Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10277706July 22, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN GM RECALL NUMBER 05044 AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V198000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL). THE DEALER ADVISED HER TO WRITE A LETTER ABOUT THE ISSUES SHE WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE VEHICLE, IN WHICH SHE DID. THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS MADE TO HER VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,048.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276899July 15, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. IT WOULD FREEZE AT 120+ MPH. EVENTUALLY IT WOULD WORK IT'S WAY BACK DOWN TO 0 MPH AND WORKS WHEN IT WANTS. IT ACCURATE WHEN IT DOES WORK?? AC BLOWER QUIT BLOWING IN THE FRONT - BLOWER MODULE RESISTOR REPLACEMENT NEEDED. SEEMS TO BE POPULAR COMPLAINT ON THIS VEHICLE. AMBIENT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WENT OUT - AFFECTS INSIDE TEMP W/AC AS WELL. THIS WENT OUT 100 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND DEALER WOULDN'T FIX UNDER WARRANTY. ALL OF THIS OF COURSE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275982July 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER READ 110 MPH. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MINUTES TO ALLOW THE SPEEDOMETER TO RESET, BUT IT ONLY DECREASED TO 90 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CONSOLE CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MUST USE HER GPS TO DETERMINE HOW FAST SHE IS DRIVING. SHE FEELS THAT GMC SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,734.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276000July 7, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND AFTER SOME HEAVY RAIN MY SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. I DID RESEARCH ON THE WEB TO FIND THAT THERE ARE OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WHERE A CHANGE IN WEATHER MAKES THE DEVICE STOP FUNCTIONING. WHEN I CONTACTED GM THEY SAID THAT DESPITE THE LAWSUIT THAT IS EVIDENT ABOUT THE SAME TYPE OF ISSUE, MY MODEL WAS NOT LISTED. I HAVE READ ONLINE WHERE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. I FIND IT ODD THAT GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM BUT EXPECTS EVERYONE TO PAY $400-600 TO GET IT FIXED. IF IT IS A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT THEY SHOULD HONOR THE FACT THAT WE PAID FOR IT AND NOW IT HAS FAILED PEOPLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275282June 29, 2009
VISIBILITY
I TURNED MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON IN MY CAR AND THEY WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WELL, WHEN I GOT TO MY LOCATION I SHUT OFF THE CAR IN WHICH THEY RESET THEMSELVES OR SOMETHING, IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES TILL TODAY. I TURNED THEM ON AND NOW THEY WON'T SHUT OFF NO MATTER WHAT I DO. I READ ONLINE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, SO I CALLED CHEVROLET, AND SUPPOSEDLY IT DOESN'T COVER MY VEHICLE I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALLS. MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WON'T SHUT OFF. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE WITH MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE RECALL IS THE SAME AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275295June 29, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON WHEN WE BOUGHT IT. HAD IT CHECKED INTO, ERROR CODE INDICATED A LEAK IN FUEL SYSTEM. SUGGESTED A NEW GAS CAP. THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A CRACK IN THE NIPPLE ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILL PIPE HOSE CONNECTS. NEED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TANK. APPR. COST JUST FOR THE TANK $500 PLUS LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275056June 26, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WAS FAILING AND SOUNDED LIKE A PLANE TAKING OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SHE FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE IN JULY OF 2008. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPAIRED THE VEHICLE FOR $710.68 AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND COULD ONLY MAKE A NOTE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78903 AND CURRENT MILEAGE IS 94,000. UPDATED 09/18/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED EVEN THOUGH THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPAIRED, IT CONTINUES TO MAKE SOUNDS. UPDATED 09/21/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274733June 23, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL, BUT THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS CLOSE AND OPEN INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE LATCH DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY ON THE REAR PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS, LEAVING THEM TO REMAIN UNSECURED. SHE PLACED HER SON IN THE CHILD SEAT AND CLOSED THE DOOR, BUT IT REMAINED OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUSH THE DOOR CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES. FOUR MONTHS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE OTHER DOOR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274585June 22, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK. A CRACK WHERE THE FILLER TUBE MEETS THE TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274558June 21, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T GO PAST 0 ON MY VEHICLE. ALL OTHER GAUGES WORKING PROPERLY. I'M READING A LOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS GAUGE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF CHEVY, BUT NO RECALLS. WHY NOT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273796June 15, 2009
SEATS
POWER SEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE HAS STOPPED WORKING. I AM TOLD THIS IS EITHER A SOFTWARE UPDATE/UPGRADE OR A REPAIR DEPENDING ON WHO YOU TALK TO. IF THE DEALER IS WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU AND NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU THEY WILL DO THE SOFTWARE UPGRADE. IF NOT WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU THEY WILL SELL YOU A NEW SEAT MOTOR AND CHARGE YOU AT LEAST $400.00 FOR INSTALLATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273025June 7, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SENSOR IN MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER IS BROKEN. DEALER WANTS $800 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. A RECALL BY GM NEEDS TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272950June 5, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH IN TRAILBLAZER NOT WORKING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272644June 2, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, BUT DOES NOT STALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE FAILURE HAS NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL THE COILS AND PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE GASKET LEAKING WATER AND CAUSING THEM TO CRACK. THE ONLY WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WAS FOR THE BRAKES AND SPARK PLUGS IN 2008. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269989May 26, 2009
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN TWO SPEEDS WITHIN THE MODE SELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY;WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT SHUT UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEY ONLY OPERATED IN 2 SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269990May 26, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEFECT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL OTHER MODELS FOR THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE WEB OF THIS DEFECT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE GM DEALERS TO FIX. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269761May 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE AN 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH A BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(SPEEDO, TACH, GAS GAUGE, TEMP) ALL NOT WORKING! ALL OF CHEVY VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS( TAHOE, SILVERADO) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS TO ME CONSIDERING THE PART NUMBERS FOR THE CLUSTERS ARE ALL EXACTLY THE SAME. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 FOR THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF THEIR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBERS. I HAD TO BUY A GPS SYSTEM JUST SO I COULD KNOW HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE FULL REPAIR COST, NOR DO I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY RECALLED THE TAHOES AND SILVERADOS AND NOT THE TRAILBLAZER WHEN THE PART NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269566May 20, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEAD LAMPS AND SOCKETS KEEP BURNING OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268940May 17, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER/LS MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, IN FACT BOTH SOCKETS ARE NOW MELTED, IF I BANG ON THE LENS IT COMES ON SOMETIMES, FOR NOW I AM ABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I KEEP REPLACING THE BULBS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268989May 17, 2009
STRUCTURE:BODY
HIGH MOUNT REAR STOP TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY IS LOOSE. OPENED THE TAILGATE ON 5/11/09 HEARD METAL CRUNCHING. EVER SINCE MY BACK GLASS VIBRATES VIOLENTLY WHEN GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF IT BLOWING OUT. ON 5/17/09 AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION NOTICED THAT THE TOP ASSEMBLY HAS BROKEN AWAY FROM THE TRUCK ON BOTH SIDES (STILL BEING HELD ON BY THE CENTER) SHOULD THIS COME OFF IT PUTS ME AND DRIVERS BEHIND ME AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS PROBLEM PUTS MY CHILDREN AT RISK OF GLASS SHATTERING ON THEM OR BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT GOES TO THE SHOP THIS WEEK. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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