Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10233702July 9, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT THE TRUE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK. AFTER TALKING WITH CHEVROLET OWNERS AND DOING RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON THEME. THE GAS GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE'S GAS TANK IS EITHER EMPTY AFTER BEING RECENTLY FILLED OR ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE "E" ON THE GAS GAUGE. IT TAKES ABOUT TWO DAYS OR 12 STATUTORY MILES BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE BEGINS TO DISPLAY AN ACCURATE READING, IF THAT IS EVEN TRUE! ON 30 APRIL 2008, DURING A FAMILY ROAD TRIP, THE GAS GAUGE BEGAN TO DISPLAY THAT THE GAS TANK WAS A QUARTER FULL AFTER BEING FILLED. AFTER DRIVING ANOTHER HOUR AND A HALF, THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THEN WENT BACK TO A QUARTER FULL. I GUESS CHEVROLET DOESN'T CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THEIR WORK, JUST ITS QUANTITY OF SALES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233595July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN
SERVICED MY '02 TRAILBLAZER AT DEALER BEFORE TRIP TO MOUNTAINS OIL CHANGED, COOLANT CHANGED , BRAKES CHECKED. RETURNED AND NEXT DAY NOTICED A LEAK UNDER DRIVERS SIDE BEHIND FRONT WHEEL. TOOK BACK TO DEALER AND TOLD THE TRANSMISSION BLEW AND NEED TO REPLACE FRONT PUMP COVER AND OTHER PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH IT AT $1700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233361July 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM REAR AROUND GAS TANK. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233405July 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RPM'S AND SPEEDOMETER TO NOT READ CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233428July 7, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I OWN A 2005 TRAILBLAZER LT WITCH I PURCHASED NEW IN JULY 2005. I TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM OF FLICKERING HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SELLING DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE PROBLEM, THE LAST TIME IN MAY 2008. THE DEALER HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY DID PRODUCE A GM DOCUMENT (#2046572) THAT DID ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE DOCUMENT STATES "AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE NO REPAIRS FOR THIS CONCERN. ENGINEERING IS REVISITING THIS CONCERN." I ALSO CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233459July 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I WAS SMELLING GAS FUMES COMING FROM MY '04 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FITTING GOING INTO THE FUEL TANK FROM THE FILL LINE IS LEAKING. THE CHECK ENGINE HAS BEEN ON FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233311July 6, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM THEN BRIGHTEN THE AMP GAUGE DROPS TO 9 THEN RECHARGES AGAIN MAKING THE LIGHTS COME ON BRIGHTER. HAD IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233284July 6, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
MAY 30, 2007-LEFT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, HOLE ON INNER SIDE RIGHT BELOW TREAD-COULD NOT BE FIXED-BOUGHT NEW TIRE JUNE 16, 2007-RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY AND SHREDDED APART, HEAVY SMOKE-BOUGHT NEW TIRE JULY 5, 2007-RIGHT FRONT TIRE-HOLE BLOW TREAD ON INSIDE--CANNOT BE FIXED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233219July 5, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:VALVE
BOUGHT AN EXPENSIVE SET OF TIRES FOR MY SUV (ROLLOVER CONCERN) WITHIN 1 YEAR THE VALVE STEMS INSTALLED WITH THE NEW TIRES WERE ROTTING AWAY AND ONE OF THEM DETERIORATED SO BADLY ALL THE AIR COME OUT INSTANTLY. THEY LOOKED PERFECT FROM THE OUTSIDE BUT PUSHING ON THEM CAUSED THE OTHERS TO RIP AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233129July 3, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CURRENTLY OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT WAS REPAIRED DUE TO NHTSA ACTION # EA04021. VERY SOON AFTER THE REPAIR TO THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WAS COMPLETED, REAR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED ON BOTH SIDES SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALER INDICATES THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CIRCUIT BOARD HAS "MELTED." *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232911July 1, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, INTERIOR LIGHTING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
HEADLIGHTS DIM INTERMITTENTLY, HEAT LOOSES POWER AT THE SAME TIME, NOW GETTING FLICKERING OF INTERIOR LIGHTS. WASN'T ABLE TO FIX IT. BUMPER WARPING. GETTING 10 MILES TO THE GALLON! PAINT ON BUTTONS WEARING ON RADIO. SUN ROOF LEAKED PROFUSELY, HAD IT FIXED. REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER DOESN'T WORK. HEAD LINER SAGGED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232632June 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 TRAILBLAZER LS, 65,000 MILES, NOTICED STRONG GAS ODOR AROUND THE FUEL FILLER DOOR. MECHANIC JUST CALLED AND SAID THE NECK ON THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. REPAIR COST $800+ TO REPLACE PLASTIC GAS TANK. BASED ON MY RESEARCH THIS APPEAR A SAFETY MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232327June 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DEFECTIVE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ALL GAUGES MALFUNCTION SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, FUEL, WATER TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE AND VOLTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232037June 23, 2008
SEAT BELTS
I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER NEW IN 2003. SOON AFTER, MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE IN ORDER TO PUT IT ON, LEAVING ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT WEARING A SEATBELT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEATBELT, FRAME, OR MECHANISMS 5 TIMES. I HAVE 15 DOCUMENTED TIMES OF ISSUES WITH THE SEATBELT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE PHONE CALLS OR HUNDREDS OF TIMES IT LOCKED UP THAT I EVENTUALLY GOT IT UNLOCKED MYSELF. I CALLED AND WROTE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND A DOCUMENT THEY PRESENTED ME DEALING WITH THE ISSUE WHICH STATES YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PRESS IN CERTAIN AREAS TO RELEASE THE BELT. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, SOMETIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE AND MUST DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN MY STATE AND PUNISHABLE BY A TICKET AND FINE. I HAVE BEGGED FOR HELP TO NO AVAIL WITH THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY ARE SORRY. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231878June 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. THE TAC AND SPEEDOMETER GO CRAZY AND THEN GO DEAD WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I TOOK IT IN AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAULTY GAUGE CLUSTER THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM ALREADY RECALLED IN OTHER GM VEHICLES. THE SERVICE TECH WAS ABLE TO UNHOOK THE BATTERY CABLE AND RESET THE GAUGES BUT THEY STILL AREN'T FIXED. I HAVE BEEN READING MULTITUDES OF COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING. MY TRAILBLAZER STARTED DOING THIS AROUND 51,000 MILES! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231689June 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TACHOMETER FAILED AND THE SPEEDOMETER ACTED SPORADIC SHORTLY THEREAFTER. I NEVER HAVE AN ACCURATE SPEEDOMETER READING ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER THAT ONLY HAS 50,000 MILES. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING A REPAIR SHOP OR GETTING MY DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM AT A DISCOUNTED RATE OR FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231867June 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL IN 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER MALFUNCTION. NO GAUGES WORK. NO FUEL GAUGE , RAN OUT OF GAS ON HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231362June 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL FROM THE REAR OF MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE FILLER NECK SOME TIMES CRACKS AND WOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT COST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER, THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND SAID THE FUEL MODULE WAS CORRODED AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TANK BUT WANT 625.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL MODULE. AND WILL NOT RELEASE MY VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231384June 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED TO FLUTTER ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. SPEEDOMETER COMPLETELY BROKEN NOW. UNABLE TO TELL HOW FAST CAR IS GOING NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE SEVERAL OTHER SUVS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY ONLY FIX CERTAIN SUVS. THEY WILL NOT FIX TRAILBLAZERS OR RECALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE ONLY RECALLING SOME OF THE OTHER SUVS INCLUDING YUKONS AND AVALANCHES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231393June 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL LEAKAGE CAUSED BY COROSION AT FUEL PUMP OUTLET PIPE. GAS PUMPED ONTO GROUND UNDER VEHICLE. MECHANIC REPLACED SENDING/FILTER UNIT COST $610.00 PLUS 5 GALLONS OF GAS LOST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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