Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10298544January 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. DURING A STRETCH OF SUB ZERO TEMPERATURES, THE SPEEDOMETER IS CONSISTENTLY SHOWING INCORRECT SPEEDS. WHEN THE TRUCK IS TURNED OFF, THE SPEEDO SHOWS 60MPH. CHECKING WITH LOCAL MECHANICS, THEY ADVISE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THEY INFORM ME THAT NUMEROUS RECALLS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE TAHOE AND SILVERADO FOR THIS SAME ISSUE IN THE 03 MODEL. I HAVE LODGED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE. CURRENTLY, NO RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS DEFECT (MY TRUCK JUST TURNED 80,000 MILES). THE ESTIMATE I'VE RECEIVED TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT IS AROUND $400 TO $600 DEPENDING ON WHO SERVICES THE VEHICLE. A VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF DEFECT IS UNSAFE AND UNFIT FOR MY FAMILY TO DRIVE. MIS-JUDGING SPEED, ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH (I LIVE IN THE MIDWEST). I AM ALSO AT AN INCREASED RISK FOR RECEIVING SPEEDING TICKETS. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO FILE MY CONCERNS ON THE ODI WEBSITE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR
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#10298639January 7, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO RISE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUN GEAR FAILED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,828.
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0
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#10298448January 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILING ON 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER, RPM, 3-6 MONTHS AGO, FUEL GAUGE 2-3 WEEKS AGO; UNIDENTIFIABLE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF. *TR
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0
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0
#10298460January 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND ABOUT A YEAR AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OR SO IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THEN ABOUT A MONTH AGO THE OIL GAGE STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INCORRECTLY AND WHEN I STOP IT READS AS IF I WERE STILL DRIVING, IT DOESN'T GO BACK TO ZERO. THE OIL GAGE DOES THE SAME THING WHEN I TURN OF THE CAR IT DOESN'T GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10298135January 4, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH WAS PURCHASED USED IN 2009. THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED AND THE WIPER WASHER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. THE CONTACT HAD TO DISENGAGE THE WASHER BY DISCONNECTING IT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS WERE DONE WITH THE PREVIOUS OWNER (SEE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V046000); THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER HAD ANY LIABILITY FOR THE VEHICLE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 118,000.
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0
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0
#10296927December 24, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER IN VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING THEN IT STARTS AGAIN THEN IT TOPS OUT AT 120 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL OR 30 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL THEN AT CERTAIN TIMES IT WILL WORK AND THEN IT DOESN'T I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO REPLACE IT OR WHAT THEN THE RPM GAUGE WORKS THEN IT WON'T. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10296440December 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS...SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AND GETS PINNED ALSO TACHOMETER DOES THE SAME THING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 85. ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296037December 16, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. THE ONLY THING THAT WORKS ON THE CLUSTER IS THE FUEL LEVELS, AND THAT'S STARTING TO WORRY ME AS WELL. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10295282December 10, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT IN JUNE,2007. IN JAN OF 2009 MY PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN. WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLES ONLY GOES AROUND 10MPH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY OR NOT AT ALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU CAN SOMETIMES STOP THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THE LIGHT WILL COME OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL SPEED IF YOU STOP THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAPPENS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. IN THE MORNING IT CAN HAPPEN 15-20 TIMES BEFORE I GET TO WORK, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON ONLY ONCE OR TWICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY RECOMMEND ONE THING, I PAY FOR IT AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY CLUTCH REPLACED AND ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM. I RESEARCHED "CHEVY REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A GREAT AMOUNT OF PAGES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN TO CHEVY SUVS, IN PARTICULAR THE TRAILBLAZER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE NOT BE A RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PAID $18K FOR THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE, 2007 - I PUT $5K DOWN AND STILL OWE ABOUT $10K. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. THE VEHICLE IS VIRTUALLY UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295134December 9, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NON OPERATIONAL: ALL GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL DO NOT WORK! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10294970December 8, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING FROM REAR HEATER CORE. CAUSED MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. FLUID LEAKS AT A FAIRLY RAPID RATE. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THEY CHANGED THE HEATER CORE SO THIS REPAIR COSTS AN EXTRA $500 FOR PARTS TO RETROFIT A NEW HEATER CORE. IF THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? IT COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE. I CALLED GM WITH NO LUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294573December 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2003 EXT SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. GM HAS RECALLED ALL VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY?????????? *TR
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0
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#10292862November 19, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
RE: SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT-FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE #05012. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE IN A VERY STRONG WAY IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY GASOLINE TANK NECK WAS CRACKED. THIS APPARENTLY IS A RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES AND WOULD NOT RECEIVE A NEW GAS TANK. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THE SMELL WAS VERY OVERWHELMING THIS HAS TO PRESENT SOME TYPE OF DANGER WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND MY AUTO MECHANIC CAN OBTAIN A GAS TANK FROM A DEALERSHIP FOR $600. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS $800. IS IT POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER FROM A DEFECT THAT IS NOT MY FAULT? *TR THANK YOU, DENISE RANDALL
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292935November 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 83,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING AND MY SPEEDOMETER OUT OF THE BLUE JUST STARTED READING THE WRONG SPEED. I WAS DOING 35 MPH AND IT SHOWED I WAS DOING 120MPH. THE NEEDLE THEN SHOT STRAIGHT DOWN AND NOW IT STARTS OFF AT AROUND 90-100 MPH MARK AND STILL ROTATES CLOCKWISE. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND COULD LEAD TO THE SAFETY OF ME, MY OCCUPANTS, AND OTHERS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $350.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR, THAT IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE THIS IS TOTALLY OUT OF MY CONTROL, THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR. I SEE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ITEM IN MY VEHICLE AS WELL AS THE GMC ENVOY. PLEASE HELP !!!! *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10292082November 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. SHE SMELLED FUEL FUMES COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER , AND THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE REPAIR DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. SECONDLY THE HEAD-LIGHTS FAIL WHILE DRIVING. LASTLY, THE LIGHTING OF THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL WAS INOPERATIVE. SHE CONTACTED THE GM MANUFACTURER, AND WAS REFERRED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO SEVERAL DEALERS, BUT THE FAILURES HAVE NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,300. THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
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0
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0
#10291558November 9, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE TO SEE WHY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. HE STATED IN THAT IS WAS THE EVAP SYSTEM, MEANING GASES ARE LEAKING FROM MY CAR. HE STATED IN THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODELS BECAUSE THE HOSE ATTACHED TO MY GAS TANK CAUSES THE RIM TO CRACK AND GAS LEAKS THROUGH THE CRACK EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY CAR. I INQUIRED HAVING IT FIXED. IN SOME MANY WORDS HE STATED THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT PART (THE HOSE) HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL, SO BASICALLY I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS MOIST FROM GAS LEAKING. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET. HOWEVER JUST TO KNOW THAT I HAVE GAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR IS ENOUGH TO HAVE ME CONCERNED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291215November 6, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
2ND TIME REPLACING CLUTCH FAN "68,000 MILES" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE. EVENTUALLY GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE "MAX 10MPH". MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AGAIN AND IT IS MAKING THAT LOUD WHIRRING NOISE AGAIN. I AM EXPECTING A THIRD FAILURE SOON. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10291261November 6, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND WE HAD DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE GAS CAP. WE REPLACED SEVERAL TIME. EVERYTIME I DROVE OR RODE IN MY VEHICLE I SMELLED GAS AND I WOULD GET A HORRIBLE HEADACHE. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET AN EMISSION TEST DONE WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE NECK AND LEAKING GAS. WE HAD IT REPAIRED NOV 6, 2009 AFTER WE HAD BEEN TOLD OF THIS. THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE SAID THEY WERE SHOCKED IT HAD NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. PROBABLY WHEN WE WERE TOLD THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE IS WHEN IT STARTED, AND THAT HAD BEEN OVER A YEAR BEFORE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290825November 3, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS MODEL. THE GAS TANKS LEAKS WHERE THE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO THE TANK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON 2002,2003 AND 2004 MODELS. I ASKED GM FOR ASSISTANCE WITH THE TANK REPLACEMENT ($1400.00) BECAUSE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. REQUEST WAS DENIED BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE A HISTORY WITH GM DEALERSHIPS AS IN PREVIOUS PURCHASES. MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT FALL INTO THE SPECIAL AUTHORIZATION THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2007 FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290629November 2, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK CAUSED BY CORROSION SIMILAR TO TSB #PIT-4722. FLUID SEEN ON DRIVEWAY WHEN CAR PARKED. FLUID ON UNDERCARRIAGE. TRANSMISSION OIL COOLANT LINES WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY $500 COST. DESIGN ISSUE FOR PART TO CORRODE AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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