Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10862151April 29, 2016
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AS I'M DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY I NOTICED THAT MY HEADLIGHTS WOULD BLINK. THEN ANOTHER TIME THEY KEEP CUTTING ON AND OFF. SO THE OTHER DAY AS I WAS DRIVING THEY CUT OFF AND WOULD NEVER CUT BACK ON EVEN WHEN I WOULD TURN THE KNOB FOR THEM TO CUT BACK ON. I WOULD HAVE TO CUT ON MY BRIGHT LIGHTS IN ORDER TO SEE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861958April 28, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GM ISSUED SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM 14423 TO REPAIR LEAKING GAS TANK AND THERE ARE NO PAIRS AVAILABLE. LETTER WAS ISSUED IN NOV 2015, RECEIVED DEC 2015, WENT TO LOVE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP JAN 2016 PARTS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL JULY 2016. THIS IS UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853799April 6, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FILLER NECK TO GAS TANK LEAKING....DANGEROUS !! CAUSES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO STAY ON....
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853096April 2, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL OTHER GAUGES EXCEPT THE GAS GAUGE HAVE STOPPED WORKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851938March 28, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE ON THE GEAR SHIFT MECHANISM AND WAS NOT ABLE TO VIEW WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BATTERY, THE SEAT BELT AND THE BRAKES WARNING LIGHTS RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED AS THE FAILURE PROGRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851767March 26, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING ON HWY 178 AT ABOUT 9 PM AND THE FRONT HEAD LIGHTS AND TURNED COMPLETELY OFF. I MOVED LIGHT SWITCH ON AND OFF AND MY LIGHT WOULD NOT GO BACK NO ON.....ALSO WHILE DRIVING THE KERN CANYON HWY 178 TAKING THE CURVES MY INGINE SHUT OFF AND STEERING AND BRAKES LOCKED UP THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIME WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MILE SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851376March 24, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE IS IN THE GM SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM NUMBER 07099 AND IS UNDER THE GM SPL COVERAGE PGM UPDATE 14423. I WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE ICV COULD FRACTURE AND CREATE AN 'ENGINE SERVICE SOON' LIGHT. THAT LIGHT WAS ACTIVATED IN FEBRUARY. I TOOK IT IN, IT'S THE ICV. THEY SAID THEY'D REPLACE THE FUEL TANK AS SOON AS THEY COULD GET PARTS. THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE REPLACEMENT -- AND SAY IT COULD BE MAY OR JUNE. MEANWHILE THE 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT COULD BE ON FOR ICV -- OR IT COULD BE ANOTHER PROBLEM. WITH DRIPPING FUEL OUT IN THE OPEN, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD -CAN'T BE USED ON A TRIP AND CAN'T BE SOLD/TRADED AS IT'S DEFECTIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10825958February 13, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS LEAKING AT FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AT 15 DEGREES F. SMELL OF GAS FUMES IN TRUCK LEAD ME TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEM. CAR WAS NOT MOVING. USED REMOTE START ON COLD DAY, GOT IN TRUCK AND SMELL FUMES @ 10AM SATURDAY MORNING. FULL DAYLIGHT, SAW GAS COMMING FROM SEAL OF PART, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10824597February 6, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NONE OF THE GAUGES IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORK AT ALL. I HAD ALL OF THE STEPPER MOTORS, AND THE NEEDLES REPLACED. PARTS AND LABOR TOTALING $350.00, AND AS SOON AS I WAS DOWN THE STREET 4 OUT OF THE 6 DID NOT WORK,AND THESE REPAIRS WHERE JUST DONE IN 2015. NOW THE TWO THAT WERE WORKING JUST QUIT 3 DAYS AGO. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE,I DO NOT KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING, I DO NOT KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS RUNNING HOT, OR IF THE BATTERY IS CHARGING. I HAVE NOTHING. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING EVERY TIME I START THE CAR. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THE GAUGES WERE BROKE WHEN I BOUGHT IT CAUSE I THOUGHT THAT I COULD GET THEM FIXED. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS TOPIC ON TRAILBLAZERS IN GENERAL ON THE TRAILVOY FORUM, AND YOU WOULD BE SICK TO SEE HOW MANY OWNERS OF TRAILBLAZERS, OR TO READ THE STORIES. ALSO IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE TO LET PEOPLE DRIVE A VEHICLE UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, AND VERY, VERY, VERY UNSAFE. TO NOT KNOW ANYONE OF THESE THINGS COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHILE DRIVING RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WILL BE WAITING ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS FOR YOUR RECALL. J.S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823597February 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
I WAS RECENTLY IN A CAR ACCIDENT DUE TO BAD WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. LEAVING WORK DRIVING INTERSTATE I89 9STATE NORTHBOUND. CAME UPON BLACK ICE MY CAR FISHTAILED OUT OF CONTROL ; TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL BACK BEFORE I KNEW IT I WAS HEADING TORDS A GUARD RAIL. I WAS ONLY DRIVING 50 TO 55MPH. BEYOND THE GUARD RAIL I DO NOT REMEMBER. I SUFFERED UPPERBODY AND HEAD INJURY AND MY FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. OTHERS ARE TELLING ME AND MY HUSBAND TO LOOK INTO THIS AS MY AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. CAN YOU HELP
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10821949January 25, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER PLUGGING IN A TIRE INFLATOR INTO THE CIGARETTE LIGHTER PORT, THE VEHICLE FILLED WITH BLACK SMOKE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY REMOVED THE TIRE INFLATOR FROM THE PORT AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WHICH STOPPED THE VEHICLE FROM SMOKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX, WIRING HARNESS, AND VARIOUS OTHER INTERNAL COMPONENTS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10821536January 21, 2016
ENGINE
THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. SINCE THAT TIME THE WATER PUMP HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE YIELDING A TOTAL OF THREE WATER PUMPS. AS OF THIS WRITING THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLELY USED FOR PRIVATE USE NOT COMMERCIAL USE. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 85,000 MILES ON IT. THREE WATER PUMPS IN 85000 MILES IS WRONG AS THERE IS NO LONGEVITY TO THE PART. THE PROBLEM WAS NOTICED IN MOTION AND COULD HAVE CAUSED SEVERE ENGINE/TRANSMISSION DAMAGE IF NOT STOPPED IIMMEADIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10820919January 19, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM REGARDING POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH FUEL TANK INLET VALVE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER LEN STOLER, INC IN WESTMINSTER MD IN DECEMBER. PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FUEL TANK INLET VALVE FRACTURE. ON DEC 3RD 2015 FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND INSPECTION DONE. SUBSEQUENT TO SERVICE WHEN FUEL WAS PLACED IN VEHICLE GAS POURED OUT ON PAVEMENT. PRIOR TO THAT SERVICE THIS WAS NOT AN ISSUE ONLY THE SMELL OF FUEL IN THE INTERIOR AND A FEW DROPS OF FUEL NOTED. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER AND PROBLEM NOW DIAGNOSED AS INLET PIPE FRACTURE. WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE, DESPITE SERVICE DEPT HAVING NOT MENTIONED THIS WHEN FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND VEHICLE INSPECTED AND LEFT DEALER IN UNSAFE OPERATING CONDITION. PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WAS TOLD I SHOULD DRIVE IT AND HAVE WORK DONE LATER. SINCE THIS PART IS CONNECTED TO FUEL TANK SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTICED WHEN FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED AND WORK DONE AT THAT TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819911January 13, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHILE TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON 192 IN OSCEOLA COUNTY BETWEEN NARCOOSSEE ROAD AND NOVA ROAD THERE WERE SEVERAL BARRICADES 4 TO 5 INCHES IN THE TRAFFIC LANE. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH THE BARRICADES OVER THE YELLOW LINE ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS TOOK PLACE AT APPROXIMATELY 8:15 AM WHILE TAKING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOO, DURING THE MORNING TIME TRAFFIC. MY VEHICLE STRUCK A LARGE ROUND ORANGE BARRICADE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER AND AVOIDANCE HOWEVER I WAS TRAVELING NEXT TO A SEMI AND WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. AS A RESULT MY VEHICLE NOW HAS A SCRATCH ON THE LEFT SIDE. I THEN CALLED DOT TO REPORT THE DAMAGES AND TO HAVE THE SITE INVESTIGATED FOR FUTURE INCIDENCES. THE COMPANY CONDUCTING THE CONSTRUCTION WORK IS JR DAVIS CONSTRUCTION. THERE IS NOT A PULL OFF ZONE OR A PLACE I FELT SAFE STOPPING TO DIRECTLY SPEAK WITH AN INDIVIDUAL IN CHARGE. I TRAVEL THIS ROAD SEVERAL TIMES A DAY AND HAVE NEVER SEEN THE BARREL BARRICADES IN THE ROAD AS THEY WERE THIS MORNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819715January 12, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER, AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10819009January 8, 2016
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND THE FUEL LINES WERE DAMAGED WHICH WERE CAUSED BY A FAULTY INLET CHECK VALVE . THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816398December 28, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE GAUGE INDICATORS ALL SPIKE AND DO NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT WHAT IS GOING ON. FOR EXAMPLE IT DOES NOT SHOW HOW FAST I'M GOING OR HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10816141December 22, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS REPAIR ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR THE SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT PROGRAM, BECAUSE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HAD HIGH MILEAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809795December 12, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
IN 2014 I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE ON A REGULAR BASIS COMING FROM MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAD MY LOCAL GARAGE LOOK AT IT AND WAS TOLD THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WAS COMPROMISED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MILEAGE AT THE TIME OF REPAIR WAS 124,000 AND COST WAS ALMOST $800 PARTS & LABOR. LOOKING ONLINE I NOTICED MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10809639December 11, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT HAD A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FUMES AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE ALSO A FEW DROPS OF FUEL ON THE GARAGE FLOOR UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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