2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 15K IN JUNE 2008 FORM BOB BELL CHEVROLET EASTERN AVE. BALTIMORE, MD. THIS VEHICLE WAS ADVERTISED AND ASSURED TO BE A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE WHICH WAS RECONDITIONED AND 117 POINT INSPECTED UNDER GM CERTIFIED USED PROGRAM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE UNDERWENT THIS INSPECTION AS THE DEALER REPRESENTED BECAUSE A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED AND ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, ON TOP OF THAT, THE OIL WASN'T CHANGED OR AIR FILTER WHICH WAS AS BLACK AS THE STREET WHEN IT WAS CHANGED OUT. NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I'M HAVING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WAS ADVISED THAT A NOISE I WAS HEARING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP WAS MY STRUTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER PURCHASED AND ADVISED MY VEHICLE WHICH IS NOW AT 47K IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED AND I WAS GOING TO NEED TO PAY ALMOST $2000. MY PROBLEM IS I HAVEN'T HAD THIS VEHICLE THAT LONG AND MY DAD OWNS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE WITH ZERO PROBLEMS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY AS GOOD AS NEW WITH THESE ISSUES. THE DEALER HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO ME AND I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AVOIDING MY PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THEIR FAULT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY REPRESENTED THEMSELVES AND THIS VEHICLE TO ME AS SUCH AND THAT WAS UNDER THE CONDITION OF MY PURCHASE, CAN YOU OFFER ME ANY HELP OR ADVICE??? *TR

FUEL LEVEL SENSOR FAILS IN SUCH A WAY AS TO INDICATE THE CAR HAS FUEL WHEN IT DOES NOT. THIS COULD RESULT IN A BREAKDOWN ON A BUSY HIGHWAY LEADING TO A CRASH WITH INJURY OR LOSS OF LIFE.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS, THE GAS GAUGE AT 52,000 MILES BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE FROM E TO F. THIS DOES NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE READING. I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A PRESSING SAFETY ISSUE BUT IT CAN LEAD TO STRANDED MOTORIST WHICH CAN BE SAFETY RELATED. IT NOW OCCURS EVERY DAY. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PART YET BUT READING VARIOUS FORUMS ONLINE STATE IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT RANGES FROM A 600.00 TO 800.00 PROCEDURE. I ALSO LOOKED AT THE COMPLAINT RESULTS IN THE LAST 3 YEARS ON THIS YEAR MODEL ALONE VEHICLE AND THE NTSA HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS. I AM POSITIVE IF YOU RESEARCHED EVERY YEAR MODEL OF THE TRAILBLAZER YOU WILL FIND A TREND. PLEASE DO THE JOB OF THE GOVERNMENT AND MAKE SURE GENERAL MOTORS RECTIFIES THE SITUATION.

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS AND THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY 0 ULTIMATELY STAYING ON EMPTY... THIS I FOUND IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND HAS BEEN FOR AWHILE - MANY BUSINESS ASSOCIATES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH DIFFERENT YEARS OF TRAILBLAZER... WHAT A RIP-OFF, I FEEL THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD HAVE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS - THEY ARE WORSE THAN TOYOTA. *TR

THE GAS GAUGE ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT READ ABOVE EMPTY AND THE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE SEARCHED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND THAT THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT GM CHARGES $500 OR MORE TO FIX EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER LOST POWER DURING ACCELERATION. ON JANUARY 22 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT TOOK THEM 4 DAYS FOR THE VEHICLE TO ACT UP SO THEY COULD GET A CODE. THEY REPLACED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE. ON MARCH 3, 2010 IT HAPPENED AGAIN, THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, WHILE MY WIFE WAS CROSSING A STREET. THE RPMS WENT FROM 2000 OR SO DOWN TO 5-600 WHILE PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED IN TO DEALER AND GOT A LOANER CAR UNDER TERMS OF MY WARRANTY. IT IS NOW DAY 6 AND THEY CANNOT GET IT TO ACT UP AGAIN. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND GOT A CASE # 71-810026931, BUT I AM BEING TOLD BEFORE THEY SEND A TECHNICIAN THAT CAN SOLVE THE PROBLEM I MUST TAKE IT TO A SECOND DEALERSHIP AT MY COST AS WELL AS PAYING FOR TOWING AND LONER CAR FOR THE FIRST DEALERSHIP TO RELEASE THE TRUCK. THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT MESSES UP THEN GOTO THE DEALER TO GET CODE. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS WHAT HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY IF IT ACTS UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN WITH TRAFFIC COMING. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM THAT THE COMPUTER ISN'T RECOGNIZING. AND BECAUSE OF THAT MY FAMILY HAS TO BE THE GUINEA PIGS BEFORE GM WILL SEND A TECHNICIAN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SEEN THE PROBLEM, THE DEALERSHIP SEEN THE PROBLEM AND THOUGHT THEY FIXED IT. WHAT THEY DID WAS PUT A BANDAID ON A CUT THAT REQUIRES STITCHES. I HAVE TO PUT MY FAMILY IN JEOPARDY AND THAT OF WHOEVER HITS ME SO GM CAN SAVE MONEY AND NOT SEND THE TECHNICIAN. THE SAME PROBLEM IN JUST OVER A MONTH, FROM LOSING POWER TO THE DEALERSHIP HAVING PROBLEMS DIAGNOSING IT SHOULD SEND UP A RED FLAG THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG AND LIVES ARE IN DANGER. BUT THAT DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CONCERN EXCEPT FROM ME. SO I HAVE TO PAY FOR A TRUCK THAT IM AFRAID TO DRIVE SO GM DOESN'T LOSE MONEY SENDING OUT A TECHNICIAN WHEN THEY SHOULD BE WORRIED ABOUT A PROBLEM WITH A TRUCK THAT COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE. *TR

FILLED MY TANK AND DROVE AWAY THE MORNING OF THE INCIDENT. WHILE DRIVING LATER THAT DAY MY FUEL GAUGE STARTED GOING DOWN WHILE DRIVING. IT WENT TO EMPTY THE LOW GAS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND IT STAYED THAT WAY FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE RETURNING TO FULL. THIS ONLY HAPPENED 1X SO FAR RECENTLY. I'VE ALSO HAD PROBLEM WITH ALL THE GAUGES GOING OUT WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER/FUEL/ ELECTRICAL/TACH ETC. HAD TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO RESET THESE FUNCTIONS IN THE PAST. 2-3X AN HAD ONSTAR RUN DIAGNOSTICS. THE ELECTRIC STABILITY CONTROL HAS ALSO BEEN COMING ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY QUITE FREQUENTLY AT STARTUP AND AT OTHER TIMES WHILE DRIVING. I'VE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON CHAT BOARDS BUT FEW HAVE TAKE THE STEPS TO DOCUMENT THEM BEYOND THE POSTINGS. THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB. THANK YOU *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND LOCK. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE TO BE THE RACK AND PINION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $800.00. HE IS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000.

THIS TRAILBLAZER WAS PURCHASED AS A DEMO FROM A LOCAL MD DEALER. AROUND 36000 MILES I NOTICED WAS FUEL GAUGE WAS CONTINUALLY MOVING, IT WOULD GO FROM A FULL TANK TO EMPTY, FOR NO REASON. THAT PROBLEM LASTED ABOUT 2 WEEKS, FROM THEN ON MY FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK AT ALL, THE GAUGE SITS ON EMPTY, REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK. ALSO THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR RINGS CONSTANTLY A RANDOM TIMES. ALSO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON AND OFF. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO A LOCAL DEALER AND THEY QUOTED A PRICE OF APPROX $600.00 TO FIX. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, APPARENTLY IT IS A VERY COMMON ONE. *TR

AT 36,101 MILES I WENT TO THE GAS STATION AND FILLED UP. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE GAS GAUGE READ EMPTY. I SPOKE WITH GAS ATTENDANT AND HE SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE GAUGE WILL READ HALF FULL AND BE EMPTY. MULTI CHEVROLET IN UNION NJ. TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE WARRANTY WAS UP AT 36,000 MILES AND IT WOULD COST 800.00 DOLLARS. IF IT IS COMMON IT IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR