2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING FROM WORK I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND THE TRAILBLAZERS RPM DROPPED DOWN AND THE TRUCK SHUT OFF IN TRAFFIC. BUT ALL THE LIGHTS WERE ON. I HAD TO RESTART THE TRUCK AND IT CRANK UP. THREE WEEKS LATER I WAS PULLING UP TO A GAS STATION AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO STOP AND THE TRUCK CUT OFF (SAME EXPERIENCE). YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING IN 5 O'CLOCK TRAFFIC AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND IT SHUT OFF AGAIN. *TR

STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO FORWARD WOULD GO BACKWARDS HAD JUST HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED 1 YEAR BEFORE ONLY HAD 79K MILES BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW BOTH DRIVER WINDOW MOTORS HAVE GONE OUT SEAL TO FRONT DRIVER DOOR TRANSMISSION REPLACE PWR STEERING--RACK AND PINIONS AND USUALLY HAVE REGULAR CHECK UP WORST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT. *TR

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROXIMATELY 63,000 MILES ALREADY ON IT. WITHIN A MONTH I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DOING FUNNY THINGS LIKE READING 100MPH WHEN I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 25MPH. I CONTACTED A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST $500 TO REPAIR. WE DO NOT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY SO I LEFT IT. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED UNTIL THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER. I HAD LEARNED HOW TO GAUGE MY SPEED BY USING THE TAKOMETER BUT THAT STARTED TO GO SHORTLY AFTER THE SPEEDOMETER. NOW MY BATTERY GAUGE IS STARTING TO SHOW SIGNS OF FRITZING. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I NOW HAVE A GPS WHICH CAN TELL ME MY SPEED BUT THE BATTERY GAUGE IS A DEFINATE SAFETY ISSUE. THANK YOU! *TR

STARTED HEARING A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. TOOK IT IN TO GET CHECKED OUT. HAD TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH MOTOR AT A COST OF NEARLY 500 DOLLARS. 2 WEEKS LATER STARTED HAVING CRAZY SPEEDOMETER READINGS. *TR

SPEEDOMETER IS GOING PAST 120 MPH WHILE DRIVING AND WHEN SITTING STILL IT READS AROUND 60 MPH. I HAVE NO MONEY TO FIX IT AT THIS TIME. *TR

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOOK IT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THERE IS A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK BUT CHEVY ALSO KNEW THIS WAS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY GET ALOT OF THEM BUT BECAUSE THE TB HAS SO MANY MILES ON IT I MUST FOOT THE BILL OF 1500 TO REPLACE IT EVEN THOUGH IT THE GAS TANK AND THEY KNEW THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH IT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THEE WAS A PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER, WHERE THE FILL SPOUT IS ON THE GAS TANK, IS BROKE, BY TALKING AND CHECKING ON THE WEB, THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM, CHEVROLET SAID,"I HATE IT FOR YOU THAT I DON'T LIVE IN A HIGH CORROSION AREA", BUT THEY HAVE SENT A SPECIAL BULLETIN FOR THE DEFECT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE OF WHERE I LIVE. THIS IS DANGEROUS FOR ALOT OF REASONS, FUEL LEAKS FOR 1 THE ONLY REMEDY IS 1,500.00. *TR

ON 04-06-2009 AT 10:30 AM I WAS DRIVING SOUTH ON MD RT. 4 . THE TRANSMISSION THEN SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DECELERATING. FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, MY RPM'S RACED AND THEN SLAMMED INTO GEAR ALMOST CAUSING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE INTERMITTENT SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM VEHICLE; CONSISTENTLY DECLINING MPG; SES LIGHT COMING ON; TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER HAVING RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THERE WAS A FUEL TANK OR PUMP ISSUE; THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE FILLER NECK WAS CRACKED A ND LEAKING BUT STATED THAT IT WASN'T PART OF THE REPAIRS FROM THE LETTER AND SAID IT WOULD COST A $1000 TO REPLACE MY FUEL TNK AND THEN THEY WOULD REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FOR FREE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DIM PERIODICALLY WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THE CONTACT HAS NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. UPDATED 04-24-09 *BF UPDATED 04/27/09.*JB