2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY NEEDED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

GM FAILED TO FIX RECALL # 04087 NOV 01, 2004 | RECALL ID# 25264 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS NOV 01, 2004 MODEL AFFECTED TRAILBLAZER ------------------------------- MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER RIGHT BRAKE TAIL LAMP IS INOPERATIVE AND I AM GOING TO FAIL MY ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTION. CHECKED BULBS AND SWITCHED LAMP BOARD 16532713 TO DETERMINE IT WAS A FAULTY LAMP BOARD. DETERMINED PART WAS ON RECALL LIST IN 2004. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE PART. DEALERSHIP, LINDSEY CHEVEROLETT, IS UNWILLING TO REPLACE SINCE THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE BOARD IN 2005 WHEN THE CAR WAS IN FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE. CONTACTED GM HEADQUARTERS CUSTOMER SERVICE SUPERVISOR, PAULA ALVERA, AND SHE SAID I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR A CERTIFIED GM MECHANIC TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A $25 PART. CONCERNED GM HAS A TEMPORARY SOLUTION FOR THIS RECALL THAT ONLY LAST 2-3 YEARS. *TR

3 MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY SPEEDOMETER. I WOULD BE SITTING STILL AND IT WOULD BE READING 50 MPH. THIS WOULD OCCUR OFTEN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GARAGE AND THEY REPLACED THE SPEED SENSOR AND THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO GM DEALER BECAUSE THIS WAS SOMETHING THEY COULD NOT FIX SINCE IT INVOLVED THE CLUSTER GUAGE. NOW THIS GUAGE IS RESTING ANY WHERE BETWEEN 100 AND 120 MPH. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE AND GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DOING ALOT OF RESEARCH AND SEE THAT I AM NOT AONE IN THIS PROBLEM WIH THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER LS STARTED LEAKING FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. GAS SMELL IS PRESENT ALL THE TIME. FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR

WHILE USING THE CRUISE CONTROL OF MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGINS TO READ ERRATICALLY. SOMETIMES, IT IS OBVIOUSLY WRONG, BUT IT ALSO SLOWLY CREEPS TO A DIFFERENT SPEED WITHOUT NOTICING IT. ALSO THE CRUISE CONTROL SEEMS TO FOLLOW WITH THE SPEEDOMETER WHETHER OR NOT IT IS READING CORRECTLY. *TR

GASOLINE SMELL WHEN CAR IS RUNNING. POSSIBLY RELATED TO FUEL TANK CONNECTORS. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER THAT'S BEEN MAKING A TAPPING NOISE FOR MONTHS WHEN I TURN IT OFF BUT TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. TOLD SOMETIME EXHAUST SYSTEM MAKES THIS INNOCENT NOISE. NOW STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER AND IT SOUNDS LIKE A JET TAKING OFF THEN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOLD BY DEALER THAT CLUTCH FAN BROKEN AND NEED TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AT A COST OF $900. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, FOUND HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. REQUESTING A RECALL!!! *TR

SMELL OF GAS AROUND VEHICLE. CRACKED FUEL TANK FILL TUBE CHECK VALVE BROKEN AT TANK. *TR

INTERMITTENTLY THE SPEEDOMETER READS FROM A FEW MPH HIGH TO 70 MPH HIGH. THIS PROBLEM IS WELL DOCUMENTED ACROSS THE GM PRODUCT LINE AND IS COVERED IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY GM. BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. WHY NOT? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAD IT REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS). FOUR YEARS LATER, TWO OF THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AGAIN. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE OCCURRED 30,000 MILES LATER, THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME ANY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.