Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10816825December 29, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT ALL THE LIGHTS INSIDE THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED BUT SUDDENLY THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS NOT YET DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AVAILABLE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 03/11/16*LJ *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816398December 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE GAUGE INDICATORS ALL SPIKE AND DO NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR EXAMPLE IT DOES NOT SHOW HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816229December 26, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON A LEVEL TWO-LANE HIGHWAY THAT CARRIES HIGH TRAFFIC RATES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, BEGAN TO FEEL AS THOUGH THE BRAKES CAME ON, THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIMMED, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYMBOL STARTED FLASHING. VEHICLES BEHIND ME QUICKLY BRAKED TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION, AS THEIR HEADLIGHT BEAMS RAPIDLY CHANGED DIRECTION AND DIPPED TOWARDS THE PAVEMENT. THEN ABOUT 6~8 SECONDS LATER THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT REMAINED ON FULL ILLUMINATION, THEN WENT OUT, AND THE ENGINE SPEED PICKED UP. AS I ALMOST WAS IN A SURPRISE REAR-END COLLISION, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST, OPEN CHEVROLET DEALER THE EARLIEST I COULD GET IT DIAGNOSED. IT TURNS OUT THE STEERING SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $392.00. SURPRISE POWER LOSS AND SUBSEQUENT BRAKING MAKING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHER HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS WHAT MADE ME GET IT REPAIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816266December 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY WIFE STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CAME IN AND SAID THAT THE GUAGES STOPPED WORKING, I WENT OUT TO SEE, TURNED THE IGNITION ON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY CAME ON AND IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEY WENT OFF AND ARE STILL NOT WORKING. THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AT 2666 MADISON 248 FREDERICKTOWN MO. IT HAS THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER 2003 RECALLS BUT THE TRAILBLAZER HASN'T HAD AS MANY COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811981December 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS TANK IS LEAKING .I GET A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTOR ABOUT THAT PROBLEM I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CRYSTAL CHEVROLET THE MANAGER TOLD HE WOULD NOT WORK ON MY TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816141December 22, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811643December 22, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811367December 21, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WINDOW SWITCH RECALL TAILLIGHT SHORT MELTED WIRES HARNESS ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR STAYS ON ROAD GRIP TIRES LIGHT COMES ON WILL STAY ON FOR DAYS POWER STEERING IS USING FLUID AND NOW FUEL TANK WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 5 GALLONS AT A TIME AND SPRAYS GAS BACK IF TANK IS FULL FUEL LEVEL INDICATOR WANT REGISTER STAY BELOW EMPTY AND WINDSHIELD LEAKS DOWN INTO DASH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811542December 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK FILLER NOZZLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811324December 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TWICE IN 10 MONTHS. I BOUGHT NEW PARTS FOR IT NOT USED THAT WERE REDONE TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEMS IT HAD NOW IT HAS GONE AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAVEN'T EVEN USED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE YET SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCH IT AND I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10811230December 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE GO OUT AT RANDOM TIMES, SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT, THE LAST TIME I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY AND ENDED UP USING THE HIGH BEAMS SO I WOULDN'T GO OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810957December 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO WITNESSED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V59000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 223,852.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810878December 17, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF AND DID NOT COME BACK ON BY THE TIME SHE GOT HOME (APPROX. 15 MIN.). SHE WAS ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHICH ALSO INVOLVES SOME SHARP TURNS AS THE DRIVE PROGRESSES TOWARD HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810755December 16, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED INDEPENDENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,870. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10810422December 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD THE INTERIM REPAIR PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT FELT IT MADE THE FAILURE WORSE AND CAUSED THE HEADLIGHT LENS TO OVERHEAT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/07/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809904December 13, 2015
POWER TRAIN
THE COOLING LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXIT THE TRANSMISSION NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A PORTION OF THE LINES ARE COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE AND LOOSE FITTING COVER WHICH APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM ALMOST LIKE A TIN FOIL. THIS COVERING CREATES AN AREA WHERE MOISTURE COLLECTS CAUSING THE LINES TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE LINES START TO LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE FLUID IS BLOWN ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COULD START A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE EXPOSING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EXTREME DANGER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE LEAK WAS OIL FROM THE ENGINE, BUT UPON CHECKING CLOSER, I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKING. THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE CONVERTER AND IF EXCESSIVE FLUID IS SPLATTERED ON THE CONVERTER, A FIRE COULD RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LEAK WAS NOTICED. HOWEVER, THE FLUID WAS FOUND AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH SPLATTERED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE VEHICLE. SPEAKING WITH AAMCO MECHANICS WHO REPLACED THE LINES, THEY FELT IT IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. WHAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO THIS IS THE FACT I HAD A 1995 JIMMY AND HAD NOTICED A SIMILAR LEAK WHEN IT WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I HAD GIVEN THE TRUCK TO MY SON. AFTER HE HAD DRIVEN IT ON AN INTERSTATE, ANOTHER DRIVER YELLED AT HIM THAT HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE WAS ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND GET HIS FAMILY OUT BEFORE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE MARSHAL AT THE TIME THOUGHT A LINE OF SOME TYPE HAD BURST. I SUSPECT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINE SIMILAR TO THE TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION LINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809795December 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN 2014 I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON A REGULAR BASIS COMING FROM MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAD MY LOCAL GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS COMPROMISED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 124,000 AND COST WAS ALMOST $800 PARTS & LABOR. LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809796December 12, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THE ISSUE IS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY INTERMITTENTLY TURN ON AND OFF, SPRAYING WASHER FLUID, REGARDLESS OF THE SWITCH SETTING. THE WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SPRAY WASHER FLUID WITHIN THE FIRST MINUTE OF STARTING THE VEHICLE, AND WILL TURN THEMSELVES OFF WHEN IN USE, OR GO INTO A CONTINUOUS SPRAY MODE WHEN BEING USED, CAUSING VISIBILITY TO BE NONEXISTENT. WHEN THE FUSE WAS PULLED TO PREVENT FURTHER SCRATCHING TO THE WINDSHIELD FOR A TEMPORARY REPRIEVE, THE WIPERS CONTINUED TO GO, WITH NO CHANGE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS LESS THAN 135,000 MILES. THE ISSUE FIRST STARTED THE FIRST WEEK OF NOVEMBER 2015 AND HAS PROGRESSED SINCE THEN. IT BEGAN WITH ONE SWIPE OF THE WIPERS JUST AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND HAS TURNED INTO AN ISSUE DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809609December 11, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED AS I WAS IN LINE BEHIND A CAR AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE JUST CUT OFF AND SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. I TRIED TO START IT UP AGAIN BUT IT WOULDN'T START AND WAS STUCK IN DRIVE. IT WAS TOWED AND IDENTIFIED AS THE IGNITION SWITCH BURNED. THIS WAS BACK IN 2011. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS AND CUTS OUT WHENEVER WHEREVER WHICH IS DANGEROUS. I JUST REPLACED THIS IGNITION SWITCH LAST YEAR AS THE VEHICLE CUT OFF IN THE LOADING ZONE OF MY JOB AND WOULD NOT START RESULTING IN IT HAVING TO BE TOWED. IT'S 2015 AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN SO THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL OR DEFECT ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE IF NOT OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809639December 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FUMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ALSO A FEW DROPS OF FUEL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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