2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Electrical System Problems

Transmission doesn’t have 3rd or 4th gear. Vehicle was smoking under hood. Found out after buying it it has flood damage. Mechanic said there was water in the transmission when inspected. Vehicle needs catylic converter sensor and vehicle has bad ground wire. Seller didn’t inform me of any of these issues and he said it was in good shape and very reliable.

WIRE HARNESS COATING FALLING APART ALMOST CAUGHT MY TRUCK ON FIRE GOT PICTURES AND IT TRIGGERS THE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY ON

NOTHING HAS HAPPENING YET TRYING TO GET THE RECALLS FIXED HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT IT SO STARTED HERE, PLEASE TELL ME IF NOT ALLOWED OR WHERE I CAN GET THE INFORMATION

TAKATA RECALL I HAVE A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND MY SUV WAS PARKED IN THE YARD AND I WENT TO GO TO THE STORE AND OPENED MY DOOR AND FOUND THE TRUCK WAS FULL OF SMOKE! MY DRIVER SEAT HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE JUST SITTING THERE. NOT EVEN CRANKED! IT DESTROYED THE SEAT AND THE TOP OF THE SUV AND THE ROOF MELTED ALL OVER THE TRUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS QUIT WORKING

I HAVE A HEAVY FUEL RUNOFF , FROM MY FUEL TANK. EVEN IF THE ENGINE IS ONLY RAN FOR A MINUTE. ALSO, MY HEADLIGHTS GO OUT WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE DOING SO,WHILE DRIVING

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING LOCALLY YESTERDAY 7/1/18 AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A SLOW SPEED. SHE LOST CONTROL AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SHE WAS INJURED. THE CARS BRAKE LIGHTS HAD JUST GONE OUT AND THE BLOWER IS GOING ON AND OFF. I ASSUME THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM FOR WHICH MY VIN IS NOT DISPLAYING A RECALL. THERE IS NOW DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE FENDER, CLEARLY DISPLAYING THAT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT OF CONTROL, BASED ON THE 2 VEHICLE IMPACT POINTS.

THE LIGHTS MELT THE HARNESSES IN THE FRONT LIGHTS FREQUENTLY. MORE THAN 2 TIMES A YEAR THE TAIL LIGHT NEEF CONSTANT REPLACEMENT FROM FAULTY WIRING. THE WIRES ARE NOT BIG ENOUGB TO HANDLE THE LOAD. IT HAPPENS AT ANY TIME IT WANTS DOESNT MATTER IF ITS SITTING IN PARK OR DRIVING.

2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, AT ENGINE START UP, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES DO NOT COME ON, TURN KEY OFF AND BACK ON, DASH PANEL (CLUSTER) STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION. TEST DROVE TO SEE IF DASH WOULD COME ON, IT DID NOT. PARKED TBLAZER, TRIED STARTING AGAIN, STILL NOTING. DID THIS PROCEDURE 5 TIMES AND STILL DASH NOT WORKING. PARKED TBLAZER IN DRIVEWAY, WENT OUT TO START TBLAZER AN HOUR LATER AT DASH WORKED. CURRENTLY A DRIVING SAFETY HAZARD AS THE DASH CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, ONLY INTERMITTENT. DASH CLUSTER RECALL

FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, EVERY PART OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SEEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEEDOMETER WILL SHOW ME DOING 40 MPH OVER MY ACTUAL SPEED, OR WILL SHOW ME DOING 120 WHILE I AM SITTING STILL. THE OIL PRESSURE WILL SOMETIMES SHOW THAT THERE IS NO PRESSURE AT ALL, OR THE TEMP IS AS FAR AS IT CAN GO ON THE HOT SIDE. ALL OF THESE ISSUES DISAPPEAR AFTER A WHILE, AND THEN FUNCTION NORMALLY. THEY DO NOT SEEM TO BE TIED TOGETHER, BECAUSE AT TIMES SEVERAL INSTRUMENTS ARE WORKING FINE, BUT 2 OTHERS ARE NOT.

MULTIPLE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE TACHOMETER IS READING 5,000 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, AND 7,000 RPM WHEN GOING 15 MPH. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE GAUGE SITS AT 2,000. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CLICKING UP (NOT A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO THE CORRECT SPEED). AND IT SHOWING A LESSER SPEED THEN I AM GOING. WHEN I TURN THE CAR OFF THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS IT IS GOING 10 MILES PER HOUR BUT WILL SLOWLY DROP DOWN TO ZERO. BOTH OF THESE MALFUNCTIONS COULD ARE A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SHOWING 7,000 RPM, AFRAID I WAS GOING TO BREAK DOWN AND RUIN MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS, BATTERY, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DISCONNECTED TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-3011452393. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES DO NOT WORK.

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!!!

THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, THE FUEL GUAGE AND OIL PRESSURE GUAGE STOPPED WORKING AND ALL OTHER GUAGES WENT OUT ONE BY ONE SOON AFTER. WE HAD A NEW GM CLUSTER INSTALLED BY THE GM DEALERSHIP AT A COST OF $600. THIS TIME, ALL GUAGES STOPPED WORKING AND THE ALERT LIGHTS STAY ON. (I.E. SERVICE 4WD, SEAT BELT, SERVICE ENGINE, BRAKE AND ABS) OTHER GM VEHICLES WITH THIS SAME CLUSTER HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT THE 2003TRAILBLAZER.

"TAKATA RECALL" WE JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM MY HUSBAND'S DECEASED MOTHER'S ESTATE AND IT HAD A RECALL ON THE LIGHTING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE TAIL LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE HAS 83 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND THE VEHICLE REAR LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING WHEN I BRAKE ONLY ONE THAT IS THE THIRD LIGHT ON TOP OF CAR. GM (CHEVROLET) I LIVE ON A VERY LIMITED INCOME AND DUE TO DISABILITY AS WELL. MY INCOME IS 1330 A MONTH. HOW CAN I GET THIS FIXED? THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR DIAGNOSTICS, AS I STATED WE FIXED IT ONCE IT SEEMS TO BE THAT IT MAY GET HOT AND BLOWS FUSES AND THEN I HAVE NO IDEA I HAVE NO TAIL LIGHTS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE COULD REAR END ME AND KILL THEMSELVES AND OR MYSELF. PLEASE HELP ME IN UNDERSTANDING ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THEIR DEFECTS AS THEY...

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GADGE STEPPER MOTORS ALL ARE BAD. HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME. ALSO THE IGNITION SWITCHES ARE VERY FAULTY.

TRAVELLING TO WORK ON 5/5/2016 @ 30MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY PULLED TO SIDE ROAD. WAS UNABLE TO START NO POWER TO IGNITION CIRCUIT, LOCKED IN PARK. TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP & REPLACED FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH @ COST OF $300.00. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION!

ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (DASHBOARD). ALL GAUGES INTERMITTENTLY QUITS WORKING, ON STARTUP, SITTING RUNNING OR IN MOTION. TACHOMETER NEVER READS CORRECTLY. CAN OCCASIONALLY GET GAUGES TO RESET BY CLICKING IGNITION BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN RUN AND START POSITIONS. I KNOW OF 5 OTHER VEHICLE'S THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

"TAKATA RECALL" WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING BOUT 70MPH AND I HEAR A NOSIE ON THE ROOF AND THEN I SAW MY WHOLE 3RD BREAK LIGHT ASMBLEY BREAK OFF AND FLY INTO THE AIR AND ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN BACK OF ME THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT FLY'S OFF AND HIT A CAR IN BACK OF YOU AND I WAS DOING RESEARCH ONLINE AND SAW ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE SUV ITS A POOR DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES.

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.

SPEEDOMETER AND/OR TACHOMETER STOP WORKING OR ARE INACCURATE. ESPECIALLY DURING COLD OR RAINY WEATHER. PROBLEM HAPPENS MORE OFTEN AS TIME GOES BY.

THE MILEAGE ON THE TRAILBLAZER DOES NOT LIGHT UP OR ANY INFO ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED, THE SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED AN INCORRECT READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I WENT TO PICK UP MY GRANDSON WHO LIVES APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE AWAY, DROVE BACK HOME MAKING IT 2 MILES. UPON PARKING IN THE DRIVEWAY WE BOTH SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF. UPON OPENING THE HOOD I DISCOVERED THE FUSE BOX SMOLDERING AND MELTING AWAY, SO I QUICKLY USED A WRENCH TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS. BEFORE DOING SO I NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE STILL ON BUT GROWING DIMMER BY THE MINUTE. THE VEHICLE IS NOT IN DRIVABLE CONDITION.

THE RPM GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE QUIT WORKING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BLOWER MOTOR SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AND THE AC BLOWER WILL NOT WORK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER LIGHT, REAR BRAKE LIGHT, AND REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

I PURCHASED MY 2003 CHEV TRAILBLAZER NEW IN 2003. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. IT WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY AND I JUST WENT OUTSIDE AND UNLOCKED IT TO PUT SOMETHING IN THE VEHICLE AND LOCKED IT BACK. ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO LATER, I HEARD THE HORN START TO BLOW BUT THE KEYS WERE HANGING UP INSIDE THE HOUSE. I WENT OUT TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TRYING TO CRANK ON ITS ON SEVERAL TIMES. THEN I SMELLED SOMETHING AND RAISED THE HOOD AND THE FUSE BOX LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTING. WE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY BUT IT HAD ALREADY MELTED THE BOX BY THAT TIME. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT THEY DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WAS A RECALL OR NOT. I NEED FOR SOMEONE TO TELL ME WHY A VEHICLE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN...

IN 2010 I HAD TO HAVE THE IGNITION STARTER SWITCH BECAUSE MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT START. THIS COST 300.00 PLUS THE TOW CHARGE. ON MAY 7TH. 2015 I HAD TO HAVE THE SAME SWITCH REPLACED AGAIN, NOW NOT TWO WEEKS LATER THE IGNITION SWITCH IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON MY TRAILBLAZER, AND I COULD CONTACT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND SEE IF THEY CAN TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO. I KNOW WHAT THAT INFORMATION WILL BE, BRING IT IN AND THEY WILL REPAIR IT, AND THAT WILL COST ME SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS. THANKS TO GENERAL MOTORS.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT A FAILED ELECTRICAL WIRING ATTACHED TO THE HEATER BLOWER CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE CAR DOES NOT START AND THE KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. IT IS STUCK IN THE ON POSITION, THE WHEEL DOES TURN BUT THE SHIFTER CANNOT BE TAKEN FROM THE PARK POSITION. CAR IS BEING TOWED TODAY TO AAA FOR ASSESSMENT AND REPAIR. I FOUND NO RECALL BUT AM CONCERNED WITH THE STUCK IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION AND THE KEY NOT BEING REMOVABLE. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONGER REPORTING THE CORRECT VEHICLE SPEED. I MAY INDICATE 50MPH WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ACTUALLY GOING 20MPH, BUT IT IS NOT THE SAME EACH TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. THE IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN WIDELY REPORTED ON MANY OTHER GM MODELS. *TR

ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO ALL DASHBOARD INSTRUMENTS QUIT WORKING, OR ALL GAUGES QUIT WORKING ONLY THING THAT WORKS IS THE SPEED ODOMETER AND WHEN IT GETS COLD IT DOESN'T WORK. AND THE BACK WINDOW LATCH DOESN'T LOCK EVEN WITH THE KEY. AND THE REAR WIPER ALSO QUIT WORKING AT THE TIME THAT EVERYTHING ELSE QUIT. *TR

THE BACK HATCH LATCH WILL AT TIMES GO FOR MONTHS, NOT LOCKING WITH THE INSIDE LOCK & SOMETIMES IT EVEN HAS TO BE SHUT 2-3 TIMES FOR IT TO CATCH & LATCH SHUT. THEN FOR SOME REASON IT WILL SEEM TO BE OK. THEN IT IS RIGHT BACK TO NOT LOCKING & HAVING TO SHUT IT HARD 2-3 TIMES TO CATCH. WHEN IT WILL NOT LOCK WITH THE INSIDE LOCK, YOU CAN NOT EVEN LOCK IT WITH THE KEY, THE KEY WILL NOT TURN COMPLETELY SO IT IS LOCKED. I NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS LOCKED UNTIL I CHECK IT MANUALLY I HAVE AT TIMES THOUGH IT IS LOCKED & WHEN I COME OUT OF THE STORE (OR ???BUSINESS WORK ETC..) I CHECK THE BACK HATCH & IT HAS BEEN UNLOCKED THE WHOLE TIME I WAS AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T LEAVE ANYTHING IN IT MY JACK, A TIRE,...

FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER HAVE STOPPED WORKING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN THE LEFT LANE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 290 (YOUNGMAN HIGHWAY) AT ABOUT 65 M.P.H. WHEN SMOKE BEGAN WAFTING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN MEETS THE DASHBOARD. I TOOK IMMEDIATE EVASIVE ACTION, PULLED ONTO AND OFF THE SHOULDER ONTO THE GRASS, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RAN TO THE BARRIER FENCE AND WATCHED TO SEE IF VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BURST INTO FLAMES. AFTER CALLING AAA, ABOUT TEN MINUTES HAD ELAPSED WITHOUT FURTHER SMOKE SO I ASSUMED I COULD DRIVE TO THE NEXT EXIT RAMP AT COLVIN BLVD. (ABOUT 1,000 FEET AWAY) AND OFF TO A WENDY'S PARKING LOT WHERE I WAITED FOR A AAA FLATBED TRUCK. MY SUV WAS FLATBED TOWED TO MY DEALERSHIP, FUCCILLO CHEVROLET ON GRAND ISLAND, WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH, CODE NUMBER C0379. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR WAS$222.66. IT WOULD BE NICE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THIS...

...THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER...TACH, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE, HAVE ALL MALFUNCTIONED...THE TACH STOPPED WORKING ALL TOGETHER IN '09....THE SPEEDO HAS STOPPED ,...MISS READ SPEED WHICH MEANS THAT I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M GOING..THE GAS GAUGE IS INACCURATE...TELLING ME THAT I HAVE MORE FUEL THAN I ACTUALLY HAVE....THERE IS NO ONE FUSE, SOLENOID, OR FIX PER INSTRUMENT...I'M TOLD THE WHOLE CLUSTER MUST BE REPLACED...$275 LAST TIME I CHECKED...THIS HAS BE BROUGHT UP TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP...THIS IS "NOT" ACCEPTABLE!!!....THERE SHOULD BE INDIVIDUAL "FIXES' AND NOT A "MONEY MAKING' SITUATION FOR GM...!!! *TR

ONE DAY I WOKE UP AND GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK AND BEFORE I LEFT I NOTICED MY GAUGES WERE MESSED UP. THE ABS SYMBOL, THE PARKING BREAK SYMBOL, AND THE LOW BATTERY LIGHTS ALL WERE ON AND MY TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS AT ZERO AND STILL IS. THE GAS GAUGE IS AT ZERO THE BATTERY AND OIL GAUGES ARE ALL PLACED AT ZERO. I CHECKED ALL MY FUSES FOUND A COUPLE BAD ONES AND REPLACED THEM AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED. THE CAR STILL DRIVES. BUT I AM FEARFUL OF A SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH IT ACTING LIKE THIS. *TR

CAR IS A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE IGNITION KEY IS STILL STUCK IN THE CAR. THERE WHERE NO WARNING LIGHTS THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. BRAKES FAILED AFTER 7 MONTHS OF HAVING THE CAR , I HAD TO GO TO AN OUTSIDE COMPANY TO FIX CAR. ALSO WHEN HITTING BRAKE LIGHTS IT COMES ON AS HAZARD LIGHTS. CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN TURNING ON A/C TOOK TO DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT SOMEONE ELSE THAT CAN FIX THE CAR. ALSO THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO START THE CAR AND TURN THE CAR OFF IS BY UNHOOKING THE BATTERY DUE TO KEY BEING STUCK IN THE IGNITION I WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO GET CAR FIXED OR REPLACE AND DEALERSHIP WAS BANKRUPT. PLEASE HELP I REALLY FEEL THAT I GOT A BAD CAR OR A RECALL CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVERS SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO ACTIVATE WHEN ENGAGED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE REPLACED THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT ON MORE THAN TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR SHUT OFF AND I ALMOST DROVE OFF THE ROAD BECAUSE ALL OF THE LIGHTS SHUT OFF AND I LOST CONTROL OF MY POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 08/11/14*LJ THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 08/19/14

I HAVE A 2003 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A SPEEDOMETER THAT DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY, ON THE HIGHWAY THE SPEEDS VARY AND SOMETIMES SHOW THAT IT IS GOING 0 MILES FOR HOURS OTHER TIMES IT WILL SHOW DIFFERENT SPEEDS SUCH AS 35 OR 45 WHILE DRIVING AT THE SAME SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHICH IS 70 MPH. THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS STUCK BEYOND THE HIGHEST LEVER AND AT INTERMITTENT TIMES THE TACHOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THERE IS ALSO AN ISSUE WITH THE HEATING AND COOLING FAN WHERE THE FAN WILL NOT BLOW AT ALL AND YOU HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTART IT TO GET THE FAN TO BLOW AT ALL. THE AC AND HEAT ARE ALSO NOT CHANGING IN TEMPERATURE AT ALL. I HAVE READ MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SPEEDOMETER AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND FIND IT RIDICULOUS THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL PUT FORTH ON THIS,...

VEHICLE STOPPED AT LIGHT HIT FROM REAR. *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL NOT WORKING. TACHOMETER GET STUCK. *TR

STOPPED ALONG INTERSTATE FOR GAS LAST NIGHT. STARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER FILLING UP AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE, THE RADIO WAS DEAD, THE A/C WAS BLOWING HOT AIR ON HIGH FAN (WHICH I COULD NOT TURN DOWN OR OFF), THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE OUT AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS / TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE 3 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE. PLACED THE VEHICLE IN GEAR TO MOVE TO A PARKING SPOT AND EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DROVE REMAINING 70 MILES DOWN THE INTERSTATE W/O FURTHER ISSUE. DROVE VEHICLE TO WORK AND HOME TODAY. PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND GOT OUT TO OPEN GARAGE DOOR. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE, PUT IT IN GEAR AND RAN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM FROM LAST NIGHT. THIS VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS BEEN WACKY FROM THE DAY I PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW. A/C OR HEAT GOES OUT INTERMITTENTLY, INSTRUMENTS...

FIRST REAR A/C STOPPED WORKING AND REPAIRED BUT STOPPED WORKING LESS THAN A YEAR LATER. GAS GAUGE STOPPED REGISTERING AMOUNT LEFT SO NOW WE GO BY FILL UPS AND RESET MILEAGE EACH TIME. REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES BECAUSE OF MELTING IN SOCKETS AND NOW RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WON'T WORK BC THERE IS PROBLEM WITH SOCKET AGAIN. PASSENGER SIDE REAR DOOR HANDLE DOESN'T ENGAGE CONSISTENTLY EITHER. REPAIRS ARE FRUSTRATING. BIGGEST ISSUE WAS TRANSMISSION DIED RIGHT AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED AND WE HAD TO COVER ENTIRE COST OF THIS. KIND OF SUCKS BECAUSE I LOVE MY TRUCK BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SEEMS TO HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO LANSING WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER AND GUAGE FUNCTION.I BEGAN TO HEAR A LOUD HOWLING NOISE, PULLED OFF AT THE EXIT WENT TO THE REPAIR SHOP IN PORTLAND, MI WHERE MY WHEEL HUB EXPLODED IN THEIR HAND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE FAN CLUTCH HAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING WITCH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT, AND LOOSE ALL POWER AND MY 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOCKED RIGHT UP AND STOPPED WORKING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT A RATE OF 70 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 25 AND HAD NO POWER. I HAVE HAD SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM NOW CHECKING FOR RECALLS TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED COMPLETELY.

THE CAR TAKES OFF AS IF IT DOESN'T WANT TO ALLOW SHIFT CHANGE. IT AUTOMATICALLY CHANGES ON IT'S ON. TRANSMISSION STARTING TO SLIP. *TR