2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH BECAUSE MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT START. THIS COST 300.00 PLUS THE TOW CHARGE. ON MAY 7TH. 2015 I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN, NOW NOT TWO WEEKS LATER THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRAILBLAZER, AND I COULD CONTACT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO. I KNOW WHAT THAT INFORMATION WILL BE, BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL REPAIR IT, AND THAT WILL COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THANKS TO GENERAL MOTORS.

I HAVE FILED A PRIOR COMPLAINT AND THE NUMBER IS #10695487. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND HAVE NEVER BEEN TREATED SO TERRIBLE IN MY LIFE. THE PERSON ON THE PHONE TOLD ME TO EITHER TAKE IT TO A DEALER ( WITH NO HELP FROM GM TO CHECK IT) OR GET OVER IT AND HUNG UP. I AM STILL HAVING THE FUEL LEAKING AND WITH NO HELP FROM GM I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FIX IT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED BECAUSE IN MY MIND IT IS A DEFECT ON GM PART AND THEY DO NOT WANT TO OWN UP TO IT. PLEASE HELP WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS FLUID LEAKING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

GAS SMELL BEEN TO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND IT STARTED TO HAVE THE SMELL OF GAS AND A DIP FROM THE FUEL TANK. I WAS WONDERING IF THIS WAS A FIX THAT WOULD BE COVERED BY GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THIS VEHICLE A YEAR AND LIVE ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME. I LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND DO NOT WANT TO HAVE TO PART WITH IT BUT I NEED A VEHICLE TO GO TO DOCTORS AND HOSPITALS FOR MEDICAL ISSUES. PLEASE HELP IN GETTING THIS FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND LOST CONTROL CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 5/11/2015*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SPINE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 5/11/15*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT A CLIP INSIDE THE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FRACTURED. THE CLIP WAS REPLACED AND THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 156,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BETWEEN DRIVE AND OVERDRIVE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT KIT AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

GAS LEAK RUST AND CORROSION. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ON ICE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST, NECK, AND KNEE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT A FAILED ELECTRICAL WIRING ATTACHED TO THE HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STOPS WORKING PROPERLY, THEN THE TEMP AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DO THE SAME. AFTER ALL THAT YOU GET A CHECK GAUGES LIGHT AND A ANNOYING DINGING NOISE THAT WONT GO AWAY. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH KEEPS GOING INTO REDUCE POWER MODE, I PULLED THE CODES AT VARIOUS TIME AND DIFFERENT PARTS, I REPLACED THE CRANK, CAM, AND ACCELERATOR POSITION SENSORS. I ALSO REPLACED THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, FAN CLUTCH, STARTER, ALTERNATOR, SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS TO AVAIL. GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND REFUSE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET THIS ISSUE ADDRESS, LAWSUIT AND OR DEATH. ASHAMED ON YOU GM. THIS ISSUE IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I PARKED MY VEHICLE ON 1/15/2015 AND SMELLED GAS. I LOOKED EVERYWHERE BUT HAVE NOT FOUND A LEAK. I AM STILL SMELLING GAS AS OF 1/20/2015. *TR

THE PROBLEM HAPPENS WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE WILL SURGE OR JUMP AS MUCH AS 2000 RPM'S AND YOU REALLY HAVE TO BE ON THE BRAKE TO HOLD IT. GO TO NEUTRAL LET IT REV THEN IT WILL COME BACK TO NORMAL. THE LAST TIME WAS ON A SNOW PACKED INTERSECTION WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. THE BAD THING IS YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO DO IT. HAD IT TO SEVERAL GARAGES AND NOBODY CAN DUPLICATE IT AND IT SHOWS NO CODES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER FUEL WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE, A VERY STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS PRESENT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY FAILED AND WAS LEAKING. THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND HAS REMAINED ON SINCE IT STARTED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT HOWEVER THEY INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE EXPENSE WAS GOING TO BE OVER $1000 TO REPAIR, WHICH I DON'T HAVE. GIVEN THE RECENT RECALLS ON AIR BAGS, AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION I FOUND RECENTLY ON YOUR SITE, THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE THAT MAY WARRANT RECALL/REPAIR FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NOT OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE FOR THE CONSUMER. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATED HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSEQUENTLY, HE DIED FROM HIS INJURIES. *SS UPDATED 02/09/15. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A DEER JUMPED IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A NECK AND BACK INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

GAS HAS BEEN SPILLING OFF THE GAS TANK METAL FLANGE WHERE THE INTAKE HOSE ATTACHES TOO. CHEVROLET DEALER DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS AS A RECALL . APPARENTLY A FATALITY NEEDS TO BE DIRECTLY LINK TO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS ADDRESS. *TR

TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR DOES NOT START AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, THE WHEEL DOES TURN BUT THE SHIFTER CANNOT BE TAKEN FROM THE PARK POSITION. CAR IS BEING TOWED TODAY TO AAA FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. I FOUND NO RECALL BUT AM CONCERNED WITH THE STUCK IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION AND THE KEY NOT BEING REMOVABLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REPORTING THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. I MAY INDICATE 50MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING 20MPH, BUT IT IS NOT THE SAME EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON MANY OTHER GM MODELS. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LEAK IN EVAC SYSTEM ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST. DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED LEAK TO BE AT WELD WHERE FILL SPOUT TUBE IS ATTACHED TO FUEL TANK. STRONG GASOLINE FUMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT COST OF $1300.00. INTERNET RESEARCH REVEALED THAT GM HAD A TSB ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #05012), BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO EXT MODELS. SINCE THIS IS, IN REALITY, A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE ALL MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILEAGE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. DID RESEARCH AND THIS HAPPENS ALOT IN THIS VEHICLE AND YEAR. *TR

DRIVER SIDE: SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR CAUSE WHILE SITTING AT STOPLIGHT. AIRBAG STRUCK RECENT LEFT SHOULDER SURGERY CAUSING PAIN IN RECOVERING AREA. ALSO CAUSED LEFT EAR RINGING FOR A COUPLE HOURS. MECHANIC AND CHEVROLET HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING HAPPENING. *TR

GOT INTO VEHICLE AS IT WAS PARKED. IT HAD RAINED THAT DAY SO AFTER I TURNED THE VEHICLE ON, I TURNED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON BY ROTATING THE SWITCH BACKWARDS TOWARDS ME AND RELEASING. TYPICALLY THIS WILL CAUSE THE WIPERS TO TURN ON, COMPLETE ONE SWIPE UP AND DOWN AND THEN TURN OFF. ON THIS DAY, THE WIPERS STAYED ON LOW SPEED. I TRIED TURNING THE SWITCH ON AND OFF AND TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS, I PULLED THE FUSE. TWO DAYS LATER, I PUT THE FUSE BACK IN. THE WIPERS REMAIN OFF UNLESS I TURN THEM ON, THEN THEY WILL STAY ON AND THE CYCLE REPEATS. I NOTICED GM ISSUED A RECALL (# 41051) THAT DESCRIBES THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING. I CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INVOLVED WITH THE RECALL 41051. I THEN DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND FOUND MULTIPLE INSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE OWNERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES I EXPERIENCED WITH THE SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE AND THEY WERE ALSO TOLD THAT THEIR VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051. I ASKED WHY MY VIN DID NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051 AND THE REPRESENTATIVE WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO NOTE THAT RECALL 41051 STATES THERE ARE 581394 POTENTIAL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND THE VEHICLE AFFECTED IS THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, NO OTHER YEARS ARE LISTED. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, GM SOLD ONLY 261334 TRAILBLAZERS IN 2003. I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS RECALLED VEHICLES BUT DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR RECALL 41051. SOMETHING ISN'T ADDING UP H

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEARS OTHER THAN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/9/14* CN UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO ALL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS QUIT WORKING, OR ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEED ODOMETER AND WHEN IT GETS COLD IT DOESN'T WORK. AND THE BACK WINDOW LATCH DOESN'T LOCK EVEN WITH THE KEY. AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO QUIT WORKING AT THE TIME THAT EVERYTHING ELSE QUIT. *TR

PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND STAYED IN DRIVE. SHUT VEHICLE OFF AND PUT ON PARK HOWEVER STILL IN DRIVE AND NOW WILL NOT START. SINCE I WORK ON VEHICLES I LOOKED AT TRANSMISSION LINKAGE AND FOUND CABLE CAME OFF TRANSMISSION LINKAGE. PLASTIC CLIP BROKEN. LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE REPAIR CLIP FOR $14.99. SINCE IT WAS SPECIAL ORDER I WENT TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO REPAIR KIT AND THAT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF SHIFTER CABLES IN STOCK $75.00 WENT AHEAD AND ORDERED AFTERMARKET PART SPECIAL ORDER 2 DAYS AND TODAY 3 DAYS LATER WAS TOLD OUT OF STOCK AND NONE AVAILABLE TIL DECEMBER. COINCIDENCE OR IS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM? I'M AFRAID SOMEONE WILL NOT KNOW OR REALIZE VEHICLE STILL IN DRIVE WHEN SHIFTER MOVES TO PARK AND NOT MOVING SHIFTER LINKAGE AT TRANSMISSION. *TR

THE BACK HATCH LATCH WILL AT TIMES GO FOR MONTHS, NOT LOCKING WITH THE INSIDE LOCK & SOMETIMES IT EVEN HAS TO BE SHUT 2-3 TIMES FOR IT TO CATCH & LATCH SHUT. THEN FOR SOME REASON IT WILL SEEM TO BE OK. THEN IT IS RIGHT BACK TO NOT LOCKING & HAVING TO SHUT IT HARD 2-3 TIMES TO CATCH. WHEN IT WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE INSIDE LOCK, YOU CAN NOT EVEN LOCK IT WITH THE KEY, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY SO IT IS LOCKED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS LOCKED UNTIL I CHECK IT MANUALLY I HAVE AT TIMES THOUGH IT IS LOCKED & WHEN I COME OUT OF THE STORE (OR ???BUSINESS WORK ETC..) I CHECK THE BACK HATCH & IT HAS BEEN UNLOCKED THE WHOLE TIME I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN IT MY JACK, A TIRE, GROCERIES, CHRISTMAS ANYTHING, WE CAN'T TAKE IT ON VACATION, NOTHING IS SAFE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER & OVER, AT LEAST 5-6 TIMES OVER THE YEARS. AND LASTING FROM A COUPLE OF WEEKS, TO SEVERAL MONTHS AT A TIME. IT HAS BEEN BROKEN THIS TIME FOR OVER 6 MONTHS. I LIKE THE VEHICLE BUT ALL I GET IS FLACK FROM MY HUSBAND BECAUSE OF THE SECURITY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE ABS AND SECURITY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, ALL THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TERMINAL BATTERY NEEDED TO BE DISCONNECTED AND RECONNECTED IN ORDER FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 290 (YOUNGMAN HIGHWAY) AT ABOUT 65 M.P.H. WHEN SMOKE BEGAN WAFTING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN MEETS THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION, PULLED ONTO AND OFF THE SHOULDER ONTO THE GRASS, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RAN TO THE BARRIER FENCE AND WATCHED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER CALLING AAA, ABOUT TEN MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WITHOUT FURTHER SMOKE SO I ASSUMED I COULD DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP AT COLVIN BLVD. (ABOUT 1,000 FEET AWAY) AND OFF TO A WENDY'S PARKING LOT WHERE I WAITED FOR A AAA FLATBED TRUCK. MY SUV WAS FLATBED TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP, FUCCILLO CHEVROLET ON GRAND ISLAND, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, CODE NUMBER C0379. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS$222.66. IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS EXPENSE. THOUGH NO VISIBLE FIRE WAS OBSERVED, THE SMOKE WAS A CLEAR SIGN OF PROBLEM THAT WAS SO HOT IT CAUSED OXIDATION OF MATERIAL INTO VISIBLE SMOKE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO GO GET PIZZA WITH MY 15 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER. ONCE AT THE PIZZA PLACE I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AND PROCEEDED TO PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK AND WENT TO TURN OFF IGNITION SWITCH AND IT WOULDN'T TURN OFF. I BECAME FRIGHTENED BECAUSE THAT WAS THE 4TH TIME THAT MY CAR WOULD NOT TURN OFF. A NICE MAN IN THE PARKING LOT CAME OVER TO TRY TO ASSIST ME AND HE COULD NOT GET IT TO TURN OFF EITHER. I WAS ABOUT TO CALL 911 AND I SAT BACK IN THE DRIVERS SEAT AND THE SWITCH FINALLY TURNED OFF. IT STAYED ON 20 MINUTES BEFORE IT CUT OFF. EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IT HAS STAYED ON AT LEAST 10 MINUTES OR LONGER. I HAVE CALLED THE 1-800 NUMBER FOR CHEVROLET EACH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND NO ONE WILL HELP ME. I AM TO THE POINT WHERE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY TRUCK BUT THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LISTED IN THE RECALL YET HOWEVER, SOMETHING IS VISIBLY WRONG WITH MY SWITCH AND I AM REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH THIS. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY DRIVING MY TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE BECAME STUCK IN DRIVE AND WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 10/24/2014*LJ UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WAS BROKEN AND REPAIRED BY DEALER AT THE TIME I PURCHASED IT ON 22 DEC 2012. SEAT UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON IL TOLL WAY. NEARLY LOST CONTROL. I AM NOT A HEAVY PERSON - 170 LBS., AND WAS NOT ON VERY BUMPY ROAD. *TR

POWER STEERING LINE FAILED/CORRODED AND LEAKED ALL THE FLUID ON GROUND WITHOUT WARNING. UNKNOWN IF THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE UNIT. *TR

DRIVER 55 MILES ON NORTH I-35 FREEWAY ENGINE LOST POWER AND DRIVER HAD NO POWER STEERING NO POWER BRAKES HIT RIGHT SIDE WALL AND HIT LEFT SIDE WALL ON FREEWAY FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT AND SAFETY BELT PULLED OUT OF HOLDER AND DRIVER WAS THROWN ALL OVER AUTO DRIVER HAD CONTACTED GM MOTORS AND THEY SAID THE AUTO WAS NOT ON RECALL LIST AND WAS SAFE AUTO HAD ONE PREVIOUS PROBLEM AS ABOVE LOSS OF POWER BUT ENGINE PICK UP POWER AND RAN THIS ACCIDENT WAS JUST LIKE THE GM RECALL ON THE SWITCH THE DRIVER INJURY SEVERE AND MAY NEVER WALK AGAIN DRIVER HAS HAD TWO SURGERIES AND STILL IN THE HOSPITAL SINCE 6 15 2014 THIS NEEDS TO BE ON THE GM REPORT FOR DEFECT AUTO LIST. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR EMITTING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER OFF. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ILLUMINATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO POWER OFF. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS BURNING AND DISCONNECTED ALL THE FUSES TO AVOID A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,000. UPDATED 10/09/14*LJ UPDATED 3/26/2015 *JS

...THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...TACH, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, HAVE ALL MALFUNCTIONED...THE TACH STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN '09....THE SPEEDO HAS STOPPED ,...MISS READ SPEED WHICH MEANS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING..THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE...TELLING ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I ACTUALLY HAVE....THERE IS NO ONE FUSE, SOLENOID, OR FIX PER INSTRUMENT...I'M TOLD THE WHOLE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED...$275 LAST TIME I CHECKED...THIS HAS BE BROUGHT UP TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP...THIS IS "NOT" ACCEPTABLE!!!....THERE SHOULD BE INDIVIDUAL "FIXES' AND NOT A "MONEY MAKING' SITUATION FOR GM...!!! *TR

WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE ALL MY DASHBOARD GAUGES JUST STOPPED WORK, NO SPEED, GAS, OIL PRESSURE ETC. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

ONE DAY I WOKE UP AND GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BEFORE I LEFT I NOTICED MY GAUGES WERE MESSED UP. THE ABS SYMBOL, THE PARKING BREAK SYMBOL, AND THE LOW BATTERY LIGHTS ALL WERE ON AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT ZERO AND STILL IS. THE GAS GAUGE IS AT ZERO THE BATTERY AND OIL GAUGES ARE ALL PLACED AT ZERO. I CHECKED ALL MY FUSES FOUND A COUPLE BAD ONES AND REPLACED THEM AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE CAR STILL DRIVES. BUT I AM FEARFUL OF A SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH IT ACTING LIKE THIS. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO STOP WORKING AND YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING. THE MALFUNCTIONS ALSO OCCUR WITH THE TEMPERATURE, OIL, AND GAS GAUGE. VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR GOING. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

CAR IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE IGNITION KEY IS STILL STUCK IN THE CAR. THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. BRAKES FAILED AFTER 7 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR , I HAD TO GO TO AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO FIX CAR. ALSO WHEN HITTING BRAKE LIGHTS IT COMES ON AS HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN TURNING ON A/C TOOK TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN FIX THE CAR. ALSO THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO START THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR OFF IS BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY DUE TO KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET CAR FIXED OR REPLACE AND DEALERSHIP WAS BANKRUPT. PLEASE HELP I REALLY FEEL THAT I GOT A BAD CAR OR A RECALL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE REPLACED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.