Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10082342July 21, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS KEPT GOING OUT AFTER REPLACEMENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083370July 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURED THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AFTER SITTING FOR 5 MINUTES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION AND THE GROUND WIRE. THEY ALSO UPGRADED THE COMPUTER. THE PROBLEM HASN'T RECURRED SINCE THE GROUND WIRE WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083280July 20, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT INTO RAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED HE RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED AT NO COST; HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT HIS SAFETY WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY, BECAUSE HE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082205July 19, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH 9000 MILES WAS TOWED TWICE FOR ENGINE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081166July 16, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
AIR CONDITIONER EMITS A FOUL SMELL! DEALER STATES IT IS A AIR BORN BATERIA THAT THEY CAN NOT RESOLVE. MY CHOICES ARE SPRAY VENTS WITH LYSOL FREQUENTLY, GET MONTHLY CHEMICAL TREATMENTS, OR SUFFER FROM THE BACTERIA THAT IS MAKING US ILL. BUT OF COURSE AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE MONTHLY CHEMICAL TREATMENTS AT $100 EACH VISIT. DEALER AND CHEVY SAYS THEY CAN NOT FIX.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080906July 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
LEFT TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. PLASTIC BASE ON BULB MELTED PREVENTING PROPER CONTACT BETWEEN WIRE CONDUCTORS AND LIGHT SOCKET. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073899July 7, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKED BEFORE THE CONSUMER EVEN REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065034July 6, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
CONSUMER WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER, WHO INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE OUT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. *AK THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND SKIP UPON ACCELERATION, AT STOP SIGNS. TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND WHILE PARKING ON INCLINES. MULTIPLE COMPONENTS WERE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT THEY RECURRED. THE RADIO BECAME EXTREMELY HOT WHILE DRIVING ON LONG TRIPS. THE RADIO WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE A/C UNIT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY BECAUSE OF A FAULTY A/C SWITCH. THE CONSUMER MENTIONED FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075780June 29, 2004
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON WHICH INDICATED THAT THE DOORS WERE AJAR. THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE REAR DRIVER DOOR WAS AJAR DUE TO LATCH FAILURE. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *AK (THE LATCH FAILED AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE) *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079898June 25, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. TECHNICIAN UPGRADED COMPUTER, AND REPLACED TRANSFER CASE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079668June 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078628June 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
POWER TO THE REAR, OR 5TH. DOOR SHORTS IN AND OUT AT WILL, YOU WILL NEVER KNOW WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SECURELY LOCKED. THE RAP FEATURE, RESERVE AUXILLARY POWER SHORTS IN AND OUT. THE REAR OR 5TH. DOOR WINDSHIELD WIPER SHORTS IN AND OUT, CAUSING YOU TO NOT BE ABLE TO SEE BEHIND YOU. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073539June 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BY A PASSING MOTORIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOARD AND THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOARD. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078530June 21, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE COMING TO THE END OF AN ON-RAMP TO 295 W, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN STEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT; I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL; THE BRAKES DIDN'T APPEAR TO BE HELPING AT ALL, AND I WAS ONLY DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APROX. 30 MPH AS ALWAYS WHEN I DRIVE THIS ON-RAMP. I'VE "NEVER EVER" HAD A PROBLEM AS THIS OCCUR WITH ANY VEHICLE I'VE DRIVEN ON THIS OR OTHER ON/OFF-RAMPS. IT WAS SCARY. LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ON-COMING TRAFFIC BUT DID, HOWEVER, HIT A GUARDRAIL. MY 8 YR. OLD WAS ALSO TERRIFIED, BUT LUCKILY WE DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075392June 14, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER BALL JOINT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FRONT END LOOSE, BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DEFECTIVE/TWISTED. ROTORS WARPED NEEDED REPALCEMENT. OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN DOOR. DIRVER SIDE MIRROR MOVES AROUND (PROGRAMED) WITHOUT NOTICE. TRANSMISSION ENGAGES ROUGH, FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING. TAILGATE OUT OF ALLIGNMENT, REAR SEATBELT DEFECTIVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, 4WD LOCKED UP IN PARKING LOT, FRONT END HAS SCRAPING NOISES WHEN TURNING, HEATED SEATS NOT WORKING, IRRATIC, TAILGATE PANEL FALLS OFF, DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKEN NEEDED REPLACEMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IRRATIC. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072913May 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS OF 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING WHEN BRAKE IS DEPRESSED. HAVE REPLACED BULBS, HAD TO BEND METAL CONTACTS IN FIXTURE TO GET BETTER CONTACT WITH BULB, AND WIGGLE WIRING HARNESS TO GET BETTER CONNECTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073407May 10, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER FELT A STRANGE WOBBLE SENSATION IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE . SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE. FOUR WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071840April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN BACKING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY ON A 50 DEGREE INCLINE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A FENCE. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071679April 27, 2004
WHEELS
WHILE MAKING A U-TURN AT LOW SPEED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067930April 27, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE INCONSISTENTLY. WE REPLACE BULBS AND THEN THEY STILL DON'T WORK OR WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THE BULBS ARE PREMATURELY BURNING OUT OR IF THE BRAKE LIGHT COMPONENT IS FAULTY. AT TIMES, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. DANGEROUS!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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