2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE REAR WINDOW IN THE GATE ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS BECOME DISCONNECTED ON ONE SIDE AT THE HINGE. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT WITH THE WAY IT IS ADHERED (VIA SOME SORT OF GLUE) AS THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO THE AREA ITSELF. AS MY VEHICLE IS AN EXT MODEL, IT HAS A SECTION ACROSS THE VERY TOP THAT IS ALSO SIMPLY GLUED TO THE BODY WHICH HOLDS THE CENTRALLY MOUNTED BRAKE LIGHT. I'VE NOTICED SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE LAST YEAR THAT THIS SECTION WITH THE BRAKE LIGHT COMES IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF WHEN YOU OPEN THE MAIN GATE & SEEMS REALLY LOOSE HOT WEATHER. TODAY, WHEN I OPENED THE REAR LATCH/GATE I HEARD AN UNUSUAL SOUND AND WHEN I CLOSED THE GATE & INSPECTED IT I NOTED THAT THE WINDOW PORTION APPEARED SKEWED. UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION OF THE WINDOW AREA I DISCOVERED THAT THE PASSENGER-SIDE WINDOW HINGE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE GATE & WAS NO LONGER FORMING A SEAL. AS THERE WAS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THE AREA (THE HINGE SIMPLY LIFTED RIGHT AWAY FROM THE AREA IT WAS GLUED TO), ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS MUST A DEFECT IN ASSEMBLY & MAY AFFECT SIMILAR VEHICLES. IF THE OTHER HINGE WERE TO ALSO SEPARATE THE ENTIRE GLASS ASSEMBLY WOULD NO LONGER BE ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE WHICH COULD RESULT IN CAUSING A COLLISION OR OTHER INCIDENT TO VEHICLES FOLLOWING THE AFFECTED VEHICLE. OBVIOUSLY, OTHER DAMAGE CAUSED BY RAIN/ELEMENTS WOULD ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THE LACK OF PROPER SEAL BETWEEN THE WINDOW & THE REAR GATE. *TR

THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONT-END COLLISION THAT WILL MOST LIKELY TOTAL THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DID DEPLOY. *TR

SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING AFTER SHORT TRAVEL DISTANCE. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TRAVEL FOR 10-20 MINS. I KNOW I'M TRAVELING AT 55MPH BUT IT READS 20MPH OR SO. *TR

2003 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (25 MPH) HEARD A LOAD CLUNK ( LIKE SOMETHING EITHER HIT OR FELL OF THE VEHICLE), THEN A HIGH PITCHED WHINING SOUND, GOT THE VEHICLE HOME (11PM). IN THE MORNING, TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO BE LOOKED AT FOUND THAT I HAD NO REVERSE, HAD TO PUSH IT OUT OF THE GARAGE. I HAVE A EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT HAVE GIVEN FIRESTONE PERMISSION TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILD UNIT FROM GM. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT MY WARRANTY WILL COVER, BUT BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD FOOT THE BILL, SINCE THIS HAD BEEN A REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THIS TRANSMISSION FOR YEARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERHEATING BULB IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN 2004 FOR THIS FAILURE AT 40,000 MILES. THE DEALER INSPECTED BOTH LIGHTS AND DISCOVERED THAT ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT WAS DEFECTIVE. THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT WAS NOT AFFECTED AT THE TIME, BUT CURRENTLY IT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL THREE YEARS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY TESTED AND DIAGNOSED, THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE PASSENGER SIDE TAIL LIGHT. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,839 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A LOUD SOUND WHEN DRIVING OR IDLING. ITS SOUNDS LIKE A DUMP TRUCK. HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE SAID THAT IT IS THE FAN CLUTCH. I THEN HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED AND THE SOUND CONTINUES. *TR

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GOES HAYWIRE WHEN CAR IN OPERATION. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL NOT SHOW CORRECT SPEED. THE TACHOMETER WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL. THESE PROBLEM ARE INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I AM HOPING THIS WILL BE COVERED BY A RECALL THROUGH GM. *TR

TRAILBLAZER LS 2003 HAS PROBLEMS WITH CODE P0442 AND CHECKED OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM SAME VEHICLES (2002) ISSUED IN THE PAST. GAS TANK IS LEAKING THEREFORE A RECALL MUST INCLUDE THIS MODELS YEAR TOO. *TR

THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 33,377 MILES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE VEHICLE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WITH 43,971 MILES. (MILES PER EACH TRANSFER CASE)THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND IN 4WD. I SELECTED THE AWD MODE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND BUT STOPPED IDLING ROUGH. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN 4WD IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE 4WD MODE. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4 LOW AND IT WENT INTO 4 LOW BUT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4 LOW. THE SERVICING DEALER AND GM CLAIM THE TC FAILURE IS BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THEREFORE USE THE AWD AND 4WD MORE THAN OTHER REGIONS. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY CLAIM GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. THE SECOND DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT ASSURED ME THAT THE TC WOULD FAIL AGAIN. BOTH DEALER SAID THEY SEE THESE TRAILBLAZER TC FAILING ALL WINTER LONG. THERE WERE ABOUT 4 TO 5 TRAILBLAZERS IN THE SERVICE DEPT (NOT INCLUDING OURS) WITH BROKEN TRANSFER CASES. *TR

I'D DRIVEN 60 MILES TO DESTINATION. 1/2 HOUR LATER WENT OUT TO TRAILBLAZER. THERE WAS A LARGE PUDDLE OF TRANSMISSION FLUID UNDER THE VEHICLE AND A TRAIL OF DRIPS LEADING UP TO IT. MECHANIC DETERMINED THE LINE RUBBED ON CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND WORE A HOLE IN IT. THE FLUID SPRAYED ALL OVER UNDER THE VEHICLE. HE SAID IT WAS AMAZING THERE WASN'T A FIRE BECAUSE OF HOW FLAMMABLE IT IS AND HOW HOT THE CONVERTER GETS. IT WAS DOWN 4 QUARTS OF FLUID. HE SPLICED OUT THE WORN LINE AND USED A COUPLER TO FIX IT AND MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE CONVERTER. *TR