2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT complaints

THE GAUGES STARTED FAILING ONE AT A TIME. FIRST THE OIL AND BATTERY NEEDLES MOVED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND BURIED OFF THE CHART. NOW THE SPEED IS READING 90MPH AT A STOP LIGHT AND 10MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CLUSTER IS GONE AND THE WHOLE DRIVER DASHBOARD IS FAILING. THE GAS AND OIL GAGUES I FEAR ARE NEXT. ACCORDING TO DEALER THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM CHARGING UP TO $600 TO FIX THE SITUATION. THIS IS MECHANICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY THE OWNER. THERE ARE BLOGS ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZE THAT MY SPEED ODOMETER WASN'T WORKING AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT FELT THAT I WAS GOING TO FAST AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 HOWEVER MY SPEED ODOMETER WAS STUCK ON 10MPH.... BUT IT WAS PROBABLY GOING AT ABOUT 55 MPH... *TR

LEAK OF GAS FROM 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. POINT WHERE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO GAS TANK. IT IS DEFECTIVE PART AND LEAKS GAS UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

I WAS AT WORK ON 8-18-2011 WHEN CO WORKERS ASKED ME IF I HAD A BLACK CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BECAUSE SOMEONE SAW MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER THE GROUND OUTSIDE AND MY WINDOW WAS BROKEN IN LITTLE PIECES. I CAME HOME AND SEARCHED THE WEB FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE WAS A NUMBER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I CALLED THEM BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE AREN'T ANY OPEN RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *KB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS STARTED TO CORRODE, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A LEAK OF GAS ALSO.THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. UPON TALKING TO MULTIPLE REP'S, GM CLAIMS THEY SENT OUT LETTERS IN 2007 ALERTING THE CONSUMER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. GM STATED THAT LETTERS DO GET LOST IN THE MAIL, WHEN I STATED WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM CLAIMS THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD PARAMETERS OF 10 YEARS OR A 120, 000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE REP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I DO HAVE 149,000 PLUS MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE CLAIMING NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS WHEN I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL THROUGH THE INTERNET BLOGS. IT SEEMS WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME CONDSIDERATION FROM GM AND TAKING PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR WHEN THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT, WHAT IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE? I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GM. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC GAUGES WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AT RANDOM TIMES AND VERY FREQUENTLY, LEADING TO THE CLUSTERS' CURRENT STATE, WHICH IS ALL GAUGES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL (DEAD). HAZARDOUS CONDITION CAUSED DUE TO SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. CHEVY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWO TIMES WHILE UNDER 36/36 MFG WARRANTY. CHEVY REFUSES TO REPLACE CURRENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SINCE 36/36 HAS PASSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND AS A RESULT, WAS LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF UPDATED 08/02/11

2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4 LOADED PURCHASED NEW 5-2004 STICKER $ 42,000 I HAVE OWNED 14 VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS THIS TRUCK HAS. GM HAS DESIGNED ENGINEERED AND SOLD AN UNRELIABLE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE. 1. ELECTRICAL ISSUES: REAR BRAKE LAMP BOARDS REPLACED 3 TIMES, RADIO REPLACED, HEADLAMP SOCKETS MELTED, BRAKE LAMP BULB BASE MELTED. 2. CAR LOSS ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING WIFE HAD TO SIT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD UNTIL TOW TRUCK CAME. TRUCK ONLY 2YRS OLD AT THAT TIME CAUSE OF PROBLEM IGNITION SWITCH. 3. ELECTRONIC FAN CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE 10-10 AND 6-11 HAD TO BATTLE DEALERSHIP TO COVER BASED ON PROBLEM AND GET ATTORNEY INVOLVED COST TO REPLACE WITH DIAG. $700.00. 4. SWAY BAR LINK PIN KIT REPLACED TWICE. 5. 4X4 TRANSFER CASE WILL NOT GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE 2-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WHEN YOU SELECT 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AND MAKES INTERNAL NOISE.TRAILBLAZER HAS A TOTAL OF 115,000 MILES. JUST TO MAKE A COMPARISON I PURCHASED IN 2001 A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IT HAS 176,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.OTHER THAN STANDARD MAINTENANCE NO ISSUES AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION LINES WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE POWER STEERING LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID EXCESSIVELY. THE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $350.00. UPDATED 08/31/11.*JB

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. VERY DANGEROUS. COMPANY (GM) SAYS IT IS NOT DANGEROUS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. THOUSANDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY, MY TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THIS EVENT. THERE WERE NO CHIPS IN THE GLASS, THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH. SINCE THE GLASS HAS SHATTERED THE TAILGATE LOCK MECHANISM IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. *TR

TIRE BLOWOUT AND DISINTEGRATION ON AMERICAN PROSPECTOR SUV 245-65-R17. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EARLIER RECALL OF A DIFFERENT SIZE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING INACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED. IN ADDITION, THE TAC AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES COMPLETELY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,976.

CONTINUING FAILURE OF REAR LIGHTING (BACK-UP, BRAKE, DRIVING, AND TURN). TYPICALLY, I HAVE TO REPLACE A BULB ABOUT EVERY 6 WEEKS, AND THE ENTIRE LEFT ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. BULBS AND SOCKETS MELT UNTIL THEY ARE INOPERABLE. SIMILAR ISSUE WITH FRONT HEADLIGHTS, ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. OLD BULBS AND ASSEMBLY DISPOSED OF, BUT I'M SURE MORE MELTED ONES WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON. *TR

BAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. MY SIDE MIRRORS AREN'T WORKING AT ALL. MY REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ALWAYS INOPERATIVE. I ALWAYS GET A CONSTANT VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE. MY GEARBOX SOMETIMES FREEZES OR GETS STUCK. POOR FUEL EFFICIENCY. *TR

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. WOULD NOT START TODAY, ALL DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT GAS AND VOLTAGE GAUGE DON'T REGISTER. KEYS AND KEY FOBS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED ALSO ONLY SAYS UNKNOWN DRIVER .IT WILL NOT CRANK AT ALL OR EVEN MAKE NOISE, BATTERY,ALTERNATOR,STARTER AND ALL FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND ARE GOOD. THERE IS NO SECURITY LIGHT THAT STAYS ON AND MY KEY WILL REMOVE FROM THE IGNITION! FRONT DOOR WINDOWS AND DOOR LOCKS WILL NOT WORK OR RADIO.....ALL LIGHTS, A/C, BACK WINDOWS, SUNROOF, POWER SEATS WORK!.......HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A FUEL LINE LEAK AND MY HUSBAND GOT ON-LINE AND SAW THAT THERE IS POSSIBLY GOING TO BE A RECALL. I CALLED CHEVY AND THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF "SPECIAL COVERAGE" FOR THIS. HE ASKED ME MY MILEAGE AND THE VIN NUMBER THEN PUT ME ON HOLD. THEN HE CAME BACK ON LINE AND TOLD ME THAT MY TRAILBLAZER WAS 10,000 MILES OVER THE LIMIT FOR THE COVERAGE. I THINK THIS IS RIDICULOUS. IT'S ONLY 7 YRS. OLD AND I DON'T THINK THAT MILEAGE SHOULD HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD AND I HAVE 3 CHILDREN THAT ARE PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE. SO THEREFORE I HAVE NO VEHICLE UNTIL THIS IS FIXED AND THE COST IS SO OUTRAGEOUS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA WHEN I'LL BE ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AND I HAVE NO WAY OF GETTING MYSELF TO AND FROM WORK AND I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TRY TO RELY ON OTHER PEOPLE TO TAKE ME TO AND FROM PLACES. I THINK THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH MILEAGE OF A VEHICLE AND THAT CHEVY SHOULD FIX THIS. I HAVE READ ON-LINE OF ALOT PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZER. *TR

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS A SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER THAT QUIT WORKING MOST OF THE TIME. I CONTACTED A GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500 TO REPAIR. MY CARS INSPECTIONS RUNS OUT SOON AND CANT BE INSPECTED TILL THIS ISSUE IS REPAIRED. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER JUST FROZE UP. SITTING STILL, I AM DOING 90 MPH. I TRIED DISCONNECTING THE NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL TO RESET IT, BUT THAT DID NOT WORK. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING PROPERLY. MAY READ 90 AT A DEAD STOP, MAY READ 30 WHEN TRAVELING AT 70, MAY READ 120 AT 50. NO PROPER WAY TO JUDGE SPEED, HAVE BEEN USING GPS FOR SPEED. WITH SPEEDOMETER WORKING IMPROPERLY, OTHER EQUIPMENT IN VEHICLE IS WORKING IMPROPERLY ALSO (I.E. COMPUTER COMPONENTS, EMISSION COMPONENTS,ETC.) *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CLUSTER PANEL QUIT WORKING. NO ODOMETER, RPM, AND OCCASIONALLY THE FUEL GAUGE. *TR

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT LOST ITS THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, WHICH FELL OFF (FOR THE THIRD TIME). THE ENTIRE HOUSING FLEW OFF, AND IT WAS LOST. ALSO, THE PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT WILL NOT WORK, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE CONTROL BOARD AND BULB. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT VARYING LOCATIONS DOES NOT DISPLAY ACCURATE SPEED. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTION. SPEEDOMETER READINGS ARE ERRATIC, FUEL GAUGE IS STUCK ABOVE FULL LEVEL, WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE ALSO HAS ERRATIC READINGS. GM RECALLED THE SUBURBAN AND TAHOE FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT LT SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, ODOMETER WORKING FINE. BOUGHT IT USED DIDN'T WORK WHEN I BOUGHT IT. LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL BUT ALL I SEEN WAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME SITUATION BUT NO RECALL. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT, FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID COOLING LINES DUE TO CORROSION. LOSS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID AND POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO LOSS. REPLACE ALL TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES (4 SECTIONS). *TR

CHRONIC PROBLEM/FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT GAGES/CLUSTER RELATING TO SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE AND OIL PRESSURE FOR A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. FOR EXAMPLE, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL UNEXPECTEDLY RAISE TO AN ALARMING SPEED READING WHILE THE VEHICLE IS NOT ACTUALLY TRAVELING MORE THAN A FEW MILES PER HOUR. DEALER ADVISES THAT THIS CONDITION IS NOT COVERED BY ANY RECALL NOTICE AND GM IS UNWILLING TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE TO ALLEVIATE THIS SERIOUS AND UNSAFE CONDITION. OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS EXACT CONDITION. ALSO, THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED A CRACKED EXHAUT MANIFOLD DUE TO POOR DESIGN/ENGINEERING. *TR

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND YOU ARE SOMETIMES UNABLE TO USE IT. THIS HAD BEEN HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. AT FIRST YOU COULD KEEP MOVING IT BACK AND FORTH AND IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY COME LOOSE BUT AS TIME GOES BY, IT IS GETTING HARDER TO GET THE SEAT BELT TO COME LOOSE. *TR

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER ( SPEEDOMETER , TEMP, VOLTAGE ,GAS GAUGE OIL PRESS.) STOPPED WORKING .I BOUGHT IT NEW AND IT GET SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP REGULARLY , FIRST THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING THEN THE OTHERS STOPPED WORKING. *TR

THERMOSTAT HAS FAILED TWICE DURING LONG TRIPS. THIS CAUSES THE ENGINE TO RUN HOT OR COLD. I AM ON MY THIRD ONE AND HAVE CONCLUDED IT MUST BE A DESIGN DEFECT. FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT MAY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL AND THUS STRAND THE DRIVER. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND IT HAS STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GAS IS LEAKING. AFTER SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND THIS IS MORE COMMON IN THESE VEHICLES THAN I WOULD OF THOUGHT. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND A PART IS BEING ORDERED, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL BE AT NO COST TO ME TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND IT CAN FALL UNDER A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT OR TSB# 05012. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT SOMEONE IS MAKING SURE THIS IS FIXED SO THAT A LEAK WILL NOT PUT ANY FAMILIES AT RISK. *TR

FUEL SMELL INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE. *TR

REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. NO INDICATION THAT DOOR WAS OPENED. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT (ODI 10335683) ABOUT THE PASSENGER DOOR THAT I REPAIRED PREVIOUSLY. THIS WAS THE EXACT ISSUE FOR RECALL 05007. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN SPRING 2006. OBVIOUSLY G.M.S "FIX" IS NOT WORKING. LUCKILY THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

MY REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2006 TO SUPPOSEDLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. WE BROUGHT IT IN THE SPRING OF 2006 AS PER THE RECALL. IF MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT BUCKLED IN SHE WOULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RECALL WAS 05007. *TR

MY SEATBELT LIGHT COMES ON. I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER FOR CORRECTION ALONG WITH OTHER MAINTENANCE ISSUES I HAD ABOUT MY VEHICLE. ALL THIS IS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER REGULAR MAINTENANCE IS TAKEN CARE OF THE SEATBELT LIGHT STAYS ON. THE LIGHT NEVER GETS FIXED OR GOES OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MAKES THE BAGS DEPLOY. I BRING THE TRUCK BACK MANY TIMES BUT THE ISSUE NEVER GETS TAKEN CARE OF. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS OFF THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1000 FOR REPAIRS THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TAKEN CARE OF UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION UNTIL THIS GETS TAKEN CARE OF.. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER XLT, WHEN I FILL THE TANK UP AND PARK ON A HILL THE TANK LEAKS GAS OUT FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK OR THE TOP OF THE CUP THAT CONNECTS TO AND GOES INTO THE TANK. I HAVE A STEEP DRIVEWAY AND NOW I NOTICE THAT I LEAK GAS WHEN I AM ON A FULL TANK AND PARKED ON A STEEP HILL...I HAVE 3 BOYS RANGING FROM 2, 4 AND 14 AND THEY ALL SMELLED AND SAW THE GAS. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND TACH DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND GM HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR

2003 TRAIL BLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT STOP EVEN WHEN SHUT OFF. *DT

HEADLAMPS KEEP GOING OUT AND THE CONNECTORS KEEP MELTING AND BURNING THE REAR RADIO SPEAKERS GO OUT THE REAR HEAT/AIR GOES OUT THE LEVEL 5 SETTING ON THE FAN DOES NOT WORK THESE ARE NOT UNUSUAL COMPLAINTS FOR THIS VEHICLE, THERE SEEMS TO BE A STANDARD BEING SET WITH THESE ISSUES. *TR

WE OWN A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, 2003 EXT! I SWEAR THE SUV IS POSSESSED!SPEEDOMETER SPORADICALLY ACTS UP, STATING HIGHER MPH, SOMETIMES IT GOES OVER 100MPH, WHEN WERE ONLY GOING 30MPH! IT WONT GO BACK TO 0 UNLESS YOU TURN THE VEHICLE ON/OFF REPEATEDLY! OIL, BATTERY AND TEMP GAUGES ALL HIGH, YET DEALER CANT FIND PROBLEM! PROBLEM DOESN'T ALWAYS OCCUR YET I RELY ON MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO DETERMINE SPEED AS I NO LONGER TRUST THE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER-EXT LT IN DEC 2002 FROM THE DEALER, TEAM CHEVROLET IN PASADENA. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL RECALLS, ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT KEEPS RECURRING ARE THE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING, THE DEALER CHANGED BOTH UNITS BUT IT KEEPS BURNING OUT. I GOT TIRED OF TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, SO I PURCHASED NEW BULBS AND LOOKED INTO REPLACING THEM MYSELF. HOWEVER WHEN I UNSCREWED THE BULB, I NOTICED THE BULB JUST DIDN'T BURN NORMALLY (LIKE A HOME LAMP) IT LOOKED MORE OF AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE, THE LINING OF WHERE THE BULB IS SCREWED IN LOOKED LIKE IT HAD WHITE RESIDUE AND IT SMELLED SMOKY. ALSO, DON'T KNOW IF ITS THE SHOCKS OR SUSPENSION,MAKES ODD NOISES. DEALER SAID ITS FINE, BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE.SHORLY AFTER MY ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON...THE DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE WHAT WAS WRONG AFTER A 2 TO 3 WEEK AND COSTLY EXPENSE AND TIME...THEY SWITCHED OUT THE GAS TANK...COME TO FIND OUT, THAT WASN'T THE PROBLEM, THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AGAIN, THEY SAID ONE OF THE PISTONS NEEDED REPLACING...$$$ THAT WAS A BIG EXPENSE AND TIME CONSUMING... EVERYTIME I TOOK IT TO THEM IT, SOMETHING WAS FIXED, THEY CHARGE, I PAY, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WOULD TURN ON, IT GOT FRUSTRATING. TILL, THEY FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT. NOW MY CAR SOUNDS HORRIBLE (SHOCKS/SUSPENSION NOISE GOT WORSE) WHEN I GO OVER CITY BUMPS OR DRIVING EVEN SMALL LIKE HILLS, AND MIND YOU,WHICH IS DRIVEN BY MYSELF (FEMALE 124LBS) IT SHOULDN'T SQUEAK OR MAKE NOISES, THE BRAKES PEDAL MAKES A NOISE WHEN

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STOPS WORKING. GAS GAUGE SHOWS EMPTY, BATTERY LIGHT APPEARS, OIL GAUGE AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS START ACTING ERRATICALLY. I HAD MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. 1ST TIME THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR, NEXT TIME I WAS TOLD THE BATTERY WAS WEAK. I HAD THE BATTERY CHECKED AT ANOTHER LOCATION AND IT TESTED FINE. MY INSTRUMENTS ARE NOT REGISTERING PROPERLY AGAIN. THIS IS ABOUT THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND I DON'T WANT TO BE STUCK SOMEWHERE ALONG THE HIGHWAY. I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS PROBLEM WILL RESTART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO RISE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR REVERSE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUN GEAR FAILED AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY COULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 65,828.

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT IN JUNE,2007. IN JAN OF 2009 MY PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN. WHILE DRIVING NORMAL SPEED, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES COMES ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY THE "REDUCED ENGINE POWER". WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOSES POWER AND THE VEHICLES ONLY GOES AROUND 10MPH. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. IT CAN HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES IN A DAY OR NOT AT ALL. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU CAN SOMETIMES STOP THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THE LIGHT WILL COME OFF AND THE VEHICLE WILL RETURN TO NORMAL SPEED IF YOU STOP THE CAR AND THEN RESTART IT. IT HAPPENS PARTICULARLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUTSIDE. IN THE MORNING IT CAN HAPPEN 15-20 TIMES BEFORE I GET TO WORK, AND THEN IN THE AFTERNOON ONLY ONCE OR TWICE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO SEVERAL AUTO REPAIR SHOPS AND NO ONE SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT. THEY RECOMMEND ONE THING, I PAY FOR IT AND THEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE HAD MY CLUTCH REPLACED AND ALSO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SYSTEM. I RESEARCHED "CHEVY REDUCED ENGINE POWER" ON THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE A GREAT AMOUNT OF PAGES OF PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS TO HAPPEN TO CHEVY SUVS, IN PARTICULAR THE TRAILBLAZER. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SO MANY PEOPLE CAN EXPERIENCE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THERE NOT BE A RECALL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 CHEVY DEALERS AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT TO DO. I PAID $18K FOR THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE, 2007 - I PUT $5K DOWN AND STILL OWE ABOUT $10K. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECOGNIZE THIS PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT. THE VEHI

ANTIFREEZE IS LEAKING FROM REAR HEATER CORE. CAUSED MY ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. FLUID LEAKS AT A FAIRLY RAPID RATE. IN DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THEY CHANGED THE HEATER CORE SO THIS REPAIR COSTS AN EXTRA $500 FOR PARTS TO RETROFIT A NEW HEATER CORE. IF THERE IS A FLAW IN THE DESIGN WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALL? IT COULD CAUSE ENGINE DAMAGE. I CALLED GM WITH NO LUCK. *TR

MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2003 EXT SPEEDOMETER HAS BROKE. APPARENTLY, THERE IS AN EPIDEMIC PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. GM HAS RECALLED ALL VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY?????????? *TR

RE: SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT-FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE #05012. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO I STARTED TO SMELL GASOLINE IN A VERY STRONG WAY IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT AND HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT MY GASOLINE TANK NECK WAS CRACKED. THIS APPARENTLY IS A RECALL BUT I WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES AND WOULD NOT RECEIVE A NEW GAS TANK. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN AND THE SMELL WAS VERY OVERWHELMING THIS HAS TO PRESENT SOME TYPE OF DANGER WHILE DRIVING. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND MY AUTO MECHANIC CAN OBTAIN A GAS TANK FROM A DEALERSHIP FOR $600. THE TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS $800. IS IT POSSIBLE TO RECEIVE SOME TYPE OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THIS CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER FROM A DEFECT THAT IS NOT MY FAULT? *TR THANK YOU, DENISE RANDALL

I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE MECHANIC BECAUSE TO SEE WHY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. HE STATED IN THAT IS WAS THE EVAP SYSTEM, MEANING GASES ARE LEAKING FROM MY CAR. HE STATED IN THAT ITS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE MODELS BECAUSE THE HOSE ATTACHED TO MY GAS TANK CAUSES THE RIM TO CRACK AND GAS LEAKS THROUGH THE CRACK EVERYTIME I FILL UP MY CAR. I INQUIRED HAVING IT FIXED. IN SOME MANY WORDS HE STATED THE ONLY THING I COULD DO IS TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK, BUT PART (THE HOSE) HAS NOT BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE ORIGINAL, SO BASICALLY I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SHOWED ME WHERE THE GAS TANK WAS MOIST FROM GAS LEAKING. I AM FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET. HOWEVER JUST TO KNOW THAT I HAVE GAS LEAKING FROM MY CAR IS ENOUGH TO HAVE ME CONCERNED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF SOMEONE CAN LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM. THANKS *TR

THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND WE HAD DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE GAS CAP. WE REPLACED SEVERAL TIME. EVERYTIME I DROVE OR RODE IN MY VEHICLE I SMELLED GAS AND I WOULD GET A HORRIBLE HEADACHE. MY HUSBAND TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET AN EMISSION TEST DONE WE WERE TOLD THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE NECK AND LEAKING GAS. WE HAD IT REPAIRED NOV 6, 2009 AFTER WE HAD BEEN TOLD OF THIS. THE SHOP THAT REPAIRED MY VEHICLE SAID THEY WERE SHOCKED IT HAD NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THIS HAD BEEN GOING ON FOR A WHILE. PROBABLY WHEN WE WERE TOLD THE GAS CAP WAS LOOSE IS WHEN IT STARTED, AND THAT HAD BEEN OVER A YEAR BEFORE. *TR