2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A FACTORY RECALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY AN IMPROPER READING. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER WORKS AND THE ESTIMATED REPAIR COST WAS $ 500 UPDATED 07/22/11.*JB

WHILE CHANGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY, MY TAILGATE WINDOW SHATTERED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS OF THIS EVENT. THERE WERE NO CHIPS IN THE GLASS, THE ROAD WAS SMOOTH. SINCE THE GLASS HAS SHATTERED THE TAILGATE LOCK MECHANISM IS NOW MALFUNCTIONING AS WELL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL RISE AND FALL ERRATICALLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS BAD AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. UPON INTERNET RESEARCH, I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCK AND SUV MODELS IN THE YEARS 2003-2006. TRAILBLAZER IS THE ONLY MODEL THAT GM HAS NOT COVERED IN A RECALL FOR THIS PART MALFUNCTION. HOW CAN IT BE SAFE TO DRIVE AND NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED I AM TRAVELING AT? I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH CHEVROLET TOMORROW. THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEIR TECHNICIAN CAN DIAGNOSIS IT...AND CHARGE ME AN EXTRA $99.00, EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS ALL READY BEEN DIAGNOSED BY CERTIFIED, EXPERIENCED MECHANIC. AT THE TIME THIS FIRST OCCURRED, THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERED 115 MPH; MY HUSBAND ESTIMATES HE WAS DRIVING 25-30MPH. *TR

ERRATIC FUEL GAUGE 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE ACTS ERRATIC AT OR BELOW QUARTER TANK TO EMPTY. DON'T KNOW HOW MECH FUEL REMAINS IN TANK. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (GAUGES) ON MY VEHICLE ARE GOING OUT 1 BY 1. IT STARTED WITH THE RPM'S A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. I HAD IT LOOKED AT BY A CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND THAT THE GAUGE WAS JUST OUT. IT COULD BE REPAIRED BUT IT WASN'T NECESSARY IF IT ISN'T CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. SHORTLY AFTER ANOTHER WENT OUT IT WAS THE OIL. AT THIS POINT ONLY 2 ARE STILL WORKING AND I KNOW THEY WILL GO OUT AS WELL AND, THOSE TWO ARE THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL. I DO KNOW OF OTHER CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS THAT THEIR SPEEDOMETER HAS WENT OUT AND THAT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. CHEVY HAS DONE A RECALL ON OTHER SUV'S FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT, WILL NOT DO A RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER. I WOULD JUST LIKE FOR THIS INFORMATION TO BE NOTED SO THAT EVENTUALLY CHEVY WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE.

TIRE BLOWOUT AND DISINTEGRATION ON AMERICAN PROSPECTOR SUV 245-65-R17. TIRE HAD LESS THAN 3000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS SIMILAR TO AN EARLIER RECALL OF A DIFFERENT SIZE. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. MY CLUSTER STARTED TO MALFUNCTION IN NOVEMBER 2010. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN JULY 2010. THE ODOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL, AND THE SPEEDOMETER SPINS AND SPINS AROUND, WHICH DOESN'T REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEEDS. WHILE SEARCHING THE INTERNET AND THIS SITE, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT HAPPENS WITH THESE VEHICLES THAT CHEVROLET IS NOT FIXING. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED SO THAT CHEVROLET CAN PROPERLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS GONE TO THE SHOP NOW SEVERAL TIMES. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS A PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO GEAR. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT DRIVES FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD FLUCTUATE CONTINUOUSLY PROVIDING INACCURATE SPEEDS TRAVELED. IN ADDITION, THE TAC AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGES COMPLETELY FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,976.