Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10681428February 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10681287February 4, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10680614February 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT A FAILED ELECTRICAL WIRING ATTACHED TO THE HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678767January 25, 2015
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STOPS WORKING PROPERLY, THEN THE TEMP AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DO THE SAME. AFTER ALL THAT YOU GET A CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND A ANNOYING DINGING NOISE THAT WONT GO AWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678685January 24, 2015
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NHTSA ACTION NUMBER : PE07014 OCCURRED ON MY VEHICLE AROUND NOVEMBER 2014. THE PROBLEM PRESENTED AS P0442 CEL AND ODOR OF GAS AFTER PARKING IN GARAGE. GM HAS INDICATED BECAUSE THE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION ALLOWANCE HAS EXPIRED, DESPITE THE LOW MILEAGE THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN AUGUST 2003. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM WAS NOT COMPELLED TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL DUE TO THE RISK OF GAS LEAKING. I WOULD APPRECIATE ASSISTANCE TO GET GM TO MINIMALLY PROVIDE DEFECTIVE PARTS REPLACEMENT, DUE TO THE KNOW MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678504January 23, 2015
POWER TRAIN
WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH KEEPS GOING INTO REDUCE POWER MODE, I PULLED THE CODES AT VARIOUS TIME AND DIFFERENT PARTS, I REPLACED THE CRANK, CAM, AND ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSORS. I ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, FAN CLUTCH, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS TO AVAIL. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESS, LAWSUIT AND OR DEATH. ASHAMED ON YOU GM. THIS ISSUE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678582January 23, 2015
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATED SEAT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10676760January 20, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I PARKED MY VEHICLE ON 1/15/2015 AND SMELLED GAS. I LOOKED EVERYWHERE BUT HAVE NOT FOUND A LEAK. I AM STILL SMELLING GAS AS OF 1/20/2015. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672900January 16, 2015
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE
THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL SURGE OR JUMP AS MUCH AS 2000 RPM'S AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE ON THE BRAKE TO HOLD IT. GO TO NEUTRAL LET IT REV THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO NORMAL. THE LAST TIME WAS ON A SNOW PACKED INTERSECTION WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE BAD THING IS YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO DO IT. HAD IT TO SEVERAL GARAGES AND NOBODY CAN DUPLICATE IT AND IT SHOWS NO CODES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670844January 7, 2015
AIR BAGS
IT WAS SLEETING AND I LOST CONTROL ON A CURVE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH, BUT BRAKE BEFORE THE CURVE AND BRAKE VERY HARD WHEN I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AS IT WAS SLIDING SIDEWAYS TOWARD THE CURVE. I WENT OFF THE CURVE AND HIT AN ELEVATED CROSSROAD, WHICH SENT THE VEHICLE AIRBORNE. I WAS AIRBORNE OVER MOST OF THE SIDE ROAD, WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE HITTING JUST THE LAST FEW INCHES OF PAVEMENT, WHICH THEN SENT THE VEHICLE NOSEDIVING INTO THE DITCH. THE EMBANKMENTS WERE 4-5 FEET TALL. I HAD TWO VERY HARD FRONT END IMPACTS AND HIT MY HEAD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TWICE. THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS BENT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE UNDER OF THE VEHICLE, BUT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I HAVE A LOT OF CONCERN WITH THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND KNOW THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES OF MY YEAR AND TYPE THAT DID HAVE FAULTY AIRBAGS RECALLED, BUT MINE HAS NOT BEEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10670060January 5, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669711January 2, 2015
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND THE HAZARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INSTEAD OF THE TURN SIGNALS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE BUTTON FOR THE HAZARD LIGHTS WHEN NEEDED, BUT NOT THE TURN SIGNALS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND CAUSED THE FRONT HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY AND THE REAR HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO SHORT AND DIM WITH NO WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669523January 1, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SHUT OFF VEHICLE , GOT OUT OF DRIVERS SIDE. SHUT DOOR AND AS I CLOSED DOOR ALL MY LOCKS ON DOOR LOCKED DOWN. MY GRANDAUGHTER WAS STRAPPED INTO A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK SEAT AND WE WERE UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS TO GET HER OUT. WE HAD TO CONTACT POLICE AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET DOORS TO UNLOCK. THE LOCKS WOULD NOT WORK THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT WORK , THE CAR WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED DOWN . AFTER 30 MINUTES OF TRYING TO GET INTO CAR WE FINALLY GOT MY GRANDAUGHTER TO SQUEEZE OUT OF HER CAR SEAT UPON COAXING HER WE GOT HER TO GET HER CAR SEAT BELT UNLOCKED , SHE TRIED PUSHING THE DOOR LOCK BUTTONS BUT NOTHING WOULD WORK, WE HAD HER TRY TO USE WINDOW BUTTONS BUT THEY WOULD NOT WORK EITHER , WE TRIED HAVING HER MANUALLY UNLOCK DOOR BUT THEY WOULD UNLOCK BUT DOOR WOULD NOT UNLOCK. UPON DESPAIR WE HAD HER TAKE KEY OUT OF IGNITION AND I CAREFULLY HAD HER PUSH UNLOCK BUTTON ON KEY CHAIN AND FINALLY THEY ENGAGED AND UNLOCKED THE DOORS AND WINDOWS AND WE GOT HER OUT. THIS COULD'VE BEEN A REAL DANGEROUS INCIDENT IF SHE WOULD OF NOT BEEN ABLE TO FOLLOW MY DIRECTIONS THANK GOD SHE WAS SMART. OR IF CAR WOULD OF BEEN RUNNING I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD'VE HAPPENED . THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I WAS IN PASSENGER SIDE WHILE MY HUSBAND WENT INTO BANK AND STORE. I BECAME LOCKED IN THE CAR . I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE I HAVE READ THIS HAPPENING TO MANY TRAILBLAZERS OWNERS. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667632December 22, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663592December 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE IT STARTED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT HOWEVER THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE EXPENSE WAS GOING TO BE OVER $1000 TO REPAIR, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. GIVEN THE RECENT RECALLS ON AIR BAGS, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I FOUND RECENTLY ON YOUR SITE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT MAY WARRANT RECALL/REPAIR FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10654364December 1, 2014
AIR BAGS
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSEQUENTLY, HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. *SS UPDATED 02/09/15. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10660781November 25, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10660325November 23, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
GAS HAS BEEN SPILLING OFF THE GAS TANK METAL FLANGE WHERE THE INTAKE HOSE ATTACHES TOO. CHEVROLET DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL . APPARENTLY A FATALITY NEEDS TO BE DIRECTLY LINK TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659940November 21, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR DOES NOT START AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, THE WHEEL DOES TURN BUT THE SHIFTER CANNOT BE TAKEN FROM THE PARK POSITION. CAR IS BEING TOWED TODAY TO AAA FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. I FOUND NO RECALL BUT AM CONCERNED WITH THE STUCK IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION AND THE KEY NOT BEING REMOVABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10658687November 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REPORTING THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. I MAY INDICATE 50MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING 20MPH, BUT IT IS NOT THE SAME EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON MANY OTHER GM MODELS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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