NHTSA Complaint #10243369 — 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2008. I OPENED THE HATCH FOR THE FIRST TIME AND WHEN I LIFTED THE HATCH, I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOT OF BREAKING AND BOLTS FLYING. I GOT IT TO CLOSE SECURELY AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS. THEN ONE DAY, I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE BACK HATCH BEGAN TO SHAKE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. AFTER DRIVING FOR ANOTHER FEW MINUTES THE HATCH BEGAN TO FALL BACKWARD. I NEVER REACH THE GROUND, IT WAS HELD ON BY THE LIGHTS THAT CONNECT THE TOP LIGHT. I WENT TO A DEALER THAT REPAIRED IT SUPPOSEDLY. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DONE THE SAME THING. I ATTEMPTED TO GET IT REPAIR A SECOND TIME. IT WASN'T SUCCESSFUL EITHER. THIS TIME I COULDN'T GET IT CLOSED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS A PROBLEM AMONGST A FEW TRAILBLAZER BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AS OF YET. THE ONLY SOLUTION THAT I WAS TOLD THAT MAY HELP THE PROBLEM IS PAYING $1,100 TO BUY ANOTHER. ACCORDING TO A LOCAL DEALER THE WINDOW DOESN'T BELONG IN THE VEHICLE. THE WHOLE SET UP IS NOT THE WAY IT SHOULD BE SET UP. MY VEHICLE HAS A BRACKET HOLDING THE WINDOW UP BUT THERE ISN'T A BRACKET ON ANY WEBSITE. *TR