Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10239640August 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION:FRONT
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD. THE CLUTCH FAN IS BAD. FROM WHAT THE AUTO PARTS SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME, ALL CLUTCH FANS ON THE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE RUNS HIGH RPM'S WHEN FIRST STARTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARDS THAT THE GOV. SHOULD ADDRESS WITH CHEVY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE, THEN ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT YOU PEOPLE WOULD WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER, AFTER ALL, WE DO PAY FOR YOUR AGENCY TO OPERATE. WHY IS IT THE CONSUMER ALWAYS HAS TO PAY FOR BIG BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE A FAULT. WHEN BUILDING ANY PRODUCT, IF IT FAILS. THEN THE GOV. SHOULD ENFORCE A RECALL. WHETHER IT BE ONE OR 20 COMPLAINTS. THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED WHEN PURCHASING ANY PRODUCT. WHEN A COMPLAINT IS MADE. THE YOU THE GOV. AGENCY SHOULD ACT AND MAKE A RECALL. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IT" THAT SIMPLE. *TR
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#10239695August 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED OUT. LOST FLUID AND TRANNY WENT SOUTH!. 1400 FOR REPAIRS!. THANKS ALOT GM. JUNK! *TR
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#10239421August 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT MADE VERY LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WOULD STILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V334000 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,660 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,694.
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#10239132August 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL/ LEAK. *TR
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0
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#10239051August 20, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
HAD THE SAME FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT FREQUENTLY. REVS REALLY LOUD WITH LOSS OF POWER. HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. NOW I NOTICE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE STARTING TO REV REALLY LOUD AGAIN.....I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH HOW THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS HANDLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR
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0
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#10239078August 20, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FOR QUITE SOME TIME, THE CONTACT HAS BEEN HEARING A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. HE FINALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SWAY BAR WAS LOOSE BECAUSE THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TOO HEAVY FOR THE BAR. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT AND DECLINED TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT PAID $307 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/24/08. *JB
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#10238833August 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP. *TR
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0
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#10238871August 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LAST WEEK MY WIFE INDICATED THAT WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER IN OUR 2004 TRAILBLAZER WAS SHOWING SHE WAS GOING 100 MPH WHEN IN FACT SHE WAS NOT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND FIXING IT ON SOME MODELS BUT WILL NOT COVER THE $500 - $700 COST ON MY MODEL. I CONTACTED GM YESTERDAY AND AM AWAITING A RESPONSE. IT HAS TO DO WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL CONTINUING. I CALL ON THE NHTSA TO EXERT PRESSURE ON GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED AS THE RESULT OF THIS FAULTY PART THAT GM IS AWARE OF. *TR
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#10238945August 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
"SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT THE FUEL CAP WAS BAD AND THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FUEL TANK. REPLACED BOTH PARTS COSTING $946.73. *TR
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0
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0
#10238957August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT INTO SECOND. LOUD REVVING NOISE, FAILURE TO SHIFT. *TR
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#10238784August 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL LIGHTS, AND BELLS WENT OFF ON INSTRUMENT PANEL. STARTED WITH THE CHECK 4-WHEEL DRIVE, THEN ALL OTHER LIGHTS STARTING FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE GAUGES KEPT GOING DOWN TO NOTHING. HAVE HAD IT IN TO THE SHOP 5 TIMES SO FAR. ISN'T THIS UNDER THE LEMON LAW? AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH I HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO MY SPEEDOMETER GOING OUT NEXT. IT ONLY HAS 38,000 ON IT. I CANT BELIEVE GM WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKE. *TR
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#10238588August 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
MY FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR LIGHT REMAINS ON INDICATING LOW FUEL. AT FIRST WHEN I WOULD FILL THE TANK THE GAUGE WOULD SHOOT TO 'E' AND THEN WOULD READY PROPERLY AFTER DRIVING 20-30 MILES. NOW, THE GAUGE REMAINS ON 'E' WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON INDICATING LOW FUEL REGARDLESS TO ME FILLING UP MY TANK. I HAVE NO WAY OF TELLING HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THIS IS A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND MY FAMILY WITH THE CONSTANT WONDERING IF TODAY WILL BE THE DAY I RUN OUT OF GAS. THIS IS ALSO COSTING ME MORE TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN MY VEHICLE TO MAKE SURE I HAVE ENOUGH TO CARRY OUT MY DAILY AFFAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238520August 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT WITHIN 4-6 MONTHS OF INSTALLING NEW ONES. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10238519August 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FAN CLUTCH. IT REVS VERY HIGH AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS WITH ACCELERATION. READING POSTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A TREND AND THAT IS THE REASON I HAVE MADE THIS POST. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL DO THE SAME AND THAT THERE WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
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0
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#10238551August 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT LAST AUGUST. IT STARTED WITH STAYING ON 20 MPH WHILE I WAS STOPPED AND ENGINE WAS OFF. NOW IT HAS SINCE STOPPED COMPLETELY. IT IS NOW STUCK CLOCKWISE AT ABOUT 150 MPH WITH THE GAUGE POINTING TO NEUTRAL. *TR
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0
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#10238365August 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES HAD CORRODED. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD ALL LEAKED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER 2 DAYS EARLIER AT THE DEALER. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238382August 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
HORN BUTTON IN STEERING WHEEL BECOMES PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT TO ACTUATE, EVENTUALLY FAILING ALTOGETHER. HORN CAN NO LONGER BE SOUNDED BY PRESSING ON AIR BAG COVER ON STEERING WHEEL. CONSEQUENCE IS INABILITY TO SOUND A HAZARD WARNING TO OTHER VEHICLES DURING AN EMERGENCY, WHICH CAN RENDER A COLLISION UNAVOIDABLE. DEFECTIVE OR MISADJUSTED HORN BUTTON SWITCH IS PROVEN AS ROOT CAUSE BECAUSE HORN CAN STILL BE ACTIVATED BY REMOTE KEY FOB. *TR
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#10238454August 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, MY 05 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN HAVING "NO START" PROBLEMS. SOMETIMES IT WOULD START AND SOMETIMES NOT. DURING TIMES IT WOULD NOT START, I COULD NOT SHIFT IT OUT OF PARK. IF I TURN THE KEY OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN IT WOULD START. BUT I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND OF COURSE, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SO I CONTINUED DRIVING IT WITH THIS OFF AND ON PROBLEM FOR 2 WEEKS UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY SON, MOTHER AND FATHER IN THE VEHICLE. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE MOTOR JUST KILLED! LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE BEHIND ME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I WAS PULLING OVER THOUGH IT WAS DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WERE LOST. MY SON WAS VERY UPSET AND NERVOUS. THIS TIME AT THE DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME REPLACING IT SINCE BUYING THE VEHICLE NEW. EVEN THE TECHNICIAN ADMITTED THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAVE ALOT OF TROUBLE WITH IGNITION SWITCHES BUT SAID THERE IS NO RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A "SAFETY ISSUE". SO MY ENGINE DYING WHILE I'M TRAVELING 70MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE POSES NO SAFETY ISSUE? I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COSTS AS MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. BY THE WAY, OTHER PROBLEMS I'VE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDE THE IDLER PULLEY, BRAKE LIGHTS GOING BAD AND MELTING INTO THE TERMINAL, SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTION, CD PLAYER BROKEN, GLUE AROUND LICENSE PLATE FRAME OOZING AND MELTING, BROKEN LATCH ON STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN BETWEEN FRONT SEATS, FAULTY THERMOSTAT CAUSING ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON, AND PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK HATCH DOOR. NEXT VEHICLE I BUY WILL BE A RELIABLE TOYOTA OR NISSAN. CAN'T WAIT TO GET RID OF THIS CHEVY. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10237973August 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN JAN.08 AND MY TRAILBLAZER DIED. I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT STARTED UP. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE PCM. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN FEB.08, VEHICLE PUT ITSELF IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND DIED. ROADS WERE DRY. TOOK IT IN TO DEALERSHIP, THEY UPDATED CALIBRATIONS FOR TRANSFER CASE. ON JUNE 18, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND VEHICLE DIED. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD VEHICLE FOR 42 DAYS. UNABLE TO FIX. THEY PUT A READER ON IT AND SAID I NEED TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I CALLED GM THEY SAID I NEED TO KEEP DRIVING IT. I GOT THE VEHICLE BACK ON JULY 29. DROVE IT THAT NIGHT. VEHICLE PUT ITSELF IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AGAIN. TOOK IT BACK ON JULY 30. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ACTUATOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VEHICLE DYING AND TOLD ME TO KEEP DRIVING. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE ASKED FOR A REPLACEMENT OR OUR MONEY BACK. I AM SO SCARED MY FAMILY IS GOING TO BE INJURED OR KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT OR SOMEONE IN FRONT OR BEHIND ME. IT GIVES YOU NO WARNING BEFORE IT DIES AND IT IS HARD TO CONTROL. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238004August 13, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. MY VEHICLE HAS RECENTLY REACHED 41,000 MILES., AND THE GAS GAUGE HAS STARTED FLOATING. I USUALLY DO A FILL UP AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. NO MATTER WHAT LEVEL THE GAS IS AT, THE GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. AT THIS POINT, I HAVE TO MAINTAIN MORE THAN A HALF OF A TANK OF GAS. IF I DON'T, THE NEEDLE FLOATS OVER TO "E" CAUSING MY LOW FUEL LIGHT TO COME ON. I KNOW A FEW OTHERS WHO OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY CHEVY THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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