Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2003)

1,239 consumer complaints on file.

#10099843November 12, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL. MY SON WAS DRIVING CAR AT 45 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE REAR END CAME LOOSE. THIS MADE HIM LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MY SON HAD MINOR INJURIES. HIS INITIAL STATEMENT TO THE DEPUTY WAS, THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE THE REAR END CAME LOOSE. THE DEPUTY LOOKED UNDER MY SUV, AND FOUND THE SWAY BAR WITH A CLEAN BREAK ON IT. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE LOOK AT IT ALSO. THEY BOTH STATED THERE WAS NO TWISTING OR DISTORTION OF THE SWAY BAR. IT APPEARED THE SWAY BAR JUST BROKE. *AK. REAR SWAY BAR WAS REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10097329October 21, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLAINT RECEIVED VIA E-MAIL." I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THE DEFECTS DISCOVERED ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I PURCHASED THIS ON OCTOBER 2003. FEW MONTHS I DROVE MY TRAILBLAZER, I WAS STUCK AT THE AIRPORT BECAUSE IT WON'T START AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHICH LASTED FOR 3 DAYS. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS JUST A CASE OF LOW BATTERY POWER. I WAS NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THEIR REASON. I WROTE GM HEADQUARTERS DEMANDING AN EXCHANGE OR REPLACEMENT OF THE TRUCK. THEY DECLINED MY REQUEST, INSTEAD THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, I WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 25 MPH, WHEN I CHANGED GEAR ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GEAR SHIFTER CAME LOOSE AND PRACTICALLY DETACHED IT'S LINKAGE. I PANICKED AND SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE SHIFTER FOR FREE. THEN JUST THIS MONTH I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH, I NOTICED THE RPM WAS BETWEEN 7-8 AND THE ENGINE REVVED HARD, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER. THE SPEED REMAINED CONSTANT EVEN WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL FULLY. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TOTAL MILEAGE DRIVEN AS OF THIS TIME IS 30,000 MILES." *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091841October 20, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TIGHTENING THE LUGS:NUTS:BOLTS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE, TWO OF THE STUDS BROKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STUDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095716October 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZERS, WHICH HAVE FREQUENT FAILURES IN BOTH TAIL LIGHTS, INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS AND REVERSE LIGHTS DUE TO FAULTY BOARDS WHICH DO NOT APPLY ENOUGH TENSION TO HOLD THE BULB IN PLACE. THE BULB DOES NOT BURN OUT, IT JUST BECOMES LOOSE. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN A COMPLETE RECALL, NOT WHAT GM HAS CALLED A SPECIAL POLICY CONDITION. FAILED REAR LIGHTING IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD DEEM AS A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093613October 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT OF MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM REPAIRED THE LIGHT THE FIRST TIME. NO ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED FROM THIS PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093666October 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH AT TIMES. UPON ENTERING A HIGHWAY OR PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE WILL PERIODICALLY TAKE OFF VERY SLOW. IN A COUPLE INSTANCES WE WERE ALMOST HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION KICKED IN. UPON TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, THEY STILL INSIST THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE ON-BOARD COMPUTER HAS NOT RECORDED ANY CODES. I'M GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED BY THIS ANSWER, BECAUSE I FEEL THE ONLY WAY THEY WILL ADMIT THE TRANSMISSION HAS A PROBLEM IS WHEN WE ARE FINALLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, MAYBE WITH A FATALITY. I WOULD RATHER NOT GET A RESOLUTION THROUGH THIS RESULT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091171September 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE FAILURES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS. LEFT SIDE BRAKE LIGHT REPLACED TWO TIMES BEFORE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD WAS REPLACED. RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILURE, BULB REPLACED. AC QUIT WORKING. TWO TRIPS TO THE DEALER TO A FIND COMPRESSOR FAILURE. THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. LATEST AND WORST FAILURE WAS A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. ONLY THE ITEMS CONTROLLED BY THE RAP WERE FUNCTIONAL. THE VEHICLE QUIT RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT BE RESTARTED AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE MOVED FROM THE PARK POSITION. VEHICLE HAD TO BE LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ABANDON FOR SAFETY OF THE PASSENGERS. THIS WAS ALSO A HAZARD TO OTHER VEHICLES. IF THERE IS AN OVERRIDE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR IT SHOULD BE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE DRAGGED UP ON THE TWO TRUCK. VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER AND NO RESOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FOUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092516September 16, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DID NOT START. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION TWICE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091038September 15, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
VEHICLE: 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SSUE: DRIVERSIDE SEATBELT WILL INADVERTENTLY LOCK UP WHEN TRYING TO BUCKLE. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, AND REACHING FOR THE SEATBELT, TRYING TO PULL THE BUCKLE OVER CHEST AND BUCKLE. THE RETRACTOR (ON OCCASION) WILL LOCK UP, AND NOT PERMIT THE WEBBING TO MOVE ANY FURTHER. THIS WILL OCCUR FOR ABOUT 20 SEC. UNTIL THE RETRACTOR LOOSENS UP, ALLOWING THE WEBBING TO MOVE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST YEAR. TWICE THE RETRACTOR WAS REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091689September 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
PROBLEMS WITH 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.*MR WHEN THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SKID. THE CONSUMER TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED AND THE STEERING WHEEL CONTINUED TO GO TOWARD THE LEFT. THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENTLY COLLIDED WITH A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. AFTER THE IMPACT, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE CONTINUED GOING LEFT TOWARD ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND EVENTUALLY WENT LEFT INTO A RAVINE/DITCH. THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE INCIDENT, THE CONSUMER HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088641August 26, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WE WERE INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING A 2003 TRAILBLAZER XT. A DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF US AT AN INTERSECTION ON A BUSY HIGHWAY WHILE WE HAD A GREEN LIGHT. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES SLOWING DOWN TO WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE AROUND 35 MILES PER HOUR, AND WE HIT HEAD ON INTO THE SIDE OF HIS RANGE ROVER. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I SUSTAINED A BROKEN RIGHT FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES TO MY KNEES. I ALSO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY CHEST AND HAD MANY BRUISES TO MY CHEST. I AM DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR THE INJURY MY SHOULDER SUSTAINED FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR HAS AROUND $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. I REMEMBER OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE WERE SURPRISED OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND ENCOURAGED US TO LOOK INTO THAT. I AM SCARED TO HAVE THE CAR BACK. IF A HEAD-ON COLLISION LIKE THAT WILL NOT DEPLOY MY AIRBAGS, WHAT WILL? CAN I TRUST THEM IF I'M IN AN EVEN MORE SEVERE ACCIDENT. I KNOW THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO GO OFF AT THE LEAST LITTLE ACCIDENT, BUT I WOULD NOT TERM THIS A SMALL ACCIDENT. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
3
Deaths:
0
#10089420August 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN A RAIN STORM VEHICLE DROVE OVER AN OIL SLEEK IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL OVER. UPON IMPACT, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088425August 23, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
THE BRAKES O MY 2003 EXT. TRAILBLAZER ARE MUSHY. WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND CONSTANT PRESSURE IS HELD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE PEDAL CONTINUES TO GO TOWARD THE FLOOR. I WAS SHOWN ANOTHER EXT. TRAILBLAZER AT THE DEALERS THAT HAD BRAKES ACTING THE SAME WAY AND I WAS TOLD IT IS NORMAL. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL SUV'S AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF BRAKE PERFORMANCE BEFORE. IN CLOSE TRAFFIC, I HAVE PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK DUE TO THE FEELING THAT I AM GOING TO RUN OUT OF PEDAL TRAVEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083652August 20, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A NOISE, FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THIS RESULTED IN VEHICLE GOING INTO THE MEDIUM AND TURNING OVER. DRIVER SUSTAINED 3 BROKEN RIBS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE WHO INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE TIE ROD BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087024August 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
1ST PROBLEM (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN, WINTER 2003-2004): THE "CHECK 4WD" LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT SAID GM HAD NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS COMMON IN TRAILBLAZERS, AND THEY SIMPLY RESET THE FUSE. THEN (MAY 2004): VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE MECHANICS SAID THAT ONE OF THE BEARINGS WAS BAD, AND THEY REPLACED THE BEARING AND REBUILT THE TRANSFER CASE. A MONTH LATER (JUNE) WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT TIME, ALL OF THE BEARINGS AND THE OIL PUMP WERE "SCORED." NOBODY SUGGESTED A REASON FOR THIS. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REBUILT AGAIN. NOW (6 WEEKS LATER) THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL FROM AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE REASON IS LIKELY THAT "EITHER IT WAS PUT TOGETHER WRONG AT THE FACTORY OR THE SEAL WAS BAD TO START WITH." IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE ENTIRE 4WD CAPABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ROADS DON'T GET PLOWED WITH ANY REGULARITY, AND WITH WINTER COMING, I AM GOING TO NEED THE 4WD, BUT I'M AFRAID TO USE IT. I ALREADY SPUN OUT ONCE LAST WINTER BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A4WD BECAUSE IT'S BAD FOR THE CAR, SO I WAS DRIVING IN 2WD WHEN I UNEXPECTEDLY LOST TRACTION AND DID A 360 AND ALMOST WOUND UP IN THE DITCH. EVEN WITHOUT SNOW, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS CAR WILL GET ME "FROM HERE TO THERE" WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086996August 16, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE & TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BLOWN THREE TIMES IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087012August 16, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHT FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086734August 12, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLING/CHARGING
SPITBACK OF GASOLINE WHEN PUMPING GAS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079791July 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, UPGRADED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083486July 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR TAIL LIGHT WERE INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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