2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- SPRINGFIELD, OH
...THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...TACH, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, HAVE ALL MALFUNCTIONED...THE TACH STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN '09....THE SPEEDO HAS STOPPED ,...MISS READ SPEED WHICH MEANS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING..THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE...TELLING ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I ACTUALLY HAVE....THERE IS NO ONE FUSE, SOLENOID, OR FIX PER INSTRUMENT...I'M TOLD THE WHOLE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED...$275 LAST TIME I CHECKED...THIS HAS BE BROUGHT UP TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP...THIS IS "NOT" ACCEPTABLE!!!....THERE SHOULD BE INDIVIDUAL "FIXES' AND NOT A "MONEY MAKING' SITUATION FOR GM...!!! *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- DEWITT, MI
WHEN GETTING INTO VEHICLE ALL MY DASHBOARD GAUGES JUST STOPPED WORK, NO SPEED, GAS, OIL PRESSURE ETC. *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- MINGO JUNCTION , OH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SAFETY BELT FAILED TO OPERATE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT- BRICK, NJ
SES LIGHT CAME ON. DEALERSHIP HAD NO APPS BROUGHT TO MECHANIC. CODE WAS FOR FUEL EMISSION LEAK. REPLACE GAS CAP. WEEK LATER CODE SES CAME ON AGAIN. BROUGHT BACK TO THE MECHANIC, SAID FUEL TANK IS CRACKED. CALLED CHEVY AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL BUT NOT MY VIN..... *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT- UPLAND, PA
MY VEHICLE STARTED RANDOMLY SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. LOSS OF POWER TO EVERYTHING BUT THE BRAKES. LUCKILY I WAS ONLY GOING 10-15MPH EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. WITH THE RECENT RECALL IN GM VEHICLES REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO SWITCH THIS PART OUT FIRST. FIXED THE PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED MY COST FOR PART AND LABOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE AS MANY KNOWN PROBLEMS THE TRAILBLAZER HAS WITH THIS THAT IT HAS YET TO BE ADDED TO THE RECALL LIST. *JS
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- KETTERING , OH
ONE DAY I WOKE UP AND GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BEFORE I LEFT I NOTICED MY GAUGES WERE MESSED UP. THE ABS SYMBOL, THE PARKING BREAK SYMBOL, AND THE LOW BATTERY LIGHTS ALL WERE ON AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT ZERO AND STILL IS. THE GAS GAUGE IS AT ZERO THE BATTERY AND OIL GAUGES ARE ALL PLACED AT ZERO. I CHECKED ALL MY FUSES FOUND A COUPLE BAD ONES AND REPLACED THEM AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE CAR STILL DRIVES. BUT I AM FEARFUL OF A SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH IT ACTING LIKE THIS. *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- BENNETT, NC
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER MALFUNCTIONS, CAUSES THE SPEEDOMETER TO STOP WORKING AND YOU CAN'T TELL HOW FAST YOUR GOING. THE MALFUNCTIONS ALSO OCCUR WITH THE TEMPERATURE, OIL, AND GAS GAUGE. VERY DANGEROUS NOT KNOWING HOW FAST YOUR GOING. THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- PHOENIX , AZ
CAR IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE IGNITION KEY IS STILL STUCK IN THE CAR. THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. BRAKES FAILED AFTER 7 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR , I HAD TO GO TO AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO FIX CAR. ALSO WHEN HITTING BRAKE LIGHTS IT COMES ON AS HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN TURNING ON A/C TOOK TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN FIX THE CAR. ALSO THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO START THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR OFF IS BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY DUE TO KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET CAR FIXED OR REPLACE AND DEALERSHIP WAS BANKRUPT. PLEASE HELP I REALLY FEEL THAT I GOT A BAD CAR OR A RECALL CAR. *TR
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- ROSSVILLE, GA
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE REPLACED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.
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2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER- TERRELL, TX
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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