2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR SHUT OFF AND I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE ALL OF THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *TR

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A GUARD RAIL, SUSTAINED FRONT END DAMAGE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 08/19/14

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES SPRING A SMALL PIN HOLE LEAK. LEAK DIRECTLY UNDER POWER STEERING PUMP. LINES CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP AND HAVE VERY HARD TIME SHIFTING INTO NEXT GEAR. TRUCK WOULD ALMOST RED LINE. CAN CAUSE INTERNAL DAMAGE TO TRANSMISSION IF KEPT DRIVING. TRUCK HAS SAT FOR 6 MONTHS NOW. CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF TRANSMISSION LOSES TO MUCH FLUID. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A SPEEDOMETER THAT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDS VARY AND SOMETIMES SHOW THAT IT IS GOING 0 MILES FOR HOURS OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHOW DIFFERENT SPEEDS SUCH AS 35 OR 45 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS 70 MPH. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS STUCK BEYOND THE HIGHEST LEVER AND AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING FAN WHERE THE FAN WILL NOT BLOW AT ALL AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTART IT TO GET THE FAN TO BLOW AT ALL. THE AC AND HEAT ARE ALSO NOT CHANGING IN TEMPERATURE AT ALL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL PUT FORTH ON THIS, ESPECIALLY TO ENSURE MOTORISTS ARE TRAVELING AT THE CORRECT SPEEDS ENSURING THE SAFETY FOR ALL AND THAT GM HAS NOT OFFERED ANY TYPE OF RECALL FOR THE TRAILBLAZER BUT HAS ON DIFFERENT MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME MODEL YEARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A CRASH. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT BARRIER. THE VEHICLE THEN ROLLED OVER AND LANDED IN AN EMBANKMENT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUFFERED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND A BROKEN LEG. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED TWICE PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKING, ALL FOUR TIRES, P245/6517 FORTERA SILENT ARMOR PURCHASED JULY 22, 2010. TIRE IDENTIFICATION: DOT PJ8T 65HR 1910, APPROXIMATE 23,000 MILES, TREAD DEPTH REMAINING 8/32. THESE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN THREADS, CIRCUMFERENCE AND RIM LINE. I HAVE CONTRACTED GOODYEAR CASE #1402275. THEY WILL GIVE ME A TIRE CREDIT OF $182.82, I FEEL THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THERE IS NO ABUSE ON THESE TIRES, WELL MAINTAINED, NO CUPPING. I HAVE MANY PICTURES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL. I WILL BE PURCHASING NEW TIRES 06-09-2014. *TR

VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT HIT FROM REAR. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. TACHOMETER GET STUCK. *TR

STOPPED ALONG INTERSTATE FOR GAS LAST NIGHT. STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, THE RADIO WAS DEAD, THE A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ON HIGH FAN (WHICH I COULD NOT TURN DOWN OR OFF), THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE TO A PARKING SPOT AND EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DROVE REMAINING 70 MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE W/O FURTHER ISSUE. DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK AND HOME TODAY. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO OPEN GARAGE DOOR. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE, PUT IT IN GEAR AND RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM FROM LAST NIGHT. THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN WACKY FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. A/C OR HEAT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, INSTRUMENTS QUIT WORKING, BATTERY SUDDENLY DRAINS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON BY THEMSELVES (EVEN AFTER THE RECALL WORK), CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES FOR NO REASON, HEADLIGHTS/TAILLIGHTS FAIL, ETC. SERVICE TECH'S WILLINGLY ADMIT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, BUT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE IT NOR ISSUE A RECALL. I SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN RID OF THE [XXX] THING ALONG TIME AGO, BUT MY WIFE LOVES IT BECAUSE OF THE ROOM. I HOPE IT DOESN'T WIND UP KILLING HER ONE DAY. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE REDUCED POWER KICKS IN AND CHECK ENGINE. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAKE A RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN RPS RAN HIGH AND TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT WOULD CATCH FINALLY AND THEN SLIP OUT HAD TO DRIVE IT IN 1ST GEAR. HAD IT REBUILT LASTED 1 YR AND NOW BACK IN SHOP! HAVING IT REBUILT AGAIN. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON IT AT LEAST ONCE SOME THINGS TWICE. VERY POOR MADE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MECHANIC STATES IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN TRAILBLAZERS OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSES THESE ISSUES. HOW CAN GM SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY ARE CHARGING 36,000.00 FOR A PIECE OF JUNK! I HAVE TO WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND DON'T APPRECIATE THE WAY GM TURNS A DEAF EAR TO THEIR POOR WORKMANSHIP AND DESIGN. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE FRUSTRATION! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER LAST YEAR WE NOTICED PAINT WAS FADING OFF HOOD ,THIS YEAR IT IS SO BAD I NEED TO HAVE THE WHOLE HOOD REPAINTED, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE PAINT , I HAVE SEEN MANY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,HOPING THERE IS A RECALL SOMEWHERE SO I CAN GET MY HOOD PAINTED. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED BY THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO PROTECT THE ENGINE FROM ANY DAMAGE SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY (6-8). CHANGING SENSORS DOESN'T FIX IT. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER COMPUTER. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR MAKES AN EMERGENCY SITUATION A FATAL ONE. *TR

FIRST REAR A/C STOPPED WORKING AND REPAIRED BUT STOPPED WORKING LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. GAS GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING AMOUNT LEFT SO NOW WE GO BY FILL UPS AND RESET MILEAGE EACH TIME. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF MELTING IN SOCKETS AND NOW RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK BC THERE IS PROBLEM WITH SOCKET AGAIN. PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY EITHER. REPAIRS ARE FRUSTRATING. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS TRANSMISSION DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE HAD TO COVER ENTIRE COST OF THIS. KIND OF SUCKS BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OPERATING WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE SWITCH TO OFF AND ON POSITIONS. UPON CONTACTING CHEVROLET RECALL NUMBER AND REFERENCING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V046000, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. CONFUSION COMES IN THAT THE VEHICLE RECALL SPECIFIES 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND MAKES NO REFERENCE TO SPECIFICS ABOUT VIN NUMBER THAT CHEVROLET MAKES THE STATEMENT THAT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL. JUST DOES NOT PASS THE EYE OR SMELL TEST FOR COMMON SENSE!!!!! *JS

I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU PHARMACY WHEN MY GEAR SHIFTER CABLE (BROKE) AND WAS STUCK IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO GET TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE, LUCKILY ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I HAD NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFTER VERY LOOSE FOR ATLEAST A YEAR!! THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR CHEVROLETS. THE CHEVROLET PARTS DEALER TOLD MY MECHANIC THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO LANSING WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER AND GUAGE FUNCTION.I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, PULLED OFF AT THE EXIT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN PORTLAND, MI WHERE MY WHEEL HUB EXPLODED IN THEIR HAND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAN CLUTCH HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND LOOSE ALL POWER AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED RIGHT UP AND STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT A RATE OF 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 25 AND HAD NO POWER. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM NOW CHECKING FOR RECALLS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED COMPLETELY.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.I AM 3RD OWNER. 2ND OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. I AM CURRENTLY USING A AUTOMOTIVE SCAN TOOL TO VERIFY ACTUAL SPEED. THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS IS IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL OF THE TIME. JUST WHEN I AM GETTING 19.5 MPH OR BETTER WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. 1 WEEK AGO I HAD 20 VEHICLES IN BACK OF ME. TURNS OUT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS 20 MILES AN HOUR OFF. I WAS GOING 35 IN A 55 MPH ZONE.GOOD THING I HAD MY SCAN TOOL WITH ME. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE NHTSA IS ALLOWING THIS. THESE ARE THE SAME CLUSTERS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE SILVERADO. WHY EVEN HAVE AN AGENCY AS IMPORTANT AS THIS ONE IF IT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE MANY SPEEDOMETER COMPLAINTS.GM SAYS REPLACE THE CLUSTER .IT STILL WORKS SOME OF THE TIME SO WHAT IS THE REAL ISSUE. IT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED BY NOW IF IT WERE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL. THE OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. WHY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. NOT EVEN AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

WAS MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE. *TR

THE CAR TAKES OFF AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO ALLOW SHIFT CHANGE. IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES ON IT'S ON. TRANSMISSION STARTING TO SLIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 29 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO TRAFFIC, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,400.

VEHICLES WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT TURN OFF.THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULL THE FUSE. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER VIN NUMBER. RECALL # 41051. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MEMBER TOLD ME TO NOTIFY NHTSA. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAUGES CONSTANTLY MESS UP. SOME MY SPEED, OIL GAUGE AND RPM SEEM TO ACT NORMAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAUGES START MISREADING OR THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO DOWN TO ZERO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POST WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ITS NOT SAFE FOR ANYBODY NOT TO KNOW HOW FAST THEIR GOING. GM NEEDS TO INITIATE A RECALL AND COVER THE COST FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE FOR A RECALL TO TAKE PLACE, WHY NOT BE SMART AND PREVENT A SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT, NOT AN OPERATOR FAULT. NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD US THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD. OIL GAUGE WENT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEN THE FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THE RPM JUST WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO. ARE THERE A RECALL TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE DASHBOARD? I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ODOMETER AND SEE HOW MANY MILES I HAVE LEFT UNTIL I NEED TO FILL UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTAKE CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SPINAL STENOSIS AND FRACTURED KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO PRIOR CRASHES IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PREVIOUS CRASHES DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

THIS IS A THIRD TIME THE ABS WARNING LIGHT HAS COME ON MALFUNCTIONING SAYING WE NEED SERVICE ONCE IN MONTANA AND THEN ANOTHER INCIDENT IN 2008. "SERVICE BRAKES, AIR ANTILOCK ABS WARNING LIGHTS COME ON IN THE DRIVERS INFORMATION CENTER. HOWEVER, IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT GETS 5 TO 10 DEGREES OR MORE BELOW ZERO. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT INTO GARAGE AND THEY CLEANED UP THE ABS GROUND CONNECTION ON THE FRAME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A PERSON DOESN'T KNOW IF IT IS ACCURATE OR ANOTHER FALSE ALERT. I WOULD HOPE THAT OTHER PERSONS REPORT THESE ISSUES, AND THAT THE MANUFACTURERS WOULD BE FORCED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE BEING EMITTED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

OUR SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING LAST MONTH AND STARTED WORKING AGAIN A WEEK LATER. IT STOPPED AGAIN 2WEEKS AGO AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE. NOW I AM WORRIED ALL GAUGES WILL QUIT. I HAVE READ MANY OTHER OWNERS THAT HAVE SAME ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE CAR. IT APPEARS ALSO THAT I HAVE BEEN LOSING FUEL AS MY TANK WENT DOWN MUCH QUICKER THAN NORMAL. I DID LOOK AT THE GAS TANK TODAY AND I SEE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A WET SPOT WHERE FUEL HAS LEAKED BUT DO NOT SEE A HOLE. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND FEEL THIS IS A HAZARD AND DEFECT OF THE VEHICLE. I DO SEE THAT THERE WAS A BULLETIN ON THE EXT MODEL OF THE TRAILBLAZER AND FEEL THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

REAR PIECE ABOVE HATCH WHICH HOLDS THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, CAME OFF AND WAS DANGLING BY THE WIRE. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT FALLS OFF. THIS IS HELD ON BY DOUBLE STICK TAPE. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, THEY REDESIGNED THE PIECE AND THAT TELLS ME THEY KNOW IT IS DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE TAILGATE WINDOW BECAME SHATTERED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED TWO DAYS PRIOR AND HE HAD TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE WINDOW. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

THE ENGINE JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAT SPEEDOMETER ON THE RPM DOES NOT WORK, AND NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS MESSED UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND THEN THE FUSE UNDER THE SEAT GETS REALLY HOT, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE EVEN GOT A TICKET FOR SPEEDING AND MY SPEED O METER WAS SET AT 65 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT I WAS GOING 75. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 43 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. TOTAL FRONTAL DAMAGE BUCKLING UP HOOD ON MY CAR AS I HIT OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT-END PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T, EVEN WITH TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR. HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT DUE TO IMPACT STILL PULLED MY WHOLE BODY FORWARD (LIKE CRASH TEST DUMMY). THIS WAS A VERY HARD CRASH TOTALING MY CAR. *TR

I SMELLED GAS STRONGLY FROM MY VEHICLE, I SEARCHED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN OFF OF THE TANK. READ SOME FORUMS AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM SOMEONE TOLD ME TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE CAME OFF THE LEVER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION THUS LEAVING ME STUCK IN REVERSE DURING THIS RECENT EVENT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK IT SAFELY OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM RESULTED FROM A PLASTIC BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE TO THE LEVER, SEE GM # 15785087. IN MY OPINION THIS BUSHING WAS NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE CAR DUE TO THE DEGRADATION OF THE BUSHING WHICH ESSENTIALLY SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES AND ALLOWED THE CABLE TO DISLODGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING THE DRIVER STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER SAFELY BEING REMOVED FROM TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TIE WRAP CABLE BACK TO LEVER TO PLACE IN THE PROPER GEAR IE. PARK. GM SHOULD HAVE DESIGNED A MORE RIGID LINKAGE CONNECTION WITH A SAFETY PIN TO PREVENT THIS DISLODGING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE CONSOLE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE CABLE THUS LEAVING THE AVERAGE OWNER STUCK IN HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INCUR THE COST UPWARDS OF $300.00 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN SLOW TRAFFIC, THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY WIFE STOPPED. BY THE TIME SHE NOTICED THEY STOPPED IT WAS TOO LATE AND SHE HIT THE BACK OF THEIR FORD EXPLORER MOVING AT AROUND 20-30MPH. THE FRONT END OF OUR TRAILBLAZER WAS CRUSHED. MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS ON THE SCENE WERE SHOCKED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE. THEY HAD TO CUT THE BATTERY WIRES TO PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM COMING OUT LATER WHEN SHE CLEANED OUT THE TRAILBLAZER. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS TAKEN TO THE FRONT END, THE CORNER FENDERS WERE PUSHED BACK SO FAR THEY COULDN'T OPEN WITHER FRONT DOOR. THE FENDERS WERE CRUSHED INTO THE DOORS KEEPING THEM SHUT. I WOULD THINK WITH AN IMPACT LIKE THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE CAME OUT, IT WAS A SQUARE HIT MEANING EVEN DAMAGE ACROSS THE FRONT END. *TR

I WAS DROPPING THE FAMILY OFF AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY BEFORE GOING INTO WORK. THE FAMILY KEPT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRONG GAS FUMES. THE SMELL WAS EXTREMELY OVERPOWERING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, I NOTICED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE GAS WAS LEAKING AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE GAS TANK, ON TOP. THEN, THE GAUGE STARTED NOT REGISTERING WHEN GAS WAS BEING PUT IN. IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO START UP. THE VEHICLE TAKES 2 CRANKS BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY START UP. WHEN I ASKED A MECHANIC WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE, HE STATED THAT THE TRAILBLAZERS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING AN EXPOSED AREA ON TOP OF TANK THAT GETS CORRODED AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE WAS FOR $700-800 DOLLARS. I CANNOT CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED, OTHERWISE, SOMEONE WILL FLICK A CIGARETTE OUT WINDOW AND THE TRAILBLAZER WILL BLOW UP. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEN IT JUST SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE: 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT V6 REAR WHEEL DRIVE ISSUE: SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED. DRIVER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. NEEDLES FOR CONSOLE CLUSTER STUCK IN POSITION AND DO NOT CHANGE WHILE ACCELERATING OR DE-ACCELERATING. *TR

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO REEK OF GASOLINE, PERMEATING OUR GARAGE & HOUSE WITH THE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PIPES BETWEEN THE TANK & THE FILL CAP; HOWEVER, THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER MYSELF. NOTE THAT PRIOR TO WARRANTY WORK, THERE WAS NO LEAKING, PUDDLING OF FUEL, OR ANY INDICATION THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE JUST FUMES. IT HAS ONLY 95K MILES ON IT, SO IT'S WITHIN THE 120K/10 YR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WARRANTY WORK BEGAN, THEY "DISCOVERED" A LEAK WHEN THEY REMOVED THE BELT THAT HOLDS THE TANK TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT I "MUST HAVE" GOTTEN A ROCK OR SOME DEBRIS UNDERNEATH THE BELT TO HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK. FUNNY, IT DIDN'T LEAK UNTIL THEY TOUCHED IT. NOW THE AREA REP IS DEMANDING "CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION" IN REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK (WHICH THEY ADMIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD). OH, & WHEN THEY SHOWED ME THE LEAK, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE REP SAID "OF COURSE, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY". BUT AS SOON AS THE GM AREA REP BAILED ON PAYING THE ESCALATED WARRANTY WORK, THE DEALERSHIP RECANTED THEIR PROMISE TO ME. WHEN I PROTESTED, THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED GM MIGHT NOT PAY ANYTHING IF I PROCEED WITH A WARRANTY CLAIM, COSTING ME $1100+ FOR THE FUEL TANK AND $100+ FOR THE FUEL FILTER. I KNOW THE AREA REP HAS A FUND TO PAY FOR IT, BUT CHOOSES NOT TO. ALL SERVICE WORK INCLUDING OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP

THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH MY TRUCK IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM INVOLVING THE LIGHT RELAYS, WHICH I AD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THEM BEING DAMAGED, LEAVING ME WITHOUT LIGHTS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DRIVE AT NIGHT OFTEN AND I AM IN DANGER WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF. I DID RESEARCH ON SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE SAME-VEHICLE-OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SUV, AND WHEN I CHECKED I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK IN THE GAS LINE THAT GOES FROM THE GAS FILTER TO THE ENGINE, AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TWO OF THOSE LINES WERE STUCK TO EACH OTHER. THE ONE THAT HAD THE LEAK WAS TOUCHING THE CHASSIS, SO THAT WHEN IT VIBRATED IT COLLIDED CONSTANTLY WITH IT. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE LEAK. *TR

BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER. HAD FOR 2 DAYS WHEN HAD FIRST PROB THAT WAS FIXED GOT BACK AFTER A WEEK. RAN GREAT. DROVE FOR 1 DAY AND RAN GOOD, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO PULL ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. BACKED UP FINE BUT NO FORWARD. I FINALLY GOT IT TO CRAWL FORWARD. AFTER A LIL WHILE IT KICKED BACK IN AND RAN FINE TIL I STOPPED AGAIN. FINALLY I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. AFTER THEY FINALLY CAME AND TOWED IT AND "FIXED" IT I HAD IT AND DROVE IT FOR 1 DAY AND HAD SAME PROBLEM. AFTER IT SAT FOR A WHILE IT DID GO AGAIN. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. STILL WAITING FOR IT TO BE TOWED AND "FIXED" AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY RIGHT THIS TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT HAPPENS A LOT. SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE FAN CLUTCH OR SUN SHELL SPLINE. NOT SURE YET THOUGH. CALLED MECHANIC THAT DEALER HAD FIX IT AND THEY ONLY CHANGED A VALVE IN TRANNY THEY THOUGHT WAS BAD. SAID THEY HAVE ABOUT 3 MORE OF THEM TO CHECK BEFORE THEY REPLACE WHOLE TRANNY. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE RESEARCH THESE VEHICLES AND DON'T BUY THEM. *TR

THIS IS JUST THE MOST RECENT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER LT. SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 47000 MILES I HAVE HAD REPETITIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: AC WENT OUT, RADIO WENT OUT, REPLACE ALTERNATORS THREE TIMES BATTERIES 4, REFUSAL TO START, SOME POWER VAMPIRE SUCKING OUT THE POWER, AND NOW I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. I GET TO THE GROCERY STORE AND SHOP THEN COME OUT AND IT IS WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE NEXT DAY, NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE WORKING FROM THE TIME I STARTED IT. I CALLED CHEVY AT 1-800-222-1020 AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ON-LINE COMPLAINTS. [XXX], AT CHEVROLET SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT IS SEEN BY A DEALER. I HAVE EVALUATION APPOINTMENT SET FOR 3/4/2013. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. NOW IT JUST DONT MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY MOTHERS 2003 TRAILBLAZER TOO. *TR

MY TRUCK HOOD LATCH AND AREA SURROUNDING IS SO RUSTED GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOOD JUST BOUNCES LIKE ITS GOING TO COME LOOSE. I CALLED AN ASSORTMENT OF MECHANICS AND THEY SAY ITS A COMMON AND BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER! THEY DO NOT COME WITH A HOOD SEAL TO STOP THE ELEMENTS FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THUS THE RUSTED HOOD FRONT AND LATCH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR NEW HOODS WHEN THE TRUCKS DONOT COME WITH THE PROPER PROTECTION! *TR

AFTER PUTTING THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOWN AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, VERY COLD IN MICHIGAN. DEALER SAID MOISTURE MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO SWITCH AND THE WHOLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THAT MEANS THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, HE SAID YES THEY CAN BUT FOR SOME REASON GM HAS A LOT OF DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCHES GOING BAD ON THE TRAILBLAZERS. THE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $430 WHICH WE PAID SEEING HOW ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROGRAM THE NEW SWITCH. IT'S NOW ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN, I CALLED THE DEALER BUT WERE OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ANOTHER $430 TO REPLACE AGAIN. *TR