2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT complaints

FUEL ODOR FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN GETTING THE OIL CHANGED FOR OUR TRAILBLAZER, THEY TOLD US THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REVERSE LIGHT WAS OUT. WHEN THEY WENT TO REPLACE IT, THEY INFORMED US THAT THE ENTIRE AREA FOR THE BULB WAS RUSTED OUT. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT MOISTURE COLLECTS IN BOTH BRAKE LIGHT AREAS WHEN IT RAINS OR AFTER A CAR WASH. IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? *TR

THE AUTOMOBILE STARTS OUT IN 2ND GEAR AND AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE TRANSMISSION HUNTS FOR THE CORRECT GEAR SHIFTING BACK AND FORTH.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS LEAKING GAS AND THE TANK WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE THUS CAUSING THE LIGHT TO COME ON. THE TANK WAS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER NECK ATTACHES TO THE TANK. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DIRECTOR STATED THAT THE THE CRACK WAS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND WAS NOT CAUSED BY DAMAGE OR MISUSE. BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY HE STATED THE REPAIR WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AND WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $750-$800.00. I PHONED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND FILED A COMPLAINT. AFTER THEY COMMUNICATED WITH THE CHEVROLET DISTRICT SERVICE REP. THEY CONCLUDED THAT GM WARRANTY WOULD NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS, EVEN DESPITE THE DANGER AND LIABILITY INVOLVED. THEY DID SUGGEST THAT IF THE DEALERSHIP WOULD APPROVE, TO HAVE THEM DO IT AT THE DEALERSHIP COST. THE GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE REP STATED THAT MY ONLY OTHER FORM OF ARBITRATION WAS THROUGH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. AS OF THIS DATE THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT BEEN MADE. I HAVE FOUND QUITE A NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE OUT OF POCKET.

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. JUST GOT IT FROM MY IN-LAWS, ONLY 21K MILES ON IT. GASOLINE VENTS ON THE GROUND WHEN FILLING THE TANK FULL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. I COUNTED MORE THAN 20 COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE ON THE NHTSA COMPLAINT LIST. EXAMPLE ODI ID NUMBERS ARE 10191706, 10190967, 10188345, 10187405, 10186556, 10185694, 10184336, 10183773, 10182724, 10182384, ETC. I ASSUME IT IS A CRACKED FILLER NECK. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY SEEMED HELPFUL AND GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER, BUT ADVISED ME TO GO TO A GM DEALER FOR AN OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS BEFORE THEY CAN PROCEED WITH HELPING ME FURTHER. NO PROMISES AT THIS TIME. I ASSUME I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, IT CAUSES FUMES, ODORS, AND PUDDLES OF GASOLINE BENEATH HOT VEHICLES. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAS CRACK WHERE FUEL FILLER NECK MEETS THE FUEL TANK. IT CAUSES DTC P0440 TO BE SET, SES LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND FUEL TO LEAK FROM FUEL TANK.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT LEAKING FUEL AT FILLER NECK/FUEL TANK. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUED TO COME ON WITH VARIATIONS IN DURATION AFTER RESET. CODE INDICATED SMALL FUEL LEAK. STRONG ODOR OF FUEL SURROUNDING VEHICLE, AND SOMETIMES CAME INSIDE OF VEHICLE AFTER FILL UP. FINALLY, DISCOVERED LEAK AFTER COMPLETELY FILLING TANK AND PARKING ON HILL. GAS POURED OUT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO START, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL PRODUCED A HISSING NOISE, AND THE INSTRUMENT GAUGES FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY. THE VEHICLE WOULD START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES AT 39,650, 40,210 AND 40,227 MILES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 40,227 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,650.

ON APRIL 29, 2007, WHILE MY WIFE AND CHILDREN WERE PREPARING TO GO OUT TO THE STORE, THE REAR WINDOW ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SHATTERED. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR AT THE TIME AND THERE IS NO APPARENT CAUSE FOR THIS EVENT. GLASS FROM THE WINDOW WENT EVERYWHERE AND EVEN STRUCK MY 6 YEAR OLD SON IN THE LEG. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW WILL OCCUR ON 5/2/07. *TR

ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHILE I WAS TRYING TO CLOSE THE GLASS REAR HATCH ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IT EXPLODED IN MY FACE. I WAS CUT ON MY HANDS, FACE, AND GOT GLASS IN MY EYES. I WENT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER (ARROW CHEVROLET, NOW CALLED SUNRISE CHEVROLET, IN MIDLOTHIAN IL.) THE SERVICE DEPT. LOOKED AT THE DAMAGE AND SAID THEY NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE THAT, (I FOUND OUT LATER THAT IT IS COMMON) THEY SENT THE VEHICLE OUT TO A "WINDOW REPAIR SHOP" TO HAVE THE GLASS REPLACED. WHEN I GOT THE CAR BACK, I NOTICED THAT THE WINDOW WAS NOT ALIGNED PROPERLY; THE SERVICE DEPT. LOOKED AT IT QUICKLY AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS FINE. THREE WEEKS AGO WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH A LOUD VIBRATION CAME FROM THE GLASS WINDOW HATCH, AS I SLOWED DOWN THE HIGH MOUNT REAR STOP TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS A LARGE FIBERGLASS BODY PIECE AS WIDE AS THE CAR AND 3 FEET ACROSS FLEW OFF MY CAR STRIKING A CAR IN BACK OF ME. I PULLED OVER AND SO DID THE OTHER DRIVER, THE OTHER DRIVER WAS VERY SHAKEN AS SO WAS I. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE HOOD AND THE BUMPER OF THE OTHER CAR AND HE SAID THAT IT WAS OK SINCE THE CAR WAS OLD. MY CAR NOW IS MISSING A LARGE PIECE OF THE BODY AND THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT. IT WAS RUN OVER BY A TRUCK... THE WINDOW COMPANY THAT REPLACED THE REAR HATCH WINDOW DID NOT AFFIX THE PANEL PROPERLY TO THE WINDOW; I HAVE SEEN MAY COMPLAINTS ON OTHER WEB SITE THAT THE FACTORY INSTALL AND THE DOUBLE FACE TAPE THAT IS USED MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME, PLEASE HELP ME, WE ARE DEALING WITH TWO

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT @ 35,825 MILES I REPORTED MY VEHICLE BINDS UP ON TURNS & OF COURSE THE GARAGE FOUND NOTHING (DROVE IT 20 MILES FOR COMPARISON @ THE TIME). SO NOW THAT I AM UP TO 82,090 MILES NOW I MENTION SUSPENSION ISSUES STILL & OF COURSE THEY FIND BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS NEED REPLACED @ $320.06 & LEFT OUTER TIE ROD END BROKEN @ $170.80. ALSO THEY INFORM ME I NEED TO REPLACE 3 OF MY 4 STABILIZER BAR LINKS ARE LOOSE & RATTLING @ AN ESTIMATE OF $320.00 (HAVEN'T DONE YET) ALSO, I HAVE LOOKED ON A WEBSITE CALLED MYCARSTATS.COM & FOUND MANY OTHERS WITH THESE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE @ MUCH LOWER MILEAGE & WHERE TIE ROD ISSUE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT -- THEY WEREN'T AS LUCKY AS ME. ALSO PEOPLE I WORK WITH WHO HAVE THIS SAME YR & MODEL VEHICLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE BALL JOINTS, SWAY BARS REPLACED, AND OTHER SUSPENSION WORK @ LOWER MILEAGES. I ALSO HAD AN ISSUE WITH MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE BECOMING INOPERATIVE & THIS DID ALMOST CAUSE ME TO WRECK GOING UP HILL DURING WINTER WEATHER. THEY REPLACED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ENGAGEMENT ACTUATOR. ALL THESE THINGS IN MY MIND SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AT THESE MILEAGES. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE QUIT @ 80,000 MILES. ALL THESE ISSUES CAN CREATE SAFE DRIVING ISSUES FOR THE CONSUMER ESPECIALLY SOMEONE WHO PAYS OVER $30,000 FOR A VEHICLE WHEN IT'S NEW. LET ME ADD NOW THAT THE LATEST EXPENSIVE REPAIR TO ADD TO MY LIST IS THE FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON MY ENGINE COOLING FAN SYSTEM $573.00 -- ALSO FOUND MANY GM OWNERS OF BRAVADA, RAINERS, ENVOYS & TRAILBLAZERS

I OWN A 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND RECENTLY I BEGAN SMELLING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUMES AND FUEL SPILLING ONTO THE GROUND WHEN FILLIING THE GAS TANK. FROM MY RESEARCH, I'VE FOUND THAT BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS LISTED ABOVE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT ON THE GAS TANK WAS HONORED ON THE 2002 MODEL TRAILBLAZER BUT WAS NOT BEING ISSUED ON THE SAME DESIGN FLAW ON THE 2003 MODEL. IT WAS STATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH IS HARD FOR ME TO COME TO TERMS WITH. GM HAS STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $1200 TO BE REPAIRED AT THE CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE WHICH IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE SINCE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM CARRIED OVER FROM THE 2002 MODEL. *TR

AFTER FUELING SMELLED A FUEL ODOR WHEN NONE WAS SPILLED.*AK

I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE, AND HAD FUEL LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK. I WAS AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING IT LIKE THAT, I TOOK IT TO GET REPAIRED. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN HAD TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT MODULE, PART # MU1377. HE SAID IT WAS CORRODED.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT OPENED THE REAR HATCH AND HEARD A CRACKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TOP. APPROXIMATELY THREE TO FOUR DAYS LATER THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP BRACKET FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER SIMMONS-ROCKWELL CHEVROLET. THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER MECHANIC, AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS TYPICAL FOR THAT TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WAS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENTIRE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP COULD BECOME DETACHED WHILE DRIVING AND STRIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FOUND ANOTHER COMPLAINT ONLINE WITH ODI # 10061979. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS GIVEN CASE # 71-500170558. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL SYSTEM FAILED. IN JANUARY OF 2007, THE CONTACT DETECTED AN AROMA OF GAS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE ODOR BECAME INCREASINGLY POTENT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS CORRODED AND LEAKED. AND THE DEALER QUOTED A REPAIR PRICE OF $800. THE FUEL PUMP FILTER WAS REPAIRED, AND AFTER SERIOUS NEGOTIATIONS, THE CONTACT WAS ONLY REQUIRED TO PAY $196.00. THE CONTACT SEARCHED ONLINE ,AND FOUND AN OPEN INVESTIGATION , PE07013 FROM NHTSA DATED MARCH 12, 2007 FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,229. *AK

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. I BEGAN SMELLING GAS, AND SOON AFTER NOTICED IT LEAKING FROM MY VEHICLE. AFTER TAKING IT INTO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP IT WAS FOUND THAT MY FUEL MODULE AND GAS LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF CORROSION. BECAUSE OF THE WORD CORROSION IT THEN VOIDED BEING COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE SUV SAT AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 5 WEEKS BECAUSE OF A NATIONAL BACKORDER ON THE FUEL LINES. SO, WITH HAVING NO VEHICLE RENTAL WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT WARRANTY WORK. I WAS STUCK WITH A $900.00 BILL ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS THREE AND A HALF YEARS OLD. *AK

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STATE 50-70 MPH WHEN ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76912. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 875000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND SAID THE CODE IT WAS PUTTING OUT WAS P0440 EVAP LEAK SMALL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A SMALL FRACTURE ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS THE TANK ITSELF. I HAVE READ OF MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF 2002 AND 2003 TRAILBLAZERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH THEY SAID NO FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF OURS, IT WAS LEAKING VAPOR. VAPOR SEEMS MORE DANGEROUS THAN AN ACTUAL FUEL LEAK. *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER W/ 69016 MILES. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT INTO BILL HEARD CHEVROLET WHERE THE VEH WAS PURCHASED TO CHECK THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION DONE AND DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2002-2005 CHEVR TRAILBLAZER. SO I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AND THAT GM IS NOT ANTICIPATING TO HAVE ONE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE RECALLED? *NM

FUEL FILLER NECK ON GAS TANK ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 61000 MILES IS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. PLASTIC FUEL TANK NEEDS REPLACEMENT COST CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPLACE TANK. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL INCIDENTS AND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. *NM

SINCE JULY 2006, MILEAGE 49,000, WE HAVE HAD OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME CODE. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE GARAGE, AND MANY THINGS REPLACED, ON JAN 31, 2007, MILEAGE 55,802, THE DEALER TOLD US THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT HOME AS IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AS THERE WERE CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP PART OF THE GAS TANK BY THE FILLER HOSE. A NEW TANK WAS PUT ON AND COST CAME TO $832.74. I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM AND THEY SAID GM WOULD DO NOTHING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLES POSTED ON THE WEB THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THERE TANKS REPLACED. IF THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD, WHY IS THIS NOT BECOMING A RECALL, AND WHY IS GM NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THIS? I DON'T THINK A VEHICLE WITH 49,000 MILES ON SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A TANK REPLACED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

THE REAR LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO GRIND WHEN LETTING IT UP AND DOWN THEN IT QUIT WORKING. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SOON AFTER. THE WINDOWS CURRENTLY HAVE A SUCTION CUP HOLDING THEM UP. *JB

TL*- ON FEBRUARY 5, 2007 THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT'S SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DESERT PONTIAC GMC IN HENDERSON, NEVADA. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL FILTER CAP AND FUEL FILTER HOSE VAPOR LEAK, NO VISIBLE GASOLINE LEAKED AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $900. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE SERVICE BULLETIN #20050577, AND NHTSA ITEMS #10141760, #10149536, IN WHICH CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 38000 MILES.

FUEL LEAK AND STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM LEFT REAR FILLER NECK AREA. MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM A FEW DAYS AGO AND A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A GREAT RISK OF FIRE WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/DEATH AND OF COURSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP! *JB EMAIL UPDATE (FEBRUARY 07, 2007): THE LEAK IS FROM THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL SENDER MODULE THAT ENTERS THE TANK. AN EPOXY REPAIR WAS MADE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN. WE LIVE IN UPSTATE NY WHERE A GREAT DEAL OF SALT IS USED IN WINTER. IT SEEMS THE DESIGN OF THIS TANK ALLOWS A BRINE SOLUTION TO SIT IN A RECESS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER MODULE LIVES AND CORRODES THE COMPONENTS. FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED.

3RD BRAKE LIGHT APLIQUE

1) THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE 2)THE LINES ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WERE ROTTED AFTER 60K MILES 3)THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE LINES WERE REPLACED ($900 DOLLARS TOTAL). *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT GAS INTO HIS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (FAILED MILEAGE 26521) THE GAS WOULD NOT ENTER THE TANK. THE GAS WOULD SPILL BACK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TWICE MORE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HOSE AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 040604003. *JB

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT SMELL OF FUMES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE FIRST CASE THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A NEW GAS TOP AND A SEAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIKE CAME ON AGAIN THIS TIME THEY TELL ME THAT THE FUEL TANK AT THE SPROUT HAS A LEAK AND I NEED A NEW GAS TANK. *JB

RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT COME UP. WINDOW GLASS WAS LOOSE WOULD NOT STAY UP. TOOK TO DEALER. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $350.00. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE SHOT TO THE HIGH END AND I HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE BRIDGE. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE POINTED ME TO EDMUNDS.COM TO SHOW HOW MANY POSTS THERE WERE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP "OVERHAULED" THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONSIDER A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT THIS TIME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, WHICH ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. IT WAS DETECTED IN THE GARAGE BY THE STRONG ODOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TODAY THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL. THE PLASTIC BREAK IS WHERE THE NECK IS MOLDED INTO THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, CONSIDERING MANY HOMES, AS OURS, HAS THE WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE. *JB

I HAVE A HAD TO REPLACE MY DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG TWICE ALREADY THIS IS GOING ON MY THIRD TIME IN THE LAST YEAR. USING DIFFERENT COMPANIES. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING AND THE CONNECTOR IN THE HORN OF THE STEERING WHEEL, AND IT WILL NOT STAY CONNECTED. I HAVE CALLED CHEVY SEVERAL TIMES TO SEE IF THERE IS OR WAS A RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD NO MORE THEN ONCE. *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS EMANATING FROM MY VEHICLE RECENTLY. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK ONLY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL NIPPLES FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONNECT THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, FUEL WAS JETTING ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THE METAL RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE TANK WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. GM SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO PUT EXPOSED METAL FITTINGS IN A RECESSED TANK WHERE IT IS SUBJECT TO RUST, SALT, CORROSION ETC. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT A SIGNIFICANT COST. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS THE FUEL WAS JETTING ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. MY FITTINGS WERE SO BRITTLE THAT YOU COULD CRUSH THEM WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. LEFT UNCHECKED, UNDOUBTEDLY I WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD TO THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD-YET ALONE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST MORE THAT (3) YEARS IN MY OPINION. THIS IS A DESIGN AND/OR PRODUCT FAILURE. *JB

MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS OUTSIDE AND WITH OUR 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. I BROUGHT IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE FOUND A SPLIT AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK (NECK FILLER PLATE). I CALLED THE CHEVY NUMBER AND BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO CROTON AUTO PARK. THEY FOUND THE SAME PROBLEM AND SAID IT WOULD COST MY OVER $750 TO REPLACE THE TANK. I VIEW THIS ISSUE TO BE A MANUFACTURES DEFECT AND ESCALATED THE MATTER TO CHEVY. THEY ARE OFFERING A 50% REBATE TO FIX. I DON'T BELIEVE I SHOULD PAY FOR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND MORE PEOPLE THAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (SAME MODEL AND YEAR). REFER TO WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/TC82DA8F4UEJOJ6VF/P2#LASTPOST. I AM WAITING ON CHEVROLET'S DECISION AS TO WHO IS GOING TO PAY FOR THIS. I CANNOT DRIVE THIS AUTOMOBILE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION OUT OF EXTREME FEAR OF FIRE AND EXPLOSION!!!!!!! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CALL ME FOR MORE DETAILS. *JB

DRIVER SIDE SEAT DETACHED FROM SEAT FRAME RECENTLY. I TURNED TOWARDS THE BACK OF MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT TO TALK TO MY KIDS AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE FROM THE SEAT FRAME. UPON INSPECTION, THERE'S A FLIMSY PIECE OF METAL HOLDING THE SEAT TO THE SEAT FRAME. WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEALER, HE SAID THE WHOLE SEAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $800. HE SAID I CAN CALL GM TO REPORT THE ISSUE AND THAT THEY MAY OFFER ME A DEAL TO SPLIT THE COST SINCE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT BECAUSE IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE IN ANY CAR THAT I'VE OWNED IN THE PAST. WAITING RESOLUTION TO MY COMPLAINT FROM GM, BUT THIS IS CONDITION MAY LEAD TO FUTURE ACCIDENTS!! *JB

THERE IS A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL NEAR THE REAR OF MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. NO DRIPPING GASOLINE IS VISIBLE. *NM

WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BRAND-NEW. IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT DUE TO NEEDING THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN BACK IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES. WE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE SPEEDOMETER PANEL REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE AND SPENT $1200 ON REPAIRS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS LATER DUE TO THE EXACT SAME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND THEY TOLD US THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. WE PAID FOR THAT AND NOT ONE WEEK LATER THE VEHICLE IS CONTINUING TO STALL ON US. IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND IN AT LEAST ONCE CIRCUMSTANCE HAS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE ENGINE HAS QUIT ON US ON AT LEAST 12 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, DESPITE BEING IN FOR REPAIRS TWICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE. WE ARE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS VEHICLE AND ARE SADDENED BY THE FACT THAT WE HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY AND TO NO AVAIL. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT MANY, MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME TROUBLE. WE ARE TAKING IT BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW AND TRADING IT IN. WE NEED SOMETHING THAT IS RELIABLE AND SAFE OUT ON THE ROADS. AND THIS VEHICLE IS DEFINITELY NOT SAFE.

PASSENGER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT CAME OUT CAUSING THE LOWER BALL JOINT TO ALSO COME OUT RESULTING IN A CUT ABS SENSOR WIRE AND A BENT STRUT AND FINALLY A AXLE THAT RIPPED OUT OF THE TRANSFER CASE WHICH DESTROYED THE CASE COVER. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WAS ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT AND THEY SAID THE GAS TANK INLET LINE HAD A CRACK IN IT AND I NEEDED A NEW TANK, IT WOULD COST $906. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT #05012 FOR 2002 TRAILBLAZERS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE CAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME TANKS ON THE 2002 AND 2003, BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY $87.00 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC FEE. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP AND CUSTOMER SERVICE ALL THE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND CHANGED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT FROM ON EXPLODING. THEY TOLD ME THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT, THEY ARE REPLACING MY TANK. BUT WHAT ABOUT ALL THE OTHER TANKS OUT THERE THAT COULD BE LEAKING, AND IF SOMEONE REAR ENDS THEM, OR A ELECT SHORT CAUSES A SPARK, A CIGARETTE BEING FLICKED OUT THE WINDOW, SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED. *NM

MY 2003 TRAIL BLAZER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON SO I TOOK IT IN TO SEE WHY IT WAS ON. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE GAS CAP RESET THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SENT ME OFF. TWO DAYS LATER, IT CAME BACK ON SO I TOOK IT BACK. THIS TIME THEY REPLACED A SOLENOID AND RESET THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ONE DAY LATER IT CAN BACK ON. TIRES CARE PLUS STATED TO TAKE IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED IT WAS A FUEL FILTER FITTING LEAK AND THAT THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AND FUEL HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000.00. I OPTED NOT TO HAVE IT FIXED SO THEY SENT ME HOME WITH NO WARNING OR FURTHER EXPLANATION. I WENT HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. AS IT TURNS OUT, THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FUEL FILTER FILLING BREAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. FOUR DAYS LATER, I WENT TO FILL UP MY CAR WITH GAS AND ALL THE GAS RAN OUT OF THE CAR ALL OVER THE PAVEMENT. I CALLED THE CHEVY DEALER, STATED WHAT HAPPENED AND HAD IT REPAIRED FOR $1000.00 (THE ENTIRE GAS TANK AND FUEL FITTING ON A 2003 CAR!). FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE DONE, THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT THE 2003 HAVE NOT AND CHEVY HAS NOT REDESIGNED THE TANK. THERE WAS A LADY THAT HAD TO REPLACE HER TANK TWICE! IS THIS NOT A HAZARD? I KEPT SMELLING GAS OUTSIDE MY CAR BUT ASSUMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE I HAD OVERFILLED THE TANK. *JB

TRANS COOLANT LINES RUBBED AGAINST CAT CONVERTER, CAUSING LEAKS. 4 - 4.5 QTS OF TRANS FLUID LEAKED OUT. TRANS OVERHEATED AND FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP IN AN UNSAFE LOCATION. TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES ON IT! POWER WINDOW ASSEMBLY BROKE AND REPAIRED TWICE ON THE SAME DOOR, INOPERABLE CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT, FRONT DASHBOARD GETS EXTREMELY HOT AT ALL TIMES, BRAKES SQUEAL ALL THE TIME (DEALER COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT AND WAS REMEDIED WITH CERAMIC BRAKE PADS AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS), TRANSMISSION HAS POOR SHIFTING PATTERN (BULLETIN PROVIDED A NEW SHIFT PROGRAM FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER INSTALLED BUT IS RIGHT BACK TO IT'S ORIGINAL PROBLEM AFTER 3 MONTHS). *JB

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH MY SPEED HAND JUMPED TO 110 RPM, WHEN I GOT HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE THE HAND WAS READING 60 MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL TIMES IN TRAILBLAZERS. *JB