Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints
8,467 consumer complaints on file.
- #10861958April 28, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GM ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM 14423 TO REPAIR LEAKING GAS TANK AND THERE ARE NO PAIRS AVAILABLE. LETTER WAS ISSUED IN NOV 2015, RECEIVED DEC 2015, WENT TO LOVE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP JAN 2016 PARTS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2016. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861800April 27, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN NOVEMBER 2015 WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY TELLING US THAT "FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE" COULD FRACTURE. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP & WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE CASE WITH OUR TRAILBLAZER. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE TANK REPLACED. IN DECEMBER THEY SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED THE PART, IT IS NOW ALMOST MAY & STILL NO PART. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING CHEVY DIRECTLY & NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP. THEY KEEP PUTTING ME OFF, SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PART ETC. THEN TELLING ME IT WILL BE HERE FOLLOWING MONTH. THEY ARE JUST GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND ALSO THEIR FAMOUS THING IS TO SAY WELL, IT'S A 2002 SO WE DON'T HAVE PARTS. THIS IS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I CALLED CHEVY TODAY & WHEN THE "SENIOR ADVISOR" TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE THERE IN MAY, I ASKED WHERE HE CAME UP WITH THAT INFORMATION HE HUNG UP ON ME. BEFORE THAT HE TOLD ME I MIGHT NEVER GET IT REPAIRED. IN THAT CASE THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY SEND ME A LETTER TELLING ME WHAT MY NEXT STEP MIGHT BE. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND ESPECIALLY WITH IT NOT BEING RESOLVED PROPERLY.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861172April 25, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A MANUFACTURERS RECALL NOTICE FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING IN APRIL OF 2015. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861233April 25, 2016ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED TWICE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861241April 25, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMTALEY 25 MPH AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM AND HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PARKED AT A SAFE LOCATION UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10861096April 23, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY VEHICLE WAS RECALLED NOV 24, 2014 FOR IT'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 14V755. GM STILL HAS NOT FOUND A REMEDY TO THIS. THEY MAKE MANY MODELS OF VEHICLES, ALL OF WHICH HAVE HEADLIGHTS, SO WHY THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DEVELOP A SOLUTION AFTER 17 MONTHS IS VERY DISTURBING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10860858April 22, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL LEAKAGE FROM FUEL TANK. VERY NOTICEABLE AFTER FUELING UP, AND WHEN IT'S WARM OUTSIDE. FUEL SMELL AND VISIBLE FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FUEL TANK. VEHICLE ISN'T SAFE TO DRIVE, AND GM IS UNWILLING TO COVER THE COST FOR THE POOR QUALITY OF THE DESIGN OF THE FUEL TANKS. IT'S A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM AND IT'S DEALERSHIPS TRY TO PASS THE BILL FOR REPAIR ONTO THE CONSUMER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10860870April 22, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE HDM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE'S FAILURE DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING) HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10860027April 18, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLAMPS CEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE IN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10860175April 18, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LOW BEAMS COME ON AND OFF, I REPLACED THE DRIVER CONTROL MODULE RELAY, THE BULBS, FUSES UNDER THE HOOD, AND THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH. MY LIGHT'S STILL COME ON AND OFF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW ABOUT THIS MATTER. PLEASE HELP ME. IT HAPPENS ON STATIONARY, IN MOTION ON CITY AND HIGHWAY STREET AT RANDOM. I HAVE NOTHING TO UPLOAD THE WORK HAS BEEN DONE BY ME. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR JUST ABOUT 3 MONTHS NOW, I CAN'T DRIVE AT NIGHT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10859820April 15, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE - CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (2003) I RECEIVED THE ATTACHED NOTICE FOR SPECIAL COVERAGE IN NOVEMBER 2015 FOR MY TRAILBLAZER'S FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE THAT FRACTURES AND ALLOWS FOR FUEL TO SEEP OUT OF THE TANK. SOUNDS PRETTY DANGEROUS TO ME. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND SURE ENOUGH, MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED AND THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANK PART WAS ORDERED BY THE DEALERSHIP IN NOVEMBER 2015 AND THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS STILL NOT COME IN, 6 MONTHS LATER. I'VE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, AS WELL AS GM/CHEVY CORPORATE AT LEAST 20 TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND THE UPDATE I RECEIVED TODAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP WAS THE PART 'MAY COME IN SEPTEMBER 2016 OR IT MAY NOT'. I CAN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE DURING THIS TIME DUE TO THIS DANGEROUS GAS LEAK REPAIR. THIS IS WILDLY UNFAIR. I WAS PATIENT, BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS - A REPLACEMENT PART SHOULD NOT TAKE A YEAR TO RECEIVE. I'M GUESSING THE PART WILL NOT ARRIVE IN SEPTEMBER EITHER, AS I WAS TOLD IN JANUARY 2016 THAT THE PART WOULD ARRIVE IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND OBVIOUSLY THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN (TODAY IS APRIL 15, 2016). FINALLY, THE SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM GM/CHEVY CORPORATE WAS APPALLING. DONNA SEYMOUR - A SENIOR ADVISOR AT GM/CHEVY (1-866-790-5600 EXT. 5911534) PROVIDED THE WORST SERVICE I'VE EVER HAD, ANYWHERE. SHE REPEATED WOULD SAY SHE WOULD CALL ME BACK AND FAIL TO DO SO, AND DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO TRY TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION. SHE WAS AWFUL AND GM/CHEVY SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS IN THIS MANNER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10855104April 12, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL GAUGE NOT WORKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10854396April 8, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WHICH SHOWS IT'S A RELAY BAD ONLINE IT SHOWS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IN THE DATABASE IT DOESN'T SHOW UP FOR MY VEHICLE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853799April 6, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLER NECK TO GAS TANK LEAKING....DANGEROUS !! CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON....
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10853096April 2, 2016ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES EXCEPT THE GAS GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852846April 1, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN DRIVING THE ENGINE RANDOMLY SHUTS OFF, LOOSES POWER STEERING HAVE TO SWITCH TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART VEHICLE. SUSPECT IGNITION SWITCH POSSIBLE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852479March 30, 2016ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MESSING UP/NOT READING RIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. NOW NEITHER ONE WILL WORK AT ALL. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HEARD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF TRAILBLAZERS. THIS STARTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852505March 30, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CANNOT PUT GAS IN TANK BECAUSE OF BACK PRESSURE
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852503March 30, 2016FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TRAILBLAZER FUEL SYSTEM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10852238March 29, 2016EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED TO TURN OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 210,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0