Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10193904June 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DOORS RATTLE AND SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS ALSO RATTLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. ALSO, THE AIR/HEAT BLOWER IS STUCK ON #4. IT WON'T BLOW ON ANY OTHER SETTINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193946June 21, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ON 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAVE FAILED ON TWO OCCASIONS SINCE LEASING THIS NEW CAR ON 9/15/2004. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/15/2006, WHEN THE PASSENGER BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT FAILED AND WAS NOTICED BY A POLICE OFFICER WHO GAVE AN INFORMAL WARNING. IT WAS REPAIRED ON 6/16/2007 BY THE DEALER WHO IS NOW OUT OF BUSINESS. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY, JUNE 21, 2007 WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT FAILED AND WAS NOTICED BY ANOTHER DRIVER. IT WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER TOMORROW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193857June 20, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, INTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IN MARCH 2007 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON . I TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP EITHER CLOGGED, NOT RUNNING OR SOMETHING ELECTRICAL WITH IT. EVER SINCE THEN ALL THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTS BECAME BRIGHT THEN DIMMED FOR A FEW MINUTES WHEN I START THE VEHICLE. AFTER LEAVING FOR WORK AND STOPPING THE VEHICLE TO TURN, AND THEN AGAIN A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE HEADLAMPS STARTED TO FLICKER. SOMETIMES IT FLICKERED A FEW MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO WORK , ONLY 25 MINUTES FROM HOME. I HAVE NOTICED THE BATTERY GAUGE FLUCTUATED WHILE THIS IS HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. ALSO, I AM NOT SURE THIS WAS RELATED, BUT EVER SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE"LIGHT PROBLEM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT DIDN'T WORK ON 5, BUT IT DID BLOW SOME ON THE OTHER LEVELS, AND THAT VARIED TOO. I HAVE HAD THE AIR CONDITIONING RECHARGED, TO NO AVAIL, IT ACTED LIKE THERE WAS A LEAK SOMEWHERE. HOPEFULLY ,GM OR SOMEONE ELSE WILL FIND THE SOLUTION BEFORE THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE OR EVEN A CASE OF ROAD RAGE DUE TO OTHER DRIVERS THINKING I WA S FLASHING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS AT THEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193680June 19, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER A YEAR AGO, SHE PAID TO HAVE A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED IN HER VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE AGAIN AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDS ANOTHER FUEL TANK. ON JUNE 18, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE FUEL TANKS ARE FAULTY ON HER MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. SHE CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST AND GET REIMBURSED AFTERWARDS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193689June 19, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, EQUIPMENT, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
THE RIGHT MIRROR, WHEN SWITCHING FROM DRIVER 2 TO DRIVER 1, KEEPS CLICKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED, IT WAS MAY 24, 2004. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193465June 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2 WHEEL DRIVE (2WD) TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE UNDER NORMAL HIGHWAY OPERATING CONDITIONS, SPEED APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, TWO LANE HIGHWAY, SURFACE CONDITIONS DRY, MILEAGE 25605. FAILURE PROCEEDED BY STRANGE NOISE, THEN COMPLETE DISENGAGEMENT / LOSS OF POWER. SERVICE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT ILLUMINATED; LATER DIAGNOSED BY GMC DEALORSHIP AS AN OPEN / LOOSE GAS CAP AS TH E CAUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANUEVERED / COASTED WITHOUT POWERTRAIN ASSISTANCE TO PARKING LOT ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INJURY / INCIDENT. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALORSHI ON . 6/15/07) INFORMED BY GM REPRESENTATIVE THAT COMPONENT REPLACEMENT / REPAIR NEEDED, SPECIFICS UNKNOWN, COST $2400 OF WHICH GM WOULD PAY 50%; MY COST $1200. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193138June 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SHE STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE GAS GAUGE WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN SHE HEARS A HUMMING NOISE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEMS HOWEVER; THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BE REPLACED. THE DEALER HAS NOT MADE THE REPLACEMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193005June 12, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMOBILE STARTS OUT IN 2ND GEAR AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR THE CORRECT GEAR SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193088June 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS AND THE TANK WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE THUS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE TANK WAS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER NECK ATTACHES TO THE TANK. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIRECTOR STATED THAT THE THE CRACK WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY DAMAGE OR MISUSE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY HE STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AND WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $750-$800.00. I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. AFTER THEY COMMUNICATED WITH THE CHEVROLET DISTRICT SERVICE REP. THEY CONCLUDED THAT GM WARRANTY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN DESPITE THE DANGER AND LIABILITY INVOLVED. THEY DID SUGGEST THAT IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD APPROVE, TO HAVE THEM DO IT AT THE DEALERSHIP COST. THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REP STATED THAT MY ONLY OTHER FORM OF ARBITRATION WAS THROUGH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. AS OF THIS DATE THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. I HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE OUT OF POCKET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192946June 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTURMENT PANEL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMOTER STARTED OUT SHOWING RANDOM SPEEDS AND NOWWA S PERMENANTLY STUCK AT 89 MPH NO MATTER IF THE CAWASS RUNNING OR NOT. THE RPM GAUGE ALSO DOID NOT MOVE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL, THERE APPEARSE DTO BE A LARGE PROBLEM WITH THIS ISSUE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192799June 8, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHEN A PASSENGER IS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT INDICATES THAT THE AIR BAG IS TURNED OFF. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO BLINKS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE ENGINE SIZE AND NUMBER OF CYLINDERS WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,622. UPDATED 02-01-08 *BF UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192457June 5, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, INTERIOR LIGHTING
EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INTERIOR LIGHTS DIM OUT RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT GM SAYS IT IS NORMAL AND NOTHING THEY CAN DO. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A BULLETIN REGARDING THIS. HOW SAFE CAN IT BE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITH HEADLIGHTS DIMMING OUT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192480June 5, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK COMING FROM UNDER WHERE BACK TIRE WELL IS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192496June 5, 2007
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A BUMPING NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER AN UNEVEN SURFACE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT END LINKS, AND THE FRONT STABILIZER SHAFT WERE DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SWAY BAR LINKS, FRONT END LINKS, AND THE FRONT STABILIZER SHAFT WERE DEFECTIVE AGAIN. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 39,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192345June 3, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
NOTICED SMELL OF GASOLINE. TOOK TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. SAID LEAKING FUEL LINES TO DUE UNUSUAL CORROSION. FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED. EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER REPAIR DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192303June 2, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. JUST GOT IT FROM MY IN-LAWS, ONLY 21K MILES ON IT. GASOLINE VENTS ON THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. I COUNTED MORE THAN 20 COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE ON THE NHTSA COMPLAINT LIST. EXAMPLE ODI ID NUMBERS ARE 10191706, 10190967, 10188345, 10187405, 10186556, 10185694, 10184336, 10183773, 10182724, 10182384, ETC. I ASSUME IT IS A CRACKED FILLER NECK. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SEEMED HELPFUL AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, BUT ADVISED ME TO GO TO A GM DEALER FOR AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED WITH HELPING ME FURTHER. NO PROMISES AT THIS TIME. I ASSUME I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, IT CAUSES FUMES, ODORS, AND PUDDLES OF GASOLINE BENEATH HOT VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192253June 1, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER IS MALFUNCTIONING. GIVES A 100 MPH READING WHEN GOING 60. SOMETIMES DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. I KNOW THERE TO BE THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT GM SPEEDOMETERS. GM SHOULD RECALL THIS AND NOT BE AFRAID TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192281June 1, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, AND IT'S ABOUT 86,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 100,000 MY TRANSMISSION WENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO OWNED THIS SAME VEHICLE WHO HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS PIECE THAT IS USED IN THE TRANSMISSION CALLED THE SUN SHIELD HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT FIXED MY VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THIS SUN SHIELD IS A FAULTY, AND A LOT OF GM, AND CHEVY OWNERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I AM JUST HAPPY THAT I PULLED OVER WHEN I DID, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT DAY. I WAS VERY SCARED, BECAUSE I WAS ALONE IN THIS CAR, AND ALSO I DID NOT WANT TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN I WAS PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE GM DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. EVEN WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENDED, AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THIS WAS NOT ONE OF THE MANY RECALLS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS. I THEN HAD TO FIX THIS TRUCK MYSELF, AND IT COST ME 2,300. THE SUN SHIELD WAS REPLACED BY SOMETHING CALLED THE BEAST WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD BE VERY VERY DURABLE UNLIKE THE GM SUN SHIELD PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192200May 31, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. MY PRIVATE MECHANIC FOUND IT TO BE CODE P0440 INDICATING THE FUEL EVAPORATION SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM. INITIAL INSPECTION FOUND NOTHING BUT UPON PERFORMING A SMOKE TEST OF THE FUEL SYSTEM, THE FUEL INLET NOZZLE ON THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND LEAKING. ONLY FIX WAS TO REPLACE THE TANK. TOTAL COST WAS $2200. I NOTIFIED GM AND WAS TOLD THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. FUEL TANKS SHOULD NOT BE LEAKING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY ARE ONLY 4 YEARS OF AGE. MANY OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE SHOW THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A RECALL TO CHECK ALL FUEL TANKS SHOULD BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OVER THIS POOR DESIGN/QUALITY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191994May 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO A MAJOR ROADWAY, MY VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER. AS THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55MPH, I HAD TO CROSS MY FINGER AND PICK A SPOT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROADWAY AND HOPE THAT IT HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO DO SO. MY VEHICLE IS STILL IN THE SHOP HOWEVER ANECDOTAL EVIDENCE FROM THE INTERNET FINDS THAT THE 4L60 AND 4L70 ARE RIFE WITH FAILURES THAT RESULT IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAULTY PART SEEMS TO BE THE "SUN SHELL" AND HAS FAULTS ACROSS THE GM LINEUP. I'M VERY SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT BEEN FORCED TO RECALL THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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