Chevrolet Trailblazer 2001
Model Trailblazer made in 2001 by Chevrolet got 27 consumer complains as well as 16 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to air bags and electrical system. Technical service bulletines regarding electrical system and engine and engine cooling.
Model 2001
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | |||||
| 02038 | 01/01/2004 | 10006946 | Diagnostic trouble code b1000. *mr | 05/20/2004 | |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 3232 | 10011692 | Misfire at idle cold and possible p0171 and or p0174. *eh | 01/28/2005 | ||
| EQUIPMENT | |||||
| 3047 | 01/01/2004 | 10009607 | 99 through 05 year vehicles, equipped with three-button onstar systems. *tt | 10/08/2004 | |
| 3011 | 01/01/2004 | 10008898 | When using voice recognition dialing, some numbers or commands may not be understood by the system especially the number two (2). *tt | 08/25/2004 | |
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL | |||||
| 00372D | 01/01/2004 | 10007287 | Onstar system is attempting and/or completing phone calls which the operator of the vehicle did not initiate. *tt | 06/09/2004 | |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||||
| 3170E | 10019186 | Ipc, interior lights and/or headlamps flicker. *ak fb2 | 02/16/2006 | ||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - TURN SIGNAL - SWITCH | |||||
| 01073 | 04/08/2002 | 636517 | Safety recall 01073 regarding the multifunction switch which may develop an open circuit condition with the bottom contact in the hazard switch carrier that results in the stop lamps and hazard lamps becoming inoperative. *tt | 11/09/2002 | |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER - STORAGE - FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | |||||
| PIT-3046E | 08/01/2008 | 10026704 | Gmc: fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral, causing the low fuel light to illuminate. *pe | 12/04/2008 | |
| 3046A | 3046B | 10009382 | Fuel gauge fluctuation in park or neutral. *tt | 09/27/2004 | |
| INTERIOR LIGHTING | |||||
| 3170E | 10019186 | Ipc, interior lights and/or headlamps flicker. *ak fb2 | 02/16/2006 | ||
| POWER TRAIN | |||||
| 00822B | 01/01/2004 | 00822C | 10005474 | No 2nd, no 4th and no reverse. to include 2004 light duty automobiles and trucks equipped with 4l60e or 4l65e automatic transmission. *tt | 02/27/2004 |
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - COOLING UNIT AND LINES | |||||
| PIT-4722 | 10/01/2008 | 10026804 | Gmc: fluid leak from transmission oil cooler lines due to corrosion. all 2000-2006 light duty trucks equipped with the light duty automatic transmission. *pe | 12/18/2008 | |
| SEAT BELTS | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | |||||
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Ready | 06/14/2011 | |
| 09-09-40-001A | 02/01/2011 | 10038294 | Gm: there are seat belt problems: difficulty latching and unlatching buckle. buckle release button is sticking. seat belt warning light illuminated. likely caused by sticky beverages that are spilled into the buckle assembly. *rm | 06/14/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| While driving approximately 58 mph in rainy weather with a trailer attached, trailer started to fishtail while going down hill. trailer had swung around and broke free of the hitch and hit the side of truck. truck grazed an enbankment, and went into the medium strip, hitting another vehicle head on. vehicle was totaled, and driver suffered a head injury and fractured vertebrate. neither air bag deployed upon the frontal impact. please describe details. *ak | |||
| At a 25mph vehicle crashed and airbags did not deploy. cause unknown dealer notified.*ak | |||
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - BATTERY | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/06/2003 | |||
| Consumer stated that while driving and without warning oil is leaking from the vehicle and causing the consumer to refill more then often. cause unknown. dealer notified. ts | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| 05/02/2001 | |||
| While driving vehicle will stall out without any warning.*ak | |||
| 05/21/2001 | |||
| While driving vehicle will stall/ loses all power. dealer contacted. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 01/01/1901 | 2 | ||
| 2001 trailblazer cuts off when driving. after having it serviced found that mass air flow sensor needs to be replaced fuse and hose assembly. *ts *jb | |||
| EQUIPMENT - ELECTRICAL - AIR CONDITIONER | |||
| 01/25/2000 | |||
| A severe musk odor is getting into vehicle when air conditioner is being used. dealer was notified and replaced air conditioner evaporator. feel free to provide any further infromation.*ak | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 09/06/2011 | 148937 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2001 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving 50 mph when the abs warning and check engine light illuminated intermittently. the contact also stated when they drive over a bump the head lights illuminated on and off. the vehicle was taken the dealer, but the manufacturer was not contacted. the vehicle was not repaired.the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 148,937 and the current mileage was 149,854. rds | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| OTHER | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| POWER TRAIN | |||
| 06/16/2012 | 108000 | ||
| Left my house at 10:00 am to get my blazer serviced, the shop was not open - i did my rounds and was about five minutes from my house at a red light, pulled away from the light at the intersection heard a loud pop and blaze stalled. good thing there was a police officer coming in the other direction, towed to shop at 12:00 pm was told that the front transmission was burnt/blown. i went from needing a tune up to a much more serious problem. just had blaze serviced 3 months prior. | |||
| 07/07/2008 | 74700 | 1 | |
| Serviced my '02 trailblazer at dealer before trip to mountains oil changed, coolant changed , brakes checked. returned and next day noticed a leak under drivers side behind front wheel. took back to dealer and told the transmission blew and need to replace front pump cover and other parts associated with it at $1700. *tr | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/20/2007 | 94000 | 2 | |
| My 2001 chevy tb has already had the transmission rebuilt as the result of a sun shield failure at 36k miles. as of right now i am at 90k and it is failing again. a quick search through edmunds.com shows this is not an isolated incident. chevy has done nothing to rectify this and since they were the ones who supposedly fixed it before, they have obviously not attempted to engineer an adequate fix for this failure. if this fails on an interstate there will be a serious safety issue for me and my family. *cn | |||
| 11/25/2005 | 80000 | 2 | 11/01/2001 |
| I have 2 chevrolet trailblazers and the transmission has failed in both in the same way (broken sun shell). my research shows this is a very common problem and was fixed by gm starting in 2003. *jb | |||
| 08/23/2004 | 39000 | 1 | 03/02/2004 |
| While pulling out onto a busy highwaytransmission jerked and bogged down. when trying to accelerate to keep from getting rear ended, i pushed the acceleratot but 1st to second gear would not engage. after backing of the accelerator the gears caught. now it will not go in reverse and 1st to 2nd and 3rd to 4th has trouble engaging. *ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 10/03/2009 | 76531 | 1 | |
| While coming to a stop in my 2001 chevy trailblazer the brake system (abs) keeps engaging causing it not to stop. i have went through many stop signs and intersections from not being able to stop. changed all the brakes ,bleed the brakes and put new sensors on..still having the same issues . i have read that gm knows that this is a flaw in the design ,what can be done about it? *tr | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/21/2003 | 9836 | 1 | |
| While driving at 25 mph on a rural road consumer came to a stop. then pressed the brakes, and consumer felt that brakes tried to engage, but vehicle kept going across the intersection. after traveling another sixty feet or so vehicle came to a stop on its own. dealer acknowledged that there was a flaw design in the abs system.*ak | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| TIRES | |||
| 07/27/2001 | 19 | 04/20/2001 | |
| While driving abs light came on. when applying brakes pedal went to the floor. dealer contacted. *ak the vehicle had gone through five red lights, intersections, and stop signs with no brakes and was unable to stop. other problems were: the tires were out of round(all 4), there were no brake or tail lights, the engine surged, the speedometer fluctuated, there was a smoke and or smoky odor, the electronic brake control failed, the vehicle did not start, the brakes would lock when the vehicle was backed, and the battery died. *scc | |||
| TRAILER HITCHES | |||
| While driving approximately 58 mph in rainy weather with a trailer attached, trailer started to fishtail while going down hill. trailer had swung around and broke free of the hitch and hit the side of truck. truck grazed an enbankment, and went into the medium strip, hitting another vehicle head on. vehicle was totaled, and driver suffered a head injury and fractured vertebrate. neither air bag deployed upon the frontal impact. please describe details. *ak | |||
Car dealers selling
| State | City | Zip | Name | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FL | MELBOURNE | 32936 | BOB STEELE CHEVROLET | |
| IN | FORT WAYNE | BERGER AUTO | ||
| MA | HINGHAM | 02043 | BEST CHEVROLET | 800-649-6781 |
| NC | GASTONIA | 28056 | SONNY HANCOCK | |
| TN | LOUISVILLE | 37777 | WEST CHEVROLET |