Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10177970January 6, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT WHEN DRIVING AT TIMES THE LIGHTS GO BRIGHT AND THEM DIM WHEN ACCELERATING ALSO MAKES A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE, ALSO AFTER SITTING FOR THE WEEKEND WOULD HAVE TO JUMP START AND KEYS WOULD STAY LOCKED IN IGNITION I HAVE SEARCHED THE WEB FOR ANYONE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I AM GLAD TO SAY THAT I AM NOT IMAGINING THIS, WHEN WE TOOK TO DEALER THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM I WILL ADD LINK TO WEB SITE OF FORUM WHERE OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY RELATED ISSUE DUE TO DRIVING @ NIGHT WHEN THE LIGHTS GO DIM IS DANGEROUS, PLEASE HELP. HERE IS THE WEB SITE HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TUCLLQK4UIF5NA0UT. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177940January 5, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 2 DIFFERENT TIMES I HAVE TAKEN MY 05 TRAILBLAZER TO THE DEALER FOR WORK TO DONE ON WHAT WE THOUGHT WAS THE ALTERNATOR. THE HEADLAMPS AND INSIDE LAMPS WILL DIM AND THE BATTERY CHARGE GAUGE WILL DROP BELOW THE 14 AMPS GM CALL NORMAL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I FEEL IT IS ANYTHING BUT NORMAL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PEOPLE THINK YOU ARE BRIGHT LIGHTING THEM AND IT IS JUST PLAIN HARD TO SEE AT TIMES. IT SEEM TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN IT IS COLD AND DAMP. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, AND UNLESS GM DECIDES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WE WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT! *JB
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0
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#10177721January 4, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS DIM FOR NO APPARENT REASON. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, USUALLY ONLY MOMENTARILY BUT ON OCCASION HAS LASTED FOR UP TO 10 MINUTES. I FEEL IT IS ILLEGAL AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. GM SAYS IT IS "NORMAL" *JB
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10177732January 4, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE . FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 38,000 MILES AND SECOND FAILURE IS AT 83000 MILES. THE FAILURES HAPPENED BOTH TIMES AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 38,000 MILES COSTING OVER $1300 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION VS. A REBUILT ONE. I BELIEVE GM KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER , FAIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THIS VEHICLE WILL RESULT IN HARM OR DEATH TO MY FAMILY IF THE TRANSMISSION KEEP GOING OUT THIS WAY. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177671January 3, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED. DIAGNOSIS WAS REVERSE SUN SHELL FAILURE (JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE)! GM REFUSES TO OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177538January 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* - THE CONTACT NOTICED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO DOWN TO LOW BEAMS. ONCE VEHICLE WAS WARM HE DIDN'T HAVE THIS FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COULD BARELY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING AND ANOTHER VEHICLES BLINKED THE LIGHTS TO INFORM HIM THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON, BUT THE VEHICLE INDICATOR LIGHT DIDN'T SHOW THAT THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ON. THE CONTACT TOOK VEHICLE TO 4 TIMES , AND THE LAST TIME WAS TOLD THAT HIS AIR PUMP WAS THE CAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE STILL HAD NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM WITH HIS HEADLIGHTS. THE CONTACT HAS CALLED GENERAL MOTORS, AND THEY TOOK HIS COMPLAINT. HE WAS TOLD BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THEY WERE WORKING ON THIS FAILURE DUE TO OF THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THE CONTACT STATED THT HE HAD NO RESOLUTION FROM GENERAL MOTORS, AND HE HAS CONTACTED THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. THE BBB GAVE HIM A CLAIM # 71438795446, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD WORK WITH GENERAL MOTOR AND SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177618January 2, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. DURING A SNOW STORM THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO ACCESS THE DAMAGE, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE, AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY TRAVELING 8 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10177425December 31, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT COME UP. WINDOW GLASS WAS LOOSE WOULD NOT STAY UP. TOOK TO DEALER. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $350.00. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177434December 31, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER SPARE TIRE WINCH WOULD NOT CRANK MY TIRE ALL THE WAY DOWN I WAS ON THE SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY AND COULD NOT REMOVE MY TIRE SO THAT I COULD CHANGE IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10177288December 29, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 17000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, THE LIFTGATE DOES NOT LATCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT FIRST HAPPENED ON 12-23-06 AND IT HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. THE CONTACT SAID THAT SHE HAS TRIED THE POWER LOCK, AND THE KEY FOB/REMOTE AND IT STILL DID NOT LOCK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177311December 29, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE SHOT TO THE HIGH END AND I HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE BRIDGE. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE POINTED ME TO EDMUNDS.COM TO SHOW HOW MANY POSTS THERE WERE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP "OVERHAULED" THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONSIDER A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT THIS TIME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177203December 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
1) BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN TRAVELING IN AUTO. THIS SMELL BECAME STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ALSO HAD A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN LOOKING UNDER CAR FOR LEAK OF GASOLINE, SMELL WAS STRONGER NEAR FUEL TANK. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE AUTO IN GARAGE AT MY HOME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. 2) AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND GAS SMELL. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AT THE PLASTIC WELD OF THE NIPPLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FILLER TUBE. THEY STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A FAILURE AT THE WELD OR AN INCOMPLETE WELD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. 3) THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY ON 12/28/2006 I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177275December 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I KEPT SMELLING THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE OR EVEN IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT A DAY AFTER I FILLED MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THERE SOMETIMES WAS A WET SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR NEAR THE FILLER CAP THAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN THEY PRESSURE-TESTED THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THE COMPUTER FAULT CODE INDICATED AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FAILURE. THEY RE-SET THE LIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE LIGHT SOON CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I RE-FUELED. I READ SOMEWHERE ON THE NETS WEBSITE ABOUT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAD A BROKEN CHECK BALL IN THEIR FILLER NECKS. I SUGGESTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM TOO. THEY CHARGED ME NEARLY $300 TO REPAIR THE TANK NECK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (I HAVE ONLY 50 K MILES ON THE VEHICLE). AT WHAT POINT DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOME A RECALL SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL? *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177116December 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2002 TRAILBLAZER IS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDS A NEW FUEL MODULAR AND FILTER. THIS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO PEOPLE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177153December 27, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, WHICH ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. IT WAS DETECTED IN THE GARAGE BY THE STRONG ODOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TODAY THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL. THE PLASTIC BREAK IS WHERE THE NECK IS MOLDED INTO THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, CONSIDERING MANY HOMES, AS OURS, HAS THE WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176918December 26, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON 8/1/06 I WAS AWAKEN BY A NEIGHBOR AT 1 AM SAYING MY CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED BUT THE ENTIRE INTERIOR WAS DESTROYED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE 8 PM THAT NIGHT AND IT WAS LOCKED. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF FORCED ENTRY AND NO SIGN OF ANY OTHER REASON FOR THE FIRE. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 10/04 AND HAD LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. I USED THE ROADSIDE WARRANTY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A DEALER BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS FOR GM TO SEND A FIRE INVESTIGATOR OUT AND THEIR INVESTIGATOR SAID HE COULDN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE VERMONT STATE ATTORNEY'S OFFICE BUT GM DID NOT RESPOND TO THE COMPLAINT. I HAD ELECTRICAL REPAIRS DONE JUST A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE TOO AND THE STEREO SYSTEM HAD STOPPED WORKING JUST A MONTH BEFORE THE FIRE. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING AT THE DEALERSHIP. I DID NOT HAVE COLLISION INSURANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS PAID IN FULL AND MY CURRENT FINANCES DID NOT ALLOW ME TO MAINTAIN ANYTHING MORE THAN LIABILITY INSURANCE. SO NOW I HAVE NO VEHICLE AND THIS IS TOUGH WITH 3 YOUNG CHILDREN. GM REFUSES TO HONOR THEIR WARRANTY AND INSISTS THAT THIS MODEL VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. IT'S TIME SOMEONE MADE GM HONOR THE WARRANTY THEY CHARGE FOR WHEN YOU PURCHASE A NEW VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176939December 26, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - VEHICLE HEADLIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY FLICKER WHILE OPERATING. CONDITION EXISTS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED RESULTING IN A SAFETY HAZARD TO BOTH THE DRIVER, OCCUPANTS AND OTHER MOTORISTS. CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES HAVE REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR, AIR PUMP AND FIXED A POTENTIAL ELECTRICAL GROUND WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. AT THIS POINT CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES ARE STATING THAT THIS ISSUE CAN NOT BE FIXED AND SHOULD BE ACCEPTED AS A NORMAL DRIVING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176953December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON 12/21 WITH 93,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS WEEKEND. LEFT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND GEAR. MECHANIC SAID GM PARTS ARE INFERIOR AND HE WILL REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET WHICH WILL BE MUCH BETTER. TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE WITH 250,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND NOT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GM SHOULD ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10176999December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND HE COULDN'T GET IT TO GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177009December 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
AT 34000 MILES 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AT 70000 MILES BOTH REPAIRS ARE NEEDED AGAIN ALONG WITH OTHERS- SWAY BAR WORN, SHORT IN HEADLIGHTS (PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED), INTERIOR LIGHTS SHORTING. DEALERSHIP QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO FIX EVERYTHING. NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. SO THE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT 4 WLD AND OFTEN ONLY HAS 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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