Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10057202January 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
INTERMITTENTLY TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED THIS WAS DUE TO A SOCKET WIRE SHORT THAT BLEW OUT THE BULB . BULB WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056197January 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5 TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS. VEHICLE IDOLS EXTREMELY HIGH, SHIFTS HARD INTO SECOND GEAR AND BAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057254January 30, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT AN ENGINE PROBLEM WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO START INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STARTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055194January 29, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
I HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEMS AS STATED IN 10047425. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON A RAINY DAY, MODULE REPLACED, A/C BROKE ON A HOT DAY-FIXED, POWER STEERING ASSIST STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY MAKING DRIVING THE VEHICLE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, VEHICLE STARTED ON RESERVE POWER WHEN TEMP HIT -6 DEGREES, HEATER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY THE NEXT DAY -10 DEGREES. BASICALLY THIS VEHICLE DOESN'T LIKE CHANGES IN WEATHER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054918January 26, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE FRONT DOOR HINGES ON 2003 TRAILBLAZERS ARE NOT SECURELY FASTENED TO THE BODY AND ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BENDING AWAY FROM BODY. THE HINGES NEED TO BE WELDED BETTER OR FASTENED WITH BOLTS. ONCE BENT, THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED OR CLOSED CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054854January 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE TRANSFERCASE SHIFTED WITHOUT COMMAND ON WET ICE RESULTING IN SLIDING LEFT OF CENTER GOING INTO DITCH STRIKING CULVERT BECOMING AIRBORNE LANDING ON TOP . VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *LA
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054798January 24, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OF A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. AFTER CHANGING THE ENGINE, BROKEN CYLINDERS IN THE NEW ENGINE (AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES!) IN JANUARY OF 2004. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055744January 23, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE THROTTLE SENSOR MALFUNCTION. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERATIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054692January 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2002. SINCE JUNE 2002 HAVE HAD IT NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. A/C WON'T WORK ENTIRE INTRUEMENT PANEL BLACKOUTS,SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY CANNOT FIND CAUSE. INSUFFCIENT LUBRICATION FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT SHAFT SEALS, THEY SAID THEY LUBRICATED THEM, ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER NEEDED TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT,ABS LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THEN HEATER FAN WOULDN'T WORK. CALLED GARAGE CANNOT TAKE IT IN FOR ANOTHER WEEK. HAVE JUST WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM AND CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT WANT THE CAR ANYMORE. IT ONLY HAS 19,500 MILES. 3000 WERE JUST PUT ON IT OVER X-MAS, WE DROVE TO FLA. KEYS AND BACK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055500January 21, 2004
SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 225 FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. BECAUSE OF THE REAR SEAT DESIGN INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING SEAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055534January 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER HITTING A TREE HEAD ON AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055565January 21, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VEHICLE'S REDUCED POWER LIGHT STAYED ON. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE'S POWER FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054479January 20, 2004
AIR BAGS
LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE ON ICY PAVEMENT , VEHICLE SLID OFF OF THE ROAD , HEAD-ON INTO A TREE. DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SERIOUS INJURIES OCCURED , WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN LESSENED IF THE SAFETY FEATURES WE PAY FOR ACTUALLY WORK.*AK ER DOCTORS AND STATE POLICE WERE TERRIBLY ANNOYED , SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL REPORTS OF SAME FAILURE IN DESIGN. NO RESPONSE FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER, AS OF YET !!!*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10055444January 20, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
WHILE TRAVELING ELECTRICAL DOORS LOCKED AND UNLOCKED. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056019January 16, 2004
STEERING, AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT OVER TURNED TWICE AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE STEERING. *PH WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER OVERCORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TOO FAR OVER TO THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS IN THE AIR. THE CONSUMER THEN CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT SIDE TIRES CAME OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO A SKID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND THE CONSUMER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE IMPACT BENT THE STEERING WHEEL AND RENDERED THE CONSUMER UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE THE OVERTURNED 1-2 TIMES AND THE CONSUMER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED RIB FRACTURES, JOINT SEPARATION, UPPER AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10070932January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
IT APPEARS THE TRUCK IS SUFFERING FROM A MAJOR COMPUTER DEFECT. WITH ALL FUSES IN TACT, MANY FUNCTIONS NO LONGER WORK (REMOTE ACCESS, RADIO FUNCTIONS AFTER IGNITION TURN OFF, AUTOMATIC VOLUME INCREASE ON RADIO WHEN ACCELERATING). ADDITIONALLY, THE 4X4 TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND APPEARS TO BE NONFUNCTIONAL, THE AIRCONDITIONING QUITS AND AFTER ALLEGED REPAIR, STAYS ON ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS IF SET TO AIR OR VENT, THE REAR HATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND CAN'T BE OPENED, THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BURNT OUT THREE TIMES AND TWO HEADLIGHRS HAVE BURNT OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071025January 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT EXT (4 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 FROM FISHER BROS. CHEVROLET IN MAHOPAC, NY. I HAD THE TRUCK FOR EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AND STARTED HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WOULD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR EVEN BEHIND A STOPPING SCHOOL BUS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 AND THEY HAD IT FOR SERVICE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2003. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY FOUND OUT FROM CHEVY THAT A BULLETIN WITH THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND GAVE ME BACK THE CAR ON 9/30/03. I DROVE IT FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE ON 10/2/03. THIS TIME THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL - AGAIN RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIXED A FEW VALUES AND THINGS. HAD THE CAR IN FROM 10/2/03 TO 10/7/03. GOT THE CAR HOME FOR AGAIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK ON 10/9/03 (2021MILES ON THE ODOMETER) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. WHEN I LAST SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY SAID THEY HAD TO PUT A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR WOULD ALREADY HAVE A "NEW TRANSMISSION". THEY ORDERED A 2004 TRANSMISSION TO PUT INTO THE CAR. THIS WAS THE LAST I HEARD ON 10/14/03.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069219January 15, 2004
TIRES, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THESE REASONS AND MORE. FAULTY BACK LIGHT- DVD SYSTEMS. ON TOP OF ALL THESE IT HAS HAD THREE RECALLS IN THE NINE MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT. BOUGHT IT NEW!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069563January 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, JN AUTOMOTIVE HAS REVERSED THE ODOMETER ON MY VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL ODOMETER LAW. I JUST WANT TO FIND SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069636January 15, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH "MEMORY" MIRRORS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN TO THE LAST STORED POSITION WHEN THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY IS USED. INSTEAD THEY DRIVE TO AN EXTREME POSITION, MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE, AND STAY THAT WAY. MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND FOUND THE MIRRORS POINTING TOWARD THE PAVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND HAS FIXED IT IN THE 2003 MODEL. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL 2002 TRAILBLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS. THERE IS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN AT CHEVROLET THAT EXPLAINS IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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