Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10745915August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HARD LINE TO THE RACK AND PINION FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION THREE TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE FLUID LEAKAGE CAUSING POTENTIAL STEERING DIFFICULTIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE RACK AND PINION A FOURTH TIME AND THE POWER STEERING PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745925August 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OTHER OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX SHORTED, OVERHEATED, CAUGHT FIRE, AND MELTED THE FUSES TO THE HEADLIGHTS. AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10745059July 30, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER
I HAVE A 2006 TRAILBLAZER AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL COME ON AND SPRAY WIPER FLUID WHEN IT GETS READY WHILE THE SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. I USE TO BE ABLE TO TURN THE SWITCH ON AND BACK OFF AND THEY WOULD GO OFF BUT NOW THAT IS NOT WORKING AND THEY WILL STAY ON EVEN THOUGH THE SWITCH IS OFF. NO WIPER FLUID IS SPRAYING OUT BUT IT WOULD IF IT WAS NOT EMPTY BECAUSE IT SPRAYS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS CAUSING MARKS ON THE WINDSHIELD FROM DRY WIPING AND I AM TIRED OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD WITH MY WIPERS ON AND IT IS NOT RAINING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2002 MODEL BUT THIS IS HAPPENING ON LATER MODELS AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE SO CONSUMERS CAN GET THEIR TRUCK FIXED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744125July 28, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY FUEL TANK HAS A HOLE IN IT. I HAVE FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND ALSO WITH GM. AN NHTSA WORKER HELPED ME A LOT AND WHEN I CALLED GM AND CHEVY BACK I WAS TOLD SEVERAL TIMES SOMEONE WOULD GET BACK IN TOUCH WITH ME. I HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED BUT NO ONE IS ABLE TO HELP. I HAVE TRIED MANY PLACES FOR USED FUEL TANKS BUT EVERYONE SAYS THAT THE ENVOYS AND TRAILBLAZERS THAT THEY HAVE ALL HAVE THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. I CANNOT GET ANY HELP FROM GM OR CHEVY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744180July 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WENT TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON WHO LIVES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY, DROVE BACK HOME MAKING IT 2 MILES. UPON PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY WE BOTH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE FUSE BOX SMOLDERING AND MELTING AWAY, SO I QUICKLY USED A WRENCH TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS. BEFORE DOING SO I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON BUT GROWING DIMMER BY THE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10744478July 28, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLAMPS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. DRIVER SWITCHED FROM HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS TO LOW BEAMS. NEARLY CRASHED WHEN LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK. ALL OTHER LAMPS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. AFTER STOPPING, DRIVER TRIED TO SWITCH THE LIGHTS ON AND STILL FAILED. ONLY HIGH BEAM LAMPS FUNCTIONING. VEHICLE CAN NO LONGER BE DRIVEN AT NIGHT. I HAVE BEEN REGISTERED OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE FOR PAST 5 YEARS AND WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL BY GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743880July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED FUEL THOUGHT IT WASN'T BURNING THE FUEL CORRECTLY. HAD MECHANIC LOOK OVER VEHICLE AND HE FOUND THAT THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. WITHOUT REMOVING THE THANK HE SAID IT COULD BE A HOLE ON THE TOP OF THE TANK OR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. HE TOLD ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL.. BECAUSE THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE... MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AND I'M SCARED TO USE IT... IS THERE ANY HELP FOR THIS PROBLEM...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743665July 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I NOTICED MY BATTERY GUAGE QUIT. THEN AFTER STARTING MY TRUCK A FEW DIFFERENT TIMES, THE GAS GUAGE READ DIFFERENTLY. THEN MY SPEEDOMETER WDULD STICK ON 100 WHEN I WAS DOING APPROXIMATLY 60. THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON IT. MY FRIEND HAS A 2005 ALSO AND HER CLUSTER PANNEL WENT OUT TOO. ITS A 400.00 REPAIR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO QUITE A FEW 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS FROM WHAT IVE READ ONLINE. COME ON GENERAL MOTORS. YOU NEED TO RECALL THESE MODELS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10736207July 24, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
HTTP://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/NEWS/MORNING-MIX/WP/2015/07/22/CAR-HACKING-JUST-GOT-REAL-HACKERS-DISABLE-SUV-ON-BUSY-HIGHWAY/ HAVE YOU SEEN THIS? THESE FOOLS SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN PERFORMING TESTS LIKE THIS IN PUBLIC HIGHWAYS. TESTS LIKE THIS, SHOULD BE DONE ON CLOSED COURSES. THEY DID THIS FOR SHOW AND TO GET ATTENTION AND COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. THEY SHOULD BE LOCKED UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10735473July 21, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE SWITCH FOR THE WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF, THE POWER LOCK SWITCH WAS ENGAGED AND THE WINDOWS CLOSED BUT FAILED TO OPERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT 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 182,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733846July 14, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 7/9/15 I BROUGHT MY 2006 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (PURCHASED USED IN OCTOBER OF 2013) TO MY MECHANIC AT MIDAS MUFFLER IN BANGOR DUE TO AN ISSUE I WAS HAVING FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS REGARDING THE ELECTRIC WINDOW/DOOR LOCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEREAS I HAVE BEEN INTERMITTENTLY UNABLE TO ROLL MY WINDOWS UP OR DOWN AND I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY VEHICLE AND UNABLE TO GET OUT THREE TIMES. THEY REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND FOUND THAT WATER HAD BEEN LEAKING INTO THE DOOR AND CAUSED CORROSION TO THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THESE FUNCTIONS. I WAS TOLD THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY HAD CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD THEM THAT THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN FULFILLED IN AUGUST OF 2013. ON 7/13/15, I CALLED GM TO INQUIRE REGARDING THIS RECALL SINCE WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED, IT STATED THAT "PARTS FOR THE REMEDY ARE NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE." I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTER STATING THAT PARTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE IT IS, IN MY OPINION, THAT THE "FIX" THAT WAS DONE IN AUGUST 2013 DID NOT "FIX" THE ISSUE AND THIS HAS CAUSED THE SAME PROBLEM TO REOCCUR. GM TOLD ME THAT THE FIX WOULD BE MY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THE RECALL NOTICE ON YOUR WEBSITE ALSO STATES, "VEHICLES WHOSE MODULES WERE MODIFIED BUT NOT REPLACED AS A PART OF THE PREVIOUS RECALL REMEDY MUST HAVE THEIR VEHICLES REMEDIED AGAIN UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN." I AM NOT SURE WHETHER OR NOT THE MODULE WAS REPLACED IN AUGUST 2013 AS I DID NOT OWN THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME, HOWEVER, I DO FEEL THAT THE REMEDY THAT WAS DONE ON THAT DATE DID NOT FIX THE LEAKAGE ISSUE AND THEREFORE GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE MODULE NOW AND ALSO FIXING THE LEAKAGE ISSUE SO THIS DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN AND UNABLE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE THREE TIMES ALREADY, AND ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE ORIGINAL RECALL, THIS CAN BE A FIRE HAZARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733920July 14, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE BRAKE LIGHT COVER ASSEMBLY ABOVE THE REAR HATCH FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT COVER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10733714July 13, 2015
AIR BAGS
SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER ALMOST HIT MAILBOXES SO SWERVED TO AVOID THEM. I SWERVED TO MUCH THAN IN MY CORRECTION HIT THE GAS INSTEAD OF THE BRAKE. I THAN HIT A TREE BETWEEN 45 - 50 MPH. MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
5
Deaths:
0
#10732864July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS PARKED, UNATTENDED, IN PARKING LOT. I STARTED VEH WITH A AFTERMARKET INSTALLED, PROFESSIONALLY, REMOTE START. AS I APPROACHED MY VEH, ABOUT TEN-15 FEET AWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND LOOKED AROUND SAW NOTHING. I OPENED MY DRIVER DOOR AND DISCOVERED MY DRIVER AIR BAG HAD EXPLODED, SMOKE STILL IN THE INTERIOR. NO ACCIDENT, CAR WAS PARKED, UNATTENDED. NO INJURIES, NO OTHER DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732655July 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAILED HEAD LAMP CONTROL CIRCUIT. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,341.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732657July 8, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIRD BRAKE LIGHT TRIM FELL OFF VEHICLE WILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT FAST RATE OF SPEED. VEHICLES BEHIND HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS FLYING PARTS. HAVE SEEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. UPDATED 9/15/15 *LN.... UPDATED 09/30/15*BF UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732514July 7, 2015
VISIBILITY/WIPER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW BEGAN TO INDEPENDENTLY ROLL DOWN WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OCCUPIED OR PARKED WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 09/11/15*LJ UPDATED 11/07/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732196July 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE ENGINE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731905July 3, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON ENTERING VEHICLE TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AT NIGHT, DISCOVERED THE HEADLIGHTS WOULDN'T WORK (STILL NOT WORKING). THE FUSES ARE NOT OUT. TRIED REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BOX, BUT THAT DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM SO PUT THE ORIGINAL BACK ON THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO BE WORKING FINE. DISCOVERED AN ONLINE REPORT STATING A PROBLEM FOUND ON THIS VEHICLE, "HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE FAILURE," GM RECALL NUMBER 14291; HOWEVER, CAN'T FIND ANYTHING SINCE WITH REGARD TO A SOLUTION VIA GM. CALLED THE CHEVY NUMBER, 1 800 222 1020, BUT INFORMED THAT NOTHING FOUND FOR OUR VIN NUMBER. LOOKED ONLINE WITH OUR VIN NUMBER ALSO, BUT NOTHING IS LISTED FOR THIS ISSUE. CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT NOW OR SAFELY IN A RAINY WEATHER SITUATION, ETC. WILL CONTACT OUR LOCAL GM DEALER TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS SITUATION TAKEN CARE OF, BUT DECIDED WE SHOULD SEND THIS EMAIL AS WELL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10731672July 2, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER LIFTGATE FAILED TO LOCK WITH THE KEY FOB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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