE WAS TO INTENSE TO ATTEMPT A RESCUE IN THE NEW YORK CASE. IN THE CASE OUT WEST, THE YOUNG MOTHER'S TWO CHILDREN WERE RESCUED, BUT TO THE INTENSE FIRE SHE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESCUED. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS OR COMMENTS ON THIS OR IF IT WAS EVER REPORTED TO THIS AGENCY. I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AS MY MAIN VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT WANT IT TO HAVE SOME UNKNOWN DEFECT THAT MAY CAUSE MY OR ANY MEMBER OF MY FAMILY A LOSS OF LIFE. THANK YOU FOR ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
6
#10248582November 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WORKED FINE THEN STARTED GOING IN AND OUT, NOW COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING, SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS SAME PROBLEM, SPOKE WITH A WORKER AT GM STATED SEVERAL VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED FOR PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248520November 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, BLINK, FLICKER OR FLASH WHEN TOO MUCH POWER IS GOING IN, I DON'T THINK THIS VEHICLE HAS A BIG ENOUGH ALTERNATOR, BUT THE DEALER OR GM WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME, THEY SAID ITS NORMAL. IF ITS NORMAL THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, I WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE. IT IS JUST SO FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A VEHICLE IN A SHOP WHEN YOU NEED IT FOR DAY TO DAY LIVING. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 8 MONTHS NOW. THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE AND ACCORDING TO MULTIPLE BLOG SITES THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248534November 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TYPICALLY WHILE "COASTING" BETWEEN 30-50 MPH MY HEADLIGHTS ON MY TRAILBLAZER DIM, THE BATTERY CHARGE GOES DOWN, AND THE BLOWER STOPS WORKING FOR JUST A SECOND. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING A SIMILAR, AND UNRESOLVED PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS AS WELL. THIS IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HEADLIGHTS ARE NECESSARY, ALSO SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE A CONSISTENCY WITH MANY CONSUMERS. MINE IS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. I HOPE IS MATTER IS LOOKED INTO MORE SINCE THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM THAT MANY CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THAT IS GETTING IGNORED. WE NEED SOMEONE TO LOOK OUT FOR US! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248338November 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE THE COIL PACK IN MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS A FEW MONTHS AGO AND NOT IT SEEMS THAT IT OR ANOTHER ON IS GONE BAD AGAIN THE TRUCK IS SPUTTERING, LOSE OF POWER, NO SPEED. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE ALREADY MADE ON COMPLAINT ABOUT IT I ALSO KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHERS THAT HAVE THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE ALSO REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME THING. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248346November 10, 2008
VISIBILITY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR RECALL DEFECT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DATABASE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER); THEREFORE, THEY REFUSED TO PROVIDE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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