Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10144670December 7, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HEADLIGHTS ABRUPTLY DIM AND VOLTAGE DROPS WHILE DRIVING. DOES NOT OCCUR EVERYTIME IT IS DRIVEN. OCCURRED TWICE TO ME, JUNE 05 AND DECEMBER 05. CREATES DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. DEALER UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM OR DUPLICATE PROBLEM AFTER BOTH OCCURRENCES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144723December 7, 2005
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON A SLIGHTLY WET PAVED ROAD ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF CONTACT'S VEHICLE WHO MANEUVERED THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SLIDING OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144556December 6, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED ODOMETER WAS INTERMITTENTLY INACCURATE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144425December 5, 2005
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY FIRST COMPLAINT CAME AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AND MY WATER PUMP SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I GOT THAT FIXED AND THEN I STARTED HEARING A NOISE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS IS. NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER JUST JUMPING AND GOING OUT OF WHACK. I GOT IT FIXED IN LUMBERTON NC AT THE CHEVY DEALER AND BEFORE I GOT HOME THE SAME THING WAS HAPPENING AGAIN. I AM SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT BACK IN AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAY THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE GAUGE WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $350. THIS IS RIDICULOUS CONSIDERING I HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE A YEAR AND SOME MONTHS. I TALKED TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHICH HAD A GMC YUKON AND SHE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE RPMS AND SPEEDOMETER. SHE FINALLY GOT RID OF HER AND SHE SAID SHE HAD THE SAME NOISE PROBLEM. I THINK THAT GMC SHOULD BE MADE TO CORRECT ALL THESE PROBLEMS AND NOT THE CONSUMER TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR IMPERFECTIONS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144356December 3, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, AT 37K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 60K MILES, THE EXACT SAME PART ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. GM AGREED TO SPLIT REPAIR AT 50/50. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS STRANDED OVER 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. NOW AT 90K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE EXACT SAME PART HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT WAS A HAZARD TO MYSELF TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 30 MPH. IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. GM HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A 10% ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFAULT ON THE VEHICLE AND GM DOES NOT WANT TO LOOK AT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144210December 2, 2005
SUSPENSION:FRONT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR DRIVING OVER A BUMP HEARD A LOUD NOISE. IT SOUNDED AS THOUGH METAL WAS RUBBING TOGETHER. THIS HAPPENED WHEN SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE LOT. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP MULTIPLE TIMES. THEY REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION SWAY BAR AND FRONT CONTROL ARM SIX TIMES, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED EVERY SIX MONTHS OR 3,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. *AK UPDATED 12/27/2005. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144322December 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT STATED VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD AND HIT TREES AT 50-55 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE FRONT END COLLAPSED, THE ENGINE WAS IN THE FIREWALL, AND THE BODY WAS PUSHED OFF OF THE FRAME. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10144187December 1, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
TRANSMISSION COOLANT PIPES: ON THE AFTERNOON OF NOVEMBER 12, I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL FREEWAY I BEGAN EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTIES MAINTAINING SPEED. WHILE THE ENGINE HAD FULL POWER, I HAD TO PULL OVER AS MY VEHICLE EFFECTIVELY LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS. AT THIS TIME, I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE I HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED. THE VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICES AT GM DEALERS. THE FOLLOWING MONDAY, MY SUSPICION OF A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, THE OLD TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AT THAT TIME, THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT PIPE WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE BEEN RUSTED THROUGH AND THIS WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE LIKELY CAUSE OF MY TRANSMISSION FAILING. I ULTIMATELY HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT COOLANT PIPE REPLACED AT THE COST OF SEVERAL THOUSAND DOLLARS. I BELIEVE A STRONG CASE EXISTS FOR CALLING ATTENTION TO A NEED TO INSPECT AND PERHAPS REPLACE CRITICAL UNDERBODY FLUID PIPES ON SIMILAR VEHICLES DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF RUST-THROUGH AND OTHER FAILURES THAT COULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144023November 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLINGING NOISE IN TRANSMISSION. SHE COULD THEN ONLY GET THE VEHICLE TO GO IN FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY.*AK UPDATED 1/11/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144032November 30, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE 2 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED IN BOTH IN THE SAME WAY (BROKEN SUN SHELL). MY RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND WAS FIXED BY GM STARTING IN 2003. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10144072November 30, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SUBJECT:REDUCED POWER PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZER COMMENTS: I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS ON THREE OCCASIONS HAD A DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER AND A REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND LOSES ALL ACCELERATION. TWICE THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I FEARED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY TODDLER, AS MY CAR SLOWED FROM 65 MPH TO 40 MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR TO THE ACCELERATOR. I HAVE TRIED TO RAISE THIS WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, WHO BLATANTLY DISREGARDED MY SAFETY CONCERNS AND TOLD ME THAT MY CONCERNS WOULD GO NO FURTHER UP THAN THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DESK LEVEL AND THEY COULD OFFER ME NO ASSISTANCE. BASED ON MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A DOCUMENTED MANUFACTURING DEFECT, HOWEVER, GM REFUSES TO RECALL ANY CARS AND CLAIMS THAT THE BULLETIN DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM ONLY SERVES TO ASSIST DEALERS IN THE REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF ALL TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, AND BELIEVE THAT CHEVY AND GM NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR IGNORING THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143878November 29, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GASOLINE LEAK IN 2002 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER 87500 MILES. LEAK AROSE FROM RUSTED STEEL TUBING AT TOP OF TANK FROM THE SENDING UNIT. IT SEEMS THIS IS A DESIGN OR MANUFACTORING FAULT CONSIDERING CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143976November 29, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: THE CONTACT'S BOY FRIEND WAS TRAVELING AT 78 MPH WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT. THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SIX TIMES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10145328November 29, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
2001 TRAILBLAZER CUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. AFTER HAVING IT SERVICED FOUND THAT MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FUSE AND HOSE ASSEMBLY. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143781November 28, 2005
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EQUIPMENT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:FLASHER UNIT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM), AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
TIE RODS, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION MODULE PROBLEMS, AIRBAG, TAILLIGHTS, STOP, TURN SIGNAL REAR PROBLEM, ELECTRICAL/ WIRING,RADIO, HVAC, PRESSURE CONTROL,2 BATTERIES, 2 FAN CLUTCHES, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143723November 27, 2005
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, EQUIPMENT
VEHICLE WHEN PLACED IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, DOES NOT ENGAGE FRONT WHEELS AND IN FACT DOES REMAIN IN ONLY TWO-WHEEL DRIVE. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE ON SNOWY ROADS PARTICULARLY IN RURAL AREAS, FOR EXAMPLE, THE VEHICLE CAN BECOME UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143649November 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ENGINE FAN CLUTCH IS MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE (2003 GMC TRUCK). *NM *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143596November 24, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER ACTIVATES FOUR WAY FLASHERS. CHEVY RECALLED 286,478 2003 VEHICLES (RECALL ID NO. 05V198000) BUT NOT 2002'S. SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON 2002. ISSUE IS DRIVER CAN NOT SIGNAL INTENTION TO TURN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143506November 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE
THE MANIFOLD CRACKED ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH 89000 MILES ON IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143332November 21, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHTS WERE FLASHING ON AND OFF. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL ACTIVITY. NO CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THEY OFFERED NO FREE REMEDY.*AK UPDATED 12/27/05. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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