2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE CAR REGISTER EMPTY WHEN I HAVE JUST FILLED UP THE CAR, AND THE TIRED GAUGE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK HEADED HOME, AND MY GAS GAUGE READ 1/2 A TANK OF GAS. AS I WAS GOING UP A HILL MY TRUCK SLOWLY COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE TO BE IN 5PM TRAFFIC. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT.11. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER HOME AFTER A 150 MILE TRIP TO COLUMBUS AND NOTICED OIL SPOTS ON MY DRIVEWAY. I MOVED AND PARKED THE VEHICLE IN ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE A LARGE PUDDLE OF "OIL." FELL UNDER THE ENGINE. I CLIMBED UNDERNEATH AND SAW TRANSMISSION FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME ONTO THE GROUND. I CALLED GRAHAM CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD NOT TO DRIVE AS IT WOULD CAUSE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN A COSTLY REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I CALLED AAA AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED ON A FLATBED TRUCK TO GRAHAM CHEVROLET WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CORRODED AND LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES WITH A BILL OF OVER $500.00 FOR THE WORK DONE. THEY SAID GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM AND IT IS COMMON TO THESES VEHICLES, BUT NO RECALL OR WARRANTY REPAIR WAS AUTHORIZED. IT WAS THE CUSTOMERS PROBLEM TO TAKE CARE OF. I HAVE SINCE FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND ALSO DID AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWING MANY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THIS PROBLEM. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT WITH A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE MATERIAL SUBJECT TO CORROSION AND FAILURE OVER TIME. GM AND CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS REPAIR AND ISSUE A CALLBACK TO PREVENT ANY POTENTIAL ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH ON 2 LANE STATE ROUTE. MY FUEL LOW INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SHUT OFF IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD AND GET HAZARD LIGHTS TURNED ON BEFORE AN ACCIDENT COULD OCCUR. AFTER FILLING TANK EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. THEN ABOUT 3 MONTHS LATER AGAIN THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND CAR SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT BY GETTING CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND USING HAZARD LIGHTS. AFTER THIS INCIDENT WE FILLED THE TANK AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR STAYED LIT, THEN WENT OFF, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL, THEN 1/2, THEN 3/4, THEN LOW FUEL LIGHT BACK ON (ALL THIS HAPPENED IN THE 12 MILES TO GET HOME). NOW THE LOW FUEL LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL IS TO REFUEL EVERY FEW HUNDRED MILES AND THAT IS WRONG. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER SEEKS REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMERS FIRST REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM WAS DENIED, BECAUSE PAYMENT COULD NOT BE CONFIRMED WITH THE REPAIR SHOP.

TL - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE AND ALL THE DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACK HATCH WINDOW WAS USED TO INSERT A HOSE AND ATTEMPT TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FIRE BEGAN FROM THE PASSENGERS MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE CONTACT BURNED HIS ARM WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT THE FIRE MEANWHILE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER:13V248000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , VISIBILITY), HOWEVER THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000. DR

WENT TO FILL MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER UP WITH GAS. NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE STARTED FLOATING FROM THE "F" TO THE "E", EVEN THOUGH I JUST FILLED THE TANK. IT FLUCTUATED FOR A COUPLE DAYS BACK AND FORTH. FINALLY, IT DROPPED TO THE "E" MARK AND THAT HAS WHERE IT HAS STAYED SINCE WITH THE "LOW FUEL LIGHT" ON. I FILL UP AT THE GAS STATION NOW AND HAVE TO RESET MY MILEAGE AND KEEP AN EYE ON IT TO KNOW WHEN TO PUT MORE FUEL IN MY TANK. SINCE HAVING TO WATCH IT THIS WAY, I HAVE ACTUALLY GOTTEN OUT AND DRIVEN OUT OF GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. BECAUSE I DON'T ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH MONEY (BEING A SINGLE MOTHER) TO FILL MY TANK UP, SO PUTTING $20 IN HERE AND THERE, IT MAKES IT HARD TO KEEP UP WITH THE MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN MORE GAS IS NEEDED. I LIVE ON A FIXED INCOME AND AM DISABLED. SO, BETWEEN THAT AND BEING A SINGLE MOTHER, IT'S NOT EXACTLY SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD TO HAVE FIXED AT THE TIME CONSIDERING I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE TALKED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE WHO HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I HONESTLY FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR MONEY PAYING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR A VEHICLE (MINE WAS PURCHASED NEW WHEN I BOUGHT IT) SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS APPARENTLY GM'S FAULT. IF IT WASN'T GM'S FAULT, THERE WOULDN'T BE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM CUSTOMER'S COULD HAVE PREVENTED WITH "MORE RESPONSIBLE" DRIVING. THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WHEN I PRICED GETTING THIS PROBLEM FIXED (AT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP), I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $140. THAT THIS WASN'T AN ACTUAL RECALL, AND THAT THE COST OF FIXING IT IS $280 BUT I'D BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HALF OF THAT AMOUNT (HENCE THE $140). WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR GM'S PROBLEM??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V406000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW CONTINUED TO FAILED TO DECLINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000. *TT

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AS I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT, THE EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL LIGHTS WOULD DIM AND THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT THE FRONT LIGHTS WOULD COMPLETELY GO OUT FOR A BRIEF SECOND OR TWO AND THEN TURN BACK ON. WHEN I GOT HOME, THERE WAS AN ODD FAN/VACUUM NOISE FROM MY ENGINE. THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE AIR FILTER AREA. THE NOISE WOULD TURN RANDOMLY START AND STOP AND RUN FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. I UNHOOKED MY BATTERY, BUT MY BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED IN THE MORNING AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND THE NOISE WOULD RANDOMLY START AND STOP, MOST NOTICEABLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS ADVISED THE ISSUE IS THE A.I.R PUMP RELAY - IN-LINE6 AND THE A.I.R SYSTEM PUMP - IN-LINE 6. THE LABOR DESCRIPTION FROM THE AUTO SERVICE STATES "CHECK SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND ABNORMAL NOISE FROM ENGINE AREA. PERFORM DIAGNOSIS FAULT CODE P2431 FOR AIR INJECTION SYSTEM. FURTHER TESTING FOUND SYSTEM NOT WORKING AT THIS TIME. FURTHER TESTING FOUND AIR PUMP RELAY CONNECTOR MELTED SHORTED. PROBLEM DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE TO SECONDARY AIR INJECTION PUMP WORN NEEDS REPLACED. I HAVE MY VEHICLE SCHEDULED TO FIX THIS ISSUE TOMORROW WHEN THE REPAIR FACILITY CAN GET THE PARTS IN. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. THE AUTO REPAIR MAN ALSO TOLD ME THAT THIS PUTS A HUGE DRAIN ON THE AMPERAGE, THUS CAUSING SAFETY ISSUES OF THE BATTERY DRAINING AND THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING IN POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WITH THE AIR PUMP RELAY CONNECTOR MELTED AND SHORTED OUT - THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I BELIEVE THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY DUE TO THE FREQUENCY, KNOWN ISSUE, AND POTENTIAL HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. *TR

I HAVE WIND NOISE FROM THE TOP PORTION OF WINDSHIELD FROM PASSENGER SIDE TO DRIVER SIDE. WINDSHIELD IS LOOSE LIKE ITS NOT SEALED OR THE SEALANT HAD NOT ADHERED. I DID SEE A RECALL FOR 05 THIS REASON DID THIS CARRY OVER TO OTHER YEARS. *TR