2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE ALWAYS READ EMPTY AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT ALWAYS STAYED ON. THE SEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THERE WAS A DEFECT AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. HE WAS INFORMED PART OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE PAID BY GM AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMAINING. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL. THE CONSUMER STATED HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A PART THAT WAS RECALLED.

THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT READ PROPERLY. I RESET MY TRIP METER EVERY TIME I GET GAS. SO I NOW THAT WHEN I HIT 300 MILES ITS TIME. WHEN I FILL UP, THE GAUGE GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN PAST E, AND ONCE I HIT ABOUT 50 MILES ON THE TRIP METER, IT RESETS ITSELF AND GOES TO THE APPROPRIATE SPOT. I RAN OUT OF GAS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE OF THIS. IF I CAN'T AFFORD TO FILL UP THE TANK ($90) A POP, ITS A RISK, AND WITH 2 KIDS, ITS A BIG ONE. *TR

THE WINDOW AND LOCK CONTROLS STOPPED WORKING, AND WE SMELLED SOMETHING BURNT. MY HUSBAND TOOK APART THE PIECE, TO FIND THE PART HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE OR SMOKE OR SOMETHING. A BIG HOLE WITH MELTED PLASTIC. THIS HAD TO HAVE HAPPENED OVERNIGHT. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE YESTERDAY, AND WHEN WE WENT TO GET IN THE CAR TODAY IS WHEN WE NOTICED THE PROBLEM. *TR

2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VALVE STEM CAPS AND TIRE PRESSURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, AN ICON ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP AND INDICATED LOW TIRE PRESSURE. THE CONSUMER STOPPED TO A GAS STATION TO CHECK THE AIR, BUT WAS UNABLE TO UNSCREW THE VALVE STEM. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED HOME, HE HAD TO USE A SMALL BOX WRENCH IN ORDER TO GET A BETTER GRIP ON THE CAP. IT TURNED A LITTLE AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE VALVE CAP BROKE OFF THE TIRE. THE TIRE THEN DEFLATED AND THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PUT ON THE SPARE TIRE. HE WAS UNABLE TO SCREW THE VALVE CAP BACK ON THE STEM. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VALVE STEM CAP WAS CORRODED DUE TO THE SALT USED ON THE ROADS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF WISCONSIN. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND IT WAS A BAD DESIGN. THE DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT VALVE STEM. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND HAD THE VALVE REPLACED AT A COST OF $87.00 THE CONSUMER STATED THE ANOTHER VALVE STEM BROKE. *JB

FUEL GAUGE QUITS WORKING.. THIS HAPPENED 2 YRS AGO AND THE DEALER FIXED IT.. NOW IT'S MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN.. I CALLED GM AND COMPLAINED THE FIRST TIME AND GOT NO WHERE.. FROM READING CAR COMPLAINTS ONLINE IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND SAFETY HAZARD.. CONSUMERS SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT A SAFE VEHICLE THAT CALCULATES HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THEIR VEHICLE.. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH THESE VEHICLES FOR YEARS.. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

MY TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED IN THE MORNING. WHEN I APPROACHED MY CAR TO GO HOME AFTER WORK, I FOUND THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS LOWERED. I ENTERED MY CAR AND NOTICED A BURNING SMELL. I OPENED THE WINDOW MODULE AND FOUND THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS BURNED. I TRIED TO BUY THE WINDOW MODULE VIA ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION GOING ON BY NHTSA. *TR

JUST GOT HOME AND IT WAS RAINING. I HURRIED UP AND GOT OUT OF MY DRIVER DOOR. ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AFTER THE RAIN STOPPED GOT BACK IN MY TRAILBLAZER AND NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL SMELL, AND THAT MY POWER LOCKS AND WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK. WHEN I TOOK OF THE TOP PANEL FOR THE MASTER WINDOW I SAW THAT IT HAD BURNED THE PANEL AND EVEN SOME OF THE DOOR. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, I WENT TO TURN THE AC ON AND THERE WAS BEEPING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, ABS/STABILITY, AND A FEW OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON. THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AND THE AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP IS TO TURN THE A/C OFF OR EITHER TURN IT UP TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL (5). IF IT IS ON 5 AND I TRY TO TURN IT DOWN, THE BEEPING STARTS AND THE LIGHTS COME ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST HAPPEN RANDOMLY EVEN IF I DON'T TOUCH THE AIR. ONCE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 MPH, IT RANDOMLY HAPPENED AND MY CAR STALLED AND SLOWED DOWN AS IF IT WERE CUTTING OFF WHICH SCARED ME SO BADLY BECAUSE IF MY CAR HAD CUT OFF I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR EVEN WITH IT SLOWING DOWN THE WAY IT DID. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWING OUT OF NOWHERE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I LOVE MY TRUCK SO MUCH, BUT AM CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT IF I CANNOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS. STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE PULLED OUT THE DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND SAID IT HAD STARTED TO BURN. THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE UNIT WAS MELTED. THIS RENDERED ALL OF THE BUTTONS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DOOR TO MINIMIZE FURTHER RISK. *TR UPDATED 9/13/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN OR CLOSE. ALSO, HE WAS UNABLE TO ADJUST THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61,000.