Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10038987September 16, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
WHEN 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS FILLED WITH GAS, GAS COMES BACK OUT OF TRAILBZER TO FORM UP TO A 2FT. PUDDLE OF GAS ON THE GROUND! GAS UP TO 2FT. WIDE DOWN THE PAINT! MY 2 1/2 YEAR OLD SON STRAPPED IN CAR SEAT AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN INSIDE WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED,MAINLY AT RENTON WA. SAFEWAY GAS PUMPS, BUT OTHER PUMPS AS WELL! I TOLD GOOD CHEVROLET IN RENTON WA. AS FAR BACK AS APRIL 2003 OF THIS PROBLEM AND AT FIRST THEY CLAIMED THEIR WAS NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER WITH TRAILBLAZERS, BUT SOME CHEVY TAHOE SUV'S HAD THE PROBLEM! MAYBE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FILL A TANK, TRY A DIFFERENT GAS STATION, DON'T REMOVE NOZZLE FOR A FEW SECONDS...I TRIED EVERYTHING THEY SAID AND KEPT CALLING AND TELLING THEM OF THE PROBLEM!!! I ASKED FOR ONE OF THEM TO COME WITH ME AND WITNESS IT AND THEY DECLINED! BY MAY AND JUNE IM STILL TELLING GOOD CHEVROLET OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEM! THEY ASK TO LOOK AT THE TRAILBLAZERS TANK AND FILL TUBE.. MAYBE ITS KINKED, FILL TUBE OR BALL CHECK PROBLEM...THEY SAID IT LOOKS GREAT NOTHING FOUND,AND THEY FILLED IT WITH GAS AT THEIR PUMP AND NO GAS CAME OUT AT ALL! I HAD TOLD THEM TO FILL IT AT THE RENTON SAFEWAY!!!!!,BUT THEY DIDN'T!!!! I WONDER WHY?...BOB MANNING THE SERVICE MANAGER AT GOOD CHEVROLET HAD BEEN ADVISED OF ALL THIS IN MANY PHONE CALLS TO HIM! NOW IN JULY THEY WANT TO REPLACE THE FILLER NECK AND TANK. WHEN THEY FILL IT AGAIN THEY STILL DO NOT GO TO RENTON SAFEWAY LIKE I TOLD THEM AGAIN..I FILL IT AND GAS COMES OUT!!! I CALL AGAIN AND ASK AGAIN FOR A WITNESS FROM GOOD CHEVROLET, FINALLY THEY SEND A TECH. WITH ME. WE DRIVE TO RENTON SAFEWAY I PUT THE NOZZLE IN TANK, PUT ON THE "CLICKER" STAND BACK, THE TANK FILLS AND AS THEY CLICKER SHUTS OFF WHEN THE TANKS IS FULL, GAS COMES OUT AND FORMS A PUDDLE ON THE GROUND!!!! I'VE CALLED THE BBB, ATTORNEY GENERAL AND NOW YOU...THE TRAILBLAZER ALSO HAS LARGE POPS OF STATIC DISCHARGE CONSTANTLY! I WAS STONE WALLED WITH MY CONCERNS! *JB
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0
Deaths:
0
#10038988September 16, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE
ON TWO OCCASIONS, MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS CAUSED A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME. ONCE IN EXTREME COLD AND ONCE IN EXTREME HEAT, THE REAR SPOILER HAS SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE LAST TIME, IT HAD TO BE WRAPPED ON TO GET TO THE DEALER AND IT ACTUALLY BROKE. IT CAUSES IT TO RUB AGAINST THE BODY OF MY VEHICLE EVERY TIME. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY FROM OPERATING THE LIFT GATE AND PEOPLE THAT I SHARE THE ROAD WITH IS BEING JEOPARDIZED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO MALFUNCTION. HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS LIFT GATE HAVE TO MALFUNCTION BEFORE GENERAL MOTORS WILL RECALL THE VEHICLE AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? I KNOW WHAT IS WRONG AND THEY REFUSE TO LISTEN TO ME. MY FRIEND THAT WORKS AT A BODY SHOP TOLD ME THAT THE SPOILER IS HELD ON BY SOME "SOPHISTICATED TAPE" - IN EXTREME HOT AND EXTREME COLD OUTDOOR CONDITIONS, THE TAPE EXPANDS AND THE REAR SPOILER SEPARATES FROM THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT THAT HARD. GENERAL MOTORS SAYS ONCE WAS DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS (ADMITTEDLY THE EXTREME COLD) AND THE OTHER DUE TO MY FAULT BECAUSE I OPENED IT WITH THE GLASS OPEN AND THAT IS NOT EVEN A TRUE STATEMENT. I AM LESS THAN SATISFIED WITH GENERAL MOTORS AND DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, BECAUSE IN 2-3 MONTHS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN - UNTIL THEY CAN FIND SOMETHING BESIDES TAPE TO HOLD IT ON MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE JUST GOING TO KEEP SAYING, I DON'T KNOW UNTIL IT RUNS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038993September 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON TWO OCCASIONS WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF FROM RUNNING - THERE WAS A LOUD BUZZ ON THE RADIO AND THEN THE CLOCK RESET LIKE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT OCCURRED. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031776September 15, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ON 7/26/2003, THE OWNER HEARD THE MOTOR RUNNING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS OFF. THE OWNER DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO STOP THE MOTOR FROM RUNNING. THIS CAUSED THE OWNER TO MANUALLY LOCK THE DOORS BUT THE HATCH WOULD NOT LOCK MANUALLY. ON 7/31/2003, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO FOUND A SHORT IN A WIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *PH CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WAY TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH IF THERE IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THERE IS NO MECHANICAL DEVICE TO LOCK OR UNLOCK THE HATCH DOOR. THIS COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. *PH *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10038843September 13, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
VEHICLE'S DASH GAUGES CAME ON AND SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING AFTER 35 MILES DRIVING AND VEHICLE STALLED OUT, NOT BEING ABLE TO RESTART. COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK LATER. GM HAD DEALER REPLACE ANOTHER PART IN I BELIEVE THE IGNITION KEY AREA. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IN A COUPLE WEEKS AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT START FOR DEALER AFTER IT WAS DRIVEN THERE. DEALER FOUND WIRE CONNECTION IN WIRING HARNESS TO COMPUTER WAS NOT MAKING CONTINUOUS CONTACT AT A CONNECTION. ALSO DEALER HAD TO REPLACE A SWITCH WHEN THE A/C WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. LUCKILY I HAVE A GOOD EFFICIENT DEALER AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10039911September 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING DUE TO A MALFUNCTION IN THE WIPER MODULE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *PH
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10034186September 12, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR DOESN'T ADJUST ENOUGH TO SEE ONCOMING TRAFFIC, AND CAUSED A BLIND SPOT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SCC *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036976September 1, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
2003, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. 4 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANS. 4 WHEEL DRIVE. STANDARD LENGTH CHASIS. 6 CYLINDER ENGINE. PROBLEM EXPERIENCED; UPON ACCELERATION ONTO THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE LOST POWER FOR APPX. 5 SECONDS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL REMAINED DEPRESSED, THE ENGINE RESUMED ACCELERATION AFTER THE TIME SPECIFIED. CREATED MUCH FEAR, SINCE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC SPEED LIMIT IS 70 MPH, AND CARS ON THE INTERSATE CAME UP ONTO THE BUMPER VERY QUICKLY. THIS IS THE ONLY OCCURENCE TO DATE. ALSO, GASOLINE FILLER NECK TOO NARROW, OR VENT HOSE CONSTRICTED? FREQUENT REFLUX OF GASOLINE DURING THE PROCESS OF FILLING. TAKES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO "TOP THE TANK". SO MUCH TIME THAT, I HAVE YET TO BEEN ABLE TO "TOP" THE TANK. PROBLEM OCCURS AT EVERY PUMP, NOT INDIGENOUS TO THE GAS PUMP, APPEARS INHERENT TO THE VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10036926August 31, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ELIECTRICAL FAILURES. REAR PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD NOT GO UP, REPLACEMENT OF RIGHT REAR TAILLIGHT AND FUSE TWICE IN THREE MONTHS AND LEFT TAILLIGHT AND FUSE DURING THAT TIME. FRONT BUMPER FACING COMES UNGLUED,I UNDERSTAND IT IS VELCROED ON.*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10037645August 26, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP IMMEDIATELY. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033418August 25, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I STRUCK WHAT APPEARED TO BE A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS ON THE INTERSTATE. I FOUND OUT AN HOUR LATER THAT IT PUNCTURED MY FUEL TANK. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THE LEAK UNTIL THE PARKING GARAGE I PARKED IN FOR THAT 1 HOUR WAS CLOSED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DUE TO MY LEAK. HOW CAN A SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE HAVE A PLASTIC GAS TANK AND NO SKID PLATE FOR PROTECTION? THE GAS TANK IS ON "BACK ORDER" FROM GM. IS THERE A PROBLEM WITH THIS SET UP?*AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10032906August 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS ON SEPT.19,2002.WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK I NOTICED A HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP.I CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD CHECK IT AT MY FIRST OIL CHANGE 2500 MILES.THEY DID, AND TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK.THE COMPUTER SHOWED NO PROBLEMS.BEING A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM ,THE SERVICE REP SAID IT WOULD BE HARD TO FIND THE PROBLEM.SINCE THEN(DEC.2002),THE PROBLEM HAS INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES,STALLING AT RED LIGHT TWICE.A SAFETY HAZARD.THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SERVICE TWO MORE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM WITH NO REPAIRS MADE.THE TRUCK NOW HAS 10,500 MILES AND STILL DOES NOT RUN PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029596August 15, 2003
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO TORQUED THE LUG NUTS TO THE SPECIFIED 100 FOOT POUNDS ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL AND ONE OF THE STUDS BROKE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ALL 6 STUDS AND NUTS ON THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031179August 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EQUIPMENT
I HAVE OWNED MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR JUST OVER FOUR MONTHS NOW. I HAVE HAD IT SERVICED FOR A BROKEN DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT THREE TIMES, INCLUDING TODAY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TODAY, I'D ONLY BEEN DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK SINCE THE LAST SEATBELT WAS REPLACED. EACH TIME I TAKE IT IN, THEY JUST REPLACE THE SEATBELT, AND THEY DON'T EVEN INVESTIGATE TO SEE IF THERE'S A DEEPER PROBLEM. IT'S FRUSTRATING TO HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS WITH A BRAND-NEW VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030957August 6, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE HAD MY 03 TRAILBLAZER AT THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES FOR THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS. I HAVE DISABLED CURB-VIEW ASSIST AND THE MIRRORS STILL CANNOT REMEMBER THEIR SETTINGS. NORMALLY I CAN SET THE MIRRORS, GET OUT OF THE CAR AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES, LIKE AT THE GAS STATION, AND THEN GET IN AND HAVE TO RE-SET THEM AGAIN. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS DRIVER 1 OR DRIVER 2, THE SETTINGS DO NOT STAY. SOMETIMES I GET IN, START THE CAR AND THE MIRROR ADJUSTS SO I CAN SEE MY ELBOW AND THE SIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER. OTHER TIMES I GET IN AND CANNOT SEE ANY PART OF THE TRAILBLAZER IN THE MIRROR. I HAVE BEEN TOLD, BY THE DELEASHIP, THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF AND THERE IS NOT A SOLUTION YET, BUT CHEVROLET IS WORKING ON ONE. THEY WILL LET ME KNOW WHEN THERE IS A FIX. DOES THIS SOUND LIKE GOOD BUSINESS AND EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE TO YOU?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030812August 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE 4-WD INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE CONSOLE AREA LIGHTS UP, AND THE SETTING SELECTOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THE SELECTION SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE IS NEW AND HAS ONLY 750 MILES. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT LOOK AT THE PROBLEM FOR 10 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY (THE DEALER) COULD ASSESS THE PROBLEM, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT BE WORKING! HAVING JUST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED, IT DOES NOT GIVE ME A SENSE OF SECURITY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031915August 1, 2003
SUSPENSION
CONSUMER STATES THERES IS A RATTLE NOISE, AND SOME VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026656August 1, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BUCKLED UNDER THE CAR, AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND LANDED UPSIDE DOWN ON A CENTER CONCRETE MEDIAN STRIP . *AK THE LOWER BALL JOINT WAS FOUND SEPARATED DURING THE INVESTIGATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS.(OHIO TRAFFIC REPORT) *SCC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10026653July 28, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE. WHICH RESULTED IN THE GAS LIGHT COMING ON, THEN THE VEHICLE DYING OUT. *AK GAS MILEAGE SHOWED LESS THAN IT SHOULD HAD BEEN. THE SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED.*TS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029266July 26, 2003
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHILE FUELING VERHICLE, FUEL ALWAYS SPILLS OVER JUST BEFORE OR AFTER AUTO-SHUTOFF OF GAS PUMP. THIS HAPPENS EVEN THOUGH I'M CAREFUL THAT IT'S COMING CLOSE TO A FULL TANK AND PREPARE FOR THE SPILLAGE. TODAY IT HAPPENED AT A PUMP WHERE THE FUEL PUMP NOZZLE WAS OF A NON-ACCORDIAN TYPE BOOT. I'VE SPOKEN WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND DEALERS ARE TELLING THEM TO BE MORE CAREFUL WHEN RE-FUELING. WHAT WILL IT TAKE GM TO ADMIT THERE'S A DESIGN FLAW IN THE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM? THIS IS ONLY ONE OF MANY ISSUES WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. YOU'D THINK FOR WHAT THEY COST THAT THEY'D BE BUILT BETTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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