Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10341998July 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I CAN NO LONGER TELL WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WILL COST ME AROUND $500.00 TO $700.00. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 4WD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341632July 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL TANK LEAKING AT FILLER NECK. LEAKING GASOLINE AND VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. NOTIFIED GM AFTER GETTING FIXED . ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AVAILABLE FOR TEXAS. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. VERY THANKFUL IT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10340213June 26, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING DONE BY THE CONSUMER. MY FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY AND IS NO ACCURATE. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND EVEN THOUGH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT HAVE HAD RECALLS ISSUED, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ONE FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS (2003 - 2006 MODELS) AND IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $800 TO GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339634June 23, 2010
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
3 YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IT HAD 75,000 MILES ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE WEEK AFTER MY TACH STOPPED WORKING NO READING AT ALL I WENT TO EVERY MECHANIC THEY TOLL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MODULE PROBLEM AND THAT AND THAT IS GOING TO NEED A NEW ONE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER 2,500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE SEARCH AROUND AUTO PARTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY SENSOR FOR THE TACH. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339702June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE 4X4 ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER FOR THE CONTACT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ADJUSTOR ADVISED THAT ONLY THE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT AGREE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD WITH ONLY REPLACING THE SENSOR AND NOT THE ACTUAL ACTUATOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,064.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336938June 18, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND IT HAS STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GAS IS LEAKING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS IS MORE COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES THAN I WOULD OF THOUGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND A PART IS BEING ORDERED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL BE AT NO COST TO ME TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND IT CAN FALL UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT OR TSB# 05012. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS MAKING SURE THIS IS FIXED SO THAT A LEAK WILL NOT PUT ANY FAMILIES AT RISK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10336384June 15, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335688June 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. NO INDICATION THAT DOOR WAS OPENED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI 10335683) ABOUT THE PASSENGER DOOR THAT I REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THIS WAS THE EXACT ISSUE FOR RECALL 05007. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN SPRING 2006. OBVIOUSLY G.M.S "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. LUCKILY THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335683June 10, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2006 TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE BROUGHT IT IN THE SPRING OF 2006 AS PER THE RECALL. IF MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT BUCKLED IN SHE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS 05007. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335255June 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUSTER MOTOR PROBLEM. IT STARTED LATE LAST YEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC, FAILS, STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER . I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID THEY WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CLUSTER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHEVY TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AVALANCHE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THIS, WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER...SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM , THEY JUST REFUSE TO ADMIT IT. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE $800-$900 REPAIR WHEN OBVIOUSLY ITS FAULTY? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335011June 7, 2010
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 5, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP BEGAN VIBRATING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT CONSULTED A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334572June 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AFTER A FREEZE THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334193June 2, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
FAN CLUTCH- SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF UNTIL RPM IS UP THEN CLUTCH DISENGAGES AND SOUNDS NORMAL AGAIN. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO RECALL! WHY NOT????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332481May 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THOUGHT I WAS GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND OTHER CARS WERE ZIPPING PAST ME TURNED OUT I WAS ONLY GOING 51 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUST STUCK ON 51. I LOOKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD, SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD", HOW CAN NOT KNOWING YOUR EXACT SPEED ALL THE TIME NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD??? GRANTED THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS BUT EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED COULD CAUSE YOU TO GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. IT WILL COST CONSUMERS BETWEEN 400-600 DOLLARS TO FIX, WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT, TO WHOM WE THE TAXPAYERS JUST BAILED OUT. CHEVY SHOULD RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODELS. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THEY DO NOT WANT TO COVER THE COSTS. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING 55 MPH AND ACTUALLY GOING 70? COULD BE ALOT OF PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331163May 19, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LS IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WON'T GO DOWN PAST 30 MPH - THUS WHEN I'M GOING 45 MPH, IT READS 75 MPH. FIRST TIME WAS IN 2009, AND THEN YESTERDAY (5/18/2010) IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT, BUT TODAY THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW CLUSTER. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330771May 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
I HAVE (ONE OF MANY) A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH A BAD INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER. CURRENTLY, MY RPM, SPEEDOMETER, GAS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. FROM MY RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT GM HAS THIS PROBLEMS ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR OTHER TRUCKS WHICH THEY HAVE A RECALL ON. FOR SOME REASON, THE TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10330871May 17, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN COMING FROM THE COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 95 MPH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE SPEED RATE READING FLUCTUATING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,153.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329466May 9, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS
MY SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTION ALONG WITH OTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES I HAD ABOUT MY VEHICLE. ALL THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS TAKEN CARE OF THE SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON. THE LIGHT NEVER GETS FIXED OR GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MAKES THE BAGS DEPLOY. I BRING THE TRUCK BACK MANY TIMES BUT THE ISSUE NEVER GETS TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OFF THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1000 FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329420May 8, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NOT WORKING. WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I NEED A NEW CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328277April 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WENT OUT IT IS NOT GAUGING WITH MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING I PHONED CHEVY SINCE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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