2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP FLANGES, CAUSED FUEL LINES TO CORRODE AND LEAK ONTO GAS TANK. GAS SMELL COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. THIS WAS A GREAT FIRE HAZARD AS A DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE AND SAFETY OF OTHERS! PE 07013 COST TO REPAIR $763.76. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE IN AND AROUND MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. ONE MECHANIC TOLD US TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP, WHICH WE DID IN NOVEMBER 2012. IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL.. *TR

TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING FIRST, THEN SPEEDOMETER. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. DEALERSHIP PREVIOUSLY INDICATED IT WILL COST ABOUT $1,000 TO FIX. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BUT THERE IS NO BULLETIN OR RECALL ON THIS SO GM REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. A SPEEDOMETER SHOULD NO GO OUT ON A CAR, NO MATTER HOW MANY MILES AND IF IT IS NOT AN ISOLATED INSTANCE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. WHY IS THERE A RECALL ON OTHER GM MODELS BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER? *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. DURING THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GAS OFF AND ON. WE WERE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND AS I GOT INTO THE CAR, I TOLD MY HUSBAND I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. OUR ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY FOUND A CRACK BETWEEN THE GAS TANK AND THE FILLER PIPE AND CAP. WE TOOK OUR VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOT A RECALL NOTICE ON OUR VIN # AND THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TANK. WE HAD A NEW FUEL TANK REPLACED AT OUR LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE COST OF THE FUEL TANK REPLACEMENT WAS $1,215.50. ONE SPARK IN THE ROAD AND WE WOULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL NOTICE ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER, BUT NOT 2003. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE? SAFETY IS SAFETY NO MATTER WHAT YEAR. DOES GM WANT TO SAVE A FEW DOLLARS COMPARED TO LOST LIVES? WE WERE SHOCKED ON OUR INTERNET RESEARCH THROUGH TSBS WHICH SHOWED A GREAT NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS OWNING A TRAILBLAZER WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. GM SHOULD STAND BY THEIR "SAFETY AND QUALITY FIRST" WHICH WE FOUND ONLINE AND REIMBURSE ALL CHEVROLET OWNERS WITH THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON THIS PROBLEM. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED GM AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE FULL AMOUNT FOR THE PREVIOUS REPAIR. UPDATED 02/06/13

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 0 MPH. THE VEHICLE WOULD REGAIN SPEED AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 160,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE ON PERFECT ROAD CONDITIONS WHEN THE BACK END OF THE TRAILBLAZER STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. VEERED INTO THE MEDIAN AND WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. CRANKED HARD ON THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID TRAFFIC AND ROLLED THE VEHICLE 4 TIMES. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAD A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE SUV AND ALSO OUTSIDE AND WHEN I STOPPED ON ROAD FUEL WAS POURING OUT OF IT AND I GOT SO FRIGHTENED THAT IT WOULD CATCH FIRE. MY FUEL TANK GUAGE WENT FROM A FULL TANK TO LESS THAN A HALF TANK OF GAS IN A MATTER OF MINUTES AND THE SUV WAS SLUGGISH AND FELT WEIRD. I TOOK THE SUV IMMEDIATELY TO MY CAR REPAIR PLACE AND THEY DISMANTLED THE GAS TANK AND FOUND THE FUEL MODULE TO HAVE A HOLE IN IT AND IS CORRODED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND THERE IS A NHTSA ACTION NUMBER OF PE07013 ON IT AND I FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ONLINE AND I AM VERY UPSET AS THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME CLOSE TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND I AM A DISABLED AMERICAN VETERAN AND THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO COME UP WITH. ALSO THE SUV WAS VERY UNSAFE AND IF I CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT I AM SURE IT WOULD HAVE WENT UP IN FLAMES. MY SUV IS AT LEVINES AUTO REPAIR GARAGE IN NEW WINDSOR NY 12553 AND THEIR NUMBER IS 845-219-5508 . I WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY RIGHTS ARE AS TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

SUMMARY: MULTIPLE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE TACHOMETER IS READING 5,000 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND 7,000 RPM WHEN GOING 15 MPH. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE GAUGE SITS AT 2,000. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CLICKING UP (NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE CORRECT SPEED). AND IT SHOWING A LESSER SPEED THEN I AM GOING. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS IT IS GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR BUT WILL SLOWLY DROP DOWN TO ZERO. BOTH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD ARE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SHOWING 7,000 RPM, AFRAID I WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND RUIN MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE FUEL SMELL BEING EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 143,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, WHICH CONFIRMED THAT THE SUN SHELL GEAR WAS FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000 AND THE CURRENT FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,265.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT EITHER ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BULB HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

AUTOMATIC DRIVE SHIFT LINKAGE DISCONNECTED DUE TO FAILURE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL PLASTIC RIVET THAT HELD THE LINKAGE COMPONENTS TOGETHER. TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, NOT EVEN TO NEUTRAL. COULD ONLY STOP CAR BY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION KEY, AND THEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CALLED DEALER AND THEN TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOWER ARRIVED, HE LOOKED AT THE MAKE/MODEL OF THE VEHICLE AND AS I DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD PICKED UP 6 OF THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN HE CHECKED, HE WAS CORRECT, THE LINKAGE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED DUE TO A BROKEN PLASTIC RIVET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FUEL TANK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,480.

THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING OVER TWO YEARS AGO. FROM THE READOUT UPON MY DASHBOARD GAUGES, I HAVE NO IDEA AT WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING, HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK, WHAT IS THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FROM MY BATTERY, OR THE ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE. THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER PRM'S. THANKFULLY I USE A TOMTOM GPS TO GAUGE MY SPEED, AND THE ODOMETER DOES FUNCTION, SO I KNOW TO STOP FOR A FUEL REFILL EVERY 250-300 MILES TRAVELED. THIS WILL USUALLY PLACE ME AT BETWEEN 1/4 TANK AND EMPTY. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FAN CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ERRONEOUSLY, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE SHIFTED OUT OF PARK WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND THE REAR SPOILER WITH BRAKE LIGHT JUST BROKE OFF MY VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN REPLACING THE HEADLIGHT BULB, I NOTICED THAT THE CONNECTION WAS MELTED. THROUGH MY RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM DUE TO THE GAUGE OF WIRE USED IN THE WIRING HARNESS. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL. SINCE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT COULD POSSIBLY OCCUR WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR POSSIBLY CAUSE A FIRE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS COULD HELP INITIATE A RECALL. THIS IS NOT A WEAR ITEM SO THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE IN QUESTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE CONTACT, WHO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CORRODED AND THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,000.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE BEEN SMELLING FUEL FOR A FEW WEEKS. JUST THIS PAST WEEK, NOTICED A STEADY DRIPPING OF FUEL. CRAWLED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THE LEAK IS COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, ENGINE SPUTTERED SLIGHTLY AND NOTICED A SMELL OF GASOLINE. WHEN STOPPED, GASOLINE WAS DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND RIGHT BELOW THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. TOOK VEHICLE HOME AND PARKED IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES BUT WAS NOT TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE POLICE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE CRASHED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDOW AND REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A REAR WINDOW, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST. IN MARCH 2003, THE COWLING ABOVE THE REAR WINDOW BECAME DISPLACED OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND A SHORT TIME LATER, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED UPON IT BEING OPENED. ROUGHLY, THREE AND HALF YEARS LATER, THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO CRACKS IN THE WINDOW, AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT IMPACT TO THE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER STATED HE MERELY OPENED IT, AND IT SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW AGAIN, BUT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IN JANUARY 2011, THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED UPON IT BEING OPENED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD BE CHARGED FULL PRICE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. *JB

LEAKING GAS TANK. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED HE STARTED SMELLING AN ODOR OF GASOLINE FUEL COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE AND WHEN HE REFUELED, GASOLINE FUEL WOULD SPILL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK.THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 89,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CPSC#I11A0455A. 2003, 2005 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATED HE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH BURNED CONNECTIONS AT HEADLIGHTS AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTORS. *LN THE CONSUMER STATED ONE OF THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS HEAD LIGHT CONNECTORS BURNED, THE OTHER 2003 AND 2005, THE CONNECTOR FOR THE AC BLOWER RESISTOR BURNED. *JB

SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT GIVE TRUE SPEED SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES IT WILL BE RIGHT, SOMETIMES SPEEDOMETER WILL BE AT 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. TURNING. SWITCH OFF AND ON. SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WILL GO BACK TO ZERO. TECHOMETER DOSE NOT WORK SOMETIMES. HAVE CHEKED ON LINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM THERE ARE ALOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL THESE VEHICLES. *TR

SPEEDOMETER, GENERATOR GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING OVER THREE YEARS AGO. I CHECKED FOR A RECALL BUT WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT ONE ON THIS MODEL. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE RECALLS FOR OTHER CHEVROLET VEHICLES, AND KEPT WAITING FOR A NOTICE REGARDING THE TRAILBLAZER. I AM WORRIED NOW THE FUEL GAUGE WILL STOP WORKING. THE MILEAGE IS NOW AT ALMOST 81,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGE ISSUES CREATE A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM, AND IS DETRIMENTAL TO THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY CHILDREN / OTHER PASSENGERS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTIFIED OF A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE REAR HATCH THE, CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE REAR WINDOW HAD SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

OUR 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS SMELLED LIKE FUEL FOR A FEW MONTHS AND WE HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH GAS LIKE CRAZY. WE JUST DISCOVERED A CRACKED VALVE CONNECTING THE HOSE TO THE FUEL TANK. OF COURSE, CHEVY DOESN'T JUST SELL THE VALVE, THEY WANT YOU TO BUY A WHOLE NEW TANK. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, MAYBE A DEFECT WITH THIS MODEL AND MAKE FOR 2002-2004 MODELS. I HAVE 3 SMALL CHILDREN AND AM CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAD ANOTHER DEFECT PROBLEM WITH OUR TRAILBLAZER LAST YEAR, WHERE THE HINGES ON THE REAR DOOR WORE OUT AND WE HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DOOR. THIS IS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS, BUT CHEVY WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL. WE PAID THE $2500 FOR THE REAR DOOR, BUT I DON'T WANT TO PAY ANOTHER $1000+ FOR THE FUEL TANK. THIS VEHICLE IS BECOMING A MONEY PIT. *JS

WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED BY AN "[XXX]" FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO RETRIEVE THE POWER WINDOW MODULE THAT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS GOING TO TURN THE PART OVER TO NHTSA. I AM IN DC AT THE US POSTAL SERVICE HQ ON MON/WED/TH. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF TWO POTENTIAL RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS THEN NOTIFED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKES LIGHTS) AND 05V198000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING: TURN SIGNALS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED BY ITSELF AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CLOSE IT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE WI INTERSTATE SYSTEM WHEN THE REAR SPOILER DETACHED AND FLEW ONTO THE ROADWAY LEAVING THE BRAKE LIGHT DANGLING AND BANGING INTO THE HATCHED WINDOW. DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS AND SNOW ON THE CONCRETE DIVIDED MEDIAN I WASN'T ABLE TO STOP AND PICK UP THE DEBRIS. THE BACK GATE HADN'T BEEN OPENED FOR AT LEAST 2 DAYS SO THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ USED ABOUT 6 WEEKS AGO AT 146,000 MILES. TODAY, IT WILL NOT GO OVER 45 MPH. DUE TO INTERNAL TRANSMISSION HARDWARE DEFECTS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OR ANY WARNINGS WERE DISPLAYED. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED THOUSANDS OF DIFFERENT TIMES BETWEEN DIFFERENT TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AND GM REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE FAULTY SUNSHELL GEARS! SO I'M LEFT WITH A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD CAUSED BY GM AS WELL AS HAVING TO PAY FOR THEIR MISTAKE?? I WORK HARD ON A TIGHT BUDGET AND I'M IN THE BEGINNING OF AN 18 MONTH PAYMENT STRUCTURE FOR THIS VEHICLE AND CANNOT AFFORD THE $2600 A GM DEALERSHIP WANTS TO FIX AN ISSUE THEY CREATED. SO DO I DRIVE AN UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE VEHICLE, OR WORK 90 HOURS A WEEK FOR THE NEXT 3 MONTHS TO FIX MY NEW CAR?!? *TR

I HAD GONE TO A FRIENDS HOUSE WITH MY BOYFRIEND AND OUR 10MONTH OLD DAUGHTER THE CAR WAS WORKING GREAT ON 12-31-11 AT AROUND 5PM WE PARKED THE VEHICLE. ON OUR WAY HOME AT ABOUT 10:45PM WE GOT ON THE ROAD CAR DROVE FINE WE JUMPED ON THE FWY IT WAS FOGGY AND REALLY HARD TO SEE WE WERE ON THE 54 FWY IN SAN DIEGO APPROACHING THE 805 SOUTH THERE IS A HIGH ON RAMP WE WERE GOING ABOUT 55 TO 60 AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I PUSHED ON GAS AND LOST ALL POWER TO VEHICLE IT SOUNDED LIKE I WAS IN NEUTRAL AND BECAUSE IT WAS UP HILL AND CURVED VERY DIFFICULT TO SEE US WITH JUST HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAS PRAYING THINKING SOMEONE WAS GOING TO TAKE US OUT. EVERY CAR WOULD SWERVING AROUND US AND HONKING WE FINALLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FWY OFF OF THE RAMP AND TURNED OFF CAR TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT GAVE US ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO THE STREET EXIT. ONCE THERE AGAIN DID THE SAME AND AT THAT POINT WE PARKED AND LEFT CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AFTER CALLING A FRIEND TO PICK US UP SINCE WE DIDN'T WANT OUR BABY OUT ON THE STREET THAT LATE AND ON NEW YEARS. I HAVE ALSO HAD SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS AC ONLY WORKS ON 5 BACK PASSENGER PANEL MAKES CLICKING NOISE WHEN ON AND BACK AC WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO. ALSO RPM GAUGE DOESN'T FUNCTION, CAR ALARM IS VERY FAINT WHEN PLACE ON. I HAVE 3 OTHER CHILDREN AND 1 CAR AND NOW DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SINCE WE DEPEND ON THE CAR. WE HAVE HAD SMALL PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR AND ABOUT 5 TO 6 MONTHS AGO MY CAR ENGINE STARTED KNOCKING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER AC ALREADY WASN

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. MY WISH IS THAT THE NHTSA WOULD FORCE CHEVY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, OR AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE IDEA THAT THIS IS LIMITED TO SOME 2003 LTS, BUT NOT OTHERS IS RATHER ODD TO ME. FOR THE MANF. TO SAY THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXIST IS RATHER ODD TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT PURPOSE OR LEGAL REACH OF THE NHTSA. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY COULD/WILL FORCE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION FOR THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT, AND THE MANF. BLANTENT REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAID ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT INITIATION AND WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED, THEY COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TANK AND RUST HOLES *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING, DUE TO RUST HOLES AND PITTING. THERE WAS ALSO A DEFECT WITH THE FILLER TUBE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. ALSO, THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED, DUE TO A LEAK . *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS AND TAILLIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY FAIL. THE BULBS FOR BOTH WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER/2002, I DIDN'T EXPERIENCE ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL MAYBE THE FOURTH YEAR, GOING ON ITS 5TH; RIGHT BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. THE FIRST PROBLEM I ENCOUNTERED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS THE TRANSMISSION. IT DIDN'T WANT TO CHANGE GEARS PROPERLY. BECAUSE OF THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY, THE DEALERSHIP WAS ABLE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM, AT THAT TIME. TODAY, I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: WITH A LOUD NOISE, A STRUGGLE IN HORSE POWER AND A VIBRATION WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE SPENT SO MUCH MONEY ON OTHER ELECTRICAL PARTS AS WELL. I HAVE PURCHASED OVER TEN LIGHT BULBS FOR REAR BRAKE LIGHTS THAT CONTINUE TO MALFUNCTION. I RECENTLY REPLACED A RELAY BECAUSE THE HEAD LIGHTS WOULD CONSTANTLY GO OUT AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON. I REPLACED THE FAN CLUTCH AND WATER PUMP BECAUSE THEY BOTH WENT OUT. I ALSO REPLACED A BATTERY AND TWO STARTERS. FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS, MY VEHICLE SMELLS LIKE FUEL EVERYTIME I TURN IT ON. I AM ASKING THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT LOOK INTO ALL OF THESE CLAIMS. IT APPEARS THAT ALMOST EVERYONE THAT OWES A 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, BUT YET; NO ONE IS DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT ALL THOSE CONSUMERS WHO HAVE BEEN GRATEFUL TO THIS COUNTRY IN PURCHASING AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES. A SINCERE THANKS. *TR

I HAVE BOUGHT MANY CHEVY VEHICLES BUT WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS IM HAVING WITH THIS TRUCK IM NOT SURE I WILL PURCHASE ANOTHER. LAST YEAR MY TRANSMISSION WAS GIVING ME PROBLEMS AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT AND MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL ALSO SAME WAS WITH THE TAIL LIGHTS. THIS YEAR I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY WIPERS DURING RAIN STORM I WENT TO TURN THEM ON AND NOTHING. I COULDNT SEE SO I HAD TO PULL OVER UNTIL THE RAIN HAD LET UP(2HRS LATER). I AM JUST SPEECHLESS WHEN IT COMES TO THESE "RECALLS". IT SEEMS THAT MYSELF NOR ANYONE I KNOW EVER FALLS ON THESE LISTS, YOU WOULD THINK WITH ALL THE MONEY WE ARE PAYING TO PURCHASE THESE VEHICLES THAT SOMEONE WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY KEEEP OUR BUSINESS. *TR

MY HUSBAND REPLACED THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT ON THE RIGHT FRONT OF MY TRAILBLAZER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WITHIN A FEW MONTHS. WE THEN TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE CONNECTOR. ONCE AGAIN I'M HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE RIGHT LOW BEAM. WHEN I START THE VEHICLE, IT LIGHTS UP, BUT ONCE I TURN ON THE BRIGHTS AND RETURN TO LOW BEAM, IT REFUSES TO COME ON. *KB

THIS VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW IN JUN 2003. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, VARIOUS RECALLS WERE ISSUED FOR STEERING, BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR HATCH LOCKING/HANDLE ASSEMBLY. SINCE THEN, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN A LEMON. POWER STEERING PUMP REPLACED TWICE (FIRST ONE I PAID FOR, SECOND INDEPENDENT AND VERY RELIABLE MECHANIC SHOP PAID). NEXT THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED. LATER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. I ALSO HAD TO GET THE COMPUTER CHECKED AND RESET TO AVOID SURGING ENGINE RPM AND RESULTANT SPEED DEVIATIONS. REACHING A POINT OF FRUSTRATION AS NEVER BEFORE, I WROTE GM ASKING FOR CONSIDERATION REPAIRING THE TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. I KNOW THEY RECEIVED THE EMAIL SINCE I HAD A "RECEIPT REQUESTED" FEATURE ACTIVATED IN MY OFFICE COMPUTER. I SENT A SECOND EMAIL STATING I WAS AWARE OF THE EMAIL RECEIPT AND THAT I EXPECTED A RESPONSE. NO SUCH LUCK. ALL THESE PROBLEMS MANIFESTED THEMSELVES WELL BEFORE THE 100,000 MILES WERE REACHED. NOW AT APPROXIMATELY 132,000 MILES, I HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD DUE TO A CRACK, THE VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD HAS GONE TO ZERO AND BACK TO NORMAL SEVERAL TIMES AND THE LATEST IS AN ENGINE NOISE THAT MY VERY RELIABLE, 6 YEAR AUTO SERVICE PROVIDER HAS TOLD BE IS RELATED TO THE TIMING BELT ASSEMBLY/MOUNT POINTS AND AS IT GETS LOUDER, THE ENGINE WILL BE GETTING READY TO FAIL. SO, I READ ALL THESE COMPLAINTS TODAY AND FELT LIKE I COULD HAVE SUMMARIZED EVERYONE'S COMPLAINTS AND CONCER

PANEL CLUSTER FAILED WITH RED BLARING EMERGENCY LIGHT STAYS ON AND CAUSES VEHICLE LIGHTS TO STAY ON. ALSO CAUSES VEHICLE NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY. ALL DASHBOARD COMPONENT INDICATOR FAILS WHICH HAZARDOUS TO SAFETY OF INDIVIDUAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LINER WAS MADE WITH DEFECTIVE METAL THAT CAUSED THE FUEL PUMP TO CORRODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,943.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS TRAVELING OR HOW MANY MILES WERE ON THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK AT THE INLET CHECK VALVE. SPECIFICALLY I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE INLET VALVE HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK IN THE WELD AND IS LEAKING GAS WHEN THE TANK IS FULL OR WHILE I AM FILLING UP THE TANK. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IN DOING SOME RESEARCH APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH BOTH THE EXT AND REGULAR MODELS OF TRAILBLAZER. HOWEVER ONLY THE EXT MODELS ARE UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR REPLACEMENT AT THIS TIME. *TR