Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10783113October 17, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON )9/16/15, I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 CHEV TRAILBLAZER ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH AND THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND THE THE VEHICLE ROLLED TO A STOP. IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN AND WAS TOWED BY GLENN'S TOWING SERVICE FARIBAULT MN 55021 TO HARRY BROWN'S SERVICE CENTER FARIBAULT MN 55021. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND CHARGED $389.25. I'M CONCERNED IF THEY PUT IN THE SAME SWITCH WITH A DEFECT OR ONE THAT HAS BEEN IMPROVED TO ELIMINATE THE DEFECT AS CHEVROLET HAS BEEN RECALLING IGNITION SWITCHES ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. I WAS LUCKY I DIDN'T GET HIT WHEN THE TRUCK STOPPED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782614October 16, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER WAS SITTING STILL AND WHEN I STARTED UP THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.THIS HAPPENED ON 10/15/2015 @ 4:00 PM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782894October 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE OIL INDICATOR INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE CHECK GAUGES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10782053October 14, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN RESULTING IN THE CONTACT CRASHING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781520October 13, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781561October 13, 2015
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKES SEIZED WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND ON A PREVIOUS OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780979October 9, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE HEADLIGHTS RESUMED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781045October 9, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT OCCASIONLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. LOOKS TO ME EXACTLY LIKE RECALL 14V755000 / GM # 14291. GM SAYS IT COULD NOT BE THAT BECAUSE MY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT HAVE THOSE PARTS THAT THEY KNOW ARE DEFECTIVE? I AM SKEPTICAL. WHERE IT ASKS FOR DATE THIS HAPPENED I PUT THE LAST DATE IT OCCURRED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10781082October 9, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE METALLIC FUEL PUMP LINES LOCATED ON TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP CORRODED THROUGH, LEAKING GAS ONTO THE GROUND WHENEVER THE ENGINE WAS ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT AND IS NOW 11 YEARS OLD. TO QUALIFY FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED, THE CAR HAD TO BE LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD OR AND HAVE LESS THAN 125,000 MILES. THE RECALL PERIOD FOR THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE OLDER VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780729October 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FUEL GUAGE IS NOT ACCURATE. WHEN THE TANK IS FULL THE GUAGE REGISTERS EMPTY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780429October 7, 2015
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER,(WITH THE LOAN COMPANY AND CAR LOT) ,I COULD NOT GET THE LOAN WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR SALES COMPANY PUT AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IN,WHEN THEY DID THAT,ALL OF THE FEATURES STOPPED WORKING,.NOT ABLE TO LOCK,OPEN WITH REMOTE,SEAT-BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON ETC ETC ETC DIAGNOSES (BODY CONTROL MODULE $950.00. CURRENTLY USING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780477October 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED.THE VEHICLE DID RESTART AFTER THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780570October 7, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. AT TIMES, IT WILL START AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN ON OR OFF AT ALL. FUEL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. CONSISTENTLY PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO GO OUT REPEATEDLY, AND THE FUEL GAUGE TO STOP WORKING. MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING AFTER MONTHS OF PROBLEMS. THE RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING. WE'VE REPLACED THE FUSE, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10780601October 7, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE DOES NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINS. I TOOK THIS TO A DEALER AND AFTER THEY TESTED IT TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED $500. FOR PART PLUS LABOR THAT THEY COULD NOT QUOTE. I CHECKED ON LINE TO FIND OUT IF GM HAD RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES AND FOUND THAT THEY DID 2004 - 2007 MINE IS A 2008 EXPERIENCES THE EXACT ISSUES THAT THE OTHERS HAD BUT GM CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY VIN # IS NOT LISTED. WHY DID GM NOT TRY TO HELP ME WITH THIS ISSUE? WHEN OVER 184,000 VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO TO SEE IF I CAN GET HELP TO REPLACE THIS? I WOULDN'T ASK BUT I FEEL ITS ONLY RIGHT TO REPLACE IT AFTER ALL THOSE VEHICLES WHERE RECALLED AND MINE IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT RAINS APPARENTLY IT LEAKS IN THE DOOR SOME HOW AND IT GETS WET AND WANT WORK IT CONTROLS SEAT HEAT, ALL DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS AND DRIVER WINDOW. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED IN 2014 AND IT HAS DONE IT EVERY SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT BY THE TIME IT GETS BACK TO THE DEALER ITS WORKING AGAIN. USUALLY A DAY OR SO AND IT WILL WORK. THIS TIME ITS NOT WORKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779806October 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED DUE TO THE FRACTURED FUEL TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,479.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779563October 4, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. VERY SCARY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779604October 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE SHIFTER HANDLE MOVED FREELY BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. MY VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN PARK. LUCKILY, THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN MY GARAGE AT LUNCHTIME HEADED BACK TO WORK. WHEN I SEARCHED ON THE INTERNET ABOUT WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE, I SAW THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR A BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM, HE SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY A BROKEN SHIFTER CABLE AND THAT HE HAD TOWED OTHER TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT THE VEHICLES HAD BEEN PART OF A RECALL YEARS AGO. I HAD NOT FOUND A RECALL FOR MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE, BUT THAT OTHER GM VEHICLES HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT REASON IS WHY I AM FILING THIS REPORT. I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AND WILL UPLOAD THE REPAIR INVOICE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779606October 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN MY VEHICLE JUST SHUT OFF. I PRESSED THE BRAKE, PUT MY VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION. THEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AS I NORMALLY WOULD, AND IT STARTED UP WITHOUT A PROBLEM. THIS WAS VERY DISCONCERTING AND SCARY. THIS HAPPENED IN A QUIET, RESIDENTIAL AREA, SO THERE WAS NO OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AT THE TIME. I INTENDED TO HAVE MY VEHICLE CHECKED, BUT I NEVER DID. THIS WAS SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE INCIDENT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO MY ATTENTION BECAUSE OF A RECENT BUT DIFFERENT MECHANICAL FAILURE WITH MY VEHICLE. DURING MY INTERNET RESEARCH OF THE OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS RECALL INFORMATION FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR SUDDENLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE IN DRIVE. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT FIND RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF WHILE IT WAS IN DRIVE. SINCE I DON'T KNOW THE EXACT DATE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, I WILL PLACE AN APPROXIMATE DATE IN THIS REPORT. I WAS "HOUSE SHOPPING" AT THE TIME, SO THE APPROXIMATE DATE WILL BE CLOSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10779611October 4, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
DURING HIGH SPEEDS (INTERSTATE/LONG-DISTANCE DRIVING) THERE IS A VIBRATING NOISE ON MY WINDSHIELD. THIS STARTED YEARS AGO; AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE NOISE WAS MY ANTENNA. I CHECKED IT TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SECURE AND IT WAS, SO I DISMISSED THE NOISE. I DON'T DO A LOT OF LONG-DISTANCE OR INTERSTATE DRIVING, SO IT WAS A WHILE BEFORE I HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. EVER SINCE I HAVE DISMISSED IT AS WIND NOISE AT HIGH SPEEDS. DURING MY INTERNET RESEARCH OF A RECENT MECHANICAL PROBLEM, I CAME ACROSS INFORMATION FOR IMPROPER WINDSHIELD MOUNTING AND LIFT GATE GLASS MOUNTING ON OTHER GM VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT FIND RECALL INFORMATION FOR MY MAKE/MODEL/YEAR, I AM FILING THIS REPORT BECAUSE OF WINDSHIELD NOISE AND POTENTIAL WINDSHIELD AND LIFT GATE GLASS FAILURE ON MY VEHICLE. NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT THIS POSSIBLE DEFECT, I WILL TRY TO AVOID INTERSTATE DRIVING OR TRY TO DRIVE 60 MPH OR BELOW. I RECENTLY HAD TO TRAVEL FOR A FUNERAL 5 HOURS AWAY BUT RENTED A VEHICLE INSTEAD OF DRIVING MY OWN. IN THE REPORT DATE, I HAVE INSERTED THE DATE OF THE LAST INTERSTATE TRAVEL THAT WAS MADE IN MY VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778934October 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEN THERE WAS MOISTURE IN THE AIR, THE DRIVER SIDE MASTER SWITCH FAILED TO OPERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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