2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WAS LOCKING UP ON OCCASIONS DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT, BUT NOW IT IS LOCKED UP ALL TOGETHER. THE SEAT BELT IS INOPERABLE, MY FAMILY ALWAYS WEARS A SEATBELT, PLUS IT IS THE LAW! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH AND THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH COUNTLESS OTHER 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STOP WORKING AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES IT WOULD BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT IT MALFUNCTIONED AND WOULD COST $1000 TO REPAIR IT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 175,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT. THE CONTACT STATED THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD FLUCTUATE BACK AND FORTH. THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD READ INACCURATE FUEL LEVELS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ INACCURATE TRAVELED SPEEDS. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED IN ORDER TO REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000. UPDATED 12/01/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED STILL HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 12/09/10*JB

FILLED TANK, STRONG GASOLINE SMELL, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK TO LOCAL GM DEALER. FUELTANK LEAKING AT FILLER NECK. WOULD NOT LET ME LEAVE ,TOO DANGEROUS!! REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND TANK, $2000. REPAIR!!! GM WILL NOT COVER BECAUSE IT STATES IT DOES NOT COVER TEXAS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON ENTERING THE VEHICLE SHE SMELLED A FOUL ODOR WHICH SHE DESCRIBED AS MILDEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INSTALLED A DELAYED BLOWER. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE ODOR RETURNED AND THE BATTERY BEGAN TO DRAIN RAPIDLY DUE TO THE DELAYED BLOWER WHICH CONTINUED TO FUNCTION WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A MODULE WITHIN THE DELAYED BLOWER WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE BLOWER STOPPED WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO REPLACE THE MODULE INSIDE OF THE BLOWER. APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS LATER THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRING WITHIN THE DELAYED BLOWER BURNED OUT AND IT WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAD BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,457 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

MY SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING AND I CAN NO LONGER TELL WHAT SPEED I AM GOING. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME I DRIVE. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WILL COST ME AROUND $500.00 TO $700.00. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 4WD. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAKING AT FILLER NECK. LEAKING GASOLINE AND VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. NOTIFIED GM AFTER GETTING FIXED . ADMITTED THERE IS A PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL AVAILABLE FOR TEXAS. WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. VERY THANKFUL IT DID NOT CATCH ON FIRE. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. FUEL SENSOR HAS GONE OUT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY ANYTHING DONE BY THE CONSUMER. MY FUEL GAUGE CONSTANTLY READS EMPTY AND IS NO ACCURATE. I TALKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP, AND EVEN THOUGH OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT HAVE HAD RECALLS ISSUED, THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED ONE FOR THE TRAILBLAZER. I KNOW SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS (2003 - 2006 MODELS) AND IT COSTS APPROXIMATELY $800 TO GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

3 YEAR AGO I BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IT HAD 75,000 MILES ON WHEN I BOUGHT IT THE WEEK AFTER MY TACH STOPPED WORKING NO READING AT ALL I WENT TO EVERY MECHANIC THEY TOLL ME TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MODULE PROBLEM AND THAT AND THAT IS GOING TO NEED A NEW ONE THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER 2,500 DOLLARS TO FIX THE PROBLEM I HAVE SEARCH AROUND AUTO PARTS TO SEE IF THERE IS ANY SENSOR FOR THE TACH. SINCE THEN IT HAS NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 MPH, THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE 4X4 ACTUATOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CLAIMS ADJUSTER FOR THE CONTACT'S EXTENDED WARRANTY ADJUSTOR ADVISED THAT ONLY THE SENSOR WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER DID NOT AGREE. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO PUT ON THE ROAD WITH ONLY REPLACING THE SENSOR AND NOT THE ACTUAL ACTUATOR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,064.

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SEEMS TO HAVE A CLUSTER MOTOR PROBLEM. IT STARTED LATE LAST YEAR, THE SPEEDOMETER WAS ERRATIC, FAILS, STARTS WORKING AGAIN. THE FUEL GAUGE HAS STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER . I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY SAID THEY WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CLUSTER. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CHEVY TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AVALANCHE AND OTHERS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ON THIS, WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER...SAME ENGINE, DIFFERENT MODEL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. CHEVY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND THEY KNOW THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM , THEY JUST REFUSE TO ADMIT IT. WHY SHOULD CONSUMERS HAVE TO PAY FOR THE $800-$900 REPAIR WHEN OBVIOUSLY ITS FAULTY? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON JUNE 5, 2010, THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF WHEN IT BEGAN TO MAKE A HUMMING NOISE AND THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP BEGAN VIBRATING. ALSO, WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD TURN ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT CONSULTED A MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 104,000.

AFTER A FREEZE THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING. AFTER DOING RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS VERY COMMON. *TR

FAN CLUTCH- SOUNDS LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF UNTIL RPM IS UP THEN CLUTCH DISENGAGES AND SOUNDS NORMAL AGAIN. I'VE SEEN ALOT OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, BUT STILL NO RECALL! WHY NOT????? *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THOUGHT I WAS GOING 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND OTHER CARS WERE ZIPPING PAST ME TURNED OUT I WAS ONLY GOING 51 MPH. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AND THE SPEEDOMETER WAS JUST STUCK ON 51. I LOOKED ON-LINE TO SEE IF ANYBODY HAD, SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TO MY SURPRISE THERE WERE 100'S IF NOT 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A "SAFETY HAZARD", HOW CAN NOT KNOWING YOUR EXACT SPEED ALL THE TIME NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD??? GRANTED THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS BUT EVENTUALLY SOMETHING WILL HAPPEN, NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT NOT KNOWING YOUR SPEED COULD CAUSE YOU TO GET PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. IT WILL COST CONSUMERS BETWEEN 400-600 DOLLARS TO FIX, WHEN IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT, TO WHOM WE THE TAXPAYERS JUST BAILED OUT. CHEVY SHOULD RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODELS. THEY KNOW THE PROBLEM BUT SINCE THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THEY DO NOT WANT TO COVER THE COSTS. WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GOING 55 MPH AND ACTUALLY GOING 70? COULD BE ALOT OF PROBLEMS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LS IS MALFUNCTIONING. IT WON'T GO DOWN PAST 30 MPH - THUS WHEN I'M GOING 45 MPH, IT READS 75 MPH. FIRST TIME WAS IN 2009, AND THEN YESTERDAY (5/18/2010) IT STARTED DOING THE SAME THING AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME THE SHOP I TOOK IT TO WAS ABLE TO REPAIR IT, BUT TODAY THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW CLUSTER. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO ME, AND THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I HAVE (ONE OF MANY) A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH A BAD INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER. CURRENTLY, MY RPM, SPEEDOMETER, GAS, OIL PRESSURE GAUGES DO NOT WORK AT ALL. FROM MY RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT GM HAS THIS PROBLEMS ON ALMOST ALL OF THEIR OTHER TRUCKS WHICH THEY HAVE A RECALL ON. FOR SOME REASON, THE TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 35-40 MPH APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN COMING FROM THE COMPLETE STOP THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING OF 95 MPH. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE SPEED RATE READING FLUCTUATING. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHICH STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A SERVICE WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,153.

SPEEDOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NOT WORKING. WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I NEED A NEW CONTROL PANEL CLUSTER. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER'S SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WENT OUT IT IS NOT GAUGING WITH MPH. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE YOU CAN'T TELL WHAT SPEED YOU ARE GOING I PHONED CHEVY SINCE MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL. THEY WON'T FIX IT UNLESS I PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER GIVES FALSE READINGS SOMETIMES DISPLAYING OVER 120 MPH WHEN SITTING STILL. THE GAUGE IS USUALLY OFF BY 10 OR MORE MILES PER HOUR. ALSO, THE TACH GAUGE IS OFF AS WELL. SIMILAR FAILURES ON OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS HAVE BEEN SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 50 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN FIVE MONTHS AFTER REPAIRS. THE DEALER ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE TIRES. THE DEALER WOULD NOT MAKE REPAIRS UNDER THE VEHICLE WARRANTY, STATING THE CONTACT VOIDED THE WARRANTY BY INSTALLING USED TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER FAILED *GR THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD REGISTER AS HIGH AS 120 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL MALFUNCTION ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $550 FOR A REPLACEMENT CLUSTER. THE REAR PASSENGER TAILLIGHT AND PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT BURNED OUT AND WAS REPLACED. THE WATER PUMP AND SERPENTINE BELT WERE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC NOTED A BROKEN BOLT IN THE WATER PUMP THAT HELD DOWN THE HOUSING AND THE BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENTIRE INSTURMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALL REPAIR EXPENSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 133,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF, EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 2003 TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER SAID MY VIN NUMBER DIDN'T MATCH A RECALL. NEEDED CAR FOR WORK SO IT COST $425.00 TO FIX PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A CONTROL MODULE. *TR

LAST DEC I WAS DRIVING AND MY TACHOMETER BEGAN READING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO REFUEL, THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO READ ~3000 RPM. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 38K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I RESEARCHED THIS SYMPTOM AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY A RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES USING THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. ONE SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND THEN TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS RESETS THE CLUSTER. HOWEVER, THIS IS TEMPORARY AND THE PROBLEM SOON RETURNS. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUMS, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL MORE CRITICAL INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) EXHIBIT THE SAME ERRATIC SYMPTOMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 70 MPH, OR REGISTER A SPEED OF 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER NOTICING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, HE SMELLED STRONG GAS FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND ALL TYPES OF FUEL SPRAYING FROM IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO DISCUSS THE EXPENSES OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND TAIL LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WON'T WORK ANYMORE. GM SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AROUND THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER YET.

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NOT WORKING. TACHOMETER NOT WORKING. SPEED NOT BEING MEASURED RIGHT. I RAN OFF THE ROAD TURNING ON A CURVE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TOO FAST AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE INCORRECT SPEED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

FUEL GAUGE UNRELIABLE/ERRATIC. FUSE GAUGE WILL READ PAST FULL OCCASIONALLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. AFTER SOME AMOUNT OF FUEL IS CONSUMED THE GAUGE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN READING WITHIN RANGE AND EVENTUALLY AS THE TANK EMPTIES IT WILL TYPICALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, BEGIN TO READ WHAT I ASSUME IS A CORRECT AMOUNT. IT IS HIT/MISS AT EACH IGNITION TURN WHETHER THE GAUGE WILL READ WHAT APPEARS TO BE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING, THE GAUGE DOES NOT DO THE ?ZERO? RESET CALIBRATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THIS COULD BE THE STEPPER MOTOR IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER (KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE) OR THE SENDING UNIT. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE REMAINING AND I OR WHOEVER IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ALONG A DESOLATE HIGHWAY WITH NO FUEL. *TR

LIGHTS DIM DURING ACCELERATION. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE CAR IS DOING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH EXTRA LOADS, OR THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP IS KICKING ON. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - FAN CLUTCH - HAVING TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH AFTER REPLACING LESS THAN 2 YRS AGO. *TR

SPEEDOMETER WORKS SPORADICALLY ALONG WITH THE TACHOMETER AND IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM.... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT OBSERVED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH; THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE RPM REMAINED INCORRECT AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWED A FAULTY READING. THE FAILURES OCCURRED AT ANY SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,488. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. S10 COMEBACK FWD LTR TO POTUS RE COMPLAINT AGAINST GM REGARDING DEFECTIVE AIRBAG, INVOLVE IN CAR ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT A DEER, CROSSED THE CENTER LANE AND HIT THEIR VEHICLE HEAD ON. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT RESTRAIN THEM. *JB UPDATED PHONE NUMBER 05/28/10. *JB

SPEEDOMETER STICKS AT 65 MPH WHEN USING THE CRUISE CONTROL. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER SUGGESTS INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. MANY POSTS ON INTERNET FOR SAME PROBLEM, BUT NO VEHICLE RECALL. MEANWHILE TRUCK SERIES HAD SAME PROBLEM AND WAS RECALLED. THIS NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF NOW. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED MAKING A NOISE WHEN YOU TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS ABOUT 30,000? MILES. DEALER SAID WAS NORMAL. NOW FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS BATTERY JUST GOES DEAD OVERNIGHT. TRACED TO A CONTINUAL BATTERY DRAW FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. DEALER ONLY WANTS TO CHARGE FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND SAID WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT STARTED PRIOR TO WARRANTY EXPIRATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A RETAINER WALL. SHE STATED THAT OTHER PASSING VEHICLES PUSHED HER VEHICLE INTO THE RETAINER WALL. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE WAS ALSO INJURED WHEN THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD TAKE PICTURES OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WAS A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT. UPDATED 04/07/10.*JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. ALTHOUGH GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT BEEN MADE A PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS, SO IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64K MILES AT THE CURRENT TIME, WHICH WOULD FALL WITHIN THE REALM OF WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. I AM AN AVID CHEVY OWNER, BUT I FEEL THAT GM HAS FALLEN DOWN ON ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN WITH TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER INCONSISTENTLY FAILING. UPDATED 03/15/10

HAD CAR ACCIDENT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A RETAINING WALL GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY 2003 TRAIL BLAZER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL INLET VALVE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE SPOUT. THERE WAS NO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSUME THE REPAIR COST AND THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND INFORM HIM OF THE OUTCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

SAFETY PROBLEM WITH SEAL WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS GAS TANK. THIS SEAL CRACKS. GAS SPILLS OUT THIS SEAL WHEN FUELING AND EMITS A STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN ENGINE IS ON OR OFF, MORE SO WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM BUT ONLY EXT MODELS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO EXT MODELS. SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE USED ON NON EXT MODELS. COST TO REPAIR IS $1400! THIS IS A HEALTH CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD DUE TO FUMES ESCAPING VEHICLE *CN

2003 TRAILBLAZER LT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT A 3 WEEKS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK IN MY FUEL TANK AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. COST WOULD BE ABOUT $1100.00. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY KICK PANEL AT LEAST 6 TIMES. EVERYTIME I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS POORLY MADE BY THE MANUFACTURE. I KNOW OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION FOR US, WE NEED YOUR HELP. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE EVERYDAY AND ONLY HAVE ABOUT 63,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE IS LIKE NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEEN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. OIL GAUGE IS PEGGED WAY PAST THE HIGHEST NUMBER. BATTERY VOLTAGE SHOWS MINUS VOLTS, RPM SHOWS MINUS NUMBERS WHEN STOPPED OR EVEN ZERO RPMS WHEN MOVING. TEMP GAUGE NOW STARTS SHOWING LESS THAN NORMAL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHEVY. IF OTHER MODELS IN THIS CLASS ARE FIXED WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS MAKES AND MODELS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED - THE TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT. GM WILL NOT TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT ON THEIR OWN. I THINK THEY NEED A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT. A RECALL IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. A NON-FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER IS AN EASY WAY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STOP WORKING ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH ONLY 45,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 TRAILBLAZER FAILED, READING 2-3X ACTUAL SPEED. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR