2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaint Log

DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE AND BURNING ELECTRICAL/PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR IN THE AREA OF THE DOOR AND WINDOW BUTTONS. STOPPED AT A SERVICE STATION AND HAD THE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE PULLED OUT THE DRIVER CONTROL MODULE AND SAID IT HAD STARTED TO BURN. THE TOP AND SIDE OF THE UNIT WAS MELTED. THIS RENDERED ALL OF THE BUTTONS INOPERABLE. THE DOOR CONTROL UNIT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE DOOR TO MINIMIZE FURTHER RISK. *TR UPDATED 9/13/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CONSOLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE THE CONTACT WAS CLOSING THE WINDOW. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE MOTOR AND ACTUATOR FOR THE WINDOW NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,105. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,001. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE BOX THAT HOLDS THE CONTROLS IS MELTED AND SMELLS BURNT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WITH REMOTE. MEMORY SEAT CONTROLS, LOCKS,WINDOWS, AND HEATED SEAT CONTROLS ALL FAILED AS A RESULT. UPDATED 10/09/2012 *JS

THE POWER WINDOW, SIDE VIEW MIRRORS POWER SEAT AND POWER DOOR LOCKS STOPPED WORKING. TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE WIRES HAVE MELTED. THE MODULE COST ME $385.00 PLUS ANOTHER $110.00 TO PROGRAM THE MODULE. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE GAS GAUGE, IT TELLS ME THAT I HAVE LOW FUEL BUT EVEN WHEN I FILL THE CAR UP, IT STILL TELLS ME THAT I HAVE LOW FUEL. *TR

SOME OF THE ITEMS FORTHCOMING HAPPEN ALL TOGETHER AND/OR INTERMITTENTLY SEPARATE. THE INITIAL ISSUES NOTICEABLY STARTED UPON MY ARRIVE IN SOUTH CAROLINA, BUT IT WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZED BEFORE MY RELOCATION, BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS SOMETHING I DID MYSELF. I CAME OUT TO MY CAR ON SATURDAY, 6/16/12. MY CAR WINDOW WAS DOWN AND SOME ITEMS WERE STOLEN. I DID NOT SEE ANY GLASS ON THE GROUND SO I THOUGHT I LEFT THE WINDOW DOWN MYSELF AND SOMEONE JUST STOLEN ITEMS. AFTER SPEAKING WITH THE COMPLEX SECURITY AND REPORTING THE INCIDENT TO HOA, I CAME OUT THE TRUCK AGAIN IT SMELLED OF WIRES BURNING AND THE WINDOW WAS DOWN AGAIN. SEVERAL DAYS LATER THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WAS ON AND TOOK THE TRUCK TO GET THE WHEELS BALANCED AND OIL CHANGE AT FIRESTONE. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT WOULD NOT GO OUT, NOR DID THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHT GO OUT. A FEW MONTHS AFTER THAT THE SMELL OF WIRES BURNING HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE REMAINED ON FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, THEN WENT OFF. IN THE LATE FALL THERE WAS A REALLY BAD THUNDERSTORM AND WHEN ARRIVED TO TRUCK AFTER WORK; RUNNING IN RAIN, I SAW THAT MY WINDOW WAS DOWN AND I COULD NOT GET THE WINDOW BACK UP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES. I WAS SOAKED AND SO WAS THE CAR. THE TRUCK RECEIVED AN OIL CHANGE RECENTLY AND ALL THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OUT AND THE WALMART MECHANIC WHO DID THE OIL CHANGE STATED THAT HE SMELLED GAS AND SOME WIRES BURNING, LIGHTS ON PANEL WOULD NOT GO OUT. SMELL OF WIRES BURNING. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON FOR DAYS-THEN GOES OFF BY ITSELF. ALL LIGHTS EMERGENCY LIGHTS ON PANEL INTERMITTENTLY ON (OIL/TRACTION/TIRE PRESSURE). FUEL GAUGE SHOWS/CLICKS AS FULL, SMELLS LIKE GAS IN TRUCK AND RUNS OUT OF FUEL WITH GAUGE SHOWING FULL. DRIVER'S WINDOW GOES DOWN WHEN KEYS ARE NOT IN TRUCK. HEATING KNOB ON OFF, STILL BLOWING HOT OR COLD AIR AND GAUGE DOES NOT TURN ON PAST 2. LIGHTS DIM WHEN USING POWER BUTTON FOR WINDOWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND IT BEGAN TO SMOKE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE DOOR PANEL AND UNHOOKED THE CABLES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

FUEL SENDER STOPPED WORKING ONLY SHOWS BELOW EMPTY. CHECKED MANY OTHER SITES FOUND MANY HAVE STOPPED WORKING THIS MUST BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *JS

DASH WARNING LIGHTS ALL GO ON WITH WARNING BELL. *TR

LEFT FRONT WINDOW WENT TO THE DOWN POSITION BY ITSELF, WHILE UNATTENDED, AND BURNED THE WINDOW SWITCH/MODULE, BURNED WIRING. *TR UPDATED 07/11/12*LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE FRONT DOOR MODULE/SWITCH HAD SHORTED OUT. UPDATED 07/12/12 UPDATED 10/10/12 *CN UPDATED 10/10/2012 *JS

FUEL GAUGE WILL DROP TO EMPTY ONCE IT HITS MY HALF TANK READING. I FILL TANK UP AND ONCE THE FUEL GAUGE REACHES HALF A TANK, IT WILL DROP TO EMPTY AS I AM DRIVING. IT WILL MOVE ERRATIC WHILE DRIVING. CANNOT TELL HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE ONCE IT REACHES 1/2 TANK. AFRAID TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AND RUNNING OUT OF GAS. CANNOT AFFORD TO BE FILLING UP GAS TANK!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED DUE TO LACK OF FUEL. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LOW IN FUEL NOR DID THE LOW FUEL INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR FLOAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 96,000.

ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVERS DOOR SWITCH WENT DEAD, THEN I NOTICED AND SMELT SMOKE COMING FROM THE DRIVERS DOOR POWER WINDOW SWITCH. I REMOVED THE SWITCHES AND OPENED UP THE PLASTIC CASING AND SAW THE CIRCUIT BOARD COMPLETELY BURNT. *TR

I WILL SOON BE REPLACING MY 3RD FUEL PUMP. YOU CAN NOT PURCHASE A SENDING UNIT SEPARATELY AND YOU CAN NOT REPLACE A FUEL FILTER FOR MAINTENANCE. ALSO THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH STOPPED OPERATING YESTERDAY AFTER A BURNING SMELL FILLED THE TRUCK. THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH IS MELTED. HAD ISSUES WITH I FIRST BOUGHT THE TRUCK WITH IT "SHUTTING DOWN" ON THE HIGHWAY, NO GAS, NO POWER STEERING, NO CONTROL. RECEIVED A YEAR OF FREE OIL CHANGES FROM CHEVY AFTER A COMPLAINT WAS FILED, THEY STILL TO THIS DAY CAN NOT TELL MY WHY MY TRUCK WOULD RANDOMLY SHUT DOWN. *TR ....UPDATED 06/18/12 *BF UPDATED IVOQ 06/20/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE SITTING IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MASTER SWITCH BEGAN BURNING. AFTER EXAMINING THE SWITCH THE CONTACT STATED THE INSIDE OF THE SWITCH HAD ALSO BURNED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER NOR HAD IT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. PICTURES RECEIVED 06/21/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF WHIPLASH AND EYE INJURIES. THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A REPRESENTATIVE WAS SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,056.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS GETTING SICK WHILE DRIVING AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED AND THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A WHIPLASH INJURY AND SEVERE HEADACHE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO SENT A TECHNICIAN TO LOOK AT THE VEHICLE AND THEY STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 01/10/13*LJ UPDATED 1/11/13 *JS

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CONTROLLER MELTED. *TR...UPDATED 08-03-12 *BF UPDATED 08/09/2012 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE OVERHEATED DUE TO THE TEMPERATURE SENSORS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE TRAILBLAZER DIED WHEN MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN SHE STARTED IT BACK THE MOTOR WAS MAKING A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE. SHE PULLED IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED INTO A GARAGE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE ENGINE WAS SHOT. THERE WAS NO INDICATION ANYTHING WAS WRONG WHEN IT HAPPENED ALL THE GAUGES WERE SHOWING EVERYTHING TO BE GOOD THERE WAS NO NOISE IN ENGINE OR ANY WARNING LAMPS LIT UP ON THE DASH. WE HAD THE OIL CHANGED JUST 2-3 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 8 MONTHS. ALSO, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTING UP WHEN YOU PRESS THE SWITCH TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW IT WILL NOT GO INTO AUTOMATIC DOWN. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER FILLING THE GAS TANK, THE FUEL GAUGE READS "FULL". AS I DRIVE, IT STEADILY DROPS TO ABOUT 2/3 FULL, THEN IT SUDDENLY DROPS TO "EMPTY". AS I CONTINUE TO DRIVE, THE GAUGE BEGINS TO RISE, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS WAS BACK TO "EMPTY". THIS REPEATS NOW AFTER EVERY FILL. AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET, I FIND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM. HAS IT BECOME A RECALL? *TR

THE WINDOWS ON MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER SS ARE CONSTANTLY (NEARLY DAILY) GETTING STUCK IN THE DOWN OR UP POSITION AND DO NOT RESPOND TO THE SWITCHES. THE VEHICLE MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE COMPUTER TO MAKE THE WINDOWS WORK AGAIN. I'VE BEEN CAUGHT PASSING THROUGH HEAVY RAINS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH WINDOWS THAT WON'T ROLL UP WITHOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND TURN THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF A DOZEN TIMES TO MAKE THE WINDOWS TEMPORARILY WORK AGAIN. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE DOOR LOCKS FROM COMPLETELY LOCKING LEAVING MY VEHICLE VULNERABLE TO THEFT.

AFTER FILLING MY TANK, THE GAUGE WOULD DRIFT BETWEEN FULL AND EMPTY AND THEN SETTLE ON THE EMPTY SIDE. NOW IT DOES NOT EVEN MOVE FROM THAT LOCATION! *TR

THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN OFF UNLESS THE BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON. AT TIMES, IT WILL START AUTOMATICALLY EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION SWITCH IS TURNED OFF. SOMETIMES THE IGNITION WILL NOT TURN ON OR OFF AT ALL. FUEL SYSTEM IS FAULTY. CONSISTENTLY PROBLEMS HAVE CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO GO OUT REPEATEDLY, AND THE FUEL GAUGE TO STOP WORKING. MOTOR IN THE DRIVERS SEAT STOPPED WORKING AFTER MONTHS OF PROBLEMS. THE RADIO HAS STOPPED WORKING. WE'VE REPLACED THE FUSE, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND STARTED SMELLING BURNED WIRES - THEN SMOKE STARTED POURING OUT OF ALL CREASES IN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. I PULLED OVER AND HAD A DRINK WITH ME AND DUMPED THE WHOLE THING INTO THE DOOR TO GET IT TO STOP. FIRE DEPT CAME AND TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IN WAS A FAULTY DRIVER DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR AND IT HAD A HOLE BURNED THROUGH IT. I LOOKED ON INTERNET AND SAW THIS AD: HTTP://AUTOS.WINNIPEGFREEPRESS.COM/NEWS-ARTICLE/ID-4400/ THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. INSURANCE SAYS NOT COVERING IT. I COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED VERY BADLY AS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS SO MUCH SMOKE IN MY CAR. *JS

THIS INCIDENT WAS ORIGINALLY TRANSMITTED TO NHTSA FOR INVESTIGATION PURPOSES AND I WAS IN CONTACT WITH [XXX] FROM NHTSA. AFTER RECALL WAS ISSUED, I CONTACT GM REGARDING THE SITUATION SO THAT I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR CHARGES DUE TO THIS RECALL AND GM HAS REFUSED TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE THEY SAID BASED ON MY VIN. I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY IF I HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND WAS PART OF THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION PROCESS FOR THIS RECALL THAT GM IS NOT HONORING THE RECALL. MY VEHICLE MATCHES ALL THE RECALL INFORMATION, YET GM SAYS IT IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MINE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, AND REFUSES TO HELP ME. PLEASE HELP? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2007 TRAILBLAZER SS DRIVERS DOOR MODULE/WINDOW SWITCH ON MY NORMAL COMMUTE TO WORK, I HAD NOTICED A FAINT BURNING SMELL OF PLASTIC THAT WOULD ONLY LINGER IN THE CABIN FOR A FEW SECONDS. THE SMELL CONTINUED FOR ALMOST A WEEK WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND THEN DISAPPEARED FOR ALMOST 4 DAYS. AFTER THE SMELL OF BURNING PLASTIC WAS NO LONGER THERE, ONE NIGHT WHILE DRIVING, THE DRIVERS DOOR MODULE LIGHTS (DRIVERS, PASSENGER, REAR WINDOWS, WINDOW LOCKS, AND LOCK) WERE FLICKERING AND NOTICEABLY POWER SURGING. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS ISSUE SO I HAD DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE LOOKING FOR ANY INFORMATION THAT MAY LEAD TO A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM AND IF ANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. SEEMED TO BE A PRETTY POPULAR PROBLEM AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS RANGING FROM 2004 AND UP. SOME RESEARCH INDICATED THAT WIRES MAY HAD BEEN BROKEN INSIDE THE INSULATION THAT GOES FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR TO THE DOOR. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE DDM WAS FUNCTIONAL AND JUST NEEDED A FUSE REPLACEMENT. THAT SAME NIGHT WHEN MOVING THE VEHICLE FROM THE STREET TO MY DRIVEWAY, SMOKE STARTED POURING FROM THE TOP OF THE DOOR PANEL AND IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT PLASTIC WAS BURNING AND ON FIRE. I THEN PRIED THE DRIVERS DOOR MODULE OFF AND NOTICED A DIME SIZED HOLE RIGHT UNDER WHERE THE DRIVERS WINDOW SWITCH BUTTON IS LOCATED. THAT HOLE STILL SINGING I DISCONNECTED THE DDM AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH NON-OPERATIONAL WINDOWS EVER SINCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TODAY I TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE WINDOW WOULD GO DOWN AND THEN AUTOMATICALLY GO UP. I TRIED ALL THE WINDOWS AND THEY WOULD ALL GO DOWN AND AUTOMATICALLY GO UP. I TOOK IT TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE LEFT MASTER WINDOW SWITCH WAS STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. THEY TRIED TO RESET IT AND NOW THE LEFT MASTER WINDOW SWITCH WILL NOT RESPOND AT ALL. THEY SAID THE SWITCH WAS GETTING VERY HOT WHILE THEY WERE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. *JS

MY FUEL GAUGE METER DOESN'T WORK. WHEN EVER I START THE CAR, THE FUEL METER DROPS TO EMPTY. ALSO, ONE DAY IN SUMMER OF 2011, MY DRIVER-SIDE POWER MODULE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE POWER WINDOWS AND LOCKS NO LONGER WORK FROM MY DRIVER-SIDE DOOR. I AM CONCERNED I WILL RUN OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE OR HIGHWAY AND CAUSE A WRECK. I ALSO CAN NOT SEE IN THE MORNINGS FROM MY WINDOW BECAUSE IT GETS FOGGY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ROLL MY WINDOW DOWN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. *JS

EVERY COUPLE MONTHS THE ALTERNATOR GOES OUT I AM ALMOST TO THE LIMIT ON MY WARRANTY RETURNS.THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT IT WASN'T CHARGING THEN SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THAT IT WENT OUT WAS OVER CHARGING AND IN DOING SO DAMAGED MY BATTERY SO I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE IT ALSO. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND IS BECOMING A MONEY PIT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MAIN CONTROL FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW HAD FAILED AND CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 30 MPH WHEN THE FUEL GAUGE PROVIDED AN ERRONEOUS READING OF EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATION. *TR

FAILURE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING IN FRIGID WEATHER. ALMOST CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CONTACTS AND PHONE CONSULTATIONS WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO LED NOWHERE. GM'S REGIONAL REP--NAMED EILEEN, TEL. 866-790-5700 EXT 41068--WAS UNCONCERNED ABOUT THIS CHRONIC, DOCUMENTED SAFETY HAZARD ON THE TRAILBLAZER. POWER WINDOW AND OTHER ELECTRICAL FAILURES ARE KNOWN TO BE COMMON TO THE TRAILBLAZER. GM AT FIRST SUGGESTED THEY MAY PICK UP PART OF THE REPAIR COSTS, THEN REFUSED DESPITE ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEY ARE UNCONCERNED ABOUT MY WIFE BEING PUT IN SEVERE DANGER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON A FRIGID NIGHT. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL FAILURES COMMON TO THIS UNSAFE VEHICLE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AT FIRST, FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ FULL AFTER FILL UP. THEN AT 1/2 FULL MARK, THE GAUGE WOULD SLOWLY GO DOWN AND READ EMPTY. LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND ALERT CHIMES. AFTER 2 WKS IT WOULD READ FULL AFTER FILL UP BUT NOW IT GOES DOWN TO EMPTY AFTER 2-3 BLOCKS W/LOW FUEL LIGHT ON AND ALERT CHIME. NOW IT JUST REGISTERS AT A LOW LEVEL FUCTUATING AND TRIPING THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT AND ALERT CHIMES (ON AND OFF) OVER AND OVER AGAIN AS I DRIVE. THERE IS NO ACTUAL ACCURATE READING FROM THE GAUGE AT ALL. I'M DRIVING AROUND BY USING THE TRIP-OMETER TO DETERMINE WHEN TO FILL UP AGAIN. TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *JS

MY RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR PANEL CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVE WAY AND WAS NOT RUNNING. WHEN WILL THIS BE RECALLED? DOES SOME ONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THIS IS FIXED. THIS IS A KNOWN ON GOING ISSUE. ITS SAD WHEN YOU LOOK OUT YOUR DOOR AND SEE YOUR CAR SMOKING WHILE IT IS NOT RUNNING. *TR

I HAD A DRIVERS MASTER POWER SWITCH THAT MELTED TOO, IT HAPPENED ON MARCH 04 2012. WE GOT IN THE CAR AND COULD SMELL SOMETHING, WE DROVE WITH THE WINDOWS OPENED FOR ABOUT 1 HOUR. ON MARCH 5, WE WENT OUT AGAIN BUT HAD TO PULL INTO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THE SMELL WAS STILL THERE. THEY PULLED THE MASTER SWITCH ON THE DRIVERS DOOR AND THE SWITCHS HAD ALL MELTED TOGETHER. HE DISCONNECTED EVERYTHING. WE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING ALL THE SWITCHS. I'M WORRING ABOUT THE SMELL AND IF IT WILL GO AWAY. THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED DURING THE NIGHT BEFORE WE GOT IN THE CAR. *TR

LIVING IN MAINE, IT'S NOT LIKE THERE ARE GAS STATIONS ON EVERY STREET CORNER. I LEFT FOR WORK ONE MORNING, KNOWING I HAD PLENTY OF GAS, MY SURPRISE APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY THERE, MY GAS LIGHT CAME ON. THE GAUGE WAS ON EMPTY. I WAS IN A PANIC, I STILL HAD ABOUT 15 MILES TO GO BEFORE I WAS NEAR A GAS STATION. I FINALLY GOT TO A GAS STATION, AND SURPRISE AGAIN, IT ONLY TOOK ABOUT 10 GALLONS TO FILL IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 800,000 COMPLAINTS ON FUEL GAUGE PROBLEMS ON THESE TYPE VEHICLES!! COME ON, TIMES ARE TOUGH, I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED.. DO A RECALL!! *TR *KB

AFTER PUTTING IN 13 GALS OF FUEL, THE GAUGE GOES BACK & FORTH FROM FULL TO EMPTY. THE CAUSE THE EMPTY LIGHT TO COME ON. THE GAUGE GOES BACK TO HALF. THIS JUST OCCURRED. *TR

I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR CONTROL PANEL FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS. ON 2/22/12 THE CONTROLS DID NOT WORK FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND THE WINDOW WAS STUCK IN THE UP POSITION. ON 2/23/12 WHEN RETURNING TO MY VEHICLE THE WINDOW WAS IN THE COMPLETE DOWN POSITION. I STARTED MY VEHICLE IN ATTEMPT TO ROLL UP THE WINDOW BUT THE CONTROLS DIDN'T WORK. AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I NOTICED A BURNING PLASTIC SMELL COMING FROM THE CONTROLS. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND POPPED OFF THE CONTROL MODULE TO FIND SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE OPENING. I DISCONNECTED THE WIRES AND REMOVED THE MODULE. I COULD SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN INTERNAL FIRE IN THE MODULE DUE TO THE MELTED PLASTIC AND HOUSING OF THE UNIT. I'M GLAD THAT I HAVE SOME SENSE OF MECHANICAL APTITUDE BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A LOT OF DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK AND THE CONTACT SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE DOOR AND FOUND THAT THE DOOR MODULE PLASTIC CASE WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 10/03/12*LJ UPDATED 10/04/2012*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING WHICH INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY. THE FUEL TANK CONSUMED HALF THE FUEL LEVEL CAPACITY WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FUEL LEVER SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR FIFTY PERCENT OF THE REPAIR COST DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,019. ..UPDATED 09/07/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL GAUGE READ 3/4 FULL. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 15 MILES, THE FUEL GAUGE ALARMED TO NOTIFY THE TANK WAS NEAR EMPTY. GM HAD A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" NOT A RECALL. UPDATED 09/17/2012 *JS

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

INITIALLY THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK AND WINDOW CONTROLS (FOR ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS) STOPPED WORKING. ON FEBRUARY 17TH, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS VISIBLY EMITTING FROM THE INNER DOOR HANDLE. THE ENTIRE SWITCHING SYSTEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

FUEL GUAGE GIVES INCORRECT READINGS. GUAGE OFTEN CHANGES DRAMATICALLY FROM ONE LEVEL TO EMPTY AND BACK. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH MELTED IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THE MASTER WINDOW SWITCH WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS EMPTY WHEN TANK HAS BEEN FILLED. FUEL GAUGE WILL JUMP FROM EMPTY, TO 3/4 TANK, TO 1/2 FULL TO 1/4 TANK AND BACK TO EMPTY WITH FUEL LIGHT AND AUDIO WARNING WITHIN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. WHEN THIS HAPPENS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. *TR

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR, I WENT TO TURN THE AC ON AND THERE WAS BEEPING AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, ABS/STABILITY, AND A FEW OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS COME ON. THE OVERHEAD INTERIOR LIGHT COMES ON AS WELL AND THE AIR WILL NOT BLOW OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THIS TO STOP IS TO TURN THE A/C OFF OR EITHER TURN IT UP TO THE HIGHEST LEVEL (5). IF IT IS ON 5 AND I TRY TO TURN IT DOWN, THE BEEPING STARTS AND THE LIGHTS COME ON. SOMETIMES IT WILL JUST HAPPEN RANDOMLY EVEN IF I DON'T TOUCH THE AIR. ONCE WHILE I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 MPH, IT RANDOMLY HAPPENED AND MY CAR STALLED AND SLOWED DOWN AS IF IT WERE CUTTING OFF WHICH SCARED ME SO BADLY BECAUSE IF MY CAR HAD CUT OFF I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, OR EVEN WITH IT SLOWING DOWN THE WAY IT DID. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST STARTED SLOWING OUT OF NOWHERE. ALSO, THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF AND THE AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. I LOVE MY TRUCK SO MUCH, BUT AM CONSIDERING GETTING RID OF IT IF I CANNOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE OF MY CONCERN FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

LEFT REAR BLINKER WOULD NOT WORK. DIAGNOSTIC TEST SHOWED FAILED CIRCUIT BOARD. CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED AND RESET. *JS

LOWERED DRIVERS WINDOW AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO SMELLED PLASTIC BURNING SAW SMOKE COMING FROM CONTROL PANEL I RIPPED THE PANEL OUT TO SEE MELTED PLASTIC AND STRONGER SMELL OF PLASTIC BURNING CONTROL BOX IS MELTED COMPLETELY THRU I PULLED ALL BUT TWO CONNECTOR PLUGS AS THE REMAINING TWO CONNECTORS ARE FUSED TO THE CONTROL BOX AND CAN NOT DISCONNECT THEM. *TR

MY FUEL GAUGE NO LONGER WORKS. I ALSO HAVE NO POWER ANYTHING ON MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. *TR

FUEL GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY WITH LOW FUEL LIGHT COMING ON, NO MATTER HOW MUCH GAS IS IN VEHICLE. SOMETIMES IT FLUCTUATES BACK AND FORTH. NEVER SURE HOW MUCH GAS IS IN VEHICLE. WHICH THIS CREATES A BIG PROBLEM SINCE I TRANSPORT HANDICAP PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE. ALSO DRIVER SIDE WINDOW OPERATES VERY SLOW, SOMETIMES IT HESITATES ON ROLLING UP. I HAVE TO LET IT SET FOR A WHILE, THEN TRY ROLLING IT UP AGAIN. AFTER SEVERAL TIMES DOING THIS, IT HAS FINALLY ROLLED UP ALL THE WAY. I THINK THE DEALER SHOULD FIX THESE PROBLEMS, WITHOUT CONSUMER PAYING FOR ANY OF IT. ESPECIALLY SINCE THESE SEEM TO BE ONGOING PROBLEMS. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY REFERENCE MY DOOR PANEL HASN'T CAUGHT FIRE YET, WHICH COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. ALSO MY SLICK, SKID CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON VERY EASILY WHEN I TAKE OFF AND STAY ON TILL I CAN SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, AND HOPE DOESN'T COME BACK ON WHEN I START TO DRIVE. *TR