Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10059028February 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
JAN 7, 2004 AT STOP LIGHT TURNED RIGHT AND HAD MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR TRUCK NOT MOVING MORE THAN 10 MLS AN HOUR. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER ON. THE TRUCK WAS SERVICED THROTTLE SWITCH WAS CRACKED AND REPLACED. *AK JAN 14, 2004 I WARMED TRUCK FOR 10 MIN BEFORE PULLING OUT, DROVE FOR 15 MIN CAME TO STOP IN TRAFFIC TRUCK PUTTED STALLED. NO LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH. IT STARTED UP BUT FELT HESITATION THE RPMS DIDNT SEEM TO LEVEL ON RETURN TO TRUCK I LET IT WARM 15 MIN AND GAVE IT A LITTLE GAS PUTTING THE TRUCK IN DRIVE IT PUTTED STALLED NO INDICATOR LIGHTS. IT STARTED UP AND WHEN PULLING OUT PUTTED THE RPMS DROPPED FEELING IT WAS GOING TO STALL I PUNCHED THE GAS IT CAUGHT. JAN 19 & JAN 20 DEALERSHIP 7AM AND LEFT MY TRUCK FOR SERVICE. I NOTICED THAT HEATER LEVELS 1, 2 HAD BLOWING. I RCD A CALL WAS TOLD THE FUEL INJECTOR REGULATOR HAD LEAK WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. TRUCK WAS HELD OVER NIGHT WOULDNT BE READY FOR PICK UP UNTIL NEXT AFTERNOON. ASKED IF WAS THE REASON FOR STALLING - SAID IT MAY BE THEY COULD NOT REENACT THE STALL BUT A LEAK IN THAT PART MIGHT CAUSE STALL. JAN 21, 2004 ON START UP SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE THE 4WD SWITCH WAS NOT LIT. I SHUT OFF AND OPENED DOOR THINKING IT MIGHT RE-UP COMPUTER. THE SERVICE LIGHT (YELLOW) WAS ON AND NO INDICATION OF WHAT I WAS IN. I CALLED DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT I COULD DRIVE THE CAR AS LONG AS THE LIGHT WAS NOT RED. JAN 23, 2004 TRUCK DROPPED OFF FOR SERVICE - SPOKE W MGR OF MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS TRUCK . THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME IN FOR SERVICE IN AS MANY WEEKS. ASKED MGR IF THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO MAKE SURE IT WAS OKAY. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY OR LONG DISTANCES. SERVICE COMPLETED; I WAS TOLD THAT THE TMC MODULE IN THE COMPUTER HAD TO BE RESET. I WAS NOT OFFERED A RENTAL EITHER OF THE OTHER TIMES I HAD THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057485February 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED 4-WHEEL DRIVE CHANGED FROM AUTO 4WD TO HIGH 4WD, THEN TRIED SHIFTING INTO LOW 4WD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK THE SWITCH WAS SET TO AUTO, THEREFORE, THE PROBLEM SHOULDN'T HAVE OCCURRED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057542February 26, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FOR REPAIRS FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058886February 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING
WHILE PUTTING THE TRAILBLAZER INTO ANY GEAR IT MAKES GRINDING NOISE IN REAR. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALER THE REAR OF THE BLAZER WAS ALL OVER THE ROAD. IT FELT LIKE THE REAR WHEELS WHERE GOING TO FALL OFF. WHILE STILL MANY MILES AWAY FROM DEALER FOR SERVICE THE BACK AXIAL LOCKED UP MAKING ME LOOSE CONTROL. THIS WAS AT 25 MPH. THANK GOODNESS I DID NOT TAKE THE HIGHWAY. I DONT WANT TO KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 65 MPH. I HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALER FROM THERE. I WAS TOLD THAT A BEARING BREAKING CAUSED THIS. HOWEVER FIRST I WAS ACCUSED OF HAVING THE VEHICLE 4 WHEELING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055704February 24, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WHILE DRIVING SMOKE WAS COMING INTO VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. A FEW MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.*AK *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058645February 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. THREE OF THE TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS, TWO TIMES FOR U-JOINTS AND ONCE FOR A BEARING TO THE DRIVESHAFT. ANOTHER TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. NOW AFTER 43,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 36,000 MILES IT IS NOW GOING TO COST $2800.00 TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SINCE ALL THE MAINTENANCE SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO NEVER RECEIVED AND OF THE RECALL NOTICES I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 43,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058600February 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. MY FAMILY OWNS SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS (2002 AND 2003 MODEL YEARS) AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT, SOME VEHILCES WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. CAN BE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THAT FAILS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051714February 19, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER WAS TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. *AK *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058441February 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
TICK TICK TICK AT IDLE. ENGINE STALLS DURING IDLE - OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO SENSOR LEVEL THEN ENGINE STALLS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058278February 16, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS 40 SECOND TURN ON OF HEADLIGHTS AND BACK UP LIGHTS WHEN REMOTE KEY USED TO UNLOCK DOORS. THIS HAS ON 2 OCCASIONS HAS CAUSED VEHICLES IN TRAVEL LANES TO SUDDENLY BRAKE BECAUSE WITH THE BACK UP LIGHTS ON BLAZER APPEARS TO BE BACKING INTO TRAFFIC. SOLUTION: ONLY OCCURS AFTER DARK, SO MUST BE RELAYED THRU DAYLIGHT RUNNING DETECTOR. NEEDS TO DO AS BRAKE AND TURN SIGNALS DO, FLASH ON AND THEN OFF. HEADLIGHTS HAVE STAYED ON SHINING INTO A GROUP WHO THREATEN ME WITH BODILY HARM. DEALER SAID A GM PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T CHANGE. HAD 2002,2001,1998 BLAZERS, NEVER A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058281February 16, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
WHEN FUELING MY 2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, GAS HAS OVERFLOWED A MINIMUM OF (4) TIMES SINCE NOVEMBER OF 2003 (WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE). TWO OF THOSE TIMES GAS SPRAYED BACK ONTO MY HAND. I HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER IN LATE NOVEMBER 2003. THEY SAID THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, IS WORKING ON IT, AND WILL ISSUE A RECALL WHEN THEY HAVE A SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058207February 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
ONGOING BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON '02 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. IN THE LAST YEAR OR MORE, I REPLACED THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB FOUR TIMES AND ONCE FOR THE BACK-UP BULB. MOST TIMES THE BULB LOOKS FINE BUT I REPLACE ANYWAY. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO CHEV PARTS DEALER, THE SOCKETS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD GETS CORRODED AND CAUSES A SHORT, SO I REPLACED THE "CIRCUIT" BOARD (OUT OF POCKET COSTS) ON 2/14/04 BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT STILL DOESN'T LIGHT UP. I LOVED DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT THIS COULD BE A DEAL- KILLER FOR GM IN THE FUTURE. THEY HAD BETTER RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE, OR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE ME WHO WILL GO TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057063February 12, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE WAS TRAVELLING ON I 80 WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ITS ELECTRICAL POWER, SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. SHE WAS STRANDED FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056991February 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THIS VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND JUST ROLLED OVER TO 7000 MILES. IT IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY FOR THE SIXTH TIME AND HAS NOW BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 DAYS. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; VALVE BODY TWICE, TORQUE CONVERTER, SHIFT SOLENOID, BTSI SOLENOID, FLOOR SHIFTER (WITH CONSOLE) ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR THE SECOND TIME; 1ST TIME TO REPAIR PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN. OBVIOUSLY THAT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS I JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO OUT OF A4WD UNLESS I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART. THE DEALER JUST CALLED AND SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MOTOR ? THAT GOES TO THE TRANSFER CASE. I AM MECHANICALLY CHALLENGED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT MOST OF THESE COMPONETS ARE. THE SHOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE LEAKING AT 6000 MILES. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS HAD TO BE RE-ALIGNED AS THEY WERE RATTLING ON ACCELERATION. SPOKE TO CHEVY REPRESENTATIVE, THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT REPLACING THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNDER WARRANY AND I WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS FOR A YEAR. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS AN INSULT AND THAT THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WILL HEAR FROM ME. I AM FILING UNDER LEMON LAW WITH AN ATTORNEY AS I DO NOT BELIEVE I WILL GET VERY FAR ON MY OWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT, IT BREAKS THEY FIX IT AND IT BREAKS AGIAN AND THEY FIX IT, THAT'S ALL THAT THEY CAN DO. MY PROBLEM LIES WITH CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS AND THIS TRUCK THAT I BELIEVE WAS PUT ON THE MARKET WITH DESIGN FLAWS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056923February 10, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ITS LIGHTS. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WE KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SEE MANY ON THE ROADS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057824February 10, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056725February 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP ON FAILING, BULBS BURN OUT VERY OFTEN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056740February 7, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057524February 4, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
A SPOILER ON THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE SPOILER WAS SHOWING SIGNS OF SEPARATION AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056230January 31, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL SPILLAGE JUST AFTER AUTO SHUTOFF ON GAS PUMP ON MY 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN ALMOST EVERYTIME I FILL THE TANK. I SEE AND HAVE HEARD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THIS IS POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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