2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I LEFT MY HOUSE FOR WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 0650 HRS ON FEBRUARY 19TH, 2012. UPON EXITING MY NEIGHBORHOOD'S ENTRANCE, I ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH. ABOUT 100 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, I BEGIN TO SMELL BURNING PLASTIC AND AS I LOOKED DOWN I OBSERVED THICK SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE OPENINGS OF MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. EVEN WHEN OFF, THE SMOKE CONTINUED TO BILLOW UNTIL I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS LATE TO WORK, SO I RECONNECTED THE BATTERY IN AN ATTEMPT TO MAKE MY WAY TO WORK IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, THE DOME LIGHTS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, THE GAS GAUGE WAS INOPERABLE AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOWS/LOCKS WERE RENDERED INOPERATIVE. AS I PULLED INTO WORK, I GLANCED OVER AND SAW THE SMOKE EMITTING FROM THE DOOR PANEL AGAIN, BUT IT WAS NOT AS THICK AS THE FIRST TIME. THANKFULLY, MY COWORKERS WERE STANDING BY READY TO ASSIST ME AS IT HAD BEGUN TO RAIN. THIS EVENT COULD HAVE ENDED MUCH WORSE IF THE DOOR PANEL HAD ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE. I HAVE A NEWBORN SON WHO IS APPROXIMATELY 5 WEEKS OLD AND THE TRAILBLAZER IS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF TRANSPORT. IT MAKES ME ANGRY TO THINK ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIM BEING IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME AND HAVING AN EVENT SUCH AS THIS OCCUR. HOPEFULLY GM WILL ISSUE A RECALL. UNTIL THEN, I HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS ON A FAULTY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BEFORE EXITING THE VEHICLE, HE SMELLED SMOKE AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE OWNER AND HE SAW THAT THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR POWER WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC WINDOW FAILED. THE FUSE FOR THE WINDOW WAS REPLACED BUT AFTER WARD, THE CONTACT WITNESSES SMOKE COMING FROM THE DOOR IN WHICH THE WINDOW HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT THEN DISCONNECTED THE FUSE ENTIRELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE WIRING FOR THE WINDOW SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THIS FAILURE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

ON OR ABOUT 18 OCT 2011, I SMELLED A BURNT ELECTRICAL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, I BEGAN CHECKING FOR THE SOURCE AND FOUND THAT WHEN I ADJUSTED THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MIRROR, THE DRIVERS WINDOW LOWERED, AND THE SMELL GOT STRONGER, WHEN THE MIRROR ADJUSTMENT SWITCH WAS RETURNED TO THE CENTER(NEUTRAL) POSITION, THE DRIVERS WINDOW SWITCH OPERATED THE PASSENGER WINDOW. I REMOVED THE DRIVERS DOOR SWITCH MODULE, I FOUND IT TO BE THE SOURCE, AS I REPEATED THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCESS, I ACTUALLY SAW THE WHITE HOT ARCING TAKING PLACE WITHIN THE SWITCHES (THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS WERE NOT BURNT OR DAMAGED). I DISCONNECTED AND REMOVED THE SWITCH MODULE. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHEREAS, THEY ORDERED THE NEW PART AND REPLACED IT (PARTS & LABOR $460.73 + TAX). I ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WASN'T...NOW MY QUESTION IS...IS THE NEW SWITCH MODULE ALSO GOING TO ARC EVENTUALLY? AM I OUT $460.00? *TR

THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL SHORTED OUT IN THE DRIVER'S DOOR AND CAUSED A FIRE INSIDE THE DOOR. ..UPDATED 04/19/12 *BF *TR

AT 45,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIERODS REPLACED AND THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SQUEAK IS. IT COULD BE A BEARING I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WITHOUT TEARING IT ALL DOWN. 2ND IS THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS GETTING SLOWER TO COME UP AND I CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING AT TIMES (ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE IF THE 2 ARE RELATED) I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE "IDLER PULLEY" AT 42,000 MILES.....THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS AS IT KEEPS TURNING OUT TO BE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER????? *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH MY WINDOW REGULATORS, I HAD THE SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL REPLACED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND I AM HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOW NOT WORKING AGAIN. ALSO, NOW THE WINDOW REGULATOR IS BROKEN ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. AT THE SAME TIME I AM ALSO HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL, I CAN TELL THAT IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDOW PROBLEMS THE LIGHTING ON THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE LIGHT IS DIMMED ON ONE SIDE. OVERALL, THE WINDOWS ARE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WITH THE FACT THEY WON'T ROLL UP OR DOWN DEPENDING ON THE ISSUE AND I'M CONCERNED WITH THE FIRE CONCERN BECAUSE IT DOES IT APPEAR WHEN THE DEALERSHIP FIXED THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW THERE APPEARED TO BE MELTING OF SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BURNT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED BURNING FUMES INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT A DOOR FUSE WAS BLOWN. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FUSE AND A FIRE IGNITED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE BY REMOVING THE FUSE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE DOOR PANEL AND SWITCH PLATE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

#1-THE FUEL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ON THIS VEHICLE WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF I COULD GET AN ANSWER FOR WHY IT WOULD JUST SUDDENLY QUIT WORKING. IT WAS THERE THAT I FOUND HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET ABOUT IT, THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX IT FOR $500. I ENDED UP HAVING JUST THE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED ABOUT 5 MONTHS AGO AND AM NOW EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. CHEVROLET IS FULLY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AS THEY SENT ME A PAPER SAYING THAT IF I GOT IT REPAIRED AT A CHEVY GARAGE THEY WOULD REIMBURSE 50% OF THE COSTS. TO ME HAVING BEEN AN ISSUE FOR MANY YEARS CHEVY SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED NOT ME! #2- DURING ROUTINE DRIVING WE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. I TRIED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND HAD NO LUCK. WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION I LOOKED TO SEE IF MAYBE A WIRE WAS CUT IN THE DOOR HINGE AREA, WHICH IT WASN'T, AND PUT MY FINGER ON THE SWITCH AND NOTICED IT WAS EXTREMELY WARM. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, LEFT THE DOOR OPENED AND ALLOWED IT TO COOL DOWN. IT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY AND STILL GETS VERY WARM WHEN IT DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. *TR

FIRST OCCURRENCE, DRIVER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO DOWN EARLY SUMMER 2010. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE CHEVY I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM AND THE WINDOW PART WAS REPLACED. FROM TIME TO TIME I WOULD SMELL BURNING BUT I DIDN'T THINK IT WAS MY CAR, IT DIDN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME I WAS DRIVING SO I COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT TO CHEVY. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT JANUARY 2012 AND HAD TO BRING IT TO A BODY REPAIR SHOP AND THY NOTICED THE DRIVER DOOR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS MELTED. SINCE IT'S A 2007 MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED AND I PAID THE BODY SHOP TO REPLACE THE PART $425. I CALLED CHEVY BECAUSE I SAW IN THE NEWS THAT THESE PARTS ARE BEING INVESTIGATED FOR CATCHING ON FIRE AND THEY SAID THAT THE NEXT TIME I SMELL BURNING OR MELTING I NEED TO BRING IT TO THEM RIGHT AWAY. *TR