Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2003 record →
THE REAR WINDOW HATCHES ARE RUSTING THROUGH AND I FEAR THIS WILL CAUSE THE GLUE TO SEPARATE FROM THE GLASS. ONCE THE GLUE SEPARATES THE WINDOW WILL FALL OUT. OTHER THEN THE HINGES RUSTING I SEE NO OTHER OBVIOUS SIGNS OF RUST. *TR
NEVER HAD ISSUE WITH HEADLIGHTS BEFORE. DRIVING HOME FROM HOSPITAL AT 9PM AND LOW BEAMS TURNED OFF. HAD TO TURN ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND PULL OFF ROAD. TRIED EVERYTHING TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. SAT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEY WENT BACK ON. PULLED ONTO I-95 AND 4 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE, IN THE FAST LANE, THEY TURNED BACK OFF LEAVING ME IN PITCH BLACK GOING 70MPH. IM 8 MONTHS PREGNANT AND WAS ALONE ON THE SIDE OF A DARK HIGHWAY. GM, YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES! RECALL THIS BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED!!! *TR
AFTER EXITING A FREEWAY AT 70 MPH, CAME UP ON A REDLIGHT AND 45 MPH ZONE. STOPPED AT THE REDLIGHT AND THE NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STILL REGISTERING 70 MPH. THE GAUGE MOVES BUT WON'T SET TO 0 MPH WHEN STOPPED. REMAINS AT OR AROUND 70 MPH WHEN PARKED OR STOPPED. *TR
SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. RESEARCHED INTERNET AND I FOUND THE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. AFTER TALKING TO SOMEONE ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE A 2003 TAHOE THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IF CHEVORLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WE SPEND ALOT OF MONEY ON VEHICLES AND THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE. *KB
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING, FUEL GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER THEN SHOWED EMPTY AND GAS LIGHT CAME ON. *TR
THE SPEEDOMETER IN MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER RARELY READS CORRECTLY. I AM NOT ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. THIS IS THE ONLY GAUGE THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY, THE OTHER GAUGES WORK FINE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFELY ISSUE AND SHOULD SOMEHOW BE COVERED BY A RECALL BECAUSE SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE ISSUES STATED ACROSS THE INTERNET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
TRAILBLAZER WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY ON A 72 DEGREE DAY AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD SIMPLY EXPLODED. *TR
SES LIGHT CAME ON - TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS ADVISED OF GAS TANK FILLER NECK CRACK. DID SMOKE TEST TO DETERMINE LEAK. TRIED REPAIR BY SEALING. THAT LASTED 2 WEEKS AND SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. GAVE ME ESTIMATE REPAIRING WITH NEW TANK APPROX $1500.00 OR USED TANK $800.00. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THEY WAS RECALL ON EXTENDED TRAILBLAZERS (MINE IS NOT). DELVED FURTHER AND FOUND SERVICE BULLETIN INDICATING GMC AND CHEVROLET HAS A SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT #07099A. THEY ORDERED A NEW TANK AND INSTALLED AT NO EXPENSE TO ME.
MY WIFE AND I WERE INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION (HIT BY A DRUNK DRIVER) OUR AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, I SUSTAINED A C7 FRACTURE, SCALPED BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR (22 STITCHES TO HOLD MY SCALP) 6 STITCHES ON MY NOSE AND BRUISED KNEES. MY WIFE HAS A BROKEN NOSE ALL THE BONES IN HER RIGHT FOOT BROKEN AND BRUISED KNEES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL. UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE LEAK WAS DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE FILLER CAP AND FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE LIABLE FOR THE REPAIRS BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 129,400. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING ALL THE GAUGES TO READ INACCURATELY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 113,000.
THE PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CRACKS. ONCE MANIFOLD CRACKS EXHAUST FUMES MAKE THERE WAY INTO THE CABIN OF THE CAR. ALSO THE EXTRA HEAT CAUSES WIRES TO MELT AND COULD BE A POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD. AFTER RESEARCHING THE FAILED PART I HAVE REALIZED IT IS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS FAILING PART
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR BUT THE DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT OPEN. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT USED LUBRICANT ON THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR BUT IT WOULD NOT LATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V494000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH) THAT MAY BE RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT MODELS AND NOT HER VEHICLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN .
MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT START. THERE IS NO SPECIFIC TIME, PLACE, OR EVENT THAT LEADS TO THE VEHICLE NOT STARTING EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS THE VEHICLE JUST DOESN'T START. I WILL LET THE TRUCK SIT FOR AN HOUR OR SO THEN ATTEMPT TO START IT, THEN IT DOES START. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE ISSUE I WAS HAVING. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND OTHERS HAVE SUGGESTED IT COULD BE THE BATTERY, TEMPERATURE SENSOR, IGNITION SWITCH, OR STARTER. I HAVE REPLACED ALL BUT THE STARTER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE STARTER IS GOOD SO I AM AT A LOSS AS TO WHY THE PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK WITHIN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.
2003 TRAILBLAZER DEVELOPED A TICKING WHEN IT WAS COLD ABOUT 6 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED IN 2002. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. NOW THE RADIATOR FAN CLUTCH IS OUT AND A DEALER WANTS 790 DOLLARS TO FIX IT . WE HAVE 59000 MILES ON IT NOW. I THINK EVERYONE HAS HAD TROUBLE WITH THESE AND THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. ALSO THE FRONT STABILIZER BAR LINKS FAILED ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE HAD TO PUT NEW ONES ON. AND THE POWER SEAT MECHANISM BROKE ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO.
TEMPERATURE GAUGE READS HIGHER THAN IT SHOULD AND GAS GAUGE FLUCTUATES. *TR
TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOIST HAD MALFUNCTIONED BY NOT RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO REPAIR FOR THE FAILURE, BUT THEY COULD REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FOR HIM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WIPERS WERE STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,700.
I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE MANUFACTURERS TSB'S AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGNS THAT HAD FUEL ODOR SYMPTOMS. I INSPECTED THE COMPONENTS AND FOUND I HAD BOTH ISSUES, RUSTED FEED AND RETURN LINES ON THE FUEL PUMP AND A FRACTURED FILLER NECK ON THE TANK. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND 150000 MILES ON ONE ISSUE AND 10 YEARS AND 120000 MILES ON THE OTHER. I CURRENTLY HAVE 158000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY ISSUE IS WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THEY CLEARLY STATE THAT IF THERE IS NO FUEL ODOR PRESENT THEN DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. IF I HAD GONE IN FOR INSPECTION AT THE TIME THE NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE MILEAGE CAP AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN SAFETY RECALL. A VOLUNTARY RECALL IS JUST A WAY TO SKIRT THE ISSUE AND SAVE A BUCK. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE LIKE ME WHO WILL NOT FIND A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. AND IT IS TOO LATE BY THE TIME YOU CAN SMELL A FUEL ODOR, THAT MEANS THERE IS RAW FUEL ESCAPING FROM YOUR TANK. NOW I HAVE HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT MY SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE.
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT PERIODICALLY WILL NOT START, LOSE ALL POWER, KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WITHOUT ABILITY TO RETURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. THERE IS A SOUND (LIKE A HIGH VOLTAGE SOUND COMING FROM A TRANSFORMER) AND EVENTUALLY RESETS ITSELF, UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. IT WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF, RESULTING IN IT BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER. THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND AFTER CHANGING BOTH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE HIGH VOLTAGE SOUND HAS RETURNED. THERE ARE TIMES THE REAR WIPER WILL TURN ON WITHOUT MY TOUCHING ANYTHING AND TIMES WHERE THE RPM GAGE WILL GET STUCK.
FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, AND ARE WIRES ARE BURNT, AIR AND HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW ON THE FLOOR SETTING EVEN IF PUT ON A DIFFERENT SETTING, WHEN YOU TURN AC ON THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DASH. IF STOPPED JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TEMP WILL GO FROM NORMAL TO 260! AS LONG AS YOU ARE GOING AT LEAST FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH AIR THROUGH THE GRILL IT WON'T RUN HOT, BUT IF YOU ARE IN TOWN AND TRAFFIC IT WILL RUN HOT AND WILL NOT COOL OFF UNLESS YOU EITHER STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF OR GET TO WHERE YOU CAN GO FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH THE AIR! THE CAR WILL LOCK WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND IN PARK. IT WILL LOCK AND THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL NOT OPEN IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE PUSHED BRAKE IN AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL TRY TO DIE AND AT TIMES HAD ACTUALLY DIED FOR NO REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TRAILBLAZERS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! I AM WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH ME OR MY CHILDREN IN IT, AND I SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN A VEHICLE! THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ANYONE THAT IS ON THE ROAD BESIDE US, BECAUSE IT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE AND I JUST PRAY THAT NO ONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS NEGLECT BY CHEVROLET!! *TR
LIGHTS GO OFF SOMETIMES AFTER DARK. TRAILBLAZER 2003 LT. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF. *TR
WIPERS POWER ON WITHOUT ME TURNING ON THE SWITCH. I CAN NOT TURN THEM OFF. CAN NOT DEFUSE THEM EITHER BY REMOVING FUSES. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AND I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO TURN ON HIGH. NO WASHER FLUID POWER EITHER. SEARCHED THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY MY VIN ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT ALREADY HAD A RECALL ISSUED IN 2004. THAT RECALL STATES THE SAME ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING. RECALL: 2002 - 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V046000. MY TRAILBLAZER IS A 2003 BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. WHAT GIVES? *TR
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, READS VERY INCORRECTLY. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT ITS A CLUSTER PIECE AND THE PRICE IS $600.00. I CONTACTED GM THEY WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY AN IMPROPER READING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $ 500 UPDATED 07/22/11.*JB
SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A FACTORY RECALL. *TR
WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RISE AND FALL ERRATICALLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCK AND SUV MODELS IN THE YEARS 2003-2006. TRAILBLAZER IS THE ONLY MODEL THAT GM HAS NOT COVERED IN A RECALL FOR THIS PART MALFUNCTION. HOW CAN IT BE SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT? I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CHEVROLET TOMORROW. THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEIR TECHNICIAN CAN DIAGNOSIS IT...AND CHARGE ME AN EXTRA $99.00, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS ALL READY BEEN DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED, EXPERIENCED MECHANIC. AT THE TIME THIS FIRST OCCURRED, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 115 MPH; MY HUSBAND ESTIMATES HE WAS DRIVING 25-30MPH. *TR
ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRATIC AT OR BELOW QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. DON'T KNOW HOW MECH FUEL REMAINS IN TANK. *TR
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAUGES) ON MY VEHICLE ARE GOING OUT 1 BY 1. IT STARTED WITH THE RPM'S A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE GAUGE WAS JUST OUT. IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARY IF IT ISN'T CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER WENT OUT IT WAS THE OIL. AT THIS POINT ONLY 2 ARE STILL WORKING AND I KNOW THEY WILL GO OUT AS WELL AND, THOSE TWO ARE THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL. I DO KNOW OF OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS THAT THEIR SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT OUT AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY HAS DONE A RECALL ON OTHER SUV'S FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT, WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE NOTED SO THAT EVENTUALLY CHEVY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. MY CLUSTER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION IN NOVEMBER 2010. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2010. THE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, AND THE SPEEDOMETER SPINS AND SPINS AROUND, WHICH DOESN'T REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEEDS. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT FIXING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SO THAT CHEVROLET CAN PROPERLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS GONE TO THE SHOP NOW SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS A PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DRIVES FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR
WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS GOING ALL CRAZY. THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. I SEE THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE ON A LOT OF THE VEHICLES. WE AHVE TWO CHILDREN AND HATE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW FAST WE ARE GOING. IT WOULD ONLY HAPPEN ONCE A MONTH AT FIRST AND NOW IT IS EVERY TIME WE DRIVE IT. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALSHIP AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE A NEW ONE. *TR
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES CRAZY. I NEVER KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM GOING . ONE DAY IT WILL WORK AND THE NEXT IT DOES NOT. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN SUDDENLY THEY BEGAN TO FUNCTION IN SLOW MOTION. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER) WAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 130,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 TO 50 MPH IN THE RAIN HE CRASHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO AIR BAG WARNING INDICATIONS PRIOR TO THE CRASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO HIS NECK, KNEE, AND FEET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY DEEMED THE VEHICLE AS BEING DESTROYED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 5/2/11 *CN UPDATED 1/11/11 *CN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A FUEL ODOR AND NOTICED FUEL SPILLING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE STEEL AIR BOLTS FROM THE FUEL PUMP WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT HE HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 170,000. UPDATED 04/15/11*LJ UPDATED 1/13/2012 *LN *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD FAIL TO START IN COLDER TEMPERATURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR DUPLICATE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
SIDE MIRRORS CONTINUE TO ADJUST WHEN NOT TOLD TO. EVERY TIME I GET IN THE CAR THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS ARE MOVING ERRATICALLY CAUSING SEVERE INCONVENIENCE AND BASICALLY MAKING THE MIRRORS UNUSABLE UNLESS I WANT TO ADJUST THEM EVERY TIME I ENTER THE CAR. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES EXCLUDING THE FUEL LEVEL GAUGE WAS READING INACCURATELY. WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER REMAINED AT THE SAME SPEED REGARDLESS OF HOW FAST OR SLOW HE WAS DRIVING. BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE AS IT GAVE INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE SPEEDOMETER TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ALL GO CRAZY AND REGISTER INFORMATION THAT IS NO WHERE NEAR ACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER SAYS 60 WHEN SITTING STILL, AND GAS GAUGE NEEDLE IS AT 5:00 WHEN THERE IS A HALF TANK. IF YOU START THE VEHICLE AND QUICKLY TURN IT OFF ENOUGH TIMES, THE GAUGES WILL EVENTUALLY GET BACK TO NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES,. THEN GO BACK TO STRANGE NUMBERS AND PROCESS HAS TO BEGIN ALL OVER AGAIN, DON'T KNOW IF THE TEMP GAUGE IS ACCURATE OR NOT. *TR
SAFETY ISSUE!!!! I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO AND GOT WORSE THIS MONTH. SOMETIMES THE NEEDLE STARTS AT 50 OR 70 MPH INSTEAD OF 0 AND MOVES UP FROM THERE. IT WILL SAY THAT I AM DOING OVER 120 MPH WHEN I AM ONLY GOING ABOUT 45. OTHER TIMES IT WILL STAY ON ONE NUMBER AT NOT MOVE AT ALL. TWO WEEKS AGO I TURNED ON MY CAR AND THE NEEDLE WAS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN TO THE ODOMETER. I BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AND THAT DID NOT HELP. WE UNPLUGGED THE BATTERY FOR 30 MIN AND IT REST EVERYTHING. TWO DAYS LATER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS AGAIN. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZERS WERE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT WE NEEDED TO CALL GM. I DID. THE PART HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED EVEN THOUGH THE PERSON I TALKED TO KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS 5 MIN INTO OUR CONVERSATION. SHE TOLD ME I HAD TO TAKE MY TRAILBLAZER TOT HE DEALERSHIP TO CONFIRM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE GUY I TALKED TO ALSO KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN LESS THAN 5 MIN. I TOOK THE CAR IN AND CONTINUED TO BE IN CONTACT WITH CHEVY TO SEEK FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. I WAS TRANSFERRED UP TO THE NEXT STEP WHERE A VERY RUDE MAN DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE THING AND THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH THE PARTS THAT THEY TOOK OFF MY CAR. THE SERVICE GUY A THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEIR WAS A CORE CHARGE ON MY PART SO HE HAD TO SEND IT INTO CHEVY SO THEY COULD REBUILD IT. NOT KNOWING HOW
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CONTACT TRIED MOVING THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AS WELL WITH AND IT FAILED TO ACCELERATE IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE PROBLEM CAME FROM A BEARING IN THE TRANSFER CASE THAT WAS TOO SMALL AND IT HAD BEGAN TO WEAR DOWN. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO BECOME STUCK IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.
I AM FILING A COMPLAINT .AND WILL CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS UNTIL ALL OF THE CONSUMERS ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS NOT WILLING TO HOLD THEIRSELFS LIABLE FOR THESE ISSUES ,BUT PEOPLE SPEND PRETTY PENNIES OUT OF POCKET TO PURCHASE VEHICLES FROM THESE MANUFACTURERS TO SPEND MORE MONEY TO PAY FOR REPAIRS AFTER JUST A SHORT WHILE OF OWNING THESE . I HAVE RESEARCHED ISSUES I AM HAVING WITH MY VEHICLE , AND I AM HAVING ALL THE ABOVE LISTED ISSUES , AND DO NOT WISH TO SPEND LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO PAY FOR THESE COST CONSIDERING I AM STILL PAYING FOR THIS VEHICLE . I JUST SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTIVE ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS ,AND HAVE SET UP AN APPOINMENT TO PAY A DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS , BUT AM HOPING THAT I CAN GET CLOSURE ON THESE ISSUES WITHOUT PAYING BIG EXPENSES. I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE WILL FOLLOW SUIT AND KEEP INPUTTING YOUR COMPLAINTS UNTIL THEY ARE RESOLVED. MY VEHICLE ISSUES ARE THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDS REPLACED, MY GAS TANK HAS BEEN REPLACED ALREADY,JUST REPLACED MY SERPINTINE BELT THIS MORNING, MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS (BRAKE/TURN SIGNAL) HAVE BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES OVER TWO MONTHS, AND ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON , SOMETHING DOESNT SEEM RIGHT UNDERNEATH THIS VEHICLE EITHER. I JUST FEEL LIKE I AM PAYING FOR A PEICE OF JUNK ON TOP OF PAYING TO KEEP THE VEHICLE RUNNING. OH YEA THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD TO HAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF BODY WORK DONE AS WELL THANKS TO MOTHER NATURE. I JUST HOPE THEY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE ON THIS RESPONSIBILTY OF THEIRS ,
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING 80 MPH. A FEW DAYS LATER, THE SPEEDOMETER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
TACHOMETER QUIT WORKING THEN 3 MONTHS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. *TR
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. RPM GAUGE STARTED DOESN'T REGISTER CORRECTLY NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS NOT FUNTIONING EITHER. *LN
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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