NHTSA Complaint #10071025 — 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10071025 |
| Vehicle | 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | NY |
Consumer Description
I PURCHASED A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT EXT (4 MILES ON THE ODOMETER) ON SEPTEMBER 9, 2003 FROM FISHER BROS. CHEVROLET IN MAHOPAC, NY. I HAD THE TRUCK FOR EXACTLY TWO WEEKS AND STARTED HAVE ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. I WOULD STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN OR EVEN BEHIND A STOPPING SCHOOL BUS AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2003 AND THEY HAD IT FOR SERVICE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2003. THEY SAID IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY FOUND OUT FROM CHEVY THAT A BULLETIN WITH THIS PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN RELEASED. THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND GAVE ME BACK THE CAR ON 9/30/03. I DROVE IT FOR LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I BROUGHT THE CAR BACK FOR SERVICE ON 10/2/03. THIS TIME THEY CLAIMED IT WAS ELECTRICAL - AGAIN RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE FIXED A FEW VALUES AND THINGS. HAD THE CAR IN FROM 10/2/03 TO 10/7/03. GOT THE CAR HOME FOR AGAIN LESS THAN 24 HOURS AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. BROUGHT THE CAR BACK ON 10/9/03 (2021MILES ON THE ODOMETER) AND THE CAR HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. WHEN I LAST SPOKE TO THE SERVICE MANAGER THEY SAID THEY HAD TO PUT A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. I THOUGHT A BRAND NEW CAR WOULD ALREADY HAVE A "NEW TRANSMISSION". THEY ORDERED A 2004 TRANSMISSION TO PUT INTO THE CAR. THIS WAS THE LAST I HEARD ON 10/14/03.
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