Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10115966March 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SHIFTED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND HEARD LOUD BANG. WHILE BACKING HEARD GRINDING AND SCRAPING NOISE. SHIFTED INTO DRIVE(FORWARD GEAR). HEAR GRINDING NOISE IN DRIVE. TAKEN TO MECHANIC. DIAGNOSED WITH BROKEN PLANETARY GEARS. PARTS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114818March 27, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
CRASH AT 35 MPH (FRONT END SQUARE) DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10115829March 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE VEHICLE LOCKS ITSELF INTO 4-WHEEL LOW, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO FROM 45 MILES TO 25 MILES IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THERE WAS NO WARNING. CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER 10 TIMES ALREADY. CONSUMER HAS HAD 2 ACCIDENTS WITH THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VEHICLE DROPPING INTO 4-WHEEL LOW. ALSO, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER WAS INJURED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114692March 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SMALL "CLUNKING" NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO REVERSE OR DRIVE. "CLUNKING ALSO EVIDENT WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP. ULTIMATE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE ACCELLERATING FROM A STOP. A VERY LOUD "CLUNCK" WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD WIRRING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR AFTERWARDS UNTIL ABOUT 40 MPH. THE "WIRRING" NOISE CONTINUED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE DEALER'S MECHANIC OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED THE FOLLOWING "WORN" PARTS: SUN GEAR SHELL, SUN GEAR, 3-4 CLUTCH. VEHICLE HAD 40000 MILES AT TIME OF FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114574March 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
BLOWER WILL GO ON BY ITSELF WHEN MANUALLY TURNED ON, THE BLOWER WILL GO OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND BACK ON. THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER WILL GO BY ITSELF, THE CLOCK WILL TURN TO 12:00 WHEN TURNED OFF, HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING, WHEN USING ANYTHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CAR SUCH AS THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS, THE HEAD LIGHTS DIM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115543March 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS, OUT OF FEAR THAT THEY WILL DEPLOY INADVERTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114412March 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A DEALER. IT HAD 54,OOO MILES ON IT AND IT NOW HAS AROUND 60,000 MILES.MY HISBAND NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AT TIMES, WE MENTIONED IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR WAY BACK FROM TOWN ONE DAY AND BEFORE THE DAY WAS OVER AND WE COULD GET BACK HOME WE HAD LOST ALL BUT 1ST AND 2ND GEARS, TOOK TO OUR MECHANIC AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 60,OOO MILES ON IT. OF COURSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH REPAIRING A VEHICLE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THIS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115340March 17, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
CONSUMER BOUGHT A NEW VEHICLE THAT HAD A DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD. RESULT, POOR VISIBILITY. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER, AND THE WINDSHIELD WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK A THIRD TIME. GM HAD SENT THE DEALERSHIP A NOTICE NOT TO REPLACE ANY MORE WINDSHIELDS FOR THE CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115348March 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V527000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115228March 16, 2005
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHEN USING THE REMOTE CONTROL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE VEHICLE THE MIRRORS MOVED AND IT CHANGED THE POSITION OF THE MIRRORS. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE MIRRORS WERE FACING THE GROUND OR THE SKY. VEHICLE WERE TAKEN TO THE DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115232March 16, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DURING A 30 MPH VEHICLE FRONTAL COLLISION FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK...PROBLEM WA SDISCUSSED WITH THE DEALER IN DETAIL BUT DID NOT KNOW HOW TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10114110March 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE SWITCHES FROM 2WD TO AWD ON ITS OWN. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO KLUNK AND BUCK. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE SOMEONE IS HITTING THE VEHICLE FOM BEHIND. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE WE FIGURED OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS WAS ONLY ONE OF TWENTY-ONE FAILURES I HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN MAY OF 2004- NOT TO MENTION MY SEVERE BACK PAIN THAT IS CAUSED FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I HAVE OWNED 9 VEHICLES, AND HAVE NEVER WITNESSED SUCH POOR QUALITY IN A AUTOMOBILE. I AM SEEKING A BUY-BACK FROM GM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114111March 15, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THE BRAKES WERE MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE NEAREST CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD ABOUT 15,000 MILES ON IT. UPON INSPECTION, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOUND THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE ROTORS WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND PITTED. THIS VEHICLE IS HOUSED IN A GARAGE WHEN NOT IN USE, SO RUSTING SHOULD NOT OCCUR EASILY. ALL FOUR ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS WERE REPLACED. THIS IS JUST ONE OF 21 PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE- NOT TO MENTION THE SEVERE BACK PAIN THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS CAUSING ME.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114127March 15, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
(1) DRIVING ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, VERY FREW STREET LIGHTS, FEW BUMPS BUT NOT MANY. 2) WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED THE LIGHTS DIMMING AND BECOMING BRIGHT AGAIN WHILE ON LOW BEAM. IT APPEARED AS IF I WAS FLIPPING BETWEEN LOW BEAM AND LOWER BEAM (IF THERE WAS ONE). DURING THIS TIME, I NOTICED THE DASH LIGHTS WOULD BECOME DIM, BUT STILL VERY VISIBLE. WATCHING THE VOLTAGE METER, THAT DID NOT MOVE AT ALL AND REMAINED SLIGHTLY ABOVE 14 VOLTS. NO OTHER EQUIPMENT (RADIO, ETC) MADE ANY TYPE OF NOISE OR INDICATION THAT ANY VOLTAGE HAS DROPPED. I'VE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. 5 MOS AND THIS HAS HAPPENED VERY SPORADICALLY, BUT JUST RECENTLY IT CONTINUED HAPPENING FOR APPROX. 10 MINUTES STRIAGHT UNTIL I STOPPED AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. (3) NOTHING WAS DONE AT THIS TIME. IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE, HENCE THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113987March 12, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLETTRAILBLAZER - AUTOMOBILE RAN OUT OF GAS WHILE FUEL GAUGE STILL READ 1/4 TANK, NO LOW FUEL WARNINGS CAME ON. CAR SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AUTOMATIC STEERING CONTROLL DISABLED AND ATOMATIC BRAKES DISABLED. NEAR ACCIDENT SITUATION, COASTED AUTOMOBILE OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD. NO INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115216March 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2003 AUTOMATIC, HAVING PROBLEM SHIFTING. *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR 5 SECONDS, THEN SLOWLY ACCELERATED TO THE SPEED THE CONSUMER NEEDED. THE BATTERY DIED DUE TO A MODULE PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114906March 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE CONSUMER'S 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CAUGHT ON FIRE TWO HOURS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *NM THE CONSUMER HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BUTTONS BEING HOT. THE FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A WIRING PROBLEM IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHERE THE CRUISE CONTROL, RADIO AND OTHER BUTTONS WERE. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113671March 8, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V527000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP FAILURE. IT HAS BEEN OVER SIXTY DAYS AND THE DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS AVAILABLE. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY DAVID MCCULOCH. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115003March 7, 2005
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2002, REAR SHOCK BROKEN OFF THE FRAME. *BF THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRAME HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112663March 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT. IT RECENTLY BURNED OUT AGAIN AND I WENT TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SOCKET HAD BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . I QUESTIONED THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THIS BUT HE HAD NO CONCRETE ANSWER AS TO WHY THE SOCKET WOULD BURN OUT. HE SPECULATED THAT PERHAPS THE BULB (WHICH THEY HAD REPLACED TWICE) HAD NOT BEEN PUT IN SECURELY OR IT HAD BEEN LOOSENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THIS BURNED OUT SOCKET ENDING UP COSTING $65.00 TO REPLACE. HAD THEY DONE THIS DURING ONE OF THE OTHER INSTANCES, MY WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY TRAILBLAZERS ON THE STREET WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS NOT OPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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