Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10125772June 20, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS TWO MONTHS AGO, RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK THE FIRST TIME, IN LAST TWO MONTHS, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE DID HAVE A RECALL DEALING WITH THE FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINE REPAIR WAS DONE TWICE AS WELL. THERE IS STILL A SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER STATES THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK. THE DEALER DID STATE PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. AND THEN REPLACED IT. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DEALER TO GET PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE RECALL REPAIR WORK. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AFTER RECALL OF FUEL LINE WAS FIRST DONE. RECALL ID NUMBER 2016.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125904June 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN A RAIN STORM ON OHIO TURNPIKE IN NEWTON FALLS, CONSUMER FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS COMING OFF THE GROUND. STEERING GOT LOOSE AND THEN IT GOT HARD TO TURN. HE SWERVED TOWARD A SEMI-TRUCK, THEN OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. HE ROLLED ONCE COMPLETELY AND ENDED UP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FACING THE TRAFFIC. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD HIM TO GET IN CONTACT WITH GM TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122317June 20, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKING UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 2 TIMES. IF CONSUMER MOVES FORWARD EVEN AN INCH IT LOCKS UP. CONSUMER HAS TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT TO KEEP THE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACKING. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125739June 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
GEAR SHIFT KNOB CONTINUALLY LOOSENS; REPORTED TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT, HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WHEN IT IS REAL LOOSE IT MAKES IT HARD TO SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE POSSIBILITY OF NOT GETTING THE VEHICLE INTO "PARK"
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125475June 16, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT: CONSUMER STATES THAT ON SIX DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN . SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD HIM 4-5 DIFFERENT REASONS FOR THIS, I.E. THE TAILGATE MODULE OR VEHICLE SPEED MODULE. THEY HAVE A READING ON THE COMPUTER AND THEY WEREN'T SURE WHICH IT WAS. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT APPROXIMATELY 10-15 MINUTES FOR VEHICLE TO COOL DOWN AND RESTART. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR THIS PROBLEM ON JULY 9, 2004, AUGUST 26, 2004, AND SEPTEMBER 28,2004. HAPPENED AGAIN ON MAY 27, 2005, AND JUNE 2, 2005, AND IS CURRENTLY AT DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125501June 16, 2005
EQUIPMENT
TURN SIGNALS INOPERATABLE AT TIMES. BROUGHT TRUCK TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACE A FAULTY HAZARD FLASHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125373June 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS REMOVING HER CHILDREN FROM THE REAR SEAT. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 7:30 PM IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE SAID ABOUT 92 DEGREES. THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LOCATED ON TOP AND INSIDE OF THE BACK WINDOW, CRACKED. THE WHOLE HOUSING. THE WINDOW SUPPORTS, WERE THE SHOCK STILE. THEY WERE PULLING AND WINDOW BROKE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125231June 14, 2005
SEATS
NEW 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THE SELT BELT IS BUILT INTO THE SEAT ITSELF. WHEN PUTTING ON THE SEAT BELT, IT CROSSES OVER MY NECK AND ACROSS THE THROAT. TWICE THE SEAT BELT HAS LOCKED WHEN OVER THE NECK AND THROAT ABOUT CHOKED ME. THE DEALER, THE SERVICE MANAGER ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE SEAT BELT LAYING OVER MY NECK COULD IN AN ACCIDENT BREAK IT. CALLED GM DOES NOT HAVE ANY RESOLTION TO THE ISSUE OR OFFERED ANY OPTIONS. THE DEALER IS TRYING TO WORK THIS OUT AND NOT GETTING ANY HELP FROM GM. BOTH THE DEALER AND MYSELF ARE GETTING THE RUN AROUND ON THIS. DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE SEAT BELT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO, GM OR CHEVY IS NOT TAKING THE DEALER OR MYSELF THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 3 WEEKS, WITHOUT HELP. NO ONE WANTS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OR PROVIDE HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125246June 14, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT: ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BACK DOORS WOULD NOT OPEN. DEALER SAID IT HAD TO BE RESET. THEN WHEN WE FINALLY OPENED THE DOOR, IT WOULD NOT LATCH . CONSUMER HAD TO PUSH IT CLOSED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125315June 14, 2005
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
SEAT BELT IN CENTER OF REAR SEAT DOES NOT FIT AND ADULT,ONLY A CHILD OR CAR SEAT,AS PASSENGERS ARE REQUIRED BY LAW IN MANY STATES TO WEAR SEAT BELTS THIS CREATES A VERY UNSAFE AND ILLEGAL SITUATION, DEALER STATES GENERAL MOTORS HAS NO PLANS TO CORRECT PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125151June 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE (AT 75,000 MILES) ON HIGHWAY $2000 REPAIR REQUIRED - FULL TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125173June 13, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY
I BOUGHT A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH OF 2004, BRAND NEW. IN NOVEMBER 2004 I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS FUMES AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS, THEY FIXED THE GAS ODOR, BUT IT DID OCCUR TO ME THAT MY TRAILBLAZER MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSING THE SEVERE HEADACHES I HAD BEEN HAVING SINCE MARCH OF 2004. MY HEADACHES DID DECREASE IN FREQUENCY THEN CEASE AFTER I QUIT DRIVING THE TRAILBLAZER. MY HUSBAND THEN STARTED DRIVING THE TRAILBLAZER. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING, HE WAS TESTED AND THE LAB RESULTS DID CONFIRM THAT HE WAS TOXIC. MY TRAILBLAZER NOW SITS IN THE DRIVEWAY AND I KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS ON A VEHICLE THAT POISONED ME AND MY FAMILY. GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN NOTIFIED AND THEY DO NOT CARE. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10125056June 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 27 MILES INTO THE TRIP. I TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET, AND WHEN I STARTED ACCELERATING, A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND STARTED AS I ENTERED 2ND GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. 2. MY HUSBAND GENTLY DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASSUMED IT WAS THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO FIND OUT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $455 TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION. WE DECIDED AGAINST IT, FEARING THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. 3. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SUN SHELL SPLINE, PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE SWITCH. COST = $1,222.66 + $84.00 DIAGNOSTIC AT DEALER. WE HAVE THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON JUNE 2ND. THEN, ON JUNE 5, THE CONDENSOR ON THE A/C WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE CHEVY STATED THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD HELP ME (NO HELP ON THE TRANSMISSION). COST TO REPAIR = $261.34.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125799June 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPONTANEOUS ELECTRICAL FIRE IN 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SECURITY LOCK ON THE IGNITION.*MR THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LOWER DASH BY THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT KNEE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124535June 7, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
THE WINDSHIELD IN MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY. IT HAD SUCH BAD RIPPLES IN THE GLASS THAT IT MADE ME FEEL AS IF I WERE LOOKING THROUGH A PAIR OF BIFOCALS. AFTER A COUPLE OF TRIPS BACK TO THE DEALER I FINALLY CONVINCED THEM TO REPLACE IT! THE NEW ONE IS BETTER BUT STILL HAS FLAWS IN IT. I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT OTHER TRAILBLAZERS NOW AND SEE THE SAME DEFECT IN MANY OTHER VEHICLES. I FEEL THAT COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND THAT SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124781June 3, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
THE CONSUMER HAD THE SENSOR CODE P0171 REPLACED ON THE 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES ON THE DASHBOARD. *MR THE CONSUMER ALSO FELT A LOSS OF POWER AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY. BUCKING AND HESITATION WAS CURRENT AS WELL. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD AN OXYGEN SENSOR WAS NEEDED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123920June 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD FROM A YIELD SIGN. FRONT OF TRAILBLAZER STRUCK RIGHT SIDE REAR OF OTHER VEHICLE. IMPACT DAMAGED CROSS BAR ON FRAME PUSHING RADIATOR INTO MOTOR. DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. ESTIMATED IMPACT SPEED 45-50
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10123996June 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
DT: REAR DEFROSTER WAS LOOKED AT WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS ALRIGHT, BUT WHEN CONSUMER USED IT, IT WOULD NOT WORK. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALER, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TALK TO ZONE MAN WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT IS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123764June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WEAR INDICATOR ON PAD INDICATED TIME TO CHANGE PADS. WHEN CHANGING PADS NOTICED DRY ROT ON PISTON BOOT ON RH FRONT CALIPER. ALSO, ROTORS SEVERELY CORRODED TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. ENDS ARE BREAKING OFF ROTORS ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE PADS CONTACT THE ROTORS. MILES ON VEHICLE 40K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123854June 1, 2005
SEATS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
DRIVERS SEAT WILL MOVE TO THE "EXIT POSISTION" WHILE DRIVING. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE DRIVER WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AND DROVE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIME FOR REPAIR WITH NO LUCK.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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