Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10034497August 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH ON A RURAL ROAD CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP. THEN PRESSED THE BRAKES, AND CONSUMER FELT THAT BRAKES TRIED TO ENGAGE, BUT VEHICLE KEPT GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. AFTER TRAVELING ANOTHER SIXTY FEET OR SO VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP ON ITS OWN. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THERE WAS A FLAW DESIGN IN THE ABS SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033407August 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 37,000 MILES AND THEREFORE AM OUT OF MY INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE MY BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BECAUSE WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE AREA CAUSING SHORTS IN THE BOARD. WATER COMES OFF THE REAR TIRES AND DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE TAIL LIGHT CASING AND MAKES CONTACT WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR THE BOARD. NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM FORCED TO CONTINUE REPLACING THIS ITEM EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, INDIVIDUALS CAN BE TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10027280August 22, 2003
AIR BAGS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10032906August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS ON SEPT.19,2002.WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK IT AT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE 2500 MILES.THEY DID, AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK.THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.BEING A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ,THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND THE PROBLEM.SINCE THEN(DEC.2002),THE PROBLEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES,STALLING AT RED LIGHT TWICE.A SAFETY HAZARD.THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE TWO MORE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO REPAIRS MADE.THE TRUCK NOW HAS 10,500 MILES AND STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029596August 15, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TORQUED THE LUG NUTS TO THE SPECIFIED 100 FOOT POUNDS ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND ONE OF THE STUDS BROKE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL 6 STUDS AND NUTS ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033830August 13, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 40 MPH BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED WHEN VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP. THIS RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031179August 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FOR A BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT THREE TIMES, INCLUDING TODAY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TODAY, I'D ONLY BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK SINCE THE LAST SEATBELT WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN, THEY JUST REPLACE THE SEATBELT, AND THEY DON'T EVEN INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THERE'S A DEEPER PROBLEM. IT'S FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND-NEW VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031107August 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED, ON BOTH SIDES, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY INTO WHICH THE BULBS PLUGS INTO, ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. EITHER THE BULBS BURN OUT, OR THEY BECOME LOOSE. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF THAT BRAKE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031013August 7, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
DOORS RATTLED AND PHYSICALLY MOVED UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. A/C DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. WIND NOISE AROUND DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS. FRONT WINDSHIELD MOLDING CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031022August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS MY TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT START, AND ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME ITS THE ALARM SYSTEM, BUT THE ALARM IS NOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT STILL DOESN'T START SOME TIME. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030957August 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE HAD MY 03 TRAILBLAZER AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS. I HAVE DISABLED CURB-VIEW ASSIST AND THE MIRRORS STILL CANNOT REMEMBER THEIR SETTINGS. NORMALLY I CAN SET THE MIRRORS, GET OUT OF THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, LIKE AT THE GAS STATION, AND THEN GET IN AND HAVE TO RE-SET THEM AGAIN. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS DRIVER 1 OR DRIVER 2, THE SETTINGS DO NOT STAY. SOMETIMES I GET IN, START THE CAR AND THE MIRROR ADJUSTS SO I CAN SEE MY ELBOW AND THE SIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER. OTHER TIMES I GET IN AND CANNOT SEE ANY PART OF THE TRAILBLAZER IN THE MIRROR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BY THE DELEASHIP, THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF AND THERE IS NOT A SOLUTION YET, BUT CHEVROLET IS WORKING ON ONE. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE IS A FIX. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE GOOD BUSINESS AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO YOU?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030808August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
POWERTRAIN TRANSMISSION - 50,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT.... SUNSHELL I BELIEVE IS WHAT THEY CALLED IT. HIGHWAY MILES ONLY AND SERVICED REGULARLY. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030812August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE 4-WD INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE CONSOLE AREA LIGHTS UP, AND THE SETTING SELECTOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THE SELECTION SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE IS NEW AND HAS ONLY 750 MILES. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT LOOK AT THE PROBLEM FOR 10 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY (THE DEALER) COULD ASSESS THE PROBLEM, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT BE WORKING! HAVING JUST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED, IT DOES NOT GIVE ME A SENSE OF SECURITY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030829August 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERWORK OF EVERYTIME I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 RENTAL CARS DUE TO THIS. NOW AFTER SEARCHING THIS SITE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF RECALLS ON THESE AND I HAVENT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM BESIDES THE ONE FOR SECURITY. PLEASE HELP ME. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS TRUCK. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,594 MILES. *KMB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030708August 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DONT KNOW WHERE TO START. SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS (SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM SUSPENSION). METAL GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKES, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON, REAR LATCH HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQENTLY, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ON TAKE OFF, NO CAUSE FOUND IN THE SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THIS. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS OUT. JUST HAPPENED YESTURDAY. DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN BLAME THE DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I THINK THE FAULT LIES ON THE SHOULDERS OF GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031915August 1, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THERES IS A RATTLE NOISE, AND SOME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026656August 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE CAR, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON A CENTER CONCRETE MEDIAN STRIP . *AK THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FOUND SEPARATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT) *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10030441July 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW OUTSIDE MIRRORS CHANGE SETTINGS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAD ONE RECALL. DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. ............ ALSO INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HIGH BEAM..... THEY EITHER COME ON OR DON'T COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030332July 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UPSHIFT. ENGINE AT 3000 RPM WILL NOT GO OVER 10 - 12 MPH. THIS WILL LAST FROM 1/4 TO A MILE. NO POWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER, SAYS THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM. REGIONAL REPRESNTATIVE GEORGE BELL DOES NOT RETURN CALLS. NO HELP FROM GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029329July 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER RUNNING THE CAR THROUGH A HIGH PRESSURE CAR WASH. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTER SINCE NOVEMBER 2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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