281 of the
1,070 complaints filed about the Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT
are about the electrical system —
26% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2004.
ONE BY ONE THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT AND NOT WORKING. FIRST THE CAR WOULD NOT START ALL THE TIME WITH THE KEY, THEN THE A/C STOPED WORKING, NEXT WAS THE FUEL PUMP, THEN THE INJECTORS. I CHECKED EVERYTHING IT COULD BE. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY KIDS DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED LOST POWER STEERING SO IT WAS HARD TO GET OFF THE ROAD FAST. I GOT IT STARTED AND WAS DRIVING AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET IT HOME WHEN IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ONLINE FOUND OUT THIS CAR HAS ISSUES WITH THE FUSE BOX ITSELF UNDER THE HOOD. I OPENED IT UP JUST TO FIND THE WORDING THAT CONNECTED THE PINS WAS BROKEN IN NUMEROUS PLACES AND HAD STARTED TO BURN UP IN THE BOX.
NHTSA complaint #11098831 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
INSTRUMENTAL PANEL/ GAGE CLUSTER. ALL GAGES CONTINUE TO FAIL SPIKING ALL OVER THE PLACE PRIOR TO FAILING. AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO BLINK ON THEN OFF RANDOMLY
NHTSA complaint #11056230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE MODULE TO PCM COMMUNICATION ERROR COMES UP AND THE VEHICLE STARTS THE WARM UP PROCESS AND THEN DIES IN THE PROCESS OF WARM UP PROCEDURES. I GUESS MY QUESTION TO YOU IS HOW CAN I FIX THIS OR DOES A DEAL NEED TO FIX IT OR IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE?
NHTSA complaint #11019931 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION I HAD TO UNSCREW AND REMOVE THE BOTTOM OF MY STEERING TO PUSH THE BUTTON ALSO ALL OF MY INSTRUMENT GAUGE DO NOT WORK INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL GAUGES SO I NEVER KNOW MY TEMPERATURE OR FUEL LEVEL, OIL PRESSURE THEY ALL ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY MY SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS SOMETIMES. ALSO MY ENGINE IS RUNNY ROUGH AND I HEAR A VIBRATION AND TICKING. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS AND I'M GETTING CODE SAYING THERES A LEAK IN THE FUEL EVAP SYSTEM. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND EVERYONE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR 2003 TRAILBLAZERS. WHY ISN'T CHEVROLET RECALLING THESE PROBLEMS ITS FUSTRATING THEY WANT SEVERAL HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS I CANNOT AFFORD
NHTSA complaint #10981537 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE JUMPSTARTED IN ORDER TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY, AUXILIARY WATER PUMP, STARTER, AND ALTERNATOR; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
NHTSA complaint #10908538 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BOTH REAR PARKING TAIL LIGHTS DOES NOT TURN ON, WHILE BOTH FRONT PARKING LIGHTS ARE OPERATIONAL. BRAKE LIGHTS, REAR TURN SIGNALS, REVERSE LIGHTS, DOORS UNLOCK LIGHT ARE ALL OPERATIONAL.
NHTSA complaint #10904963 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
NONE OF MY GAGES WORK AND A LOT OF MY DASH LIGHTS ARE ON. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE. MY SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAGES WORK BUT NOTHING ELSE DOES. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS BUT THEY WOULD ALWAYS GO BACK ON. BUT NOW IT HAS BEEN OFF FOR A WEEK WITHOUT GOING BACK TO NORMAL. TWICE LAST WEEK THE RADIO AND THE POWER WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AS WELL. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING PARKED ALL THE TIME AND IT DOESNT GO BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SO I HAVE NO CLUE WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE MY TRAILBLAZER UNTIL THESE THINGS ARE FIXED. I WORK AT A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX THIS EITHER. GM NEEDS TO PUT OUT A RECALL TO GET THIS FIXED ASAP.
NHTSA complaint #10882369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE GAS GAUGE STARTED MESSING UP/NOT READING RIGHT ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN AND THEN SHORTLY AFTER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. NOW NEITHER ONE WILL WORK AT ALL. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND QUIT WORKING ALL TOGETHER ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO. I HEARD THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF TRAILBLAZERS. THIS STARTED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.
NHTSA complaint #10852479 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY DRIVER SIDE SEAT HEATED SEAT SHORT CIRCUITED AND LOOKS LIKE IT CAUGHT ON FIRE BRIEFLY. MY HEAD LAMP MODULE WENT BAD AND IS RECALLED BUT NO REMEDY HAS BEEN SOLVED, DEALERSHIP REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE BUT I CANNOT GET REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR DUE TO REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE. RECALL DATE WAS NOV 25TH 2015 AM I SUPPOSE TO DRIVE WITHOUT LIGHTS FOR 13 MONTHS. SINCE I TOOK IT TOO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT WHY CANT I GET MY MONEY? PICTURE IS FROM THE INTERNET BUT IS ACTUALLY THE SAME AS MINE. I DO HAVE THE DEFECTED SEAT ELEMENT AT MY HOME.
NHTSA complaint #10837287 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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.
NHTSA complaint #10819715 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FIRST OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT AND NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS ALSO GONE STUCK AT 50 MPH. CALLED CHEVY CAN'T GET STRAIGHT ANSWER FROM THEM AND ASK WHAT OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GAUGE CLUSTER ADVISED CAN'T DISCLOSED ANY INFORMATION.
NHTSA complaint #10722806 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I AM HAVING THIS ISSUE, FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW, THE KEY GETS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, WILL NOT TURN OFF, IT DRAIN THE BATTERY THE FIRST DAY, NOW I HAVE TO DISCONNECT BATTERY, THEN WHEN IT FINALLY LOCKED IT DID NOT WANT TO START, I COULD NOT START THE VEHICLE FOR ALMOST TWO DAYS, AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC RIGHT NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10693122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE BOUGHT 2 NEW BATTERIES WITH IN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER DUE TO MY BATTERY BEING DEAD OVER AND OVER AGAIN. I WAS TOLD MY ALTERNATOR WAS FINE ONLY THAT SOMETHING KEEPS DRAINING THE LIFE OUT OF MY BATTERY.THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MONTHS. IF I LET THE TRAILBLAZER SIT FOR 1 TO 2 DAYS THE BATTERY IS DEAD AGAIN.I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FACE OF MY RADIO HAS STARTED TO GET HOT. WHEN WE FIRST HAD AUTO ZONE CHANGE THE BATTERY WE NOTICED THAT IT CAUSED OUR AIR VENTS TO STOP WORKING. I LOOKED THIS UP ON LINE AND IT LOOKS LIKE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS THIS PROBLEM. I SEE IT'S A BIG PROBLEM.I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL , BUT I'M SCARED IT IS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT COULD HURT ME AND MY 4 KIDS IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS.
NHTSA complaint #10644180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DEAR SIRS OR MADAM, I AM WRITING TO YOU REGARDING THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED FOR THE DOOR SWITCH ON ABOVE NAMED VEHICLE. THE SWITCH ON MY VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED IN 2011, BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. LATER, UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO WAILER CHEVY IN KEENE, NH, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND I AM ELIGIBLE FOR A REIMBURSEMENT OF THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE PART. IN SHORT, GM INITIALLY DENIED ME THE REIMBURSEMENT FOR SUPERFICIAL REASONS. LATER AFTER I CONTACTED AND FILED COMPLAINTS WITH THE AGENCIES LISTED BELOW, GM OFFERED AND SENT A CHECK THAT COVERS ONLY THE PRICE WE PAID FOR THE PART, BUT NOT THE LABOR IT TOOK TO INSTALL IT. I HAVE NOT YET CASHED THAT CHECK, AS THERE IS LANGUAGE ON IT THAT INDICATES THE ISSUE WOULD BE RESOLVED UPON CASHING. IT IS NOT RESOLVED. THE BALANCE STILL OWED IS $272.18. I WAS TOLD BY SOME OF THE AGENCIES LISTED BELOW THAT NHTSA WAS THE FEDERAL ENTITY RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING MANUFACTURER COMPLIANCE WITH RECALLS. I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA SO THAT THE RECALL BE HONORED IN THIS CASE AND THE BALANCE OF THE OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE PAID TO REPAIR THE DEFECT, BE REIMBURSED TO ME. GM FILE NUMBER: [XXX] EASTERN MICHIGAN BBB COMPLAINT NUMBER: 10058153 MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE FILE NUMBER:[XXX] NY ATTORNEY GENERAL FILE NUMBER:[XXX] I ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (IE. RECEIPTS), THAT CAN BE FORWARDED TO YOUR OFFICE IF/WHEN NEEDED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME REGARDING THIS ISSUE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10633350 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.