2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS UNABLE TO BE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 2/9/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED A ROD BURST THROUGH THE OIL PAN AT 50,000. THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE VEERED TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS USED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE PARTS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,763.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE REACTED. IN ADDITION, THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE GOING DOWNHILL AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, HOWEVER THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON A STEEP DOWNHILL CURVY MOUNTAIN PASS, THE KEY GOT JERKED INTO THE OFF POSITION. LUCKILY I QUICKLY RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS ON ROADS WITH A SHARP INCLINE AND/OR DECLINE AS ONE WOULD NEED TO BE ABLE TO BRAKE AND STEER THE CAR INTO A SAFE AREA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE KEY BECAME LODGED IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN INTO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE STOPPED DEAD IN THE INTERSECTION. WOULD NOT RESTART, COULD NOT BE STEERED AS THERE WAS NO POWER AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE A "NEW" IGNITION SWITCH WAS INSTALLED. BUT NO NEW SHORTER KEY WITH A HOLE IN IT WAS GIVEN TO ME. HOW CAN I BE SURE THE NEW SWITCH WILL NOT MALFUNCTION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE RECALLED VEHICLES. IF I HAD GONE TWO BLOCKS FURTHER IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A BUSY MAJOR HIGHWAY INTERSECTION. SO FAR NO RESPONSE FROM COMPLAINTS TO VARIOUS GM SOURCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.