Chevy Trailblazer thoughts????

Cheap interior, same fuel mileage with less power and room than a Tahoe, (rated at only 1mpg more than the 5.3 Tahoe highway, same city mileage), keep an eye on the temperature gauge the electrical fan clutch is prone to failure, although I think it normally locks up when it fails. Other than that they are nice reliable little drivers.
 
My wife and I bought an 05 LS back in 05 with 30k miles on it. It has over 160k miles on it now and is still going strong. I've only had to replace the brakes, thermostat, and the idler pulley in all those miles.

The fuel level senders are a common problem. I had one replaced under warranty and the last one died about 40k miles ago. We just fill up by the odometer now, the gauge always shows empty. :lol:

Gas mileage does suck, it is almost exactly what the Tahoe gets.

We absolutely love ours, I would buy another one in a heartbeat if anything ever happened to this one.
 
my buddy had one, he loved it. No kids, just him and his wife. He would leave the rear seat down, his mountain bike fit easily in the back.
 
My grandparents used to have one. I thought it was exceptionally loud at speed. They're stone deaf, though... so they don't care. My grandma liked the Trailblazer better than her new Equinox. Not really sure why. Interior fit & finish wasn't what I would have expected, either.
 
as a mechanic I have seen several of them come thru the shop. they are hit and miss. one will have a ton of miles with no problems but have seen a few that only gave problems. the body control modules suck on the later ones. the fan clutch is electronic and goes out often and while you're in there better put the W/P in it too. i see them as a gamble, not a fan. hope that helps
 
I took one to the beach (borrowed) a few years ago and it seemed pretty good. Interior was normal Chevy...Heavy on the plastic and huge buttons that aren't very attractive IMO. It was comfy and I thought it drove well though. Good size IMO. I really like mid-sized SUVs like that. Easy to drive, but just enough space so you're not cramped.

I've really been wanting a TBSS lately. Finally decided last week to hold off for at least for the near term just because I don't want to deal with the gas mileage. I might be better off just getting the Vette with the same engine and keeping my 4Runner rather than making the TBSS a DD. The 26MPG I'd get on the highway in the Vette might make it worthwhile.
 
I've been driving a 2WD '07 Trailblazer as my work vehicle for the last few years. Gets around 16 MPG, and that is loaded down with a ridiculous amount of crap, and a driver with a very heavy foot. Other than routine maintenance it has been relatively trouble free. I've had the drivers door lock mechanism break once, right now my rear hatch won't open, and that's about it in 98k miles or so of driving.
They aren't making the Trailblazer anymore, so as they age out of the fleet my company started buying Grand Cherokees to replace them with, and pretty much every tech who has one of the new Jeeps tells me that they wish they had their old Trailblazer back; it has more interior room, way more power, more comfortable seats, and a much nicer ride is pretty much their concensus. The cup holders do have a pretty piss poor design, but that is just nit picking I guess. It pains me to say it since I'm a Ford guy at heart, but the 2WD Trailblazer is a pretty decent vehicle for a daily driver as long as you don't need to ever take it off road. We service a lot of radio tower sites, many of which are out in muddy fields and up on mountain tops with very bad roads going up to them, and in stock form this truck is barely adequate for that task. It has just pathetic ground clearance, and God help you if you forget to turn off the traction control when you're in the mud. Not surprisingly the 4WD ones are way better at handling that stuff.
 
I have had my 2002 since it was new. It has 165k on it. I get 20 to 21 MPG on the road with the cruise set. I agree with most of the posts on here about the interior plastic. Ours has been totaled twice and is still going strong. They are heavy and have a hell of a frame under them. I have towed my 3200 pound race car with it several times with out much drama. Fan clutches are expensive. Sway bar links will break on them. All in all I would buy another one today. Go look at the Trailvoy web site. I use it when I need info on them.
 
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