2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON, HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN THEM OFF. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE WIPERS WERE STILL ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,700.

2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4 LOADED PURCHASED NEW 5-2004 STICKER $ 42,000 I HAVE OWNED 14 VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS THIS TRUCK HAS. GM HAS DESIGNED ENGINEERED AND SOLD AN UNRELIABLE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE. 1. ELECTRICAL ISSUES: REAR BRAKE LAMP BOARDS REPLACED 3 TIMES, RADIO REPLACED, HEADLAMP SOCKETS MELTED, BRAKE LAMP BULB BASE MELTED. 2. CAR LOSS ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING WIFE HAD TO SIT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD UNTIL TOW TRUCK CAME. TRUCK ONLY 2YRS OLD AT THAT TIME CAUSE OF PROBLEM IGNITION SWITCH. 3. ELECTRONIC FAN CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE 10-10 AND 6-11 HAD TO BATTLE DEALERSHIP TO COVER BASED ON PROBLEM AND GET ATTORNEY INVOLVED COST TO REPLACE WITH DIAG. $700.00. 4. SWAY BAR LINK PIN KIT REPLACED TWICE. 5. 4X4 TRANSFER CASE WILL NOT GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE 2-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WHEN YOU SELECT 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AND MAKES INTERNAL NOISE.TRAILBLAZER HAS A TOTAL OF 115,000 MILES. JUST TO MAKE A COMPARISON I PURCHASED IN 2001 A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IT HAS 176,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.OTHER THAN STANDARD MAINTENANCE NO ISSUES AT ALL. *TR

WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, IT PERIODICALLY WILL NOT START, LOSE ALL POWER, KEY GETS STUCK IN THE IGNITION WITHOUT ABILITY TO RETURN IGNITION TO OFF POSITION. THERE IS A SOUND (LIKE A HIGH VOLTAGE SOUND COMING FROM A TRANSFORMER) AND EVENTUALLY RESETS ITSELF, UNTIL 2 DAYS AGO. IT WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF, RESULTING IN IT BEING TOWED TO A REPAIR CENTER. THEY INDICATED IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY AND AFTER CHANGING BOTH, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE HIGH VOLTAGE SOUND HAS RETURNED. THERE ARE TIMES THE REAR WIPER WILL TURN ON WITHOUT MY TOUCHING ANYTHING AND TIMES WHERE THE RPM GAGE WILL GET STUCK.

I NOTICED A STRONG FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. I RESEARCHED THE MANUFACTURERS TSB'S AND DISCOVERED THERE WERE TWO VOLUNTARY RECALL CAMPAIGNS THAT HAD FUEL ODOR SYMPTOMS. I INSPECTED THE COMPONENTS AND FOUND I HAD BOTH ISSUES, RUSTED FEED AND RETURN LINES ON THE FUEL PUMP AND A FRACTURED FILLER NECK ON THE TANK. GM EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 10 YEARS AND 150000 MILES ON ONE ISSUE AND 10 YEARS AND 120000 MILES ON THE OTHER. I CURRENTLY HAVE 158000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. MY ISSUE IS WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED. THEY CLEARLY STATE THAT IF THERE IS NO FUEL ODOR PRESENT THEN DO NOTHING AT THIS TIME. IF I HAD GONE IN FOR INSPECTION AT THE TIME THE NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, I WOULD HAVE BEEN UNDER THE MILEAGE CAP AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN A FULL BLOWN SAFETY RECALL. A VOLUNTARY RECALL IS JUST A WAY TO SKIRT THE ISSUE AND SAVE A BUCK. HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE THERE LIKE ME WHO WILL NOT FIND A PROBLEM UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE. AND IT IS TOO LATE BY THE TIME YOU CAN SMELL A FUEL ODOR, THAT MEANS THERE IS RAW FUEL ESCAPING FROM YOUR TANK. NOW I HAVE HAD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AT MY SUBSTANTIAL EXPENSE.

FRONT HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK, AND ARE WIRES ARE BURNT, AIR AND HEATER WILL ONLY BLOW ON THE FLOOR SETTING EVEN IF PUT ON A DIFFERENT SETTING, WHEN YOU TURN AC ON THE BACK WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON. WHEN STARTING THE CAR THERE IS A LOUD CLICKING THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM THE DASH. IF STOPPED JUST FOR A FEW SECONDS WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE TEMP WILL GO FROM NORMAL TO 260! AS LONG AS YOU ARE GOING AT LEAST FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH AIR THROUGH THE GRILL IT WON'T RUN HOT, BUT IF YOU ARE IN TOWN AND TRAFFIC IT WILL RUN HOT AND WILL NOT COOL OFF UNLESS YOU EITHER STOP AND LET IT COOL OFF OR GET TO WHERE YOU CAN GO FAST ENOUGH TO PUSH THE AIR! THE CAR WILL LOCK WHILE IT IS RUNNING AND IN PARK. IT WILL LOCK AND THE KEYLESS REMOTE WILL NOT OPEN IT. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES I HAVE PUSHED BRAKE IN AND THE ALARM SYSTEM WOULD GO OFF. WHEN STOPPING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SLOWING DOWN THE CAR WILL TRY TO DIE AND AT TIMES HAD ACTUALLY DIED FOR NO REASON. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2003 TRAILBLAZERS AND SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT. THIS IS NOT SAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE TOLERATED! I AM WORRIED THAT IT IS GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE WITH ME OR MY CHILDREN IN IT, AND I SHOULD FEEL SAFE IN A VEHICLE! THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO NOT ONLY ME AND MY FAMILY BUT ANYONE THAT IS ON THE ROAD BESIDE US, BECAUSE IT IS EVENTUALLY GOING TO CATCH ON FIRE AND I JUST PRAY THAT NO ONE IS HURT OR KILLED DUE TO THIS NEGLECT BY CHEVROLET!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION LINES WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE POWER STEERING LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID EXCESSIVELY. THE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $350.00. UPDATED 08/31/11.*JB

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. SPEEDOMETER HAS MALFUNCTION CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. VERY DANGEROUS. COMPANY (GM) SAYS IT IS NOT DANGEROUS AND THEY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS. THOUSANDS ON THE INTERNET. *TR

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY. *TR

WIPERS POWER ON WITHOUT ME TURNING ON THE SWITCH. I CAN NOT TURN THEM OFF. CAN NOT DEFUSE THEM EITHER BY REMOVING FUSES. SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AND I CAN ONLY GET THEM TO TURN ON HIGH. NO WASHER FLUID POWER EITHER. SEARCHED THE RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE AND APPARENTLY MY VIN ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT ALREADY HAD A RECALL ISSUED IN 2004. THAT RECALL STATES THE SAME ISSUES THAT I'M HAVING. RECALL: 2002 - 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V046000. MY TRAILBLAZER IS A 2003 BUT WHEN I CALLED THE DEALER THEY STATED THAT MY VIN ISN'T COVERED. WHAT GIVES? *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING, READS VERY INCORRECTLY. I AM BEING TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT ITS A CLUSTER PIECE AND THE PRICE IS $600.00. I CONTACTED GM THEY WILL OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *TR