2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2005-05-05 05V198000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL 286,478 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2023-02-27 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 Transmission doesn’t have 3rd or 4th gear. Vehicle was smoking under hood. Found out after buying it it has flood damag…
2022-01-09 POWER TRAIN No 0 While driving my Trailblazer in A4WD on slippery road conditions, I went to pulled out of a parking lot and there was a…
2021-03-01 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WIRE HARNESS COATING FALLING APART ALMOST CAUGHT MY TRUCK ON FIRE GOT PICTURES AND IT TRIGGERS THE BRAKE LIGHT TO STAY …
2020-10-02 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 SEE ATTACHED COMPLAINT TO GENERAL MOTORS. I HAVE ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE…
2020-09-04 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 IT'S LEAKING GAS FROM LINES ON TOP OF GAS TANK MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT I JUST CAN'T AFFORD IT I'M DISABLED ON FIXED INCOM…
2020-04-27 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 MY DRIVER SEAT CAUGHT FIRE WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR TO FIND A HOLE IN MY DRIVER SEAT AND THE ROOF TOP BURNT AS WELL. I ALS…
2020-04-06 SEATS No 0 FRAME FAILED DRIVER'S SIDE REAR. CAUSING UNSAFE DRIVE CONDITION. FORWARD TO REVERSE GRINDING CAUSED BY SEPARATION OF FR…
2020-04-02 AIR BAGS No 0 NOTHING HAS HAPPENING YET TRYING TO GET THE RECALLS FIXED HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GO ABOUT IT SO STARTED HERE, PLEASE TELL …
2020-01-09 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 CHEVROLET SHOULD DO A CURRENT RECALL MY 2003 TRAILBLAZER HAS LEAK NEEDS TO BE FIXED
2019-08-22 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 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 O…
2019-07-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATED.…
2019-04-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES OPERATED I…
2019-01-21 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL INSIDE AND OUTSID…
2019-01-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS QUIT WORKING
2018-11-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A STATE TROOPER AND IN…
2018-10-08 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 GAS SMELL
2018-10-05 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TAKATA RECALL YES I WAS SMELLING FUEL COMING FROM THE INSIDE OF THE CAB OF MY VEHICLE EVERY MORNING WELL STARTING IT UP…
2018-10-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 IN 2018 WE WERE HAVING A FUEL PRESSURE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ICV HAD CRACKED AROUND THE GAS TANK. WHEN I RESEA…
2018-09-15 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 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…
2018-09-14 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT DUSK, THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT WITHO…
2018-07-01 SERVICE BRAKES Yes 1 MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING LOCALLY YESTERDAY 7/1/18 AND MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT A SLOW SPEED. SHE LOST CONTROL AND COL…
2018-05-18 ENGINE No 0 OVERHEATING, REPLACED WATER PUMP THERMOSTAT CLUTCH FAN, RADIATOR IS GOOD, FUEL VALVE AND CLUTCH FAN ALL NEW, STILL OVER…
2018-03-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2003 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER, AT ENGINE START UP, DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES DO NOT COME ON, TURN KEY OFF AND BACK ON, DASH PANE…
2018-03-11 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS, EVERY PART OF MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SEEMS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING, THE SPEE…
2018-03-06 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 I JUST PURCHASED A 2003 TRAILBLAZER AND AFTER A DRIVE WHEN TURN OFF SMELLS REALLY BAD LIKE GASOLINE IS LEAKING
2017-10-17 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXPERIENCING DECAY. WHILE THE …
2017-10-10 POWER TRAIN No 0 FLASHER MODULE, TRANSMISSION LEAK EVENING AFTER REPLACEMENT, UPPER CONTROL ARMS GOES OUT AFTER REPLACEMENT.
2017-09-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MULTIPLE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ARE MALFUNCTIONING. THE TACHOMETER IS READING 5,000 RPM WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN…
2017-08-12 AIR BAGS Yes 2 TAKATA RECALL - I BELIEVE THIS IS A TAKATA RECALL, THOUGHT I CAN'T FIND THE INFORMATION. I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZE…
2017-06-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ODOR OF FUEL COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE V…
2017-06-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION FAILED WITHOUT W…
2017-06-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO ILLUM…
2017-03-25 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, I WAS GOING AROUND 10-15 MPH AND THE VEHICLE THAT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT WAS GOING …
2017-03-25 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISIO…
2017-03-21 ENGINE No 0 SOON AS I DROVE OFF THE CAR LOT MY MOTER LOCKED UP. IT WAS SMOKING REALLY BAD , AND EVENTUALLY JUST WOULD NOT START BAC…
2017-03-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 I'VE NOTICED THAT MY FRONT END WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY UPPER CONTROL ARMS WERE GIVING IN. I TOOK MY…
2017-02-22 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 WHEN YOU PRESS THE BREAKS YOU HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE, THEN IT CONTINUES TO CLICK THE WHOLE TIME YOU ARE DRIVING. I'…
2017-01-18 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 ALMOST ALL THE GAUGES ON MY INTSTRUMET CLUSTER HAVE FAILED. SPEEDOMETER 1ST, OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEXT, AND NOW MY FUEL …
2016-12-13 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, …
2016-12-10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL IS NOT WORKING. THE OIL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK AND RPM DOES NOT WO…
2016-12-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 SPEEDOMETER AND GAUGES DO NOT WORK.
2016-11-29 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN WET WEATHER, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, DROVE…
2016-11-22 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 78 MPH, A TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT LO…
2016-11-15 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THE TOP OF MY FUEL PUMP AT THE RETURN LINE AND INTAKE LINE RUSTED OUT CAUSING GAS TO SPILL OUT ON TOP OF FUEL TANK AND …
2016-11-07 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 ERROR CODE INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE EVAP SYSTEM. WON'T PASS STATE EMISSION TEST. CANT DIAGNOSE FURTHER BECAUSE OF…
2016-09-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER MALFUNCTIONS. THE FIRST TIME IT WENT OUT, THE FUEL GUAGE AND OIL PRESSURE GUAGE STOPPED WORKING …
2016-06-07 AIR BAGS No 0 MY HEADLIGHTS GO OFF AND ON MY AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON MY SEAT BELT LIGHT STQAYS ON MY DASH BOARD LIGHT ARE OUT
2016-05-20 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS COME ON.
2016-05-13 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ANOTHER DRIVER IN FRONT OF HER SLAMMED ON T…
2016-05-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TRAVELLING TO WORK ON 5/5/2016 @ 30MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY PULLED TO SIDE ROAD. WAS UNABLE TO START …