2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD NOT GO BACK TO ZERO WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF. THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD STATE 50-70 MPH WHEN ONLY TRAVELING 5 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76912. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 875000.*AK UPDATED 04/05/07. *JB

MY 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND SAID THE CODE IT WAS PUTTING OUT WAS P0440 EVAP LEAK SMALL. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION THERE IS A SMALL FRACTURE ON THE GAS TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK MEETS THE TANK ITSELF. I HAVE READ OF MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS OF 2002 AND 2003 TRAILBLAZERS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. ALTHOUGH THEY SAID NO FUEL WAS LEAKING OUT OF OURS, IT WAS LEAKING VAPOR. VAPOR SEEMS MORE DANGEROUS THAN AN ACTUAL FUEL LEAK. *JB

I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER W/ 69016 MILES. MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK IT INTO BILL HEARD CHEVROLET WHERE THE VEH WAS PURCHASED TO CHECK THE REASON FOR THE LIGHT. I WAS ADVISED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS DUE TO A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AND THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $1000. I TOOK THE VEHICLE HOME TO HAVE A SECOND OPINION DONE AND DO FURTHER RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2002-2005 CHEVR TRAILBLAZER. SO I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT THEIR HAVE BEEN NO RECALLS AND THAT GM IS NOT ANTICIPATING TO HAVE ONE. THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD AND MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. HOW CAN THIS NOT BE RECALLED? *NM

FUEL FILLER NECK ON GAS TANK ON 2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT WITH 61000 MILES IS CRACKED AND LEAKING GAS. PLASTIC FUEL TANK NEEDS REPLACEMENT COST CLOSE TO $1000 TO REPLACE TANK. RESEARCHED ON INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL INCIDENTS AND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE PLASTIC FUEL TANK. *NM

SINCE JULY 2006, MILEAGE 49,000, WE HAVE HAD OUR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON MANY TIMES FOR THE SAME CODE. AFTER MANY TRIPS TO THE GARAGE, AND MANY THINGS REPLACED, ON JAN 31, 2007, MILEAGE 55,802, THE DEALER TOLD US THAT I SHOULD NOT DRIVE IT HOME AS IT COULD BE A FIRE HAZARD AS THERE WERE CRACKS ALL OVER THE TOP PART OF THE GAS TANK BY THE FILLER HOSE. A NEW TANK WAS PUT ON AND COST CAME TO $832.74. I SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT GM AND THEY SAID GM WOULD DO NOTHING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. SINCE THEN, I HAVE SEEN MANY VEHICLES POSTED ON THE WEB THAT HAVE HAD TO HAVE THERE TANKS REPLACED. IF THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND FIRE HAZARD, WHY IS THIS NOT BECOMING A RECALL, AND WHY IS GM NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THIS? I DON'T THINK A VEHICLE WITH 49,000 MILES ON SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A TANK REPLACED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *JB

THE REAR LEFT PASSENGER WINDOW BEGAN TO GRIND WHEN LETTING IT UP AND DOWN THEN IT QUIT WORKING. THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER BEGAN TO DO THE SAME THING SOON AFTER. THE WINDOWS CURRENTLY HAVE A SUCTION CUP HOLDING THEM UP. *JB

TL*- ON FEBRUARY 5, 2007 THE 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT'S SERVICE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DESERT PONTIAC GMC IN HENDERSON, NEVADA. THE SERVICE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A FUEL FILTER CAP AND FUEL FILTER HOSE VAPOR LEAK, NO VISIBLE GASOLINE LEAKED AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $900. THE CONTACT WANTED TO FILE A COMPLAINT SINCE THERE SEEMS TO BE SERVICE BULLETIN #20050577, AND NHTSA ITEMS #10141760, #10149536, IN WHICH CHEVROLET ACKNOWLEDGES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 38000 MILES.

FUEL LEAK AND STRONG FUEL ODOR FROM LEFT REAR FILLER NECK AREA. MY VEHICLE STARTED HAVING THIS PROBLEM A FEW DAYS AGO AND A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH TURNED UP LOTS OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THERE IS A GREAT RISK OF FIRE WITH POTENTIAL FOR INJURY/DEATH AND OF COURSE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP! *JB EMAIL UPDATE (FEBRUARY 07, 2007): THE LEAK IS FROM THE FUEL PUMP/FUEL SENDER MODULE THAT ENTERS THE TANK. AN EPOXY REPAIR WAS MADE. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF TRADING THIS VEHICLE IN. WE LIVE IN UPSTATE NY WHERE A GREAT DEAL OF SALT IS USED IN WINTER. IT SEEMS THE DESIGN OF THIS TANK ALLOWS A BRINE SOLUTION TO SIT IN A RECESS WHERE THE FUEL PUMP/SENDER MODULE LIVES AND CORRODES THE COMPONENTS. FROM MY INTERNET RESEARCH I FOUND A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF THE VEHICLE IS GARAGED.

1) THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE 2)THE LINES ON TOP OF THE FUEL TANK ON THE FUEL SENDING UNIT WERE ROTTED AFTER 60K MILES 3)THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND THE LINES WERE REPLACED ($900 DOLLARS TOTAL). *NM

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PUT GAS INTO HIS 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER (FAILED MILEAGE 26521) THE GAS WOULD NOT ENTER THE TANK. THE GAS WOULD SPILL BACK OUT ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TWICE MORE WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE HOSE AND THE FUEL FILTER. THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 040604003. *JB