2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

LETTER FROM SENATOR CARDIN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE GM RECALL. *SMD 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONSUMER STATED HER CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. SHE WAS INFORMED, HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. *JB.. UPDATED 10/01/14 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED AND DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF EMPTY WHEN THERE WAS A HALF TANK OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V404000 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS), BUT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER MAKING CONTACT WITH THE SHIFTER AND PUSHING IT FORWARD, THE GEAR SHIFTER INADVERTENTLY SWITCHED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. WHILE IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SHIFTER WOULD SHIFT FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT HAVING TO PRESS THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER. DURING THE FAILURE, THE SHIFT SELECTOR INDICATOR DISPLAYED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN LTX M/S TIRES, SIZE P245/65/R17 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD ON ALL FOUR TIRES WAS SEPARATING AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE SIDEWALLS WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER AND THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13T012000 (TIRES) SINCE THE SIZE OF THE TIRES DID NOT CORRELATE WITH THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 10/23/2014*LJ UPDATED 04/22/2015 *JS

DRIVER WINDOW WAS DOWN APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES AND WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. NONE OF THE ELECTRICAL PARTS ON THE DRIVER SIDE WILL WORK. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THAT SENT THE RECALL NOTICE TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT. HE SAID THEY WOULD NOT HAVE THE RECALL PARTS TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE FALL. SAID THEY WOULD CHARGE 100.00 TO RUN THE DIAGNOSTICS. CALLED ANOTHER CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY WILL HAVE TO ORDER THE PARTS, IF INDEED THE RECALL IS THE PROBLEM. THE WINDOW WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN BY ITSELF, WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION, TODAY. THERE IS ALSO A VERY STRONG ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL IN THE CAR. I WILL HAVE TO LEAVE THE CAR OUTSIDE, BECAUSE THE RECALL SAYS DO NOT PARK IN THE GARAGE BECAUSE OF A FIRE, WITH THE WINDOW DOWN ALL NIGHT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

SOME TIMES FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND SOME TIMES READS FULL AND STILL IT MAY A THIRD EMPTY OR 16 GALLONS FULL. *TR

RE REFERENCE TO RECALL SUBJECT : DRIVER'S MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH MAY SHORT THIS ALSO CAN CAUSE THE ENTIRE DRIVERS DOOR PANEL TO BECOME UNUSABLE (DEAD) CAUSING THE DRIVERS DOOR TO BECOME UNLOCKABLE FROM THE INSIDE YOU HAVE TO USE A KEY FROM THE OUTSIDE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR OR CLIMB OVER THE CONSOLE TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS COULD BE A REAL HAZARD IN AND ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE DOOR WINDOW MASTER CONTROL TAKEN CARE OF ABOUT 9 MONTHS- 1 YEAR AGO. TODAY, THE WINDOW OR DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TRY THE POWER MIRROR ADJUST, THE WINDOW WENT DOWN AND SMOKE CAME FROM THE DOOR PANEL. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PRETTY MUCH TOUGH LUCK BECAUSE THEY ALREADY TOOK CARE OF THE RECALL. I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD TAKE IT TO A GM DEALER TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. REALLY? I'M GUESSING THE MODULE WAS BAD AND CORRODED WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR THE RECALL. THE RECALL STATES THAT IF THE WINDOW WORKS, SEAL THE PROBLEM AREA AND SEND THEM ON THEIR WAY. AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL, THE WINDOW AND OTHER COMPONENTS DID WORK BUT NOW THE ORIGINAL PROBLEM IS SHOWING UP. I WAS NOT ALLOWED TO WATCH RECALL WORK BEING DONE BUT OBVIOUSLY THIS PROBLEM RESULTED FROM LIQUID LEAKING IN AT ONE TIME AND CAUSING DAMAGE. IT JUST TOOK FOR TODAY TO SHOW UP AND CAUSE A PROBLEM. MY INTERIOR STINKS OF BURNT PLASTIC. MY WINDOW IS PARTIALLY DOWN AND CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED. I'VE READ ONLINE FORUMS CONSISTING OF THE SAME SYMPTOMS THAT I EXPERIENCED TODAY WITH MY TRAILBLAZER. IF THIS WAS JUST A RANDOM PROBLEM OR SOMETHING CAUSED FROM MY USE OR NEGLIGENCE, I WOULD MAN UP AND TAKE CARE OF THIS ON MY OWN... BUT IT'S NOT. GM USED A BAND AID TO TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND SOMEBODY WILL END UP GETTING HURT OR BURNED YET. I HAVE A PROSTHETIC LEG AND WHAT IF THE DOOR LOCKS WERE LOCKED SHUT AND THE THING STARTED ON FIRE? GM LISTENED AS I [XXX] ABOUT IT BUT DIDN'T HAVE MUCH TO OFFER FOR A SOLUTION. I WILL TAKE IT TO A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER FOR THEIR "DIAGNOSIS" ON A FAULTY SWITCH AND WORKMANSHIP. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN WHAT HAPPENED TODAY AND THE STENCH IN MY VEHICLE. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT BUT THAT SEEMS TO BE THE WAY ANYTHING GETS SOLVED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY) WAS PERFORMED IN NOVEMBER OF 2013 HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW FAILED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN OR LOCK WITH THE ELECTRONIC LOCK SYSTEM AND THE WINDOW COULD NOT BE OPENED WITH THE LOCK SYSTEM. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL MODULE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.