Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10188270April 18, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
THE SMELL OF GAS COMING INTO VEHICLE, AND LEAKING ONTO GROUND UNDERNEATH. HAD FUEL PUMP MODULE (FUEL SENDING UNIT) CHANGED. *AK
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0
Deaths:
0
#10187800April 13, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CHEVROLET 2003 TRAILBLAZER: NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE IN DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS GASOLINE. STARTED SUV UP AND THE GAS JUST POURED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, BUT KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR STATION, WHEREIN, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO BE ROTTED SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ON FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE REPAIR STATION REMOVED THE REMAINING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK; REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE; REINSTALLED FUEL TANK; REINSTALLED FUEL. AT A TOTAL COST OF $778.14 USED. I AM A GM RETIREE AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR SAID AMOUNT OF MONEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS EXPENSIVE MATTER. *AK
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0
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0
#10187470April 10, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE SUV I NOTICED THE TANK WAS DRIPPING GAS AND WAS VERY WET. I WAS IN A SMALL TOWN ON A TRIP WITH NO ACCESS TO PARTS SO A LOCAL SHOP HAD TO REMOVE THE TANK, TAKE THE SENDING UNIT APART, AND REPAIR THE RUSTED AND LEAKING SENDING UNIT IN ORDER TO SAFELY GET ME HOME.*AK
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10187511April 10, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
AFTER FUELING SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHEN NONE WAS SPILLED.*AK
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0
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#10187310April 9, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 TRAILBLAZER SWB MODEL. I STARTED TO SMELL GAS. SEEING THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, I WAITED UNTIL IT GOT WARM TO CHECK IT OUT. WHEN I TOOK OUT THE GAS TANK THERE WAS A PIN HOLE IN THE RETURN ON THE BASE OF THE SENDING UNIT. SO I CLEANED IT OFF WITH A WIRE BRUSH AND FOUND MORE PIN HOLES. I BELONG TO A TRAILBLAZER FORUM, AND THIS SEEMED TO BE A MORE PREVALENT PROBLEM THEN IT SHOULD BE.*AK
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No
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0
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#10187405April 9, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND HAD FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. I WAS AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING IT LIKE THAT, I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT MODULE, PART # MU1377. HE SAID IT WAS CORRODED.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186534March 30, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A CRACKED GAS TANK AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. WE HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS. APPARENTLY, CHEVY CREATED A 'SPECIAL POLICY' WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED FOR ITS 2002 TRAILBLAZERS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT NO ATTENTION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE 2003 MODELS. MY DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK WHICH NORMALLY WOULD HAVE COST APPROX $1300, HOWEVER, TO GET THIS DEAL, THEY ARE REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR THE 50K SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $475. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT INVESTIGATION SINCE THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS MODELS. ALSO, IN PREVIOUS MODELS CHEVY PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS WITHOUT REQUIRING THE OWNERS TO SPEND MONEY ON 'SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE'. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER FROM CHEVY FOR THE 2002 MODELS IS TSB 05012. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186556March 30, 2007
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR HATCH AND HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP. APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR DAYS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SIMMONS-ROCKWELL CHEVROLET. THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS TYPICAL FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP COULD BECOME DETACHED WHILE DRIVING AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT ONLINE WITH ODI # 10061979. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN CASE # 71-500170558. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN AROMA OF GAS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR BECAME INCREASINGLY POTENT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKED. AND THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $800. THE FUEL PUMP FILTER WAS REPAIRED, AND AFTER SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY $196.00. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE ,AND FOUND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION , PE07013 FROM NHTSA DATED MARCH 12, 2007 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,229. *AK
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10186044March 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR UPON BEING STARTED. AFTER IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SMALL PUDDLES OF GASOLINE WERE PRESENT BENEATH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE DIRCTLY BELOW THE FUEL TANK.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185887March 22, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO SMELL GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A LEAK IN THE FILLER HOSE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A CHEVY DEALER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45885.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATED TO CHEVY THAT HE HAS THE CRACKED FILLER HOSE AND OFFERED TO TAKE TO A CHEVY DEALER BUT PREFERRED AN INDEPENDENT TESTING COMPANY GM REFUSED IN BOTH CASES. UPDATE 04/19/07. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185951March 22, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
EV COOLING FAN RUNS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DOES NOT DISENGAGE FOR SERVERAL MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE I AM UNABLE TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I FEEL I AM A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MUST SLOW DOWN UNTIL THEY CAN PASS OR I GET UP TO PROPER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS COMPONENT AT THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATE: PART COST $350 AND LABOR COST $300. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD COMPONENT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE MORNING IT JUST BEGAN OPERATING AT A HIGH RATE WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND AS STATED, CONTINUED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES.
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185676March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD TO HAVE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED.THE DEALER STATED THE TOP WAS RUSTED, LEAKING FUEL ON THE DRIVEWAY.FILED ONE COMPLAINT HERE ALREADY WITH NO RESPONSE NOW I SAW IN THE PAPER THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL.*AK
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185694March 20, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. I BEGAN SMELLING GAS, AND SOON AFTER NOTICED IT LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FUEL MODULE AND GAS LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. BECAUSE OF THE WORD CORROSION IT THEN VOIDED BEING COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SUV SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5 WEEKS BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE FUEL LINES. SO, WITH HAVING NO VEHICLE RENTAL WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WARRANTY WORK. I WAS STUCK WITH A $900.00 BILL ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS THREE AND A HALF YEARS OLD. *AK
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10185704March 20, 2007
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAK DISCOVERED. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO U-JOINT. BOTH PROBLEMS REPAIRED IN 8/2006. NOW I HAVE RATTLING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2WD TO AWD. RATTLES WHEN PLACED IN AWD.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185534March 19, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE RIGHT BLINKER ON IN HIS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 77000 AND A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 73000 MILES. ALL FOUR BLINKER LIGHTS TURNED ON AT ONCE. THERE WAS RECALL 05V198000 ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK
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0
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0
#10184942March 13, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STATE 50-70 MPH WHEN ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76912. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 875000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB
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No
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0
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0
#10184749March 11, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. IT DISPLAYS A SPEED THAT IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 - 70 MPH OVER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A BAD CLUSTER OF GAUGES. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10184336March 6, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND SAID THE CODE IT WAS PUTTING OUT WAS P0440 EVAP LEAK SMALL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A SMALL FRACTURE ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS THE TANK ITSELF. I HAVE READ OF MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF 2002 AND 2003 TRAILBLAZERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH THEY SAID NO FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF OURS, IT WAS LEAKING VAPOR. VAPOR SEEMS MORE DANGEROUS THAN AN ACTUAL FUEL LEAK. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183773February 28, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER W/ 69016 MILES. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT INTO BILL HEARD CHEVROLET WHERE THE VEH WAS PURCHASED TO CHECK THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION DONE AND DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2002-2005 CHEVR TRAILBLAZER. SO I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AND THAT GM IS NOT ANTICIPATING TO HAVE ONE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE RECALLED? *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183361February 23, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES ON IT. THE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK CAUSING A SES CODE OF P0442. THIS TYPE OF BREAKAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. THEY CLAIM IT IS DUE TO THE "AGE OF THE CAR". I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A GAS TANK TO WEAR OUT IN 3 AND 1/2 YEARS! I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS IT OCCURS IN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES FREQUENTLY. I WOULD ASK NHSTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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