2003 Chevrolet Blazer

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I WAS OUT LATE IN A DESOLATE AREA-NO HOUSES-NO STORES. I SMELLED BURNING RUBBER SO BAD I THOUGHT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE. I HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO CONTINUE DRIVING. I WAS TERRIFIED, I AM A SENIOR CITIZEN-FEMALE ALONE. I REFUSED TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE ONCE IT WAS PARKED. MY MECHANIC WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PICK IT UP. THE DEALER WOULD NOT. IT WAS THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE CAR ONLY HAS 44,000 MILES ON IT. IT COST ME $466.26. I WAS TRULY TERRIFIED. *TR

• 12/27/2007· STRUCTURE

  I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVROLET TAHOE LT AND THE BACK GLASS HINGE HAS CAME UNGLUED FROM THE GLASS AND FALLEN ON ONE SIDE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FOUR GLASS COMPANY'S THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY OF 2003 TAHOES AND SURBURBANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BACK GLASS AND THAT IT IS A DEFECT. I CALLED THE CHEVROLET COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OVER 100,000 MILES BUT ITS THERE PROBLEM THEY ARE THE ONES THAT GLUED THE HINGES TO THE GLASS AND WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY 900.00 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THE GLASS ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON'T HAVE IT. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE MAKE THE CHEVROLET COMPANY FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT HAS CAUSED THE BACK GLASS TO STICK UP OVER THE BACK ABOUT A INCH AND YOU CAN NOT EVEN OPEN IT BECAUSE THE HINGE ON THE GLASS HAS COME COMPLETELY UNGLUED IT FALLS DOWN WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND IS VERY VERY HARD TO CLOSE ONCE YOU OPEN IT. BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PICK UP ON THE GLASS AND TRY TO CLOSE IT AT THE SAME TIME BELIEVE ME MY FINGERS HAS GOTTEN SMASHED MANY TIMES SO I STOPPED EVEN OPENING IT. BUT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED I REALLY USED IT ALOT TO PUT STUFF IN THE BACK WHEN THE 3RD ROW SEAT WAS BEING USED IF YOU OPENED THE WHOLE DOOR THEN YOUR STUFF FALLS OUT BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH ROOM TO PUT YOUR STUFF BACK THERE. *TR

• 12/21/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE A 2003 TAHOE AND HAVE HAD THE SPEEDOMETER STICK A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIR SEVERAL TIMES HOWEVER THE SERVICE TECH COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONDITION SO THEY TOLD ME NOT TO REPAIR THE ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE COST. GM IS NOW OFFERING A "SPECIAL COVERAGE" THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, HOWEVER ONLY IF THE TAHOE HAS LESS THAN 70,000 MILES OR YOU HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE UNDER 7 YEARS WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST. I FEEL THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND SHOULD ISSUE A FULL RECALL TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

• 12/20/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  TAKATA INFLATORS: I HAD LEFT MY HOUSE HEADED TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 6:30 AM AND GOT ON I40 EASTBOUND, IT HAD SNOWED THE DAY BEFORE AND THE ROADS HAD BEEN TREATED AND WERE CLEAR FOR TRAVEL, I WAS TRAVELING ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE @ APROX 50MPH AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO DO UPCOMING TRAFFIC, WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM LOCKED. I ATTEMPTED TO LET OFF AND RE APPLY THE BRAKE BUT THE ABS SYSTEM JUST STAYED ENGAGED AND THE FRONT END STARTED SLIDING HARD TO THE LEFT AND I STEERED AWAY FROM THE PULL. I SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE CENTER CONCRETE WALL AT APPROX. 40MPH WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR, WHICH CAUSED ME TO SPIN AROUND AND HIT THE PASSENGER REAR, I CONTINUED TO SPIN UNTIL I WAS FACING BACK EAST. MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY BUT IT CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO CORE SUPPORT AND PASSENGER SIDE FRAME HORN. IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANYTHING BUT MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF, THE ABS DID NOT RELEASE WITHIN WHAT I APPROXIMATE TO BE ABOUT 6 SECONDS AND THIS SO CALLED SAFETY DEVICE NEARLY KILLED ME. I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT.

• 12/19/2003· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAG DEPLOYED AFTER IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED ON. VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND WAS NOT MOVING.*AK

• 12/16/2004· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND THE INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS FAILED TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/15/2005· EQUIPMENT

  HVAC MODE SWITCH STUCK IN VENT MODE 2ND TIME THIS HAPPENS . 1ST TIME WAS IN JULY OF THIS YEAR. *NM

• 12/13/2005· SEAT BELTS

  I PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2003 CAVALIER LS EARLIER THIS YEAR. ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT SLIPS OUT OF THE LOOP ON THE TOP OF THE SEAT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HOLD IT, WHILE I AM BUCKLING UP, AND SMACKS ME IN THE NECK. SOMETIMES I DRIVE WITH IT THIS WAY, BUT WAS SINCE TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT I SHOULDN'T BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT IS NOT DOING ITS JOB EFFECTIVELY THAT WAY. THE LATEST TIME BEING TODAY, BUT THIS HAS HAPPENED EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THE NUMBER OF FAILURES I HAVE BELOW IS 15, BUT THIS IS JUST AN ESTIMATE. *JB

• 12/09/2002· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH, CONSUMER STATES ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING IN FRONT CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED THAT VEHICLE, AND NONE OF CONSUMER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

• 12/06/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING "THIS LETTER IS INTENDED TO MAKE YOU AWARE THAT YOUR VEHICLE COULD DEVELOP A CONDITION WHERE ONE OR MORE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGE NEEDLES MAY STICK, FLUTTER, OR BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS MAY CAUSE INACCURATE READINGS, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE FUEL GAUGE" THE LETTER CONTINUES TO STATE THAT "GENERAL MOTORS IS PROVIDING SPECIAL COVERAGE THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY" IF "YOUR 2003 CHEVROLET MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TAHOE WITHIN 7 YEARS OF THE DATE" OR "70,000 MILES". MY CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS BOTH THESE ISSUES. THEY STARTED ABOUT TWO WEEKS BEFORE I RECEIVED THE LETTER. WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE FROM GENERAL MOTORS IS WHY MY SAFETY IS NOT AN CONCERN TO THEM BECAUSE I HAVE DRIVEN MORE THAN 70,000 MILES IN MY TAHOE? I TRAVEL THROUGH A LOT OF RURAL AREAS TO WORK AND I FEEL IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO NOT RUN OUT OF GAS. I FEEL IT EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. THE SPEEDOMETER REGISTERS THAT I AM GOING 60 OR 70 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I AM SITTING AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I AM GOING DOWN THE ROAD IT REGISTERS THAT I AM GOING OVER 120 MILES PER HOUR. THIS IS ANOTHER SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I AM GOING. NOT TO MENTION THE POTENTIAL FOR SPEEDING TICKETS. I WOULD LIKE TO THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS CARES ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS SAFETY REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY MILES THEY HAVE DRIVEN. THESE GAUGES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO HAVE REPLACED AND THEY ARE A SAFETY HAZARD. NOT BEING ABLE TO MONITOR YOUR RATE OF SPEED OR BE AWARE IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH GAS TO GET HOME ARE SAFETY ISSUES TO ME FOR MY HEALTH AS WELL AS MY PEACE OF MIND AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY GENERAL MOTORS DOESN'T FEEL RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING THIS DEFAULT THEY ARE AWARE FOR ALL THEIR TAHOE OWNERS. I HAVE A COMPLAINT WITH THE GENERAL MOTORS ANSWER CALL CENTER BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. *TR

• 12/04/2004· TIRES

  FIRESTONE TIRES FR680, 215/70R15. REPLACED THE TIRES ON THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AT 25,000 MILES DUE TO SEVERE FLAT SPOTTING & STEEL CHORDS SHOWING. THE REAR TIRES ARE PERFECT. CHEVY DEALER AND TIRE STORE BOTH CONFIRMED NO ALIGNMENT ISSUES ARE PRESENT. THE TIRES ARE REALLY DEFFECTIVE. I HAD THE REAR TIRES MOVED TO THE FRONT AND BOUGHT NEW TIRES FOR THE REAR. THE SAME WEARING OCCURRED, SO BOUGHT A NEW SET OF FOUR. THERE HAS NOT BE ANY PROBLEM SINCE.*AK

• 11/28/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE REAR BRAKE TAILLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. ALSO, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS AND THE REVERSE SIDE LIGHTS SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE TAILLIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TAILLIGHTS WERE REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

• 11/21/2003· POWER TRAIN

  INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND SURGES. THE DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE OWNER WAS SCHEDULED TO RECEIVE TWO HOURS DRIVING CLASS. *NLM

• 11/18/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  HEAT ACTUATOR DEFECTIVE, HAD TO BE REPLACED-CONSTANT WARM AIR BLOWS ON FEET WITHOUT ANYTHING ON. MOON-ROOF IMPROPERLY ASSEMBLED AT FACTORY-WATER POURS INTO MY TRUCK. REAR LIFT GATE SEAL DEFECTIVE-LEAKING, REAR SIDE SMALL TRIANGULAR WINDOW SEALS-DEFECTIVE-LEAKING; SEAMS ON ROOF OF TRUCK LEAKING-FOUND A HOLE IN ROOF WHERE MORE WATER WAS SEEPING IN. *LA

• 11/13/2006· STEERING

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPONSE TO STEERING INPUT UNDER NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE WAS PERMANENT BUT GRADUALLY WORSENED. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.

• 11/08/2003· SUSPENSION

  SERVICE ISSUE, NON-REMOVAL OF SHOCK SNUBBERS ON MAGNETIC SELECTIVE RIDE SHOCKS. *AK

• 11/06/2014· AIR BAGS

  AIRBAG RECALL. *TR

• 11/06/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET VENTURE. CONDENSATION ACCUMULATES INSIDE OF THE HEADLIGHTS. AFTER FUELING THE VEHICLE, SHE SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAIL . SHE SPECULATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT SHE WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 109,200 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

• 11/05/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER OF 2003 CHEVY TAHOE, STOPPED WORKING ON THE FREEWAY. I HAD NO WAY O MAKING SURE WHAT MY SPEED WAS. I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICE OFFICER AND EXPLAINED MY SITUATION. THE OFFICER LOOKED AT MY SPEEDOMETER THAT WAY SHOWING 60 MPH AT A DEAD STOP. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. *TR

• 11/04/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  GENERAL MOTORS HAS BEEN PUTTING DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS ON MOST OF THEIR VEHICLES THAT ARE TOO BRIGHT. THESE LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT ONE TENDS TO TURN ONE'S HEAD AWAY OR SHIELD THE EYES WHEN APPROACHED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THESE LIGHTS CAN CAUSE DISTRACTION SERIOUS ENOUGH TO MAKE A PERSON IGNORE SITUATIONS THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS. THE EXTRA GLARE FROM THESE LIGHTS CAUSES EXTRA EFFORT TO BE PUT INTO THE DRIVING OF A VEHICLE.ALSO OF IMPORTANCE IS THE SUBJECT OF THE UNNECESSARY USE OF FOG LIGHTS. MOST OF THESE LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY CAUSE MOMENTARY BLINDNESS IF VIEWED DIRECTLY DURING NIGHTTIME DRIVING.*AK

• 11/01/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, AN OPPOSING VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE IMPACT. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGES. THE FAILURE WAS 263,000.

• 11/01/2007· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TAHOE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING AROUND 50,000 MILES. CHEVY HAS SENT NO RECALL NOTICE AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST OR SLOW I AM GOING. *TR

• 10/31/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE IN 10/2006, WE HAD HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS. WITH A 2003 CHEVY BLAZER. WE HAD SEVERAL FULL TUNE-UPS, CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACEMENT (UPON THE ADVICE OF A DEALERSHIP), FUEL RELAY REPLACEMENT, FUEL FILTER REPLACEMENT ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND THE REMOVAL OF TWO (2) FACTORY RAGS THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE FUEL TANK DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. FINALLY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL PUMP IN JULY 2008 -- TOTAL COST OVER $3,000. CONSTANT HESITATION WITH THE VEHICLE, AND AT LEAST A FEW DOZEN STALLING EPISODES WITH A COUPLE OF THEM HAPPENING ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY IN NEW JERSEY DURING BUSINESS TRIPS. UPON PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP, WE FOUND A PRODUCT BULLETIN IN THE BOX STATING "NEW IMPROVED CONNECTOR AND PIGTAIL FOR GM FUEL PUMP MODELS". IT WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THAT MANY GM VEHICLES FROM 1988 TO 2005 HAVE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ON THE FUEL PUMP MODULE THAT MAY BECOME LOOSE OVER TIME DUE TO VIBRATION, LEADING TO FAULTY, HIGH-RESISTANCE CONNECTIONS. THE SYMPTOMS -- BURNED OR MELTED CONNECTORS AND PINS -- LEAD TO A VOLTAGE DROP SITUATION WHERE LOW OR NO VOLTAGE CAN CAUSE THE MODULE TO STOP PUMPING. THE SOLUTION WAS THAT THE OEM DESIGN CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. WE WROTE GO GM ASKING FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR AT LEAST THE FUEL PUMP AND INSTALLATION AND STATED THAT WE BELIEVE THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION (WITH MORE THAN A PRODUCT BULLETIN ON THE INSIDE OF THE NEW FUEL PUMP BOX) AS THE STALLING PROBLEM COULD HAVE AND COULD VERY WELL RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT WITH OR WITHOUT INJURIES/DEATH WHEN THE VEHICLES JUST STALL WITHOUT WARNING WHENEVER AND WHERE EVER IT FEELS LIKE IT. GM RESPONDED TO MY LETTER THAT THEY WOULD BE TAKING NO ACTION -- NO REIMBURSEMENT TO ME AND NO NOTIFICATION TO ANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE PROBLEM. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND THAT I WOULD PURSUE THE MATTER AS FAR AS I COULD TO SAVE INJURIES AND POSSIBLY LIVES. *TR

• 10/31/2007· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  HAZARD FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH "SOUNDS OFF" AFTER THE TURN SIGNAL SWITCH IS RETURNED TO THE REST POSITION AFTER SIGNALING A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN, THIS CLICKING SOUND ALSO HAPPENS WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ADJUSTED AND WHILE I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ALL BY IT'S SELF. THE HAZARD AND TURN SIGNALS DO NOT LIGHT, ONLY THE AGGRAVATING CLICKING SOUND CAN BE HEARD. I CAN ALSO MAKE THE HAZARD/SIGNAL RELAY/SWITCH CLICK BY WIGGLING THE TURN SIGNAL INDICATOR SWITCH. I HAD THE HAZARD SWITCH REPLACED AT THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. I HAVE THE HAZARD/FLASHER RELAY/SWITCH AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. *TR

• 10/28/2004· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *BF THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP AND DOWN AND SURGES WHEN CLIMBING HILLS WITH A LOT OF CORNERS. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD OTHER FAILURES WHICH INCLUDED THE A/C AND TRANSFER CASE LEAK. *NM

• 10/26/2014· AIR BAGS

  MY 03 BLAZER HAS HAD ITS AIRBAG LIGHTS ON FOR SOME TIME NOW AND I'M WORRIED THAT IF I GET INTO A CRASH MY AIRBAGS WONT DEPLOY, I'M SCARED ALSO TO SEE SO MANY COMPLAINTS ALONG THE SAME LINES AS MINE. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NHTSA OR BY GM BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED BADLY. A RECALL IS NEEDED! *TR

• 10/26/2009· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  DRIVING DOWN A CITY ROAD THE LOW TRAC LIGHT CAME ON WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT THE CAR DIES PUSHED IT TO A PARKING LOT TRIED TO START WOULD NOT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT IT WAS A BAD FUEL PUMP. THIS COULD OF BEEN SCARY IF IT WOULD OF DIED ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE HAS 84,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

• 10/25/2008· SUSPENSION,STRUCTURECrash

  CRASH- I WAS DOING 25 MPH WHEN AFTER HITTING A DEER SWERVED HIT MY FRONT END ON THE CORNER OF A HILL AND MY VEHICLE WENT ON TO ITS SIDE. THERE WAS HARDLY ANY DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END BECAUSE I DIDN'T HIT VERY HARD ,BUT BECAUSE OF THE SIDE DAMAGE THE VEHICLE WAS 500 DOLLARS FROM BEING TOTALED. 2003 CHEVY BLAZER. *TR

• 10/23/2008· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2003 CHEVY BLAZER FUEL PUMP MODULE. CONSUMER FEELS THAT OWNERS OF AFFECTED VEHICLES SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS BULLETIN. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE HAD BEEN A HESITATION AND STALLING PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED. THE CONSUMER STATED SHE WAS NOT TOLD THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PROBLEM ON THE FUEL PUMP. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE HESITATION AND STALLING HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *JB

• 10/22/2006· POWER TRAIN

  WE BOUGHT A 2003 CHEVY BLAZER IN JULY 2006 WITH 18,700 MILES. WHEN IN CRUISE CONTROL AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION WILL DOWNSHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR INSTEAD OF 3RD GEAR TO MAINTAIN SPEED UP A SLIGHT INCLINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. *NM

• 10/20/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN VEHICLE WENT OF THE ROAD AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE COULD NO LONGER BE DRIVEN DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE DONE TO THE FRONT END. *AK

• 10/15/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I OWN A NEW 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER... IT IS ONLY 7 MONTHS OLD WITH ONLY 7,300 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT AND HEARD A " CLICKING NOISE" WHICH SOUNDED LIKE THE TURN SIGNALS WERE ON... THEY WEREN'T... WHEN I PULLED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND TURNED THE BLAZER OFF (KEY SWITCH IN LOCK POSITION) STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN POSITION, MY BLAZER WAS STILL RUNNING ! MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OFF, MY INSIDE LIGHTS WERE OFF, ALL PANEL LIGHTS WERE OFF, SO MY HUSBAND TURNED THE INSIDE PANEL LIGHTS, SWITCH THE BLAZER TURNED OFF... SOMETHING IS TERRIBLY WRONG WITH THIS... THE WHOLE SYSTEM WAS LIKE IT WENT NUTS... I HAVE WAITED A FEW HOURS AND SINCE WENT BACK OUT THERE AND TRIED IT AGAIN... SAME THING HAPPENED... AND IT ALL HAPPENED OUT OF NO WHERE... THE BLAZER HAS DRIVEN FINE... NO PROBLEMS WITH IT AT ALL SINCE PURCHASE, BUT NOW THERE IS ALSO A CLICKING NOISE THAT CAN BE HEARD UNDER THE HOOD WHEN BLAZER IS RUNNING (SITTING STILL). *LA

• 10/11/2011· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL TO TURN ON WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED. REPLACED BRAKE SWITCH, ALL TAIL LIGHTS. MECHANIC INVESTIGATION SHOWS MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH TO BE CAUSE OF PROBLEM AS IN PREVIOUS RECALL FOR MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH ON 2002 BLAZER. REQUESTING INVESTIGATION AND ADDITION TO THE RECALL. *KB

• 10/10/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  WITH THE INCREASED BRIGHTNESS OF HEADLIGHTS IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SPOT FRONT TURN SIGNALS AT NIGHT WHEN THEY ARE PLACED ADJACENT TO THE LOW BEAM LAMP. PLEASE CONSIDER MANDATING THAT SIGNAL LAMPS MUST BE AT LEAST THREE INCHES FROM THE EDGE OF THE LOW BEAM'S REFLECTOR. *LA

• 10/10/2003· STRUCTURE

  WHEN IT RAINED WATER SEEPED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND FLOODED IT. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE RUBBERS AROUND THE DOORS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. CONSUMER INDICATED THAT WATER WAS COMING INTO THE VEHICLE FROM SOMEWHERE UNDER THE DASHBOARD.*AK

• 10/07/2014· STRUCTURE

  DRIVERS DOOR HINGES ARE LOOSE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE DOOR LATCH AND DOOR FLYING OPEN. *TR

• 10/01/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER FUELING UP GASOLINE SPLASHED OUTSIDE OF THE TANK WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER REPLACED TANK BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. *AK *NLM

• 09/29/2004· STRUCTURE

  TAILGATE FAILED TO OPEN. TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TAILGATE COULD NOT BE OPENED WITHOUT DRILLING A HOLE IN TAILGATE OR REMOVING THE PANEL.*AK

• 09/25/2003· SUSPENSION,AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND FLIPPED OVER. NEITHER OF THE FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE REAR AXLE HAD BROKE WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF CONTROL. *NLM

• 09/24/2003· AIR BAGSCrash

  CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH OR OVER ON WET PAVEMENT VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, AND TRAVELED OFF THE ROAD. REAR HATCH GLASS EXPLODED , BUT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY TIME. *AK

• 09/20/2016· STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2015 WITH 71,000 - THE BODY WAS VERY WELL KEPT INSIDE AND OUT. WHAT I DIDN'T KNOW WAS THE EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF RUST AND CORROSION UNDER THE VEHICLE, WHICH DID NOT SHOW INITIALLY. I HAVE ONLY HAD SAME A LITTLE OVER A YEAR AND HAVE HAD TO ALREADY REPLACE FRONT ARM JOINTS BECAUSE THEY SNAPPED IN HALF AND MY TIRE WAS SITTING CROOKED AND IN DANGER OF FALLING OFF!! FUEL LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY COMPLETED RUSTED THROUGH AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING OUT ALL OVER. THE DRIVER DOOR WAS CHECKED 2X AS IT DOES NOT SHUT CORRECTLY AND I CAN HEAR WIND GETTING INTO THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING (NOT TO MENTION WATER POURING IN OVER THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND DOOR CONTROLS), THE BRAKES GO COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR (DESPITE BEING FIXED), THE ABS LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAY ON DESPITE BEING CHECKED - THIS TRUCK DESIGN IS TERRIBLE AND IT NOW RIDES AND SOUNDS LIKE A BUCKET OF BOLTS. I HAVE HAD MANY TRUCKS FROM GMC JIMMY, CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, ETC. - I HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THAT HAS GONE COMPLETELY SOUR IN SO SHORT A TIME. I HAVE ALSO READ THE NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF PEOPLE IN ACCIDENTS WITH THIS YEAR VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES FAILING AND AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING - I AM SERIOUSLY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYMORE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF 2 AND THOUGHT I WAS PURCHASING A RELIABLE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY FROM A REPUTABLE COMPANY. I SEE THAT MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS - IF THEY WERE INVESTIGATED BY CHEVY - WERE DEEMED "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AND SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. WHAT DO I DO?! I HAVE ALREADY SPENT OVER $1,000 TO FIX THIS VEHICLE AND IT STILL HAS ISSUES - I SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO KEEP SINKING $$ INTO A VEHICLE THAT IS GOING TO BLEED ME DRY.

• 09/11/2005· STEERING

  SINCE THE TIME I PURCHASED MY CHEVROLET IMPALA I HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE STEERING COLUMN. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES. 12 TO BE EXACT. THE FIRST 6 TIMES WAS WITHIN THE FIRST 7 MONTHS. I ASKED ABOUT THE LEMON LAW AND WAS TOLD THAT IT DIDN'T QUALIFY UNLESS THE EXACT PART WENT BAD 3 TIMES. TWO FULL NEW STEERING COLUMNS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLUS ALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL PARTS HAVING BEEN FOUND INADEQUATE WERE REPLACED. THE STEERING ALSO CONTINUOUSLY SQUEALED AND CLUNKED WHEN TURNING. AFTER ALL THE REPAIRS IT IS STILL DOING IT. THEN AFTER NUMEROUS OTHER VISITS WHEN I TRIED AGAIN TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE LEMON LAW I WAS TOLD IT WAS THREE WEEKS TO LATE. THEY PUT ME OFF AND STALLED UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE LEMON THE TIME OR KNOWLEDGE TO INVESTIGATE. I HAVE BEEN LEFT NO RECOURSE AND I HAVE A CAR THAT STILL ISN'T FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THAT I AM AFRAID TO TAKE OUT ON THE HIGHWAYS OR INTERSTATE. I AM A WIDOWED SENIOR OF 74 I FEEL HAVE BEEN GREATLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. MONTHS AGO THEY OFFERED ME AND EXTENDED 75,000 MILE WARRANTY. I HAVE YET TO RECEIVE IT. THEN I CALLED GM CONSUMER SERVICE. I SPOKE TO JEAN WHYRE AND SHE WAS OF NO HELP AT ALL. SHE DENIED ME BOTH THE EXCHANGE OF VEHICLES AND THE WARRANTY ON THE COLUMN. SHE THEN SAID THAT SHE WAS WITHDRAWING IT CAUSE I REFUSED IT BEFORE THINKING THAT I WAS GOING TO GET A NEW CAR UNDER THE LEMON LAW. WHEN I TRIED TO EXPLAIN THAT TO HER SHE MALICIOUSLY RECANTED THE OFFER AND SAID I WOULD NOT GET IT THEN HUNG UP ON ME. I INQUIRED WITH THE FL. BAR ASSOCIATION BUT NO LAWYER WITH IN THE STATE WILL COVER THIS TYPE OF CASE. I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO GO TO FOR HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM SO I AM NOW CONTEMPLATING CONTACTING THE LOCAL TELEVISION STATION. THEY HAVE A DEPARTMENT WHICH TAKES CARE OF CONSUMER COMPLAINTS AND ABUSE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A CASE OF GROSS SENIOR ABUSE. I WOULD TO MAKE CLEAR THAT I DID ENQUIRE ABOUT THE LEMON TWICE. *NM

• 09/11/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER HAD EXPERIENCED LOUD THUMPING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN TRANSMISSION GOT STUCK IN ONE GEAR FOR AN EXTENDED AMOUNT OF TIME. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN GAS WAS IN THE TANK IT COULD REGISTER FULL ONE MINUTE AND HALF FULL THE NEXT MINUTE WITHOUT MOVING THE VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER AND THE DEALER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

• 09/08/2003· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER COULD NOT DESCRIBE THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

• 09/04/2006· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  1. SPEEDOMETER ACTING ERRATICALLY. 2. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE $450 DOLLARS TO CHANGE SPEED SENSOR. I TOLD HIM HE WAS CRAZY. THEY RECONNECTED. SPEEDOMETER STARED WORKING AGAIN. 3. 7 MONTHS LATER SPEEDOMETER STARTS ACTING ERRATICALLY. I SEARCH WEBSITES AND FIND THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF 2003 TAHOES EXPERIENCE THE SAME THING. ORDERED NEW SPEED SENSOR TO FOR SELF INSTALLATION. YET TO INSTALL. 4. SPEEDOMETER STARTS WORKING AGAIN AFTER BATTERY CHANGED. 5. RUNS FOR 5 DAYS WORKING FINE THEN ACT ERRATIC AGAIN. 6. READY TO CHANGE. 7. THOUGHT I'D COMPLAIN FIRST. THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. *NM

• 09/02/2003· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED.*MR THE CONSUMER HAS HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE THE VEHICLES CRUISE CONTROL HAS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER IS CONCERNED AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE RECORDS OF VEHICLES THAT HAS HAD THE ABOVE MENTIONED PROBLEMS, SO THEY CAN BE INVESTIGATED ON. *CB

• 09/01/2004· STRUCTURE

  BODY SEAMS LEAKS WATER TO THE INSIDE OF MY CAR. IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE MY SUNROOF, WHICH DEALER REPAIRED AND THEN REPLACED. THE WATER CAUSED ALL INSIDE LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT (THIRD REPAIR). IT WAS ON THE THE FOURTH TIME TO THE SERVICE THAT IT WAS FOUND THE ACTUAL BODY SEAMS WERE LEAKING.*AK

• 08/27/2013· AIR BAGSCrash

  I WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND WHEN I EXPERIENCED A SEIZURE AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I PROCEEDED TO VEER TO THE LEFT WHERE I CLIPPED SEVERAL CARS THAT WERE HEADED NORTHBOUND AND HAD STOPPED DUE TO THE REALIZATION THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER CONTROL. I THEN PROCEEDED OVER A TREE LAWN AND INTO A PARKING LOT. I HIT A DODGE RAM PICKUP WITH THE RIGHT FRONT CORNER OF MY VEHICLE AND PUSHED THAT VEHICLE INTO ANOTHER PARKED CAR THAT WAS NEXT TO IT. BOTH VEHICLES ENDED UP SIDEWAYS AND MY VEHICLE ENDED UP SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES. AT THIS TIME MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. POLICE WERE CALLED AN PARAMEDICS ARRIVED. THE JAWS OF LIFE WERE USED TO EXTRACT ME FROM MY VEHICLE. I WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I SUFFERED BURST FRACTURES OF L1, L2, AND L3. I ALSO SUFFERED AN EVULSION FRACTURE OF MY LEFT ANKLE. THE POLICE REPORT STATES THAT I WAS TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AND THAT THE VEHICLES WHICH WERE NORTHBOUND WERE JUST CLIPPED. THE AIRBAGS ARE BOTH STILL WITHIN THEIR CASES AS NEITHER DEPLOYED. I WOULD EXPECT THIS OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS THAT SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED BUT THE DRIVER BAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR EVEN EXPRESSED TO MY WIFE THAT HE WAS SURPRISED THAT THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS HAVING A SEIZURE AND WAS NOT CONSCIOUS SO I CANNOT PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION OTHER THAN WHAT IS IN THE POLICE REPORT. THE REPORT IS #370763 ISSUED BY THE TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON, MICHIGAN. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED AT COPARD AUTO SALVAGE, 21000 HAYDEN, WOODHAVEN, MI 48183. THE PHONE NUMBER IS 734-365-0070. IT WILL BE HELD THERE FOR BETWEEN 7 AND 10 DAYS FROM 8/26/2013. THANK YOU *TR

• 08/18/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ALL OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE RADIO AND FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INACCURATE READINGS. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,548 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,700. UPDATED 09/26/08. 8JB

• 08/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT OF MY TAHOE IT IS A 2003 MODEL AND HAS LESS THAN 40,000 MILES ON IT. *NM