Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10161963July 10, 2006
AIR BAGS
7/8/06, WHILE TRAVELING HIGHWAY 31 IN NILES, MICHIGAN, SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, WE HIT A DEER HEAD ON WITH OUR 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS, S/N. WE HAD NO TIME TO EVEN BRAKE PRIOR TO THE IMPACT. THE IMPACT TOOK OUT THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, PUSHING THE RADIATOR BACK INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THERE WERE 4 PASSENGERS IN THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING AN 11-YEAR OLD BOY, AND A 14-YEAR OLD BOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162008July 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO WARNING, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000 MILES ON OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAIZER. ONLY HAVE SECOND GEAR. IT WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE GM WILL COVER ANYTHING AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161676July 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR SIDE MIRRORS WITH MEMORY OPTION FAIL TO RETURN TO SET POSITION WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. MIRRORS HAVE TO BE RESET ALMOST EVERY TIME KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED MIRRORS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T NOTICE MIRRORS HAVE MOVED AND YOU GO TO MAKE LANE CHANGE IN EMERGENCY MIRRORS COULD BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING INCREASED TIME TO CHANGE LANES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161697July 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER. AT TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN COLD, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD BE UNRESPONSIVE. WE CONTINUALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN DECEMBER OF 2003 WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO 4WD, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. 2. IN MAY OF 2005 WITH APPROX. 80000 MILES ON OUR TB, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR. AT THE TIME WE WERE DRIVING SOMEWHAT SLOWLY SO IT DIDN'T CREATE A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. 3. WE TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR APPROX. $2200. EVER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, IT HAS SHIFTED HARD IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161418July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FIRST OCCURRENCE BROUGHT INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TESTS WERE RUN, AND THEY TEST DROVE, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. APPROX. 2WKS LATER BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK IN FOR SAME PROBLEM, RAN TESTS AND TEST DROVE, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, THEY CALLED ME, TWO DAYS LATER AND I ASKED THEM TO HOLD IT OVER AND CHECK AGAIN, THEY FOUND A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HAD TO REBUILD ENGINE. 11 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED MY CAR AFTER THE REPAIRS. SAME DAY THAT I RECEIVED MY CAR, EXPERIENCED SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TWO OTHER TIMES FOR THE FAN CLUTCH BREAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161337July 3, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PURCHASED A 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LESS THAN A YEAR AGO. SINCE THAT TIME THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED TO START. THE DEALER STATES THAT THE REAR HATCH MODULE CONTINUES TO SHORT OUT. THIS MODULE CAUSES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE TO SHORT OUT. I HAVE EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS WITH THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER AND HAVE NOT GOTTEN ANYWHERE. I AN A SINGLE MOTHER OF A TWO YEAR OLD. I AM ONLY INTERESTED IN THE SAFETY OF MY CHILD. JACK SCHMITT CHEVROLET OF O'FALLON ILLINOIS WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLE THAT THEY SOLD OR ADMIT THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE IN FOR THIS PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION. WHEN I CAME TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE AFTER THEY HAD "FIXED" IT, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THEY ADMITTED THAT IT WAS IN FACT THE REAR HATCH MODULE AGAIN AND THAT THEY HAD MADE AN EDUCATED GUESS THE FIRST TIME IN ORDER TO SAVE TIME. I WOULD LIKE SOMEONE TO HOLD THIS DEALERSHIP RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEFECT IN THIS CAR AND TO STOP GIVING CONSUMERS THE RUN AROUND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161227July 2, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD END FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161232July 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER CHANGES SETTINGS WHENEVER THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE EVEN WHEN THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT. IT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER SETTING FOR DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD TWO RECENT CLOSE CALLS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE CARS APPROACHING ON MY RIGHT SIDE. THE MIRROR AND CONTROLS WERE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE MIRROR REPLACED ONCE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN WARRANTY. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THE BACKUP FEATURE WOULD STAY LOCKED OUT BUT HAVE THE CONTROL FEATURE WORK SO I COULD ADJUST THE MIRRORS AND HAVE THEM STAY ADJUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW BUT THE RECENT CLOSE CALLS SCARED ME INTO REPORTING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161239July 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
PURCHASED 2003 TRAILBLAZER IN OCTOBER 2003. HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 4WD IN WINTER 2003-04. WHEN SWITCHING INTO AND 4-WD, LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND IT WOULD REMAIN IN 2-WD. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED LATER THE SAME YEAR AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, EACH TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE ON VACATION, A PARKING VALET FOR SOME ODD REASON, SWITCHED THE CAR INTO 4-WD LOW. CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4-WD LOW. HAD TO LEAVE AT DEALER 150 MILES FROM HOME AND RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. I AM WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT CAR AND FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161016June 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
OWN 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2004 WITH APPROX. 35-37,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK 61 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. VEHICLE DEVELOPED LOUD ROARING NOISE, POOR ACCELERATION, INCREASED GAS USAGE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WHICH INITIALLY WAS OCCASIONAL BUT AS OF YESTERDAY BECAME NON-STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. DIAGNOSTIC CODE PO495 WHICH ENDED UP BEING FAN CLUTCH. PART AT PARTS STORE WAS 217.99 W/TAX. AFRAID TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AS MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS PAID $600+ FOR REPAIRS WITH MAJORITY BEING LABOR. FREQUENCY OF FAN CLUTCH PROBLEMS BY OTHER OWNERS MAKES IT APPARENT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY GM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160651June 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 44,000 MILES (WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF)! I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE NICE DRIVER BEHIND ME INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. HE SAID THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BLOWS. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK TO HIM, BILL ESTES CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS CHARGED ME 200 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND IT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED DRIVING TO THE DEALER WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON! AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER READS LIKE THIS: DIAG AS SHORTED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS APROXIMATELY 3" FROM BRAKE LAMPSWITCH. REPAIR HARNESS AND REROUTE AWAY FROM BRAKET. THE ONLY PARTS DESCRIBED WERE 'SHOP SUPPLIES' (ELECTRICAL TAPE?). THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DON'T DESIGN THESE CARS; INDICATING, THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE. WHILE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAD TO SPEND 189.54 TO GET THE THING FIXED, I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT - I TRANSPORT MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS IN THIS CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ISSUE AND CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE AFTER I READ ON AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERATION TO ORDERING GM TO RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160600June 23, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE STALLS AT VARIOUS TIMES FOR NO REASON. HAVE HAD IT INTO DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ISOLATE PROBLEM. SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AFTER FIRST STALL. DEALERSHIP RESET COMPUTER. SINCE THEN, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES. SES LIGHT HAS NOT COME BACK ON. ENGINE USUALLY RESTARTS AFTER APPROX 5 MINUTES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160633June 23, 2006
STRUCTURE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I WAS JUST READING THE COMPLAINTS & THOUGHT I WOULD SUBMIT A FEW OF MY OWN. GAS FILLLING IS ALWAYS A TASK AS TANK ALWAYS SEEMS TO "OVERFLOW" & GAS SPRAYS OUT EVERYWHERE. I WAS TOLD IT IS BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF FILLER LINE THAT GM USES. HEADLIGHTS CONSTANTLY GOING FROM NORMAL TO DIM, TO DIMMER, THEN BACK TO NORMAL, REGARDLESS OF DRIVING CONDITIONS. SAW THE ONE FROM THE PERSON BEING SHOCKED, THIS TOO HAS ALWAYS HAPPENED TO ME SINCE THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE TRAILBLAZER. IF I TOUCH THE METAL OF THE DOOR UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE THERES A LARGE JOLT FROM STATIC ELECTRICITY I ASSUME. THE ARC FROM THIS JOLT IS VERY VISIBLE & I ESTIMATE IT TO 2 INCHES IN LENGTH AT TIMES (LONGER YOUR IN THE VEHILCE...BIGGER THE ARC). ALL THE RUBBER TRIM ON THE BACKHATH HAS COME OFF. PLASTIC LINING USED ON FENDERWELLS CONSTANTLY COMING LOOSE & MUST BE REATACHED. CARPET AROUND PEDALS HAS ALL COME LOOSE. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NOV. 1 2004 & IT IS HARDLY BEEN DRIVEN WITH ONLY 6,000 MILES YET SEEMS TO BE FALLING APART ALREADY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160352June 21, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
THE LIFT GATE ON MY VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIFT ALL THE WAY IN LATE IN 2005 AND WOULD ONLY LIFT UP TO 1/4 OF ITS ACTUAL OPENING. WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE RECENTLY, IT COMPLETELY FELL OFF FLYING INTO TRAFFIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160361June 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. I STARTED MY CAR AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE SECOND THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER LOOKING AT IT DEALER SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1500, AND THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY GM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER CALLING THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO THE BBB. AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I DECIDED TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, AND THEN HAVE THE BBB ARBITRATE THE SITUATION. BUT ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY JUNE 20, 2006. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH NEEDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HE SAID THAT UNTIL I AGREE NOT TO SUE THEM OVER THIS, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE THE NEEDED INFORMATION TO HELP FIX MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160218June 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE A CRACK IN THE FILL NECK OF MY GAS TANK. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX ON A 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT. CAUSED A LOSS OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND EFFECTS THE PICK UP ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HILLS, EVEN SMALL INCLINES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160089June 17, 2006
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. HORN DID NOT WORK. CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159930June 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 2003 AND RECENTLY MY DIM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BULB IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS WIRING HAS BEEN SHORTED OUT AND FRIED. THE ODD THING IS THAT BOTH DIM HEADLIGHT HARNESS ARE FRIED. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE FAIRLY WELL AND TRY TO KEEP THINGS IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OR RECALL OF THE HARNESS. TWO YEARS AGO I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM AND FINALLY AFTER REPLACING A HUGE NUMBER OF BULBS, THE CHEVY COMPANY RECALLED THE MOTHER BOARDS ON THE TAIL LIGHTS. WITH THE DIM LIGHTS GOING OUT WHEN EVER THEY WANT, PUTS THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS ON SATURDAY NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AT 8:30PM, I NOTICED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY DIM LIGHTS. I WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO GET THEM FIXED SO I HAD TO DRIVE TO MY HOUSE (WHICH-THANK GOD WAS CLOSE) WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. THIS PUTS THE ONCOMING DRIVERS AT RISK OF BLINDING AND THE DRIVER IS PUT IN A AWKWARD POSITION FOR LIGHTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159815June 14, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE AUTOMATIC DASH LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED AT NIGHT. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BODY CONTROL MODULE, CLEANED THE GROUND WIRES AND INSERTED A SNAP SHOT IN ATTEMPT TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. UPDATED 07/11/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159707June 13, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE HEADLIGHTS DIM AND FLICKER ON AND OFF. THIS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE FRONT PASSENGER POWER WINDOW RUBS AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME AND INTERMITTENTLY FAILS TO CLOSE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER NO FURTHER INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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