Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007091996 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2007
Consumer's City: MADISON Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRAILBLAZER Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13S642 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 16 2007 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 21 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: October 5, 2005 i bought a 2004 chevy trailblazer. at time of purchase, i was offered a tires for life deal. all that was required of me was to have the maintenance done at chevy and to have tire rotations and oil changes every 3000 miles. i have been doing this. last oil change and rotation on jan 8, they told me i needed front brakes. 57,500 miles on vehicle. i said okay and set up an appointment for jan.15. at that time, they told me i would need new rotors also. at this point i was starting to mistrust the service department. they put my vehicle back together and i went to big o tires for a second opinion. upon their checking my vehicle, they found all four rotors to be bad! it appears to be a manufacturers defect. the manufacturer is using a defective metal to make the rotors. big o claims that it is a potential law suit and they should do a recall. they have had numerous cases come in like mine not only on the trailblazer but other chevy trucks and suv's. the brakes weren't actually wore that bad but all four rotors were rusted and pitted. these rotors had never been turned they still had manufacturer clips on them. it was definitely a sign of poor quality parts not regular wear and tear. also, chevy makes me wonder why they did not notice this earlier? i have been in their shop every 3000 miles for rotation, they should have noticed this right away. it is as if they were trying to hide something. here in 2 weeks i will be getting new front rotors and brakes. then as soon as i can afford it i am going to get the back rotors replaced. but this could prove to be dangerous to many people and should be looked into. thank you for your time and consideration. *nm