2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, BUT DOES NOT STALL. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE FAILURE HAS NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL THE COILS AND PLUGS WERE DEFECTIVE DUE TO THE GASKET LEAKING WATER AND CAUSING THEM TO CRACK. THE ONLY WORK PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE WAS FOR THE BRAKES AND SPARK PLUGS IN 2008. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE IN TWO SPEEDS WITHIN THE MODE SELECTION. IN ADDITION, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM FAILED TO DEACTIVATE WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THE FAILURES OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING AND EACH TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE ACTIVATED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY;WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 3/4/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT SHUT UNLESS THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND THEY ONLY OPERATED IN 2 SPEEDS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 EVEN THOUGH THE FAILURE WAS IDENTICAL. UPDATED 05/20/10.*JB

DEFECT IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER OF 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL OTHER MODELS FOR THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS EXCEPT THE TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS REPORTS ON THE WEB OF THIS DEFECT. IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THE GM DEALERS TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE AN 2003 TRAILBLAZER WITH A BAD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER(SPEEDO, TACH, GAS GAUGE, TEMP) ALL NOT WORKING! ALL OF CHEVY VEHICLES IN THIS CLASS( TAHOE, SILVERADO) HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM EXCEPT FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. THIS SEEMS A BIT RIDICULOUS TO ME CONSIDERING THE PART NUMBERS FOR THE CLUSTERS ARE ALL EXACTLY THE SAME. WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 FOR THE REPAIR. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THOUSANDS OF THEIR VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE EXACT SAME PART NUMBERS. I HAD TO BUY A GPS SYSTEM JUST SO I COULD KNOW HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING BECAUSE I COULD NOT AFFORD THE FULL REPAIR COST, NOR DO I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE TO. I HAVE DONE PLENTY OF ONLINE RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS IDENTICAL TO MINE. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY RECALLED THE TAHOES AND SILVERADOS AND NOT THE TRAILBLAZER WHEN THE PART NUMBERS ARE IDENTICAL. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER/LS MY HEADLIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT, IN FACT BOTH SOCKETS ARE NOW MELTED, IF I BANG ON THE LENS IT COMES ON SOMETIMES, FOR NOW I AM ABLE TO USE HIGH BEAMS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS AND I KEEP REPLACING THE BULBS. *TR

PURCHASED 2003 TRAILBLAZER, 1 MONTH AFTER PURCHASE, SPEEDOMETER AND RPM GAUGE ERRATICALLY MOVING CONSISTENTLY. AFTER SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND OBSERVING THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE I FELT COMPELLED TO NOT ONLY WRITE A LETTER TO GM, BUT ALSO TO WRITE COMPLAINTS TO EVERYONE I COULD POSSIBLY THINK OF TO WRITE A LETTER TO REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY DOES THIS PROBLEM LEAVE THE CONSUMER WITH A FINANCIAL BURDEN, SAFETY ISSUES SHOULD ALSO BE CONSIDERED TO THE CONSUMER AS WELL AS OTHER DRIVERS AT RISK OF BEING INNOCENT CITIZENS SUBJECT TO THE DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES THAT GM HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO SELL WITHOUT ANY LOYALTY TO THE CONSUMERS WHO SHOW THEIR AMERICAN LOYALTY BY PURCHASING GM'S DEFECTIVE AUTOMOBILES!!! *TR

HEARD A POPPING SOUND NEAR THE CENTER FRONT OF THE SUV. THEREAFTER NOTICED SOME GRINDING GOING ON WHEN THE SUV WAS ACCELERATING. TOOK IT A DEALER TO HAVE LOOK AT THE BRAKES. TURNED OUT TO BE THE FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY BROKE AND GOT METAL FILINGS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP. REPAIR COST THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS. REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL AND FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER CAN INCREASE THE SPEED BUT NOT TURN THEM OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONE TIME. THE DEALER REPAIRED IT AND STATED THAT IT WAS THE WIPER ASSEMBLY MODULE AND THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $298.14. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 COMPONENT: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 78,724.

WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE TRAILBLAZERS RPM DROPPED DOWN AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAD TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND IT CRANK UP. THREE WEEKS LATER I WAS PULLING UP TO A GAS STATION AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE TRUCK CUT OFF (SAME EXPERIENCE). YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS GOING PAST 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT READS AROUND 60 MPH. I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. *TR

STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH MOTOR AT A COST OF NEARLY 500 DOLLARS. 2 WEEKS LATER STARTED HAVING CRAZY SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK BUT CHEVY ALSO KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY GET ALOT OF THEM BUT BECAUSE THE TB HAS SO MANY MILES ON IT I MUST FOOT THE BILL OF 1500 TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH IT THE GAS TANK AND THEY KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH IT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THEE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

ON 04-06-2009 AT 10:30 AM I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON MD RT. 4 . THE TRANSMISSION THEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DECELERATING. FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, MY RPM'S RACED AND THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER, WHERE THE FILL SPOUT IS ON THE GAS TANK, IS BROKE, BY TALKING AND CHECKING ON THE WEB, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CHEVROLET SAID,"I HATE IT FOR YOU THAT I DON'T LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA", BUT THEY HAVE SENT A SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR THE DEFECT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF WHERE I LIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ALOT OF REASONS, FUEL LEAKS FOR 1 THE ONLY REMEDY IS 1,500.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DIM PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 04-24-09 *BF UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SAFARI TREX TIRES, SIZE P245/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL INTO A SPINOUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE TREAD DEBRIS EXPLODED IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE ROAD DUE TO THE MASSIVE FORCE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

2003 TRAILBLAZER FILLER NECK ON FUEL TANK CRACKED, FUEL TANK IS SAME PART NUMBER AS TRAILBLAZER EXT WHICH IS UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER REGULAR MODEL IS NOT. COST TO REPLACE FUEL TANK IS $900 FOR OEM NEW PRODUCT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. OCCASIONALLY, THE GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. ONE YEAR LATER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, ACTUATOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM, AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $720. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN UPDATED 04/28/09. *JB

THE CLUSTER IN MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2004 TAHOE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING DURING A COLD RAINY SPELL IN JANUARY 2009. AS THE WEATHER WARMED, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING WORKING BUT QUICKLY MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND STAYS AT 120 CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED IN FEB. 2009, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ALL FUSES AND WIRING CHECKED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE HAS COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

THESE SPEEDOMETER CEASES TO WORK IN COLD WEATHER. IT WILL SHOW 40 OR EVEN 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE INDICATOR IS POINTED AT THE ODOMETER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. NOT KNOWING YOUR ACTUAL SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE AND DID FIND ONE BUT I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, AS I AM NEW TO THIS AREA OF CAR OWNERSHIP. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN JAN 2004, I HAD IT RETURNED TWICE COMPLAINING OF A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS THE NOISE WOULD COME A GO..I ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER AND THEY GOT UPSET BUT NEVER VOLUNTERRED TO FIX THE NOISE.. LAST MONTH A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM MY ENGINE, LIKE A VACUUM SOUND.. I LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE TRUCK AT A GM DEALERSHIP.. THEY FIXED MADE REPAIRS BY REPLACING THE CLUTCH PUMP. COTS ME 900.00 FOR REPAIRS. NOW 3 WEEKS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE HAS DISAPPEARED.... IF THE CHEVY DEALER ONLY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED , I MAY NOT HAD TO DISH OUT 900 FOR REPAIRS.. THANK YOU CHEVY! AND YOU WONDER WHY YOUR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.! GOOD RIDDINS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE DRIVER FILLS THE FUEL TANK HALFWAY IN ORDER TO AVOID LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE SAME FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

SMELL OF GAS. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND FOUND THE FUEL TANK IS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER TUBE GOES INTO THE TANK CAUSING THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

RAISED REAR LIGHTGATE HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND. ON INSPECTION THE PLASTIC PIECE ON THE TOP OF THE LIGHTGATE WAS CRACKED & LIFTED UP. IT WAS A FAIRLY WARM DAY & I HAD WASHED THE TRUCK EARLY IN THE DAY & IT SAT IN THE SUN ALL DAY. ICE BUILD UP WAS NOT A POSSIBILITY. TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIR OF THIS PIECE, BODYSHOP STATES THAT THERE ARE 2 BUSHINGS MISSING FROM THE HINGES WHERE THE REAR GLASS PIVOTS ON THE HINGES. DEALER PARTS DEPT. CONFIRMS THAT BUSHINGS SHOULD BE THERE. PARTS DEPT. HAD CONVERSATION WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE THESE HINGES & REPLACEMENT BUSHING ARE ONLY SERVICES ABLE WHEN THE REAR LIFTGATE GLASS GETS REPLACED. *TR

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ NEEDS A SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. THIS FIRST STARTED HAPPENING AT APPROX. 59,000 MILES. I NOW HAVE 61,000 MILES ON MY CAR, AND GM REFUSES TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE TO MY CAR. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM ON OTHER CHEVY MODELS, BUT GM CLAIMS THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS TO "FIX" THIS PROBLEM. MY ESTIMATE IS $390.00 + TAX AFTER PAYING $106.00 FOR THEM TO ANALYZE THE PROBLEM AND TELL ME IT IS BROKEN (WHICH I KNEW BECAUSE THE SPEEDOMETER READING 92 MPH WITH THE ENGINE SHUT OFF IN THE DEALERSHIP GARAGE). I'VE CONTACTED GM SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP, WITH NO LUCK IN GETTING THIS CORRECTED. I'VE CONTACTED THE BBB ALSO. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, I'VE RESEARCHED THIS, 100'S OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS SAME QUALITY ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. AS A LOYAL GM DRIVER I WANT THEM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS AND FIX KNOWN PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ONE. *TR

THE 4WD DOES NOT WORK ON THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE 4WD WILL ALL OF SUDDEN JUST STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON, THEN WILL WORK AGAIN. THE INDICATOR SAYS THE VEHICLE IS IN 4WD, BUT THE FRONT TIRES ARE NOT LOCKED IN AND ACTS AS IF IT IS IN 2WD. THE VEHICLE GOES LONG PERIODS OF TIME WITH THE 4WD WORKING, THEN THE 4WD JUST STOPS FUNCTIONING. THIS, IN MY OPINION, IS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS AND IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. JUST THIS WEEKEND I WAS IN A VERY HILLY AREA AND WE RECEIVED SOME SNOW, MY 4WD DECIDED NOT TO WORK AND I WAS VERY NEARLY STUCK SEVERAL TIMES. NOT TO MENTION, CAUSING A TRAFFIC HAZARD BECAUSE MY VEHICLE SPUN OUT AT EVERY INTERSECTION BECAUSE I HAVE NO TRACTION. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER AND THEY INSIST NOTHING IS WRONG. I GET THE VEHICLE HOME AND THE 4WD STILL DOES NOT WORK. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET A LOT OF CONSUMERS HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THEIR FAULTY 4WD SYSTEM. THESE VEHICLES ARE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 60 THEN AFTER SHUT OFF DID RIGHT. DID THAT SEVERAL DIFFERENT TIMES. NOW POINTS TO N OR D AND THEN STARTS GOING COUNTER CLOCKWISE. DON'T HAVE $500 TO REPLACE IT. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS SPECIAL BULLETIN ON THIS BUT MY VIN NOR MILEAGE 71,000 MI DID NOT FALL WITHIN THIS BULLETIN. TURNED IT OVER TO "DISTRICT MANAGER" AND HE SAID SAME THING AND SAID CALLED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULDN'T HELP ON THIS MATTER. THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS ON INTERNET OF PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM WITH 2003 TRAILBLAZER. IS SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO DON'T HAVE THE MONEY (ON RETIREMENT S.S.) AND TRYING TO GUESS AT SPEED THEY ARE GOING. RPM ON TACH ALSO FLUCTUATES. I FEEL THAT TO HAVE THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT PANEL REPLACED IS A KNOWN DEFECT ON THE MAKERS PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AND ENTERED THROUGH THE DEFROST VENTS. THE FLAMES SPREAD THROUGH THE HOOD AND THEN UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND STATED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE FIRE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR FOR THE 2002 MODELS, BUT THE 2003 MODELS WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,500.

I WAS ON HIGHWAY I25 SB IN DENVER, CO. MIDDLE LANE, CLEAR CONDITIONS, 30-35 MPH. 4 CARS IN FRONT STOPPED SHORT, I CAME TO A STOP AS SOON AS I COULD, MISSING THE CAR IN FRONT BY AN INCH. A VAN BEHIND ME REAR ENDED ME GOING APPROX 30MPH. I AM 5'1 SO MY HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A CONCUSSION. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT NEITHER MY SEATBELT NOR MY FRONT PASSENGER'S LOCKED INTO POSITION. MY PASSENGER'S SEAT EVEN ROCKED BACK RENDERING HER SPINE COMPLETELY UNSTABLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND WE DID NOT FEEL SAFE. MY VEHICLE IS TOTALED. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN 2006, @ 32,000 MILES UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 2009 @ 66,000 MILES, WARRANTY PERIOD OVER ,NOW ITS $2200.00 OUT MY POCKET. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSFER CASES. THE BEARING INSTALLED CAN NOT HANDLE IT. APPARENTLY GM HAS RECENTLY UPDATED THE BEARING. GM WILL NOT RECALL THESE TRANSFER CASES. OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE RELATED ISSUES WITH THE TRANSFER CASE. *TR

MY TACH STARTED TO NOT WORK IN THE COLD OF 07-08, THEN MY OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STARTED TO PEG OUT. NOW MY SPEEDOMETER IS READING OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS WHEN I AM PARKED, OR DRIVING. IT HAS NOT WORKED FOR MONTHS NOW. NO REPLACEMENT AS OF YET. *TR

ORIGINALLY, IT BEGAN WITH THE FUEL GAUGE. EVERY SO OFTEN IT WOULD READ INCORRECTLY, BOTH LOW AND HIGH. AS IT HAPPENED A LITTLE MORE OFTEN, I BEGAN ASKING AROUND TO FIND OUT IF OTHERS I WOULD MEET HAD EXPERIENCED THE SAME TYPE OF DEFECT, I FOUND THIS TO BE A MORE COMMON PROBLEM. AS TIME PASSED I SIMPLY IGNORED THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER TOWING A FEW CANOES UP TO A LAKE AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED READING VERY HIGH, DESPITE THE MOTOR IDLING NORMALLY. EVENTUALLY, THE TACH WENT BACK TO NORMAL, BUT SHORTLY AFTER ACTED UP AGAIN. ALL THE WHILE THE FUEL GAUGE IS STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY, GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THE NEEDLE IS COMPLETELY INVERTED. THEN THE VOLTMETER BEGAN TO CLIMB, GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE THE NEEDLE IS REGISTERING OFF THE SCALE. SO NOW THE FUEL GAUGE AND THE VOLTMETER ARE COMPLETELY AND OBVIOUSLY REGISTERING OUTSIDE OF THEIR SET PARAMETERS, BUT THE TACH IS OFTEN SUSPECT AS WELL. *TR

SPEEDOMETER READS 60 MPH TOO HIGH. HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL ONE TIME BUT PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED AGAIN (ORIGINAL PROBLEM WAS TOO WEEKS AGO.) TACHOMETER ALSO READS TOO HIGH (3000 RPMS) AND HAS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER MALFUNCTIONS ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOMETIMES IT DROPS TO ZERO. OTHER TIMES JUMPS TO A SPEED THAT FAR EXCEEDS THE VEHICLE'S SPEED. IT IS NOT JUST THE CABLE. WAS TOLD THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED COSTING HUNDREDS. DO NOT KNOW OUR SPEED 50% OF THE TIME. GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. BEGAN AT 75,000 MILES. BEGAN IN JANUARY OF 2008. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS FAILING. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 120 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 60 MPH. THE GM DEALER STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

GAUGES ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. FIRST ONE WAS SPEEDOMETER THEN OIL PRESSURE GAGE AND TACHOMETER. I AM SURE MORE WILL FOLLOW. ALSO ELECTRIC SEAT NO LONGER MOVES FORWARD OR BACKWARD. *TR

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER WENT ABOVE 100 MPH THEN ABOVE 120 MPH. NOW THE NEEDLE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. *TR

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILURE. TACHOMETER INOPERATIVE AND ERRATIC WITH ONLY 42K MILES ON VEHICLE. UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS ALSO A SYMPTOM FOR THE REMAINING GAUGES IN THE CLUSTER. *TR GM HAS SPECIAL SERVICE BULLETIN THAT ADDRESSES THIS ISSUE FOR ALL OTHER TRUCK PRODUCTS EXCEPT ENVOY AND TRAILBLAZER.

I PURCHASED THE USED 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MAY 2006. LAST YEAR THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING ABOVE MY ACTUAL SPEED. APPROX. 4 DAYS LATER IT RECTIFIED ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 - 6 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND IT TAKES ABOUT 4 DAYS TO FIX ITSELF AGAIN. I HAVEN'T KEPT A LOG BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I'VE READ OTHER OWNERS STATING WHAT THEY HAD DONE. I CANNOT AFFORD $300 - $400 TAKING IT TO A DEALER. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO MADE BEFORE A RECALL IT SET IN MOTION FOR CHEVROLET? THANK YOU! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BUSHING AND STRIKER PLATE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DROPPED HALF AN INCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300-$600 PER DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE MIDDLE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WOULD NOT BLOW AIR. THE DEFROST AND FLOOR BLOWER DID BLOW OUT AIR. AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 NONE OF THE BLOWERS BLOW OUT AIR EXCEPT FOR BRIEF OCCASIONS. IF THE BLOWER DOES WORK THEN THIS CREATES A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I'VE READ ABOUT SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE SUGGESTED TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS ISSUE IS TO LOOK UP FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE ARE TWO UNITS, ONE CONTROLS THE DEFROST AND FOOT BLOWER AND ONE CONTROLS THE MIDDLE BLOWER WHICH IS HARDER TO GET TO. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT THERE THERE IS A PIN FOR EACH UNIT THAT SLIPPED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE RECONNECTED. ONE CUSTOMER INDICATED IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO FALL OUT AT SOME POINT, IN OTHER WORDS FOR GM TO MAKE REVENUE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND I REQUEST THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A RECALL AND GM IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. GM HAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATED QUOTE OF $800 - $900 TO FIX THE ACTUARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND THIS SERVICE. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. 3 OF 6 GAUGES DO NOT WORK WAS TOLD AROUND 600.00 TO FIX. ONE OF NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 2003 TRAILBLAZER INCLUDING TAIL LIGHT ISSUE, HEAD LIGHT AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEMS. HAS APROX 76,000 MILES NOW. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2 MONTHS AGO, NOW I' HAVING OVER $1500 WORTH OF TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TO IT! AFTER COMING DOWNHILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AS I STARTED UP, A NOISE CAME FROM UNDER MY FEET. I LOST POWER AND EVERY TIME I GAVE IT GAS, THAT NOISE RETURNED. ALMOST RAN OVER BY THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SPEEDING DOWN THE HILL, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE DANGEROUS SHOULDER. SHOP SAID SHELL BROKE APART AND WENT INTO TRANS. SHOP SAID HE HAS MADE A GOOD LIVING ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!!...AND REPLACES THEM WITH A MUCH BETTER, THICKER, STRONGER "SPLINE" IN THEM. WHO HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY SWITCH OVER TO THESE BETTER AFTERMARKET PIECES? *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED DURING HOLIDAY TRIP . HAD CRUISE ON WHEN APPROACH AN INTERSECTION MADE TURN WHEN I CHECKED SPEED IT SAID 90 SLOWED DOWN WAS ALMOST REARENDED AFTER THAT I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED SO I DROVE WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC .NEXT DAY GOT ON LINE DID SOME RESEARCH FOUND OUT GM HAS THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL TYPES OF VEHICLES SOME RECALLED SOME NOT .AS OF NOW I DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 15MIN.RECONNECTED IT AND ITS WORKING AGAIN. TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS A 300 -700 DOLLAR REPAIR .DOESN'T SEEM FAIR BECAUSE THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE . IF A YOUNG DRIVER OR ELDERLY DRIVER WERE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT COUNTLESS INJURIES / DEATHS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WHY AREN'T THEY FORCED TO FIX IT. GOES BACK TO THE 2001 MODEL YEAR TO PRESENT .THE INTERNET HAS PROBABLY THOUSANDS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. AND COULDN'T ACCESS GMS COMPLAINT SITE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

GM FAILED TO FIX RECALL # 04087 NOV 01, 2004 | RECALL ID# 25264 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS NOV 01, 2004 MODEL AFFECTED TRAILBLAZER ------------------------------- MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER RIGHT BRAKE TAIL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE AND I AM GOING TO FAIL MY ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. CHECKED BULBS AND SWITCHED LAMP BOARD 16532713 TO DETERMINE IT WAS A FAULTY LAMP BOARD. DETERMINED PART WAS ON RECALL LIST IN 2004. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE PART. DEALERSHIP, LINDSEY CHEVEROLETT, IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE SINCE THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BOARD IN 2005 WHEN THE CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CONTACTED GM HEADQUARTERS CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, PAULA ALVERA, AND SHE SAID I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A $25 PART. CONCERNED GM HAS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL THAT ONLY LAST 2-3 YEARS. *TR

3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. I WOULD BE SITTING STILL AND IT WOULD BE READING 50 MPH. THIS WOULD OCCUR OFTEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GM DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT FIX SINCE IT INVOLVED THE CLUSTER GUAGE. NOW THIS GUAGE IS RESTING ANY WHERE BETWEEN 100 AND 120 MPH. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH AND SEE THAT I AM NOT AONE IN THIS PROBLEM WIH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER LS STARTED LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. GAS SMELL IS PRESENT ALL THE TIME. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL OF MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO READ ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES, IT IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BUT IT ALSO SLOWLY CREEPS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED WITHOUT NOTICING IT. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL SEEMS TO FOLLOW WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHETHER OR NOT IT IS READING CORRECTLY. *TR