Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints

8,467 consumer complaints on file.

#10653460November 7, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELL GAS FROM INTERIOR A/C VENTS AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE ON DRIVERS SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653503November 7, 2014
AIR BAGS
THE ROADS WHERE SLIGHTLY WET AND I HIT A GUARDRAIL ON A MOUNTAIN ROAD GOING APPROX 30MPH - 35MPH. DESTROYING THE FRONT PASSENGER BUMPER, TURN SIGNAL LIGHT, TIRE, AXLE, SUSPENSION, PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THE GUARDRAIL OF COURSE. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED! POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN, NO FAULT OR MAJOR INJURIES, THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE DRIVEN AND AGAIN THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! JUST MAKES ME THINK (IF I HAD WENT THROUGH THE GUARDRAIL AND DOWN THE MOUNTAIN INTO A TREE) WOULD THE AIR BAGS EVER WORK AND SAVE MY LIFE? PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE!! *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653104November 6, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 6 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNCONSCIOUS AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10652624November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ENGINE CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED LESS THAN 3 YEARS OF TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE IN 2005 ($3,000 IN REPAIR...ACCORDING TO DEALER IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT NOT A RECALL). GAS GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER BOTH STOPPED WORKING ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO. DESPITE KNOWN ISSUES, GM STILL WANTED US TO PAY HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS REPAIRED, GAS GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING. ALSO, THE HEATER HAS BEEN REPLACED AND WE CHANGE HEADLIGHTS AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR BECAUSE OF SOME SHORT IN THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652805November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN OUR REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN, AND WILL NOT STAY CLOSED OR LOCK. WE HAD TO DRIVE WITH SOMEONE BACK THERE HOLDING IT SHUT TIL WE GOT TO A STORE TO RATCHET STRAP IT CLOSED. I CALLED CHEVY WHEN I SEEN IT WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR THE 2005 BUT THEY WOULD NOT LOOK AT MINE BECAUSE IT WAS NOT THE SAME YEAR AS THE RECALL AND WANT ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND WOULD NOT TELL ME K=NAME OF THE PART TO SEE IF I COULD BUY IT AND FIX IT OURSELVES A LOT CHEAPER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652832November 5, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WE WERE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 94 IN NORTH DAKOTA AND WE HEARD A POP. BY THE TIME WE PULLED OVER THERE WERE FLAMES UP TO THE WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. WE QUICKLY GOT OUT. VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 10/31/2014. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652847November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST POWER IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD NO ACCELERATION, I LOSE POWER STEERING. VEHICLE WAS STILL POWERED ON BUT I COULD NOT PICK UP SPEED OR STEER VEHICLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CUT OFF IGNITION THEN RESTART VEHICLE. ONCE RESTARTED I HAD FULL FUNCTIONALITY AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STARTED STALLING WHEN ATTEMPT TO START UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652835November 5, 2014
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS FAILED TO LOCK FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR GATE FAILED TO LOCK AT ALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652929November 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR STARTED CLICKING. THE MIRROR WAS ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE TO THE EXTREME CAR SIDE OF THE MIRROR. USING THE REMOTE MIRROR CONTROL HAD NO EFFECT.THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND THE MIRROR MOTOR CONTINUED TO TRY TO MOVE THE MIRROR PAST THE LIMIT. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE CLICKING STOPPED AND THERE WAS AN ODOR OF PLASTIC BURNING. AFTER THE CLICKING STOPPED, NEITHER MIRROR MOVED. THE LOCAL MECHANIC SAID THE WIRING TO THE MOTOR HAD BURNED AND SHORTED THE MECHANISM. I WAS LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE DOOR. HAS THIS MALFUNCTION BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652420November 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. DID RESEARCH AND THIS HAPPENS ALOT IN THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652593November 4, 2014
AIR BAGS
DRIVER SIDE: SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT. AIRBAG STRUCK RECENT LEFT SHOULDER SURGERY CAUSING PAIN IN RECOVERING AREA. ALSO CAUSED LEFT EAR RINGING FOR A COUPLE HOURS. MECHANIC AND CHEVROLET HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10652034November 3, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS SENDING GAS FUMES IN THRU THE VENT SYSTEM. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL 2004 TRAILBLAZERS. THE OUTCOME IS FAULTY FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY OR HOLE IN TANK. AS OF NOW THERE IS NO RECALL. I WILL BE BRINGING THE VEHICLE INTO MY DEALERSHIP SOON TO GET THE PROBLEM FIXED HOWEVER, I FEEL IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES IT SHOULD BE PART OF A NATIONAL RECALL. I SEARCHED ONLINE UNDER CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2004 FUEL SMELL THRU VENT. I HOPE THAT SOMETHING WILL BE ADDRESSED ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED EITHER BY FUMES OR POSSIBLE EXPLOSION. THE AFFECTED PARTS IS NOT CORRECT HOWEVER I HAD TO SELECT SOMETHING TO GET THIS TO PROCESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652292November 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE REACTIVE SUNSHELL FAILED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR AND REVERSE. UPON RESEARCHING, FOUND THAT THE PART IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, AND FAILS REGULARLY, WITH THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $2,000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651877November 2, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEED CONTROL. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD & THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. 10 TO 20 MILES PER HOUR OVER & EVEN MORE AT TIMES. NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW FAST CAR IS GOING. SOMETIMES IT REGISTERS UNDER. VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING. NEVER KNOWING HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. CHEVROLET ALSO REPLACED FUEL GAUGE SENDING UNIT. REAR WIPER HAS NOT WORKED FOR YEARS. TRIED EVERYTHING TO FIX. VERY UNSAFE TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF MY BACK WINDOW. THIS VEHICLE HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS. BOUGHT NEW. VERY LOW MILEAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651775November 1, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WHERE THE FILLER HOSE ATTACHES TO THE TANK, HAS COME OFF THE FUEL TANK. THIS ALLOWS GASOLINE TO SPILL ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOWS FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. CHECKING THE SAFECAR.GOV/VIN LOOKUP SITE THIS VEHICLE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS. IF THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE SAFETY SITUATION FROM REOCCURING. A LINE OF GASOLINE, ON THE ROAD, LEADING STRAIGHT TO THE FUEL TANK, HAS TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE PROGRESS OF THIS NECESSARY SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651629October 31, 2014
VISIBILITY/WIPER
GOT INTO VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED. IT HAD RAINED THAT DAY SO AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, I TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BY ROTATING THE SWITCH BACKWARDS TOWARDS ME AND RELEASING. TYPICALLY THIS WILL CAUSE THE WIPERS TO TURN ON, COMPLETE ONE SWIPE UP AND DOWN AND THEN TURN OFF. ON THIS DAY, THE WIPERS STAYED ON LOW SPEED. I TRIED TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, I PULLED THE FUSE. TWO DAYS LATER, I PUT THE FUSE BACK IN. THE WIPERS REMAIN OFF UNLESS I TURN THEM ON, THEN THEY WILL STAY ON AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. I NOTICED GM ISSUED A RECALL (# 41051) THAT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. I CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL 41051. I THEN DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES I EXPERIENCED WITH THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE AND THEY WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051. I ASKED WHY MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051 AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT RECALL 41051 STATES THERE ARE 581394 POTENTIAL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND THE VEHICLE AFFECTED IS THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, NO OTHER YEARS ARE LISTED. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, GM SOLD ONLY 261334 TRAILBLAZERS IN 2003. I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED VEHICLES BUT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051. SOMETHING ISN'T ADDING UP HERE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651314October 30, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I AM NOT FILING A COMPLANT. I GOT MY CAR USED AND AM ONLY TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW I KNOW IF ANY RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE WERE TAKEN CARE OF IN THE PAST? MY CAR LOCKS RANDOMLY AND ALSO WANT TO KNOW IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL FOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651399October 30, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONED AND FAILED TO DISPLAY THE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL READING. THE FUEL EMPTY WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,059.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651506October 30, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
COMMUNICATED TO GM HELP CENTER 10/30/2014: MY 2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER HAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 63,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED. I "GOOGLED" THE PROBLEM AND FOUND IT TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE. IN PART: NHTSA #: PE07014 "IN JUNE 2007, GM WILL EXPAND ITS SPECIAL POLICY TO ADDRESS FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE (ICV) FRACTURES." WILL YOU HELP ME REMEDY THIS PROBLEM? SHORT STORY, THEY REVIEWED MY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ULTIMATELY DECLINED ANY REMEDY. I CAN UNDERSTAND THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS PASTED, BUT MY ISSUE IS I NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION AS NOTED IN NHTSA # PE07014. HAD I RECEIVED THAT NOTIFICATION I WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE FOLLOWED UP ON THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR BEING A 2003. IN VIEW OF THE LACK OF NOTIFICATION, I THINK THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED AS OUTLINED AS PART OF PE07014. HAD I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION AND IGNORED IT, THEN IT WOULD MY PROBLEM, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED THE ORIGINAL NOTIFICATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10650956October 29, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEARS OTHER THAN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/9/14* CN UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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