2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I JUST PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS HERE, I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAGE FLUCTUATING ON ME. I JUST PUT A FULL TANK IN 2 DAYS AGO AND IT IS STILL READING PAST FULL. ON OCCASION IT WILL GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO EMPTY, AND THEN BACK UP TO FULL AND THEN BACK DOWN AGAIN. THIS IS ALL WHEN EITHER RUNNING OR DRIVING WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENS. THIS IS VERY IRRITATING TO ME, CONSIDERING THIS IS OUR ONLY VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS PROBLEM IS VERY POPULAR IN THE 05-06, BUT NOW I AM HAVING PROBLEMS IN MY 07 AND I HAVE 47,000 MILES ON MINE. I THINK CHEVY SHOULD RECALL THIS. IT'S RIDICULOUS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM FLASHED THREE TIMES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BEFORE THE FUEL LINE FAILED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF. AFTER 15 MINUTES, SHE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK OFF. SHE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES BEFORE DRIVING BACK ON THE FREEWAY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT THERE WERE NO FAILURE CODES SHOWING UP ON THE COMPUTER. THE DEALER DISCOVERED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH SHORTED INTERNALLY. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VEHICLE IS PERMANENTLY REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000. UPDATED 08/14/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO SHUT OFF BECAUSE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM. UPDATED 08/17/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND A FEW DAYS LATER THINKING I HAD GAS WENT ON MY WAY. NOT 20 MINUTES LATER MY WHOLE TRUCK SHUT DOWN ON THE TOLL ROAD, WITH MY 8 AND 5 YEAR OLD CHILDREN. DUE TO THE FACT MY GAS GAGE IS NOW NO LONGER WORKING? I HAD TO CALL MY HUSBAND TO GO GET GAS AND PUT SOME IN. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO A STONE CINDER BLOCK DUE TO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR REMAINS ILLUMINATED NO MATTER HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE. THE GAUGE STATED THAT THERE WAS A "LOW GASOLINE LEVEL". AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT IS NEVER FULLY AWARE OF THE AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN HER FUEL TANK. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY REFUSED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,337.

WHEN I HAVE THE TRUCK MOVING IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED THE THROTTLE BODY STAYS OPEN MAKING IT VERY HARD TO COME TO A STOP. FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS FIGHTING ME TO STOP. *TR

THROTTLE BODY DOES NOT KICK DOWN WHEN COMING OFF FREEWAY. YOU HAVE TO PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE DOWN. DRIVING IN THE CITY IS FINE BUT IDLE STAYS HIGH WHEN COMING OFF OF THE FREEWAY. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE THROTTLE HANGS UP AROUND 2000 RPM IN ALL GEARS AFTER BEING ON THE THROTTLE AND THEN IMMEDIATELY NEEDING TO SLOW DOWN FOR ANY REASON. THIS IS A TRAILBLAZER SUPER SPORT EQUIPPED WITH THE 395 HP 400 FT LB ENGINE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER. I HAVE SUED GM FOR THIS BEING A LEMON AND WAS PAID OFF. YET NO FIX. I HAVE VIDEO OF THIS HAPPENING. OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND GM SAYS BECAUSE OTHERS DO IT THE VEHICLE IS ACTING AS DESIGNED. PER GEORGE VALEZ GM LEGAL OFFICE . GM SERVICE REQUEST # 71-661522934 "HIGH IDLE" I HAVE LOGS WHERE THE ACCELERATION TAKES PLACE FROM 9 MPH TO 11 MPH FOR 11 SECONDS OF A TBSS WILD RIDE WITH NO THROTTLE. I START BY DOWNSHIFTING IT IN MANUAL 1ST WHILE SLOWING DOWN. (BRAKES REQUIRED TO SLOW FROM 2K HANG UP RPM ON DOWN.) WHEN THE ENGINE IS SLOWING DOWN THERE IS A BUMP AT ~2000 RPM WHERE THE ENGINE SPEED RAISES ABOVE THE INPUT SHAFT SPEED OF THE TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS IT WAS TURNING SLOWER AND COMPRESSION BRAKING. TIME HERE IS 0 OF THE 11 SECONDS. I HIT THE BRAKES AT 14 MPH TO PULL THE SPEED DOWN FROM 2K RPM AND LET OFF AT 9MPH 3 SECONDS LATER. STARTING AT 1381 RPM FOR THE LOWEST ENGINE RPM, TRANS INPUT SHAFT 50 RPM SLOWER THEN THE ENGINE INDICATING ACCELERATION. AC CLUTCH JUST HAPPENS TO KICK IN HERE. "HERE WE GO!" I SAY. THE NEXT 8 SECONDS WE HAVE THE ENGINE HITS 1650 RPM AND HUNTS AROUND THIS RPM +- 75 RPM WHILE WE HIT 11 MPH. AT 8.4 SECONDS THE ENGINE CUTS BACK TO 1468 RPM. THIS IS WHEN THE TRANS INPUT SPEED IS FASTER THAN THE ENGINE RPM BY AROUND 50 - 70 RPM, THIS INDICATES ENGINE FINALLY SLOWING THE VEHICLE AGAIN. IT ONLY TAKES 5 SECONDS FROM THIS POINT TO SLOW DOWN FROM 11 MPH TO 5MPH WITHOUT ANY BRAKES. THAT IS WHAT IS SCARY - 16 SECONDS OF FIGHTING THE ENGINE WHEN IT COULD HAVE STAYED CUT OUT AND SLOWED DOWN IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS FROM 2K RPM. THE AC IN THIS EXAMPLE MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE, BUT ISN'T 100% OF THE PROBLEM. *TR UPDATED IVOQ/ 09/10/09

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY MAKE LEFT TURNS. TODAY SPECIFICALLY THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED BY ONLY WANTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS A SET-UP FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN TO THE LEFT BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST THE CENTERED POSITION. IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO CORRECT ITSELF, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND CONSIDERABLE FORCE PLACED ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, THEN THE PRESSURE FORCE WOULD FREE ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. GM HAS TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE, THIS IS A DEADLY "RACK AND PINION" IN THIS. I ALMOST KILLED A FAMILY TODAY WITH A HEAD ON COLLISION SCENARIO. PLEASE HELP, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE, ONLY TO BE TOLD, WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT! *TR

MY WIFE FILLED THE TRAILBLAZER UP WITH GAS AND WHEN SHE GOT BACK IN AND STARTED THE VEHICLE THE LOW FUEL WARNING SOUNDED AND THE MESSAGE CAME ACROSS ON THE MESSAGE CENTER. AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE SHE NOTICED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR WAS MOVING UP AND THE LOW FUEL MESSAGE HAD GONE AWAY. ALTHOUGH, WHEN SHE REENTERED HER SUV AFTER WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN THE SAME DAY JUST A FEW HOURS LATER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE FAILED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN FUEL IS IN THE VEHICLE, THE GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS FULL. HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS TRAVELED BETWEEN 20-30 MILES, THE GAUGE INDICATES THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS ISSUE, BUT FEELS THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE IS MISLEADING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,000.