2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

1) SPARE TIRE RELEASE DEFECTIVE AND CANNOT LOWER SPARE. FOUND PROBLEM WITH SPARE RELEASE BY BELLE TIRE WHEN ROTATING AND BUYING NEW TIRES AT 58,000 MILES. 2) NO SPARE AVAILABLE. MY CHILD IN THE CAR STRANDED ON A ROAD ENDANGERS MY FAMILY. 3) REQUESTED GM ASSISTANCE CENTER FOR ASSISTANCE WITH NO ANSWER FOR TWO MONTHS. WAS FINALLY DIRECTED TO DEALER FOR ESTIMATE. GM DEALER INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM IS COMMON ON THE GM TRAILBLAZERS, AND IN NEED OF REPAIR. THEY DID NOT KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS REDESIGNED. GM ASSISTANCE CENTER COULD NOT ANSWER IF PART IMPROVED , AND WOULD NOT OFFER ANY COMPENSATION FOR REPLACEMENT OF ANOTHER POTENTIALLY BAD PART THAT COULD LEAVE A MOTORIST IN AN UNSAFE SITUATION . *JB

THE ROOF RACK TO MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW OFF WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE SHORE ON THE ATLANTIC CITY EXPRESSWAY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR DAMAGE OR ACCIDENT TO THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE SUCH A PROBLEM. WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR CAR WAS NOT THE FIRST CASE. THE DEALER DID FIX THE ROOF RACK BUT I'M CONCERNED THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IF NO ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE TO THE DESIGN. THERE IS A GLUE STRIP THAT HOLDS THE BOTTOM PORTION IN PLACE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. *JB

SES LIGHT CAME ON. GAS CAP REPLACED. SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER FILL UP AND 1/4 TANK OF GAS USED. CLAMPS TIGHTENED ON FILLER TUBE. SES LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AFTER FILL UP AND 1/4 TANK OF GAS USED. WENT TO DEALER, REPLACE VENT VALVE IN FILLER TUBE ON MONDAY. TUESDAY MORNING FILLED UP WITH GAS. GAS WAS LEAKING OUT ON THE GROUND AND ALL OVER MY FEET. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SAID THE SEAL ON THE FILLER PIPE ENTERING THE TANK HAD DETERIOATED BECAUSE OF THE CHEMICALS IN THE GASOLINE, AND THAT WAS THE REASON FOR THE BREAK. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT BECAUSE THE WEEK BEFORE THE REPAIR I FILLED THE TANK & IT DID NOT LEAK, THE DAY AFTER THE REPAIR I FILLED THE TANK AND DISCOVERED THE HAZARDOUS LEAK. THE DEALER DISCLAIMED ALL LIABILITY FOR THE BROKEN FILLER TUBE AT THE GAS TANK. I CONSIDER THIS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL ALL CHEVROLET TRAIL-BLAZERS WITH THIS TYPE OF VENT AND FILLER TUBE PROBLEM, BECAUSE WHEN I LOOKED AT MY TANK THERE WAS ANOTHER TANK IN THE GARBAGE PILE WITH THE SAME FAILURE. THERE WAS NO FIRE BECAUSE I EXITED THE SITE IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT A SPARK FROM IGNITING THE SPILLED FUEL. *JB

VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM GM DEALER ON OCT 31, 2002. VEHICLE HAS 71,770 MILES ON IT. WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 6 MILES TO WORK IN THE MORNING AND GAVE IT GAS AND FELT SOMETHING BREAK. FORWARD GEARS HAD LITTLE POWER AND HAD A HIGH WINING SOUND TO THEM. HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALER DIAGNOSED IT OVER THE PHONE. DEALER OPENED THE TRANSMISSION AND FOUND THE REACTION SUN SHELL IN THE TRANSMISSION STRIPPED. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE REPAIRED THESE BEFORE, IT WAS COMMON OCCURRENCE IN GM VEHICLES DUE TO POOR QUALITY OF METAL USED IN TRANSMISSION. DEALER HAD TO TEAR APART TRANSMISSION, REMOVE DRIVE SHAFTS, TRANSFER CASE, INSTALL NEW SUN SHELL, RELATED SEALS, AND BEARINGS. GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY PROBLEMS AND REFUSES TO REIMBURSE COST OF REPAIRS. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS WAS $1079.45. NOT KNOWN IF OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE REAR RIGHT AUTOMATIC WINDOW WAS OPENED, THERE WAS A GROANING NOISE, FOLLOWED CLOSELY BY THE WINDOW SLIDING OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE WINDOW MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT.

I OWN A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. A MONTH AFTER WE PURCHASED IT WE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE LEAKS FUEL WHEN ON A DRIVEWAY INCLINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC. THEY SAID IT WAS CODE ON P0440 -EVAP LEAK SMALL. WHEN THEY CHECKED IT OUT THEY FOUND A CRACK AROUND FILLER NECK OF GAS TANK. THEY SAID THERE WAS ALREADY A TECH SERVICE BULLETIN THAT SAID A SMALL CRACK OCCURS ABOVE FLUID LEVEL. GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I CALLED A DEALERSHIP AND APPARENTLY THESE GAS TANKS ARE HARD TO COME BY BECAUSE THEY ARE BACK ORDERED DUE TO THIS BEING SO COMMON ON THIS VEHICLE. *JB

MY 03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS EQUIPPED WITH POWER/MEMORY OUTSIDE MIRRORS. THE MIRRORS WILL NOT STAY IN ONE PLACE WHEN SET. THEY WILL MOVE AT START UP AND WHILE I AM DRIVING. THIS CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR LANE CHANGING ON MULTI LANE HIGHWAY. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. IT SEEMS THAT A SOFTWARE UPDATE MIGHT FIX IT BUT THE MIRROR MOTORS MUST BE REPLACED ALSO. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN AFTER THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. ONCE AGAIN THIS CAN CAUSE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *JB

HIGH PITCH WHIRRING SOUND EMANATING FROM THE FRONT UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. SOUND INCREASED AS ACCELERATION INCREASED. DIFFICULTY IN STEERING BECAME PROMINENT. RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING INTO THE BOOT. GASOLINE TANK LOCATED ON THE DRIVER SIDE REAR, WHEN FULL, LEAKED GASOLINE. *JB

WE HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND VERY EARLY ON AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, WE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WE HAVE HAD IT WORKED ON NUMEROUS TIMES AND THE LAST TIME AT OUR COST. NOW ALMOST A YEAR AFTER PAYING TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION'S REPAIRED AT A CHEVROLET DEALER, THE SAME PROBLEMS HAVE ARISEN AGAIN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING OR PARKED, THE VEHICLE LEAKS WATER FROM RAIN AND PUDDLES ON THE ROAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRST LEAK ENTERED THROUGH THE LEFT REAR DOOR. WHILE THE SECOND LEAK ENTERED FROM THE LEFT REAR WHEEL FENDER SHIELDING. THE WATER FROM THE LEAKS CAUSED MOLD IN THE CARPETING OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE WARRANTY LIMITATIONS. THE DEALER OFFERED TO REPAIR AND REPLACE THE CARPETING AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE.