2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

NO WARNING. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR JUST SHUTS DOWN. THE FIRST TIME WE HAD IT TOWED TO AAA AUTOMARK, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING ELSE WRONG. IT HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES SINCE. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENCE SO FAR, BUT THIS IS DANGEROUS. I WENT TO THE WEBSITE BELOW, SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED AND DESCRIBED THE SAME CONDITIONS. I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT THIS TIME. HTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/CHEVROLET-TRAILBLAZER/T0L7P7IH6L5H33N4S/P3

ENGINE KEPT MAKING THIS VERY LOAD ROARING NOISE. HAD TO GET THE CLUTCH FAN REPLACED LIKE MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. GM NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE THE HOIST FAILED TO CRANK TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE. THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THE CRANK WAS NOT VISIBLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WIRES FOR THE HOIST WERE CROSSED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 48,000.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. WHILE IDLING THE SPEEDOMETER READ 90 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DAMAGED. WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW 30 DEGREES THE STEERING COLUMN FROZE AND ACTIVATED THE HORN. THE HORN WILL NOT DEACTIVATE UNLESS THE FUSE WASREMOVED. ADDITIONALLY, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE, BUT THE PEDAL DROPPED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT MUST RELEASE AND DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 75,000, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *AK

THE SMELL OF GAS COMING INTO VEHICLE, AND LEAKING ONTO GROUND UNDERNEATH. HAD FUEL PUMP MODULE (FUEL SENDING UNIT) CHANGED. *AK

CHEVROLET 2003 TRAILBLAZER: NOTICED A LARGE PUDDLE IN DRIVEWAY, WHICH WAS GASOLINE. STARTED SUV UP AND THE GAS JUST POURED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT, BUT KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING. I DROVE IT TO THE NEAREST REPAIR STATION, WHEREIN, AFTER INSPECTION IT WAS FOUND TO BE ROTTED SUPPLY AND RETURN LINES ON FUEL PUMP MODULE. THE REPAIR STATION REMOVED THE REMAINING FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK; REPLACED FUEL PUMP MODULE; REINSTALLED FUEL TANK; REINSTALLED FUEL. AT A TOTAL COST OF $778.14 USED. I AM A GM RETIREE AFTER 33 YEARS OF SERVICE, AND WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR SAID AMOUNT OF MONEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS EXPENSIVE MATTER. *AK

I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GAS WHEN CHECKING THE AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES. AFTER LOOKING UNDER THE SUV I NOTICED THE TANK WAS DRIPPING GAS AND WAS VERY WET. I WAS IN A SMALL TOWN ON A TRIP WITH NO ACCESS TO PARTS SO A LOCAL SHOP HAD TO REMOVE THE TANK, TAKE THE SENDING UNIT APART, AND REPAIR THE RUSTED AND LEAKING SENDING UNIT IN ORDER TO SAFELY GET ME HOME.*AK

I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A CRACKED GAS TANK AND HAS BEEN LEAKING FUEL. WE HAVE NOTICED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW WEEKS. APPARENTLY, CHEVY CREATED A 'SPECIAL POLICY' WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED FOR ITS 2002 TRAILBLAZERS, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT NO ATTENTION IS BEING GIVEN TO THE 2003 MODELS. MY DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING THE GAS TANK WHICH NORMALLY WOULD HAVE COST APPROX $1300, HOWEVER, TO GET THIS DEAL, THEY ARE REQUIRING ME TO PAY FOR THE 50K SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE ON THE VEHICLE AT A COST OF $475. THERE HAS BEEN NO INJURY OR ACCIDENT TO MYSELF AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO WARRANT INVESTIGATION SINCE THIS HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN PREVIOUS MODELS. ALSO, IN PREVIOUS MODELS CHEVY PAID FOR ALL OF THE REPAIRS WITHOUT REQUIRING THE OWNERS TO SPEND MONEY ON 'SUGGESTED MAINTENANCE'. THE SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER FROM CHEVY FOR THE 2002 MODELS IS TSB 05012. *JB

VEHICLE WOULD EMIT A STRONG FUEL ODOR UPON BEING STARTED. AFTER IDLING FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME SMALL PUDDLES OF GASOLINE WERE PRESENT BENEATH THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE DIRCTLY BELOW THE FUEL TANK.*AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT CLAIMED TO SMELL GAS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR SERVICE TWICE. DURING THE SECOND VISIT, A LEAK IN THE FILLER HOSE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT BECAUSE THE REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED BY A CHEVY DEALER, THE CONTACT COULD NOT BE REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45885.*AK THE CUSTOMER STATED TO CHEVY THAT HE HAS THE CRACKED FILLER HOSE AND OFFERED TO TAKE TO A CHEVY DEALER BUT PREFERRED AN INDEPENDENT TESTING COMPANY GM REFUSED IN BOTH CASES. UPDATE 04/19/07. *TR

EV COOLING FAN RUNS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND DOES NOT DISENGAGE FOR SERVERAL MINUTES WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE I AM UNABLE TO GET UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS, I FEEL I AM A SAFETY HAZARD TO OTHER DRIVERS THAT MUST SLOW DOWN UNTIL THEY CAN PASS OR I GET UP TO PROPER HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I WILL BE REPLACING THIS COMPONENT AT THE DEALER THEY GAVE ME THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATE: PART COST $350 AND LABOR COST $300. I WILL BE ASKING FOR THE OLD COMPONENT. THIS PROBLEM BEGAN OCCURING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. ONE MORNING IT JUST BEGAN OPERATING AT A HIGH RATE WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND AS STATED, CONTINUED FOR SERVERAL MINUTES.

HAD TO HAVE FUEL SENDING UNIT REPLACED.THE DEALER STATED THE TOP WAS RUSTED, LEAKING FUEL ON THE DRIVEWAY.FILED ONE COMPLAINT HERE ALREADY WITH NO RESPONSE NOW I SAW IN THE PAPER THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL.*AK

TRANSMISSION LEAK DISCOVERED. EXCESSIVE WEAR TO U-JOINT. BOTH PROBLEMS REPAIRED IN 8/2006. NOW I HAVE RATTLING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2WD TO AWD. RATTLES WHEN PLACED IN AWD.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED THE RIGHT BLINKER ON IN HIS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH A CURRENT ODOMETER READING OF 77000 AND A FAILURE MILEAGE OF 73000 MILES. ALL FOUR BLINKER LIGHTS TURNED ON AT ONCE. THERE WAS RECALL 05V198000 ON THIS PARTICULAR YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. IT DISPLAYS A SPEED THAT IS ANYWHERE FROM 10 - 70 MPH OVER WHAT THE ACTUAL SPEED IS. THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO A BAD CLUSTER OF GAUGES. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000 MILES ON IT. THE GAS TANK HAS A LEAK CAUSING A SES CODE OF P0442. THIS TYPE OF BREAKAGE HAS BEEN REPORTED BEFORE AND IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. THEY CLAIM IT IS DUE TO THE "AGE OF THE CAR". I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A GAS TANK TO WEAR OUT IN 3 AND 1/2 YEARS! I BELIEVE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS IT OCCURS IN THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES FREQUENTLY. I WOULD ASK NHSTA TO INVESTIGATE THIS SITUATION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. *NM

WHEN DRIVING @ SPEEDS OVER 60 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD JUST KEEP GOING UNTIL THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. IT WOULD THEN STICK AT ABOUT 70 MPH, AND THEN EACH TIME YOU WOULD TURN THE VEHICLE ON, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD GO DOWN 5 MPH, AND EVENTUALLY RESET ITSELF. *NM

ABS SYSTEM SHORTED OUT AND WOULD REMAIN ON EVEN AFTER ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE ABS PUMP AND CONTROL UNIT HAD TO BE REPLACED. (NOT UNDER WARRANTY)WAS TOLD THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. *JB

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER VARIOUS MPH WHILE VEHICLE STOPPED, CAN ONLY GUESS HOW FAST VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY TRAVELING WHEN MOVING. TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTICS RUN, QUOTED $390 TO REPLACE, INCLUDING A CHARGE FOR PROGRAMMING NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. TEMPORARILY RESET. *NM

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ; 71, 000 MILES. SPEEDOMETER STOPPED AND STARTED AT 70 MPH WHILE I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. LATER THAT DAY IT DROPPED TO 50 MPH AS THE STARTING AND STOPPING POINT EVEN WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. IF AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED, WHAT SPEED WAS BEING RECORDED IN THE VEHICLE'S BLACK BOX? THE CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS WOULD COST ABOUT $500. VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE NOTIFIED GM. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS WOULD CONTINUOUSLY OPERATE ONCE ACTIVATED AND WOULD NOT STOP UNLESS THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. INSPECTION BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT WATER HAD GOTTEN INTO THE WIPER MOTOR AND SHORTED IT OUT. CHEVROLET HAD ISSUED A RECALL (04V046000) FOR THIS EXACT MALFUNCTION IN 2004. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSED TO REPAIR THE MALFUNCTION AS SHOULD BE REQUIRED AS THE MALFUNCTION WAS THE FAULT OF THE MANUFACTURER. CHEVROLET CLAIMED THAT MY CAR'S VIN WAS NOT IDENTIFIED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH IT AND COULDN'T BE REPAIRED AT THEIR EXPENSE. THIS EXPLANATION IS CLEARLY RIDICULOUS AS THE MALFUNCTION I WAS EXPERIENCING WAS THE EXACT TYPE THEY HAD IDENTIFIED FOR THAT MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WHILE NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, THE MALFUNCTION OF THE WIPER IN A CRITICAL MOMENT SUCH AS DURING A STORM COULD HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MOTOR AND I HAD TO PAY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET FOR THEIR REFUSAL TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT. *NM

I STARTED TO DO A 3 POINT TURN AND WHEN I WENT TO PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND I NO LONGER HAD REVERSE AND WOULD MAKE AN AWFUL SOUND WHEN I TRIED. I COULD DRIVE IT FORWARD, BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR, DRIVING THE RPMS WAY UP. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. TOOK IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME THE CHOICE OF A REBUILD OR REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. I CHOSE TO REPLACE BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE A LONGER WARRANTY. THE WARRANTY ON THIS WAS 36000 MILES... IT HAD 42800. CURRENTLY CONVERSING WITH GM TO TRY AND GET THEM TO COVER SOME OF THE EXPENSE. *JB

POWER WINDOW SWITCHES FAIL FROM WATER DRIPPING ON THEM WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE LEFT OPEN ARE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. THE VACUUM HEATER/ AIR CONDITIONING CONTROLS FAIL TO OPERATE CORRECTLY- THE VACUUM LINES ARE HARD TO FIND AND REPAIR. I WAS TOLD IT MIGHT COST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THE VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY BLAZER, I AM A MECHANIC AND I CAN NOT FIND WHERE THE VACUUM LINES ARE ROUTED. *JB

2003 TRAILBLAZER GAS TANK LEAK, CRACK IN FUEL NECK, 60,000 MI.,SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID IT WOULD BE $1200 TO REPLACE GAS TANK. *JB

THE "SERVICE AIRBAG" LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY DASH AND I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THAT I BOUGHT IT FROM. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT A PART WOULD BE NEEDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM (SIR COIL) AND THAT MY VEHICLE WARRANTY WOULD COVER THIS ISSUE. ONCE THE CORRECT PART REACHED THE DEALERSHIP, I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO GET FIXED. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME IN THE MIDDLE OF WORKING ON MY VEHICLE TO NOTIFY ME THAT THERE WAS SOME MISTAKE AND THAT THE WORK BEING DONE ACTUALLY COST ME ABOUT $800.00. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP STOP WORK ON MY VEHICLE AND CALLED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER TO FURTHER INQUIRE ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. (THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT MY AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY IF I NEEDED IT DUE TO THE SIR COIL NEEDING TO BE REPLACED.) I HAD A FEW CONVERSATIONS WITH A CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO FINALLY INFORMED ME THAT "THEY COULDN'T HELP ME AT THIS TIME" AND THAT "THIS SERVICE WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY" AND "TO SAVE MY RECEIPTS FOR REPAIR". I HAVE NOT YET HAD THIS PROBLEM FIXED. I DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA $800.00 TO SPEND ON THIS REPAIR THAT I BELIEVE IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ONE OF THE REASONS I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE WAS BECAUSE OF THE PRESENCE OF AIRBAGS. THIS MALFUNCTION WAS DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN AND I HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANYWHERE WITH THE MANUFACTURE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. *JB

I PURCHASED A USED VEHICLE FROM UPSTATE CHEVROLET IN ATTICA NY 14011 AND THE SECOND MONTH OF OWNERSHIP THIS VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GASOLINE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING PUSHING GASOLINE OUT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $670 ALL AT MY COST. CHECKING WITH A PARTS STORE IT WAS FOUND TO BE A PROBLEM THAT IS COMMON OF THESE VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OLD. IT IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND WAS REPAIRED ON 12/27/06. *NM

ALMOST WEEKLY WE HAVE TO HAVE ACORNS REMOVED FROM BLOWER IN DASHBOARD BECAUSE SQUIRRELS GET UP INSIDE DASHBOARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND STASH THE NUTS IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE NUTS GET ALL CAUGHT IN THE FAN AND CAUSE IT TO SHAKE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD,....WAS TOLD WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR BLOWER MOTOR PROBLEMS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY ACORNS IN THE DASH AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE CALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SQUIRREL AND ACORNS GETTING INTO THE DASHBOARD. IN FACT THEY WERE NUTS AND WHEN I TALKED TO CHEVY ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM I WAS LAUGHED AT AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AND BUY SCREEN AND STUFF IT IN HOLE.....I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GETTING INTO THE CAR AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. *JB

SECOND TIME TO DEALER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HAD TO BE REBUILT, ONLY 26,578 MI ON IT, NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. BROUGHT BACK 3RD TIME 1/3/07 NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION FRIED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. LOCAL AAMCO VERY FAMILIAR WITH TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CLAIMS THE SUN GEAR REACTION SHELL IS JUNK AND NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH FOR REVERSE. CHEVY CONTINUES TO USE THIS PART. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *JB

THE ENGINE FAN CLUTCH FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS CHANGE THIS PART SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AS THE COST WAS ABOUT $630 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *JB

1) BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN TRAVELING IN AUTO. THIS SMELL BECAME STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ALSO HAD A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN LOOKING UNDER CAR FOR LEAK OF GASOLINE, SMELL WAS STRONGER NEAR FUEL TANK. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE AUTO IN GARAGE AT MY HOME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. 2) AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND GAS SMELL. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AT THE PLASTIC WELD OF THE NIPPLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FILLER TUBE. THEY STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A FAILURE AT THE WELD OR AN INCOMPLETE WELD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. 3) THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY ON 12/28/2006 I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR INSPECTION. *JB

FAN CLUTCH FAILED ON VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR INFO ON THIS ON THE INTERNET & HAVE FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, ALL HAVE HAD TO PAY $600-$1000 TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON 2002-2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET FIXES WITHOUT CHARGING ITS CUSTOMERS!!! *NM

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY A FEW DAYS AGO. THE SPEEDOMETER READS BETWEEN 85-120 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $400.00 TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COSTS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY TRUCK/SUV OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED. THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THEIR SUVS/TRUCKS A LONG TIME AGO.*JB

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT (MILEAGE: 52,200)- SPEEDOMETER FAILURE VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER. TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS COMMON FAILURE. MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY (3YR/36,000 MILES) [SUBSEQUENT YEARS WARRANTIES: 5YR/100,000 MILE] COST TO REPAIR $560. *JB

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AIR BAGS NEVER CAME OUT AFTER HAVING IMPACT INTO TWO TREES FORCING THE DRIVER INTO THE STEERING WHEEL. NOTHING AT THIS TIME HAS BEEN CORRECTED TO REPAIR THE SUV. GM NEED TO BE ALERTED OF THIS FAILURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM! *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I OWN A 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH IT. THEY HAVE REPLACED 4 FAN CLUTCHES, 3 COMPUTERS, TRANSMISSION JUST HAD ITS 2ND OVERHAUL AND NUMEROUS OTHER LITTLE ITEMS. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 66,400 MILES ON IT AND I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH ON RAINY WET ROAD CONDITIONS, THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, WHO DETERMINED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE HAD FAILED, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND NOTIFIED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA RECALL #04V046000, REGARDING THE VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED FOR THE RECALL REPAIR, BUT DECLINED REPAIRING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY FOUND THAT THE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AGAIN, AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE THE VIN.

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 52000 MILES. *NM

RECENTLY PURCHASE 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND FRONT HEADLIGHTS ALWAYS WORKED BUT FLICKER, TODAY I HAD AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE FRONT HEADLIGHT SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. JUST WANT DAMAGE REPAIRED. *JB

2003 TRAILBLAZER RACK AND PINION FAILED DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE RACK & PINION FAILED, IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STEER LEFT, AND SUBSEQUENTLY AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. *JB

1ST INCIDENT (JULY 2004): WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET IT TO START AND KEY LOCKED IN IGNITION WHILE TRUCK WAS STILL IN GEAR. OTHER TIMES PREVIOUS, VEHICLE TOOK A FEW TIMES TO START. IGNITION SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT. WHILE IN FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME, FOUND THAT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, IT LOST IGNITION INPUT. CODES THAT CAME UP WITH SCAN CHECK WERE U1000, U1016, U1152, B1372 AND U1088. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, FP#12450251-SWITCH 2.188 R. ALL OTHER FUSES AND WIRING TO IGNITION WERE FOUND TO BE "OK". 2ND-CURRENT INCIDENT (OCTOBER 2006): VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO START (SAME AS ORIGINAL PROBLEM). VEHICLE WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START ENGINE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BATTERY DIED. CURRENT EVALUATION FROM SERVICE TECH IS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. KEY IS LOCKING IN IGNITION AND CAN'T MOVE GEARS. TOW DRIVER HAD TO "JUMP" BATTERY TO GET VEHICLE IN AND OUT OF NEUTRAL FOR TOW AND TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. STILL WAITING ON EXTENDED WARRANTY PROVIDER TO APPROVE THIS REPLACEMENT (ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY PROVIDER IS NOW BANKRUPT). WE MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET IF WARRANTY ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE PUMP FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER SEVEN DIFFERENT TIMES SINCE DEC 2004 AND THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT.

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND STRUCK THE DRIVERS SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE FRONT WHEEL AND AXEL TO BREAK, CAUSED THE CAR TO LOOSE CONTROL, AND FLIP END OVER END LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. NONE OF THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS WORKED. *NM

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 34100 MILES SERVICE ENGINES LIGHT COMES ON, I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER WHO FIXES IT AND RECOMMEND I HAVE THE TRANSMISSION AND ANOTHER REGULAR MAINTENANCE COMPLETED THAT COST ME OVER 400.00 DOLLARS. TWO WEEKS LATER I HAVE TO TAKE IT BACK BECASUE THE SPEEDOMETER WENT PAST 115 MILES WHILE SITTING STILL, A WEEK LATER THE TRANSMISSION STARTS STALLING WHILE GOING FORWARD AND THE ENGINE FAN IS RUNNING CONSTANTLY EVEN ON START UP. CHECKED THE FLUID I HAD NONE IN THE TRANSMISSION. YET IT WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN FILLED WHEN MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND JUST UNDER A HUNDRED MILES LATER MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH IS 3 YEARS OLD. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. HELP. *NM

I HAVE A 2003 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECENTLY REFUSED TO TURN OFF. IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND THEY COULD NOT BE STOPPED. MY WIFE HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH THEM POINTED FORWARD UNTIL REPAIR COULD BE HAD. I NOTICED THAT A RECALL FOR THE PRECISE PROBLEM HAD BEEN ISSUED BY NHSTA--FOR VEHICLES MFD APRIL 2002 TO NOV.2002. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT DEC. 17 2002. THE DEALER HAS BEEN EXCELLENT, BUT I HAD TO CONTACT CHEVROLET MOTOR DIVISION AND THEY SAID MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED--TOO BAD. I FIND IT INCREDIBLE THAT THIS EVENT THAT IS PRECISELY DESCRIBED IN RECALL NUMBER 04V046000 AND SERVICE BULLETIN 10008492. I AM REQUESTING YOUR HELP WITH THIS MATTER, OR THE TIME PERIOD FOR THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED AS CLEARLY MY VEHICLE SUFFERS THE PRECISE PROBLEM YOU HAVE SPECIFIED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER BECAME INOPERABLE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF STATE TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER REPLACED.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL, UPON APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE, THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE HOWEVER, THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/27/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHO DETERMINED THE FILLER PIPE NECK AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - THE TANK AND INLET IS A ONE PIECE UNIT. THE INLET CRACKED AROUND THE MOLDED FLANGE WHERE IT ATTACHES TO THE FUEL TANK. THIS IS WHERE THE FUEL LEAKED FROM. *NM

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS 3-4 WEEKS AGO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SHOWED ME A LEAK AT THE JUNCTION OF THE GAS TANK AND THE HOSE FROM WHERE YOU FILL UP THE TANK. THE SERVICE MAN TIGHTENED THE CLAMP. THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND I TOOK THE TB BACK AND WAS TOLD THE CONNECTION WAS CRACKED AND THAT THE TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVEN'T BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, HAVEN'T RUN OVER ANYTHING ETC TO CAUSE THIS. I AM HAVING THE TANK REPLACED-- *NM

WELL MAINTAINED 2003 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO 80,000 MILEAGE. THEREFORE, A DEFECTIVE DESIGN MUST HAVE LEAD TO THIS OCCURRENCE. WE PAID OVER $3,000 FOR A GM REBUILT TRANSMISSION WITH A 3 YEAR AND 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. THUS WITH THIS TYPE OF WARRANTY, THE MANUFACTURER MUST HAVE BEEN AWARE THE INITIAL PRODUCT WAS DEFECTIVE. *JB

ABOUT A MONTH AGO, TURNED VEHICLE OFF FOR ABOUT 3 MINUTES, WHEN RETURNING TO THE CAR AND RESTARTING, NOTICED THE RADIO DID NOT COME ON, THE CLOCK DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER ARRIVING TO DESTINATION, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THE RADIO AND CLOCK BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, BUT THE CLOCK HAD RESET ITSELF(LIKE THE BATTERY HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED). OCCASIONALLY, WHEN TURNING ON THE TURN SIGNAL-IT DOESN'T BLINK, JUST STAYS LIT UP. I HAVE CHECKED FOR BLOWN BULBS-THEY ALL ARE WORKING PROPERLY. THE RADIO STATION ID (ON THE SCREEN) SEEMS TO WORK OCCASIONALLY. LAST NIGHT, WHEN THE RADIO WAS ON PRESET 6 (105.9) FM100 SHOWED ON THE SCREEN. *JB