Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10083280July 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT INTO RAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED HE RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED AT NO COST; HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT HIS SAFETY WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY, BECAUSE HE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082330July 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BOTH REAR BRAKE LAMPS NOT WORKING WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. BOTH BULBS AND ALL FUSES SEEM TO BE FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082205July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH 9000 MILES WAS TOWED TWICE FOR ENGINE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081166July 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
AIR CONDITIONER EMITS A FOUL SMELL! DEALER STATES IT IS A AIR BORN BATERIA THAT THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE. MY CHOICES ARE SPRAY VENTS WITH LYSOL FREQUENTLY, GET MONTHLY CHEMICAL TREATMENTS, OR SUFFER FROM THE BACTERIA THAT IS MAKING US ILL. BUT OF COURSE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MONTHLY CHEMICAL TREATMENTS AT $100 EACH VISIT. DEALER AND CHEVY SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081150July 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON STARTUP (COLD OR WARMED) THERE ARE HIGH RPM'S, THE IDLE IS HIGH, ENGINE RACES AND DOES NOT IDLE DOWN. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND GIVING GAS THERE IS LOW ACCELERATION AND THE TRUCK WON'T GO OVER ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-3 BLOCKS THE TRUCK SHIFTS AND THEN RUNS NORMAL. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALER STATES IF THERE IS NO PROBLEM WE CAN'T DIAGNOSE OR FIX IT. BLACK BOX RECORDER IS NEEDED TO INSTALL UNTIL PROBLEM IS REPRODUCED AND CAN BE RECORDED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081096July 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE RIGHT PASSENGER LOW BEAM SOCKET BURNED/MELTED TWICE SINCE 5/2003 AND THREE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET 7/04. THIS IS A T.S.B. LISTED ON ALLDATA.COM, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO USE T.S.B.'S LISTED ANYWHERE BUT THE GM SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081879July 13, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE REAR. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080999July 13, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR IS RUNNING THERE IS A NOTICEABLE LOSS OF POWER. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT IS NECESSARY TO INCREASE THE PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF POWER IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON. IF THE COMPRESSOR CYCLES OFF DURING ACCELERATION YOU NEED TO LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL TO COMPENSATE FOR THE INCREASE OF POWER. THE DEALER CLAIMS THIS I NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE 1999 AND 2000 TRAIL BLAZERS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS TROUBLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080889July 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND IDLES ROUGH ON STARTUP. DEALER REPROGRAMMED IDLE CONTROL MODULE. ENGINE SURGES AND SHAKES UNDER A LOAD FROM POWER STEERING OR ALTERANTOR. DEALER CLEANED THROTTLE BODY (ONLY 4800 MILES) AND FOUND LARGE LEAK AT EVAP VAPOR PIPE. CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP CONTACT GM FOR HELP. GM REPLIED THAT "4.2 LITER MOTORS HAVE AN INHERENT VIBRATION AT THAT SPEED." GM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ALSO STATED "ENGINE SURGE UNDER IS NORMAL UNDER LOAD BY DESIGN." CAR IS TICKING TIME BOMB FOR ANOTHER STALL IN TRAFFIC AND DAILY ENDANGERS MY FAMILY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080906July 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
LEFT TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. PLASTIC BASE ON BULB MELTED PREVENTING PROPER CONTACT BETWEEN WIRE CONDUCTORS AND LIGHT SOCKET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080818July 11, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I HAVE A 2004 TRAIL BLAZER EXT. AT ABOUT 2200 MILES THE CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING, AND WHEN I GOT AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN, THEY TOLD ME, THAT IN FACT IT WASN'T AN ISSUE WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL, THAT THERE HAD BEEN A SHORT IN THE TORQUE CONTROL CONVERTER SOLONOID WHICH WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE. THEY HAD A PART OVERNIGHTED TO ALDERMAN'S CHEVROLET, WHO FIXED IT QUICKLY AND MADE SURE I HAD A RENTAL WHILE IT WAS IN BEING FIXED, BUT A WEEK AND A HALF LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I AM TAKING IT IN TOMORROW, BUT I AM AFRAID THERE IS GOING TO BE PERMANANT DAMAGE TO MY ENGINE BECAUSE THIS THING WHEN BROKEN AFFECTS THE SHIFTING OF THE ENGINE. I AM WONDERING IF I JUST GOT A LEMON OR IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES. IT ONLY HAS 3500 MILES ON IT, IT SHOULDN'T BE IN THE SHOP TWICE ALREADY FOR REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081512July 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK FAILED TO OPEN OR LOCK ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKS WERE A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. MECHANIC REPLACED DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073899July 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKED BEFORE THE CONSUMER EVEN REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073934July 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065034July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SKIP UPON ACCELERATION, AT STOP SIGNS. TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHILE PARKING ON INCLINES. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY RECURRED. THE RADIO BECAME EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING ON LONG TRIPS. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE A/C UNIT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY A/C SWITCH. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079128July 1, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NORMAL USAGE OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. WHILE USING THE BELT IN A NORMAL WAY, THE RETRACTORS WILL LOCK IN A RETRACTING MODE AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER. BELT MUST BE RELEASED, FULLY RETRACTED AND RE ATTACHED FOR A COMFORTABLE RIDE. TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND HEARING ABOUT "THE DESIGN OF THE BELT TO DO THIS WHEN FULLY EXTENDED" HAVE NOT PREVENTED THE RECURRENCE OF THIS SCENARIO. IT CANNOT BE DEMONSTRATED ON DEMAND AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE DEALER STATED HE CANNOT LOOK INTO SOMETHING HE CANNOT WITNESS. THE PROBLEM IS INFREQUENT BUT DOES HAPPEN NON-THE-LESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075585July 1, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT AT 42000 MILES. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080188June 30, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTEN UP AFTER IT IS BUCKLED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE BELT IS DESIGNED FOR THE USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075780June 29, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE AJAR. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WAS AJAR DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK (THE LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079898June 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. TECHNICIAN UPGRADED COMPUTER, AND REPLACED TRANSFER CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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