2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SAFARI TREX TIRES, SIZE P245/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL INTO A SPINOUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE TREAD DEBRIS EXPLODED IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE ROAD DUE TO THE MASSIVE FORCE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

2003 TRAILBLAZER FILLER NECK ON FUEL TANK CRACKED, FUEL TANK IS SAME PART NUMBER AS TRAILBLAZER EXT WHICH IS UNDER SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR SAME PROBLEM, HOWEVER REGULAR MODEL IS NOT. COST TO REPLACE FUEL TANK IS $900 FOR OEM NEW PRODUCT. *TR

ABOUT A MONTH AGO I STARTED TO SMELL GAS VAPORS WHEN I DROVE MY CAR. ONE DAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND A PERSON NEXT TO ME HONKED HIS HORN AND TOLD ME THAT HE SAW GAS LEAKING UNDER MY CAR. I WAS NEAR PEP BOYS AND PULLED IN THE PARKING LOT. I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND LOOKED UNDERNEATH IT. I SAW A LOT OF GAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER MY FUEL TANK AND FALLING ONTO THE GROUND. I WENT INSIDE PEP BOYS AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. IT WAS NEARLY CLOSING TIME SO I LEFT THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND CALLED FOR A RIDE HOME. PEP BOYS CALLED ME THE NEXT MORNING AND GAVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF $270 JUST TO DROP THE TANK AND LOOK AT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THE LEAK. THEY SAID IT WAS LIKELY A BAD FUEL PUMP OR BAD FUEL LINES. I ASKED THEM ANOTHER ESTIMATE ON HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO FIX MY GAS LEAK. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST AROUND $600 TO $800 TO FIX MY CAR IF THE FUEL PUMP OR BAD FUEL LINES WERE REALLY THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM TO NOT WORK ON THE CAR AND SAID THAT I WOULD PICK IT UP. SO I TOWED THE CAR BACK HOME AND PULLED IT INTO THE GARAGE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT MY CAR HAS LEAKED GAS. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK OFF THE FUEL TANK TO CHECK WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE TOP OF THE TANK, THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED AND THERE WAS GAS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PUMP. ALSO WHEN I TOOK THE TANK OFF, THE FILLER NECK HOSE WAS CRACKED AND WAS NOT CONNECTED TO THE GAS TANK. I CALLED A JUNK YARD AND ORDERED A FUEL PUMP FOR $150. I ALSO CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD THEM MY ISSUE. THEY SAID THAT MY CAR HAD TOO MANY MILES ON IT AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY ANYMORE. SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT HELP ME, I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ISSUED A SAFETY DEFECT ON MY VEHICLE. THEY SAID THAT THERE WAS A EXTENDED SPECIAL COVERAGE ON MY VEHICLE THAT MIGHT COVER THE REPAIR. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND I AM WAITING FOR THEM TO CALL ME BACK. RIGHT NOW MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE GARAGE FOR ALMOST A MONTH. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO BUY A NEW GAS TANK FOR $500. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM SIMILAR TO MANY OTHERS. I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM WITH THE SPEEDOMETER ON THIS VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER OCCASSIONALLY STOPS WORKING ENTIRELY FROM TIME TO TIME AND OTHER TIMES, HAS A MIND OF IT'S OWN AND DECIDES TO MAKE A RANDOM NUMBER THE ZERO MARK AND INCREASE SPEED FROM THAT POINT. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THERE ARE TIMES THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM TRAVELING. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THIS MATTER TO GENERAL MOTORS IN AN ATTEMPT TO GIVE THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECTIFY AN UNSAFE SITUATION. IN RESPONSE, THEY ASKED ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE INTO A CERTIFIED GM DEALER FOR A VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR. I DID JUST THAT. MY VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE DEALER WAS NICE ENOUGH TO INFORM ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL RELATED PROBLEMS THAT GM HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR... UNFORTUNATELY, I SEEM TO HAVE THE ONLY MODEL IN THIS VEHICLE CLASS THAT IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL. AND GM WAS NICE ENOUGH TO OFFER TO DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN MY CASE... WHICH INCLUDES NOT REFUNDING THE COST OF THE DIAGNOSTIC THAT THEY REQUESTED IN ORDER TO GATHER THEIR INFORMATION. IN MY DISAPPOINTMENT, I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND COME ACROSS SEVERAL LAWSUITS AGAINST GM FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM... SOME OF WHICH EVEN INCLUDE THE TRAILBLAZER. MY QUESTION IS THIS: DO I HAVE ANY OTHER COURSE OF ACTION? ALSO, HAS THERE ALREADY BEEN A COMPLAINT SIMILAR TO THIS THAT MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT REGISTERING THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF FUEL. OCCASIONALLY, THE GAUGE WOULD INDICATE THAT NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE AT THAT TIME. ONE YEAR LATER, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, ACTUATOR ON THE AIR CONDITIONING/HEATING SYSTEM, AND THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE ACTUATOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $720. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 4/23/09 *CN UPDATED 04/28/09. *JB

THE CLUSTER IN MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER IS NOT WORKING. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE 2004 TAHOE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUIT WORKING DURING A COLD RAINY SPELL IN JANUARY 2009. AS THE WEATHER WARMED, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTING WORKING BUT QUICKLY MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AND STAYS AT 120 CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED IN FEB. 2009, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD ALL FUSES AND WIRING CHECKED BY AN ASE CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE HAS COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN JAN 2004, I HAD IT RETURNED TWICE COMPLAINING OF A TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE. LOCAL DEALER WOULD NOT ADDRESS THE ISSUE AS THE NOISE WOULD COME A GO..I ISSUED A COMPLAINT TO THE DEALER AND THEY GOT UPSET BUT NEVER VOLUNTERRED TO FIX THE NOISE.. LAST MONTH A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM MY ENGINE, LIKE A VACUUM SOUND.. I LOST POWER AND WAS FORCED TO LEAVE THE TRUCK AT A GM DEALERSHIP.. THEY FIXED MADE REPAIRS BY REPLACING THE CLUTCH PUMP. COTS ME 900.00 FOR REPAIRS. NOW 3 WEEKS LATER I NOTICED THAT THE TICKING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE HAS DISAPPEARED.... IF THE CHEVY DEALER ONLY ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM A FEW YEARS AGO WHEN I ORIGINALLY COMPLAINED , I MAY NOT HAD TO DISH OUT 900 FOR REPAIRS.. THANK YOU CHEVY! AND YOU WONDER WHY YOUR GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.! GOOD RIDDINS! *TR

THESE SPEEDOMETER CEASES TO WORK IN COLD WEATHER. IT WILL SHOW 40 OR EVEN 80 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE IT STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT. OFTEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE INDICATOR IS POINTED AT THE ODOMETER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. NOT KNOWING YOUR ACTUAL SPEED IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS BUT WAS TOLD BY A CHEVROLET DEALER THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I LOOKED ON THIS WEBSITE AND DID FIND ONE BUT I MAY HAVE MISSED IT, AS I AM NEW TO THIS AREA OF CAR OWNERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED LIT UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED A SMALL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKAGE WHENEVER THE FUEL TANK WAS FILLED TO CAPACITY. THE DRIVER FILLS THE FUEL TANK HALFWAY IN ORDER TO AVOID LEAKAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE SAME FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 107,000.