2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

(1) I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE (2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4WD) IN MAY OF 2003. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO BE FIXED ON A COUPLE OF OCCASIONS. NAMELY RECALLS. AROUND AUGUST OF 2005, MY REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW CEASED FUNCTIONING. THE REAR WINDOWS OF MY CAR HAVE BEEN THE LEAST USED AND FOR THE FOREMENTIONED WINDOW TO CEASE FUNCTIONING SEAMED ODD. (2) BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE OF THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WINDOW, I HAVE TO PROP THE WINDOW IN PLACE TO PREVENT RAIN FROM COMING IN AND RUINING MY VEHICLE INTERIOR. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR BY THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY WISH TO CHARGE MY AROUND $250 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM CAPABLE OF FIXING THE PROBLEM MYSELF FOR JUST UNDER $100. VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE AT THE TIME (WHICH WAS UNDER THE 3 YEAR WARRANTY DATE) I HAD EXCEEDED THE 36,000 MILE MARK BY ABOUT 4-5K MILES. AS A SIDE NOTE, I HAVE SPOKEN WITH A COUPLE OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS AND OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE WINDOW REGULATOR, ITS DESIGN ALLOWS FOR THE PULLEY CHORDS THAT CONNECT TO THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WINDOW TO GET CAUGHT WITH IN THE REGULATOR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, TOO MUCH STRESS AND STRAIN IS PUT ON THE PLASTIC REGULATOR AND A BREAK WILL OCCUR. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, #04V527000 CONCERNING THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING; BRAKE LIGHTS HOWEVER THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHOLE UNIT. THE UNIT MELTED AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT A THIRD TIME AND THE VEHICLE IS NOW AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WOULD NOT OFFER A THIRD REPAIR WITHOUT CHARGE UNDER THE RECALL.

A COUPLE DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT THE USED VEHICLE I NOTICED THE DRIVER FLOOR MAT VERY SATURATED AND SOAKING WET WITH WATER AND NOW I NOTICED ALL 4 DOORS HAVE WATER LEAKING INTO THE DOOR CAUSING ALL THE DOOR SPEAKERS TO BURN OUT. *JB

FUEL TANK LEAKING GAS, SEAL ON FUEL PUMP DEGRADED SAME AS 2002 TRAILBLAZER AND GMC ENVOY RECALL, NO ISSUED RECALL ON 2003 YET. *NM

LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN, DOOR FAILED TO LATCH IN CLOSED POSITION AFTER OPENING. 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 75 MPH THE VEHICLE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN OVER CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A DITCH, THEN FLIPPED SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SEAT BELTS WERE IN USE AND INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FIRST TO A WRECKER SERVICE THEN IT WAS TAKEN TO AN INSURANCE COMPANY. NO INSPECTION AS TO WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 04/06/06. *JB

THE REAR TAIL GATE HAS SEPARATED FROM THE TOP THERE IS A HUGE GAP NOW BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE UPPER PLASTIC PIECE - BIG ENOUGH THAT WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED I CAN FIT MY ENTIRE HAND BETWEEN WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE SEAL. I WAS LOOKING INTO IT AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF TRAIL BLAZERS AND ENVOYS. I HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW IT EVEN HAPPENED. WHEN I CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM THEY ADVISE THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT COVERED. *NM

5 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I WENT OUT TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME FOR THIS PROBLEM AND VARIOUS OTHERS AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE CAR WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ANOTHER 5 MONTHS AND THE SAME OCCURRED. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE KEY WAS LOCKED IN THE IGNITION AND ATTEMPTS AT JUMP STARTING THE VEHICLE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES. SINCE THE SECOND TIME HAPPENED THIS MORNING I HAVE YET TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THIS CAR ALSO HAS VARIOUS OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SOMETIMES THE RADIO GOES BLANK AND GETS STUCK ON ONE STATION AS WELL AS GETTING EXTREMELY HOT (WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS BUT REPROGRAMMED THE RADIO SO IT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT). THE DVD PLAYER JUST STOPS WORKING (WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM). THE BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE REAR AIR WORKS SOMETIMES AND OTHER TIMES IT DOESN'T (THIS WAS APPARENTLY FIXED ONCE ALREADY). THE REVERSE LIGHTS STAY ON WHEN THE CAR IS IN DRIVE (JUST HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND). SHALL I GO ON? *JB

AWFUL, AWFUL SAFETY HAZARD ON MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER!!!!!THE HATCH BACK/LIFT GATE WON'T OPEN - TAILGATE WINDOW EXPLODES IN THE MECHANICS FACE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. REPRESENTATIVES FROM GM AND FROM THE DEALERSHIP DENY THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED IN ANY OTHER 2003 TRAILBLAZERS. THAT IS A LIE!!!! SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS VERY WEBSITE. COMPLAINT #10121982, ALSO COMPLAINT #10150063, AND COMPLAINT #10075392. THEN CHECK OUT COMPLAINT #10038988, #10075392 AND #10061979 REGARDING THE HATCHBACK TAILGATE BREAKDOWNS. COMPLAINT #10121982 TELLS OF A CHILD THAT IS INJURED BY THE EXPLODING GLASS IN THE TAILGATE. REMEMBER THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE THAT THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THAT GM USES TO HOLD ON THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT AND TRIM??? IN COMPLAINT #10038988 THE COMPLAINANT WAS ALSO TOLD ABOUT THE DOUBLE SIDED TAPE. ARE YOU INVESTIGATING THIS PROBLEM????? I AM DRIVING A VERY UNSAFE CAR AND I WILL FIGHT UNTIL I GET SOME ACTION. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR NOW FOR 10 DAYS. THE DEALERSHIP INSISTED THAT WE TURN THIS CLAIM INTO MY INSURANCE. $2,650 CLAIM FOR WHAT THE DEALERSHIP SAID WOULD COST $25. THE DEALERS BODY SHOP ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE HIGH MOUNT STOP LIGHT AND TRIM ARE ATTACHED WITH DOUBLE FACE TAPE AND IF THEY COME LOOSE THEY BIND INSIDE THE HATCHBACK. I DON'T FEEL IT IS MY INSURANCE COMPANY'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THE DEALER CAUSED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM CREATED BY CHEVEROLET'S POOR DESIGN. WHY HAVEN'T THEY DONE A RECALL ON THIS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME HATCHBACK FAILURE. THE GLASS COULD EXPLODE ON ME ON MY GRANDKIDS OR ANOTHER MECHANIC. I WILL BE NERVOUS EVERYTIME I OPEN THAT HATCHBACK AND I WILL NEVER, NEVER BUY A GENERAL MOTORS CAR AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP TREATED MY HUSBAND AND I TERRIBLY. THEY KNEW THEY HAD THE UPPER HAND IN THE SITUATION AND THEY KNEW THERE WAS NOTHING WE COULD DO. *JB

TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON OUR 03 TBLAZER BECAUSE OF THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 45,000 MILES (NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS). *NM