2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer Steering Problems

WHILE DRIVING THE WHEEL JERKED TO LEFT. I CROSSING LAKE BRIDGE..I WONDER WHAT WAS THAT. THEN IT WAS LIKE I HAD 2 FLAT TIRES ON FRONT.. I SLOWED DOWN. JUST TO GET ACROSS BRIDGE TO PULL OVER.. IT STARTED DRIVING NORMAL. SO IT WASN'T TIRES. THEN STARTED AGAIN. SO GOT IT BACK HOME. THINKING IT TI RODS SWAY BAR, ETC. GOT ALL NEW FRONT END PARTS. NOW STEERING WHEEL JUSTS SPINS. NOW TOLD RACK AND PINION. MY CAR BEEN SITTING FOR 2 MONTHS TRYING FIGURE OUT WHAT COULD BE ISSUE.

NHTSA ID

11311994

Incident

Dec 15, 2019

Mileage

210,000 mi

POWER STEERING LINES LEAKING HAVING TO ADD FLUID OFTEN

NHTSA ID

11210488

Incident

Mar 10, 2019

Mileage

170,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST RANDOMLY GO OUT.OR AT TIMES THEY WILL GO OUT COME ON AND GO OUT AGAIN..."WHILE DRIVING " ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT" CAUSING ME TO HAVING TO PULL OVER..UNABLE SEEING WHERE IM PULLIN OFF THE ROAD TO.AFTER SEVERAL TRIES OF TURNING SWITCH ON AND OFF..THE LIGHTS RETURN.BUT ONLY FOR A FEW AND THEN IT DOES IT ALL OVER AGAIN.THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY..REPORTED IT TO YHE DEALERSHIP WHR I PURCHASED IT...I WAS TOLD THEY WAS UNABLE..TO SEE IT.BUT HAD CHANGE THE FUSES..

NHTSA ID

11161794

Incident

Dec 14, 2018

Mileage

148,890 mi

THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL PANEL MALFUNCTIONS AND THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AND THE WINDOW DOES NOT GO DOWN AND THE WINDOW LOCK UNLOCKS AFTER BEING LOCKED. THE RACK AND PINION HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHT IN THE BACK WILL NOT WORK NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES THE BULB AND RACK HAS BEEN REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

11110582

Incident

Jun 20, 2017

POWER STEERING PRESSURE LINES LEAKING HEAVILY WHERE THEY PASS OVER THE LEFT WHEEL WELL. CANNOT SEE EXACTLY WHICH OF THE TWO LINES IS LEAKING AS THE LEAK IS UNDER A RUBBER CLAMP.

NHTSA ID

11044540

Incident

Oct 13, 2017

Mileage

150,000 mi

MY TRAILBLAZER SPRUNG A MAJOR POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. I LOST POWER STEERING AFTER COMING OUT OF A GROCERY STORE, IT WAS -10 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND I USED MY AUTOSTART WHILE INSIDE THE STORE. I CAME OUT AND DID NOT HAVE P/S AND NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE UNDER THE CAR. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD WHEN I GOT HOME, AND THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE DISCONNECTED FROM WHERE THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE MEETS THE METAL TUBE BEFORE ENTERING THE RACK

NHTSA ID

10939696

Incident

Jan 3, 2017

Mileage

70,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, CROSSED OVER THE MEDIAN, AND CRASHED INTO A TRUCK ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE ENGINE STARTED TO BURN. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE JUMPED OUT AND USED HIS FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CONTACT'S FRIEND SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. FIRE AND POLICE REPORTS WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

NHTSA ID

10883400

Incident

May 31, 2016

Mileage

111,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING LINES WERE CORRODED AND THERE WAS A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. MA 09/03/15

NHTSA ID

10726958

Incident

Jun 19, 2015

Mileage

87,000 mi

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK AT AN ONGOING TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE AND MY 2007 TRAILBLAZER SECURITY AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. IT STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE, I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT AND I WAS CHARGED ALMOST $300 DOLLARS UNFORTUNATELY IT DID NOT FIX. THIS IS THE WORST VEHICLE I'VE EVER HAD QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE IS SUCK. I WILL NEVER BUY CHEVROLET AGAIN!!!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10679398

Incident

Jan 28, 2015

Mileage

105,000 mi

VEHICLE STALLS AND SHUTS DOWN EVERYDAY. SOMETIMES JUST STALLS THEN ACCELERATES, SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF AND I CAN SWITCH TO NEUTRAL AND RESTART WHILE COASTING. OTHER TIMES I GET SHUTDOWN WARNING LIGHT AND ENGINE WILL NOT RESTART. I HAVE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND WAIT. ENGINE WILL THEN STRUGGLE TO RESTART AND ENGINE SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND IT WILL START AND RUN FINE, SOMETIME WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, SOMETIMES NOT. RPM GAUGE WORKS SOMETIMES, SOMETIMES NOT. AT TIME THERE HAS BEEN NO RESPONSE WHEN TURNING KEY TO START. ON GOING ISSUE!! CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES, AND ISSUE STILL PERSIST. MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE!! *TR

NHTSA ID

10596360

Incident

Jun 5, 2014

Mileage

96,000 mi

MY KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION CAUSING ME TO LEAVE THE KEYS IN THERE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10583664

Incident

Apr 19, 2014

MY SON IN LAW WAS DRIVING THE CAR WITH MY PERMISSION AND WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE STALLED; THERE WAS NO STEERING OR BRAKES. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP DURING THE TURN AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TURNING ON IT'S OWN AND I PROCEEDED TO HIT A POLE. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WERE STILL ON DURING THIS TIME, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF.

NHTSA ID

10575594

Incident

Mar 21, 2014

Mileage

60,000 mi

ALL OF THE LINES ON MY VEHICLE (FUEL, BRAKE, POWER STEERING) HAVE REALLY BAD RUST CORROSION. THESE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS FAILURE. THE TRUCK IS ONLY A 2007 AND THE LINES LOOK LIKE IT'S A 1987. *TR

NHTSA ID

10564806

Incident

Feb 18, 2014

Mileage

82,236 mi

I HAD GONE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE AND ON THE WAY HOME MY POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THE POWER STEERING COOLER HAD RUSTED THROUGH. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THIS PART ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER NOT REALIZING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IF THIS PART RUSTS OUT ON DIFFERENT YEARS OF THE SAME MODEL THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT I AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION LINES GASOLINE LINES AND POWER STEERING LINES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE GASOLINE LINE AND FUEL PUMP ON THE 2003 , AND JUST REPLACED TRANSMISSION LINE ON THE 2007. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN ENGINEERING CHANGE ON THESE VEHICLES. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON THE 2007 TRAILBLAZER FOR THE ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH. THE NOTICE SAID I WOULD BE NOTIFIED WHEN TO BRING MY VEHICLE IN. IT HAS BEEN SEVERAL MONTHS SINCE I RECEIVED THE NOTICE AND I AM STILL WAITING FOR NOTIFICATION. IT COST ME $350.00 TO HAVE THE POWER STEERING REPAIRED.. *TR

NHTSA ID

10497930

Incident

Feb 1, 2013

Mileage

61,117 mi

AT 45,000 MILES I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TIERODS REPLACED AND THERE IS STILL SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BUT THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE SQUEAK IS. IT COULD BE A BEARING I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WITHOUT TEARING IT ALL DOWN. 2ND IS THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVERS SIDE IS GETTING SLOWER TO COME UP AND I CAN SMELL WIRES BURNING AT TIMES (ALTHOUGH I AM NOT SURE IF THE 2 ARE RELATED) I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE "IDLER PULLEY" AT 42,000 MILES.....THIS SEEMS RIDICULOUS AS IT KEEPS TURNING OUT TO BE ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER????? *TR

NHTSA ID

10447929

Incident

Aug 18, 2010

Mileage

45,000 mi

I WAS STARTING TO GO UP A HILL AT A SPEED OF 56 MPH AND I SWERVED TO MISS A COUPLE OF SKUNKS WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED ON THE TRUCK AND I WENT INTO THE DITCH TO THE LEFT AND THEN ROLLED THE TRUCK THREE TIMES. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN NOV 2010 I NOTICED THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND THE DASH LIGHT AND HIS RESPONSE WAS TO BRING IT BACK FOR SERVICE AFTER I MADE A PAYMENT, DURING THE ACCIDENT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE TOWING COMPANY WHO CAME TO GET THE TRUCK THEY HAD TO CUT THE BATTERY OUT BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T GET THE STEERING TO UNLOCK. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429555

Incident

May 18, 2011

THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS FULL FOR A COUPLE WEEKS THEN GOES TO EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT COMING ON EVEN IF I PUT A GALLON OF GAS IN IT .IT GOES RIGHT BACK TO FULL AND STAYS THERE THE STEERING ALSO FEELS LIKE ANY DAY SOMETHING IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO IT AND ITS MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE POWER STEERING THE FLUID IS FULL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10424636

Incident

Jul 13, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 52 MPH UPHILL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE DROVE OFF OF THE ROAD, ROLLED OVER, AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK, NECK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 09/14/11*LJ UPDATED 09/23/11*JB

NHTSA ID

10419507

Incident

May 18, 2011

Mileage

65,000 mi

I BOUGHT THIS 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND BABY IT LIKE THERE WAS NO TOMORROW. NOW EVERYTHING IS BREAKING. FIRST IT WAS THE RACKING PINION STEERING. SOME HOW THE SEAL BUSTED. SECOND, THE FUEL GAUGE BEGAN TO REGISTER EMPTY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS FULL AND JOINT BALL WENT BAD MAKING SOME VIBRATION AND SQUEALING SOUND. I GOT THE FUEL GAUGE FIXED AND JOINT BALL, NOW THE STRUTS THAT LIFT REAR WINDOW DOESN'T WORK. I WAS SO EAGER TO GET THIS TRAILBLAZER BUT IT IS COSTING ME MORE MONEY THAN WHAT IT IS WORTH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334696

Incident

Mar 7, 2010

I PURCHASED A USED 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 15K IN JUNE 2008 FORM BOB BELL CHEVROLET EASTERN AVE. BALTIMORE, MD. THIS VEHICLE WAS ADVERTISED AND ASSURED TO BE A GM CERTIFIED VEHICLE WHICH WAS RECONDITIONED AND 117 POINT INSPECTED UNDER GM CERTIFIED USED PROGRAM. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THIS VEHICLE UNDERWENT THIS INSPECTION AS THE DEALER REPRESENTED BECAUSE A WEEK AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAD BRAKE FAILURE AND TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION THAT THE DEALER REPAIRED AND ASSURED ME THAT I WOULD HAVE NO FURTHER PROBLEMS, ON TOP OF THAT, THE OIL WASN'T CHANGED OR AIR FILTER WHICH WAS AS BLACK AS THE STREET WHEN IT WAS CHANGED OUT. NOW A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I'M HAVING NOISE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND WAS ADVISED THAT A NOISE I WAS HEARING IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN I WENT OVER A BUMP WAS MY STRUTS THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER PURCHASED AND ADVISED MY VEHICLE WHICH IS NOW AT 47K IS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE REPAIRS NEEDED AND I WAS GOING TO NEED TO PAY ALMOST $2000. MY PROBLEM IS I HAVEN'T HAD THIS VEHICLE THAT LONG AND MY DAD OWNS THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE WITH ZERO PROBLEMS, I HAVE NEVER HAD A VEHICLE WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY AS GOOD AS NEW WITH THESE ISSUES. THE DEALER HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO ME AND I FEEL LIKE THEY ARE AVOIDING MY PROBLEM WHICH I BELIEVE WAS THEIR FAULT AND SHOULD BE FIXED BECAUSE THEY REPRESENTED THEMSELVES AND THIS VEHICLE TO ME AS SUCH AND THAT WAS UNDER THE CONDITION OF MY PURCHASE, CAN YOU OFFER ME ANY HELP OR ADVICE??? *TR

NHTSA ID

10326268

Incident

Apr 8, 2010

Mileage

40,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. HE NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING, IT CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND LOCK. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS HE WAS MAKING A TURN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE TO BE THE RACK AND PINION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATED COST FOR REPAIR WAS $800.00. HE IS NOT SURE IF THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 61000.

NHTSA ID

10315777

Incident

Sep 1, 2009

Mileage

59,000 mi

I HAVE BEEN HAVING A RECURRING ISSUE WITH THE STEERING ON MY 2007 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY MAKE LEFT TURNS. TODAY SPECIFICALLY THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND I WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE VEHICLE RESPONDED BY ONLY WANTING TO TURN TO THE LEFT WHICH WAS A SET-UP FOR A HEAD ON COLLISION. THE VEHICLE WOULD TURN TO THE LEFT BUT WOULD NOT GO PAST THE CENTERED POSITION. IN ORDER FOR THE STEERING TO CORRECT ITSELF, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND CONSIDERABLE FORCE PLACED ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO TURN THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, THEN THE PRESSURE FORCE WOULD FREE ITSELF AND THE VEHICLE WOULD WORK CORRECTLY. GM HAS TO KNOW OF THIS ISSUE, THIS IS A DEADLY "RACK AND PINION" IN THIS. I ALMOST KILLED A FAMILY TODAY WITH A HEAD ON COLLISION SCENARIO. PLEASE HELP, I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE, ONLY TO BE TOLD, WE CAN'T DUPLICATE THIS, SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT! *TR

NHTSA ID

10267289

Incident

Apr 29, 2009

Mileage

38,200 mi

WHILE OPERATING MY 2007, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER , I NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEANING ON THE RIGHT SIDE ,I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND AFTER CHECKING THE TIRES I FOUND NO FLATS ,AND NO AIR MISSING, AS I DROVE AWAY I BEGAN TO FEEL A WOBBLE IN THE FRONT TIRES , WHICH LED ME TO MEYER CHEVROLET , WHERE HE FOUND THAT THE SHOCK ABSORBERS WHERE STILL GOOD SEVERAL WEEKS LATER THE LEANING AND THE WOBBLE CONTINUED AND I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC WHERE HE FOUND THAT ALL THE SHOCKS WHERE LEAKING AND HAD WORN OUT AT 33000, MILES , BEFORE REPLACING THE SHOCKS I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO SEE IF THEY CAN SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER DEALER WHICH THEY STATED THAT I SHOULD RETURN IT TO THE DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM . I THEN RETURNED THE VEHICLE AGAIN TO MEYER CHEVROLET WHERE AGAIN I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WHERE GOOD AND NOT BAD , I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE TIRES WHERE SO BAD THAT I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN INSPECTION OF THE FRONT END WHICH HE FOUND THAT THE FOUR SHOCKS WHERE BAD THE TIRES , AND THE ALIGNMENT WHERE BAD , I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET TO ASK FOR THERE ASSISTANCE IN THE COSTLY REPAIRS AND THEY STATED THAT BECAUSE I HAD MY REPAIRS DONE ELSEWHERE THEY COULD NOT HELP , SO 1400 DOLLARS LATER MY CAR IS RUNNING GOOD AGAIN LETS SEE HOW LONG BEFORE SOMETHING ELSE GOES WRONG . LAST YEAR WHILE DRIVING TO VIRGINIA BEACH , I STOPPED TO REFUEL AND WHEN I GOT IN THE CAR AGAIN THE GAUGE HAD STOPPED WORKING , THE LITTLE YELLOW LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT SHUT OFF GIVING ME FALSE GAS READINGS THAT THE TANK WAS EMPTY , WHEN I ARRIVED IN VIRGINIA BEACH I CALLED THE DEALERS FOR AN APPOINTMENT AND NO ONE WOULD REPAIR IT THEY SAID TAKE IT BACK TO NEW YORK CITY FOR REPAIRS . I THEN PLACED A CALL TO ON-STAR AND THEY SAID UNLESS YOU GET STUCK YOU WILL HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO TAKE IT BACK TO NEW YORK FOR REPAIRS , WE WILL SEND YOU A TOW TRUCK AT THAT POINT AND LEFT ME WITH A CAR THAT I DIDN'T KNOW WHETHER THERE WAS GAS INSIDE OR NOT . GM GET IT TOGETHER . *TR

NHTSA ID

10259387

Incident

Jan 3, 2009

Mileage

33,000 mi