Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#11124643September 5, 2018
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
ENGINE DIES WHILE DRIVING (LOSING PROPULSION, STEERING, BRAKES, ETC.) AND THE KEY WILL NOT RESTART WHEN TURNED FORWARD (IN NEUTRAL), WHILE COASTING, BUT WILL RESTART WHEN THE KEY IS TURNED BACK AND THEN FORWARD AGAIN. IN THIS CASE, COASTING DOWN AND BRAKING AND TURNING RIGHT, POSSIBLY WITH RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON. DIED RIGHT BEFORE STARTING TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AT ABOUT 15-20 MPH. IT WAS A CLEAR DRY 100 DEGREE AFTERNOON, ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. WE LIVE ON A BUMPY DIRT ROAD THAT IS JUST OVER A QUARTER OF A MILE LONG TO REACH OUR HOUSE. SIMILAR TO OTHER GM IGNITION KEY / NO AIR BAG RECALL PROGRAMS FOR SIMILAR MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE HHR. THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT HOW MANY PEOPLE DOES THIS HAPPEN TO? ANY DEATHS, YET? I DON'T BELIEVE THE AIR BAGS MAY HAVE WORKED, SHOULD WE HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INFORMATION SHOWN IN THE DIVER INFORMATION CENTER DISPLAY (DIC) AND THERE WERE WARNING LIGHTS ON IN THE DASHBOARD, TO INDICATE THAT THE POWER WAS ON TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC), BUT THAT THE MOTOR WAS OFF. I COULD NOT SELECT BRAKES AND STEERING AS BEING AFFECTED, BUT WITH NO MOTOR, THERE IS NO VACUUM BRAKE BOOSTING GOING ON, AND NO POWER STEERING EITHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123152August 29, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT DRIVING THEM CAME BACK ON THEN OFF AGAIN. WENT TO THE DEALER FOR KNOWN RECALL 14291 AND SAID MY SPECIFIC TRAILBLAZER IS NOT LISTED FOR THE RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I WAS DRIVING IN THE DARK FOR MANY MILES. I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY FIXES AS GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM NOT SURE WHY IT'S ONLY TO SPECIFIC TRAILBLAZERS AND NOT ALL FROM 2006-2007
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122850August 27, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT TURN ON AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122124August 24, 2018
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS START OPERATING BY THEMSELVES. ALSO WIPER FLUID COMES OUT BY ITSELF. THE WIPERS AND THE WIPER FLUIDS COMES OUT RATHER THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR IN MOTION. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN OR WHERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121552August 22, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN LEAVING WORK AT NIGHT ON 8/21/18, STARTED THE CAR AND THE LOW BEAMS CAME ON, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY WENT OFF. THEY WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING THE FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS. HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR A WEEK. DOESN'T SEEM SAFE. SEE THAT LOTS OF TRAILBLAZERS HAVE THIS ISSUE. LOOKS LIKE RECALL BEGINS WITH THE 2006 FOR THIS SAME ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11121553August 22, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LEAVING FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND WHEN CAR INITIALLY WAS TURNED ON, THE LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATED, BUT THEN WENT OFF. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME USING FOG LAMPS AND HIGH BEAMS ONLY. THEY NEVER DID COME ON IN A 25 MINUTE DRIVE. I SEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, AND IT APPEARS THAT THE 2006 ARE IN A RECALL FOR THIS, BUT NOT THE 2005. VERY UNSAFE! MY KIDS ARE SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THIS CAR, BUT NOW I'M NOT SO SURE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120901August 19, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING IN CITY SPEEDOMOTER QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. DONT KNOW WHAT SPEED IS WHILE DRIVING CAR HAS 33000 MILES, HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN IN 3 YEARS AS IT WAS MY FATHERS AND HE NO LONGER DRIVES AS HE IS 97 YEARS OLD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120570August 17, 2018
AIR BAGS
WE HYDROPLANED GOING ABOUT 40MPH IN RAINING CONDITIONS NEAR RICHLANDS, NC ON HWY 258. OVERCORRECTED, FISHTAILED AGAIN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, WAS HIT IN THE DRIVERSIDE REAR BY A ANOTHER CAR, HIT THE CURB AND ROLLED THREE TIMES.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11120203August 15, 2018
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 30 MPH AND SHUT DOWN AT A SLIGHT ELEVATION. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BE PICKED UP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119524August 13, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
OUR VEHICLE DIED AT A TURN SIGNAL LIGHT IN A DANGEROUS INTERSECTION. NO WARNING FROM THE VEHICLE AS IT WAS RUNNING NORMAL. IT WOULD TURN OVER BUT NO START. POLICE FORCE A TOW OUT OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION RIGHT AWAY. IT STARTS UP AT THE MECHANICS. THEY TESTED FUEL FILTER AND OTHER STUFF. WE GET ON THE HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AND GET 6 MILES OUT AND NO WARNING WE DIE AND HAD TO PUSH THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER ON IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. SIT FOR 2 HOURS AND IT FIRES UP. SO WE FOUND SHADE AND WAITED FOR COOL DOWN. 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME AND IT TOOK US 9 HOURS TO GET HOME. WE DROVE IT TO THE STORE AND WHEN WE WERE DONE SHOPPING IT FIRED UP. WENT AROUND THE CORNER TO OTHER STORE AND SHOPPED 2 HOURS AND CAME OUT AND IT WOULD TURN AND NO START. TRIED STARTING EVERY 30 MINUTES TO HOUR FROM 9:30PM TO 1:40AM AND THEN IT FIRED RIGHT UP THEN DROVE 30 MINUTES TO HOME. AFTER RESEARCHING AND FINDING QUITE A FEW WITH SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WE FOUND THAT IT IS THE PWR/TRN RELAY PLUG IN AREA IN THE FUSE RELAY CENTER. WHEN WE BROKE THE PLASTIC OFF THE RELAY AND WRAPPED A RUBBER BAND AROUND IT SO IT'S CONSTANT CONTACT AND PLUG IT IN, IT WILL FIRE UP EVERY TIME. I CAN DRIVE IT ALL DAY LIKE THAT WITH NO ISSUES. I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY FROM RUNNING TO ACCESSORY MODE THEN REMOVE THE RUBBER BAND AND THEN POWER OFF THE CAR. DON'T WANT TO FRY COM. THE RELAYS ARE GOOD AND PROBLEM IS THE FUSE RELAY CENTER. CHEVROLET SAID THEMSELVES THAT THIS MODEL IS NOTORIOUS FOR FUSE RELAY CENTER PROBLEMS AND USUALLY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. IT'S A KNOWN DEFECT. THERE ARE TWO PICTURES ATTACHED FROM ONE OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WITH SAME VEHICLE SAME PROBLEM AND IN ORDER TO MAKE HIS FUSE RELAY CENTER WORK PROPERLY HE HAD TO WIRE/REROUTE HIS PWR/TRN RELAY AS SEEN IN THE PICTURE. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET AND THE TRAILBLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119563August 13, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ELECTRICAL WIRING DOES NOT WORK CAUSING OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR TO NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11119418August 12, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING CONDITIONS DARK, 11PM, UNLIT, STARS VISIBLE PAVED COUNTRY ROAD WITH HILLS, CURVES AND 2-5 FOOT DITCHES. WEATHER WET BUT DRYING. VISIBILITY GOOD. VEHICLE IN MOTION NEAR LEGAL SPEED LIMIT 80 KM/HR. OCCASIONAL ONCOMING TRAFFIC, SO OCCASIONALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH BEAMS. NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED OCCASIONALLY. EFFECT WAS ONLY VISIBLE AFTER ONCOMING TRAFFIC HAD PASSED, BEFORE SWITCHING BACK TO HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS. I HAD ATTRIBUTED THE EFFECT TO MY EYES ADJUSTING AFTER THE ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS. ON ONE OCCASION, AFTER THE ONCOMING VEHICLE HAD PASSED, I SWITCHED BACK TO LOW BEAM SETTING, BUT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATING THE ROAD AT ALL. ALL I COULD SEE WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF YELLOWISH LIGHT OFF TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE OTHER RUNNING LIGHTS, INCLUDING YELLOW LIGHTS ON THE SIDE-VIEW MIRRORS. THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SEE ANY DISTANCE DOWN THE ROAD, SO I CEASED TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND COVERED THE BRAKE APPLYING GENTLE BRAKING. I STILL HAD MY FINGERS ON THE LEVER AND WAS ABLE TO SWITCH BACK TO HIGH BEAMS AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS. FORTUNATELY THE HIGH BEAMS STILL WORKED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE SAFE OPPORTUNITY, TO ASSESS WHAT HAD HAPPENED. ALL OTHER LIGHTS, INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHTS WERE WORKING. I DROVE AT REDUCED SPEED ALTERNATELY USING THE FOG LIGHTS AND HIGH BEAMS. THE LOW BEAMS OCCASIONALLY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. BY THE TIME I WAS HOME, THEY HAD CEASED TO WORK. I REPLACED THE GM HDM MODULE, AND THE LOW BEAMS WORKED FOR A YEAR OR SO UNTIL THAT MODULE FAILED. THERE IS A RECALL TO REPLACE GM HDM 15016745 WITH GM HDM 13506836 BUT THE RECALL APPARENTLY DOES NOT APPLY TO MY 2004 MODEL YEAR. NHTSA RECALL NO. : 15V-519 MANUFACTURER RECALL NO. : 14291 I CONSIDER THIS TO HAVE BEEN A SEVERE LIFE THREATENING EVENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118965August 10, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WILL STOP WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118517August 8, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS RANDOMLY STOPPED ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE LIGHT BULBS, CIRCUIT BOARDS, AND FUSES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. WHEN REPLACING THE BRAKE LIGHTS, THE BULBS MELTED INTO THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118108August 6, 2018
SERVICE BRAKES
AFTER NEW ABS RIGHT FRONT SENSOR WAS INSTALLED ABS ACTIVATES AT SLOW STOP. WHEN APPLYING LIGHT BREAKING PRESSURE ONLY ACTIVATES JUST BEFORE STOPPING AND MAY CAUSE ACCIDENT WHILE STILL MOVING BEFORE COMPLETE STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11115765August 4, 2018
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH NO VISIBLE GAS LEAKAGE. THIS SMELL IS NOTICEABLE BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON CONSUMER CHAT SITES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114555July 30, 2018
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A FUEL ODOR COMING THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DID NOT ILLUMINATE AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 153,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11114442July 29, 2018
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HEAD LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY DO COME BACK ON AFTER I STOP FOR A MINUTE OR TWO. I CAN'T DRIVE MY VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. I LOOKED UP MY TRAILBLAZER USING MY VIN NUMBER AND IT SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I'VE HAD OTHER ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE TO. :(
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112562July 20, 2018
ENGINE, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SPRAYED UNCONTROLLABLY AT MAXIMUM PRESSURE. EVEN THOUGH THE SPRAYER ACTIVATED UNCONTROLLABLY, THE WIPERS DID NOT WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED PROGRESSIVE CHEVROLET AT 330-879-3697 (LOCATED AT 8000 HILLS AND DALES RD NW, MASSILLON, OH 44646) AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112387July 19, 2018
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (KUNI CHEVROLET CADILLAC, 2449 FULTON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA 95825, (916) 538-7217) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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