2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

NO PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PREVIOUSLY. WENT OUT TO START IT AND IT WOULDN'T GO IN REVERSE. NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF $4,000 DOLLARS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS BUT IT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IS INACCURATE. IT WILL READ VARIOUS SPEEDS AT ALL TIMES. FROM A STAND STILL, IT WILL READ ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 TO 80 MPH. *TR

NONE OF THE DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT GAUGES ARE WORKING IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT BEGAN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING PROPERLY. IT WOULDN'T WORK AT TIMES THEN IT WOULD SUDDENLY START WORKING AND THEN THE NEEDLE WOULDN'T GO ALL THE WAY DOWN TO ZERO AND IT WOULD START AT 10 OR 15. I GOT A TICKET ONCE BECAUSE THE TROOPER SAID I WAS GOING ABOUT 70MPH & THE GAUGE WAS READING 60MPH. THE OTHER GAUGES BEGAN TO GO OUT ONE AT A TIME. *TR

STEPPER MOTOR IN MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 146000 MILES WENT BAD. DOES NOT READ CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. DEALER STATED THAT FUEL SENDER UNIT WAS WORKING THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS ARE REPORTING SIMILAR ISSUES. WAS TOLD MANY OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS HAVE FAILED AND WERE REPLACED VIA RECALL. *LN

I HAVE A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2003. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS USUAL. THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND OTHER VARIOUS LIGHTS ON MY DASH BOARD LIT UP, I.E. CHANGE OIL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. A CHEVROLET DEALER CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $420,00. IT WORKS PERIODICALLY FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN GOES BACK OUT AGAIN. I HAVE CHECKED THE WEB SITE AND CHEVROLET KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND HAD A RECALL FOR A SHORT TIME AND DID NOT NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS. I ONLY FOUND ABOUT THIS WHEN A FRIEND ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH HER TAHOE AND SHE HAD TALKED TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID HE FIXED THE SAME PROBLEM FOR ONE OF HIS CUSTOMERS AND FOUND OUR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL THAT CHEVROLET DID NOT NOTIFY IT'S CUSTOMERS. MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE DOCTORS APPT. THAT ARE AT LEAST 75 MILES ONE WAY AND I WORRY ABOUT GETTING A TICKET OR HAVING FURTHER VEHICLE DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS CONCERN. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILS TO REGISTER THE ACTUAL READINGS FOR SPEED AND/OR RPMS. *TR

1-15-11 MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER STUCK ON 20MPH. AFTER A SHORT DRIVE, SHUT THE CAR OFF, ONCE STARTED IT WAS STUCK JUST BELOW 10 MPH. THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE TODAY IS 30 DEGREES. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER BROKE ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SOMETIMES IT IS PARKED & I AM GOING 50 MPH -- SOMETIMES 70....I HAVEN'T HAD IT FIXED YET - BUT HAS HEARD OF SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL GM SHOULD DO A RECALL -- THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ONE YEAR AGO WITH 63K MILES. AT 85K MILES, THE SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. MOST OFTEN, THE VEHICLE DEFECT OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN CRUISE CONTROL MODE. HOWEVER, ONCE CRUISE CONTROL IS TURNED OFF, THE DEFECT PERSISTS. EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, WITH THE KEY REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION, THEN RESTARTED, THE DEFECT PERSISTS. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF SITUATIONS WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURS: 1) THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS A SPEED, BUT IT IS ROUGHLY 15MPH LESS THAN THE VEHICLES ACTUAL SPEED. THIS, OF COURSE, IS QUITE DANGEROUS IF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE DOES NOT KNOW ABOUT THE DEFECT, FOR EXAMPLE, IF IT IS HAPPENING FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT CAN BE COSTLY TO THE POCKETBOOK, DRIVING RECORD, AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY. 2) THE CAR IS DRIVING, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS 0MPH. WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I HAVE A GPS FEATURE THAT ALLOWS ME TO DETECT SPEED (THANKFULLY) AND ACCELERATED TO 80PMH FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER STILL REGISTERED 0MPH. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I REALIZED THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY COMMON PROBLEM, NOT JUST WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS, BUT WITH A WHOLE HOST OF OTHER GM VEHICLES. ADDITIONALLY, THOSE MAKING REPORTS CLAIMED THEY HAD SOUGHT OTHER OUTLETS OF REPAIR, MANY OF THEM COSTLY, ALL OF THEM TO NO AVAIL. EACH CUSTOMER COMPLAINED THAT GM WAS IN NO WAY HELPFUL AND HAD NO INTENTION OF RECALLING VEHICLES, DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS DEFEC

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO READ THE FUEL GAUGE, SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE GAUGE, AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BECAUSE THEY WERE NO LONGER WORKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. NOTICED VERY ODD WEAR PATTERN ON FRONT TIRES. FRONT END OF CAR SEEMED "LOOSE". NO ACCIDENT, CAR JUST HARD TO STEER ACCURATELY. TOOK TO DEALER. BOTH FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE LOOSE. FRONT STRUTS WERE SHOT. DEALER REPLACED LOWER BALL JOINTS AND STRUTS. I'M A LITTLE OLD LADY WHO DRIVES IN TOWN - ONLY 65,000 ORIGINAL MILES AND FRONT END IS GOING OUT. POUR QUALITY! DEALER SAID FRONT END WORN BECAUSE CAR HAS 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND IS HEAVIER THAN PASSENGER CAR. I DO NOT DRIVE OFF ROAD. REPAIRS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. NO HELP ON 60,000 MILE FRONT TIRES COMPLETELY SHOT IN 17,000. *TR

2003 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. MILEAGE IS 95,000, SPEEDOMETER SHOWS MISLEADING INFO, FIRST STARTED READING ABOUT 20 MPH OVER ACTUAL SPEED, OVER THE PAST MONTH HAS INCREASED, NOW AT FULL STOP READS ABOUT 100 MPH, THEN WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING THE NEEDLE IS POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN, PAST 120 MPH. *LN

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER HAS INTERMITTENTLY WORKED PROPERLY. 90% OF THE TIME IT IS READING A FALSE SPEED. I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM TRAVELING. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE AND RECALL. *TR

AFTER NOTICING STRONG GASOLINE ODORS IN CAR AND IN THE GARAGE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST RUN BY DEALERSHIP, THIS IS THE RESULT OF A LEAK IN EVAC SYSTEM. WHILE RESEARCHING, NOTICED OTHER OWNERS HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM, ADVISED NO RECALLS ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM. GM OFFERED NO RELIEF. EXPRESSED MY DISAPPOINTMENT WITH REP SINCE THIS PROBLEM COULD LEAD TO VERY SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES THING THE PROBLEM WAS CAUGHT SINCE COULD HAVE LED TO FIRE HAD THERE BEEN AN ACCIDENT OR AN INCINERATOR NEARBY. MY COST TO REPAIR THE MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IS $1600.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENGAGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONING MECHANISM. SUDDENLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT ACTIVATED TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WELDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT DETACHED WHICH RESULTED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORM THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,580.

SECOND INCIDENT DASHBOARD: SERVICE BRAKES,ANTILOCK ABS WARNING LIGHT. SAYS TO SEEK SERVICE. ABS MALFUNCTIONING ANY TIME IT GOES BELOW MINUS 10 DEGREES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. ASSUME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MALFUNCTIONING ABS. THE FIRST EVENT WE PAID TO HAVE SERVICE BULLETIN CHECK GROUNDING OF WHEEL AND BODY SENSORS. THE NEXT YEAR IT WENT AWAY AFTER A DAY OF THE CAR NOT BEING USED. WHY DOESN'T THE GOVENRMENT GET CHEVROLET TO REPAIR PERMANENTLY THE MALFUNCTION BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR.

THE PROBLEM IS THIS. I WENT TO GO SOMEWHERE AT 5 AM IT WAS 44 DEGREES AND RAINING. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ICE ON THE ROADWAY" ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SO HERE I AM GOING UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. ITS 44 DEGREES AND NO ICE. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2003. I HAVE TOLD THEM EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR A LUBE AND OIL CHANGE BUT THEY IGNORE ME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE RPMS STOPPED WORKING AND IN A YEAR THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED 80 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND WHO ADVISED HER THAT THE STEP MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE APPROXIMATELY 120,000.

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. UNSAFE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HITTING ANIMAL IN ROAD. UNSAFE REAR END SWAY. *TR

SES LIGHT CHECKED BY DEALER, RECOMMEND REPLACE GAS TANK DUE TO EMISSIONS LEAK. RESEARCH INDICATED THIS IS A SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT TSB# 05012. VEHICLE IS A 2003 WITH 110,848 MILES. SPECIAL POLICY EXTENSION OF REPAIRS FOR 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILES NOT HONORED BY DEALER. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER CALLED SERVICE REQUEST# [XXX]. ASSISTANCE ALSO DENIED FROM GM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

STARTING IN NOVEMBER 2008 WHILE LIVING IN MINNESOTA, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STARTED SHOWING INCORRECT READINGS. FIRST, THE SPEEDOMETER, THEN AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER, MOST OF THE GAUGES LIKE FUEL, TEMP, AND OIL PRESSURE. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ 100 MPH WITH THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER WINTER, THE GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER RETURNED TO NORMAL WITH ONLY AN OCCASIONAL BAD READING. I MOVED TO FLORIDA IN 2009, AND WENT ABOUT SIX MONTHS WITH NO ISSUES, BUT STARTING SUMMER OF 2010, THE ERRATIC SPEEDOMETER READINGS STARTED AGAIN. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAD BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR TAHOES AND OTHER VEHICLES, BUT THAT THE TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE +/- $700 REPAIR BILL MYSELF. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT PANEL INOPERATIVE. GOES IN AND OUT BUT DOES NOT SHOW ACCURATE SPEED OR GAUGES. *TR

FUEL GUAGE READS PAST FULL WHEN NOT, FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY WHEN FULL SPEEDOMETER READS 114 WHEN AT STOP, NEEDLE POINTS DOWN WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT FAILURE AT THIS TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF BUT THEY CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED AND WORSENED; TO TURN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OFF, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,950 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,980.

SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY--NEVER GOING DOWN TO ZERO, GOING UP TO 80 OR ABOVE FOR NO REASON, ETC.--ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. IN A MATTER OF WEEKS, AFTER THE FIRST ONSET OF THE PROBLEM, IT STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER AND HAS NOT MOVED ABOVE ZERO SINCE. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE WHOLE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SPEEDOMETER. LUCKILY, ALL OF THE OTHER GAUGES ARE STILL FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AS OF RIGHT NOW BUT FROM WHAT I HAVE FOUND IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEY ALL WILL CEASE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY AS WELL. I HAVE SEEN AND READ MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT I AM SURE IT WOULD BE SAFE TO SAY THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE INSTANCES THAT HAVE GONE UNREPORTED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKELY OR MERELY COINCIDENTAL THAT SO MANY TRAILBLAZERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE VERY SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. *TR

IN JULY 2010 MY TRAILBLAZERS CLUTCH FAN AND THERMOSTAT WENT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS MODEL THAT WERE ON THE INTERNET. THEN IN OCTOBER MY TACHOMETER STARTED ACTING UP, IT BROKE NOVEMBER 24, 2010. THE SPEEDOMETER BROKE ON DECEMBER 3, 2010. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE CLUTCH FAN GOING OUT AND THE CLUSTER GOING OUT ON THE INTERNET. SOMEONE AT WORK HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR ENVOY AND IT WAS THE THERMOSTAT AND THEIR CLUTCH FAN GOING OUT. ALL AT FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN GM FOR NOT WANTING TO REPAIR THESE ISSUES SO THE CONSUMER BEARS THE COSTS OF REPAIR WHICH IS ABOUT 500 FOR THE CLUTCH FAN AND THERMOSTAT AND 400 FOR THE CLUSTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED THAT HE WAS TRAVELING 100 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LEAK IN EVAC SYSTEM ACCORDING TO DIAGNOSTIC TEST. SMOKE TEST SHOWED LEAK TO BE AT WELD WHERE FILL SPOUT TUBE IS ATTACHED TO FUEL TANK. GASOLINE FUMES WERE PRESENT WERE PRESENT FROM THE VEHICLE. WAS INFONMED THAT TANK WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED ALA COST OF $1200.00. DID SOME INTEMET RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT GM HAD A TSB ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM (CAMPAIGN #05012), BUT IT ONLY APPLIED TO 2002 EXT MODELS. SINCE THIS IS, IN REALITY, A FIRE SAFETY ISSUE, I FEEL GM SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE OTHER MODELS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM REGARDLESS OF AGE OR MILAGE. UPDATED 01/20/11 *BF

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2WD, LTZ - INSTRUMENT PANEL IS FAILING. BEGAN WITH THE SPEEDOMETER, WHICH DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT THE CORRECT SPEED 100% OF THE TIME. NOW, THE OIL GAUGE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE FUEL GAUGE IS OFF AS WELL. I CHECKED WITH CHEVROLET DIRECTLY (800 222 1020) AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, FOR THE SAME YEARS, THE SILVERADO, AVALANCHE WERE RECALLED! IF IT'S AN ISSUE ACROSS CHEVY TRUCKS, THEN THE TRAILBLAZER SHOULD BE RECALLED AS WELL. *TR

THE DOOR LOCKS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND THE KEY FOB. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH FAN CLUTCH *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ONCE THE RPM WENT UP, THE FAN CLUTCH WOULD DISENGAGE AND THEN SOUND NORMAL. THE FAN CLUTCH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *JB

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS MALFUNCTIONING. SPECIFICALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. *TR

FUEL LEAK FROM TOP OF TANK, LEAKING DOWN SIDE, CANNOT HOLD MUCH GAS WITHOUT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING ALL OF THE LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THEY COULD OFFER HIM NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 21,000. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE STOPPED WORKING. UPDATED 03/31/11

I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR PASSENGER BRAKE LIGHT ONLY 9 MONTHS AGO AND IT'S ONCE AGAIN NOT WORKING. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ALSO BEGAN TO NOT WORK AT TIME AS IS NOW, NOT WORKING AT ALL. MY MECHANIC CHECKED OUT THE BULBS AND DID SOME TESTING AND DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. AS OF TODAY, THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT IS NOW OUT....SO THE TRUCK HAS NO HEADLIGHTS AND ONLY 1 BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT CALIBRATE TO ZERO WHEN STARTING VEHICLE. THIS IS CAUSING ERRONEOUS SPEEDOMETER DISPLAY WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE CAUSING SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT ISSUE. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WHILE THE NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED FOR THIS ISSUE IS STILL 0. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO DIE BEFORE THE PROBLEM IS ADDRESSED? *TR

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT READ ACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED AND THE FUELE LVEL INDICATOR WOULD NOT READ ACCURATE FUEL LEVELS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE REGARDING THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THE FAILURE WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER I HAVE OWNED SINCE I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW IN 2003 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON 10/24/2010. MY KIDS WERE DRIVING WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE SIDESWIPED THEM, CAUSING THEM TO LEAVE THE ROAD. WHEN THEY REENTERED THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE HIT THEM AGAIN CAUSING THE TRAILBLAZER TO FLIP OVER A GUARDRAIL AND ROLLOVER SEVERAL TIMES; LANDING ON ITS ROOF. THERE WERE FOUR VEHICLE OCCUPANTS (INCLUDING THE DRIVER). NEITHER DRIVER, PASSENGER SIDE NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE ACCIDENT. *TR

FUEL NECK LEAKS ON GAS TANK ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PURCHASED IT FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON 08/14/10 WITH 107782 MILES ON IT. WE KEEP IT IN OUR GARAGE AND (THAT IS ALSO WHERE PEOPLE GO TO SMOKE) SHORTLY AFTER WE GOT IT HOME WE NOTICED A GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE SO WE STARTED LOOKING AT IT AND NOTICED IT. LONG STORY SHORT WE TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE FUEL NECK WAS CRACKED AND THE PURGER TANK WAS BAD. THEY TRIED A SILICON ON THE LEAK WHICH DID NOT WORK SO THEY SAY THE TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. NOTICED THAT OTHERS WHERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD IN ANY WAY COVER THE REPAIR OF AN KNOWN ISSUE, AND WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED AND IT HAS OVER A 100,000 MILES THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING! NOW THE DEALERSHIP DOES NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING, AND ARE MAD BECAUSE I CALLED GM. THEN I DID A CARFAX TODAY AND NOTICE THERE IS A MILEAGE ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH HE SMELLED FUEL INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GAS TANK. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN. THE DEALER NOTICED CORROSION ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK AND A FUEL LEAK. THE DEALER WAS REPLACING THE FUEL TANK WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 211,023.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A RESIDENTIAL GARAGE WHEN THE REAR WINDSHIELD GLASS EXPLODED UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

MY CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS GONE OUT CAUSING ALL BUT ONE GAUGE TO WORK THAT IS THE SPEEDOMETER.. *TR

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROL ARM SNAPPED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE CONSEQUENCES COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL IF IT HAPPENED 2 DAYS PRIOR WHILE I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON THE FREEWAY GOING 70 MPH. A NEW CONTROL ARM HAS TO BE INSTALLED. I HAVE THE DEALER SAVING THE OLD PARTS INCLUDING THE BOLT. I FOUND THE BOLT HEAD AT THE END OF MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE TURN SIGNAL TO TURN RIGHT AND ALL OF THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS BEGAN TO FLASH AS IF SHE HAD TURNED ON THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND SHE WAS INFORMED HER VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V198000, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 58,229.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER . THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING LESS THEN 10 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED . THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RESTART IT. THE CONTACT CONSULTED A PRIVATE MECHANIC ABOUT THE FAILURE AND HE STATED THAT NO CODES WILL APPEAR IF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE . THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51236.

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 146,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO WHEN THERE WAS ONLY AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT THE TACHOMETER STOPPED WORKING. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS ACTING UP AND SHOWING I AM GOING 85 WHEN I AM GOING APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES PER HOUR, OR SHOWING 30 WHEN I AM COMPLETELY STOPPED. FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN READING ON OTHER POSTS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND I AM WONDERING WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECOMMENDED A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, I PERSONALLY LOVE MY TRUCK, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE IF CHEVROLET HAD TO STAND BEHIND THIS, JUST AS WE STOOD BEHIND THEM WITH A BAILOUT! *TR

MY TACHOMETER WENT OUT ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON 9-6-10. I HAVE AROUND 100,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST OF MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE QUIT WORKING. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND SPEEDOMETER SHOWED ALMOST 100MPH. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE THE SPEED READ ABOUT 30MPH. CALL THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY STATED THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM, AND WELL KNOWN WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS. THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE CLUSTER PANEL AND GM WAS REPAIRING ALMOST ALL THE VEHICLES BUT THE TRAILBLAZER. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THE TRAILBLAZER TO COLLEGE AND THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME WHICH IS A DANGER NOT KNOWING WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING. THE DEALER SAID GM IS REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO SO MANY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND IT WOULD COST UP TO $1500 TO REPAIR. I'VE MADE SEVERAL CALLS TO GM THIS PAST YEAR AND JUST GET A RUNAROUND. *TR

WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CLUSTER THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT ALMOST 600.00 I TOLD GM IN CASE# [XXX] THAT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT BUT THEY MADE US GO SPEND 96.00 ON A GM DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE IT AND THEN 3 HOURS LATER TELL US SO SORRY, WE KNOW THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS BUT THERE IS NO BULLETIN O RECALL ON THIS SO WE CANT 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. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR