Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2006)

1,347 consumer complaints on file.

#10259475February 20, 2009
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
I WAS OPERATING MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHEN I SLIDE ON SLIPPERY PAVEMENT DUE TO FREEZING RAIN. MY VEHICLE BEGAN TURNING SIDEWAYS THEN STRAIGHTENED OUT AND BUMPED THE LEFT SIDE CURB PARALLEL WITH MY TIRES. ONLY THE LEFT SIDE TIRES STRUCK A 4" CURB. BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE LEFT ONE HIT ME IN THE SIDE OF THE FACE AND LEFT SHOULDER. THE IMPACT WITH THE CURB COULD NOT HAVE BEEN AT MORE THAN 10 MPH. THERE IS NO DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLE, THE STEP BARS, MUD FLAPS AND/OR EVEN A SCUFF MARK ON EITHER OF MY TIRES. NO ONE ELSE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. THANK GOODNESS MY 1 YR OLD AND 8 YR OLD DAUGHTERS WERE NOT. THIS AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WOULD HAVE CAUSED INJURIES TO MY DAUGHTERS NOT A BUMP TO A 4" CURB. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 17 YEARS AND HAVE ONLY HAVE ONE ACCIDENT. I DRIVE FOR A LIVING AND NOW I AM TERRIFIED TO TAKE MY GIRLS IN MY VEHICLE. MY CAR IS NOT FIXED AND I HAVE REQUESTED GM TO DO AN INSPECTION ON THE VEHICLE. TIME WILL TELL BUT I BELIEVE IN SAFETY BUT NOT IN THE NAME OF FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258943February 17, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AT AROUND 53,000 MI I FILLED MY GAS TANK AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER UP THE FUEL GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES THE GAUGE STARTED TO REGISTER, BUT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY DROP TO EMPTY. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I FILL UP. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND SHUTS OFF RANDOMLY. I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT FOR A SOLUTION YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258803February 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED USED 38K MILES PROBLEMS STARTED STRAIGHT AWAY REARDOOR LOCKS QUIT, CHILD SAFETY LOCK ROD FELL OFF BROKEN CLIP, WOULD FIND PLASTIC TRIM ON GROUND NEXT TO CAR,SEAT TRIM BROKEN FELL OFF, WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS 4 WHEEL UNIT FAIL TO ENGAGE AND DISENGAGE CORRECTLY ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OUT ALOT ALTERNATOR IS LOUD WATER PUMP WENT OUT ,REAR CHEVY EMBLEM POPPED OFF WE NOW HAVE 56K CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT'S NEXT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258689February 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
AFTER LEAVING THE GAS STATION WITH A FULL TANK, I NOTICED THAT THE GAS GAUGE WAS REGISTERING EMPTY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IT READ FULL. THE NEXT DAY IT READ EMPTY AGAIN EVEN THOUGH I HAD NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE MORE THAN 10 MILES AFTER THE FILL UP. IT READ FULL AGAIN A COUPLE DAYS LATER AND NOW IT DOESN'T WORK AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258155February 10, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC, EQUIPMENT
ACS/ SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING AND TO GET IT TO GO OFF I HAVE TO STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. ALSO FUEL GAUGE GOES FROM FULL TO EMPTY EVEN ON A FULL TANK OF GAS. WHEN I TURN MY HEAT ON IT WILL ONLY WORK ON NUMBERS 1-4. NUMBER 5 IS COMPLETELY OUT. ALSO THERE'S A SQUEAK IN MY BRAKES THAT I CANT GET TO GO AWAY. I REPLACED THE ROTORS AND BRAKES AND HAD 2 NEW FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS PUT ON BECAUSE I WAS TOLD THAT WAS WHAT WAS CAUSING THE SERVICE STABILITRAK LIGHT TO COME ON. BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX MY PROBLEM EITHER. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT BECAUSE I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE USED AND IT HAD MILES ON IT WHEN PURCHASED THAT NOTHING IS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10258133February 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A LOCAL USED CAR LOT. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WENT OUT I SEARCHED TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HOW TO FIX IT I MADE MANY CALL TO GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE SO MANY WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT AMERICA MY MOTHER ASK TO DRIVE MY CAR I HAVE NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM I EXPLAIN TO MY MOTHER THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR YOU CAN'T TELL HOW MUCH GAS IS IN YOUR CAR ANYWAY LONG STORY SHORT SHE RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND PULL ON THE WRONG SIDE A CAR SMASH INTO HER FROM THE BACK THIS IS WHY GM IS ASKING FOR MONEY AND NON AMERICAN CAR MAKERS IS SINGING WE NEED TO MAKE GM RECALL THESE HALF MADE CARS COULD YOU PLEASE PUT A MANDATORY RECALL ON THE 2000'S CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10257524February 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES BETWEEN 3/4 FULL AND EMPTY, USUALLY STAYING ON EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257331February 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2006 TRAILBLAZER, GAS GAUGE LIGHT STAYS ON NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK. SEEMS LIKE AN ON GOING ISSUE WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS BETWEEN 30K - 60K MILES, COST $600 - $800 TO REPAIR, SHOULD BE SOMETHING COVERED BY CHEVY IF THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I USE THE TRIP ODOMETER, HOWEVER, I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS, WHICH COULD HAVE LEAD TO VARIES DANGEROUS/LIFE THREATENING EVENTS. CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS, BEFORE THEY FACE A MAJOR LAWSUIT BASED OFF SOMETHING GOING TERRIBLY WRONG BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10257157February 2, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
FUEL GAUGE READS ERADICT. AFTER FILLING, READS EMPTY. JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE. NOW IT WILL READ EMPTY WHEN I KNOW THERE IS AT LEAST 1/2 TANK JUDGING BY THE TRIP METER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10256688January 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN JAN. 19, 2006. ON JAN. 20, 2009 THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE COMPONENT IN THE TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. NOW I AM OVER THE 36,000 MILES - I HAVE APPROX. 44, 000 MILES ON THE TRAILBLAZER. THE 4 WHEEL-DRIVE WILL NOT WORK IN 4WD HI, 4WD LO OR AUTOMATIC 4WD. I LIVE IN NORTHWESTERN PA AND NEED 4WD, ESPECIALLY THE WINTER OF 2009. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THAT I HAVE SLID ON THE ROAD NARROWLY MISSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO NOT HAVING 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS AND ASKED IF THEY HAD PROBLEMS BUT WAS TOLD ONE OF TWO ANSWERS: 1. THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BUY A 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE OR 2. THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER MODEL ON SUCH LOW MILEAGE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255363January 16, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL SENDING UNIT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH A SHORTAGE THAT COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE OR SAFETY HAZARD. THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COSTS WOULD BE BETWEEN $600-$800. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS OVER 36,500. UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10255200January 15, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LAST NIGHT I FILLED MY TANK UP; ORIGINALLY THE INDICATOR WAS ON THE LAST LINE BEFORE EMPTY. WHEN I TURNED MY CAR ON AFTER FILLING THE CAR UP COMPLETELY, THE INDICATOR ON THE FUEL GAUGE WENT BELOW THE EMPTY SYMBOL AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE THE CAR HOME AND CONTINUED TO CHECK IT THROUGH THE EVENING. THE TANK READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON EVERY TIME I CHECKED IT, BUT NO OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS MORNING THE INDICATOR WAS STILL BELOW THE EMPTY SYMBOL, THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WAS ON, AND NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK THE INDICATOR FLUCTUATED BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY. AT LUNCH, 4 HOURS LATER, WHEN I TURNED THE CAR ON THE INDICATOR WAS AT FULL. HOWEVER, AFTER DRIVING 2 MILES, IT WENT DOWN COMPLETELY TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT CAN ON AGAIN. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET THIS MORNING I FOUND OUT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS. ALL COMPLAINTS HAVING A FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM INVOLVED 2005 OR 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS THAT HAVE REACHED MILEAGE OF 44,000-53,000 MILES. WHEN I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS CORRECT, THAT THIS WAS MOST LIKELY A FUEL SENSOR PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM THAT TRAILBLAZERS HAVE, IT WAS A PROBLEM THAT ALL NEW CARS HAVE, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS IN NEW CARS AND THAT THEY FAIL. IT WOULD COST A MINIMUM $800-900 TO FIX. MY CAR IS BARELY 3 YRS OLD (2006 MODEL BOUGHT USED WITH 10,000 MILES IN JUNE 06) AND HAS 51,900 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10254168January 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ALTERNATOR FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE MADE LOUD NOISES. THE NOISE OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED FOR AT LEAST FOUR MONTHS. THE CONTACT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO BE INSPECTED FOR THE ALTERNATOR FAILURE. HE WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DEALER THAT THE BEARINGS WERE FAULTY. HE FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE BECAUSE THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY ARE NEEDED FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000. UPDATED 02-18-09 UPDATED 02/18/09. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252997December 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND/ OR SENDS RANDOM LEVELS AFTER REFUELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252466December 21, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FILLED FUEL TANK APPROX. 1 MONTH AGO AND FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLUCTUATING. SHOWS EMPTY AND LIGHT REMAINS ON 90% OF THE TIME. IT HAS NEVER WORKED PROPERLY SINCE THAT TIME. WENT TO CHEVROLET DEALER WHERE PURCHASED AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO SERVICE BULLETIN SHOWING A PROBLEM. STATED FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT PROBABLY BAD. FUEL TANK HAS TO BE REMOVED. PRICE RANGES FOR REPAIR BETWEEN $800.00 AND $1100.00. HAVE DECIDED NOT TO GET FIXED DUE TO COST AND RESEARCH SHOWING THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM CHEVROLET IS HAVING. TEMPORARILY CORRECTING PROBLEM BY FILLING FUEL TANK EVERY 250 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10252223December 18, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I JUST BOUGHT MY USED 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER A FEW MONTHS AGO, AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY FUEL GAUGE. EVERYTIME I WOULD FILL UP, THE GAUGE WOULD MALFUNCTION AND READ EMPTY. THE LOW FUEL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THE CHIME WOULD ALERT FOR LOW FUEL. EVENTUALLY, AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES, THE GAUGE WOULD BEGIN WORKING CORRECTLY. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN INCREASINGLY WORSE OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. SOMETIMES THE GAUGE WOULD NOT CORRECT ITSELF AT ALL, AND OFTEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ALSO COME ON. MORE RECENTLY THE FUEL GAUGE RARELY CORRECTS ITSELF AND I HAVE TO CONSTANTLY KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE AND "GUESS" WHEN I NEED A FILL UP. UPON RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM ONLINE, I'VE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE AN ALARMINGLY LARGE NUMBER OF GM OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM! SUPPOSEDLY, THE REPAIR REQUIRES A NEW FUEL PUMP, SENSOR, ETC. OF COURSE, SINCE THE TANK HAS TO BE DROPPED, THIS MEANS A HIGH LABOR RATE AS WELL. MOST PEOPLE REPORT A COST OF APPROX $800 TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM! LUCKILY, MY VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER MANUFACTURER WARRANTY, BUT WITH THE OUTRAGEOUS NUMBER OF OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE, GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! A RECALL DEFINITELY SEEMS TO BE IN ORDER! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251758December 14, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT WITH 39,000 MILES WITH A FAULTY FUEL GAGE, IT IS FINE UNTIL YOU FILL THE VEHICLE THEN IT WILL SHOW EMPTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10251078December 8, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EARLIER THIS YEAR ON COMPLAINT #10225267, I REPORTED THAT OUR 2006 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAGE STOP WORKING AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OUR DEALER SAID THEY FIXED IT. A FEW MONTHS LATER THEE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND ERASED THE ERROR. THIS WEEK IN AGAIN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BLAZER IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN. WHEN IS GM/CHEVROLET GOING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. I KNOW FOR EVERY COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE THERE ARE MANY SILENT TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO ARE GOING THROUGH THESE SOME FUEL GAGE AND ENGINE LIGHT PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10250876December 5, 2008
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, ALL OF THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT A CRASH OR IMPACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN A ROLLOVER STATE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD CONDITION. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE NECK FROM THE AIR BAGS BURNING HER SKIN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 26,000. UPDATED 12/30/08 *CN UPDATED 01/02/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10250900December 5, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS TANK BALL SENSOR IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES THE ENVIRONMENTAL LIGHT TO GO ON. THE FUEL TANK ALWAYS SHOWS THAT ITS EMPTY AND CAN LEAD TO PEOPLE BEING STRANDED DUE TO UNKNOWN AMOUNTS OF FUEL IN THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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