Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10435486November 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS TRAVELING OR HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10435396November 13, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AT THE INLET CHECK VALVE. SPECIFICALLY I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE INLET VALVE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WELD AND IS LEAKING GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL OR WHILE I AM FILLING UP THE TANK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IN DOING SOME RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE EXT AND REGULAR MODELS OF TRAILBLAZER. HOWEVER ONLY THE EXT MODELS ARE UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10434887November 8, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
EXHAUST BOLTS HAVE BROKEN ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, THIS VEHICLE HAS THE V8 ENGINE. DEALER EXPLAINS THAT THIS NEEDS FIXED AS CARBON MONOXIDE COULD ENTER THE PASSENGER CABIN. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT WITH THE VEHICLE A YEAR AGO, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO SEE IF IT WAS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT. THEY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT AND THAT GM VEHICLES MODEL YEAR 2000 TO 2007 WITH THIS 5.3 V8 ENGINE HAVE REPORTED THESE BOLTS BREAKING AND INFORMED ME TO CONTACT GM ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIR EXPENSES. I DO NOT HAVE THE $2000 FOR REPAIRS AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY WHILE IN THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433553October 29, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR WINDOW HATCHES ARE RUSTING THROUGH AND I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE THE GLUE TO SEPARATE FROM THE GLASS. ONCE THE GLUE SEPARATES THE WINDOW WILL FALL OUT. OTHER THEN THE HINGES RUSTING I SEE NO OTHER OBVIOUS SIGNS OF RUST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430769October 19, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BEFORE. DRIVING HOME FROM HOSPITAL AT 9PM AND LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF. HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND PULL OFF ROAD. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEY WENT BACK ON. PULLED ONTO I-95 AND 4 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, IN THE FAST LANE, THEY TURNED BACK OFF LEAVING ME IN PITCH BLACK GOING 70MPH. IM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS ALONE ON THE SIDE OF A DARK HIGHWAY. GM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES! RECALL THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430655October 18, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
INNER CALIPERS OF FRONT BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF INNER PAD AND IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430342October 15, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, CAME UP ON A REDLIGHT AND 45 MPH ZONE. STOPPED AT THE REDLIGHT AND THE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL REGISTERING 70 MPH. THE GAUGE MOVES BUT WON'T SET TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPED. REMAINS AT OR AROUND 70 MPH WHEN PARKED OR STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429961October 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. RESEARCHED INTERNET AND I FOUND THE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE A 2003 TAHOE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF CHEVORLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON VEHICLES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10429032October 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER THEN SHOWED EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428708October 4, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER RARELY READS CORRECTLY. I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. THIS IS THE ONLY GAUGE THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE AND SHOULD SOMEHOW BE COVERED BY A RECALL BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES STATED ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426580September 21, 2011
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY ON A 72 DEGREE DAY AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD SIMPLY EXPLODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10426128September 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SES LIGHT CAME ON - TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED OF GAS TANK FILLER NECK CRACK. DID SMOKE TEST TO DETERMINE LEAK. TRIED REPAIR BY SEALING. THAT LASTED 2 WEEKS AND SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. GAVE ME ESTIMATE REPAIRING WITH NEW TANK APPROX $1500.00 OR USED TANK $800.00. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THEY WAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRAILBLAZERS (MINE IS NOT). DELVED FURTHER AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING GMC AND CHEVROLET HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07099A. THEY ORDERED A NEW TANK AND INSTALLED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425103September 12, 2011
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION (HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER) OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I SUSTAINED A C7 FRACTURE, SCALPED BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (22 STITCHES TO HOLD MY SCALP) 6 STITCHES ON MY NOSE AND BRUISED KNEES. MY WIFE HAS A BROKEN NOSE ALL THE BONES IN HER RIGHT FOOT BROKEN AND BRUISED KNEES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10424413September 9, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGES STARTED FAILING ONE AT A TIME. FIRST THE OIL AND BATTERY NEEDLES MOVED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND BURIED OFF THE CHART. NOW THE SPEED IS READING 90MPH AT A STOP LIGHT AND 10MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CLUSTER IS GONE AND THE WHOLE DRIVER DASHBOARD IS FAILING. THE GAS AND OIL GAGUES I FEAR ARE NEXT. ACCORDING TO DEALER THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM CHARGING UP TO $600 TO FIX THE SITUATION. THIS IS MECHANICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY THE OWNER. THERE ARE BLOGS ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10424090September 7, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423910September 6, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZE THAT MY SPEED ODOMETER WASN'T WORKING AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT FELT THAT I WAS GOING TO FAST AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 HOWEVER MY SPEED ODOMETER WAS STUCK ON 10MPH.... BUT IT WAS PROBABLY GOING AT ABOUT 55 MPH... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421216August 23, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
LEAK OF GAS FROM 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. POINT WHERE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO GAS TANK. IT IS DEFECTIVE PART AND LEAKS GAS UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420048August 18, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
I WAS AT WORK ON 8-18-2011 WHEN CO WORKERS ASKED ME IF I HAD A BLACK CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BECAUSE SOMEONE SAW MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER THE GROUND OUTSIDE AND MY WINDOW WAS BROKEN IN LITTLE PIECES. I CAME HOME AND SEARCHED THE WEB FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE WAS A NUMBER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I CALLED THEM BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE AREN'T ANY OPEN RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418641August 12, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FILLER CAP AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,400. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418467August 10, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS STARTED TO CORRODE, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A LEAK OF GAS ALSO.THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. UPON TALKING TO MULTIPLE REP'S, GM CLAIMS THEY SENT OUT LETTERS IN 2007 ALERTING THE CONSUMER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. GM STATED THAT LETTERS DO GET LOST IN THE MAIL, WHEN I STATED WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM CLAIMS THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD PARAMETERS OF 10 YEARS OR A 120, 000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE REP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I DO HAVE 149,000 PLUS MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE CLAIMING NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS WHEN I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL THROUGH THE INTERNET BLOGS. IT SEEMS WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME CONDSIDERATION FROM GM AND TAKING PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR WHEN THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT, WHAT IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE? I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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