2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY; THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT REGISTER THE CORRECT SPEED. AT TIMES WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 70 MPH, OR REGISTER A SPEED OF 120 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO REFERRED HIM TO NHTSA. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SPEEDOMETER AND TACH DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND GM HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM IN NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT THIS ONE. *TR

LAST DEC I WAS DRIVING AND MY TACHOMETER BEGAN READING HIGHER THAN EXPECTED. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO REFUEL, THE TACHOMETER CONTINUED TO READ ~3000 RPM. MY VEHICLE HAD APPROX. 38K MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I RESEARCHED THIS SYMPTOM AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY A RECALL ON OTHER GM VEHICLES USING THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS. ONE SOLUTION IS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND THEN TURN ON THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS RESETS THE CLUSTER. HOWEVER, THIS IS TEMPORARY AND THE PROBLEM SOON RETURNS. ACCORDING TO NUMEROUS INTERNET FORUMS, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL MORE CRITICAL INSTRUMENTS (SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) EXHIBIT THE SAME ERRATIC SYMPTOMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AFTER NOTICING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, HE SMELLED STRONG GAS FUMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND FOUND ALL TYPES OF FUEL SPRAYING FROM IT. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOLD HIM THAT SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT HIM WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS TO DISCUSS THE EXPENSES OF THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK ANYMORE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND TAIL LIGHTS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WON'T WORK ANYMORE. GM SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH COMPLAINTS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THERE ARE RECALLS ON OTHER MODELS AROUND THE SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL ON THE TRAILBLAZER YET.

SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER NOT WORKING. TACHOMETER NOT WORKING. SPEED NOT BEING MEASURED RIGHT. I RAN OFF THE ROAD TURNING ON A CURVE BECAUSE I WAS GOING TOO FAST AND WAS NOT AWARE OF THE INCORRECT SPEED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V046000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000.

LIGHTS DIM DURING ACCELERATION. RUMOR HAS IT THAT THE CAR IS DOING DIAGNOSTIC TESTS WITH EXTRA LOADS, OR THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP IS KICKING ON. *TR

FUEL GAUGE UNRELIABLE/ERRATIC. FUSE GAUGE WILL READ PAST FULL OCCASIONALLY AFTER FILLING THE TANK. AFTER SOME AMOUNT OF FUEL IS CONSUMED THE GAUGE WILL SLOWLY BEGIN READING WITHIN RANGE AND EVENTUALLY AS THE TANK EMPTIES IT WILL TYPICALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, BEGIN TO READ WHAT I ASSUME IS A CORRECT AMOUNT. IT IS HIT/MISS AT EACH IGNITION TURN WHETHER THE GAUGE WILL READ WHAT APPEARS TO BE CORRECT FUEL LEVEL. WHEN THE ISSUE IS OCCURRING, THE GAUGE DOES NOT DO THE ?ZERO? RESET CALIBRATION. I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THIS COULD BE THE STEPPER MOTOR IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER (KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE) OR THE SENDING UNIT. THIS CONDITION IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE REMAINING AND I OR WHOEVER IS DRIVING THE VEHICLE COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ALONG A DESOLATE HIGHWAY WITH NO FUEL. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - FAN CLUTCH - HAVING TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH AFTER REPLACING LESS THAN 2 YRS AGO. *TR