2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STARTED TO MALFUNCTION BUT THEN RESET ITSELF. NOW, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 43 MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME. TOTAL FRONTAL DAMAGE BUCKLING UP HOOD ON MY CAR AS I HIT OTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT-END PASSENGER SIDE. THEIR AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT MINE DIDN'T, EVEN WITH TOTAL FRONT END DAMAGE TO MY CAR. HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT DUE TO IMPACT STILL PULLED MY WHOLE BODY FORWARD (LIKE CRASH TEST DUMMY). THIS WAS A VERY HARD CRASH TOTALING MY CAR. *TR

I SMELLED GAS STRONGLY FROM MY VEHICLE, I SEARCHED UNDER MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT WHERE THE FILLER HOSE WAS WELDED TO THE FUEL TANK WAS BROKEN OFF OF THE TANK. READ SOME FORUMS AND ITS A COMMON PROBLEM SOMEONE TOLD ME TO REPORT IT HERE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE CAME OFF THE LEVER CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION THUS LEAVING ME STUCK IN REVERSE DURING THIS RECENT EVENT. I HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR IN REVERSE TO PARK IT SAFELY OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THE PROBLEM RESULTED FROM A PLASTIC BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THE CABLE TO THE LEVER, SEE GM # 15785087. IN MY OPINION THIS BUSHING WAS NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND THE NORMAL LIFE OF THE CAR DUE TO THE DEGRADATION OF THE BUSHING WHICH ESSENTIALLY SNAPPED IN TWO PIECES AND ALLOWED THE CABLE TO DISLODGE FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND LEAVING THE DRIVER STUCK IN WHATEVER GEAR THEY HAPPEN TO BE IN. LUCKILY THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE TURNED OFF AFTER SAFELY BEING REMOVED FROM TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TIE WRAP CABLE BACK TO LEVER TO PLACE IN THE PROPER GEAR IE. PARK. GM SHOULD HAVE DESIGNED A MORE RIGID LINKAGE CONNECTION WITH A SAFETY PIN TO PREVENT THIS DISLODGING. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE CONSOLE HAS TO BE REMOVED TO REPLACE THE CABLE THUS LEAVING THE AVERAGE OWNER STUCK IN HAVING TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND INCUR THE COST UPWARDS OF $300.00 TO REPLACE IT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN SLOW TRAFFIC, THE CAR IN FRONT OF MY WIFE STOPPED. BY THE TIME SHE NOTICED THEY STOPPED IT WAS TOO LATE AND SHE HIT THE BACK OF THEIR FORD EXPLORER MOVING AT AROUND 20-30MPH. THE FRONT END OF OUR TRAILBLAZER WAS CRUSHED. MY DAUGHTER AND WIFE WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS. THE OFFICERS AND PARAMEDICS ON THE SCENE WERE SHOCKED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT COME OUT WITH THE AMOUNT OF FRONT END DAMAGE. THEY HAD TO CUT THE BATTERY WIRES TO PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM COMING OUT LATER WHEN SHE CLEANED OUT THE TRAILBLAZER. AN EXAMPLE OF HOW MUCH DAMAGE WAS TAKEN TO THE FRONT END, THE CORNER FENDERS WERE PUSHED BACK SO FAR THEY COULDN'T OPEN WITHER FRONT DOOR. THE FENDERS WERE CRUSHED INTO THE DOORS KEEPING THEM SHUT. I WOULD THINK WITH AN IMPACT LIKE THAT THE AIRBAGS WOULD HAVE CAME OUT, IT WAS A SQUARE HIT MEANING EVEN DAMAGE ACROSS THE FRONT END. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHER, MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/CLUSTER. MY FUEL GAUGE DOESN'T WORK AND MY SPEEDOMETER IS ALL OVER THE PLACE...SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO WORK FINE, OTHER TIMES NOT AT ALL, AND SOMETIMES IT WORKS BUT ISN'T ACCURATE. *TR

I WAS DROPPING THE FAMILY OFF AT A BIRTHDAY PARTY BEFORE GOING INTO WORK. THE FAMILY KEPT COMPLAINING ABOUT THE STRONG GAS FUMES. THE SMELL WAS EXTREMELY OVERPOWERING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT WORK, I NOTICED THAT IT LOOKED LIKE GAS WAS LEAKING AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THE GAS TANK, ON TOP. THEN, THE GAUGE STARTED NOT REGISTERING WHEN GAS WAS BEING PUT IN. IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO START UP. THE VEHICLE TAKES 2 CRANKS BEFORE IT WILL ACTUALLY START UP. WHEN I ASKED A MECHANIC WHAT IT COULD POSSIBLY BE, HE STATED THAT THE TRAILBLAZERS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING AN EXPOSED AREA ON TOP OF TANK THAT GETS CORRODED AND THAT THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL SENDING UNIT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE ESTIMATE WAS FOR $700-800 DOLLARS. I CANNOT CONTINUE DRIVING UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED, OTHERWISE, SOMEONE WILL FLICK A CIGARETTE OUT WINDOW AND THE TRAILBLAZER WILL BLOW UP. *TR

THE VEHCLE HAS AVERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE INSIDE AND OUT AND IS ALSO STARTING HARD. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER WORKED GREAT FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES THEN IT JUST SLOWLY STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIMES IT COMES ON SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T, I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. *TR

VEHICLE: 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT LT V6 REAR WHEEL DRIVE ISSUE: SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FAILED. DRIVER UNABLE TO DETERMINE SPEED AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING. NEEDLES FOR CONSOLE CLUSTER STUCK IN POSITION AND DO NOT CHANGE WHILE ACCELERATING OR DE-ACCELERATING. *TR