Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10749982August 20, 2015
POWER TRAIN
AS I ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION THE VEHICLE BECAME UNDRIVABLE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REBUILT. PLANETARY FAILED AS WELL AS OTHER BROKEN PARTS. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT FROM COTTMAN'S TRANSMISSION FOR $3K. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WARRANTIED FOR 3 YR. IT HAS BEEN 5, AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS AGAIN FAILED. PLANETARY AGAIN BROKEN. VEHICLE NOW HAS 150,000 MI. I THINK IT IS ABSURD THAT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING DONE BY NHTSA. NO RECALLS, COST ASSISTANCE, OR EVEN AN INVESTIGATION. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS, ACTION SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN LONG AGO. EVEN GM ADMITS PROBLEMS IN SOME OF IT'S BULLETINS. WHY ARE YOU DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750160August 20, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749723August 19, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
VEHICLE DAYTIME RUNNING LAMPS AND LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS FAILED AGAIN. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP BUT WAS CLOSING TIME. DEALER DOCUMENTED FAILURE BUT DID NOT HAVE TIME TO DIAGNOSE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED OF FAILURE (UP TO EXECUTIVE LEVEL) BUT REFUSED TO INCLUDE MY VIN IN THE EXISTING RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR HEADLAMP FAILURES. HUSBAND, WHO IS A MECHANIC, SWITCHED HDM MODULE WITH FAN MODULE, AND HEADLAMPS CAME BACK ON. THIS POINTS TO SAME TYPE OF FAILURE INCLUDED IN EXISTING CAMPAIGN. PLEASE GET THESE VIN'S INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MILEAGE WAS 88,122 FOR THIS FAILURE. PREVIOUS FAILURE ALSO REPORTED. IMPOSSIBLE TO GET DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THIS WHEN DRIVER HAS MOSTLY NOTICED LOW BEAM HEADLAMP FAILURE AT NIGHT--WHEN DEALERS ARE CLOSED. WHAT IS THE DRIVER SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN GM REFUSES TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITH REPLACING THE PART--SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY INSIST THAT A DEALER FIRMLY DIAGNOSE IT. THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE IT IF THEY'RE NOT OPEN FOR BUSINESS!!! SEE CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V755000. NOTE THAT HIGH BEAM HEADLAMPS WORK JUST FINE--JUST AS THE VEHICLES THAT **ARE**INCLUDED IN THE RECALL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749029August 17, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ON AUGUST 2014, GENERAL MOTOR DECIDED THAT A DEFECT WHICH RELATES DRIVER'S DOOR WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY IT WAS TO BE REPLACED A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT CORROSION THAT COULD RESULT IN A SHORT IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSING THE POWER DOOR LOCK'S AND WINDOW SWITCHES TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP WORKING IN NOVEMBER OF 2014 AT THE ROCHESTER ,MN DEALER WAS TO INSTALL A NEW DOOR MODULE AT NO CHARGE TO ME THE CHEVROLET DEALER ROCHESTER , SAID THEY PERFORMED THE SERVICE THAT NOVEMBER 2014 BUT AS OF TODAY THE POWER DOOR 'S LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCHES ARE DOING JUST WHAT THE RECALL SAID AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED SHOULD NOT DO SO ON JULY 2015 I RETUNE TO THE DEALER AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE LOCK AND WINDOW SWITCHES NOT WORKING AND WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER I NEED TO PAY $130.00 DOLLARS OR MORE TO HAVE THEM FIX THE PROBLEM I TOLD THE ROCHESTER ,DEALER IT WAS ON A RECALL TO BE FIX AT A NO CHARGE TO MYSELF AND WAS TOLD THEY DID FIX THE PROBLEM BACK IN 2014 NOW THE $130.00 IS TO SEE WHY THE PROBLEM IS BACK !!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749080August 17, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 IN MICHIGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 9:10 PM ON AUGUST 16, 2015, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WENT OUT NEAR MILE MARKER 180. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS AND RUNNING LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS REMAINED OFF UNTIL AFTER I EXITED I-75 AT THE SOUTHBOUND 155 EXIT. AFTER LEAVING THE EXIT AND DRIVING AN ADDITIONAL 4 MILES, I AGAIN TRIED THE LOW BEAMS AND THEY WORKED. I LATER GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE (AFTER IT WAS OFF FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES) AND THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE AGAIN OFF. THEY WOULD NOT COME BACK ON AND I LEFT THE VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING AGAIN. THIS SITUATION HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE EXECUTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE OFFICE AT GM AND THEY HAVE STATED THAT THERE IS NOT A CURRENT RECALL AND THEREFORE THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748952August 16, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ALONG AT 30 MPH AND STEPPED ON GAS TO SPEED UP TO 45 MPH WHICH WAS THE NEW SPEED LIMIT, WHEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE I HAD NOTHING. IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAVE NO R/D/D3/D2/D1, NOT EVEN IN 4WD. THE TRANSMISSION IS GONE. I WAS COMING HOME FROM A 40 MILE TRIP, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF ANY PROBLEMS AT ALL. IT RAN FINE THE WHOLE TRIP AND THE NOTHING. THX
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748879August 15, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER LEAVING A MOVIE THEATRE AND UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY JUNE 13, 2015 AT 12:30AM, IT APPEARED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON. I DROVE THE VEHICLE, (WITH THE HIGH BEAMS ON) TO THE FIRST AVAILABLE EXIT TO PULL OVER AND FOUND THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT ON AND WOULD NOT COME ON. I TURNED LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF, TURNED THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF AND TRIED LIGHT SWITCHES AGAIN - THIS DID NOT RESOLVE PROBLEM. THE HIGH BEAMS WERE STILL WORKING. AFTER LEAVING THE HIGH BEAMS ON FOR A WHILE AND TRYING THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN, THEY CAME BACK ON. APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS LATER, ON AUGUST 8, 2015 WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE, THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TRIED THE SWITCH, TRIED TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF, AGAIN THIS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. AFTER DRIVING WITH THE HIGH BEAMS FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, I TRIED THE HEADLIGHTS AGAIN AND THEY CAME ON. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES IN THE SAME WEEK ON AUGUST 11TH AND 12TH, 2015 WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748568August 13, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE LOW BEAMS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748576August 13, 2015
ENGINE
I BELIEVE THE PERSON THAT SOLD US THE TRAILBLAZER KNEW IT WAS A LEMON AND WE BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THROUGH FINANCE COMPANY AND PROFESSIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES IS A SHADY COMPANY ALONE WITH NATHANS AUTO SALES. I HAVE TWO DISABLES CHILDREN AND THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THEIR TRANSPORTATION TO SURGERIES THERAPY AND SCHOOL. IT STAYS BROKEN DOWN ALL THE TOME WITHIN A YEAR IT HAS BEEN WORKED ON 15 TIMES ALSO THE LINKAGE TO THEM SHIFTIER IS BROKEN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PA FOR A CAR INSURANCE AND WORK ON THIS VEHICLE EVERY WEEK. SAVANNAH TIRE IS A RIP OFF TOO THEY CANNOT DO ENGINE JUST CHANGE OIL. LEMON LA AND CRAPPY MECHANIC WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747924August 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO FUNCTION DUE TO THE HEAD LAMP DRIVER MODULE OVERHEATING. ALSO, THE FUSE BOX MELTED AND THERE WERE NO FLAMES VISIBLE. WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN AT NIGHT, THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747922August 11, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TURN OFF WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO NOTICE. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS ON LAWNDALE/7 MILE ROAD IN SAGINAW COUNTY MICHIGAN IN JUNE 2014. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE, MOST RECENTLY ON 8/8/15 ON GREENWOOD ROAD IN ALGER MI. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS GO OUT FOR NO REASON AND CANNOT BE TURNED BACK ON. THE HIGH BEAM LIGHTS WILL WORK. THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS WILL LATER TURN ON ON THEIR OWN. IT GENERALLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE THIS HAPPENS. SEVERAL TIMES THIS HAS OCCURRED ON DARK, COUNTY ROADS WHICH INCREASE THE DANGER TO THE OCCUPANTS OF MY VEHICLE AND OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE CONTACTED GM AND THEIR EXECUTIVE OFFICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THE ISSUE IS A RECALL FOR THE 2006 MODEL YEAR, BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT IN JUNE 2005 IT IS NOT COVERED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747639August 10, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE POWERING UP THE VEHICLE, THE FUEL GAUGE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND A BEEPING NOISE ACTIVATED INDICATING LOW FUEL. THE CONTACT HAD JUST REFUELED AND THE TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747245August 9, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT THE HEADLIGHTS JUST WENT OUT ALMOST WENT OFF ROAD BECAUSE IT HAPPENED ON A SLIGHT TURN TO THE RIGHT. LUCKILY IT WAS A MEDIAN DIVIDED ROAD AND I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP. THEY CAME BACK ON AFTER ABOUT TEN MINUTES OF SITTING WHILE LOOKING UNDER HOOD AND EVERYWHERE ELSE TRYING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747195August 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DIM HEADLIGHTS WILL START FLASHING FOR NO APPARANT REASON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747230August 8, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS GO OUT/DIM WHILE DRIVING. NO ADDITIONAL ELECTRICAL ITEMS IN USE-HEATER, AC, GPS, RADIO, CIGARETTE LIGHTER. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AFFECTED OR CAUSED BY SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION. FULE TANK WILL SOMETIMES REGISTER EMPTY WHILE MOSTLY FULL. DO NOT NOTICE PROBLEM DURING DAYLIGHT DRIVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747240August 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS DRIVING AND HEADLIGHTS JUST STOPPED WORKING FOR NO REASON FUSES AND BULBS ARE ALL GOOD CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY HEADLIGHTS WON'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10747094August 7, 2015
POWER TRAIN
ON JULY 29, 2015 I EXITED THE FREEWAY, AND SUDDENLY MY 2005 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT 4.2L BEGAN TO STALL AND WOULD NOT PROCEED UPON ACCELERATION. AFTER CALLING THE GM CORPORATE OFFICE, I ASKED IF THERE WAS A POSSIBLE WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION, THEY STATED "NO"... HOWEVER, THE REPRESENTATIVE DID TELL ME THAT MY USED 2005 TRAILBLAZER EXT DID HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN 2007. THIS IS 2 YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE HIT THE ROAD SPANKING BRAND NEW. THERE HAS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS TRANSMISSION. I ENDED UP SPENDING A TOTAL OF $1,600.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. I AM NOW LOOKING TO POSSIBLY TRADE MY TRAILBLAZER IN SOON. LOOKING AT THE COMPLAINTS HERE IN THIS FORUM REGARDING THE FAILURE OF THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION IS RIDICULOUS. GM REFUSES TO OWN UP TO THEIR MISTAKE. IT WOULD BE NICE TO SEE NHTSA GET STRICT WITH AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS. WHAT WILL IT TAKE BEFORE SOMEONE LISTENS TO THE CONSUMER, A DEATH? THAT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN MY FATE; LUCKILY, IT HAPPENED WHEN EXITING THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746375August 5, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN I AM DRIVING MY LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS JUST GO COMPLETE OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE FROM 15 MINUTES TO 45 MINUTES OF DRIVING. MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WILL WORK BUT NOT THE LOW BEAM. THEN SEVERAL HOURS AFTER I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING THEY WORK AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MULTIPLE YEARS FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS INCLUDING 2006 WHICH IS MY VEHICLE HOWEVER I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOT!! I HAVE CALLED AND FILLED OUT A COMPLAINT FORM PREVIOUSLY WITH NO RESPONSE. CAN YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN TO MY WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ELIGIBLE? UPDATED 10/9/15 *LN UPDATED 01/05/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746495August 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, A FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE HATCH BACK FAILED TO LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 270,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746596August 5, 2015
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE VIBRATES HEAVILY WHILE IN IDLE. THE CAR WILL BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AT A STOP. THE CAR ACTS AS IF IT IS ABOUT TO STALL OUT. WHICH PRESENTS A HUGE HAZARD WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WE HAVE REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS,SPARK PLUGS, COILS, BOOTS, INTAKE FLUSH AND PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. I HAVE READ THAT NUMEROUS TRAILBLAZERS HAVE ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESOLUTION! MY BIGGEST FEAR IS FOR A CAR TO STALL AND AN INJURY TO OCCUR A A DIRECT RESULT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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