Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10100780November 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. WHEN VEHILCE IS ON THE PANEL GUAGES HAVE NO READING - SHOW THERE IS NO FUEL, BATTERY IS DEAD, SEAT BELT IS NOT FASTENED (WHEN IT IS HOOKED UP) PARKING BRAKE IS ON (WHEN IT IS NOT ENGAGED) OIL NEEDS REPLACED LIGHT STAYS ON FOR PROLONGED PERIOD, GEAR SHIFT INDICATED BAR DOES NOT SHOW UP TO TELL DRIVER WHAT GEAR VEHICLE IS IN. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THREE TIMES. IT IS THERE RIGHT NOW. FIRST SERVICE CALL - THE REMOTE START WAS DISCONNECTED TO SEE IF THAT WAS THE PROBLEM - PROBLEM DID NOT OCCUR FOR AGAIN FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND HALF. REMOVE START WAS HOOKED BACK UP AND NEW STARTER PUT IN THAT WAS ON 11/ 23 PROBLEM WITH PANEL GOING OUT OCCURED AGAIN ON 11/25 . TAKEN BACK TO SERVICE ON 11/29 STILL HAVE NOT LOCATED THE PROBLEM. ORIGINAL SERVICE CALL WAS ON 11/3. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101741November 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, IGNITION LOCKED. CONSUMER SHOOK THE STEERING COLUMN AND IT STARTED. THERE WAS A MULTIPLE VEHICLE COLLISION SINCE THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT 65 MPH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101749November 29, 2004
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER HEARD CLANKING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT/REAR SWAY BAR. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100282November 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS GOING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH I SWRIVED TO AVOID A VEHICLE BACKING UP THAT HAD MISSED A TURN. I TRIED TO STREER BACK AND LOST CONTROL HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NEITHER DID ONSTAR. TO THIS POINT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AS FOR MY DAD'S TRAILBLAZER THATS A WORK IN PROGRESS . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10101342November 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
NHTSA RECALL 04V527000, AFTER ALMOST BEING REAR ENDED CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER AND A NEW MOTHER BOARD WAS PUT ON. BATTERY EXPLODED. CONSUMER WENT TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE AFTER DEALER MADE THE REPAIRS AND IT WILL NOT START.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100131November 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
I PURCHASED A NEW 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN THE SPRING OF 2002. AS EARLY AS THE FALL OF 2002 THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RANDOMLY/AUTOMATICALLY CHANGE FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE SWITCH WAS NOT TOUCHED AND WAS IN 2WHEEL DRIVE, BUT THE LIGHT FOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS ON AND THE CAR WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS USUALLY WOULD OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. I MENTIONED THIS TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT RECREATE THE SCENARIO. TWO MONTHS AGO, THE TRANSMISSION ON THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 29,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THIS WAS DUE TO THE AUTOMATIC CHANGING OF 2 TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I DEMANDED THE DEALERSHIP CORRECT THE ISSUE. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN TO THEIR SHOP FOUR TIMES SINCE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM CORRECTED, AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE AND FAMILY ANS THIS VEHICLE IS USED TO TRANSPORT THEM AROUND. IS THERE ANY RECOURSE FOR ME REGARDING THIS SITUATION. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098919November 16, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD. IT HAS NOT EVEN HAD SO MUCH AS AN OIL CHANGE OR A FLAT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TIE ROD BROKE AND FORCED ME INTO A TREE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS INJURED. GM IS SAYING THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE WHEN I HIT THE TREE, HOWEVER THE STATE TROOPER AT THE SCENE DOCUMENTED THAT THE TIE ROD DEFINATELY BROKE BEFORE HAND AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SCRAPE MARKS IN THE ROADWAY SHOWING THE TIRE DRAGGING ME TO THE TREE. TO DATE GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098872November 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER 67180 MILES. FAILED COOLING FAN CLUTCH. WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM INDICATES OTHERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. GM TURNS A BLIND EYE. COST TO REPAIR IS JUST UNDER $600. THE FAN RUNS CONSTANTLY. IT IS A DESIGN FAILURE. I WILL NEVER BUY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN AND I WILL URGE ALL THE PEOPLE I KNOW TO NEVER BUY GM AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099843November 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY SON WAS DRIVING CAR AT 45 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR END CAME LOOSE. THIS MADE HIM LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MY SON HAD MINOR INJURIES. HIS INITIAL STATEMENT TO THE DEPUTY WAS, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE REAR END CAME LOOSE. THE DEPUTY LOOKED UNDER MY SUV, AND FOUND THE SWAY BAR WITH A CLEAN BREAK ON IT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT IT ALSO. THEY BOTH STATED THERE WAS NO TWISTING OR DISTORTION OF THE SWAY BAR. IT APPEARED THE SWAY BAR JUST BROKE. *AK. REAR SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098672November 11, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
AUTOMATIC (PROGRAMMABLE) SIDE VIEW (EXTERIOR) MIRRORS DO NOT MAINTAIN THEIR SETTINGS. THEY MUST BE CHANGED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND SOMETIMES MOVE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. DEALER FIRST STATED THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND TOOK THE SERVICE TECH OUT TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND SAID "GOSH, I DON'T KNOW." I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO THIS DEALER SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT MY WARRANTY. THE MIRROR ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE NUT WAS STRIPPED INSIDE THE MIRROR. NOW THAT MY CAR IS AT 34,000 AND THEY TELL ME I'VE OWNED IT FOR 3 YEARS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER THAT MY WARRANTY IS NO LONGER ANY GOOD. I WOULD THINK A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WOULD HAVE OVERRIDDEN THIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098633November 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2002 TRAILBLAZER ACTED LIKE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT, TOOK TO DEALER THEY UPGRADED COMPUTER. FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM WIRED BURNED AND MELTED, TOOK TO DEALER THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 250.00 PLUS LABOR FOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHEN ALL IT NEEDED WAS A PIGGY PLUG, BOUGHT PLUG AT NAPA AND FIXED MYSELF. NEVER HAVE HAD TWO BACK LIGHTS WORKING AT SAME TIME... CANT TAKE TO DEALER TO GET THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE USING A "WEAK" OIL PUMP AND MY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR LAST MONTH OR MORE WAITING TO BE FIXED. THE WEAK OIL PUMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROD BEARINGS, MAIN BEARINGS, AND CRANKSHAFT. GM SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST SAID "I'M SORRY" ABOUT 10 TIMES BUT SHE WAS STILL CLOSING MY FOLDER AND MARKING DISSATISFIED. SHE CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I HATE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW RECALLS BUT CAN'T DO MOST BECAUSE ITS IN THE SHOP. I NEVER GOT ANY RECALL NOTICES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098533November 9, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING UNDER EVEN THROTTLE AT ABOUT 40 MPH, HEARD A VERY LOUD CLUNK AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY REVVED TO HIGH RPMS. THE GEAR THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN IN WAS CLEARLY GONE. AFTER EASING UP ON THE THROTTLE, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO RE-ENGAGE. IT WAS POSSIBLE TO PROCEED, THOUGH THERE WERE NEW NOISES I'D NEVER HEARD BEFORE. (I'M VERY GLAD THIS DID NOT OCCUR AT 70MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.) LATER LEARNED THAT AT LEAST THE GEAR THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN WAS GONE (4TH) AND ALSO THAT REVERSE WAS GONE. IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE SHOP. PROBLEM WAS FIXED AS A WARRANTY REPAIR AND I GOT IT BACK IN TWO DAYS. REPAIR INVOICE INDICATES THAT THE PROBLEM WAS 'REACTION GEAR SET AND/OR REACTION SUN SHELL' AND THAT THIS WAS FOURND TO BE STRIPPED. WHILE IN THE SHOP IT WAS REPLACED. THAT IS ALL THE INFORMATION I RECEIVED ABOUT THE PROBLEM, BUT I FEAR A DESIGN DEFECT OF SOME SORT AND THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098570November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TRIED TO DRIVE. TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE AND WAS ACTING AS IF IN NEUTRAL. ALMOST WAS HIT BY A TRAILWAY BUS. TRUCK WILL NOT DRIVE IN DRIVE, OR REVERSE. ALOT OF NOISE FROM REAR END AS IF TRUCK IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. ALSO, TRUCK RATTLES WHEN DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR. TIME TO TURN IN...WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BROUGHT BEFORE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND OWNERS. TIME FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. YOU MAY CONTACT ME...DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, AND PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099583November 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID FROM THE SEAL, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD ONLY PAY HALF FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099635November 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099312November 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 01V134000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098013October 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CLUTCH FAN IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE SLUGGISH ON TAKE OFF. MAKES A LOUD ROARING NOISE, BURNS MORE GAS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097329October 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE DEFECTS DISCOVERED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS ON OCTOBER 2003. FEW MONTHS I DROVE MY TRAILBLAZER, I WAS STUCK AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE IT WON'T START AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHICH LASTED FOR 3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A CASE OF LOW BATTERY POWER. I WAS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR REASON. I WROTE GM HEADQUARTERS DEMANDING AN EXCHANGE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUCK. THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST, INSTEAD THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH, WHEN I CHANGED GEAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEAR SHIFTER CAME LOOSE AND PRACTICALLY DETACHED IT'S LINKAGE. I PANICKED AND SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SHIFTER FOR FREE. THEN JUST THIS MONTH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH, I NOTICED THE RPM WAS BETWEEN 7-8 AND THE ENGINE REVVED HARD, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. THE SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FULLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN AS OF THIS TIME IS 30,000 MILES." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097376October 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS INADVERTENTLY MOVED ONCE THEY HAD BEEN SET. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096085October 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON WHICH I HAS REPLACED THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT 6 TIMES, AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT 3 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES. I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND IS ABOUT EVEN WITH THAT COUNT. CHEVY HAS OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND REPLACE THESE LIGHTS AND SOCKETS FOR FREE BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE HAD 3 LIGHT FAILURES SINCE MY SOCKET WAS LAST REPLACED AS HAS MY RELATIVE. IT IS APPARENT THAT CHEVY IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ONLY PATCH IT UP. WITH TAIL LIGHTS, YOU ONLY DISCOVER IT IS OUT IF A COP HANDS YOU A TICKET, OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KIND ENOUGH TO TELL YOU WHEN YOU STOP. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS OCCURS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT YOU WOULD END UP DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL AND NOT REALIZE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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