Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10108358February 1, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
THE PROBLEM IS THAT MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER SPITS UP FUEL BACK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK AFTER FILLING UP THE TANK. I AM NOT TRYING TO TOP OFF. EVERYTIME I FILL UP, FUEL SPITS BACK OUT FROM THE TANK AFTER I REMOVE THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER TWICE NOW, THEY ARE ON THEIR THIRD ATTEMPT TO FIX THE PROBLEM. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS THE GAS STATION I WAS USING. SO I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT PUMPS IN DIFFERENT CITIES AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THAT'S WHEN I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107927January 26, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE GAS TANK ALWAYS OVERFLOWES WHEN FILLED. IT IS HARD TO POSITION THE NOZZLE INTO THE FILLER NECK SO THAT GAS FLOWS WITHOUT HOLDING THE PUMP HANDLE AND REPOSITIONING SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE FILLING PROCESS. THE OVEFLOW IS NOT FROM TRYING TO TOP OFF THE TANK EITHER. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE TANK IS NOT EVEN FULL. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP MORE THAN FIVE TIMES FOR THIS AND FOR ELECTRICAL/BATTERY PROBLEMS IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. NO CORRECTION HAS BEEN MADE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107919January 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED NEW TRAILBLAZER IN MAY 04. WHEN VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 3,000 MILES ON IT, I STARTED GETTING A RATTLE OR LOUD BUZZ WHEN ACCELERATING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 PER HOURS JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE SHIFTS. OCCASIONALLY, THE SHIFT IF JERKY. THE VEHICLE HAS TO BE WARM AND THE RATTLE OR BUZZ FIRST MANIFESTED ITSELF AFTER I TURNED RIGHT AND ACCELERATED FROM A STOP. WHEN WARM, THIS SOUND IS REPEATED ALMOST EVERY TIME I TURN RIGHT AND ACCELERATE. WHEN WARM IS ALSO OCCURS WHEN I JUST ACCELERATE FROM A FULL STOP. OCCASIONALLY, IT WILL ALSO OCCUR AFTER A TIGHT LEFT TURN. I REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE COMPUTER DID NOT SHOW ANYTHING WRONG. ON THE SECOND TRIP TO THE DEALER I REPORTED IT AGAIN. STILL NO FIX. THE NOISE IS VERY ANNOYING, BUT I CANNOT TELL THAT IT IS DOING DAMAGE. I CERTAINLY WOULD NOT HAVE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IF IT MADE THIS NOISE ON THE ROAD TEST. I AM ESTIMATING THE RATTLE OR BUZZ SOUND HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 75 TIME TO DATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106552January 18, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS DRIVING A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER RENTED FROM HERTZ ON DECEMBER 29, 2004. ON HIGHWAY 285 NEAR MILE MARKER 189.5, I ENCOUNTERED BLACK ICE ON A CURVE. THE VEHICLE STARTED A 4-WHEEL DRIFT INTO THE ONCOMING LANE. I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD SPUN OUT. THE ABS DID NOT WORK. THERE WAS NO STABILITY CONTROL. I STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS BOTH FRONTAL AND SIDE IMPACT, NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS INHERENTLY UNSAFE. THERE IS NO WAY THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ROLLED OVER AT THE SPEED AT WHICH I WAS DRIVING. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10106574January 18, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THE SEAT BELT ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. HAS MALFUNCTIONED, I.E. IT DOES NOT COME OUT, AND THEREFORE WILL FORCE ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEAT BELT. *NM I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE THEM CORRECT THE PROBLEM, EVERYTIME I TRAVEL TO THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS TO BE THE TIME THAT IT STARTS TO WORK AGAIN. GM'S POLICY IS THAT "IF THEY DO NOT SEE THE PROBLEM WHEN IT OCCURS, THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM" I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, BEING UNABLE TO BUCKLE MY SEATBELT ON OCCASION, AND NOT TO MENTION ILLEGAL TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA, IN TALKING WITH SEVERAL OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME, I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104920January 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY WHEN MY RADIO STARTING SOUNDING FUNNY, THEN SMOKE STARTED FILLING UP IN THE CAR IT SMELLED LIKE WIRES WERE BURNING. I COULD NOT SEE THE GEAR,THE DOOR OR WINDOW WOULD NOT OPEN AND I WAS TRAPPED IN MY SEAT BELT. ALL OF MY PASSENGERS GOT OUT SAFE. I WAS SCREAMING THAT I COULD NOT GET OUT THAT'S WHEN MY SON CAME AND PULLED ME OUT THE TRUCK. I GOT A FEW SCRATCHES ON MY LEG AND MY KNEE. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START BACK UP FOR AWHILE. IT SHUT IT SELF DOWN, IT STARTED BACK UP ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER. I WAS ABOUT 3 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME, I WAS DROPPING OFF A NEIGHBOR. I DID MANAGE TO DRIVE HOME THIS HAPPENED ON JANUARY 1, 2005 AT ABOUT 2:30 AM. I DID START THE TRUCK UP ABOUT 2:00 PM YOU COULD STILL SMELL BURNT WIRES. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. THE DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AND ALL OF THE DASH BOARD WARNING LIGHTS ARE LIT UP, LIKE THE CHECK ENGINE, BATTERY, BRAKE LIGHT AND ETC. I WILL BE GETTING IT TOWED ON MONDAY , JANUARY 3, 2005 TO BILL WINK DEALERSHIP. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10104562December 27, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (FIANCE'S), FACTORY EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTITRAC TIRES. AT APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES, WE NOTICED A TREAD SEPARATION ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. (TWO DIFFERENT SPOTS ON TIRE). IT IS VERY OBVIOUS THAT THE TREAD IS PEELING BACK ON REST OF TIRE ALSO. AS OF THIS TIME, THE DEALER HAS REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. ORE RECENTLY, WE FOUND OUT THAT CONTINENTAL HAS A 12-15 WEEK BACKORDER, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THEY HAVE HALTED PRODUCTION DUE TO A KNOWN PROBLEM. ****ACTUAL TIRE IZE:245/65/SR17**** SITE DID NOT GIVE THAT OPTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10104198December 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
MY 2004 CHEVROLET, TRAILBLAZER HAS NO TRACTION. I WILL NOT EVEN GO THROUGH WET GRASS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101662December 15, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
CONSUMER HAD B.F.GOODRICH TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES HAD 3,000 MILES ON THEM, AND ALL FOUR TIRES HAVE FEATHERED IN AND ON OUTSIDE. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT END TO BECOME MISALIGNED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. MODEL: OPEN TRAIL/T/A. RIGHT FRONT 36357, E27754K, P1306ALO, P245/70R16. LEFT FRONT 37380, E27754K P1306ALO, P245/70R16, LEFT REAR 37380 E27754K, P1306ALO P245/70R16, RIGHT REAR 36355E 27754K, P1306ALO P245/70R16. CONSUMER WAS VERY CONCERNED. *AK THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT EXPLAINED THAT AS LONG A S THE DEALER SAID THE TIRE WEAR WAS NORMAL THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094955December 15, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS COMPLAINT WAS SENT VIA E-MAIL. " I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, AWAITING ONCOMING TRAFFIC TO CLEAR, I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT I HAD NO ACCELERATION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAD ENOUGH ROLLING POWER TO COAST THROUGH THE TURN AND GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR STARTED RUNNING OKAY , BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. WE STOPPED AT A NEARBY GMC DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED. BY THE TIME WE GOT THERE THE LIGHT HAD GONE OFF. THE SERVICE MAN SAID IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE THE CAR BACK HOME , 170 MILES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE ANALYSIS FROM THE ON BOARD COMPUTER INDICATED A MALFUNCTION WITH THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE COMPONENT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103440December 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OCCASIONALLY, THERE WAS A BURNING SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAD CAUSED THE RADIO, FUSES AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO FAIL AND SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SIX TIMES, BUT THE CAUSE WAS STILL UNDETERMINED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102399December 8, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
HAD A SIDE INPACT WITH MY CHEV SUV TRAILBLAZER 2004 SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10102265December 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LATE AT NIGHT ON SIX DIFFERENT NIGHTS ,DOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICAL JUST SHUT DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND REDUCED ENGINE SPEED LIGHTS CAME ON(ACTUALY THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH NO EXCELERATION) PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD ,TURNED VEHICAL OFF AND RESTARTED , CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON TILL NEXT DAY WHEN IT SHUT OFF, GMC DEALER SAID NO WAY TO CHECK IF INTERMITTENT PROBLEM,IF LIGHT CAME ON DURING THE DAY TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103148December 6, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 60 MPH AND LOST CONTROL, HITTING A UTILITY POLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10105514December 3, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A BUCKING PROBLEM WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL OPTION. *BF THE FUEL SUPPLY SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT. CHEVROLET ADVISED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS WAS THE NORMAL CONDITION. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100952December 2, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS AT A STOP SIGN TURNING RIGHT. THE TRAIL BLAZER WAS IN A4WD. I TOOK OFF RATHER QUICKLY AND THE "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT CAME ON. THE LIGHT STAYED ON UNTIL I GOT HOME (A 20 MIN DRIVE). ONCE THE TRAILBLAZER WAS TURNED OFF, THE LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON. I TOOK THE TRAILBLAZER TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THEY DID NOT FIND A CODE.THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE LIGHT MUST NOT HAVE BEEN ON LONG ENOUGH FOR IT TO REGISTER ANYTHING WRONG OR IT'S POSSIBLE THAT IT MIGHT REGISTER LATER. THE RECEIPT STATES: TRANSMISSION WORK - JOB #1 - SERVICE 4X4 LITE ON. CHECK FOR CODES. CHECK OVER UPDATES. REPROGRAM PCM WITH LATEST UPDATES. COURTESY INSPECTION - JOB#2 - 27 POINT COURTESY INSPECTION. TRAILBLAZER WAS BOUGHT 10/31/04 AND HAS 3,700 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100282November 21, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I WAS GOING BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH I SWRIVED TO AVOID A VEHICLE BACKING UP THAT HAD MISSED A TURN. I TRIED TO STREER BACK AND LOST CONTROL HITTING A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD ON. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY NEITHER DID ONSTAR. TO THIS POINT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR THE FAILURE AS FOR MY DAD'S TRAILBLAZER THATS A WORK IN PROGRESS . *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10098919November 16, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
THE VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD. IT HAS NOT EVEN HAD SO MUCH AS AN OIL CHANGE OR A FLAT TIRE. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE TIE ROD BROKE AND FORCED ME INTO A TREE. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS INJURED. GM IS SAYING THAT THE TIE ROD BROKE WHEN I HIT THE TREE, HOWEVER THE STATE TROOPER AT THE SCENE DOCUMENTED THAT THE TIE ROD DEFINATELY BROKE BEFORE HAND AND CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. THERE ARE SCRAPE MARKS IN THE ROADWAY SHOWING THE TIRE DRAGGING ME TO THE TREE. TO DATE GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. IF I HAD BEEN GOING FASTER I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097083October 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DO. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094926October 4, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, STRIKING A BARRIER HEAD ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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