2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT complaints

THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE HIS WINDSHIELD WIPERS REPLACED AFTER HE WAS CAUGHT INTO RAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK. AFTER HAVING THEM REPLACED HE RECEIVED A LETTER OF RECALL TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED AT NO COST; HOWEVER, CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT HIS SAFETY WAS PUT IN JEOPARDY, BECAUSE HE HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT WIPERS. *LA

FRONT END LOOSE, BALL JOINTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. DRIVER SIDE SEATBELT DEFECTIVE/TWISTED. ROTORS WARPED NEEDED REPALCEMENT. OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN DOOR. DIRVER SIDE MIRROR MOVES AROUND (PROGRAMED) WITHOUT NOTICE. TRANSMISSION ENGAGES ROUGH, FEELS LIKE IT SLIPPING. TAILGATE OUT OF ALLIGNMENT, REAR SEATBELT DEFECTIVE NEEDED REPLACEMENT, 4WD LOCKED UP IN PARKING LOT, FRONT END HAS SCRAPING NOISES WHEN TURNING, HEATED SEATS NOT WORKING, IRRATIC, TAILGATE PANEL FALLS OFF, DRIVER SEAT FRAME BROKEN NEEDED REPLACEMENT,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IRRATIC. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE CONSUMER FELT A STRANGE WOBBLE SENSATION IN THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE TIRE ON THAT SIDE . SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING ON THE LEFT SIDE. FOUR WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS OPERATE INCONSISTENTLY. WE REPLACE BULBS AND THEN THEY STILL DON'T WORK OR WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. WE ARE NOT SURE IF THE BULBS ARE PREMATURELY BURNING OUT OR IF THE BRAKE LIGHT COMPONENT IS FAULTY. AT TIMES, WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR WILL HAVE NO BRAKE LIGHTS. DANGEROUS!*AK

MY FRONT BRAKES HAD TO BE REPLACED AFTER 24,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD OTHER SUV AND THIS SEEMS LIKE INFERIOR PRODUCTS ARE BEING USED. THE DEALER HAD TO TURN ROTORS AND ALSO REPLACE A TORSION BAR. I DO NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE FOR WORK, I HAVE A COMPANY CAR AND THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED ON IT AT ALMOST 45,000 MILES. *JB

THE REAR BUMPER OF MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CRACKED DUING AN IMPACT OF LESS THAN 5MPH. GM TOLD ME THAT THIS ISN'T A PROBLEM, AND THIS MIGHT HAPPEN. I THOUGHT THEY NAMED THIS A BUMPER BECAUSE IT WAS THERE TO WITHSTAND SOME KIND OF IMPACT.*AK

WHEN FILLING THE GAS TANK, FREQUENTLY THE PUMP CLICKS OFF AND GAS SURGES UP THE FILLER NECK AND FLOWS TO THE GROUND. *AK

REAR DOOR FAILS TO LATCH CLOSED.*AK

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2003 OFF OF THE SALES FLOOR - AROUND 5 MILES ON IT - TRUCK BEGAN SQUEAKING - TOOK IT IN, THEY SAID BAD BREAK PADS, CHANGED THEM OUT AND GAVE IT BACK (2 DAYS WITHOUT TRUCK) - SQUEAKING STILL THERE - TOOK IT BACK IN - SERVICE TECH SAID THE FRONT SPINDLE WAS BENT - TOLD ME I COULDN'T DRIVE IT IT WAS UNSAFE (5 MORE DAYS WITHOUT TRUCK) - AT THE SAME TIME THEY TAKE TRUCK TO BODY SHOP BECAUSE REAR HATCH WON'T SHUT IT TOO IS BENT - SAME WITH THE HOOD (HMMMMMMMM!!!!) - REAR WIPER MOTOR THEN BUSTS (NOW I'M ERKED) - DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 AND TRUCK SHUTS OFF - NO POWER STEERING ALMOST WRECK IT SEEMS THE GAS GAUGE IS NOT ACCURATE!!!!!!! - THEN BLOWER MOTOR WON'T SHUT OFF WITHOUT TAKING FUSE OUT ... NO HEAT IN REAR HEATERS, CLIMATE CONTROL DOESN'T WORK (YET A FEW MORE DAYS WITHOUT TRUCK)- THE LAST STRAW - MY 9 MONTH OLD TRUCK HAS A BROKEN TRANSFER CASE AND THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT - OF COURSE THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WENT OUT ON A STEEP HILL IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER - NOT ACCEPTABLE IN ALASKA NOT ACCEPTABLE IN A NEW TRUCK!!!!!! - HAD TO GET OUT OF A DEFECTIVE TRUCK SO NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH A BRAND NEW TAHOE THAT IS $10,000+ UPSIDE DOWN! YOU DECIDE WHO IS WRONG IN THIS CASE! *AK

COMPLETE POWER FAILURE WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE. CRUISING UP THE INTERSTATE AT 65-70 MPH AND VEHICLE DASH WENT BLACK, STEERING LOCKED, COASTED TO ROADSIDE AND TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE. IT TOOK 5 ATTEMPTS BEFORE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE THE SAME DAY. DEALERSHIP HAD VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS AND STATED THEY WERE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE CUSTOMERS CONCERN", BUT REPROGRAMMED THE PCM ANYWAY.

THIS VEHICLE HAD ABOUT 21,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED SQUEALING WHEN WARM AND TURNING. THE DEALER I HAD IT REPLACED AT TOLD ME THAT NORMALLY THEY GET THESE VEHICLES IN TO REPLACE THE PUMP WHEN IT TOTALLY BREAKS AND STRANDS SOMEONE ON THE ROAD WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO STEER THEIR VEHICLE. AT 28,000 MILES, THE NEW PUMP IS MAKING THE EXACT SAME NOISE AND I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN TO HAVE IT REPLACED. MY CONCERN IS, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE'S STEERING IF IT BREAKS AND I ( OR MY WIFE ) AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I AM AFRAID THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTOL THE VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE ( A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT ) AS CAR AND DRIVER MAGAZINE HAD PUBLISHED A LONG TERM REVIEW OF THIS VEHICLE IN THEIR DECEMBER 2003 ISSUE WITH THEIR TEST VEHICLE REQUIRING 3 NEW POWER STEERING PUMPS IN 40,000 MILES. SO FAR THERE APPEARS TO BE NO REAL LING TERM FIX TO THIS PROBLEM, AND I AM AFRAID THAT I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE IF THIS COMPONENT FAILS.*AK

TICK TICK TICK AT IDLE. ENGINE STALLS DURING IDLE - OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO SENSOR LEVEL THEN ENGINE STALLS.*AK

THIS VEHICLE IS 4 MONTHS OLD AND JUST ROLLED OVER TO 7000 MILES. IT IS IN THE SHOP CURRENTLY FOR THE SIXTH TIME AND HAS NOW BEEN OUT OF COMMISSION FOR OVER 30 DAYS. IT HAS HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; VALVE BODY TWICE, TORQUE CONVERTER, SHIFT SOLENOID, BTSI SOLENOID, FLOOR SHIFTER (WITH CONSOLE) ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT IS IN THE SHOP NOW FOR THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR THE SECOND TIME; 1ST TIME TO REPAIR PROBLEM I WAS HAVING AND REPAIRED PER SERVICE BULLETIN. OBVIOUSLY THAT DID NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM AS I JUST HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. THE 4WD INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK WILL NOT GO OUT OF A4WD UNLESS I SHUT THE TRUCK OFF AND RESTART. THE DEALER JUST CALLED AND SAID THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE CONTROL MOTOR ? THAT GOES TO THE TRANSFER CASE. I AM MECHANICALLY CHALLENGED AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT MOST OF THESE COMPONETS ARE. THE SHOCKS HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THEY WERE LEAKING AT 6000 MILES. THE EXHAUST SHIELDS HAD TO BE RE-ALIGNED AS THEY WERE RATTLING ON ACCELERATION. SPOKE TO CHEVY REPRESENTATIVE, THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT REPLACING THIS VEHICLE AS IT IS UNDER WARRANY AND I WILL JUST HAVE TO KEEP TAKING IT BACK FOR REPAIRS. THEY OFFERED FREE OIL CHANGES AND TIRE ROTATIONS FOR A YEAR. I TOLD THEM THAT WAS AN INSULT AND THAT THIS IS NOT THE LAST TIME THAT THEY WILL HEAR FROM ME. I AM FILING UNDER LEMON LAW WITH AN ATTORNEY AS I DO NOT BELIEVE I WILL GET VERY FAR ON MY OWN. THE DEALER HAS BEEN GREAT, IT BREAKS THEY FIX IT AND IT BREAKS AGIAN AND THEY FIX IT, TH