2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

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

• 12/31/2006· VISIBILITY

  RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN AND THEN WOULD NOT COME UP. WINDOW GLASS WAS LOOSE WOULD NOT STAY UP. TOOK TO DEALER. WINDOW REGULATOR REPLACED FOR A TOTAL OF $350.00. *NM

• 12/30/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 370 REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ELECTRICAL WINDOW CONTROL SWITCH WOULD NOT COMPLETELY CLOSE WINDOW . SMELLED LIKE ELECTRICAL WIRE BURNING. HAD VEHICLE STOP AT TIME AND HAD ASSISTANCE IN REMOVING DOOR INTERIOR PANEL AND FOUND ELECTRICAL WINDOW SWITCH COMPLETELY MELTED AND WIRE CONNECTION BURNED . PERSONAL VEHICLE USED ON VACATION, STOPPED JUST OFF HIGHWAY AT TIME . *JS

• 12/30/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT GAUGE CLUSTERS MALFUNCTION. ONE BY ONE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES HAVE BEEN FAILING. FIRST THE RPM GAUGE STUCK AT ZERO IN MARCH '08. ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO (OCT '08), THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPPED TO ZERO AND NOW FLUCTUATES ERRATICALLY . OFTEN TIMES, RESTARTING THE CAR WILL TEMPORARILY RESET THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE UNTIL IT FAILS AGAIN. THIS MONTH (DEC. '08), THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE PEGGED HIGH AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL TEMPORARILY HESITATE. THE ONLY GAUGE THAT APPEARS TO WORK PROPERLY IS THE FUEL GAUGE, AND I'M GUESSING THAT WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL TOO. DURING MY LAST OIL CHANGE AT A CHEVY DEALER, THEY INDICATED THAT MOST LIKELY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/GAUGE DRIVERS ARE BAD AND CAN BE REPLACED FOR ABOUT $800. I'VE DONE A LOT OF SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH CHEVY VEHICLES, YET CHEVROLET HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT OR REMEDY THE SITUATION. *TR

• 12/30/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,EQUIPMENT

  3/4/05 2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. THE FUEL WOULD SPLASH OUT OF THE FUEL NECK . THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE GAS TANK AND THE SENDER. AGAIN, ON 12/30/2005 THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE VECHICLE WOULD NOT TAKE FUEL. WHILE FILLING UP THE FUEL ON DISPENSED ONTO THE GROUND. *NM

• 12/30/2003· POWER TRAIN

  '03 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES BY ITSELF AT 55 TO 60MPH, THE TRUCK JERKS AND IT FLASHES FROM 4 WHEEL TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, THEY HAVE RESET CODES, CHANGED SWITCHES AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS THIS PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS, IT JUST IS VERY NOTICABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE WAY THE TRUCK JERKS..I HAVE FILED WITH THE BBB.

• 12/29/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL WAS LEAKING ON THE GROUND. *TR

• 12/29/2006· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING ACROSS THE WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE RPM GAUGE SHOT TO THE HIGH END AND I HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OFF OF THE BRIDGE. I WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT, KNEW IMMEDIATELY THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN WAS THIS A COMMON PROBLEM AND HE POINTED ME TO EDMUNDS.COM TO SHOW HOW MANY POSTS THERE WERE CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP "OVERHAULED" THE TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME I SHOULD CONSIDER A TRANSMISSION COOLER. I'VE NEVER TOWED ANYTHING WITH THE VEHICLE AND AM CONCERNED THAT I AM ABOUT TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM, EXCEPT THIS TIME MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED.

• 12/28/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

  WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE THAT SPEEDOMETER ON THE RPM DOES NOT WORK, AND NOW I WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPUTER WAS MESSED UP. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY, AND THEN THE FUSE UNDER THE SEAT GETS REALLY HOT, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. I HAVE EVEN GOT A TICKET FOR SPEEDING AND MY SPEED O METER WAS SET AT 65 AND I WAS TOLD BY THE HIGHWAY PATROL THAT I WAS GOING 75. *TR

• 12/28/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AT 40MPH. IT NEVER CAME BACK DOWN, BUT EVENTUALLY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT SIDE. AFTER $900 FOR A NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IT WAS FIXED, BUT THE FOLLOWING YEAR A FRIEND OF MINE WITH AN 05 TRAILBLAZER HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER. SHE WON'T GET IT FIXED BECAUSE IT SEEMS JUST A TAD BIT SUSPICIOUS THAT SO MANY SPEEDOMETERS HAVE GONE OUT IN THESE THINGS. *TR

• 12/28/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  1) BEGAN TO NOTICE A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN TRAVELING IN AUTO. THIS SMELL BECAME STRONGER WHEN VEHICLE WAS PARKED. ALSO HAD A "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WHEN LOOKING UNDER CAR FOR LEAK OF GASOLINE, SMELL WAS STRONGER NEAR FUEL TANK. THE SMELL WAS SO STRONG THAT I WAS AFRAID TO LEAVE AUTO IN GARAGE AT MY HOME FOR FEAR OF A FIRE. 2) AUTO WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR FACILITY FOR "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT AND GAS SMELL. THEY DISCOVERED A LEAK IN THE GAS TANK AT THE PLASTIC WELD OF THE NIPPLE THAT CONNECTS TO THE FILLER TUBE. THEY STATED THAT THERE SEEMED TO BE A FAILURE AT THE WELD OR AN INCOMPLETE WELD FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE ONLY SOLUTION FOR THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK. 3) THIS REPAIR WAS COMPLETED BY THE REPAIR FACILITY ON 12/28/2006 I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS PART FOR INSPECTION. *JB

• 12/28/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER FILLING TANK WITH GAS. TOOK TO MECHANIC AND THEY TIGHTENED THE GAS CAP AND THEN RESET THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND DROVE AROUND AND NO LIGHT CAME ON. THREE DAYS LATER THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO MECHANIC AND THEY RAN MORE DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND THREE CRACK S IN THE OPENING (NECK) OF THE GAS TANK. I HAD TO HAVE THE TANK REPLACED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION WITHOUT THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON. A NEW GAS TANK ON A 2003 VEHICLE IS UNHEARD OF AND I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER GAS TANKS ON 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS OR OTHER GM VEHICLES HAVE HAD TO REPLACED DUE TO THIS SAME PROBLEM?? *JB

• 12/28/2004· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  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

• 12/27/2011· VISIBILITY

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT INITIATION AND WHEN THEY WERE ACTIVATED, THEY COULD NOT BE SHUT OFF. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 127,000.

• 12/27/2011· VISIBILITY

  I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. MY WISH IS THAT THE NHTSA WOULD FORCE CHEVY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, OR AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE IDEA THAT THIS IS LIMITED TO SOME 2003 LTS, BUT NOT OTHERS IS RATHER ODD TO ME. FOR THE MANF. TO SAY THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXIST IS RATHER ODD TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT PURPOSE OR LEGAL REACH OF THE NHTSA. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY COULD/WILL FORCE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION FOR THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT, AND THE MANF. BLANTENT REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAID ISSUE. *TR

• 12/27/2010· SEATS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND ENGAGED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AUTOMATIC SEAT POSITIONING MECHANISM. SUDDENLY THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SEAT ACTIVATED TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND THE RIGHT SIDE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE WELDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SEAT DETACHED WHICH RESULTED TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORM THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,580.

• 12/27/2010· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  SECOND INCIDENT DASHBOARD: SERVICE BRAKES,ANTILOCK ABS WARNING LIGHT. SAYS TO SEEK SERVICE. ABS MALFUNCTIONING ANY TIME IT GOES BELOW MINUS 10 DEGREES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS. ASSUME THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WILL NOT WORK, AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MALFUNCTIONING ABS. THE FIRST EVENT WE PAID TO HAVE SERVICE BULLETIN CHECK GROUNDING OF WHEEL AND BODY SENSORS. THE NEXT YEAR IT WENT AWAY AFTER A DAY OF THE CAR NOT BEING USED. WHY DOESN'T THE GOVENRMENT GET CHEVROLET TO REPAIR PERMANENTLY THE MALFUNCTION BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS OCCUR.

• 12/27/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I NOTICED WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER/SNOW IN DECEMBER, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AROUND 60 MPG HIGH SPEED WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. AFTER TURNING MY TRUCK ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT WOULD RESET TO 0 MPH. ANOTHER HEAVY SNOW DAY CAME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AFTER I WAS EXITING MY CAR YESTERDAY, THE NEEDLE POINTED SOUTH AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK IT WENT BACKWARD TO 120 MPH. I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHERS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, WHICH I KNOW IS UNTRUE DUE TO THE GAS LEAK RECALL. I CALLED THE GM SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AND THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE SAME REASON AS MINE HTTP://WWW.LAWCASH.COM/ATTORNEY/4913/GENERAL-MOTORS-LAWSUIT.ASP *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

• 12/27/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT, WHICH ALSO HAS A LEAK IN THE PLASTIC GAS TANK. IT WAS DETECTED IN THE GARAGE BY THE STRONG ODOR. I WAS TOLD BY THE MECHANIC TODAY THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR THIS MODEL. THE PLASTIC BREAK IS WHERE THE NECK IS MOLDED INTO THE TANK. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, CONSIDERING MANY HOMES, AS OURS, HAS THE WATER HEATER IN THE GARAGE. *JB

• 12/27/2004· SUSPENSION

  WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. SUDDENLY VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/26/2015· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY WIFE STARTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND CAME IN AND SAID THAT THE GUAGES STOPPED WORKING, I WENT OUT TO SEE, TURNED THE IGNITION ON A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY CAME ON AND IN ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEY WENT OFF AND ARE STILL NOT WORKING. THE CAR WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY AT 2666 MADISON 248 FREDERICKTOWN MO. IT HAS THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN OTHER 2003 RECALLS BUT THE TRAILBLAZER HASN'T HAD AS MANY COMPLAINTS. I WOULD LIKE TO FILE ONE.

• 12/26/2013· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL STARTED TO MALFUNCTION BUT THEN RESET ITSELF. NOW, NONE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WORKS. *TR

• 12/26/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE PROBLEM IS THIS. I WENT TO GO SOMEWHERE AT 5 AM IT WAS 44 DEGREES AND RAINING. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ICE ON THE ROADWAY" ANOTHER LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID "ENGINE POWER REDUCED" SO HERE I AM GOING UNDER 5 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. ITS 44 DEGREES AND NO ICE. IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS EVERY SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW IN 2003. I HAVE TOLD THEM EVERY TIME I TAKE IT IN FOR A LUBE AND OIL CHANGE BUT THEY IGNORE ME BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO FIX IT.

• 12/26/2007· TIRES

  UPON RETURN TO MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I FOUND THAT MY TIRE WAS APPROX. A QUARTER FLAT. DROVE TO THEIR INSTALLER TIRE WORKS, WHERE THEY FOUND A 5/8-3/4 INCH HOLE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE INSTALLER SAID HE FOUND A PIECE OF HEAVY GAUGE WIRE ABOUT 6" INSIDE THE TIRE AND STATED "THIS IS WHAT DID IT." TIRES HAD 10133 MILES ON THEM WITH GREAT TREAD WEAR APPARENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

• 12/26/2002· TIRES

  RIGHT REAR TIRE POPPED / BLEW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40 MPH. VEHICLE IS A 17 DAY OLD 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD AS WELL AS MYSELF WHILE DRIVING ON A "REPAIRED" TIRE, THAT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE TIRE. THE DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT CONVINCING ME THAT I MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK, BECAUSE THEY WILL REPAIR THE TIRE.

• 12/25/2011· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  I, ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANELS ON OUR CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. MY MOTHER TRADED HERS IN BECAUSE HER SPEEDOMETER WAS GOING OUT. BUT MY PROBLEM IS MUCH WORSE, MY WHOLE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS OUT. MY GAS GAUGE DOESN'T WORK, MY SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK, MY OIL PRESSURE DOESN'T WORK, MY THERMOSTAT DOESN'T WORK, NOTHING WORKS. MY CRUISE CONTROL ACTS UP TOO. *TR

• 12/25/2005· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH SPENDS MOST OF IT'S TIME IN DEFAULT SO YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DRIVE YOU ARE IN. GOING OVER MOUNTAIN PASSES EVERY DAY THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I'VE BEEN TOLD NOT TO USE THE AUTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE-SO WHY HAVE IT? IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP TWICE AND THEY SAY EVERYTHING IS WORKING RIGHT-BULL. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. I EVEN HAD IT ONCE WHERE IT JUST WENT TO NEUTRAL AND I HAD NOTHING. COME ON GM FIX THIS IT'S REAL BAD. *NM

• 12/24/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  SPEEDOMETER IN VEHICLE STOPPED WORKING THEN IT STARTS AGAIN THEN IT TOPS OUT AT 120 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL OR 30 MPH WHILE VEHICLE IS SITTING STILL THEN AT CERTAIN TIMES IT WILL WORK AND THEN IT DOESN'T I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO REPLACE IT OR WHAT THEN THE RPM GAUGE WORKS THEN IT WON'T. *TR

• 12/23/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  GAS TANK IS LEAKING .I GET A LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTOR ABOUT THAT PROBLEM I TOOK THE TRUCK TO CRYSTAL CHEVROLET THE MANAGER TOLD HE WOULD NOT WORK ON MY TRUCK.

• 12/23/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I NOTICED WHEN THE WEATHER GOT COLDER/SNOW IN DECEMBER, MY SPEEDOMETER WAS READING AROUND 60 MPG HIGH SPEED WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 20 MPH. AFTER TURNING MY TRUCK ON AND OFF A COUPLE OF TIMES, IT WOULD RESET TO 0 MPH. ANOTHER HEAVY SNOW DAY CAME AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN, AND AFTER I WAS EXITING MY CAR YESTERDAY, THE NEEDLE POINTED SOUTH AND WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK IT WENT BACKWARD TO 120 MPH. I CALLED GM TO FIND OUT IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM OR ANY OTHERS AND THEY SAID THERE WERE NO RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE AT THIS TIME, WHICH I KNOW IS UNTRUE DUE TO THE GAS LEAK RECALL. I CALLED THE GM SERVICE CENTER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING AND THIS ITEM IS NOT COVERED. I SEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST GM FOR THE SAME REASON AS MINE HTTP://WWW.LAWCASH.COM/ATTORNEY/4913/GENERAL-MOTORS-LAWSUIT.ASP *TR

• 12/23/2004· POWER TRAINCrash

  GM T-BODY 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES 2002 > LOSS OF CONTROL DURING 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONDITIONS. TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING IN AND OUT WITH OUT WARNING, CAUSING A SLIDE AND SPIN OUT CONDITION. HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GM AND WAS TOLDS CONDITION IS NORMAL. THEY BLAME THE DRIVER IS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NOT LOST CONTROL UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND SPEED. *AK

• 12/22/2014· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 215,000.

• 12/22/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  DRIVING ON HIGHWAY SPEEDOMETER WENT ABOVE 100 MPH THEN ABOVE 120 MPH. NOW THE NEEDLE IS POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. *TR

• 12/21/2016· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THERE WAS A FUEL ODOR EMITTED IN AND AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS FUEL SPILLED AROUND THE FUEL TANK AND THE REGULATOR WAS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,243.

• 12/21/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLES FUEL TANK FILLER NOZZLE BECAME DISCONNECTED FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 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

• 12/21/2005· SUSPENSION

  I HAVE A TRAIL BLAZER,CHEVROLET 2003 FOR WHICH I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE THE BUSHINGS/LINKS OVER 6-7 TIMES. THE PART IN REFERENCE IS MADE IN A MATERIAL "CALAMINE"??? WHICH IS NOT A METAL AND BREAKS EASILY. THERE IS NOT A CAMPAIGN ON THAT PART, YET I KNOW SEVERAL TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE LINKS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION CAME OUT IN IRON OR SOME TYPE OF METAL. I AM TOTALLY FRUSTRATED BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

• 12/21/2003· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WHEN FILLING GAS TANK, WHEN NOZZLE SHUTS OFF ,GAS BELCHES OUT OF TANK FILLER TUBE. SPALASHES GAS ON SHOES AND CLOTHING. ALSO GETS GAS ON INSIDE OF CAR FENDER.YOU CAN THEN SMELL GAS FUMES WHEN CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE.*AK

• 12/20/2015· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL TWICE IN 10 MONTHS. I BOUGHT NEW PARTS FOR IT NOT USED THAT WERE REDONE TO GET RID OF THE PROBLEMS IT HAD NOW IT HAS GONE AGAIN. THIS TIME I HAVEN'T EVEN USED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE YET SINCE THE LAST REPAIR. I HAVE RESEARCH IT AND I NOTICED A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.

• 12/20/2011· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

• 12/20/2007· VISIBILITY

  THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE WIPERS FAIL TO TURN OFF WHEN THE WIPER SWITCH HAS BEEN TURNED TO THE OFF POSITION. I LATER FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS FAILURE MODE IN THIS VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. I BELIEVE THAT THE FAILURE MODE I AM EXPERIENCING IS THE SAME AS THAT DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE (NHTSA #04V046000) AND BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER MY VEHICLE. *TR

• 12/19/2016· UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING. THE OIL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND RPM DOES NOT WORK

• 12/19/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  I HAVE BEEN SMELLING GASOLINE IN AND AROUND MY VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A YEAR. ONE MECHANIC TOLD US TO REPLACE THE GAS CAP, WHICH WE DID IN NOVEMBER 2012. IT DIDN'T HELP. NOW WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT THE GAS TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH WILL COST HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY GRANDCHILDREN THAT I PICK UP FROM SCHOOL.. *TR

• 12/19/2009· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONS...SPEEDOMETER JUMPS AND GETS PINNED ALSO TACHOMETER DOES THE SAME THING. YOU CAN BE DRIVING 20 MILES PER HOUR AND THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS 85. ITS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. *TR

• 12/19/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. *TR

• 12/19/2003· AIR BAGS

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

• 12/17/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  ALL OF MY GAUGES INCLUDING FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER, AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THEY WILL WORK SOME DAYS AND THEN OTHERS THE GAUGES ARE ALL OUT OF WHACK. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR ESPECIALLY WHEN IT IS COLD OUT. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. I REALIZE THAT MY VEHICLE IS OLDER, BUT I DO APPRECIATE WORKING GAUGES!!!

• 12/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER LINKING TO THE COMPUTER I HAD A CODE # P0442. AFTER I, AND MY MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, WE FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED AND LEAKING. I HAD TO REPLACE THE FAULTY GAS TANK, FOR AN EXPENSIVE FEE. I CALLED CHEVY, AND TO SUM IT UP, I WAS LEFT TO WORK THIS PROBLEM OUT ON MY OWN, WITH NO FINANCIAL HELP FROM GM. *TR

• 12/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SEVERAL TIMES HAPPENING IN THE OUTSIDE VICINITY OF MY VEHICLE I COULD SMELL GASOLINE. TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND DESCRIBED MY PROBLEM TO THEM AND EXPRESSED MY SAFETY CONCERNS ABOUT THE GAS SMELL. THEY ADVISED ME MY VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL THEY COULD INSPECT AND DIAGNOSE THE NATURE OF THE GASOLINE SMELL. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND LINE TO BE CORRODED ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND IT WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE TANK. DEALER IN PROCESS OF REPLACING FUEL SENDING UNIT WITH A NEW UNIT. COST OF REPAIR QUOTED AT $840 DOLLARS. DEALER GAVE ME A DISCOUNTED QUOTE "TO HELP MAKE THINGS RIGHT" OF AROUND $340. VEHICLE IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 65,000 MILES. SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE TO ME FOR A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE TO DEVELOP A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. *TR

• 12/17/2004· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL LEAK AT THE FUEL TANK NECK WHERE RUBBER HOSE RUNNING FROM FUEL FILLER PIPE IS ATTACHED TO FUEL TANK. (HOSE IS SECURED TO FUEL TANK BY A HOSE CLAMP). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, DEALER SIMPLY RESET THE LIGHT. THE LIGHT WAS BACK TWO DAYS LATER AND THERE WAS A GAS SMELL. I LOOKED AT THE FUEL TANK AND SAW FUEL WAS SEEPING AT THE FUEL TANK NECK.