2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I HAD A DRIVERS MASTER POWER SWITCH THAT MELTED TOO, IT HAPPENED ON MARCH 04 2012. WE GOT IN THE CAR AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING, WE DROVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPENED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. ON MARCH 5, WE WENT OUT AGAIN BUT HAD TO PULL INTO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. THEY PULLED THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE SWITCHS HAD ALL MELTED TOGETHER. HE DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING. WE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL THE SWITCHS. I'M WORRING ABOUT THE SMELL AND IF IT WILL GO AWAY. THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT BEFORE WE GOT IN THE CAR. *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE I SMELT BURNING PLASTIC AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCHES ON THE DRIVERS DOOR. THE SWITCHES FAILED, WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AND WHEN GETTING THEM REPLACED THE INSIDE SOUND PROOFING WAS BLACK AND BURNT. THE SECOND TIME I DIDN'T SMELL SMOKE BUT THE WINDOWS STOPPED WORKING AND THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR IS BURNT. THE SWITCHES FAILED AND THE DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW STOPPED GOING DOWN. THE SWITCH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

I NOTICED THAT WHEN I ROLL THE WINDOWS UP OR DOWN THE LIGHTS FLICKER. NOW I AM HEARING THE SOUND LIKE THE DOORS ARE LOCKING OR UNLOCKING BY THEMSELVES AND I AM NOT TOUCHING ANYTHING. THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM GOING 60 AS WELL AS WHEN I AM GOING SLOWER SPEEDS. *TR

2007 TRAILBLAZER SS DRIVERS DOOR MODULE/WINDOW SWITCH ON MY NORMAL COMMUTE TO WORK, I HAD NOTICED A FAINT BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD ONLY LINGER IN THE CABIN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SMELL CONTINUED FOR ALMOST A WEEK WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THEN DISAPPEARED FOR ALMOST 4 DAYS. AFTER THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS NO LONGER THERE, ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS DOOR MODULE LIGHTS (DRIVERS, PASSENGER, REAR WINDOWS, WINDOW LOCKS, AND LOCK) WERE FLICKERING AND NOTICEABLY POWER SURGING. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM AND IF ANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY POPULAR PROBLEM AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS RANGING FROM 2004 AND UP. SOME RESEARCH INDICATED THAT WIRES MAY HAD BEEN BROKEN INSIDE THE INSULATION THAT GOES FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO THE DOOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DDM WAS FUNCTIONAL AND JUST NEEDED A FUSE REPLACEMENT. THAT SAME NIGHT WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY, SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM THE TOP OF THE DOOR PANEL AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT PLASTIC WAS BURNING AND ON FIRE. I THEN PRIED THE DRIVERS DOOR MODULE OFF AND NOTICED A DIME SIZED HOLE RIGHT UNDER WHERE THE DRIVERS WINDOW SWITCH BUTTON IS LOCATED. THAT HOLE STILL SINGING I DISCONNECTED THE DDM AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH NON-OPERATIONAL WINDOWS EVER SINCE. *TR

AT FIRST, FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ FULL AFTER FILL UP. THEN AT 1/2 FULL MARK, THE GAUGE WOULD SLOWLY GO DOWN AND READ EMPTY. LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND ALERT CHIMES. AFTER 2 WKS IT WOULD READ FULL AFTER FILL UP BUT NOW IT GOES DOWN TO EMPTY AFTER 2-3 BLOCKS W/LOW FUEL LIGHT ON AND ALERT CHIME. NOW IT JUST REGISTERS AT A LOW LEVEL FUCTUATING AND TRIPING THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND ALERT CHIMES (ON AND OFF) OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS I DRIVE. THERE IS NO ACTUAL ACCURATE READING FROM THE GAUGE AT ALL. I'M DRIVING AROUND BY USING THE TRIP-OMETER TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FILL UP AGAIN. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *JS

MY FUEL GAUGE METER DOESN'T WORK. WHEN EVER I START THE CAR, THE FUEL METER DROPS TO EMPTY. ALSO, ONE DAY IN SUMMER OF 2011, MY DRIVER-SIDE POWER MODULE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS NO LONGER WORK FROM MY DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AND CAUSE A WRECK. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE IN THE MORNINGS FROM MY WINDOW BECAUSE IT GETS FOGGY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

FUEL GUAGE GIVES INCORRECT READINGS. GUAGE OFTEN CHANGES DRAMATICALLY FROM ONE LEVEL TO EMPTY AND BACK. *JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTED SMELLING BURNED WIRES - THEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF ALL CREASES IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I PULLED OVER AND HAD A DRINK WITH ME AND DUMPED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. FIRE DEPT CAME AND TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IN WAS A FAULTY DRIVER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR AND IT HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SAW THIS AD: HTTP://AUTOS.WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM/NEWS-ARTICLE/ID-4400/ THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. INSURANCE SAYS NOT COVERING IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED VERY BADLY AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE IN MY CAR. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES IN THE DOOR PANEL MELTED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

LEFT REAR BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED FAILED CIRCUIT BOARD. CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND RESET. *JS