Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 10/29/2012 | 60000 | 1 | |
| Came out of work 11:30 pm to find the drivers door window down on a rainy night. as i got close i could smell the elec./plastic fire smoke smell. my seat and floor were soaked from the rain. i could not put the window up and had to drive home wet. i had the dealer where i bought it check it out and was told the door module had melted from fire from a shot and was lucky the car did not burn. i have called chevrolet assistance center about 5 times and was told i have to wait parts are not available. *tr | |||
| 07/12/2012 | 48000 | 1 | |
| During a heavy rain opened door and inside of door panel was soaked after it was done raining i dried of door panel and window would not work i was told that a module may have gotten wet. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the driver side door started to smoke. neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified.the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 120,000. kmj | |||
| 09/04/2012 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated the driver side door started to smoke. neither the dealer not the manufacturer was notified.the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was unknown. the failure mileage was 120,000. mw | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 59000 | ||
| 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. | |||
| 02/23/2012 | 59000 | ||
| 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. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving 35 mph when the front driver side door caught on fire. the contact was not injured. the contact also stated prior to the failure the door failed to open and the power windows failed to operate. the vehicle was not destroyed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 77,000. kmj | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 77000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact was driving 35 when the driver side front door caught fire. the contact was not injured.the contact also stated prior to the failure the same door failed to open, and the power windows failed to work properly. the vehicle was not destroyed. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was contacted. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure and current mileages were 77,000. rds | |||
| 12/07/2010 | 11000 | ||
| I purchased a brand new chevrolet trailblazer at the end of 2007. since then, i have had multiple service issues with the car, most notably a faulty front axle that had to be replaced. in january 2009, my service 4wd light came on and i could not put my car into 4wd. i immedately took my car to the dealership, who could not find a problem and returned my car to me. a week later, i was driving my car in the snow in 4wd, getting ready to enter the highway, when the car stalled and the service 4wd light came on again. i returned to the dealership, who kept my car for 3 days and again could not find the problem. they returned my car to me and said you probably got snow in your muffler. i drove my car in 4wd periodically for the next 19 months trusting that my car was safe. when the same probelm happened again at the end of nov 2010, i took my car to a different dealership who told me i had a bad front axle and 5 bad gears that were binding, and that i could not drive my car in 4wd until this was repaired. i have also had to have an o2 sensor replaced, several body system repairs, and yesterday my service stabilitrack light came on and stayed on until i restarted the car. i have asked chevy to buy back my car, as it is clear i have a poorly manufactured and unsafe vehicle, and they have only offered to cover my body systems parts under warranty. i feel unsafe in my car and i don' t know where to turn for help. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | |||
| 12/10/2009 | 18000 | 1 | |
| At 7:55 a.m. on the morning of 12/10/09 in st. paul, mn, i went out to my 2007 chevrolet trailblazer (approx. 18,000 miles) and opened the rear hatch (the entire door, not just the door glass) to remove a snow brush. the temperature was -5f and the windchill was reported at -20f. after removing the brush, i began to close the hatch when i heard what sounded like glass breaking. as the hatch latched closed, i noticed broken glass everywhere and the two window struts were broken away from the glass. upon further inspection, the entire back window was broken. it was spider-webbed and pieces of glass were slowly separating on their own. this is the first time this has ever happened to this vehicle. later that day, i took the car to a nearby chevrolet dealer. i was informed that the damage was not covered under warranty. i was told that they have never seen window strut rods lock up in an extended position. they said that if they lock, it's likely to occur in the collapsed position. but one of the mechanics told me that he has seen incidents where the strut rods locked up in the extended position, but he said it wouldn't have caused the glass to break. i asked what caused the problem and nobody had an answer for me. i had the glass and struts replaced for approximately $1,100. in looking on the internet, i found several testimonials by people who had very similar incidents happen to them (i.e rear hatch glass shattering) involving gmc envoys, chevy tahoes and chevy trailblazers. so while this may be a rare incident, it's certainly not a one-of-a-kind incident. so how many more times can i expect this to happen to me if chevy is saying it's not a design flaw and they are not at fault? if it was caused by the cold weather, it's only december and the worst temperatures in minnesota are still two months away. *tr | |||