2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. AFTER THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR OPENED AND WOULD NOT SHUT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND PURCHASED A NEW REAR DOOR LOCK COMPONENT. ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE AND REAR DOORS WOULD NOT REMAIN SHUT. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS AVAILABLE ON THE DEFECTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 350,000. UPDATED 07/29/08 *BF UPDATED 07/29/08. *JB

I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER NEW IN 2003. SOON AFTER, MY DRIVER'S SEATBELT BEGAN TO LOCK UP AND WOULD NOT RELEASE IN ORDER TO PUT IT ON, LEAVING ME TO DRIVE WITHOUT WEARING A SEATBELT. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER OF THE PROBLEM. OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SEATBELT, FRAME, OR MECHANISMS 5 TIMES. I HAVE 15 DOCUMENTED TIMES OF ISSUES WITH THE SEATBELT. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ALL THE PHONE CALLS OR HUNDREDS OF TIMES IT LOCKED UP THAT I EVENTUALLY GOT IT UNLOCKED MYSELF. I CALLED AND WROTE THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THE DEALER FINALLY FOUND A DOCUMENT THEY PRESENTED ME DEALING WITH THE ISSUE WHICH STATES YOU HAVE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AND PRESS IN CERTAIN AREAS TO RELEASE THE BELT. SOMETIMES THIS WORKS, SOMETIMES I AM UNABLE TO GET IT TO RELEASE AND MUST DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT. THIS IS ILLEGAL IN MY STATE AND PUNISHABLE BY A TICKET AND FINE. I HAVE BEGGED FOR HELP TO NO AVAIL WITH THE DEALER WHO SAYS THEY ARE SORRY. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM FOR OTHERS AS WELL. *TR

BEGAN TO SMELL FUEL FROM THE REAR OF MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THE FILLER NECK SOME TIMES CRACKS AND WOULD BE FIXED WITHOUT COST. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER, THEY DROPPED THE TANK AND SAID THE FUEL MODULE WAS CORRODED AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TANK BUT WANT 625.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE FUEL MODULE. AND WILL NOT RELEASE MY VEHICLE. I TOLD THEM TO PUT IT BACK THE WAY IT WAS AND THEY SAID THEY CAN'T. *TR

HEADLIGHTS CONTINUE TO TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

MY AIRBAG HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND I WAS FORCED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED EVEN THOUGH MANY OTHER MODELS OF MY VEHICLES WERE UNDER A RECALL ON BOTH FRONTAL AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAGS. MY VIN# DIDN'T APPLY BUT WAS SHOWING ALL OF THE PROBLEMS LISTED UNDER THE OTHER MODELS RECALL. IT WAS ABOUT $450 TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING COIL WHICH I HAD DONE AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND MADE A RIGHT TURN, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN. AS A RESULT, ANOTHER VEHICLE ALMOST STRUCK THE DOOR. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CLOSE THE DOOR RIGHT AWAY BECAUSE HE ONLY HAS ONE ARM; THEREFORE, THE DOOR REMAINED OPEN FOR APPROXIMATELY 500 FEET. THE CONTACT HAD TO SECURE THE DOOR WITH A BUNGEE CORD. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC AND WAS CHARGED $105. HE WAS THEN INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. BECAUSE HE IS ON DISABILITY, HE CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AFFECTS 3 OUT OF THE 4 DOORS ON THE VEHICLE WHEN MAKING RIGHT TURNS. THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS OPEN AND, WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS, THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR OPENS AS WELL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 07/07/08. *LJ THE DEALER REPLACED THE DOOR ACTUATORS. UPDATED *JB

HEARD FUNNY NOISE COMING FROM VEHICLE. AFTER THAT THE CARS BATTERY WOULD BE DEAD. COULD RECHARGE BATTERY BUT IT WOULD BE DEAD THE NEXT DAY. TOOK IT IN TO A PRIVATE SHOP WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE FRAME WAS CORRODED AND DRAWING DOWN THE BATTERY BY GROUNDING ON THE FRAME. IT ALSO DESTROYED A COMPUTER AND TWO PLUGS ON THE TRANSMISSION NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH. TOTAL REPAIRS TO VEHICLE TOTALED OVER $2,300.00. *TR

2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. FUEL GAUGE WAS VERY ERRATIC THEN QUIT. CONTACTED DEALER SAID THEY HAVE HAD PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALL. CHEVY HAS RECALLED 2003 TRUCKS FOR SAME PROBLEM. THE TRAILBLAZER HAS THE SAME GAUGE CLUSTER, BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WINDOW FALLS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, INTO THE DOOR. WILL NOT ROLL UP INTO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION WHEN ELECTRIC WINDOW SWITCH IS ACTIVATED. MUST MANUALLY PUSH THE GLASS INTO THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION, HOWEVER, AS STATED ABOVE, IT WILL FALL WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS HAZARD IN THAT WHEN THE WINDOW FALLS WITHOUT WARNING, NOT ONLY CAN THE DRIVER BE STARTLED AND MAKE A DRIVING ERROR, BUT ALSO, GIVEN THE EXTERIOR CONDITIONS, CREATE A VERY UNSAFE DRIVING / OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. *TR

SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING AROUND 55K MILES. FINALLY QUIT TOTALLY AT 77K WHICH WAS BEYOND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY THE 500 BUCKS TO GET IT FIXED WITH $4 A GALLON GAS. AS SMOOTH AS THE TRAILBLAZER RIDES IT IS HARD TO TELL HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING,,,,,,,,,,,CERTAINLY A SAFETY HAZARD. GM SHOULD BE COVERING THIS FOR LIFE OF CAR. *TR