2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

HI, THE WINDOWS IN MY TRAILBLAZER WON'T OPEN. THEN OPEN SOMETIMES BUT THEN CLOSE THEMSELVES. I CAN HEAR CRACKLING INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE POWER IS ALSO SURGING THROUGHOUT MY TRUCK, I THEN HEAR CLICKING. I AM IN CANADA, NOT MONTANA, BUT THERE IS A USA RECALL ON A DOOR MODULE THAT I THINK IS THE PROBLEM. I AM WRITING YOU BECAUSE IT WASN'T DISCLOSED TO ME AT THE TIME OF MY PURCHASE, BUT MY TRUCK WAS BOUGHT USED IN THE USA, BROUGHT INTO CANADA BY A DEALER, IT WAS APPARENTLY A RENTAL AT ONE TIME, AND IT WAS SOLD TO ME BY SOUTHPARK USED LOT IN EDMONTON, AB IN LATE 2007. THIS IS THE USED CAR LOT FOR DON WHEATON CHEVY/OLDS, IT HAD APPROXIMATELY 18,000KM ON IT. I FOUND OUT IT WAS A RENTAL FROM A CHEVY SALESMAN ABOUT 3-4 YEARS LATER WHEN I WENT TO SEE ABOUT TRADING IT IN. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK AND IT HAS NOT BEEN THE RELIABLE VEHICLE I NEEDED WITH KIDS BUT I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO DEAL WITH IT NOT ABLE TO AFFORD ANOTHER. I ACTUALLY BOUGH A SECOND CAR 2 YEARS AGO FOR $550, IT'S A 87 THUNDERBIRD COUP LX AND I HAVE HAD TO USE THIS CAR MANY MANY TIMES BECAUSE THE TRUCK ISN'T WORKING HALF THE TIME AND IT COSTS ME PILES AND PILES OF MONEY, IT'S VERY STRESSFUL. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND DOING MY BEST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE JUST TO GET BY. I AM NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING SPECIAL HERE. I HAVE HAD TO PAY A LOT TO KEEP THIS TRUCK ON THE ROAD ALREADY, I HAVE HAD MANY ISSUES THAT THE CHEVY DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY CAN'T "RECREATE" THE ISSUES AND YET I TAKE IT TO A NON DEALER MECHANIC AND THEY FIND THE ISSUES JUST FINE AND THIS IS WRONG BECAUSE I HAD FULL WARRANTY TO PAY IT ALL. PLEASE SEE RECALL: 12180 ESTABLISHED THIS YEAR, I WOULD BE VERY GRATEFUL IF SOMEONE COULD HELP. WE ARE IN FULL SWING OF WINTER HERE AND I NEED TO HAVE FUNCTIONING WINDOWS AND DO NOT WANT TO CATCH FIRE ESPECIALLY WITH SOMEONE ELSE WITH ME, CHILDREN OR GRANDMA, PLEASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES HAD SHORTED OUT AND CAUSED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK AT A LATER DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. .....UPDATED 01/14/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAULTY PART WAS REPLACED WITH O.E.M. WITH KNOWN FAILURE HISTORY. THE KNOWN FAILURE IS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/15/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS GETTING SICK WHILE DRIVING AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH INJURY AND SEVERE HEADACHE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SENT A TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/10/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/13 *JS

WHILE DRIVING, FUEL GAUGE INDICATED 1/4 TANK. THE NEXT MINUTE THE FUEL GAUGE DROPPED TO EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. RUSHED TO THE CLOSEST GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. THE PUMP INDICATED 15 GALLONS ON THE FILL UP BUT THE TANK HOLDS OVER 20. STARTED DRIVING, THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED FULL, THEN DROPPED TO EMPTY (LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON) AND THEN THE TANK WENT BACK UP TO FULL. AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING, THE GAUGE APPEARS TO BE STUCK ON 3/4 FULL. *TR

THE FUEL GAUGE IS NOT READING PROPERLY. AFTER A FILLUP, I DROVE TO WORK, WHEN I DROVE HOME LATER, THE GAS GAUGE READ NEAR EMPTY. I THOUGHT SOMEONE STOLE GAS FROM MY TANK. I GET OFF WORK AT MIDNIGHT AND LIVE IN A RURAL AREA, SO I WAS VERY WORRIED ABOUT RUNNING OUT OF GAS BEFORE I GOT HOME. (THERE ARE NO GAS STATIONS ON MY ROUTE). NEXT DAY I GOT A CAN OF GAS TO FILL THE TANK ENOUGH TO GET ME TO A STATION, AND I FOUND THE TANK TO BE FULL. SINCE THEN THE GAUGE HAS BEEN FLUCTUATING BETWEEN HALF FULL AND EMPTY ACTIVATING THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT. THIS IS VERY UNNERVING AND I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT NOW. ASKED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON AND GM WILL PAY HALF REPAIR COST. CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THE HELP LINE CONFIRMED THEY HAVE A PROGRAM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT HALF PRICE. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM, WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING TO GET REPAIRS DONE WHEN THEY ARE ADMITTING IT IS DEFECTIVE?. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE READING DECREASED RAPIDLY AND THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY INDICATED EMPTY. THE CONTACT REFUELED THE VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE FAILURE RECURRED SPORADICALLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE BUT A SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT WOULD ASSIST WITH FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND WINDOW SWITCH MODULE FAILED INCREMENTLY STARTING WITH THE WINDOWS THEN DOOR AND WINDOW LOCKS.THIS FAILURE OCCURRED OVER A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY WEEK, ENDING WITH A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SWITCH MODULE. AT AROUND THE SAME TIME THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO SHOW EMPTY AFTER FILLING UP ALONG WITH THE LOW FUEL LIGHT. THE WINDOW SWITCH'S ON THE OTHER DOORS REMAIN OPERATIONAL. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS THE DRIVER HAS NO CONTROL OF DOORS OR WINDOWS WITH CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER SAYS THIS WINDOW SWITCH IS 426 DOLLARS PLUS LABOR AND THE FUEL GAUGE PROBLEM IS ANOTHER 450 DOLLARS. FROM WHAT I GATHER THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAIL BLAZER WITH NO OFFER BY GM TO REPLACE KNOWN DEFECTIVE PARTS. THERE WERE NO FIRES OR INJURIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH (FOOT NOT ON THE GAS, GOING DOWNHILL) THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. WAS APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT AND BRAKE TO STOP. AFTER TRUCK CAME TO FULL STOP DUE TO ME BRAKING FOR LIGHT ANYHOW, BRAKE PEDAL BECAME HARD, UNABLE TO PUSH DOWN OR PUMP. STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHT NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED SINCE GAS TANK WAS FULL, I SHUT KEY (TRUCK) OFF, AND ON WAITED TILL LIGHT TURNED GREEN, IT RESTARTED ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT THANK GOODNESS. WHY THE COMPLETE POWERFAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, I HAVE HEARD THIS COULD BE ONSTAR RELATED, EVEN THOUGH I AM NOT SIGNED UP AS A CUSTOMER, IF A TRAILBLAZER 07 IS STOLEN OR IN AN ACCIDENT, I HEARD THE ONSTAR FEATURES CONFUSION W/ SATELLITE AND CAUSES THEM ALL TO SHUT DOWN. DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS TRUE, BUT SOMETHING WENT WAY WRONG, LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HURT OR I'D BE SUING BIGTIME. TODAY IS 10-12-12, YESTERDAY GOT A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL FOR DOOR/WINDOWS/LOCKS PROBLEM. THEY WILL FIX FOR FREE HOWEVER NO PARTS TO REPLACE ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, REALLY??? WOW. *TR

THE POWER LOCKS & WINDOWS CONTROL SOMETIMES DOES NOT WANNA WORK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE LIGHTS ON THE THAT BUTTONS ON THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL ARE NOT ON AT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. USUALLY YOU CAN TURN THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND IT WILL WORK AGAIN. I HAVE A FEELING THERE IS SOME SORT OF SHORTAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSE THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 12V206000 (VISIBILITY: POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 102,000.