10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 2
Average Mileage:
52,000 miles

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problem #4

Sep 262006

Trailblazer 4WD 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 106,000 miles
: the contact stated the service engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealership, who determined the fuel pipe that entered the tank was leaking. The tank needed to be replaced.

- Forest Hill, MD, USA

problem #3

Oct 292002

Trailblazer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The accident happened 10/29/2004 around 7:00 pm. My husband, was traveling on highway 27 North coming home from vicksburg, Ms. The accident report claimed he lost control of the 2002 Chevrolet trail Blazer he was driving and crossed into the other lane. He was hit on the passenger side of the vehicle by the vehicle in the South bound lane. The accident report used the phrase "T boned" in describing the impact of the vehicles. My husband's vehicle caught fire almost immediately on impact and he couldn't be saved according to the witnesses.

- Crystal Springs, MS, USA

problem #2

Sep 012005

Trailblazer 4WD

  • Automatic transmission
  • 42,000 miles
Metal plate with all of the connections to the plastic gas tank rotted away, causing fuel vapors to enter the vehicle. We only have 38,000 miles on the truck. Tank design will hold mud and water in a depression on the top of the fuel tank, promoting rust holes, that not only allowed vapors to escape also leaked gas when the tank was filled.

- Auburn, MA, USA

problem #1

Feb 012005

Trailblazer 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 60,000 miles
The fuel tank filler neck detached from the tank. As a result, when filling the vehicle with fuel it poured out onto the ground.

- Mesa, AZ, USA