Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10186672April 1, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FOUND A CRACK IN THE FILLER PIPE LEADING TO THE GASOLINE TANK ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT. FIRST STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE, THEN LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE AND THEN CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. *JB
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#10186534March 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A CRACKED GAS TANK AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. WE HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS. APPARENTLY, CHEVY CREATED A 'SPECIAL POLICY' WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED FOR ITS 2002 TRAILBLAZERS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT NO ATTENTION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE 2003 MODELS. MY DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK WHICH NORMALLY WOULD HAVE COST APPROX $1300, HOWEVER, TO GET THIS DEAL, THEY ARE REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR THE 50K SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $475. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT INVESTIGATION SINCE THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS MODELS. ALSO, IN PREVIOUS MODELS CHEVY PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS WITHOUT REQUIRING THE OWNERS TO SPEND MONEY ON 'SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE'. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER FROM CHEVY FOR THE 2002 MODELS IS TSB 05012. *JB
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#10186556March 30, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR HATCH AND HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP. APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR DAYS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SIMMONS-ROCKWELL CHEVROLET. THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS TYPICAL FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP COULD BECOME DETACHED WHILE DRIVING AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT ONLINE WITH ODI # 10061979. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN CASE # 71-500170558. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN AROMA OF GAS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR BECAME INCREASINGLY POTENT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKED. AND THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $800. THE FUEL PUMP FILTER WAS REPAIRED, AND AFTER SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY $196.00. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE ,AND FOUND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION , PE07013 FROM NHTSA DATED MARCH 12, 2007 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,229. *AK
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#10186369March 28, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SIR MODULE WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FIRST TURNED ON IN DECEMBER 2006, AND AGAIN ON MARCH 26 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,728.*AK
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0
#10187927March 27, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CUSTOMER STATED WHILE LEAVING PULLING OUT OF DRIVE THE REAR DOOR WAS OPEN AND THE INDICATOR DID NOT COME ON**NAR**CC *JB
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0
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#10186180March 26, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME LIGHT DIMMING/VOLTAGE DROP ISSUE ON MY '05 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT I SAW REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS ON THE WWW. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN TO DEALER TWICE FOR THIS ISSUE, I AM TOLD THAT LIGHTS DIMMING DURING QUICK DECELERATION WAS NORMAL, AND CAUSED BY AIR PUMP. WHILE GM MAY CONSIDER THIS NORMAL, I OBJECTED TO THAT CHARACTERIZATION AS ITWAS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DIMMING RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. THIS PRESENTS A LEGITIMATE SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN WE FORCE GM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE? *AK
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0
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#10186099March 25, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IT SHOWED ZERO WHEN I AM GOING AT LEAST 40 MPH, THEN MOVES A LITTLE, AND NOW IS SHOWING LIKE 110 MPH WHEN I AM GOING AROUND 50 MPH. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE AROUND 56,000 MILES ON IT. IS GM PLANNING ON A RECALL, THISWASA EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF REPAIRS. *AK
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0
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#10186085March 24, 2007
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
ON THE BACK OF MY 2005 TRAILBLAZER THE SEAL AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE WAS MELTING . IT RAN LIKE BLACK TAR. TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS, AND THEY ALL HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS PART ON RECALL. HAD IT REPLACED JUST AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
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#10186044March 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR UPON BEING STARTED. AFTER IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SMALL PUDDLES OF GASOLINE WERE PRESENT BENEATH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE DIRCTLY BELOW THE FUEL TANK.*AK
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0
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0
#10185963March 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
I STARTED NOTICING THAT MY GAS NEEDLE WOULD FLOAT AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE FIRST TIME I STOPPED ONE DAY TO FILL THE GAS TANK THINKING I WAS ON EMPTY. AS I PULLED OFF THE NEEDLE WENT TO E AGAIN AFTER STOPPING ON FULL BEFORE I TURNED ON THE ENGINE. A GENTLEMAN AT THE GAS STATION KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY CAR AS HE WAS DRIVING A CHEVROLET PICKUP AND SAID IT WAS A COMMON THING WITH CHEVROLETS. HE ALSO TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE GAS GAUGE WIRE. I CALLED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT THAT NO RECALLS WERE MADE REGARDING THIS ISSUE. IF IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CHEVROLETS THEN WHY WAS THIS NOT A RECALL OR A SAFETY ISSUE..I WOULD ASSUME IF SOMEONE WOULD DRIVE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE FLOATING NEEDLE OR WORSE RUN OUT OF GAS UNAWARE THAT THE NEEDLE WAS NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING . DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH A FRIEND AND SHE INDICATE TO ME THAT A COWORKER WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.. THE SECOND TIMEI HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS WAS WHILE TRAVELLING IN HIGH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC DUE TO THE NEEDLE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE WITH ITS CUSTOMERS. A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE BEFORE SOMETHING TERRIBLE OCCURS. I KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AS I DID NOT BELIEVE THIS WAS AN ISSUE I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO FIX. THIS APPEARED TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS MANUFACTURER. *AK
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0
#10185887March 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO SMELL GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A LEAK IN THE FILLER HOSE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A CHEVY DEALER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45885.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATED TO CHEVY THAT HE HAS THE CRACKED FILLER HOSE AND OFFERED TO TAKE TO A CHEVY DEALER BUT PREFERRED AN INDEPENDENT TESTING COMPANY GM REFUSED IN BOTH CASES. UPDATE 04/19/07. *TR
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No
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0
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#10185915March 22, 2007
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD SPEEDOMETER FAILED AS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. WAS GOING APPROXIAMATELY 60 MPH AND SPEEDOMETER REGISTERD 10 MPH. IT CORRECTED IT SELF AND FOR A COUPLE DAYS IT WAS FINE AGAIN. THEN IT STARTED REPEATING SAME FAILURE, AND STAYED THE SAME. IT WAS TAKEN INTO A GMC DEALER AND THE REPAIR WAS DONE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPLACED, WITH A TOTAL BILL OF $463.09, PAID MY MYSELF, SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS JUST BARELY OVER.
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0
#10185951March 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
EV COOLING FAN RUNS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DOES NOT DISENGAGE FOR SERVERAL MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE I AM UNABLE TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I FEEL I AM A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MUST SLOW DOWN UNTIL THEY CAN PASS OR I GET UP TO PROPER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS COMPONENT AT THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATE: PART COST $350 AND LABOR COST $300. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD COMPONENT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE MORNING IT JUST BEGAN OPERATING AT A HIGH RATE WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND AS STATED, CONTINUED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES.
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0
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0
#10185739March 21, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN HE TURNS ON THE SWITCH. HE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF RECALL # 01V364000. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 MILES.
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#10185796March 21, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY HEADLIGHTS DIM WHILE DRIVING ,FIRST NOTICED WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MI. FROM HOME AND THEY WOULD GO DIM AND THE GAGE WOULD DROPBELOW 14 AND THEN THEY WOULD BRIGHTEN UP AND THE GAGE WENT ABOVE 14, HAS DONE THIS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DEALER TOOK IT HOME OVER NIGHT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON AND OF COURSE IT DIDN'T DO IT , HE SHOWED ME A PRINT OUT THAT SAID NOT TO REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH IT, IT CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT UNTIL THEY SEE IT I'M JUST STUCK WITH IT , ANY SUGGESTIONS!. *AK
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#10185600March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT FUEL LEAK IN SENDING UNIT. CORROSION CAUSES HOLE IN SENDING UNIT ,THEREFORE FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP $700. I WAS INFORMED THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE ,AND WAS TOLD TO REFER IT TO THIS WEBSITE.*AK
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0
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#10185613March 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER PARKED IN THE INCLINE DRIVEWAY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FROM THE PARK POSITION AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON JANUARY 29, 2007 , AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON MARCH 17, 2007. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVER UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V334000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 40,000. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185676March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD TO HAVE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED.THE DEALER STATED THE TOP WAS RUSTED, LEAKING FUEL ON THE DRIVEWAY.FILED ONE COMPLAINT HERE ALREADY WITH NO RESPONSE NOW I SAW IN THE PAPER THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL.*AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10185694March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. I BEGAN SMELLING GAS, AND SOON AFTER NOTICED IT LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FUEL MODULE AND GAS LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. BECAUSE OF THE WORD CORROSION IT THEN VOIDED BEING COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SUV SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5 WEEKS BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE FUEL LINES. SO, WITH HAVING NO VEHICLE RENTAL WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WARRANTY WORK. I WAS STUCK WITH A $900.00 BILL ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS THREE AND A HALF YEARS OLD. *AK
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185697March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIPPING GAS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP AND SEVERAL GAS LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NONE. THE MECHANIC DISASSEMBLED THE GAS TANK, AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 50857.*AK
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No
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0
Deaths:
0

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