Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10157821May 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AFTER VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF A MONTH. FINALLY, THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON DURING ABOUT THE 4TH OCCURRENCE. CALLED ONSTAR AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED SOON. TOOK VEHICLE TO SEVERAL TRANSMISSION SHOPS AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CODE WAS AN 1870 "GENERAL TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE" CODE. TRANSMISSION SHOP INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF A TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. TRANSMISSION IS NOW BEING REPLACED AT A TRANSMISSION SHOP WITH COST OF APPROXIMATELY $2900. VEHICLE HAS JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. IT IS MY INTENSE FEELING THAT THIS TYPE OF REPLACEMENT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY ON A $38,000 VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW OF MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157722May 17, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CAR DIED ON EXIT RAMP OF 290 AND THORNDALE. PUSHED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD WHERE WE NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD. UPON OPENING HOOD SAW FIRE COMING FROM FILTER UNDER AIR CLEANER COMPARTMENT. FLAGGED DOWN POLICE OFFICER WHO HELPED PUT OUT FIRE WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HAD CAR TOWED TO ADVANTAGE CHEVROLET WHO SAID THEY HAD NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS AND PERHAPS A CIGERETTE GOT SUCKED IN AND STARTED THE FIRE. CONTACTED GM WHO SENT OUT A REP AND COULD NOT EXPLAIN FIRE SO HE CONCLUDED GM WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CAR MUST HAVE SUCKED IN SOME FOREIGN OBJECT AND IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE. CAR WAS REPAIRED UNDER MY INSURANCE, WHO IS FIGHTING THE CLAIM. PARTS REPLACED WERE AIR CLEANER COMPARTMENT, DUCTS, CLAMPS, SENSORS, SNORKEL, ELEMENT ETC. WAS TOLD OLD PARTS WERE IN BACK OF CAR, BUT WHEN WE LOOKED PARTS WERE MISSING. DEALER STILL LOOKING FOR PARTS. NO ONE HAS YET TO ADDRESS WHY CAR DIED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157637May 16, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. AN NHTSA RECALL, #05V494000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING ALONG THE TWO REAR DOORS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR STILL OPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE INOPERABLE LATCH AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WITHOUT CHARGE. UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157599May 15, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WITH PRIOR BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SLID INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE; THE FRAME RAIL AND HOOD BENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORN. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157412May 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MORNING OF INCIDENT, WOULD HERE A "CLUNKING" NOISE AFTER ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR. THAT AFTERNOON, WHILE DRIVING IN FAST LANE OF INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, UPON ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DOWN SHIFT, AND INSTEAD, HEARD A LOUD "WHIRRING" NOISE, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. UPON EVALUATION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING. REPAIR SHOPPED DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157447May 12, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD HITTING A TREE. THE IMPACT WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE FRONT END, WHEN THIS OCCURRED, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, ALTHOUGH THE SEAT BELT WAS WORN. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THE FENDER CUT THE WIRES FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157384May 11, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BLEW A FEW FUSES SO I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE (SEVERAL TIMES ALREADY), PER DEALER. TACHOMETER JUMPS AROUND, RADIO GETS HOT, ELECTRICAL LIGHTS TURN OFF ALONG WITH HEATER/COOLER, REAR LIGHTS REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOLE IN GAS TANK, DRIVE LINE REPLACED, CONSTANT CHIRPING/TICKING NOISE (OF COURSE DEALER DOES NOT HEAR). PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAVE WAY TOO MANY PROBLEMS FOR A NEW VEHICLE. YOU ASKED FOR INCIDENT DATE....THERE ARE SEVERAL. WILL STICK TO TOYOTA'S FROM NOW ON....*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157369May 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
2002 TRAILBLAZER BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS WERE RUSTED. *TS THE MOTOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT WOULD NOT LIFT UP TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT AND WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156851May 5, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ENGINE FAN NOISY... RUNS TOO FAST/HIGH. A COUPLE MECHANICS HAVE SAID FAN CLUTCH IS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY... AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THIS ENGINE FAN SPEED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156810May 4, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS RECEIVING A REGULAR MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AT AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE RIGHT FRONT OUTER TIE ROD ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, NHTSA RECALL, #04V527000 REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS IN THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT CONTACTED. IN ADDITION, RESURFACED REAR ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS. ALSO, REPLACED REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM. THE DOOR LOCSK WERE INOPERATIVE. THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. UPDATED 05/30/06. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156514May 1, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I OWN A 2004 TRAILBRAZER THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE GM RECALL ON LOSE BRAKE-LAMP FUNCTION OR HAVE BRAKE LAMPS THAT ARE ALWAYS ON. ON VEHICLES WITH CRUISE CONTROL, THAT FUNCTION ALSO BECOMES INOPERATIVE. . THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION CONTACTED GM TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE ISSUE AFTER RECEIVING THREE COMPLAINTS, AND THE COMPANY ISSUED THE RECALL IN RESPONSE, ADLER SAID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156535May 1, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT IN NOVEMBER 2005 REPLACED LIGHT BULB. BURNT OUT AGAIN WENT TO DINSDALE CHEVY TO GET REPLACED SAID THAT THE WIRE WAS MELTED AND BURNED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED HOW THAT COULD HAPPEN AND THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I ASKED IF THAT MEANS THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AND THEY SAID NO IT WOULD COST $132 TO REPAIR. I COULDN'T AFFORD THAT SO I BOUGHT THE PART AND HAD TO WIRE IT MYSELF. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156293April 27, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
AC DELCO FACTORY INSTALLED BATTERY LEAKS BATTERY ACID ON THE POSITIVE SIDE TERMINAL CAUSING MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT TO LOSE ALL POWER INCLUDING LOSS OF BEING ABLE TO OPEN REAR DOOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156326April 27, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING MY NEW VEHICLE, I DROVE AT NIGHT. WHILE DRIVING, MY HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM UPON DECELERATION. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY SAID THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT FIX IT. NOW, I AM TAKING IT BACK AGAIN AND HAVING THEM DRIVE IT AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT I AM NOT WILLING TO LIVE WITH AND WANT IT FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156339April 27, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156161April 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I AM WRITING IN A COMPLAINT ON MY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION. MY FIANCE DECIDED TO GO SHOPPING IN ST. LOUIS ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME ON HER RETURN HOME SHE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME AND SHE FEELS THIS INSTANT JERK THAT MADE HER GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE VEHICLE HAD A CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE. AFTER SHE GOT CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP. SHE HAD NO GEARS OR REVERSE. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ST. LOUIS SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE OR KILLED SOMEONE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE I HAVE WROTE GM HEADQUARTERS AND THE SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WELL THE VEHICLE ISN'T VERY OLD AND OUR FRIENDS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM BUT THE WENT ON VACATION TO FLORIDA WHEN THEIRS HAPPENED THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THEIRS WAS UNDER RECALL IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD OUR FRIENDS. SO THEY GOT THERE TRANSMISSION CHANGED FOR FREE AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. GM HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME FOR ME TO GET MY MONEY BACK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CERTAIN MODEL BEFORE I WOULD GET MY MONEY REFUNDED TO ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. THANKS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156091April 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN ACCELERATING SUCH AS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY. HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 10 TIMES. HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES BUT SAY THEY CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM IF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. HAS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY OVER A YEAR - VEHICLE HAS ONLY 27,000 ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154051April 24, 2006
AIR BAGS
FOIA REQUEST ALL DOCUMENTS/INFO RELATIVE TO ANY RECALLS OR KNOWN DEFECTS OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM IN THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TS ATTORNEY'S CLIENTS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED WHEN THE VEHICLE THEY WERE OPERATING WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH SPEED, FRONT END COLLISION. THE AIR BAG SYSTEM DID NOT DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND AS A RESULT THE THREE OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED. *NM ***NAR***
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10155929April 23, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 10/29/2004 AROUND 7:00 PM. MY HUSBAND, WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 27 NORTH COMING HOME FROM VICKSBURG, MS. THE ACCIDENT REPORT CLAIMED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER HE WAS DRIVING AND CROSSED INTO THE OTHER LANE. HE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE VEHICLE IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE. THE ACCIDENT REPORT USED THE PHRASE "T BONED" IN DESCRIBING THE IMPACT OF THE VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON IMPACT AND HE COULDN'T BE SAVED ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
2
#10155864April 22, 2006
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
STEERING WHEEL SHAKES VIOLENTLY, IT HAS BEEN IN DEALER FOR OVER 30 DAYS. HAVE TRIED MANY THINGS TO REPAIR, NOTHING HAS WORKED. IT ONLY DOES IT SOME OF THE TIME SO IT IS HARD TO DIAGNOSE... I DO NOT WANT A CAR THAT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY KIDS!! PLEASE HELP US! MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE! DATE FEB 11, 2006 WAS FIRST DATE IN TO DEALER FOR REPAIR.... HAS BEEN IN 3 TIMES! TO DATE THEY HAVE FIXED OR REPAIRED THE: TIRES, ROTORS, CALIPERS, MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKE BOOSTER, (AND I AM SURE SOME OTHERS THAT I CAN'T THINK OF RIGHT NOW) THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! THE KUHR FAMILY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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