Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2007)

782 consumer complaints on file.

#10322841March 30, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS, THE GAS GAUGE AT 52,000 MILES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM E TO F. THIS DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A PRESSING SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT CAN LEAD TO STRANDED MOTORIST WHICH CAN BE SAFETY RELATED. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY DAY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PART YET BUT READING VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE STATE IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT RANGES FROM A 600.00 TO 800.00 PROCEDURE. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINT RESULTS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS ON THIS YEAR MODEL ALONE VEHICLE AND THE NTSA HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. I AM POSITIVE IF YOU RESEARCHED EVERY YEAR MODEL OF THE TRAILBLAZER YOU WILL FIND A TREND. PLEASE DO THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKE SURE GENERAL MOTORS RECTIFIES THE SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321138March 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT READ ABOVE EMPTY AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM CHARGES $500 OR MORE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10321161March 20, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS AND THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY 0 ULTIMATELY STAYING ON EMPTY... THIS I FOUND IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE - MANY BUSINESS ASSOCIATES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT YEARS OF TRAILBLAZER... WHAT A RIP-OFF, I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS - THEY ARE WORSE THAN TOYOTA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318256March 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN
MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION. ON JANUARY 22 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACT UP SO THEY COULD GET A CODE. THEY REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. ON MARCH 3, 2010 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, WHILE MY WIFE WAS CROSSING A STREET. THE RPMS WENT FROM 2000 OR SO DOWN TO 5-600 WHILE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO DEALER AND GOT A LOANER CAR UNDER TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. IT IS NOW DAY 6 AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO ACT UP AGAIN. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND GOT A CASE # 71-810026931, BUT I AM BEING TOLD BEFORE THEY SEND A TECHNICIAN THAT CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM I MUST TAKE IT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AT MY COST AS WELL AS PAYING FOR TOWING AND LONER CAR FOR THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE THE TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT MESSES UP THEN GOTO THE DEALER TO GET CODE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY IF IT ACTS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T RECOGNIZING. AND BECAUSE OF THAT MY FAMILY HAS TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS BEFORE GM WILL SEND A TECHNICIAN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SEEN THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP SEEN THE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. WHAT THEY DID WAS PUT A BANDAID ON A CUT THAT REQUIRES STITCHES. I HAVE TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY AND THAT OF WHOEVER HITS ME SO GM CAN SAVE MONEY AND NOT SEND THE TECHNICIAN. THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST OVER A MONTH, FROM LOSING POWER TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVING PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING IT SHOULD SEND UP A RED FLAG THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND LIVES ARE IN DANGER. BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CONCERN EXCEPT FROM ME. SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRUCK THAT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE SO GM DOESN'T LOSE MONEY SENDING OUT A TECHNICIAN WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH A TRUCK THAT COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10317091March 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FILLED MY TANK AND DROVE AWAY THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING LATER THAT DAY MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT WENT TO EMPTY THE LOW GAS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO FULL. THIS ONLY HAPPENED 1X SO FAR RECENTLY. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH ALL THE GAUGES GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER/FUEL/ ELECTRICAL/TACH ETC. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO RESET THESE FUNCTIONS IN THE PAST. 2-3X AN HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL HAS ALSO BEEN COMING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY QUITE FREQUENTLY AT STARTUP AND AT OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CHAT BOARDS BUT FEW HAVE TAKE THE STEPS TO DOCUMENT THEM BEYOND THE POSTINGS. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10316243March 3, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE WORKING INCORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315777March 2, 2010
STEERING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND LOCK. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE TO BE THE RACK AND PINION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $800.00. HE IS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10315204March 1, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
THIS TRAILBLAZER WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO FROM A LOCAL MD DEALER. AROUND 36000 MILES I NOTICED WAS FUEL GAUGE WAS CONTINUALLY MOVING, IT WOULD GO FROM A FULL TANK TO EMPTY, FOR NO REASON. THAT PROBLEM LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS, FROM THEN ON MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL, THE GAUGE SITS ON EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR RINGS CONSTANTLY A RANDOM TIMES. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROX $600.00 TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311749February 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AT 36,101 MILES I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. I SPOKE WITH GAS ATTENDANT AND HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE GAUGE WILL READ HALF FULL AND BE EMPTY. MULTI CHEVROLET IN UNION NJ. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST 800.00 DOLLARS. IF IT IS COMMON IT IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302165January 25, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH WAS PURCHASED ON MARCH 2007. SHE STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME INOPERABLE. SHE ADDED FUEL TO THE VEHICLE AND UPON STARTING IT, SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE WARNING PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THE FUEL SENDING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,115 UPDATED 02/17/10. *LJ UPDATED 02/18/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295463December 12, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 6 CYLINDER. RECENTLY THE GAS GAUGE BEGIN TO MALFUNCTION SHOWING EMPTY SOMETIMES WHEN IT WAS NOT. WITHIN 2 WEEKS THE GAS GAUGE HAS QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. NOW TODAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE RESULT IS THAT I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE LEFT AND UNLESS I KEEP FILLING IT UP EVERY COUPLE OF DAYS I RISK RUNNING OUT OF GAS. IN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY FUEL SENDING UNIT AND SCORES OF PEOPLE WHO OWN TRAILBLAZERS FROM 2005 ON ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295393December 11, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
AT 7:55 A.M. ON THE MORNING OF 12/10/09 IN ST. PAUL, MN, I WENT OUT TO MY 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (APPROX. 18,000 MILES) AND OPENED THE REAR HATCH (THE ENTIRE DOOR, NOT JUST THE DOOR GLASS) TO REMOVE A SNOW BRUSH. THE TEMPERATURE WAS -5F AND THE WINDCHILL WAS REPORTED AT -20F. AFTER REMOVING THE BRUSH, I BEGAN TO CLOSE THE HATCH WHEN I HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE GLASS BREAKING. AS THE HATCH LATCHED CLOSED, I NOTICED BROKEN GLASS EVERYWHERE AND THE TWO WINDOW STRUTS WERE BROKEN AWAY FROM THE GLASS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE ENTIRE BACK WINDOW WAS BROKEN. IT WAS "SPIDER-WEBBED" AND PIECES OF GLASS WERE SLOWLY SEPARATING ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS EVER HAPPENED TO THIS VEHICLE. LATER THAT DAY, I TOOK THE CAR TO A NEARBY CHEVROLET DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE DAMAGE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN WINDOW STRUT RODS LOCK UP IN AN EXTENDED POSITION. THEY SAID THAT IF THEY LOCK, IT'S LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE COLLAPSED POSITION. BUT ONE OF THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT HE HAS SEEN INCIDENTS WHERE THE STRUT RODS LOCKED UP IN THE EXTENDED POSITION, BUT HE SAID IT WOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED THE GLASS TO BREAK. I ASKED WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM AND NOBODY HAD AN ANSWER FOR ME. I HAD THE GLASS AND STRUTS REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $1,100. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND SEVERAL TESTIMONIALS BY PEOPLE WHO HAD VERY SIMILAR INCIDENTS HAPPEN TO THEM (I.E REAR HATCH GLASS SHATTERING) INVOLVING GMC ENVOYS, CHEVY TAHOES AND CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. SO WHILE THIS MAY BE A RARE INCIDENT, IT'S CERTAINLY NOT A ONE-OF-A-KIND INCIDENT. SO HOW MANY MORE TIMES CAN I EXPECT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ME IF CHEVY IS SAYING IT'S NOT A DESIGN FLAW AND THEY ARE NOT AT FAULT? IF IT WAS CAUSED BY THE COLD WEATHER, IT'S ONLY DECEMBER AND THE WORST TEMPERATURES IN MINNESOTA ARE STILL TWO MONTHS AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294116December 1, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE WILL NOT RISE PAST EMPTY INDICATOR. LOW LEVEL FUEL LIGHT IS STUCK ON. TANK HAS A FULL TANK OF FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292148November 14, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE ONLY OWNED MY "07" TRAILBLAZER FOR ONE YEAR. PURCHASED IT FROM A DEALER IN AUGUSTA MAINE. TWO THINGS ARE A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE ALREADY AND ONE OF WHICH SEVERAL HAVE COMPLAINED ON YOUR SITE ABOUT. THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOW DROPPING EVEN WHEN FULL, NOT ALLOWING ME TO KNOW WHEN I HAVE ENOUGH GAS OR POSSIBLY SOMEONE HAS TAPPED INTO MY TANK OVERNIGHT AND HELPED THEMSELVES & THE SECOND IS MY PASSENGER SIDE TIRES ARE WEARING QUITE RAPIDLY. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO BE LOOKED AT AND DISCOVERED MY BALL JOINTS NEED TO BE REPLACED! I WAS QUITE SHOCKED AS AGAIN, I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE 1 YEAR. I AM IN HOPES THAT WHAT IS WRITTEN HERE IS ENOUGH TO DRIVE CHEVY TO A RECALL. I FOUND THIS SITE THROUGH MY INSR. COMPANY AND WILL ALERT MANY TO CHECK IT BEFORE PURCHASING WHAT THEY THINK MAY BE A GREAT VEHICLE. IF I HAD KNOWN, I WOULD HAVE DONE SO MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289962October 27, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN CRASH IMPACT ESTIMATED AT APROX 60 MPH. VEHICLES AIRBAG THAT DID NOT DEPLOY WAS A FRONTAL CRASH. T-BONED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF MENTIONED VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10288951October 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CHECK ENGINE LIGHTSTARTED COMING ON, THEN THE STABIL-TRAX AND THE ENGINE DECELERATION LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. WHEN THIS STARTED, THE ENGINE WOULD SHUT DOWN EVERY TIME THE LIGHTS CAME ON.AT FIRST IT WAS AT INTERVALS OF 40 TO 140 MILES. WHENEVER THE ENGINE FIRST STARTED THIS, YOU COULD SHUT THE IGNITION OFF FOR 1-2 MIN. , THEN THE VEHICLE COULD BE STARTED AND DRIVEN UNTIL THE LIGHTS CAME ON. DOTSON CHEVROLET, IN BIG SONNE GAP, VA. ( WHERE WE BOUGHT VEHICLE), HAS HAD THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON FOR 6 WEEKS. THEY HAVE CHANGED THE SENDING UNIT IN THE FUEL TANK, AND THE PCM MODULE ON THE ENGINE SO FAR. AS OF TODAY, 10-19-09 THE VEHICLE IS NOW SHUTTING DOWN AT 8-10 MILES. THEY SAY THEY ARE STILL CHECKING , BUT NOW THEY ARE THINKING THE PROBLEM MAY BE IN THE WIRING. SO FAR, WE HAVE LUCKILY BEEN DRIVING IN LIGHT TRAFFIC, WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO GET OUT TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS ON THE INTERSTATE OF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC , IT COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE DEALER SAYS THE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT GM WOULD HAVE TECH PEOPLE, OF ENGINEERS THAT WOULD KNOW WHY THE CODES AND LIGHTS DON'T CORRESPOND WHEN THIS OCCURS, OR WOULD HAVE SOME IDEA WHAT MIGHT CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287131October 12, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
VEHICLE HAS 31K MILES. A FLAT TIRE OCCURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR REPAIR. THE REPAIR FACILITY INDICATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE TIRE SINCE THE TREAD HAD REACHED THROUGH WEAR BARS. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED WITH CORRECT TIRE PRESSURE AND TIRE ROTATIONS. NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT BUT THE TIRE WEAR WAS NOT AN ISSUE AT THE LAST SERVICE, AND IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE FLAT TIRE, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN NOTICED UNTIL THE NEXT SERVICE WHICH WOULD HAVE OCCURRED AFTER THE START OF THE SNOW & ICE SEASON. TIRE WAS ON THE RIGHT REAR. LEFT REAR TIRE ALSO SHOWING CONSIDERABLE WEAR, JUST SHORT OF THE WEAR BARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283902September 14, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEAR COLLISION BECAUSE OF LOSS OF BRAKE LIGHTS DUE TO BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH MALFUNCTIONING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10282091August 28, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL GAUGE STARTS TO DROP RAPIDLY AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES AFTER A FILL UP THEN THE LOW LEVEL INDICATOR TURNS ON. IF I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART, THE TANK WILL GO BACK UP TO HALF FULL AND THEN DROP BACK DOWN TO THE LOW LEVEL INDICATOR AFTER 5-10 MINUTES. WHEN FILLING UP THE TANK IT ONLY ALLOWS ME TO PUT IN NO MORE THAN 13 GALLONS. GAUGE IS OBVIOUSLY BROKEN. MY COMPANY HAS A FLEET OF 20 TRAILBLAZERS AND I AM THE 8TH PERSON TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277414July 20, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I JUST PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HERE, I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAGE FLUCTUATING ON ME. I JUST PUT A FULL TANK IN 2 DAYS AGO AND IT IS STILL READING PAST FULL. ON OCCASION IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY, AND THEN BACK UP TO FULL AND THEN BACK DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS ALL WHEN EITHER RUNNING OR DRIVING WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY IRRITATING TO ME, CONSIDERING THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY POPULAR IN THE 05-06, BUT NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS IN MY 07 AND I HAVE 47,000 MILES ON MINE. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS. IT'S RIDICULOUS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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