Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10044529December 3, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WITHIN SECONDS OF FILLING THE FUEL TANK, FUEL SPLASHED BACK OUT OF THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046501December 2, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING SPARKS BY SOME ELECTRICAL SURGE. *AK THE ELECTRICAL SURGE OCCURS WHEN METAL IS TOUCHED. CONSUMER NOTED THIS IS UNPLEASANT AND DANGEROUS WHEN AT A GAS STATION. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047515November 25, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 11-MONTH OLD 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD MULTIPLE QUALITY PROBLEMS, TWICE AFFECTING MY SAFETY. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE 4WD HAS BECOME INOPERABLE NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AT NIGHT THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO SEE. AFTER ONE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE 4WD PROBLEM, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN SAID I HAD NO POWER AT ALL GOING TO THE "REAR GRID." I CONTINUE TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING NEAR STALLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ONGOING 4WD FAILURES. THE CAR ALSO HAS VERY JERKY MOTION WHEN IN 4WD REVERSE, OF COURSE, WHEN THE 4WD IS WORKING AT ALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL AND NOW I SEE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042459November 24, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SWITCH WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047425November 23, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
OUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE WIPER SWITCH WAS TURNED ON WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE FROM THE WIPERS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS KEEP OCCURRING. FOR EXAMPLE, OUR AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED, THE ONSTAR DID NOT SEND TRACKING INFORMATION PROPERLY, THE ALTERNATOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE FAN FOR THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK AT ANY SPEED EXCEPT LOW. WE HAVE ONLY HAD THIS VEHICLE SINCE AUGUST. I AM THINKING THAT THIS IN AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM INSTEAD OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PIECE BEING FAULTY. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE HEARING MORE OF THE SAME TYPES OF INFORMATION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047003November 16, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
8 TIMES TO DLR WITH SAME PROBLEM, THIS TIME WORSE. TIMES PRIOR WERE TORQUE CONVERTER FAULT CODES, ALSO NOT ALLOWING CRUISE TO ENGAGE. HIGH RPM'S AND WILL NOT SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE. LUNGING ON FIRST AND SECOND GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. DEALER JUST REPLACED TRANSMISSION (21,000 MILES) AND NOW WON'T SHIFT AT ALL. PURCHASED 6 MONTHS AGO. 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045991November 11, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LOST TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER/STALLED WHILE IDLING AT FIRST, THEN WHEN GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. DEALER "RESET" COMPUTER ACCORDING TO A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH SAYS THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. SERVICE BULLETIN SAYS IT IS OCCURS WHEN MODULE ON POWERTRAIN CHECKS EVAP SYSTEM, THERE IS SOME TYPE OF A "GLITCH" WHICH SHUTS EVERYTHING DOWN. ACCORDING TO GM, THERE IS NO FIX YET FOR THE PROBLEM. MY CONCERN IS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS COULD HAPPEN AND CAUSE CRASH BECAUSE THERE IS NO CONTROL OF VEHICLE. IF IT HAPPENS DURING NIGHT, OTHER DRIVERS WILL NOT SEE ME BECAUSE ALL LIGHTS GO OUT, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE LOST. RESETTING THE COMPUTER DID NOT HELP AS IT HAPPENED WITHIN 2 DAYS AGAIN. PLEASE HELP ASAP BECAUSE I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045386November 4, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
IF THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON, WHEN YOU TURN ON THE A/C, THE A/C PUMP WILL NOT TURN ON. YOU EITHER HAVE TO TURN THE A/C KNOB ON/OFF A FEW TIMES TO GET IT TO GO, OR OPEN THE FRONT HOOD, AND TAP ON THE A/C PUMP WITH YOUR HAND TO GET IT TO START. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY POINT IN DRIVING OR WHILE IN PARK. THE A/C WILL NOT BLOW COLD AIR UNLESS YOU DO AS I HAVE STATED ABOVE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046173November 3, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED OPERATING. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTIONED AND REPLACED IT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046201November 3, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO DEPRESS THE HARD BRAKE PEDAL MORE THEN 4 TIMES IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043575October 26, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
EVERY TIME YOU FILL UP FOR GAS. GAS OVERFLOWS AND SPILLS ON GROUND. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044718October 24, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUED TO BLOW OUT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS HAD MELTED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022152October 22, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHEN THE VEHICLE IS AT A COMPLETE STOP/IDLING THE BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON FOUR OCCASIONS WHERE NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE THEY FOUND THE MASTER CYLINDER BY-PASSING. *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10044447October 21, 2003
INTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED THAT HIS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DID NOT COME EQUIPPED WITH A LIGHT INSIDE THE GLOVE BOX.*MR THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN WHY THERE WAS NO WIRING HARNESS OR SOCKET IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043192October 19, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
SINCE I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AUGUST 30, 2002 I HAVE HAD TO BRING IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS FOR SEVERAL DIFFERENT ITEMS. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS GONE OUT, THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LAMP WENT OUT, THE AIR CONDITIONER HAS GONE OUT TWICE(FOUR MONTHS APART), THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW IS INOPERABLE(WE HAVE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED FOR ALMOST A MONTH NOW WITH NO SUCCESS) AND THE ENGINE COOLING FAN WAS WARPED AND THE FAN CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONED. AT THIS POINT WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVEN'T JUST RECALLED THE WHOLE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE HAVE THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY STILL IN AFFECT BUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS UP AND THE SAME PROBLEMS KEEP RECURRING? *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042997October 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS DONE TO MY NEW VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER FOR 7 MONTHS AND IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 7 TIMES-2 TIMES FOR THE COOLANT SYSTEM-1 TIME FOR MY MASTER CYLINDER-3 TIMES FOR MY CIRCUIT BOARDS-NOW FOR MY STEERING AND MY STARTER( I BELIEVE MY TRUCK IS IN THE SHOP AS I AM TYPING THIS LETTER) I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND GM BUT NO ONE IS TRYING TO REPLACE MY TRUCK WITH SOMETHING THAT IS NOT IN THE SHOP EVERY MONTH. THANKS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026821October 12, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TAIL LIGHT IS CONTINUOUSLY BURNING OUT WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT ON 07/17/03. ON THE WAY TO THE DEALER TO GET THE HEADLIGHT REPLACED, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COVERED UNDER RECALL AND REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSUMER QUESTIONED WHETHER THE REAR SAFETY HAZARD WOULD BE REPAIRED IF CHEVROLET IS JUST CHANGING BULBS WITHOUT FIXING THE CIRCUIT BOARD. *PH *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10040870September 28, 2003
AIR BAGS
TRAVELING 55 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED THE ROAD CAUSING ME TO HIT THE SIDE OF HIS VEHICLE HEAD ON. NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039636September 27, 2003
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
WE PURCHASE A NEW 2003 CHERROLET TRAILBLAZER AUGUST 16, 2003. WE WERE ON A TRIP WHEN WE HAD TO TRADE OUR OLD 96 BLAZER IN DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAD NOT GONE 75 MILES WHEN OUR GRANDSON SOMEHOW GOT THE LEFT REAR SEAT BELT WRAPPED AROUND HIS WAIST, FORTUNATELY! I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD HIM CAREFULLY STAND. MY THINKING WAS TO EASE THE TENSION ON THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR MECHANISM. AS I TRIED TO LOOSEN THE TENSION THE BELT ONLY BECAME TIGHTER AND TIGHTER AROUND HIS WAIST UNTIL THE BUCKLE WAS STARTING TO JAB HIM IN THE ABDOMEN. HE WAS OBVIOUSLY STARTING TO FEEL THE PAIN FROM THE CONSTRICTING OF THE BELT AND STARTED GETTING MORE AGGITATED AND NERVOUS. I FINALLY ENDED UP CUTTING THE BELT, BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET IN TO RELEASE. I AM AWARE THAT THE BELT NEEDS TO REMAIN TAUGHT IN ORDER TO SECURE CHILD SEATS, BUT IT MUST BE ABLE TO BE RELEASE IN CASES LIKE THIS. I SUBSEQUENTLY TRIED MAKING THE LOOP IN THE SEAT BELT SMALLER TRYING TO SIMILATE A SITUATION OF A YOUNG CHILD HAVING SOMEHOW GOTTEN IT AROUND THEIR NECK AND FOUND THE SAME SINARIO. IT WOULD NOT RELEASE. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SERIOUS DANGER TO CHILDREN. BY THE WAY MY GRANDSON IS 8 YEARS OLD AND MUST HAVE DISCONNECTED THE SEAT BELT MOMENTARILY TO RETRIEVE SOMETHING HE LOST ON THE FLOOR. CHEVROLET IS CLAIMING THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE BELT IS DESIGNED TO FUNCTION....IS SO WE HAVE A PROBLEM! THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROBLEM. SINCERELY, CARL CARLSON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039199September 20, 2003
STRUCTURE
MY 2003 TRAIL BLAZER THERE IS SO MUCH WIND AROUND THE VEHICLE IT SOUNDS LIKE A WINDOW IS OPEN AND IT SO NERVE RACKING YOU CAN NOT HEAR IN ORDER TO TRY AND DROWN OUT THE NOISE I HAVE TO BLAST THE RADIO. AND WHEN IT RAINS WATER COMES INSIDE THE DOORS AND THE BACK HATCH I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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