Problems with 2007 Chevrolet TrailBlazer ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

My key will not come out of the ignition causing me to leave the keys in there. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician diagnosed that the ignition needed to be replaced. the repairs were made to the vehicle. the manufacture was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 75,796 and the current mileage was 76,000.

Gas gauge now has frozen all of a sudden after 50,000 miles. i filled up my tank full, started the trailblazer, and the gas gauge only says tank is 1/4 full!!! ? the check engine light goes on and off along with the abs and stabilitrak lights. sometimes they are frozen and stay on for days. i understand there are alot of problems with the electrical system on these vehicles! ? unfortunately! :-( and now......the gas gauge too???!!! this does not make me happy! always loved chevy vehicles! i don't know about anymore! how to rectify the gas gauge???? *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, the entire instrument panel illuminated and the vehicle suddendly accelerated. the contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who repaired the vehicle however, the replacement parts were unknown. the repair failed to remedy the issue. the manufacturer was not made aware of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 75,000.

My car just shut off as i was driving on the highway. luckily i was able to pull over. it took about 10 minutes for it to restart. this could have been a very bad outcome, but luckily i was in the inside lane and able to pull over. *tr

Drivers door module malfunctions, windows can go down but can not control up on rear window. i was told by gm and dealer that it is not covered by recall nhtsa #12v406000 or #13v248000, gm #12180. i was never notified of this recall even though the trailblazer was originally purchased when i lived in indiana and nhtsa 12v406000 covers this. they want me to pay for the repair. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the key could not be removed from the ignition. the failure occurred without warning. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

we were on our way to a doctors appointment early morning. we were slowing down for a red traffic light and alarms went off and trailblazer went dead !! in the middle of road. rush hour traffic , everything cut off !! *tr now we can not get it to run . it starts up and run maybe 20 minutes then shuts off !! what can we do with it ?

Drivers door window regulator want out. this vehicle has a recall #12180 for door switch replacement which fluid can enter drivers door and can cause shorts. *tr

I have been experiencing problems with my drivers door main control panel for operating windows , locks and mirror control. this panel will work intermittently and now its is not working more than it is working i cannot unlock drivers door when not functioning unless i enter thru passenger door . cannot open windows nor can i adjust my mirrors. i have contacted gm , but they are telling me that my make,model and year are not part of the current recall. i purchased this vehicle last november from a used car dealer.i feel that this vehicle is not safe due to this electrical problem ... *tr

Takata recall i was involved in an accident that did over $9,000 damage to my front end of vehicle. the airbags did not inflate. this was on a city street, and both vehicles were moving. also had a power window motor go out. i understand that this might be involved in a recall of window motors that could be causing fires. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while driving 35 mph, the low beam headlights failed without warning. the contact then was required to activate the headlights to high beam . the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlight module needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 70,157. ...updated 03-10-16 *bf *cn

Tl - the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the vehicle caught fire and all the doors failed to unlock. the contact stated that the back hatch window was used to insert a hose and attempt to put out the fire. the fire department was made aware of the incident and advised the contact that the fire began from the passengers master power window switch. the contact burned his arm while attempting to put out the fire meanwhile the fire department arrived. the contact was not taken to the hospital. there was a police report filed. the vehicle was not taken to a dealer. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number:13v248000 (electrical system , visibility), however the contact did not receive the recall notice. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure and current mileage was 64,000. dr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that a fire started in the cabin while the vehicle was unoccupied. the fire and police department was summoned and a police and fire report was filed. the manufacturer dispatched investigators who found that the fire started due to the failing of the electrical components in the passenger's side front door panel. the vehicle was destroyed. the failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 12v406000 (electrical system) and the contact stated that the passenger's side window continued to failed to decline. the vehicle was not repaired a second time. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 139,000. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the power control unit failed to operate the windows. the contact was informed by the dealer that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v248000 (electrical system , visibility). the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 82,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while the driver's front window was open, water penetrated the door panel. the contact attempted to close the window but the controls failed to respond. the manufacturer was not contacted about the failure. the dealer informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v248000 (electrical system, visibility). the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 163,000.

On july 18th goldsboro chevrolet in nc we were told could not seal that leak, because it was to far gone. so he had to order part for it, we set a date to bring back truck on july 23 2013. then we was told they was going to use a sealant kit that he was thinking we need whole part but then he change his mind that it was not needed. we are confuse about it, because the circuit board has a mind of it on. so we do not want patch work we want a new unit, can someone please respond back to me telling us our rights, and what to do . *tr

Blower motor was running after vehicle was turned off. didn't discover until i smelled smoke, burning rubber smell in the garage. had to pull fuse out to get motor to stop. very hot and felt it may have caused fire at some point. gm dealer of course said there is no bulletin or recall,....yet. *tr

I can smell as if something burning, on different occasion.the headlights would randomly shut off, while driving. i would switch to high beam in order to see. the back hatch window, locks when it wants to. the airbag indicator lights come on and stay on awhile. the vehicle will stall and then accelerate at times. the tire pressure lights, does not come on when pressure is low. the check engine light comes on, and stay on awhile, and then goes off, and comes back on. the climate control heater system blows cold air. at one time the key would not come out of the ignition. had to continue to giggle the key to get it out of ignition. noticed my headlights did not come on when i used the remote entry to unlock or lock the door. the windows stall when going up or down. i have contacted gm , but they are telling me that my make,model and year are not part of the current recall. and that the letter they sent me, was to purchase warranty for the vehicle. i feel that this vehicle is not safe due to this electrical problems. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the key became difficult to turn. the vehicle was not diagnosed. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 97,000 and current mileage was 137,000.

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated his vehicle was included in nhtsa recall campaign number: 13v248000 (electrical system , visibility). the contact stated the driver's side door window and door locks were not functioning intermittently. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair where a protective coating was applied to the driver's side door module. after the recall repair was performed the driver's side door window and locks stopped functioning completely. the vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician stated the driver's side door module wiring had to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 115,000. *tr

My fuel gauge is starting to fluctuate. i just filled it up and when i go down the road it will go down at least a quarter of a tank and when i stop and let it run idle for awhile it will go back to where it was. it just started this past week. from what i am reading, it won't belong before i will have to spend another bunch of money into it. last month i had to put a new throttle body on it because the sensors went bad and with this year the sensors are in the throttle body, so you have to buy the whole thing. as i was getting into the vehicle about a month ago, the part for the seat controls on the bottom side of the seat just busted off. everytime it gets colder out, the stabilitrak system won't stay on. it was always off in the winter time, never worked. when living in michigan and getting lake effect snow alot of the time, it would be nice to have it available. i will never buy another gm product. been buying them and my family members for more than 50 years, more and more of the newer vehicles have too many problems. i don't make that much money to keep putting money into a vehicle that is supposedly reliable and take days off of work to get them fixed. no thank you. *tr

After the recall of 12180 and repairing the 1st problem with the door my driver's side window only works intermittently. dealer tells me it's 'not related' to that recall and i have to pay to repair this myself. i don't have the money to pay for another problem on this 2007 pos that gm pumped out. what is this.. the 4th recall? i've had to pay out of my pocket each and every time to get these fixed and it's hell getting my money back from the dealer! now as unlucky as i am, i ended up with 2 of these 2007 gm vehicles, the other an envoy. now the envoy went in for the previous recall #12180 and now also received the paperwork to go in and get repaired under the new recall #14309; why is my trailblazer not included in this recall?? i still have a driver's door window that only works sporadically, how can the dealer tell me that that's a separate problem when everything i'm reading right now is saying the window problem is inclusive?? i need gm to be responsible and fix this window problem/door motor problem. *tr

Traveling at 65 mph at 9pm on a unlighted, remote highway the low beam headlights went off. the headlight switch was in the automatic position. i tried all headlight switch positions and determined that only the parking lights worked. i did not try the high beam switch. i was behind a large truck which i followed since there was no location to safely stop. i planned to follow this truck to the next town about 6 miles away. after about 4 miles the lights came back on. i had not noticed any others issues with the lights in the past. i have left the headlight switch in the automatic position all the time. *tr

Pushed to put passenger window down and would not go up, stuck open. evidently the window regulator broke at a part cost of about 300.00. just had in for a blower problem where the blower came on while the car was just sitting in the garage with no keys or anyone in it. that was 400.00 some dollars. this car does not seem like it should be having these problems. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that after having the vehicle serviced under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility), the master switch on the driver's side door for the windows malfunctioned. the contact could not control the power windows or locks from the driver's side switch. the dealer stated they could not reprogram the switch for an unknown reason. the contact called the manufacturer who advised that they would not pay for any further repairs. the failure mileage was 78,000...updated 04-08-13 *bf the consumer stated the motor control switch burned out. the dealer replaced the switch, because they were unable to reprogram it. updated 04/23/13

I got into my vehicle saturday (1-19-2013) to drive into town to do some errands. i tried to put down my driver side window and the switch would not work. i got into town and went to the store. upon leaving the store i tried my window again and it went down 1/4 of the way and stopped. now it is stuck 1/4 of the way down. on occasion i have smelled something that smelled like wiring getting hot but could never pinpoint the cause. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that there was a burning odor in the vehicle. the front driver's side door window and the door locks failed. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 12v406000 (electrical system) and was advised by the manufacturer that the vehicle was not included in the recall. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 85,230.

I crunk the truck up to warm up when. i came back out of the house i notice a smell like electronics burning it was coming from my driver door after that the window switch never worked again. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. while parked, the contact smelled an electrical burning odor inside of the vehicle. he then noticed that the driver's side door module overheated and melted. the contact referenced nhtsa campaign id number: 12v406000 (electrical system) however, the contact's vin was not included in the recall campaign. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the problem. the approximate failure mileage was 116,000.

While on the highway the drivers side door window lowered by it's self, soon there after a strong smell of smoke, came out from the switch that controls the power locks, and windows. i immediately pulled off the road, as the control was literally sparking the window then went up on it's own and there after it did not work anymore. i have contacted gm and they stated that parts are currently not available, however they state that when they become available they will call me in the mean time they suggested that the vehicle be parked out doors since it can still catch on fire. this vehicle was purchased new and now i am stuck without a car for transportation. gm also states that these modules will not be available until january 2013...note the module literally melted. *tr

While picking my children up from school on 11/15/2012 i smelled burning plastic, then i looked down at the drive door it was smoking really bad. i put the car and park and opened the door, a police officer was near as i was in the school zone he saw the smoke coming from my car and ask me was i okay. he turned the car off unsure if a fire was started on the inside of the door. after about an hour the smoke stopped, but my main power window and door was not working anymore. my car smelled like burning plastic for months. i was advised that the motor may have burned out and it would cost $550.00 to have repaired. i noticed on 01/26/2013 my gas gauge was not working. i stopped at a local gas station and filled my car up with $62.00 worth the gas and when i turned the car on it showed my car was on empty and the gauge light remained lit along with my engine light. so i turned the car back off and waited about 30 sec and turned it back on it stayed the same. i took it to the shop and was advised the fuel sensor was bad and i would need to have a new fuel pump put in. i bought my car on 02/27/2010 pre-owned with 76,000 miles on it, and was given a car fax report, and it was clean. i read all these reviews about the 2007 trailblazers and it seems they all have the same issues. these issues need to be corrected as they have to be a manufacture defect. *tr

I don't have exact date i bought my vehicle it is just an estimate. but issue has happened twice now. also don't have vin with me but can get it if needed. i bought my vehicle about 2 years ago. when i bought it the passenger window regulator went out. lamb's chevrolet in onida, sd replaced it. now a few months ago the passenger regulator went out again. they told me well they only have a 1 year warranty on them. warranty or not it should have not gone out within a couple of years. i am fighting with them on paying for it. is there any other complaints or recalls on window regulators with the chevy trailblazers? i shouldn't have to be replacing this every couple of years. also they have one excuse after another why it could have gone out while all in all they probably put in a defective or refurbished one which dealer these days are famous for and charging customers full price.

Drivers door module stopped working. *tr

Hi, the windows in my trailblazer won't open. then open sometimes but then close themselves. i can hear crackling inside the driver side door and the power is also surging throughout my truck, i then hear clicking. i am in canada, not montana, but there is a usa recall on a door module that i think is the problem. i am writing you because it wasn't disclosed to me at the time of my purchase, but my truck was bought used in the usa, brought into canada by a dealer, it was apparently a rental at one time, and it was sold to me by southpark used lot in edmonton, ab in late 2007. this is the used car lot for don wheaton chevy/olds, it had approximately 18,000km on it. i found out it was a rental from a chevy salesman about 3-4 years later when i went to see about trading it in. i have had many problems with this truck and it has not been the reliable vehicle i needed with kids but i have been forced to deal with it not able to afford another. i actually bough a second car 2 years ago for $550, it's a 87 thunderbird coup lx and i have had to use this car many many times because the truck isn't working half the time and it costs me piles and piles of money, it's very stressful. i am a single parent and doing my best like everyone else just to get by. i am not asking for anything special here. i have had to pay a lot to keep this truck on the road already, i have had many issues that the chevy dealer would not fix because they say they can't "recreate" the issues and yet i take it to a non dealer mechanic and they find the issues just fine and this is wrong because i had full warranty to pay it all. please see recall: 12180 established this year, i would be very grateful if someone could help. we are in full swing of winter here and i need to have functioning windows and do not want to catch fire especially with someone else with me, children or grandma, please. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that the driver side window switch ignited in flames. the vehicle was not destroyed and there were no injuries. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they stated that the electrical switches had shorted out and caused the fire. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was notified and stated that they would call him back at a later date. the failure mileage was 105,000. .....updated 01/14/13 *bf the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. the faulty part was replaced with o.e.m. with known failure history. the known failure is not available. updated 1/15/2013 *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 13v248000 (electrical system, visibility) was performed in november of 2013 however the failure was not corrected. the driver's side door and window failed. the driver's side door failed to open or lock with the electronic lock system and the window could not be opened with the lock system. the dealer advised that the control module failed. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 39,000. the vin was not available.

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

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that he attempted to have the vehicle repaired under nhtsa campaign id number: 12v406000 (electrical system, visibility) but was advised that the parts needed to complete the repair would not become available until march 2013 and a second notice would be sent at that time. the contact stated that the defect was reported in august of 2012 and that a remedy should have become available before march. the contact had not experienced a failure. the current mileage was 56,000. *tr updated 4/24/13 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle was repaired. updated 05/16/2013 *js

The fuel gauge is not reading properly. after a fillup, i drove to work, when i drove home later, the gas gauge read near empty. i thought someone stole gas from my tank. i get off work at midnight and live in a rural area, so i was very worried about running out of gas before i got home. (there are no gas stations on my route). next day i got a can of gas to fill the tank enough to get me to a station, and i found the tank to be full. since then the gauge has been fluctuating between half full and empty activating the low fuel warning light. this is very unnerving and i won't let my wife drive it now. asked about this problem at a repair shop and they told me this is common and gm will pay half repair cost. contacted chevrolet and the help line confirmed they have a program to fix this problem at half price. if this is such a common problem, why should i have to pay anything to get repairs done when they are admitting it is defective?. *tr

Got in the trailblazer today and it smelled like an electrical fire. none of the door switches are working. lo and behold i came to this website to find that my vehicle had a recall for this very problem, posted in august. i called chevy to have it fixed and they know nothing of the recall. *tr

Driver's door module shorted out and produced a smoky smell. *tr

The side view mirrors reset when you use the remote the unlock the car. they are preset for driver 1 & 2 and which ever remote unlocks the car the mirrors will re-align themselves sometimes moving around for 60 seconds or more. after all the movement they are not aligned for driver 1 or 2. it's a pain to have to realign both mirrors every time you start the car. i have positioned the mirrors where i want them, push the button to set them, wait for two beeps, and next time i start the car, they are randomly moving again. i have been to the dealer twice to have it fixed and the mirrors seem to be ok for a week or so then start with the random repositioning again. i am afraid the motors in the mirrors will burn out. *tr

The power locks & windows control sometimes does not wanna work on the drivers side. the lights on the that buttons on the driver door panel are not on at when this happens. usually you can turn the car off then back on and it will work again. i have a feeling there is some sort of shortage. *tr

I bought my 2007 trailblazer in september 2012. i was so excited, but a few days after purchase the driver door window regulator stopped working. i contacted chevy and they told me there were no open recalls on this yet and are continuing to tell me this. they wanted over $500 to fix the issue for me. when i looked i noticed that there are recalls on this item, but still chevy keeps telling me there is no open recall. i am scared after reading other complaints that this could lead to a possible fire. *tr

We went out to our car after church and noticed the window was part way down on the front driver's side and there was this strong smell of burning electronics. the door's electronics do not work at all. *tr

Car has a delay in starting. starts to turn over, but sounds like its trying too hard. once started the clock resets to 1200 and the check engine light was on. when the dealership checked for a code the only thing that came up had to do with the gas cap not being on tight. it has been happening with more frequency regardless of how tight the gas cap is. check engine light is no longer coming on. battery gauge is where it should be once it starts and does not drain. wondering if it could possible be a faulty ignition switch, but the dealership won't attempt a fix as they cannot get the problem to duplicate. *tr

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.

The window and lock controls stopped working, and we smelled something burnt. my husband took apart the piece, to find the part had caught on fire or smoke or something. a big hole with melted plastic. this had to have happened overnight. everything was working fine yesterday, and when we went to get in the car today is when we noticed the problem. *tr