Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10251067December 8, 2008
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BUSHING AND STRIKER PLATE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DROPPED HALF AN INCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300-$600 PER DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
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#10250855December 5, 2008
VISIBILITY
THE MIDDLE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WOULD NOT BLOW AIR. THE DEFROST AND FLOOR BLOWER DID BLOW OUT AIR. AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 NONE OF THE BLOWERS BLOW OUT AIR EXCEPT FOR BRIEF OCCASIONS. IF THE BLOWER DOES WORK THEN THIS CREATES A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I'VE READ ABOUT SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE SUGGESTED TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS ISSUE IS TO LOOK UP FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE ARE TWO UNITS, ONE CONTROLS THE DEFROST AND FOOT BLOWER AND ONE CONTROLS THE MIDDLE BLOWER WHICH IS HARDER TO GET TO. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT THERE THERE IS A PIN FOR EACH UNIT THAT SLIPPED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE RECONNECTED. ONE CUSTOMER INDICATED IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO FALL OUT AT SOME POINT, IN OTHER WORDS FOR GM TO MAKE REVENUE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND I REQUEST THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A RECALL AND GM IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. GM HAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATED QUOTE OF $800 - $900 TO FIX THE ACTUARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND THIS SERVICE. *TR
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#10250740December 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. 3 OF 6 GAUGES DO NOT WORK WAS TOLD AROUND 600.00 TO FIX. ONE OF NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 2003 TRAILBLAZER INCLUDING TAIL LIGHT ISSUE, HEAD LIGHT AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEMS. HAS APROX 76,000 MILES NOW. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10250797December 4, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A USED 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2 MONTHS AGO, NOW I' HAVING OVER $1500 WORTH OF TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TO IT! AFTER COMING DOWNHILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AS I STARTED UP, A NOISE CAME FROM UNDER MY FEET. I LOST POWER AND EVERY TIME I GAVE IT GAS, THAT NOISE RETURNED. ALMOST RAN OVER BY THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SPEEDING DOWN THE HILL, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE DANGEROUS SHOULDER. SHOP SAID SHELL BROKE APART AND WENT INTO TRANS. SHOP SAID HE HAS MADE A GOOD LIVING ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!!...AND REPLACES THEM WITH A MUCH BETTER, THICKER, STRONGER "SPLINE" IN THEM. WHO HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY SWITCH OVER TO THESE BETTER AFTERMARKET PIECES? *TR
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#10250456December 2, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 4WD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WENT FORWARD WHEN THE GEAR SELECT WAS IN REVERSE. FINALLY, ON 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL. TWICE AT SPEED AND TWICE WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS VEHICLE NEARLY RAN OVER MY 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND THE DEALER CLAIMS ALL OF THESE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN DRIVER ERROR. I'VE HAD IT WITH GM AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO SEE ANY URGENCY WITH THIS HUGE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. *TR
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0
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#10250084November 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER FAILED DURING HOLIDAY TRIP . HAD CRUISE ON WHEN APPROACH AN INTERSECTION MADE TURN WHEN I CHECKED SPEED IT SAID 90 SLOWED DOWN WAS ALMOST REARENDED AFTER THAT I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED SO I DROVE WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC .NEXT DAY GOT ON LINE DID SOME RESEARCH FOUND OUT GM HAS THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL TYPES OF VEHICLES SOME RECALLED SOME NOT .AS OF NOW I DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 15MIN.RECONNECTED IT AND ITS WORKING AGAIN. TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS A 300 -700 DOLLAR REPAIR .DOESN'T SEEM FAIR BECAUSE THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE . IF A YOUNG DRIVER OR ELDERLY DRIVER WERE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT COUNTLESS INJURIES / DEATHS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WHY AREN'T THEY FORCED TO FIX IT. GOES BACK TO THE 2001 MODEL YEAR TO PRESENT .THE INTERNET HAS PROBABLY THOUSANDS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. AND COULDN'T ACCESS GMS COMPLAINT SITE. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10249868November 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER FREEZES UP AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. *TR
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0
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0
#10248368November 10, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING UP. IT IS NOW BURIED PAST THE TOP REGISTERED SPEED. IT WILL VARY FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IS, FOR THE MOST PART, NON-WORKING. IT WILL SHOW THAT I AM AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IDLE OR IN PARK. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247643November 4, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.
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0
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#10246783October 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GM FAILED TO FIX RECALL # 04087 NOV 01, 2004 | RECALL ID# 25264 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS NOV 01, 2004 MODEL AFFECTED TRAILBLAZER ------------------------------- MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER RIGHT BRAKE TAIL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE AND I AM GOING TO FAIL MY ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. CHECKED BULBS AND SWITCHED LAMP BOARD 16532713 TO DETERMINE IT WAS A FAULTY LAMP BOARD. DETERMINED PART WAS ON RECALL LIST IN 2004. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE PART. DEALERSHIP, LINDSEY CHEVEROLETT, IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE SINCE THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BOARD IN 2005 WHEN THE CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CONTACTED GM HEADQUARTERS CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, PAULA ALVERA, AND SHE SAID I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A $25 PART. CONCERNED GM HAS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL THAT ONLY LAST 2-3 YEARS. *TR
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10246740October 26, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. I WOULD BE SITTING STILL AND IT WOULD BE READING 50 MPH. THIS WOULD OCCUR OFTEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GM DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT FIX SINCE IT INVOLVED THE CLUSTER GUAGE. NOW THIS GUAGE IS RESTING ANY WHERE BETWEEN 100 AND 120 MPH. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH AND SEE THAT I AM NOT AONE IN THIS PROBLEM WIH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246570October 23, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2003 TRAILBLAZER LS STARTED LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. GAS SMELL IS PRESENT ALL THE TIME. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246160October 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL OF MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO READ ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES, IT IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BUT IT ALSO SLOWLY CREEPS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED WITHOUT NOTICING IT. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL SEEMS TO FOLLOW WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHETHER OR NOT IT IS READING CORRECTLY. *TR
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#10246035October 19, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GASOLINE SMELL WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. POSSIBLY RELATED TO FUEL TANK CONNECTORS. *TR
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No
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245770October 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 TRAILBLAZER THAT'S BEEN MAKING A TAPPING NOISE FOR MONTHS WHEN I TURN IT OFF BUT TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TOLD SOMETIME EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES THIS INNOCENT NOISE. NOW STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A JET TAKING OFF THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOLD BY DEALER THAT CLUTCH FAN BROKEN AND NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AT A COST OF $900. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, FOUND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. REQUESTING A RECALL!!! *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10245515October 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELL OF GAS AROUND VEHICLE. CRACKED FUEL TANK FILL TUBE CHECK VALVE BROKEN AT TANK. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
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#10244955October 9, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER READS FROM A FEW MPH HIGH TO 70 MPH HIGH. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE GM PRODUCT LINE AND IS COVERED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY GM. BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY NOT? *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243974September 30, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). FOUR YEARS LATER, TWO OF THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED 30,000 MILES LATER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.
Crash:
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0
Deaths:
0
#10243601September 27, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVEING AT NIGHT. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
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0
#10243455September 25, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDLE MOVED TO FULL. UPON FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, THE GAUGE REMAINED FULL FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE NEEDLE WENT AROUND IN A CIRCLE (COUNTER CLOCKWISE) BEYOND THE FULL MARK. THE FAILURE HAS CONTINUED FOR THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE CONTACT READ THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A SENSOR IN THE GAS TANK, BUT HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,300 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
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No
Injuries:
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Deaths:
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