Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10234416July 15, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRAILBLAZER OVER HEATED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, RAN DIAGNOSTICS-CHANGED THE FAN CLUTCH ASSY, WORKED FOR TWO MONTHS. OVER HEATED AGAIN- MORE DIAGNOSTICS-WARRANTY FAN CLUTCH, WORKED FOR A WEEK- WARRANTY FAN CLUTCH AGAIN AND CHANGED THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR- STILL OVER HEATING. DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHANGE THE FAN CLUTCH AGAIN- I REFUSED BECAUSE THIS IS ABOUT TO RUN ME INTO THE POOR HOUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233797July 10, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED AND WOULD NOT SHUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW REAR DOOR LOCK COMPONENT. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN SHUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS AVAILABLE ON THE DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 350,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232037June 23, 2008
SEAT BELTS
I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER NEW IN 2003. SOON AFTER, MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE IN ORDER TO PUT IT ON, LEAVING ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT WEARING A SEATBELT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEATBELT, FRAME, OR MECHANISMS 5 TIMES. I HAVE 15 DOCUMENTED TIMES OF ISSUES WITH THE SEATBELT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE PHONE CALLS OR HUNDREDS OF TIMES IT LOCKED UP THAT I EVENTUALLY GOT IT UNLOCKED MYSELF. I CALLED AND WROTE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND A DOCUMENT THEY PRESENTED ME DEALING WITH THE ISSUE WHICH STATES YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PRESS IN CERTAIN AREAS TO RELEASE THE BELT. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, SOMETIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE AND MUST DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN MY STATE AND PUNISHABLE BY A TICKET AND FINE. I HAVE BEGGED FOR HELP TO NO AVAIL WITH THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY ARE SORRY. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231362June 17, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL FROM THE REAR OF MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE FILLER NECK SOME TIMES CRACKS AND WOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT COST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER, THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND SAID THE FUEL MODULE WAS CORRODED AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TANK BUT WANT 625.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL MODULE. AND WILL NOT RELEASE MY VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231045June 15, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230800June 12, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHER MODELS OF MY VEHICLES WERE UNDER A RECALL ON BOTH FRONTAL AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. MY VIN# DIDN'T APPLY BUT WAS SHOWING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED UNDER THE OTHER MODELS RECALL. IT WAS ABOUT $450 TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING COIL WHICH I HAD DONE AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230734June 11, 2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE ONLY HAS ONE ARM; THEREFORE, THE DOOR REMAINED OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THE CONTACT HAD TO SECURE THE DOOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS CHARGED $105. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. BECAUSE HE IS ON DISABILITY, HE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AFFECTS 3 OUT OF THE 4 DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS OPEN AND, WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENS AS WELL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATORS. UPDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230434June 10, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
HEARD FUNNY NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. AFTER THAT THE CARS BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD. COULD RECHARGE BATTERY BUT IT WOULD BE DEAD THE NEXT DAY. TOOK IT IN TO A PRIVATE SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND DRAWING DOWN THE BATTERY BY GROUNDING ON THE FRAME. IT ALSO DESTROYED A COMPUTER AND TWO PLUGS ON THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. TOTAL REPAIRS TO VEHICLE TOTALED OVER $2,300.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229860June 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE WAS VERY ERRATIC THEN QUIT. CONTACTED DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALL. CHEVY HAS RECALLED 2003 TRUCKS FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE TRAILBLAZER HAS THE SAME GAUGE CLUSTER, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229690June 3, 2008
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW FALLS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INTO THE DOOR. WILL NOT ROLL UP INTO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION WHEN ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. MUST MANUALLY PUSH THE GLASS INTO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION, HOWEVER, AS STATED ABOVE, IT WILL FALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS HAZARD IN THAT WHEN THE WINDOW FALLS WITHOUT WARNING, NOT ONLY CAN THE DRIVER BE STARTLED AND MAKE A DRIVING ERROR, BUT ALSO, GIVEN THE EXTERIOR CONDITIONS, CREATE A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING / OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229597June 2, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING AROUND 55K MILES. FINALLY QUIT TOTALLY AT 77K WHICH WAS BEYOND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE 500 BUCKS TO GET IT FIXED WITH $4 A GALLON GAS. AS SMOOTH AS THE TRAILBLAZER RIDES IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING,,,,,,,,,,,CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD BE COVERING THIS FOR LIFE OF CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229377May 31, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE REAR WINDOW IN THE GATE ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED ON ONE SIDE AT THE HINGE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE WAY IT IS ADHERED (VIA SOME SORT OF GLUE) AS THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE AREA ITSELF. AS MY VEHICLE IS AN EXT MODEL, IT HAS A SECTION ACROSS THE VERY TOP THAT IS ALSO SIMPLY GLUED TO THE BODY WHICH HOLDS THE CENTRALLY MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT. I'VE NOTICED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR THAT THIS SECTION WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF WHEN YOU OPEN THE MAIN GATE & SEEMS REALLY LOOSE HOT WEATHER. TODAY, WHEN I OPENED THE REAR LATCH/GATE I HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND WHEN I CLOSED THE GATE & INSPECTED IT I NOTED THAT THE WINDOW PORTION APPEARED SKEWED. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE WINDOW AREA I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GATE & WAS NO LONGER FORMING A SEAL. AS THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE AREA (THE HINGE SIMPLY LIFTED RIGHT AWAY FROM THE AREA IT WAS GLUED TO), ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS MUST A DEFECT IN ASSEMBLY & MAY AFFECT SIMILAR VEHICLES. IF THE OTHER HINGE WERE TO ALSO SEPARATE THE ENTIRE GLASS ASSEMBLY WOULD NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN CAUSING A COLLISION OR OTHER INCIDENT TO VEHICLES FOLLOWING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY RAIN/ELEMENTS WOULD ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF PROPER SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDOW & THE REAR GATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229337May 30, 2008
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT-END COLLISION THAT WILL MOST LIKELY TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DID DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10229226May 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AFTER SHORT TRAVEL DISTANCE. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TRAVEL FOR 10-20 MINS. I KNOW I'M TRAVELING AT 55MPH BUT IT READS 20MPH OR SO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227974May 16, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERHEATING BULB IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2004 FOR THIS FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES. THE DEALER INSPECTED BOTH LIGHTS AND DISCOVERED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME, BUT CURRENTLY IT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY TESTED AND DIAGNOSED, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,839 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228009May 16, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (25 MPH) HEARD A LOAD CLUNK ( LIKE SOMETHING EITHER HIT OR FELL OF THE VEHICLE), THEN A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND, GOT THE VEHICLE HOME (11PM). IN THE MORNING, TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT FOUND THAT I HAD NO REVERSE, HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT HAVE GIVEN FIRESTONE PERMISSION TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILD UNIT FROM GM. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MY WARRANTY WILL COVER, BUT BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD FOOT THE BILL, SINCE THIS HAD BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THIS TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227828May 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A LOUD SOUND WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. ITS SOUNDS LIKE A DUMP TRUCK. HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FAN CLUTCH. I THEN HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED AND THE SOUND CONTINUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227400May 12, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES HAYWIRE WHEN CAR IN OPERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THESE PROBLEM ARE INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I AM HOPING THIS WILL BE COVERED BY A RECALL THROUGH GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226040April 29, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TRAILBLAZER LS 2003 HAS PROBLEMS WITH CODE P0442 AND CHECKED OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM SAME VEHICLES (2002) ISSUED IN THE PAST. GAS TANK IS LEAKING THEREFORE A RECALL MUST INCLUDE THIS MODELS YEAR TOO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10225326April 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 33,377 MILES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE VEHICLE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WITH 43,971 MILES. (MILES PER EACH TRANSFER CASE)THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND IN 4WD. I SELECTED THE AWD MODE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND BUT STOPPED IDLING ROUGH. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN 4WD IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE 4WD MODE. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4 LOW AND IT WENT INTO 4 LOW BUT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4 LOW. THE SERVICING DEALER AND GM CLAIM THE TC FAILURE IS BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THEREFORE USE THE AWD AND 4WD MORE THAN OTHER REGIONS. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY CLAIM GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. THE SECOND DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT ASSURED ME THAT THE TC WOULD FAIL AGAIN. BOTH DEALER SAID THEY SEE THESE TRAILBLAZER TC FAILING ALL WINTER LONG. THERE WERE ABOUT 4 TO 5 TRAILBLAZERS IN THE SERVICE DEPT (NOT INCLUDING OURS) WITH BROKEN TRANSFER CASES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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