2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A MALFUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER. ALTHOUGH GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER TRUCKS AND SUVS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, THE TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT BEEN MADE A PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE FRIENDS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRAILBLAZERS, SO IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 64K MILES AT THE CURRENT TIME, WHICH WOULD FALL WITHIN THE REALM OF WARRANTY REPAIR FOR THE OTHER RECALLED VEHICLES. I AM AN AVID CHEVY OWNER, BUT I FEEL THAT GM HAS FALLEN DOWN ON ADDRESSING THIS CONCERN WITH TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR

HAD CAR ACCIDENT WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND HIT A RETAINING WALL GOING ABOUT 45 MILES AN HOUR AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY 2003 TRAIL BLAZER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING AND THAT THERE WAS A FRACTURE IN THE FUEL INLET VALVE WHICH WAS CONNECTED TO THE SPOUT. THERE WAS NO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT ASSUME THE REPAIR COST AND THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES. THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD REVIEW THE CASE AND INFORM HIM OF THE OUTCOME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

SAFETY PROBLEM WITH SEAL WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS GAS TANK. THIS SEAL CRACKS. GAS SPILLS OUT THIS SEAL WHEN FUELING AND EMITS A STRONG GAS ODOR WHEN ENGINE IS ON OR OFF, MORE SO WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM BUT ONLY EXT MODELS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FREE REPLACEMENT BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT LIMITED TO EXT MODELS. SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS ARE USED ON NON EXT MODELS. COST TO REPAIR IS $1400! THIS IS A HEALTH CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD DUE TO FUMES ESCAPING VEHICLE *CN

2003 TRAILBLAZER LT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON FOR ABOUT A 3 WEEKS. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO SERVICE AT DEALERSHIP, WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY FUEL TANK BECAUSE THERE WAS A LEAK IN MY FUEL TANK AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED. COST WOULD BE ABOUT $1100.00. I HAVE ALSO REPLACED MY KICK PANEL AT LEAST 6 TIMES. EVERYTIME I HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR SOMETHING THAT IS POORLY MADE BY THE MANUFACTURE. I KNOW OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION FOR US, WE NEED YOUR HELP. I DRIVE MY VEHICLE EVERYDAY AND ONLY HAVE ABOUT 63,000 MILES, MY VEHICLE IS LIKE NEW AND I AM THE ONLY DRIVER. *TR

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ALL GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH NUMEROUS MAKES AND MODELS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED - THE TRAILBLAZER HAS NOT. GM WILL NOT TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO MAKE THIS RIGHT ON THEIR OWN. I THINK THEY NEED A LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT. A RECALL IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. A NON-FUNCTIONING SPEEDOMETER IS AN EASY WAY TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEEN NOT WORKING PROPERLY. OIL GAUGE IS PEGGED WAY PAST THE HIGHEST NUMBER. BATTERY VOLTAGE SHOWS MINUS VOLTS, RPM SHOWS MINUS NUMBERS WHEN STOPPED OR EVEN ZERO RPMS WHEN MOVING. TEMP GAUGE NOW STARTS SHOWING LESS THAN NORMAL. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED BY CHEVY. IF OTHER MODELS IN THIS CLASS ARE FIXED WHY NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 TRAILBLAZER FAILED, READING 2-3X ACTUAL SPEED. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

GAUGES AND SPEEDOMETER ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER QUIT WORKING. PROBLEM EVENTUALLY CAUSED PROBLEMS TO THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.. HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT, ALL DASH LIGHTS QUIT WORKING AND ELECTRIC POWER TO ENGINE EVENTUALLY SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. IF YOU LOOK ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZERS, BUT NO RECALL? *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. A FEW WEEKS AGO I FOUND OUT MY 4X4 WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. AFTER ONLY DRIVING MY BLAZER 3 TIMES, AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70), I HEARD A VERY LOUD KNOCK IN THE FRONT END SHORTLY FOLLOWED BY CONTINUOUS KNOCKING AND VERY QUICKLY LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKES. DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEING ON MY SIDE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND PLACE THE CAR IN PARK AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE GARAGE. UPON REVIEW OF THE FRONT END IT WAS DETERMINED THE FRONT END DIFFERENTIAL LITERALLY BLEW APART. MY TRAILBLAZER ONLY HAS 84,000 MILES AND I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE FRONT AXLE. MOST LIKELY AT A COST OF AT LEAST $2,000.00. THIS REPAIR INCLUDES THE COST OF AN AXLE FROM A SALVAGE YARD...NOT A NEW ONE AND ENTAILS AT LEAST 16 HOURS OF LABOR. WITH REVIEW OF ARTICLES POSTED TO AUTO SITES ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH TRAILBLAZERS. WHY IS GM NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES? I WAS LUCKY THIS MORNING. MY MECHANIC DOES NOT KNOW HOW I WAS NOT IN A SERIOUS WRECK SEEING THAT THIS HAPPENED DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. *TR