2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE REDUCED POWER KICKS IN AND CHECK ENGINE. NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE ENGINE IT IS NOW HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY CHEVY NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND MAKE A RECALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

DRIVING FROM OUT OF TOWN AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN RPS RAN HIGH AND TRANS WOULD NOT SHIFT. IT WOULD CATCH FINALLY AND THEN SLIP OUT HAD TO DRIVE IT IN 1ST GEAR. HAD IT REBUILT LASTED 1 YR AND NOW BACK IN SHOP! HAVING IT REBUILT AGAIN. VERY FRUSTRATED WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ON IT AT LEAST ONCE SOME THINGS TWICE. VERY POOR MADE VEHICLE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MECHANIC STATES IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN TRAILBLAZERS OVERHEAT WHICH CAUSES THESE ISSUES. HOW CAN GM SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY ARE CHARGING 36,000.00 FOR A PIECE OF JUNK! I HAVE TO WORK HARD FOR MY MONEY AND DON'T APPRECIATE THE WAY GM TURNS A DEAF EAR TO THEIR POOR WORKMANSHIP AND DESIGN. I FEEL I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR THE FRUSTRATION! *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER LAST YEAR WE NOTICED PAINT WAS FADING OFF HOOD ,THIS YEAR IT IS SO BAD I NEED TO HAVE THE WHOLE HOOD REPAINTED, I WAS TOLD THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT IN THE PAINT , I HAVE SEEN MANY TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM,HOPING THERE IS A RECALL SOMEWHERE SO I CAN GET MY HOOD PAINTED. *TR

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ACCOMPANIED BY THE LOW ENGINE POWER LIGHT. THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE THAT ALLOWS THE COMPUTER TO PROTECT THE ENGINE FROM ANY DAMAGE SHOULD SOMETHING GO WRONG. THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. THIS HAPPENS MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY (6-8). CHANGING SENSORS DOESN'T FIX IT. I BELIEVE IT TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER COMPUTER. I HAVE READ MANY FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT BEFORE IT CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR MAKES AN EMERGENCY SITUATION A FATAL ONE. *TR

FIRST REAR A/C STOPPED WORKING AND REPAIRED BUT STOPPED WORKING LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. GAS GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING AMOUNT LEFT SO NOW WE GO BY FILL UPS AND RESET MILEAGE EACH TIME. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF MELTING IN SOCKETS AND NOW RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK BC THERE IS PROBLEM WITH SOCKET AGAIN. PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY EITHER. REPAIRS ARE FRUSTRATING. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS TRANSMISSION DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE HAD TO COVER ENTIRE COST OF THIS. KIND OF SUCKS BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

WHERE THE GAS FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO THE GAD TANK THIS AREA DEVELOPS A CRACK ALLOWING GAS TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE AND DURING FILLING UP TO A COUPLE QUARTS OF GAS CAN RUN ONTO CEMENT BY THE PUMP, ALSO STRONG GAS SMELL IN THE GARAGE.. THIS ALSO TRIGGERS THE CHECK MOTOR LIGHT. ACCORDING TO INTERNET POSTINGS OTHER TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED OPERATING WHILE THE SWITCH WAS IN THE OFF POSITION. THE WIPERS COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF TURNING THE SWITCH TO OFF AND ON POSITIONS. UPON CONTACTING CHEVROLET RECALL NUMBER AND REFERENCING NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V046000, I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. CONFUSION COMES IN THAT THE VEHICLE RECALL SPECIFIES 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND MAKES NO REFERENCE TO SPECIFICS ABOUT VIN NUMBER THAT CHEVROLET MAKES THE STATEMENT THAT VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED FOR RECALL. JUST DOES NOT PASS THE EYE OR SMELL TEST FOR COMMON SENSE!!!!! *JS

I WAS AT A DRIVE THRU PHARMACY WHEN MY GEAR SHIFTER CABLE (BROKE) AND WAS STUCK IN PARK. IT WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO GET TOWED TO MY MECHANIC'S GARAGE, LUCKILY ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, I HAD NOTICED THE GEAR SHIFTER VERY LOOSE FOR ATLEAST A YEAR!! THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THERE HAD BEEN ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THEIR CHEVROLETS. THE CHEVROLET PARTS DEALER TOLD MY MECHANIC THE SAME THING. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE GEAR SHIFTER CABLE. I COULD HAVE BEEN AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THIS HAPPENED. LUCKILY, I WAS IN A PARKING LOT. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO LANSING WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER AND GUAGE FUNCTION.I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, PULLED OFF AT THE EXIT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN PORTLAND, MI WHERE MY WHEEL HUB EXPLODED IN THEIR HAND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAN CLUTCH HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND LOOSE ALL POWER AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED RIGHT UP AND STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT A RATE OF 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 25 AND HAD NO POWER. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM NOW CHECKING FOR RECALLS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED COMPLETELY.

THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE.I AM 3RD OWNER. 2ND OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS TO REGISTER CORRECT SPEED. I AM CURRENTLY USING A AUTOMOTIVE SCAN TOOL TO VERIFY ACTUAL SPEED. THE MOST INTERESTING THING ABOUT THIS IS IT DOES NOT OCCUR ALL OF THE TIME. JUST WHEN I AM GETTING 19.5 MPH OR BETTER WITH A LOT OF TRAFFIC. 1 WEEK AGO I HAD 20 VEHICLES IN BACK OF ME. TURNS OUT MY SPEEDOMETER WAS 20 MILES AN HOUR OFF. I WAS GOING 35 IN A 55 MPH ZONE.GOOD THING I HAD MY SCAN TOOL WITH ME. THIS IS A PROBLEM GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES FOR. MY QUESTION IS WHY THE NHTSA IS ALLOWING THIS. THESE ARE THE SAME CLUSTERS THAT WERE RECALLED FOR THE SILVERADO. WHY EVEN HAVE AN AGENCY AS IMPORTANT AS THIS ONE IF IT DOES NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS. THERE ARE MANY SPEEDOMETER COMPLAINTS.GM SAYS REPLACE THE CLUSTER .IT STILL WORKS SOME OF THE TIME SO WHAT IS THE REAL ISSUE. IT SHOULD HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED BY NOW IF IT WERE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL. THE OWNER SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. WHY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. NOT EVEN AN INVESTIGATION. *TR