2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

LIKE SO MANY OTHERS, MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO REEK OF GASOLINE, PERMEATING OUR GARAGE & HOUSE WITH THE SMELL. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PIPES BETWEEN THE TANK & THE FILL CAP; HOWEVER, THEY SAID I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE FUEL FILTER MYSELF. NOTE THAT PRIOR TO WARRANTY WORK, THERE WAS NO LEAKING, PUDDLING OF FUEL, OR ANY INDICATION THAT IT WAS LEAKING. THERE WERE JUST FUMES. IT HAS ONLY 95K MILES ON IT, SO IT'S WITHIN THE 120K/10 YR WARRANTY FOR THIS PROBLEM. UNFORTUNATELY, WHEN WARRANTY WORK BEGAN, THEY "DISCOVERED" A LEAK WHEN THEY REMOVED THE BELT THAT HOLDS THE TANK TO THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE. THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT I "MUST HAVE" GOTTEN A ROCK OR SOME DEBRIS UNDERNEATH THE BELT TO HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK. FUNNY, IT DIDN'T LEAK UNTIL THEY TOUCHED IT. NOW THE AREA REP IS DEMANDING "CUSTOMER PARTICIPATION" IN REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK (WHICH THEY ADMIT IS A SAFETY HAZARD). OH, & WHEN THEY SHOWED ME THE LEAK, I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE REP SAID "OF COURSE, YOU DON'T NEED TO WORRY". BUT AS SOON AS THE GM AREA REP BAILED ON PAYING THE ESCALATED WARRANTY WORK, THE DEALERSHIP RECANTED THEIR PROMISE TO ME. WHEN I PROTESTED, THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED GM MIGHT NOT PAY ANYTHING IF I PROCEED WITH A WARRANTY CLAIM, COSTING ME $1100+ FOR THE FUEL TANK AND $100+ FOR THE FUEL FILTER. I KNOW THE AREA REP HAS A FUND TO PAY FOR IT, BUT CHOOSES NOT TO. ALL SERVICE WORK INCLUDING OIL CHANGES HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THE DEALERSHIP ON TIME, FROM DAY 1. THE WARRANTY SERVICE OFFERED TO ME IS LESS THAN OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM HAVE RECEIVED (GM PAID FULL REPAIRS FOR OTHERS, INCL. FUEL FILTER & FUEL TANK). I CAN PROVE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LEAKING GASOLINE PRIOR TO THE TIME WARRANTY WORK BEGAN. HISTORY SHOWS LEAKING GAS TANKS HAVE A NASTY TENDENCY TO BLOW UP. IS THAT WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT? *TR

I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY SUV, AND WHEN I CHECKED I FOUND THAT THERE WAS A GAS LEAK IN THE GAS LINE THAT GOES FROM THE GAS FILTER TO THE ENGINE, AND I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT TWO OF THOSE LINES WERE STUCK TO EACH OTHER. THE ONE THAT HAD THE LEAK WAS TOUCHING THE CHASSIS, SO THAT WHEN IT VIBRATED IT COLLIDED CONSTANTLY WITH IT. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE LEAK. *TR

THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE WITH MY TRUCK IS AN ELECTRIC PROBLEM INVOLVING THE LIGHT RELAYS, WHICH I AD TO REPLACE SEVERAL TIMES DUE TO THEM BEING DAMAGED, LEAVING ME WITHOUT LIGHTS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT I DRIVE AT NIGHT OFTEN AND I AM IN DANGER WHEN I HAVE THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF. I DID RESEARCH ON SEVERAL FORUMS WHERE SAME-VEHICLE-OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. ON 03/07/2013 IT STARTED TO LEAK FUEL WHILE PARKED IN THE GARAGE, I TOOK IT TO BEARDMORE CHEVROLET IN BELLEVUE,NEBRASKA TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. SERVICE WRITER TOLD ME THERE HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK CRACKING AND LEAKING ALONG WITH THE FUEL PUMP LEAKING AND POOLING FUEL ON TOP OF THE TANK, THEY INFORMED ME THAT GM HAD A SERVICE LETTER OUT THAT COVERED FULL REPLACEMENT OF TANK,PUMP AND LINES AT NO CHARGE FOR 10YEARS OR 150,000 MILES, I HAVE 81260 MILES AND AN IN SERVICE DATE OF 03/26/03 SO I WAS 10 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY ON THE REPAIR. DEALER CALLED GM FOR ME AND GOT APPROVAL TO REPAIR THE TRAILBLAZER WITH ME PAYING 500.00 OF THE 2200.00 REPAIR. I TOOK THE DEAL AS THEY COULD HAVE JUST DENIED THE WHOLE CLAIM. SO PEOPLE IF YOU SMELL FUEL OF HAVE A WET FUEL TANK GET IT TO THE DEALER ASAP. GM HELPING WITH THE BILL IS BETTER THAN NOTHING. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE NEW PARTS WERE ALL UPDATED AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

BOUGHT USED FROM A DEALER. HAD FOR 2 DAYS WHEN HAD FIRST PROB THAT WAS FIXED GOT BACK AFTER A WEEK. RAN GREAT. DROVE FOR 1 DAY AND RAN GOOD, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WENT TO PULL ONTO MAIN HIGHWAY AND WOULDN'T MOVE FORWARD. BACKED UP FINE BUT NO FORWARD. I FINALLY GOT IT TO CRAWL FORWARD. AFTER A LIL WHILE IT KICKED BACK IN AND RAN FINE TIL I STOPPED AGAIN. FINALLY I MADE IT HOME AND PARKED IT. AFTER THEY FINALLY CAME AND TOWED IT AND "FIXED" IT I HAD IT AND DROVE IT FOR 1 DAY AND HAD SAME PROBLEM. AFTER IT SAT FOR A WHILE IT DID GO AGAIN. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AND PARKED IT. STILL WAITING FOR IT TO BE TOWED AND "FIXED" AGAIN AND HOPEFULLY RIGHT THIS TIME. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND FOUND IT HAPPENS A LOT. SOUNDS LIKE IT MIGHT BE THE FAN CLUTCH OR SUN SHELL SPLINE. NOT SURE YET THOUGH. CALLED MECHANIC THAT DEALER HAD FIX IT AND THEY ONLY CHANGED A VALVE IN TRANNY THEY THOUGHT WAS BAD. SAID THEY HAVE ABOUT 3 MORE OF THEM TO CHECK BEFORE THEY REPLACE WHOLE TRANNY. I HOPE MORE PEOPLE RESEARCH THESE VEHICLES AND DON'T BUY THEM. *TR

THIS IS JUST THE MOST RECENT OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE 2003 TRAILBLAZER LT. SINCE THE VEHICLE REACHED ABOUT 47000 MILES I HAVE HAD REPETITIVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM: AC WENT OUT, RADIO WENT OUT, REPLACE ALTERNATORS THREE TIMES BATTERIES 4, REFUSAL TO START, SOME POWER VAMPIRE SUCKING OUT THE POWER, AND NOW I AM DRIVING ALONG AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STOPS WORKING. I GET TO THE GROCERY STORE AND SHOP THEN COME OUT AND IT IS WORKING AGAIN. THEN THE NEXT DAY, NONE OF THE GAUGES ARE WORKING FROM THE TIME I STARTED IT. I CALLED CHEVY AT 1-800-222-1020 AND WAS INFORMED THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ACCORDING TO ON-LINE COMPLAINTS. [XXX], AT CHEVROLET SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT IS SEEN BY A DEALER. I HAVE EVALUATION APPOINTMENT SET FOR 3/4/2013. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

JUST LIKE SO MANY OF THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE FILED COMPLAINTS. MY TRUCK TO HAS A VERY STRONG GAS SMELL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE CAP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO REPLACE THE FUEL LINE OR FILTER. NOTHING WORKS. IT IS PUZZLING TO ME THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT SENT OUT A RECALL NOTICE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH I DRIVE MY FAMILY AROUND AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER LIKES TO RIDE IN THE VERY BACK (THIRD ROLE SEATING). IT IS SCARY TO THINK WHAT COULD HAPPEN. CHEVROLET NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM OR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT NEEDS TO BE STARTED. SIMPLE AS THAT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER JUST STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY. NOW IT JUST DONT MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS HAPPENED TO MY MOTHERS 2003 TRAILBLAZER TOO. *TR

MY TRUCK HOOD LATCH AND AREA SURROUNDING IS SO RUSTED GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE HOOD JUST BOUNCES LIKE ITS GOING TO COME LOOSE. I CALLED AN ASSORTMENT OF MECHANICS AND THEY SAY ITS A COMMON AND BIG PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER! THEY DO NOT COME WITH A HOOD SEAL TO STOP THE ELEMENTS FROM ENTERING THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT THUS THE RUSTED HOOD FRONT AND LATCH. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I DON'T THINK THE CONSUMER SHOULD PAY FOR NEW HOODS WHEN THE TRUCKS DONOT COME WITH THE PROPER PROTECTION! *TR

AFTER PUTTING THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOWN AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, VERY COLD IN MICHIGAN. DEALER SAID MOISTURE MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO SWITCH AND THE WHOLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THAT MEANS THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, HE SAID YES THEY CAN BUT FOR SOME REASON GM HAS A LOT OF DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCHES GOING BAD ON THE TRAILBLAZERS. THE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $430 WHICH WE PAID SEEING HOW ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROGRAM THE NEW SWITCH. IT'S NOW ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN, I CALLED THE DEALER BUT WERE OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ANOTHER $430 TO REPLACE AGAIN. *TR