2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

INNER CALIPERS OF FRONT BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OUT OF INNER PAD AND IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO FRONT ROTORS. *TR

THE GAUGES STARTED FAILING ONE AT A TIME. FIRST THE OIL AND BATTERY NEEDLES MOVED TO THE FAR RIGHT AND BURIED OFF THE CHART. NOW THE SPEED IS READING 90MPH AT A STOP LIGHT AND 10MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CLUSTER IS GONE AND THE WHOLE DRIVER DASHBOARD IS FAILING. THE GAS AND OIL GAGUES I FEAR ARE NEXT. ACCORDING TO DEALER THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE NO PROBLEM CHARGING UP TO $600 TO FIX THE SITUATION. THIS IS MECHANICAL AND NOT CAUSED BY THE OWNER. THERE ARE BLOGS ALL OVER THE PLACE ON THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I REALIZE THAT MY SPEED ODOMETER WASN'T WORKING AND I HAD TO PUSH THE BRAKES BECAUSE IT FELT THAT I WAS GOING TO FAST AND THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 35 HOWEVER MY SPEED ODOMETER WAS STUCK ON 10MPH.... BUT IT WAS PROBABLY GOING AT ABOUT 55 MPH... *TR

LEAK OF GAS FROM 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. POINT WHERE FILLER NECK CONNECTS TO GAS TANK. IT IS DEFECTIVE PART AND LEAKS GAS UNDER DRIVER SIDE DOOR. *TR

I WAS AT WORK ON 8-18-2011 WHEN CO WORKERS ASKED ME IF I HAD A BLACK CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BECAUSE SOMEONE SAW MY REAR WINDOW EXPLODE. I WENT OUTSIDE AND THERE WAS GLASS ALL OVER THE GROUND OUTSIDE AND MY WINDOW WAS BROKEN IN LITTLE PIECES. I CAME HOME AND SEARCHED THE WEB FOR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. I FOUND THIS HAD HAPPENED TO OTHER PEOPLE AND THERE WAS A NUMBER TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. I CALLED THEM BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE AREN'T ANY OPEN RECALLS PERTAINING TO THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. *KB

I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE HAS STARTED TO CORRODE, I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE OF THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED A LEAK OF GAS ALSO.THIS IS IN ADDITION TO OUR GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. UPON TALKING TO MULTIPLE REP'S, GM CLAIMS THEY SENT OUT LETTERS IN 2007 ALERTING THE CONSUMER TO A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2005. GM STATED THAT LETTERS DO GET LOST IN THE MAIL, WHEN I STATED WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD WAITING TO HAPPEN. GM CLAIMS THE SERVICE BULLETIN HAD PARAMETERS OF 10 YEARS OR A 120, 000 MILES WHICH EVER COMES FIRST. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE REP SEVERAL TIMES, AND HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL. I DO HAVE 149,000 PLUS MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP, THEY WERE CLAIMING NOTHING HAS EVER BEEN DOCUMENTED ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. THIS IS WHEN I DID MY OWN RESEARCH AND FOUND THE SERVICE BULLETIN AS MENTIONED ABOVE AND THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ALL THROUGH THE INTERNET BLOGS. IT SEEMS WE ARE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE AND WOULD APPRECIATE SOME CONDSIDERATION FROM GM AND TAKING PART OF THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS PROBLEM. WE HAD OUR CHILDREN IN THIS CAR WHEN THE GAS WAS LEAKING OUT, WHAT IF IT WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE? I WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT OUR REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GM. *TR

ALL ELECTRONIC GAUGES WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AT RANDOM TIMES AND VERY FREQUENTLY, LEADING TO THE CLUSTERS' CURRENT STATE, WHICH IS ALL GAUGES ARE NON-OPERATIONAL (DEAD). HAZARDOUS CONDITION CAUSED DUE TO SPEEDOMETER FAILURE. CHEVY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TWO TIMES WHILE UNDER 36/36 MFG WARRANTY. CHEVY REFUSES TO REPLACE CURRENT INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SINCE 36/36 HAS PASSED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED AND AS A RESULT, WAS LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF FUEL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED BUT WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 207,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 209,000. UPDATED 07/26/11 *BF UPDATED 08/02/11

2003 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4X4 LOADED PURCHASED NEW 5-2004 STICKER $ 42,000 I HAVE OWNED 14 VEHICLES AND HAVE NEVER HAD ONE WITH THE PROBLEMS THIS TRUCK HAS. GM HAS DESIGNED ENGINEERED AND SOLD AN UNRELIABLE UNSAFE AUTOMOBILE. 1. ELECTRICAL ISSUES: REAR BRAKE LAMP BOARDS REPLACED 3 TIMES, RADIO REPLACED, HEADLAMP SOCKETS MELTED, BRAKE LAMP BULB BASE MELTED. 2. CAR LOSS ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING WIFE HAD TO SIT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD UNTIL TOW TRUCK CAME. TRUCK ONLY 2YRS OLD AT THAT TIME CAUSE OF PROBLEM IGNITION SWITCH. 3. ELECTRONIC FAN CLUTCH REPLACED TWICE 10-10 AND 6-11 HAD TO BATTLE DEALERSHIP TO COVER BASED ON PROBLEM AND GET ATTORNEY INVOLVED COST TO REPLACE WITH DIAG. $700.00. 4. SWAY BAR LINK PIN KIT REPLACED TWICE. 5. 4X4 TRANSFER CASE WILL NOT GO INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE 2-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY WHEN YOU SELECT 4-WHEEL DRIVE TRUCK WILL NOT MOVE AND MAKES INTERNAL NOISE.TRAILBLAZER HAS A TOTAL OF 115,000 MILES. JUST TO MAKE A COMPARISON I PURCHASED IN 2001 A NEW TOYOTA TACOMA TRUCK IT HAS 176,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER.OTHER THAN STANDARD MAINTENANCE NO ISSUES AT ALL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION LINES WERE REPLACED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ THE POWER STEERING LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID EXCESSIVELY. THE LINES WERE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,000. THE TRANSMISSION LINES ROTTED AND LEAKED FLUID AND ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $350.00. UPDATED 08/31/11.*JB