2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I PURCHASED THE USED 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER MAY 2006. LAST YEAR THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED JUMPING ABOVE MY ACTUAL SPEED. APPROX. 4 DAYS LATER IT RECTIFIED ITSELF. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 - 6 TIMES AND EACH TIME THE SAME THING HAPPENS AND IT TAKES ABOUT 4 DAYS TO FIX ITSELF AGAIN. I HAVEN'T KEPT A LOG BUT IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. I'VE READ OTHER OWNERS STATING WHAT THEY HAD DONE. I CANNOT AFFORD $300 - $400 TAKING IT TO A DEALER. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS NEED TO MADE BEFORE A RECALL IT SET IN MOTION FOR CHEVROLET? THANK YOU! *TR

WINDSHIELD LOOSENS FROM SEAL , HAD REPLACED 1 TIME AND NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN SOON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CLOSING THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE BUSHING AND STRIKER PLATE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR DROPPED HALF AN INCH. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP FOR THE SAME FAILURE ON BOTH THE FRONT AND PASSENGER SIDE DOORS. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300-$600 PER DOOR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THE MIDDLE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WOULD NOT BLOW AIR. THE DEFROST AND FLOOR BLOWER DID BLOW OUT AIR. AS OF NOVEMBER 2008 NONE OF THE BLOWERS BLOW OUT AIR EXCEPT FOR BRIEF OCCASIONS. IF THE BLOWER DOES WORK THEN THIS CREATES A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WON'T SHUT OFF AND THE BATTERY GOES DEAD. I'VE READ ABOUT SEVERAL OWNERS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. THE SUGGESTED TEMPORARY FIX FOR THIS ISSUE IS TO LOOK UP FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE ARE TWO UNITS, ONE CONTROLS THE DEFROST AND FOOT BLOWER AND ONE CONTROLS THE MIDDLE BLOWER WHICH IS HARDER TO GET TO. IT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THAT THERE THERE IS A PIN FOR EACH UNIT THAT SLIPPED OUT AND NEEDS TO BE RECONNECTED. ONE CUSTOMER INDICATED IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MEANT TO FALL OUT AT SOME POINT, IN OTHER WORDS FOR GM TO MAKE REVENUE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED AND I REQUEST THAT THIS IS CONSIDERED AS A RECALL AND GM IMMEDIATELY FIX THIS ISSUE AT NO COST. GM HAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATED QUOTE OF $800 - $900 TO FIX THE ACTUARY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND THIS SERVICE. *TR

I BOUGHT A USED 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2 MONTHS AGO, NOW I' HAVING OVER $1500 WORTH OF TRANSMISSION WORK DONE TO IT! AFTER COMING DOWNHILL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, AS I STARTED UP, A NOISE CAME FROM UNDER MY FEET. I LOST POWER AND EVERY TIME I GAVE IT GAS, THAT NOISE RETURNED. ALMOST RAN OVER BY THE HEAVY TRAFFIC SPEEDING DOWN THE HILL, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE DANGEROUS SHOULDER. SHOP SAID SHELL BROKE APART AND WENT INTO TRANS. SHOP SAID HE HAS MADE A GOOD LIVING ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS!!!...AND REPLACES THEM WITH A MUCH BETTER, THICKER, STRONGER "SPLINE" IN THEM. WHO HAS TO GET KILLED BEFORE THEY SWITCH OVER TO THESE BETTER AFTERMARKET PIECES? *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. 3 OF 6 GAUGES DO NOT WORK WAS TOLD AROUND 600.00 TO FIX. ONE OF NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH 2003 TRAILBLAZER INCLUDING TAIL LIGHT ISSUE, HEAD LIGHT AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEMS. HAS APROX 76,000 MILES NOW. *TR

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 4WD. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE HAS ROLLED AWAY WHILE IN PARK. ALSO, THE VEHICLE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WENT FORWARD WHEN THE GEAR SELECT WAS IN REVERSE. FINALLY, ON 4 OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE PUT ITSELF IN NEUTRAL. TWICE AT SPEED AND TWICE WHILE WAITING AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS. THIS VEHICLE NEARLY RAN OVER MY 3-YEAR-OLD CHILD AND THE DEALER CLAIMS ALL OF THESE INSTANCES HAVE BEEN DRIVER ERROR. I'VE HAD IT WITH GM AND THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO SEE ANY URGENCY WITH THIS HUGE SAFETY RELATED ISSUE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED DURING HOLIDAY TRIP . HAD CRUISE ON WHEN APPROACH AN INTERSECTION MADE TURN WHEN I CHECKED SPEED IT SAID 90 SLOWED DOWN WAS ALMOST REARENDED AFTER THAT I REALIZED WHAT HAPPENED SO I DROVE WITH FLOW OF TRAFFIC .NEXT DAY GOT ON LINE DID SOME RESEARCH FOUND OUT GM HAS THIS PROBLEM ON SEVERAL TYPES OF VEHICLES SOME RECALLED SOME NOT .AS OF NOW I DISCONNECTED BATTERY FOR 15MIN.RECONNECTED IT AND ITS WORKING AGAIN. TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS A 300 -700 DOLLAR REPAIR .DOESN'T SEEM FAIR BECAUSE THEY SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE . IF A YOUNG DRIVER OR ELDERLY DRIVER WERE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY COULD CAUSE A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT COUNTLESS INJURIES / DEATHS AND PROPERTY DAMAGE. GM KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM WHY AREN'T THEY FORCED TO FIX IT. GOES BACK TO THE 2001 MODEL YEAR TO PRESENT .THE INTERNET HAS PROBABLY THOUSANDS WITH THIS SAME ISSUE. AND COULDN'T ACCESS GMS COMPLAINT SITE. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FREEZES UP AND WILL NOT GO BACK TO 0. HAS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN 6 WEEKS. *TR

FOR THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, THE SPEEDOMETER HAS BEEN ACTING UP. IT IS NOW BURIED PAST THE TOP REGISTERED SPEED. IT WILL VARY FROM TIME TO TIME, BUT IS, FOR THE MOST PART, NON-WORKING. IT WILL SHOW THAT I AM AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SITTING IDLE OR IN PARK. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM AND FROM WHAT I CAN SEE, I AM NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AND I FEEL THAT GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR