2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, BOTH LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AFTER 20 MINUTES AND THEN BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE WITH NO SUCCESS. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE JUMPED STARTED IN ORDER TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC OR A DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT EITHER ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT WAS TOWED FROM HIGHWAY DUE TO A RUPTURED TRANSMISSION LINE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOWED VEHICLE FROM THE REAR WHEELS. UPON DELIVERING VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP, THE ENTIRE UPPER HATCH TRIM MOLDING (HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT COVER) PIECE AND THE HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING WITH ONLY THE TWO WIRES DANGLING. UPON INSPECTION, THE PIECE IS ONLY HELD ON THE VEHICLE BY 2 BOLTS AND DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE ON THE REAR GLASS WAS DRY AND CRUMBLING (COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE). SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING BACKWARDS BEHIND THE TOW TRUCK, THE PIECE WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE FORCE OF WIND WHICH PUSHED THE PIECE UPWARD UNTIL IT ULTIMATELY CRACKED AND BROKE OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY REPORTS OF THIS PIECE FALLING OFF FROM TRAILBLAZER MODELS GOING FORWARD AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO REDESIGN OR FIX THE PROBLEM. A LARGE PLASTIC PIECE SUCH AS THAT SHOULD NOT USE 2 BOLTS AND DOUBLE SIDED TAPE AS A PRIMARY MEANS OF ATTACHMENT. AT A MINIMUM, A SAFETY NOTICE SHOULD BE SENT THAT TOWING A TRAILBLAZER FROM THE REAR AT HIGH SPEEDS MAY RESULT IN THIS PIECE BREAKING OFF, POSING A REAL SAFETY CONCERN (FLYING HIGHWAY DEBRIS) TO THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE(S). PARTS ARE FALLING OFF VEHICLES AND NO ONE BUT THE DISGRUNTLED OWNERS SEEM TO CARE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM LIGHT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BULB HAD FAILED. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,000.

AUTOMATIC DRIVE SHIFT LINKAGE DISCONNECTED DUE TO FAILURE OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SMALL PLASTIC RIVET THAT HELD THE LINKAGE COMPONENTS TOGETHER. TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE, NOT EVEN TO NEUTRAL. COULD ONLY STOP CAR BY COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKES, TURNING OFF THE IGNITION KEY, AND THEN APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. CALLED DEALER AND THEN TOW TRUCK. WHEN THE TOWER ARRIVED, HE LOOKED AT THE MAKE/MODEL OF THE VEHICLE AND AS I DESCRIBED WHAT HAD HAPPENED HE SAID HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BECAUSE HE HAD PICKED UP 6 OF THE SAME VEHICLE IN THE LAST 2-3 MONTHS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN HE CHECKED, HE WAS CORRECT, THE LINKAGE HAD BECOME DISCONNECTED DUE TO A BROKEN PLASTIC RIVET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FUEL WOULD LEAK OUT OF THE FILLER NECK WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REFUELED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CRACK ON THE FUEL TANK. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,480.

DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY HEARD A "WHAP WHAP WHAP" NOISE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. I SLOWED DOWN, AND THE SOUND DIMINISHED. ARRIVING HOME, I FOUND THAT THE CENTER BRAKE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD COME LOOSE AT BOTH ENDS. THE TWO CENTER CONNECTIONS LUCKILY HELD, OR ELSE THE PIECE WOULD HAVE COME OFF THE CAR AND POSSIBLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER TRAILBLAZERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

THE GAUGE CLUSTER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER STOPPED WORKING OVER TWO YEARS AGO. FROM THE READOUT UPON MY DASHBOARD GAUGES, I HAVE NO IDEA AT WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING, HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN MY TANK, WHAT IS THE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY FROM MY BATTERY, OR THE ENGINE'S OIL PRESSURE. THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT REGISTER PRM'S. THANKFULLY I USE A TOMTOM GPS TO GAUGE MY SPEED, AND THE ODOMETER DOES FUNCTION, SO I KNOW TO STOP FOR A FUEL REFILL EVERY 250-300 MILES TRAVELED. THIS WILL USUALLY PLACE ME AT BETWEEN 1/4 TANK AND EMPTY. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT IT FAILED. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,843.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHO STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FAN CLUTCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 9/25/12 *CN

WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AND THE REAR SPOILER WITH BRAKE LIGHT JUST BROKE OFF MY VEHICLE. *TR