2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

WAS MAKING A TURN AT LOW SPEED WHEN POWER STEERING FAILED. HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE. *TR

THE CAR TAKES OFF AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO ALLOW SHIFT CHANGE. IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES ON IT'S ON. TRANSMISSION STARTING TO SLIP. *TR

THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT DUE TO A SECOND PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP FOR GAS LEAK, WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE CAUSED BY 2 DIFFERENT, WELL-KNOWN FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. GM OFFERED NO SOLUTION TO EITHER PROBLEM BECAUSE I'M 3 MONTHS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. MY TOTAL BILL FOR BOTH LEAKS WAS $1,500. BOTH LEAKS ARE KNOWN SAFETY PROBLEMS, AS REFERENCED IN BULLETINS 07099 AND 07076. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN BECAUSE OF THE LEAKS. GAS TANK REPLACEMENT IS NOT WHAT I CONSIDER NORMAL A MAINTENANCE ITEM. IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND THESE TANKS NEED TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 29 MPH ON AN ICY ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. THERE WAS NO TRACTION AND THE VEHICLE SLID INTO TRAFFIC, CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE SECOND VEHICLE SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL HUB AND SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,400.

FUEL LEAK ON TOP OF FUEL TANK. THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE, AND AN EXTENDED SERVICE/WARRANTY WAS ADDED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN AS-IS. I DID NOT RECEIVE NOTICE OF THIS WARRANTY. GM REFUSES TO OFFER ANY MORE THAN A 10% DISCOUNT, EVEN THOUGH 3 MONTHS PRIOR THIS SAME DEFECT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AT NO COST UNDER THE SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE. I WAS WILLING TO SPLIT THE COST 50/50, BUT NO OTHER OPTIONS WERE DEEMED ACCEPTABLE BY GM. MY VEHICLE IS UNDER THE 120,000 MILE CUTOFF AS SPECIFIED IN THE EXTENDED SERVICE, BUT 3 MONTHS OUT OF DATE. BEING THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SEVERE FIRE HAZARD, I FEEL GM SHOULD OFFER A BETTER SOLUTION AND AT THE MINIMUM A REDUCED COST REPAIR. *TR

WE OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE GAUGES CONSTANTLY MESS UP. SOME MY SPEED, OIL GAUGE AND RPM SEEM TO ACT NORMAL, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE GAUGES START MISREADING OR THE SPEEDOMETER WILL GO DOWN TO ZERO. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS POST WITH PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. ITS NOT SAFE FOR ANYBODY NOT TO KNOW HOW FAST THEIR GOING. GM NEEDS TO INITIATE A RECALL AND COVER THE COST FOR THIS PROBLEM. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN TO SOMEONE FOR A RECALL TO TAKE PLACE, WHY NOT BE SMART AND PREVENT A SAFETY HAZARD BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT, NOT AN OPERATOR FAULT. NUMEROUS DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD US THIS IS A MANUFACTURER FAULT. *TR

VEHICLES WIPER MOTOR DOES NOT TURN OFF.THIS CAUSES A DISTRACTION WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT IS TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PULL THE FUSE. DEALER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT FOR MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER VIN NUMBER. RECALL # 41051. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE MEMBER TOLD ME TO NOTIFY NHTSA. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER LTZ. I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD. OIL GAUGE WENT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEN THE FUEL GAUGE WENT OUT ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO, AND NOW THE RPM JUST WENT OUT A FEW WEEKS AGO. ARE THERE A RECALL TO FIX THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM ON THE DASHBOARD? I WAS ABLE TO LOOK AT THE ODOMETER AND SEE HOW MANY MILES I HAVE LEFT UNTIL I NEED TO FILL UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A VISIBLE FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE INTAKE CONTROL VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE WAS DRIVING 40 MPH, AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, SPINAL STENOSIS AND FRACTURED KNEES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HAD ALSO BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO PRIOR CRASHES IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE PREVIOUS CRASHES DID NOT RESULT IN ANY INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE SENT BY THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR