Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||||
| 3042 | 01/01/2004 | 10009642 | Cruise control disengages after accelerating. *tt | 10/14/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/28/2012 | 88000 | ||
| As i was driving the speed odometer just stopped working properly. now it just dont move at all. this is a problem that has happened to my mothers 2003 trailblazer too. | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 15mph the vehicle stalled. the driver merged to the shoulder of the road shut off and restarted the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing and stated the sun shell gear was broken and needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated the vehicle was not included in a recall. the vehicle was repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000 and the current failure mileage was 152,265. dr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 58000 | 1 | |
| Automatic drive shift linkage disconnected due to failure of what appears to be a small plastic rivet that held the linkage components together. transmission could not be shifted out of drive, not even to neutral. could only stop car by coming to a complete stop with the brakes, turning off the ignition key, and then applying the emergency brake. called dealer and then tow truck. when the tower arrived, he looked at the make/model of the vehicle and as i described what had happened he said he knew what the problem was because he had picked up 6 of the same vehicle in the last 2-3 months for the same problem. when he checked, he was correct, the linkage had become disconnected due to a broken plastic rivet. *tr | |||
| 10/05/2012 | 58000 | ||
| Automatic drive shift linkage disconnected due to failure of what appears to be a small plastic rivet that held the linkage components together. transmission could not be shifted out of drive, not even to neutral. could only stop car by coming to a complete stop with the brakes, turning off the ignition key, and then applying the emergency brake. called dealer and then tow truck. when the tower arrived, he looked at the make/model of the vehicle and as i described what had happened he said he knew what the problem was because he had picked up 6 of the same vehicle in the last 2-3 months for the same problem. when he checked, he was correct, the linkage had become disconnected due to a broken plastic rivet. | |||
| 05/23/2012 | 150000 | ||
| Speedometer does not give true speed sometimes and sometimes it will be right, sometimes speedometer will be at 50 mph when the vehicle is not moving. turn ing.switch off and on. speedometer needle will go back to zero. techometer dose not work sometimes. have cheked on line complaints about this problem there are alot of complaints with the same problem. there should be a recall on all these vehicles. | |||
| 03/20/2010 | 138000 | ||
| Speedometer quit working, reads very incorrectly. i am being told by the dealership that its a cluster piece and the price is $600.00. i contacted gm they will offer no assistance. after researching this on the internet this seems to be a common problem that should be covered under a recall. | |||
| 05/01/2009 | |||
| The instrument cluster (gauges) on my vehicle are going out 1 by 1. it started with the rpm's a couple of years ago. i had it looked at by a chevy dealer and was told that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle and that the gauge was just out. it could be repaired but it wasn't necessary if it isn't causing any problems. shortly after another went out it was the oil. at this point only 2 are still working and i know they will go out as well and, those two are the speedometer and the fuel. i do know of other chevy trailblazer owners that their speedometer has went out and that is a huge safety issue. chevy has done a recall on other suv's for this same problem but, will not do a recall on the trailblazer. i would just like for this information to be noted so that eventually chevy will take responsibility for this issue. | |||
| 09/04/2010 | 80000 | ||
| I am filing a complaint .and will continue to file complaints until all of the consumers issues have been addressed. i understand that gm is not willing to hold theirselfs liable for these issues ,but people spend pretty pennies out of pocket to purchase vehicles from these manufacturers to spend more money to pay for repairs after just a short while of owning these . i have researched issues i am having with my vehicle , and i am having all the above listed issues , and do not wish to spend large amounts of money to pay for these cost considering i am still paying for this vehicle . i just spoke with a representive about these complaints ,and have set up an appoinment to pay a dealership for diagnostics , but am hoping that i can get closure on these issues without paying big expenses. i hope everyone else will follow suit and keep inputting your complaints until they are resolved. my vehicle issues are the fan clutch needs replaced, my gas tank has been replaced already,just replaced my serpintine belt this morning, my exterior lights (brake/turn signal) have been replaced 3 times over two months, and engine light keeps coming on , something doesnt seem right underneath this vehicle either. i just feel like i am paying for a peice of junk on top of paying to keep the vehicle running. oh yea this vehicle has had to have thousands of dollars of body work done as well thanks to mother nature. i just hope they will be responsible enough to take on this responsibilty of theirs ,not ours. | |||
| 07/10/2009 | 70000 | ||
| I have a chevrolet trailblazer 2003. i was driving the vehicle as usual. the speedometer quit working and other various lights on my dash board lit up, i.e. change oil light, check engine light. a chevrolet dealer checked the vehicle and told me it was the instrument panel cluster and that it would be about $420,00. it works periodically for a few days and then goes back out again. i have checked the web site and chevrolet knows about this and had a recall for a short time and did not notify its customers. i only found about this when a friend also had the same problems with her tahoe and she had talked to a mechanic who said he fixed the same problem for one of his custormers and found our that there had been a recall that chevrolet did not notify it's customers. my husband and i have doctors appt. that are at least 75 miles one way and i worry about getting a ticket or having further vehicle damage related to this concern. i | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 17313 | ||
| 1-15-11 my 2003 trailblazer speedometer stuck on 20mph. after a short drive, shut the car off, once started it was stuck just below 10 mph. the temperature outside today is 30 degrees. i am the original owner. i am the original owner | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 85000 | ||
| I purchased a 2003 chevy trailblazer one year ago with 63k miles. at 85k miles, the speedometer quit working. most often, the vehicle defect occurs when the vehicle is in cruise control mode. however, once cruise control is turned off, the defect persists. even when the car is completely turned off, with the key removed from the ignition, then restarted, the defect persists. there are two types of situations when this problem occurs: 1) the speedometer registers a speed, but it is rougly 15mph less than the vehicles actual speed. this, of course, is quite dangerous if the owner of the vehicle does not know about the defect, for example, if it is happening for the first time. it can be costly to the pocketbook, driving record, and potentially deadly. 2) the car is driving, but the speedometer registers 0mph. when i first noticed the problem, i was driving on a highway. i have a gps feature that allows me to detect speed (thankfully) and accelerated to 80pmh for a brief period of time, but the speedometer still registered 0mph. after doing some research on the internet, i realized this was an extremely common problem, not just with chevy trailblazers, but with a whole host of other gm vehicles. additionally, those making reports claimed they had sought other outlets of repair, many of them costly, all of them to no avail. each customer complained that gm was in no way helpful and had no intention of recalling vehicles, despite the fact that this is a common and dangerous defect. upon further research, i discovered there was a small settlement concerning the issue, thus suggesting that gm acknowledges responsibility for the defect. however, the settlement only covers a small number of vehicles, and to date, no recall has been issued for this problem. i have personally contacted chevrolet and am awaiting a reply. additionally, i plan to take my vehicle into the dealership, but as i am in the military, i must wait until my schedule allows. | |||
| 01/15/2011 | 17313 | ||
| 1-15-11 my 2003 trailblazer speedometer stuck on 20mph. after a short drive, shut the car off, once started it was stuck just below 10 mph. the temperature outside today is 30 degrees. i am the original owner. i am the original owner | |||
| 01/01/2011 | 85000 | ||
| I purchased a 2003 chevy trailblazer one year ago with 63k miles. at 85k miles, the speedometer quit working. most often, the vehicle defect occurs when the vehicle is in cruise control mode. however, once cruise control is turned off, the defect persists. even when the car is completely turned off, with the key removed from the ignition, then restarted, the defect persists. there are two types of situations when this problem occurs: 1) the speedometer registers a speed, but it is rougly 15mph less than the vehicles actual speed. this, of course, is quite dangerous if the owner of the vehicle does not know about the defect, for example, if it is happening for the first time. it can be costly to the pocketbook, driving record, and potentially deadly. 2) the car is driving, but the speedometer registers 0mph. when i first noticed the problem, i was driving on a highway. i have a gps feature that allows me to detect speed (thankfully) and accelerated to 80pmh for a brief period of time, but the speedometer still registered 0mph. after doing some research on the internet, i realized this was an extremely common problem, not just with chevy trailblazers, but with a whole host of other gm vehicles. additionally, those making reports claimed they had sought other outlets of repair, many of them costly, all of them to no avail. each customer complained that gm was in no way helpful and had no intention of recalling vehicles, despite the fact that this is a common and dangerous defect. upon further research, i discovered there was a small settlement concerning the issue, thus suggesting that gm acknowledges responsibility for the defect. however, the settlement only covers a small number of vehicles, and to date, no recall has been issued for this problem. i have personally contacted chevrolet and am awaiting a reply. additionally, i plan to take my vehicle into the dealership, but as i am in the military, i must wait until my schedule allows. | |||
| 06/13/2010 | 79000 | ||
| For the past 6 months my 2003 chevrolet trailblazer speedometer has intermittently worked properly. 90% of the time it is reading a false speed. i never know how fast or slow i am traveling. this is a very dangerous problem that gm should at least acknowledge and recall. | |||
| 08/15/2009 | 120000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer. while the vehicle was parked the rpms stopped working. a year later the speedometer stopped working. while the vehicle was parked the speedometer registered 80 mph. the vehicle was taken to a local mechanic and he advised her that the stepper motor needed replacing. the vehicle was not repaired. she contacted the manufacture and was advised there was no recall for the failure. the failure and current mileage were approximately 120,000. vwb | |||
| 09/14/2010 | 146000 | ||
| I have a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer with 146,000 miles on it. about 3 years ago when there was only around 50,000 miles on it the tachometer stopped working. now the speedometer is acting up and showing i am going 85 when i am going approximately 50 miles per hour, or showing 30 when i am completely stopped. from what i have been reading on other posts on the internet this is a very common problem with these vehicles and i am wondering why you have not recommended a recall on this problem, i personally love my truck, but it would be nice if chevrolet had to stand behind this, just as we stood behind them with a bailout! | |||
| 01/04/2010 | 101000 | ||
| After a freeze the speedometer on my 2003 chevy trailblazer stopped working. after doing research i found out that this is very common | |||
| 09/07/2009 | 60000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy trailblazer's speedometer does not work. thought i was going 65mph on the highway and other cars were zipping past me turned out i was only going 51 mph. i pulled over and stopped and the speedometer was just stuck on 51. i looked on-line to see if anybody had, had similar problems and to my surprise there were 100's if not 1000's of complaints for the same problems. contacted chevy and they said it was not a safety hazard, how can not knowing your exact speed all the time not be a safety hazard??? granted there were no incidents but eventually something will happen, not to mention the fact that not knowing your speed could cause you to get pulled over by the police. it will cost consumers between 400-600 dollars to fix, when it is a manufactures defect, to whom we the taxpayers just bailed out. chevy should rectify this problem as they have with the same problem for other models. they know the problem but since there are so many complaints they do not want to cover the costs. what happens if you think you are going 55 mph and actually going 70? could be alot of problems | |||
| 03/29/2010 | 88000 | ||
| My 2003 chevy trailblazer's speedometer cluster went out it is not gauging with mph. this is a safety hazard because you can't tell what speed you are going i phoned chevy since my warranty is expired this should have been a recall. they won't fix it unless i pay for the repairs. | |||
| 11/09/2007 | 1 | ||
| The speedometer in my 2003 trailblazer started becoming very inaccurate and would not properly show how fast i was going. it would either stick on a number or randomly max out at 120+ mph, even when just parked. took it to the dealer today and the cost to fix is a shade under $500. the problem is the cluster, which is a very common problem apparently. *tr | |||
| 11/04/2006 | 60650 | 1 | 10/01/2005 |
| I own a 2003 chevy trailblazer. it has just over 60,000 miles. the speedometer stopped working correctly a few days ago. the speedometer reads between 85-120 mph no matter how fast i am driving. i have been told by my local chevy dealer that it will cost around $400.00 to have the speedometer repaired. i believe chevrolet should be responsible for the replacement/repair costs since this is a safety issue that numerous other chevy truck/suv owners have also experienced. they should have recalled the speedometers on their suvs/trucks a long time ago.*jb | |||
| 11/16/2006 | 52200 | 1 | 06/19/2003 |
| 2003 chevrolet trailblazer lt (mileage: 52,200)- speedometer failure vehicle taken to dealer. told by dealer this is common failure. my vehicle is out of warranty (3yr/36,000 miles) [subsequent years warranties: 5yr/100,000 mile] cost to repair $560. *jb | |||
| 09/01/2006 | 45000 | 1 | 08/01/2003 |
| Dt*: the contact stated the speedometer became inoperable, and needed to be replaced. the service dealer determined the vehicle had to be shipped out of state to have the speedometer replaced.*ak | |||
| 02/07/2006 | 53000 | 1 | 06/16/2005 |
| 2003 trailblazer - reduced engine power light present when started. would accelerate to 15mph. rattle or grinding noise when braking or driving over bumps. drove to beaty chevrolet knoxville tn tues, 2/7/06. replaced throttle assembly & advised noise was from misaligned hood. trailblazer picked up on fri, 2/10/06. paid $200. ext warranty ded. gas empty stopped to fill up. while driving noticed fuel gauge past full mark, appeared to be pointing straight down. noticed tachometer registered 6500 rpms. called beaty chevrolet. service department closed. next day fuel gauge appears correct. after a week refueled and noticed fuel gauge was incorrect again. noticed strong gas odor when vehicle is started & vehicle smoking. called to schedule repairs on 2/28/06. was unable to make appointment rescheduled for tues 3/9/06. beaty informed that it must be guage sensor and not related to previous repair work so another $200. deductible would be due. they were unable to detect fuel odor nor smoking. i disagreed with the $200 charge due to vehicle being defective when i picked it up from the service department on the first visit. beaty chev. said they did not look at the tachometer nor fuel gauge when they service vehicles so they would not have known about the problem. lol .. i called gm warranty and they would not waive the $200 and said the dealership would be responsible. i contacted the dealership again and they thought gm would waived because of the numerous problems with the guage sensors. however they would not admit that they did not check the vehicle when it was being repaired the first visit. i have read numerous complaints regarding reduced power throttle assembly, guage malfunctions, and grinding noise when braking and feel that gm should recall and reimburse the consumer for the repairs they have paid. vehicle is still making grinding noise and now seems to lunge forward when brake is released. i need help and any advice you have to offer. *nm | |||
| 09/03/2005 | 37400 | 1 | 08/21/2003 |
| Dt: the contact stated odometer was intermittently inaccurate. the dealer and manufacturer have not been contacted. no repairs have been made.*ak | |||
| 09/14/2004 | 22000 | 7 | |
| The vehicle shuts down while the vehicle is being driven. vehicle has been serviced and duplicated twice. computer chip was replaced twice, the harness replaced twice, and throttle body was replaced twice. currently, vehicle is at the dealer. *ak...*ak | |||
| 09/10/2004 | 3296 | 1 | |
| While driving any speed speedometer would read the wrong mileage. consumer would not know what speed they would be going. dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak | |||
| 12/20/2004 | 1 | ||
| While driving, the consumer noticed that the speedometer was inoperative. the consumer could not tell how fast she was driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. the cause has not been determined at this time. please provide further details. *jb | |||
| 01/23/2004 | 8000 | 2 | |
| The throttle sensor malfunction. as a result the vehicle became inoperative. please provide additional information. *jb | |||
| 01/07/2004 | 19000 | 1 | |
| When disengaging the 4-wheel drive vehicle jumped forward hitting a parked vehicle. *ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 01/09/2004 | 23193 | 4 | 02/11/2003 |
| The accelerator pedal position sensor failed causing loss of power to the vehicle. the vehicle would only accelerate to 10mph and almost caused an accident. i also had/have numerous other problems with the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 08/25/2003 | 3917 | 1 | 07/04/2003 |
| 2003, chevrolet trailblazer. 4 speed automatic trans. 4 wheel drive. standard length chasis. 6 cylinder engine. problem experienced; upon acceleration onto the interstate highway, the engine lost power for appx. 5 seconds. the accelerator pedal remained depressed, the engine resumed acceleration after the time specified. created much fear, since interstate traffic speed limit is 70 mph, and cars on the intersate came up onto the bumper very quickly. this is the only occurence to date. also, gasoline filler neck too narrow, or vent hose constricted? frequent reflux of gasoline during the process of filling. takes a considerable amount of time to top the tank. so much time that, i have yet to been able to top the tank. problem occurs at every pump, not indigenous to the gas pump, appears inherent to the vehicle.*ak | |||
| 07/20/2003 | 5985 | 1 | 03/05/2003 |
| When depressing accelerator pedal to move forward the vehicle hesitates and loses power regardless of surface level, inclined or declined.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/07/2004 | 5 | 05/30/2003 | |
| Jan 7, 2004 at stop light turned right and had my foot to the floor truck not moving more than 10 mls an hour. service engine light on and reduced engine power on. the truck was serviced throttle switch was cracked and replaced. *ak jan 14, 2004 i warmed truck for 10 min before pulling out, drove for 15 min came to stop in traffic truck putted stalled. no lights lit up on dash. it started up but felt hesitation the rpms didnt seem to level on return to truck i let it warm 15 min and gave it a little gas putting the truck in drive it putted stalled no indicator lights. it started up and when pulling out putted the rpms dropped feeling it was going to stall i punched the gas it caught. jan 19 & jan 20 dealership 7am and left my truck for service. i noticed that heater levels 1, 2 had blowing. i rcd a call was told the fuel injector regulator had leak would need to be replaced. truck was held over night wouldnt be ready for pick up until next afternoon. asked if was the reason for stalling - said it may be they could not reenact the stall but a leak in that part might cause stall. jan 21, 2004 on start up service 4wd light came on. the indicator light above the 4wd switch was not lit. i shut off and opened door thinking it might re-up computer. the service light (yellow) was on and no indication of what i was in. i called dealership was told that i could drive the car as long as the light was not red. jan 23, 2004 truck dropped off for service - spoke w mgr of my concern about this truck . this was the third time in for service in as many weeks. asked mgr if they could run a diagnostic test to make sure it was okay. i have safety concerns about driving it on the highway or long distances. service completed; i was told that the tmc module in the computer had to be reset. i was not offered a rental either of the other times i had the truck in for service. | |||