Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10216044January 25, 2008
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I OPENED THE REAR ACCESS TO MY TRAILBLAZER AND WAS ABOUT TO SHUT IT I REACHED MY HAND UP AND STARTED TO PULL THE HATCH DOWN. I HAD MOVED IT ABOUT AN INCH WHEN THE BACK WINDOW "EXPLODED" SENDING A SHOWER OF GLASS DOWN OVER ME AND MY FIVE YEAR OLD SON. IT SHOT GLASS FRAGMENTS 10 FEET. I HAD GLASS IN MY HAND AND MY HAIR. SON WAS BEHIND ME AND LUCKILY HE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. PEOPLE HEARD IT NOISE INSIDE THE BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS CLEAR OF ICE AND SNOW AND IT WAS 20 DEGREES OUT, ( NOT TERRIBLY COLD COMPARABLY). I HAD NEVER HAD TROUBLE WITH THE GLASS OR THE REAR ACCESS BEFORE. THE GLASS DID NOT HAVE A NICK OR A SCRATCH. I TOOK PICTURES OF THE MESS. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10215847January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2004 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. THE TACH WENT BAD AT 52,500 MILES AND MY SPEEDOMETER FAILED ABOUT 4,000 MILES AFTER THAT. IT IS STUCK AT 120 MILES PER HOUR EVEN WHEN THE UNIT IS PARKED. *TR
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0
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0
#10216131January 24, 2008
TIRES
2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. LETTER FROM SENATOR ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT WHO HAS CONCERNS ABOUT DEFECTIVE TIRES MANUFACTURED BY CONTINENTAL TIRE. *KB THE CONSUMERS WIFE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOWOUT WITH ONLY 14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRE. *JB
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No
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0
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#10215936January 24, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER CABLE STARTED ACTING ERRATIC AND NO FAIL TO ACCURATELY TELL ME HOW FAST THAT I AM GOING. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND GMAC HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME CLUSTER THAT IS USED ON SIMILAR VEHICLES. I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT. I USE THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL BACK AND FORTH TO WORK TOTALING 100+ MILES PER DAY. *TR
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No
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0
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0
#10215808January 23, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, ON 1-20-08 THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED, IT STUCK ON 80 + MPH ( WHEN IT SHOULD BE AT ZERO ) AND WOULD ONLY GO HIGHER IN MOTION. ON 1-23-08 MY WIFE TOOK VEHICLE TO PHILLIPS CHEVY IN FRANKFORT, ILL. WE ARE TOLD THAT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WE ARE NOT COVERED UNDER NEW CAR WARRANTY BECAUSE WE HAVE EXCEEDED THE MILEAGE. I CHECKED WITH CHEVY TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL IN FORCE AND THERE IS NOT. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER GM AND CHEVY OWNERS FOR VARIOUS YEARS THAT HAVE SAME PROBLEM AND THERE IS A LAW SUIT IN WASHINGTON AND OREGON THAT ARE SEEKING CLASS-ACTION STATUS. I FEEL THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH GM AND CHEVY AND THAT THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL TO REPAIR OR REPLACE AS NEEDED. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10215645January 22, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON BOTH MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND MY 2005 CHEVY CAVALIER SEDAN HAVE BEEN FUNCTIONING ERRATICALLY, I.E. REGISTERING 100 MPH IN PARK AND THEN NOT REGISTERING A SPEED AT ALL. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10215503January 21, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STUCK...RECEIVED RECALL LETTER FOR 2004 SILVERADO....WHY NOT 2003 TRAILBLAZER? THERE HAVE BEEN TONS OF PROBLEMS FROM RESEARCHING ON THE NET. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10215523January 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON 4/15/05 SHORTLY THERE AFTER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH A WHINING SOUND. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION PULLEY. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE OF CHEVROLET TO INQUIRE ABOUT ASSISTANCE WITH PAYMENT CONSIDERING I WAS ABOUT 3, 000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY. AFTER SEVERAL CALLS CHEVROLET ABSORBED THIS COST. THEN IN SEPT. OF 2005, MY HUSBAND TOTALED HIS CAR AND I PURCHASED A 2005 TRAILBLAZER FOR HIM. AGAIN THIS CAR BEGAN MAKING SIMILAR NOISES AND MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME WITH OUR 2 YEAR OLD SON AND THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING. MY HUSBAND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CONTACT ROADSERVICE. ONCE WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC HE SAID THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION PULLEY WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DIE. WE TOOK IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED THE CORPORATE OFFICE ONCE AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY WOULD NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IT SEEMS THAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS THE RESULT OF AN OIL CHANGE THAT DID NOT OCCUR AT THE 3000. THEY, THE DEALERSHIP BASED THIS OFF OF A STICKER THAT WAS IN THE WINDOW OF THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO LOOK AT THE CAR THEY WAS NO OIL STICKER IN THE WINDOW. DESPITE THAT, I HAD CONTACTED THE CHEVY OFFICE ABOUT THE SAME WHINING NOISE THAT I HEARD IN MY CAR (THE IGNITION PULLEY) THAT MY HUSBAND WAS EXPERIENCING IN HIS CAR. THIS IS STILL NOT RESOLVED. WE WERE TOLD TO FIX THIS CAR IT WOULD COST $10,000.00, YES, FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE HAVE SINCE TOWED TO HOME IN ORDER TO AVOID STORAGE FEES. HERE SITS A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROX. 50,000.00 AND A NEW TRANSMISSION IS NEEDED. WE DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THIS AND ALSO PAY THE CAR NOTE ON IT AS WELL. AS A READ REPORTS, THIS IS A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH MANY MANY TRAILBLAZERS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215275January 17, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
ALTERNATOR FAILED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215108January 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A LOWER SPEED. THE CONTACT DECELERATED AND THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED A HIGHER SPEED. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,350 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,350. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10215139January 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT ACCESSORY FELL OFF MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE PIECE WAS LOOSE. THE PIECE, FORTUNATELY, REMAINED ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE WHILE SLAMMING AGAINST MY REAR WINDOW. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER OF THIS VEHICLE IS NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT PIECE AND ENDANGERING MY FAMILY AS WELL AS OTHER MOTORISTS. WHEN I TRIED TO RECTIFY WITH THE DEALERSHIPS SERVICE SHOP, THEY CLAIMED THAT ICE CAN CAUSE THIS PROBLEM, CITING THAT THEY HAD SEEN THIS HAPPEN A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR, AND REFUSED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CORRECTING THE PROBLEM, CLAIMING THAT IT WAS DUE TO AN ACT OF NATURE AND PERHAPS I COULD FILE A CLAIM WITH MY AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PROVIDER. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214855January 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. AT 56,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEN ON MARCH 12 2007 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN AUTO 4X4 AFTER SPENDING VERY CLOSE TO A $1,000. WE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. FRONT WHEELS STUCK IN AWD WHILE THE REAR WHEELS ARE STUCK IN 2WD. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214946January 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THERE ARE "STEPPER MOTORS" THAT RUN EACH GAUGE INSIDE THE GAUGE CLUSTER. MY SPEEDOMETER STEPPER MOTOR HAS GONE BAD CAUSING ME TO NOT KNOW WHAT MY SPEED IS. I HAVE SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS MESSAGE BOARDS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214963January 15, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 TRAILBLAZER WITH SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214705January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,690 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10214716January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY IN ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD BECOME STUCK ON 100 OR 0 MPH WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED OR IN PARK. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 62,000. UPDATED 02/14/08. *LJ
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10214720January 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE PARKED, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214595January 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE THE PURCHASE OF MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY LIGHTS(INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR) FLICKERING (I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM AT NIGHT). MY DEALERSHIP HAS TRIED MANY THINGS ON THEIR OWN AND SUGGESTIONS FROM CHEVROLET. THE ALTERNATOR WAS CHANGED, LIGHTS SWITCHES REPLACED, COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING RESOLVED BY CHEVROLET. THIS PROBLEM HAS SOME POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS IF THE EVENTS OCCUR DURING NIGHT TIME DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214394January 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
REAR HATCH (TAILGATE) WINDOW WILL RELEASE WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. WHEN THIS OCCURS, ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON, WHICH CAN BE QUITE DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. IN ADDITION, ITEMS CAN FALL OUT OF THE UNSECURED REAR HATCH (TAILGATE) WINDOW. I HAVE TRIED LUBRICATING THE MECHANISM, AS WELL AS CHECKING REGULARLY THAT IT IS SECURED, BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO IMPROVEMENT. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214407January 10, 2008
EQUIPMENT
I HAVE A 2002 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER AND 2 WEEKS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UPSIDE DOWN- IT IS NOT TELLING ME I AM GOING OVER 100MPH OR IT TELLS ME IM GOING 0-TO NOTHING. THE GAUGE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND WILL COST OVER 500 TO GET IF FIXED THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR- IF IT WERE A 95 MODEL I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED BUT HOW MANY VEHICLES LOOSE A SPEEDOMETER GAUGE OVER WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT NEW? *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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