2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

LETTER FROM SENATOR TOOMEY ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER REPAIRS THAT SHOULD BE REIMBURSED. *SMD THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND THE RPMS FLUCTUATED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE AS THE CHECK FUEL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK VACUUM AND FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 150,000.

SPEEDOMETER AND/OR TACHOMETER STOP WORKING OR ARE INACCURATE. ESPECIALLY DURING COLD OR RAINY WEATHER. PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AS TIME GOES BY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND FLASHED DIFFERENT WARNINGS FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A MODULAR FAILURE OCCURRED WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.....UPDATED 03-31-16 *BF *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH UPHILL, A VEHICLE TRAVELING DOWNHILL CRASHED HEAD ON INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND BRUISES TO THE ELBOW, CHEST, AND STOMACH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE PASSENGER WAS ALSO INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL, BUT WAS RELEASED THE SAME DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION TWICE NOW I HAVE IN FACT REPORTED TO GM ASKING IF THERE WAS ANY RECOURSE I MAY TAKE AND THEY SIMPLY FLAT OUT TOLD ME NO! SO I STARTED HEARING A NOISE AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY TO THE POINT YOU COULD NOT DRIVE IT. TO ME THIS I CONSIDER THIS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION BECAUSE IF IT STOPPED MOVING ALTOGETHER I'D BE ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF AN ACCIDENT OCCURRING. I DO HAVE AN INVOICE BUT NO SCANNER, IT DID COST ME 3K OR BETTER ON BOTH OCCASIONS TO REPLACE IT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING I'M ABLE TO DO TO BE REIMBURSED FOR ANY OR ALL OF THE INCONVENIENCE I'VE CONCURRED.

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER WAS SITTING STILL AND WHEN I STARTED UP THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.THIS HAPPENED ON 10/15/2015 @ 4:00 PM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK FRACTURED DUE TO THE FRACTURED FUEL TANK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOISED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,479.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE A SIR COIL NEEDED TO BE PLACED BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,945.

ON AUGUST 26, 2015 WE PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FROM WALI'S AUTO SALES IN ENOLA, PA. IT HAD 93,907 MILES ON IT AND APPEARED TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION WITH A CLEAN CAR FAX. WE TRADED IN OUR 1996 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AND RECEIVED $1700 IN TRADE IN VALUE PURCHASING THE TRAILBLAZER FOR $5722.70 INCLUDING TAX AND TRANSFER FEES. BRAKES AND BALL JOINTS HAD BEEN REPLACED PRIOR TO OUR PURCHASE ALONG WITH A TRANSMISSION LINE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR AN ALIGNMENT AS SOON AS WE PURCHASED IT. WE DROVE THE VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES AND THEN ON SEPTEMBER 17TH LEFT HOME WITH INTENTIONS OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE TO STOWE VERMONT. AT 11:30 AM ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 17TH (APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS INTO OUR TRIP) THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BRAKES CLOSE TO SCRANTON, PA. THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE AND WITHIN 7 MINUTES THE VEHICLE BURNED UP. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT READABLE. THE SCRANTON FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED ALONG WITH PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE AND THE FORTY FORT POLICE. WE HAVE A COPY OF THE FIRE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BY A LOCAL TOW COMPANY. MY WIFE AND I ESCAPED INJURY. WE HAD LIABILITY INSURANCE THROUGH STATE FARM WHICH COVERED TOWING AND FIRE COMPANY EXPENSES. WALI'S GAVE US A 30 DAY WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE AND HAS ACKNOWLEDGED SINCE THE INCIDENT THAT THERE IS A WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE BUT IS NOT FORTHCOMING IN ALLOWING US TO SUBMIT A CLAIM TO THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY.