Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10384008February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383361February 20, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE SPEEDOMETER TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ALL GO CRAZY AND REGISTER INFORMATION THAT IS NO WHERE NEAR ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 60 WHEN SITTING STILL, AND GAS GAUGE NEEDLE IS AT 5:00 WHEN THERE IS A HALF TANK. IF YOU START THE VEHICLE AND QUICKLY TURN IT OFF ENOUGH TIMES, THE GAUGES WILL EVENTUALLY GET BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES,. THEN GO BACK TO STRANGE NUMBERS AND PROCESS HAS TO BEGIN ALL OVER AGAIN, DON'T KNOW IF THE TEMP GAUGE IS ACCURATE OR NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383402February 20, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CONTINUING FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTING (BACK-UP, BRAKE, DRIVING, AND TURN). TYPICALLY, I HAVE TO REPLACE A BULB ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS, AND THE ENTIRE LEFT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. BULBS AND SOCKETS MELT UNTIL THEY ARE INOPERABLE. SIMILAR ISSUE WITH FRONT HEADLIGHTS, ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. OLD BULBS AND ASSEMBLY DISPOSED OF, BUT I'M SURE MORE MELTED ONES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383209February 18, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SAFETY ISSUE!!!! I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND GOT WORSE THIS MONTH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE STARTS AT 50 OR 70 MPH INSTEAD OF 0 AND MOVES UP FROM THERE. IT WILL SAY THAT I AM DOING OVER 120 MPH WHEN I AM ONLY GOING ABOUT 45. OTHER TIMES IT WILL STAY ON ONE NUMBER AT NOT MOVE AT ALL. TWO WEEKS AGO I TURNED ON MY CAR AND THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE ODOMETER. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THAT DID NOT HELP. WE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR 30 MIN AND IT REST EVERYTHING. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZERS WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEEDED TO CALL GM. I DID. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON I TALKED TO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS 5 MIN INTO OUR CONVERSATION. SHE TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE MY TRAILBLAZER TOT HE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE GUY I TALKED TO ALSO KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN LESS THAN 5 MIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND CONTINUED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I WAS TRANSFERRED UP TO THE NEXT STEP WHERE A VERY RUDE MAN DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE THING AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE PARTS THAT THEY TOOK OFF MY CAR. THE SERVICE GUY A THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR WAS A CORE CHARGE ON MY PART SO HE HAD TO SEND IT INTO CHEVY SO THEY COULD REBUILD IT. NOT KNOWING HOW FAST I WAS GOING AND KNOWING THAT MY OTHER GAUGES WERE GOING TO FAIL AS WELL (SINCE THEY ARE ALL CONNECTED TO THE CLUSTER) IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. IT DOES NOT TAKE MATCH RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO DETERMINE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT CHEVY IS NOT TAKING CARE OF. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382815February 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TRIED MOVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL WITH AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CAME FROM A BEARING IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS TOO SMALL AND IT HAD BEGAN TO WEAR DOWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382537February 14, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT .AND WILL CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS UNTIL ALL OF THE CONSUMERS ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO HOLD THEIRSELFS LIABLE FOR THESE ISSUES ,BUT PEOPLE SPEND PRETTY PENNIES OUT OF POCKET TO PURCHASE VEHICLES FROM THESE MANUFACTURERS TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AFTER JUST A SHORT WHILE OF OWNING THESE . I HAVE RESEARCHED ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE , AND I AM HAVING ALL THE ABOVE LISTED ISSUES , AND DO NOT WISH TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO PAY FOR THESE COST CONSIDERING I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE . I JUST SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTIVE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS ,AND HAVE SET UP AN APPOINMENT TO PAY A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS , BUT AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET CLOSURE ON THESE ISSUES WITHOUT PAYING BIG EXPENSES. I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND KEEP INPUTTING YOUR COMPLAINTS UNTIL THEY ARE RESOLVED. MY VEHICLE ISSUES ARE THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACED, MY GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY,JUST REPLACED MY SERPINTINE BELT THIS MORNING, MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS (BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL) HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES OVER TWO MONTHS, AND ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON , SOMETHING DOESNT SEEM RIGHT UNDERNEATH THIS VEHICLE EITHER. I JUST FEEL LIKE I AM PAYING FOR A PEICE OF JUNK ON TOP OF PAYING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. OH YEA THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF BODY WORK DONE AS WELL THANKS TO MOTHER NATURE. I JUST HOPE THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILTY OF THEIRS ,NOT OURS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382580February 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 80 MPH. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381685February 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380941February 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. RPM GAUGE STARTED DOESN'T REGISTER CORRECTLY NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNTIONING EITHER. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380887February 6, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY SIDE MIRRORS AREN'T WORKING AT ALL. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS INOPERATIVE. I ALWAYS GET A CONSTANT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY GEARBOX SOMETIMES FREEZES OR GETS STUCK. POOR FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379978February 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PREVIOUSLY. WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000 DOLLARS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379787January 31, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. WOULD NOT START TODAY, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT GAS AND VOLTAGE GAUGE DON'T REGISTER. KEYS AND KEY FOBS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED ALSO ONLY SAYS UNKNOWN DRIVER .IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL OR EVEN MAKE NOISE, BATTERY,ALTERNATOR,STARTER AND ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. THERE IS NO SECURITY LIGHT THAT STAYS ON AND MY KEY WILL REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION! FRONT DOOR WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK OR RADIO.....ALL LIGHTS, A/C, BACK WINDOWS, SUNROOF, POWER SEATS WORK!.......HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379271January 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS INACCURATE. IT WILL READ VARIOUS SPEEDS AT ALL TIMES. FROM A STAND STILL, IT WILL READ ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 80 MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378835January 26, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NONE OF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE WORKING IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT BEGAN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULDN'T WORK AT TIMES THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY START WORKING AND THEN THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO AND IT WOULD START AT 10 OR 15. I GOT A TICKET ONCE BECAUSE THE TROOPER SAID I WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH & THE GAUGE WAS READING 60MPH. THE OTHER GAUGES BEGAN TO GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378350January 23, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
STEPPER MOTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 146000 MILES WENT BAD. DOES NOT READ CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS WORKING THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES. WAS TOLD MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS HAVE FAILED AND WERE REPLACED VIA RECALL. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378255January 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2003. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS USUAL. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND OTHER VARIOUS LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, I.E. CHANGE OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A CHEVROLET DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $420,00. IT WORKS PERIODICALLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAD A RECALL FOR A SHORT TIME AND DID NOT NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS. I ONLY FOUND ABOUT THIS WHEN A FRIEND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER TAHOE AND SHE HAD TALKED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID HE FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS AND FOUND OUR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT NOTIFY IT'S CUSTOMERS. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DOCTORS APPT. THAT ARE AT LEAST 75 MILES ONE WAY AND I WORRY ABOUT GETTING A TICKET OR HAVING FURTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS CONCERN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378212January 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILS TO REGISTER THE ACTUAL READINGS FOR SPEED AND/OR RPMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378023January 20, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A FUEL LINE LEAK AND MY HUSBAND GOT ON-LINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS POSSIBLY GOING TO BE A RECALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF "SPECIAL COVERAGE" FOR THIS. HE ASKED ME MY MILEAGE AND THE VIN NUMBER THEN PUT ME ON HOLD. THEN HE CAME BACK ON LINE AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRAILBLAZER WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR THE COVERAGE. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S ONLY 7 YRS. OLD AND I DON'T THINK THAT MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT ARE PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE. SO THEREFORE I HAVE NO VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED AND THE COST IS SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AND I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING MYSELF TO AND FROM WORK AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE ME TO AND FROM PLACES. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE AND THAT CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS. I HAVE READ ON-LINE OF ALOT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376909January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS A SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER THAT QUIT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. I CONTACTED A GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. MY CARS INSPECTIONS RUNS OUT SOON AND CANT BE INSPECTED TILL THIS ISSUE IS REPAIRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376971January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER JUST FROZE UP. SITTING STILL, I AM DOING 90 MPH. I TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO RESET IT, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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