2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

PROBLEM WITH FATALITY RISK. IN AUG 2016 LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS AND RUNNING LAMP BEGAN TURNING OFF RANDOMLY, INTERMITTENTLY. WILL USUALLY WORK WHEN VEHICLE IS FIRST STARTED, FAIL IN TRANSIT. INCREASES IN FREQUENCY, PROGRESSES TO FAILURE. ON LIT STREETS,I HAVE NO INDICATION THAT I AM ESSENTIALLY INVISIBLE. RELAY REPLACED BY DEALER, PAID FOR 10/1/16. MILEAGE 137K AT THAT TIME. BEGAN FAILING AGAIN 7/2017. DRM MODULE HAD FAILED. PART ALONE COST $267. PRIOR TO DEALER REPAIR, I HAD TRIED AUTO PARTS STORE MODULES AS WELL, AND EACH 2 BURNED OUT WITHIN 1-2 MONTHS. GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, I THINK NUMBER 14921, ESTABLISHED MAY 2016. IT INCLUDES 2006-2007 TRAILBLAZERS. THEY EXTENDED IT TO 12 YEARS OLD OR 150K MILES, WHICHEVER FIRST. I CONTACTED GM. THEY ME THAT MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP SO THEY WILL NOT COVER THIS. WILL NOT TELL ME WHAT DISQUALIFIES MY VEHICLE, OTHER THAN VIN NOT COMING UP. DID ONLINE CHAT WITH THE REP AND S/HE SAID THAT I HAVE TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU, NO INTERNAL COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT, NOBODY I CAN APPEAL TO WITHIN GM FOR HELP. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TO FIX THIS, BUT NO ASSURANCE THAT IT WON'T JUST KEEP FAILING, SINCE THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE DONE A REPAIR IN 2 YEARS, I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 3 YEARS AGO, SO THIS MAY HAVE BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM PRIOR TO MY OWNING IT. I DO NOT HAVE A COPY OF THE REPAIR BILLS FROM LAST YEAR, BUT MY APPOINTMENT FOR NEXT REPAIR IS THIS COMING TUESDAY, 9/5/2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS LOW SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS, AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT OVER A PERIOD OF 10 MILES. BERGSTROM CHEVROLET OF MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN LOCATED AT 3605 TRIBECA DRIVE, 53562, WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V519000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE MILEAGE WARRANTY COVERAGE OF 150,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

WHILE OUT AT NIGHT HEADLAMPS AND RUNNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. LIGHTS WERE OPERABLER WHEN I LEFT HOME BUT NOTICED THEY WERE OUT AS I WAS RETURNING. FUSES AND BULBS ARE GOOD.

I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM OCT. 2016. THE LOW BEAMS WENT OFF ON MY 2007 CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER. I STOPPED AT AN AUTO PART STORE AND BOUGHT NEW LAMPS, WHEN I WENT OUT CHANGE THE LAMPS I NOTICED THAT MY LIGHTS WERE WORKING. SO I DIDN'T CHANGE LAMPS. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON 04/2017 AND AGAIN THEY CAME BACK ON THEN RECEIVED THIS NOTICE IN THE MAIL, AND THOUGH THE TIME LIMIT HADN'T PASS THE MILEAGE HAD. IF I HAD RECEIVED THE NOTICE SOONER I WOULD HAVE HAD IT FIXED THEN. I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT THE TIME! I CALLED THE 800 PHONE NUMBER ON THE NOTICE I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO THE PERSON ON THE PHONE AND I TOLD HIM THAT HAD GONE OVER 150,000 AT THE I HAD GONE OVER 3,000 MILES, HE TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF AND HE GAVE ME A CASE # ( 8-3085956921) HE SAID SOMEONE CALL ME WITH IN 24 HOURS. AFTER 2 DAYS SOMEONE CALLED ME AND SAID THAT COULD NOT REPAIR MY SUV BECAUSE I HAD GONE OVER THE 150,000 MILES.

MY TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT AND MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY CHARGING SYSTEM GOES IN AND OUT MY 4WD COMES ON BY ITSELF AND I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF WHILE DRIVING

SERVICE AIR BAG WITH WOULD PERIODICALLY COME ON AND GO OFF DEPENDING ON SPEED AND TURING THE STEERING WHEEL. IT FINALLY STAYED ON FOR GOOD. WAS TOLD BY ONE DEALERSHIP THAT IT WAS A LOOSE CONNECTION AND THAT IT WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE. DROVE IT LIKE THAT FOR A WHILE AND FINALLY HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. SAID THERE WAS A FAULTY PIECE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THAT IF I HAD BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WOULD NOT HAVE DEPLOYED.

APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO MY DIM HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AS I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. I THOUGHT TO SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS AND LUCKILY THEY WORKED ON HIGH BEAM THANK GOODNESS THIS WAS A ROAD I KNEW WELL.. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW OFTEN THIS HAPPENS DURING THE DAYTIME. BUT IT OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THIS. I HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A RELAY. CHANGED IT AND PROBLEM SOLVED, UNTIL NOW. THE ISSUE IS BACK, GM SENT ME A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" LETTER, I CALLED THE NUMBER ON THE LETTER AND WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE IT TO A CHEV. DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM MY VEHICLE DOES HAVE THE HEADLAMP DRIVER MODULE ISSUE THEN CHEVROLET WILL LET ME KNOW WHAT WOULD BE NEXT. THEY DID CONFIRM MY VEHICLE HAS THE ISSUE BUT CHEVROLET WILL NOT COVER MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS OVER THE MILEAGE OF 150,000. REALLY? IS MY VEHICLE NO LONGER WORTH FIXING OR IS THE ISSUE SUPPOSED TO RESOLVE ITSELF AFTER THE 150,000 MILE MARK? A SALESMAN CALLED ME AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK ABOUT ME TRADING OR GETTING RID OF MY VEHICLE, IS THIS A PLOY JUST TO SELL VEHICLES?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT TURNED THE LIGHT SETTINGS KNOB, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EIGHT OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JEFF SWEENEY CHEVROLET IN SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE CONTACT THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (CAR-X IN FAIRFIELD, OHIO) WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEAD LAMP DRIVING MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 08/23/17*LJ *CN

WITH NO WARNING, BOTH HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AND NO LONGER WORK. TURN SIGNALS, FOG LIGHTS STILL WORK.

I FILED A COMPLAINT ON 5/1/2017 TRACKING NUMBER 10981579 CANNOT FIND A REPLY ON YOUR SITE. I TOOK MY SUV TO DEALER HAD IT CHECKED OUT IT SAID THAT THE SELT BELT PRETENSIONERS NEED TO BE REPLACED THAT THEY CONNECT TO AIRBAGS. WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A ACCIDENT SO IT WOULD SEM THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THEIR BELTS. CHEVORLET GM STILL SAY THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS SINCE THERE ISN'T ANT WARANTY ON SUV. BUT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO MALFUCTION WITH THEIR BELTS .TO HAVE HAPPENED TO TWO SEATBELTS IT HAS TO BE IN MY OPINION. AND I DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO GET HURT BECAUSE THEIR SEAT BELT CAN NOT UNLOCK AND THEY ARE TRAPPED IN THEIR CAR.