2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT WAS BURNED OUT, AND UPON INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE PLUG AND BULB SOCKET HAD MELTED ALONG WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF WIRE. IT WAS REPAIRED AFTER SOME BACK AND FORTH DISCUSSION WITH THE CHEVROLET DEALER. I THOUGHT THIS INCIDENT WAS STRANGE, BUT THOUGHT IT WAS A RANDOM INCIDENT UNTIL I READ ON A WEB FORUM THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE.*AK

HAVE HAD MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER LT 2WD V8 IN THE SHOP UNDER WARRANTY MANY TIMES. FIRST WAS A RECALL ON THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES. STILL HAVE A NOISE THE DEALED SAYS THEY DON'T HEAR! NEXT CAME THE TAILLIGHT RECALL. NOW I HAVE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH A DEAD BATTERY. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN LEFT ON TO CAUSE IT. I CAN GO INTO A STORE AND COME OUT TO FIND IT DEAD. WHEN YOU CHARGE THE BATTERY, THEN EITHER THE HEATED SEATS WORK IMPROPERLY, THE BLOWER WON'T COME ON, SOMETHING DIFFERENT EVERY TIME. *JB

WENT OUT TO START VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 - TUNED KEY AND NOTHING HAPPENED, NO STARTER MOTOR, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS, NOTHING. KEY REMIANED LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN, COULD NOT BE REMOVED. TRIED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING (9/19) - SAME THING. TRIED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING (MONDAY, 9/20). THE SAME THING - AT THAT POINT CALLED DEALER TO TOW VEHICLE. ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER THE TOW TRUCK CAME - TOW TRUCK OPERATOR GOT IN VEHICLE TURNED KEY - AND VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP JUST AS IF NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG! . STILL HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP - DEALER CHECKED BEHICLE OVER AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23RD, CAME OUT OF BANK AFTER RUNNING ERRNAD, TURNED KEY IN VEHICLE - NOTHING HAPPENED AGAIN. KEPT TURNING KEY OFF AND ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES UNTIL VEHICLE STARTED OUT OF THE BLUE. DROVE STRAIGHT TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WORKED FINE UNTIL SUNDAY, JANUARY 23RD. WENT TO START VEHICLE AND ONE AGAIN, NOTHING HAPPENED, NO LIGHTS, NO STARTER - NOTHING. KEY ALSO LOCKED IN STEERING COLUMN. DEALER TOWED VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG, THEORIZED AN INTERIOR LIGHT WAS LEFT ON (BUT I KNOW IT WASN'T). DEALER REPLACED SOME ENGINE FAN THEY THEORIZE WAS TURNING ON AFTER ENGINE TURNED OFF AND DRAINING BATTERY - I TOLD THEM THAT'S FINE BUT DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY TRUCK WILL START DAYS AFTER AN INITIAL FAILURE. THIS INTERMITTENT FAILURE IS FRIGHTENING AS IT SEEMS TO BE A POSSIBLE PART OF A LARGER SYSTEM FAILURE - AS NOTED ON THIS WEBSITE BY OTHER OWNERS - WHEN THE TRAILBLAZER WILL FAIL AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. (REFERENCE ODI ID NUMBERS 10101741 & 10060860). *AK

THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AND DUPLICATED TWICE. COMPUTER CHIP WAS REPLACED TWICE, THE HARNESS REPLACED TWICE, AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED TWICE. CURRENTLY, VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALER. *AK...*AK

THE REAR FASCIA ON 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE REAR FASCIA COVERING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS OPENINGTHE REAR HATCH. *NM

FAN CLUTCH FAILED IN NEAR FULL ON MODE CAUSING EXCESSIVE AIR FLOW WHEN DURING WINTER SEASON. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES HIGHWAY TRAVEL ATTEMPTING TO RETURN FROM A VACATION THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. READOUT OF THIS ERROR WAS P0495 FAN SPEED HIGH. *NM

I TOOK MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER TO THE DEALERSHIP IN DEC. BECAUSE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WAS NOT OPERATING (I HADN'T NEEDED TO USE IT IN MONTHS) THE WASN'T ANY SERVICE LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE WHEN I TOOK IT IN. MAGICALLY, WHEN I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE "SERVICE 4WD LIGHT" WAS ON. AFTER THEY CHARGED ME AN 80.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE MODULE THAT WOULD COST $400.00. I HAVEN'T HAD TIME TO TAKE THE CAR IN OVER THE HOLIDAYS. TODAY WHEN MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR HE HAD SHUT IT OFF AND JUST FOR KICKS PUT IT IN 4 WHEEL HIGH AND IT WORKED!! HOWEVER, HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND TRIED TO TURN THE CAR INTO A GAS STATION AND IT SHUTTERED AND DID NOT WANT TO TURN. HE DID GET IT INTO A PARKING SPOT, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS OFF IT LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 4 FEET. I CALLED GM IMMEDIATELY WHEN HE CAME HOME AND THEY SAID THEY WOULD CONTACT ME DEALERSHIP AND THE BEST THEY COULD DO IS PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR!! ALL I CAN SAY THAT I THANK GOD THAT THERE WAS NOT ANOTHER CAR OR PERSON IN FRONT OF MY CAR WHEN IT MYSTERIOUSLY JUMPED 4 FEET FORWARD. I HAVE NOTICED ON THE WEBSITE THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CONTROL MODULE-IT IS JUST AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. ALSO, WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT (IM AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR) THEY SAID THE SOONEST THEY COULD TAKE ME WAS ON TUESDAY( 4 DAYS FROM NOW)-EVEN AFTER I HAD EXPLAINED THE WHOLE SITUATION. *JB

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT FASTENED, UPON IMPACT SEAT BELT WAS IN A LOCKED POSITION. *BF THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED. *SC

WHILE DRIVING ANY SPEED SPEEDOMETER WOULD READ THE WRONG MILEAGE. CONSUMER WOULD NOT KNOW WHAT SPEED THEY WOULD BE GOING. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS INOPERATIVE. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT TELL HOW FAST SHE WAS DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB