2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE FUEL GAUGE LEVEL INDICATOR JUST WENT FROM "FULL" TO "EMPTY", IT JUST WENT THAT FAST. MINUTES BEFORE IT HAD JUST BEEN FILLED AT THE GAS STATION. WHEN STARTING, THE GAUGE RISES THEN FALLS TO EMPTY. ON OCCASIONS THE WARNING MESSAGE, "PLEASE TIGHTEN GAS CAP" COMES ON. NOW MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM; AFTER CONTACTING "GM" HOTLINE, THEY STILL HAVE NOT SHOWN ANY CONCERN. I KEEP TRACK OF MILES DRIVEN SINCE LAST FILL-UP AND GAS USED, SO I KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO FILL-UP. I HAVE READ MANY SAME COMPLAINTS, AND I WONDER WHY "GM" HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. IT IS NOW 08/21/2012 AND PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING. CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. PLEASE. "GM" HAS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SUGGESTED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, TO DO SO, REQUIRES A FIVE (5) HOUR VISIT AND THEY EXPECT THE CUSTOMER TO PAY HALF THE COST. PLEASE HELP.

DURING A HEAVY RAIN, OPENED DOOR AND INSIDE OF DOOR PANEL WAS SOAKED AFTER IT WAS DONE RAINING I DRIED OFF DOOR PANEL AND WINDOW WOULD NOT WORK I WAS TOLD THAT A MODULE MAY HAVE GOTTEN WET. *TR UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ PICTURES RECEIVED 09/05/12

INTERMITTENTLY THE POWER LOCKS, WINDOWS AND AUXILIARY POWER WOULD WORK AND NOT WORK. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF THE 'WORK, NOT WORK' IT JUST PLAIN FAILED TO WORK. *TR UPDATED 09/07/12*LJ REPAIR ORDERS RECEIVED. UPDATED 09/11/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXITED, JUST AS THE VEHICLE EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE A COMPLAINT FOR THE FAILURE BUT PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,065.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CLOSING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE MOTOR AND ACTUATOR FOR THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,105. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,001. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOX THAT HOLDS THE CONTROLS IS MELTED AND SMELLS BURNT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE. MEMORY SEAT CONTROLS, LOCKS,WINDOWS, AND HEATED SEAT CONTROLS ALL FAILED AS A RESULT. UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS

AFTER FILLING UP FUEL SYSTEM BEGAN MALFUNCTIONING; SHOWS EMPTY AFTER FILL UP. TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP FOR REPAIR AND THEY STATE THAT YOU MUST REPLACE WHOLE SYSTEM CAN NOT SIMPLY REPLACE GAUGE. SHOP STATES THIS VEHICLE IS KNOWN FOR FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND THEY HAVE WORKED ON MULTIPLE VEHICLES WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILEAGE WITH SAME MALFUNCTIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SWITCH ALSO WOULD NOT FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA12004 (VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH ALL DOORS LOCKED AND THE VEHICLE NOT RUNNING. THE REMOTE UNLOCK BUTTON WAS ENGAGED AND ALL DOORS UNLOCKED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DRIVER DOOR. THE REMOTE UNLOCK WAS ENGAGED 3 TO 4 MORE TIMES. THE DOOR WAS MANUALLY UNLOCKED FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE. WHEN THE DOOR WAS OPENED, SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE INSIDE. WE POURED AVAILABLE LIQUIDS DOWN THE WINDOW SLOT BUT SMOKE WAS STILL POURING OUT. WHILE MY SPOUSE WENT INSIDE THE BUSINESS WHERE WE WERE PARKED TO GRAB A PITCHER OF WATER, I JERKED THE PLASTIC OVAL PIECE AROUND THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OFF AND SAW FLAMES. HE RETURNED WITH THE PITCHER AND WE POURED THE WATER DOWN THE OPEN HOLE AT THE DOOR HANDLE AND FINALLY MANAGED TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME BUT NONE OF THE DOOR FUNCTIONS WORKED AT ALL. IT IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $600 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE BEEN AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRAILBLAZER SINCE THAT TIME. ALSO THE FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO. WE FINALLY FIXED THAT ISSUE TODAY. THE NEXT ISSUE TO REPAIR AFTER THE DOOR IS THE HEAT/AIR ACTUATOR AS THE AIR CONDITIONING NO LONGER COMES THRU MY AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. *TR.. UPDATED 08-27-12 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 08/28/12

WE WERE ON VACATION AND WE WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE AND WE TRIED TO UNLOCK DOORS TO ENTER VEHICLE AND ALL DOORS EXCEPT THE DRIVER DOOR UNLOCKED. A PASSENGER LEANED OVER TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER DOOR AND HIT THE DRIVER WINDOW DOWN SWITCH. THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION. A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED AND THE DRIVER DOOR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. WE WERE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I POPPED OUT THE DRIVER DOOR MODULE AND NOTICED THAT THE PLASTIC CASE WAS MELTED. I OPENED THE UNIT AND NOTICED THAT A WIRING HARNESS CONNECTING THE 2 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS WAS COMPLETELY BURNED. LUCKILY THIS DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR FIRE. *TR UPDATED 12/27/12 *CN UPDATED 12/31/2012 *JS

DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR SWITCH PANEL HAD AN ELECTRICAL FIRE (SMOKE ONLY, NO VISIBLE FLAMES) WHILE IN MOTION. DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OPERATED WITHOUT DRIVER'S TOUCH, SMOKE FROM ELECTRICAL FIRE INSIDE OF DOOR CAME THRU SEAMS OF THE INTERIOR FINISH PANELS. FIRE DID NOT SPREAD HOWEVER NO CONTROLS ON THE PANEL WORK ANYMORE. *TR