2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

ALMOST WEEKLY WE HAVE TO HAVE ACORNS REMOVED FROM BLOWER IN DASHBOARD BECAUSE SQUIRRELS GET UP INSIDE DASHBOARD FROM UNDERNEATH THE CAR AND STASH THE NUTS IN THE DASHBOARD AND THE NUTS GET ALL CAUGHT IN THE FAN AND CAUSE IT TO SHAKE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD,....WAS TOLD WHEN I CALLED TO MAKE APPOINTMENT FOR BLOWER MOTOR PROBLEMS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THE PROBLEM WAS PROBABLY ACORNS IN THE DASH AND THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO CHARGE ME FOR THE SERVICE CALL AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT THE SQUIRREL AND ACORNS GETTING INTO THE DASHBOARD. IN FACT THEY WERE NUTS AND WHEN I TALKED TO CHEVY ABOUT FIXING THE PROBLEM I WAS LAUGHED AT AND THEY TOLD ME TO GO TO LOCAL HARDWARE STORE AND BUY SCREEN AND STUFF IT IN HOLE.....I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE THEY ARE GETTING INTO THE CAR AND I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMEONE TO FIX THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT IS A MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THE DESIGN. *JB

SECOND TIME TO DEALER WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, HAD TO BE REBUILT, ONLY 26,578 MI ON IT, NEVER TOWED ANYTHING. BROUGHT BACK 3RD TIME 1/3/07 NOW OUT OF WARRANTY, TRANSMISSION FRIED NEEDING REPLACEMENT. LOCAL AAMCO VERY FAMILIAR WITH TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS CLAIMS THE SUN GEAR REACTION SHELL IS JUNK AND NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH FOR REVERSE. CHEVY CONTINUES TO USE THIS PART. TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS REPORTED ALL OVER THE INTERNET. *JB

THE ENGINE FAN CLUTCH FAILED ON MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE TRUCK IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH 65000 MILES ON IT. I WAS TOLD THAT GM HAS CHANGE THIS PART SEVERAL TIMES TO TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AS THE COST WAS ABOUT $630 DOLLARS TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *JB

RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT COME UP. WINDOW GLASS WAS LOOSE WOULD NOT STAY UP. TOOK TO DEALER. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $350.00. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE SHOT TO THE HIGH END AND I HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE BRIDGE. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE POINTED ME TO EDMUNDS.COM TO SHOW HOW MANY POSTS THERE WERE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP "OVERHAULED" THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONSIDER A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT THIS TIME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

1) BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN TRAVELING IN AUTO. THIS SMELL BECAME STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ALSO HAD A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN LOOKING UNDER CAR FOR LEAK OF GASOLINE, SMELL WAS STRONGER NEAR FUEL TANK. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE AUTO IN GARAGE AT MY HOME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. 2) AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND GAS SMELL. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AT THE PLASTIC WELD OF THE NIPPLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FILLER TUBE. THEY STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A FAILURE AT THE WELD OR AN INCOMPLETE WELD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. 3) THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY ON 12/28/2006 I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR INSPECTION. *JB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, WHICH ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. IT WAS DETECTED IN THE GARAGE BY THE STRONG ODOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TODAY THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL. THE PLASTIC BREAK IS WHERE THE NECK IS MOLDED INTO THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, CONSIDERING MANY HOMES, AS OURS, HAS THE WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE. *JB

FAN CLUTCH FAILED ON VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I HAVE SEARCHED FOR INFO ON THIS ON THE INTERNET & HAVE FOUND PAGE AFTER PAGE AFTER PAGE OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, ALL HAVE HAD TO PAY $600-$1000 TO FIX THE ISSUE THAT SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON ON 2002-2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE THAT CHEVROLET FIXES WITHOUT CHARGING ITS CUSTOMERS!!! *NM

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IT HAS JUST OVER 60,000 MILES. THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING CORRECTLY A FEW DAYS AGO. THE SPEEDOMETER READS BETWEEN 85-120 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAST I AM DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALER THAT IT WILL COST AROUND $400.00 TO HAVE THE SPEEDOMETER REPAIRED. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT/REPAIR COSTS SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY TRUCK/SUV OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED. THEY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE SPEEDOMETERS ON THEIR SUVS/TRUCKS A LONG TIME AGO.*JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS EMANATING FROM MY VEHICLE RECENTLY. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK ONLY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL NIPPLES FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONNECT THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, FUEL WAS JETTING ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THE METAL RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE TANK WAS ALSO SEVERELY RUSTED. GM SHOULD KNOW BETTER THAN TO PUT EXPOSED METAL FITTINGS IN A RECESSED TANK WHERE IT IS SUBJECT TO RUST, SALT, CORROSION ETC. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP AT A SIGNIFICANT COST. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS THE FUEL WAS JETTING ALL OVER THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE EXHAUST. MY FITTINGS WERE SO BRITTLE THAT YOU COULD CRUSH THEM WITH YOUR BARE HANDS. LEFT UNCHECKED, UNDOUBTEDLY I WOULD HAVE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD TO THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD-YET ALONE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED WHEN THE VEHICLE DIED. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. A FUEL PUMP SHOULD LAST MORE THAT (3) YEARS IN MY OPINION. THIS IS A DESIGN AND/OR PRODUCT FAILURE. *JB