Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10166481August 24, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DRIVER/PASSENGER ELECTRIC WINDOW MALFUNCTIONS IN THAT WINDOW WILL FALL/LOWER ITSELF. DEALER STATED THE ELECTRIC REGULATORS THAT AID/ASSIST THE WINDOW IN RAISING/LOWERING CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166376August 23, 2006
STRUCTURE
THE ROOF RACK TO MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE SHORE ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM. WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT THE FIRST CASE. THE DEALER DID FIX THE ROOF RACK BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF NO ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO THE DESIGN. THERE IS A GLUE STRIP THAT HOLDS THE BOTTOM PORTION IN PLACE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166090August 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM GM DEALER ON OCT 31, 2002. VEHICLE HAS 71,770 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 6 MILES TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND GAVE IT GAS AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK. FORWARD GEARS HAD LITTLE POWER AND HAD A HIGH WINING SOUND TO THEM. HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT OVER THE PHONE. DEALER OPENED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE REACTION SUN SHELL IN THE TRANSMISSION STRIPPED. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE REPAIRED THESE BEFORE, IT WAS COMMON OCCURRENCE IN GM VEHICLES DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF METAL USED IN TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAD TO TEAR APART TRANSMISSION, REMOVE DRIVE SHAFTS, TRANSFER CASE, INSTALL NEW SUN SHELL, RELATED SEALS, AND BEARINGS. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS AND REFUSES TO REIMBURSE COST OF REPAIRS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1079.45. NOT KNOWN IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166103August 21, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
SES LIGHT CAME ON. GAS CAP REPLACED. SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER FILL UP AND 1/4 TANK OF GAS USED. CLAMPS TIGHTENED ON FILLER TUBE. SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER FILL UP AND 1/4 TANK OF GAS USED. WENT TO DEALER, REPLACE VENT VALVE IN FILLER TUBE ON MONDAY. TUESDAY MORNING FILLED UP WITH GAS. GAS WAS LEAKING OUT ON THE GROUND AND ALL OVER MY FEET. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THE SEAL ON THE FILLER PIPE ENTERING THE TANK HAD DETERIOATED BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THE GASOLINE, AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE BREAK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE THE WEEK BEFORE THE REPAIR I FILLED THE TANK & IT DID NOT LEAK, THE DAY AFTER THE REPAIR I FILLED THE TANK AND DISCOVERED THE HAZARDOUS LEAK. THE DEALER DISCLAIMED ALL LIABILITY FOR THE BROKEN FILLER TUBE AT THE GAS TANK. I CONSIDER THIS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL ALL CHEVROLET TRAIL-BLAZERS WITH THIS TYPE OF VENT AND FILLER TUBE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED AT MY TANK THERE WAS ANOTHER TANK IN THE GARBAGE PILE WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FIRE BECAUSE I EXITED THE SITE IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT A SPARK FROM IGNITING THE SPILLED FUEL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165718August 17, 2006
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REAR RIGHT AUTOMATIC WINDOW WAS OPENED, THERE WAS A GROANING NOISE, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE WINDOW SLIDING OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165582August 15, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL WHEN ON A DRIVEWAY INCLINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THEY SAID IT WAS CODE ON P0440 -EVAP LEAK SMALL. WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY FOUND A CRACK AROUND FILLER NECK OF GAS TANK. THEY SAID THERE WAS ALREADY A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAID A SMALL CRACK OCCURS ABOVE FLUID LEVEL. GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY THESE GAS TANKS ARE HARD TO COME BY BECAUSE THEY ARE BACK ORDERED DUE TO THIS BEING SO COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165071August 9, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
MY 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER/MEMORY OUTSIDE MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS WILL NOT STAY IN ONE PLACE WHEN SET. THEY WILL MOVE AT START UP AND WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR LANE CHANGING ON MULTI LANE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE MIGHT FIX IT BUT THE MIRROR MOTORS MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ONCE AGAIN THIS CAN CAUSE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164407August 3, 2006
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID, STEERING:RACK AND PINION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
HIGH PITCH WHIRRING SOUND EMANATING FROM THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SOUND INCREASED AS ACCELERATION INCREASED. DIFFICULTY IN STEERING BECAME PROMINENT. RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOT. GASOLINE TANK LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, WHEN FULL, LEAKED GASOLINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164116August 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND VERY EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LAST TIME AT OUR COST. NOW ALMOST A YEAR AFTER PAYING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION'S REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163281July 24, 2006
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKS WATER FROM RAIN AND PUDDLES ON THE ROAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST LEAK ENTERED THROUGH THE LEFT REAR DOOR. WHILE THE SECOND LEAK ENTERED FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FENDER SHIELDING. THE WATER FROM THE LEAKS CAUSED MOLD IN THE CARPETING OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMITATIONS. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE CARPETING AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162822July 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FRONT DIFFERENTIAL GASKET ACCORDING TO GM CERTIFIED MECHANIC HAS AN EXPECTED LIFE EXPECTANCY OF LESS THAN 45,000 MILES. GASKET STARTS TO LEAK AND CAN RUIN FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. NORMAL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162521July 16, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, FREQUENTLY THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND GAS SURGES UP THE FILLER NECK AND FLOWS TO THE GROUND. HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT GAS STATIONS AND DIFFERENT PUMPS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162668July 14, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
2003 TRAILBLAZER FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP RUSTED AND BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL. *TS THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF 800.00 DOLLARS. THE FILLER NECK WAS LEAKING AT THE FUEL TANK. THE FRONT PINION AXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND THE FRONT STABILIZER LINKS WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161418July 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FIRST OCCURRENCE BROUGHT INTO SERVICE DEPARTMENT, TESTS WERE RUN, AND THEY TEST DROVE, AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. APPROX. 2WKS LATER BROUGHT VEHICLE BACK IN FOR SAME PROBLEM, RAN TESTS AND TEST DROVE, FOUND NOTHING WRONG, THEY CALLED ME, TWO DAYS LATER AND I ASKED THEM TO HOLD IT OVER AND CHECK AGAIN, THEY FOUND A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, HAD TO REBUILD ENGINE. 11 DAYS LATER I RECEIVED MY CAR AFTER THE REPAIRS. SAME DAY THAT I RECEIVED MY CAR, EXPERIENCED SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN TWO OTHER TIMES FOR THE FAN CLUTCH BREAKING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161227July 2, 2006
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD END FAILED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161239July 2, 2006
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
PURCHASED 2003 TRAILBLAZER IN OCTOBER 2003. HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 4WD IN WINTER 2003-04. WHEN SWITCHING INTO AND 4-WD, LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND IT WOULD REMAIN IN 2-WD. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED LATER THE SAME YEAR AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, EACH TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE ON VACATION, A PARKING VALET FOR SOME ODD REASON, SWITCHED THE CAR INTO 4-WD LOW. CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4-WD LOW. HAD TO LEAVE AT DEALER 150 MILES FROM HOME AND RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. I AM WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT CAR AND FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159930June 15, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 2003 AND RECENTLY MY DIM HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT. I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BULB IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS AND RECENTLY I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHT HARNESS WIRING HAS BEEN SHORTED OUT AND FRIED. THE ODD THING IS THAT BOTH DIM HEADLIGHT HARNESS ARE FRIED. I MAINTAIN MY VEHICLE FAIRLY WELL AND TRY TO KEEP THINGS IN WORKING ORDER. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY COMPLAINTS OR RECALL OF THE HARNESS. TWO YEARS AGO I HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT SYSTEM AND FINALLY AFTER REPLACING A HUGE NUMBER OF BULBS, THE CHEVY COMPANY RECALLED THE MOTHER BOARDS ON THE TAIL LIGHTS. WITH THE DIM LIGHTS GOING OUT WHEN EVER THEY WANT, PUTS THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK. AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS ON SATURDAY NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME AT 8:30PM, I NOTICED THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY DIM LIGHTS. I WAS NOT IN A POSITION TO GET THEM FIXED SO I HAD TO DRIVE TO MY HOUSE (WHICH-THANK GOD WAS CLOSE) WITH MY BRIGHT LIGHTS. THIS PUTS THE ONCOMING DRIVERS AT RISK OF BLINDING AND THE DRIVER IS PUT IN A AWKWARD POSITION FOR LIGHTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159658June 12, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT PLUG MELTED AND BURNED. PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT REPEATEDLY PRIOR TO NOTICING BURN DAMAGE. THREE BULBS REPLACED SINCE AUGUST 2005 PRIOR TO BURN DAMAGE NOTED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS THAT I CAN GATHER FROM A WEB FORUM THAT I VISIT CONCERNING THE TRAILBLAZER. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159090June 6, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 AT 25612 MILES WHO DETERMINED THE ROTORS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON JUNE 5, 2006 FOR A 30000 MILE CHECK UP AND AGAIN THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE ROTORS NEEDED TO BE TURNED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ADMITTED THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS NEED TO BE REPLACED. BASED ON THE CONTACT'S UNDERSTANDING THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ALLOW THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE ROTORS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED CASE # 1-414411237. THE LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 06/19/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158564May 30, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE THAT CAME FROM THE LEFT REAR SWAY BAR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE SWAY BAR LINK WAS LOOSE AND THE SWAY BAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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