2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I HAVE OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TB LTZ AND FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A GAS LEAK SOMEWHERE BUT I COULD NOT IDENTIFY WHERE. RECENTLY I FOUND THAT IT WAS LEAKING AROUND THE NECK OF THE PUMP WHERE IT WAS CORRODED AND THE SEAL FAILED. NOW EVERYTHING WORK WELL INCLUDING THE GAS PUMP AND I HAVE BEEN READING THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN EXISTING ON 2002 TRAILBLAZERS AND LATER. MY TB HAS 106,000 MILES ON IT AND UNFORTUNATELY OUT OF THE WARRANTLY PERIOD BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM JUST GLAD THE TRUCK DID NOT START A FIRE, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY FAMILY WAS IN IT OR IT WAS PARKED IN MY ATTACHED GARAGE. HAS THERE BEEN ANY RECALL ON THE GAS TANK. I HAVE NEVER BEEN ADVISED BY CHEVROLET EXCEPT FOR THE FILLER NECK WHICH I REALLY DON'T THINK WAS A PROBLEM AT THE TIME WITH MY TB. PLEASE HELP! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE OWNER SMELLED FUEL WHEN HE APPROACHED THE VEHICLE AND EVENTUALLY THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SEAMS IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK WERE LEAKING AND THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL TANK. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 40,5000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE REPAIR WAS MADE AT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE SEAM FAILURE WAS ON THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. UPDATED 10/13/09

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. SPEEDOMETER WENT OUT ON MY VACATION TO FLORIDA. HAD ABOUT 63,000 MILES THEN. IT GOT STUCK AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND STAYS STUCK UNTIL MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTS THE BATTERY CABLES. IT HAPPENS PROBABLY ONCE A WEEK. DON'T HAVE $600 DOLLARS TO FIX THE CLOISTER PROBLEM. READING ABOUT THE PROBLEM IT SEEMS PRETTY COMMON AND CHEVY SHOULD RECALL IT. I'VE HAD CHEVY'S ALL MY LIFE BUT THIS ONE IS A LEMON AND WOULDN'T RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE!!! ANY SUGGESTIONS? CAN CHEVY PAY PART OF IT OR RECALL IT?? THANKS *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AT APPROXIMATELY 56,000 MILES, DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS PERFORMED BY THE DEALER. FINDINGS: GAS VAPOR POURING FROM THE SEAL, CORROSION AND MOISTURE. NEED TO REPLACE THE GAS TANK. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT AND THE SPEEDOMETER GAUGE QUIT WORKING ON ME. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THIS AND FIND THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. APPARENTLY, CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL PROGRAM FOR DASHBOARD GAUGE ISSUES WITH OTHER MODELS BUT DID NOT INCLUDE THE TRAILBLAZER AS A COVERED MODELED UNDER THIS RECALL. OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAVE POSTED COMPLAINTS OR PROBLEMS ONLINE HAVE ADVISED FILING A COMPLAINT THROUGH THE NHTSA TO SEE IF ENOUGH COMPLAINTS CAN BE LODGED AGAINST CHEVROLET TO FORCE A RECALL. IT OBVIOUSLY IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE SPEEDOMETER. SOMETIMES MINE WORKS FINE, OTHER TIMES IT REGISTERS THE WRONG SPEED, AND STILL OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T REGISTER A SPEED AT ALL. IF THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG TRAILBLAZER OWNERS, THEN I WOULD THINK THAT CHEVROLET SHOULD COVER IT UNDER THEIR RECALL PROGRAM ALONG WITH THE OTHER MODELS OF CHEVROLET TRUCKS & CARS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THANK YOU. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS MALFUNCTIONING INTERMITTENTLY. I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW. ALSO HEAD LAMPS AT TIME WILL FAIL TO WORK, INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR HAS NOT WORKED PROPERLY FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE DOOR WAS NOT AIR TIGHT AND WOULD LET IN AIR & RAIN IN. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME AND AFTER APPROXIMATELY A COUPLE WEEKS THE PROBLEM WILL START AGAIN. THE WHOLE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAS FAILED, THE BLOWER GOES ON AND OFF BY ITS SELF; BUT WHEN YOU TRY AND TURN IT ON IT WILL NOT TURN ON. THIS INCLUDES THE DEFROSTER AND HEATER IT MAKES DRIVING VERY HAZARDOUS WHEN THE WINDOWS FOGS UP. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS; HE HAS SEEN A LARGE NUMBER OF TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ALONG WITH PROBLEMS WITH THE BACK HATCH GLASS SEPARATING FROM THE HINGE. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TO MY TRAILBLAZER AND MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE GLASS OR THE ENTIRE HATCH. I LOVE MY TRAILBLAZER BUT DISAPPOINTED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER SAID THE GAS TANK HAS A CRACK IN IT AND IS NOT FOUND TO BE A RECALL ITEM. WE BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD WARRANTY UNDER RECALL. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT MODEL. THE REAR HATCH LATCH FAILS TO LOCK OR UNLOCK DUE TO CORROSION. I FOUND ONLINE THAT THERE IS A RECALL COVERING CERTAIN GMC VEHICLES. THE SITE I FOUND LISTED THE 2003 CHEVROLET VEHICLE AS PART OF THIS RECALL. THE CAMPAIGN # IS 05V494000 AND THE GM RECALL # IS 05V494000. THE RECALL STATED THE FOLLOWING:CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE A REAR SIDE CLOSURE LATCH THAT MAY NOT LATCH OR UNLATCH DUE TO CORROSION CAUSED BY ROAD SPLASH, SUCH AS WATER AND ROAD SALT. THESE VEHICLES WERE ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. CONSEQUENCE SUMMARY: IF THE DOOR IS NOT LATCHED PROPERLY AND IT GOES UNNOTICED, IT MAY OPEN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF AN UNBELTED OCCUPANT FELL OUT OF THE VEHICLE, PERSONAL INJURIES COULD OCCUR. RECALL NOTES: GM RECALL NO. 05077. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET 1-800-630-2438. I SPOKE WITH A REPRESENTATIVE THERE AND GAVE HIM ALL MY INFORMATION. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. I GAVE HIM THE CAMPAIGN # LISTED ON THE WEBSITE AND HE LOOKED IT UP AND FOUND THE RECALL AND SAID THAT MAINE WAS NOT A STATE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I INFORMED HIM THAT THE RECALL I WAS VIEWING ON LINE CLEARLY LISTED MAINE AS A COVERED STATE. HE THEN SAID HE NOTICED IT. I GAVE HIM THE GM RECALL # AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL ONLY COVERS GMC ENVOY AND CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT MODELS. IT CLEARLY IS THE SAME PROBLEM. I CHECKED AND THE LATCH IS CORRODED DUE TO SALT AND WATER. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS IS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS THE OTHER VEHICLES AND SHOULD BE COVERED ON THIS RECALL. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE TRIM ITS LT AS OPPOSED TO THE EXT. *TR

SUN SHELL, (HOUSING) ON TRANSMISSION SHREDDED INTO OIL PAN AND RADIATOR. WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION LITERALLY EXPLODED SENDING METAL EVERYWHERE. CHECKED ON LINE POSTS AND SEE IT IS VERY COMMON ON 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, (76000 MILES). VERY DANGEROUS. LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE EXPRESSWAY. NO WARNING SIGNS!! *TR