2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Electrical Systemignitionswitch Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 203,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD BE REMOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEARS OTHER THAN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE ABS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 12/9/14* CN UPDATED 8/31/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT OFFER A REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR

THIS TRUCK HAS ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND WOULD NOT START BACK UP. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED ALL THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME IT WAS DRIVEN OFF OF THE LOT AND MADE IT 4 BLOCKS BEFORE IT STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN. IT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND IS STILL NOT RUNNING.

1ST INCIDENT (JULY 2004): WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET IT TO START AND KEY LOCKED IN IGNITION WHILE TRUCK WAS STILL IN GEAR. OTHER TIMES PREVIOUS, VEHICLE TOOK A FEW TIMES TO START. IGNITION SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT. WHILE IN FOR REPAIR FIRST TIME, FOUND THAT WHEN VEHICLE STALLED, IT LOST IGNITION INPUT. CODES THAT CAME UP WITH SCAN CHECK WERE U1000, U1016, U1152, B1372 AND U1088. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED WITH NEW, FP#12450251-SWITCH 2.188 R. ALL OTHER FUSES AND WIRING TO IGNITION WERE FOUND TO BE "OK". 2ND-CURRENT INCIDENT (OCTOBER 2006): VEHICLE TOOK SEVERAL TIMES TO START (SAME AS ORIGINAL PROBLEM). VEHICLE WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD NOT START ENGINE. TRIED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BATTERY DIED. CURRENT EVALUATION FROM SERVICE TECH IS THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS BAD. KEY IS LOCKING IN IGNITION AND CAN'T MOVE GEARS. TOW DRIVER HAD...

I REALIZED THE PROBLEMS WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT INTO THE STREET, THE TRUCK CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP AND I COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE TO TURN. AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED ALL GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED BLINKING AND GOING BACK AND FORTH. LUCKILY I WAS NOT AROUND A LOT OF CARS AND I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR STARTED AFTER 10 MINUTES. HOWEVER, WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING IN A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY? WOULD I STILL BE ALIVE TO MAKE THIS COMPLAINT? A VERY MUCH CONCERNED CHEVROLET OWNER. *NM

WHILE DRIVING OBOUT 25 MILES MY VEHICLE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING.I PUT IT BACK IN PARK AND TRIED TO STARTED NOTHING HAPPEN. CALLED THE DEALER THEY SENT A TOWED TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND REPLACED IT. I DONT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR ANY MORE.A CAR THAT STOPS SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING IS VERY DANGEROUS.

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH MALFUNCTIONED. *AK ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BLINKED BEFORE THE CONSUMER EVEN REALIZED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. *SC *JB

MY 11-MONTH OLD 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD MULTIPLE QUALITY PROBLEMS, TWICE AFFECTING MY SAFETY. MOST OF THE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ELECTRICAL IN NATURE. THE 4WD HAS BECOME INOPERABLE NUMEROUS TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW. IN ANOTHER INCIDENT DURING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AT NIGHT THE AIR CONDITIONER (A/C) FAILED AND I WAS UNABLE TO DEFROST MY WINDSHIELD IN ORDER TO SEE. AFTER ONE DEALER FAILED TO DIAGNOSE THE 4WD PROBLEM, ANOTHER DEALER REPLACED MY IGNITION SWITCH BECAUSE THE TECHNICIAN SAID I HAD NO POWER AT ALL GOING TO THE "REAR GRID." I CONTINUE TO HAVE INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, INCLUDING NEAR STALLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, AND ONGOING 4WD FAILURES. THE CAR ALSO HAS VERY JERKY MOTION WHEN IN 4WD REVERSE, OF COURSE, WHEN THE 4WD IS WORKING AT ALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT WAS NORMAL AND NOW I SEE THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE PROBLEM. *LA