2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Tires & wheels Problems

GOODYEAR TIRES CRACKING, ALL FOUR TIRES, P245/6517 FORTERA SILENT ARMOR PURCHASED JULY 22, 2010. TIRE IDENTIFICATION: DOT PJ8T 65HR 1910, APPROXIMATE 23,000 MILES, TREAD DEPTH REMAINING 8/32. THESE TIRES ARE CRACKING IN THREADS, CIRCUMFERENCE AND RIM LINE. I HAVE CONTRACTED GOODYEAR CASE #1402275. THEY WILL GIVE ME A TIRE CREDIT OF $182.82, I FEEL THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THERE IS NO ABUSE ON THESE TIRES, WELL MAINTAINED, NO CUPPING. I HAVE MANY PICTURES THAT I WOULD LIKE TO EMAIL. I WILL BE PURCHASING NEW TIRES 06-09-2014. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596383

Incident

May 23, 2014

Mileage

113,900 mi

GOT A FLAT TIRE ON THE ROAD. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO DROP THE SPARE FROM THE BACK BOTTOM OF THE VEHICLE IT WAS FROZEN IN PLACE. CABLE HOLDING SPARE WAS FROZEN WITH RUST. THIS PART FAILURE IS DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE OF SIMILAR VEHICLE MAKES BECAUSE IT MUST BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS. I WAS UNDER THE VEHICLE TRYING TO BREAK THE TIRE FREE IN TRAFFIC THAT COULD EASILY HAVE LED TO ME BEING KILLED TRYING TO BREAK SPARE TIRE LOOSE AND IT CAUSED ME LONGER DELAY AND EXPOSURE TO DANGEROUS TRAFFIC DUE TO PART FAILURE. I COULD NOT GET IT LOOSE AND HAD TO HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE THE WHOLE CABLE. DEALER FROM CHEVROLET SAID CABLE WAS FROZEN. 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10285486

Incident

Sep 15, 2009

Mileage

45,255 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SAFARI TREX TIRES, SIZE P245/70/R16 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISHTAIL INTO A SPINOUT UNEXPECTEDLY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE EXPLODED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE TREAD DEBRIS EXPLODED IN ALL DIRECTIONS IN THE ROAD DUE TO THE MASSIVE FORCE. THE TIRE WAS CHANGED AND REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE SHOP. TWO REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE ORDERED FOR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 12,000.

NHTSA ID

10263712

Incident

Mar 27, 2009

Mileage

12,000 mi

MY FAMILY & I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK FROM CHICAGO ON I-55 NEAR PONTIAC IL WHEN WE HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT ON OUR '03 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I TRIED TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT LOWER. (CHEVYS HAVE A WINCH SYSTEM FOR THE SPARE TIRES) THE TIRE WOULD LOWER ABOUT 2 INCHES, BUT WOULD NOT LOWER COMPLETELY. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO LOWER THE SPARE W/ NO RESULTS!! IF THIS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE WORKED PROPERLY I WOULD HAVE HAD THE FLAT CHANGED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES. THE SPARE TIRE STORAGE IS A GOOD SYSTEM, IF IT WORKS! THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE CABLE, OR ANYTHING HINDERING IT FROM WORKING THE WAY THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE OWNERS' MANUAL TO NO AVAIL! IT JUST DIDN'T WORK! BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY SYSTEM, I HAD TO CALL A TOWING SERVICE TO GET OUR VEHICLE HAULED BACK TO BLOOMINGTON FROM OUTSIDE OF PONTIAC. THE BILL FOR SAID TOW, WOUND UP COSTING MY FAMILY $255.00. WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO TO HAVE A SPARE TIRE ON A VEHICLE, IF YOU CAN'T RETRIEVE IT FROM IT'S STORAGE SPOT? THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I COULD DO TO GET MY FAMILY OFF THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE, SO WE HAD TO WAIT FOR A LITTLE OVER AN HOUR ON THE SHOULDER UNTIL THE TOW-TRUCK ARRIVED. LIKE I STATED, IF THIS SYSTEM HAD WORKED PROPERLY, I WOULD HAVE HAD THE SPARE SWITCHED IN A MATTER OF MINUTES & SAVED MY FAMILY ALOT OF STRESS NOT TO MENTION $255.00! *TR

NHTSA ID

10240612

Incident

Aug 16, 2008

Mileage

50,022 mi

THE VEHICLE TRANSFER CASE HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 33,377 MILES. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE VEHICLE ORIGINAL WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED WITH 43,971 MILES. (MILES PER EACH TRANSFER CASE)THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING ROUGH AND IN 4WD. I SELECTED THE AWD MODE AND THE VEHICLE MADE A CLUNKING SOUND BUT STOPPED IDLING ROUGH. WHEN I TRIED TO PUT IT BACK IN 4WD IT WOULD NOT GO INTO THE 4WD MODE. WHEN I RETURNED HOME I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN 4 LOW AND IT WENT INTO 4 LOW BUT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4 LOW. THE SERVICING DEALER AND GM CLAIM THE TC FAILURE IS BECAUSE WE LIVE IN A NORTHERN STATE AND THEREFORE USE THE AWD AND 4WD MORE THAN OTHER REGIONS. I SPOKE WITH ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY CLAIM GM IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT CANNOT FIX IT. THE SECOND DEALER SAID THEY COULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE, BUT ASSURED ME THAT THE TC WOULD FAIL AGAIN. BOTH DEALER SAID THEY SEE THESE TRAILBLAZER TC FAILING ALL WINTER LONG. THERE WERE ABOUT 4 TO 5 TRAILBLAZERS IN THE SERVICE DEPT (NOT INCLUDING OURS) WITH BROKEN TRANSFER CASES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10225326

Incident

Jan 14, 2008

Mileage

77,348 mi

UPON RETURN TO MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I FOUND THAT MY TIRE WAS APPROX. A QUARTER FLAT. DROVE TO THEIR INSTALLER TIRE WORKS, WHERE THEY FOUND A 5/8-3/4 INCH HOLE IN THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE. THE INSTALLER SAID HE FOUND A PIECE OF HEAVY GAUGE WIRE ABOUT 6" INSIDE THE TIRE AND STATED "THIS IS WHAT DID IT." TIRES HAD 10133 MILES ON THEM WITH GREAT TREAD WEAR APPARENT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10212850

Incident

Oct 31, 2007

Mileage

45,688 mi

PURCHASED 2003 TRAILBLAZER IN OCTOBER 2003. HAD PROBLEMS SHIFTING INTO 4WD IN WINTER 2003-04. WHEN SWITCHING INTO AND 4-WD, LIGHTS WOULD FLASH AND IT WOULD REMAIN IN 2-WD. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON SOON AFTER. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENED LATER THE SAME YEAR AND ALSO THE FOLLOWING YEAR, EACH TIME THE DEALER COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. THIS PAST WEEKEND WHILE ON VACATION, A PARKING VALET FOR SOME ODD REASON, SWITCHED THE CAR INTO 4-WD LOW. CAR WILL NOT COME OUT OF 4-WD LOW. HAD TO LEAVE AT DEALER 150 MILES FROM HOME AND RENT A CAR TO GET HOME. I AM WAITING UNTIL AFTER THE 4TH OF JULY HOLIDAY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT CAR AND FIGURE OUT PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10161239

Incident

Jul 1, 2006

TRANSMISSION JUST FAILED ON OUR 03 TBLAZER BECAUSE OF THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED AT ONLY 45,000 MILES (NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS). *NM

NHTSA ID

10152469

Incident

Mar 3, 2006

Mileage

48,765 mi

DROVE CAR TO A FRIENDS. HAD TO PARK IN THE MUD. CAME OUT LATER TO FIND THAT THE 4WD WAS NOT FUNCTIONING AT ALL. NO LIGHTS NO ATTEMPT TO SWITCH INTO AWD, 4 HI, OR 4 LO. WOULD NOT LIKE TO BE OUT IN SNOW AND FIND OUT THAT 4WD DOES NOT WORK ON A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE CAR. COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10147981

Incident

Jan 14, 2006

GM T-BODY 4 WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES 2002 > LOSS OF CONTROL DURING 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONDITIONS. TRANSFER CASE SHIFTING IN AND OUT WITH OUT WARNING, CAUSING A SLIDE AND SPIN OUT CONDITION. HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH GM AND WAS TOLDS CONDITION IS NORMAL. THEY BLAME THE DRIVER IS DRIVING TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. OTHER VEHICLES HAVE NOT LOST CONTROL UNDER THE SAME CONDITIONS AND SPEED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10104403

Incident

Dec 18, 2004

1ST PROBLEM (EXACT DATE UNKNOWN, WINTER 2003-2004): THE "CHECK 4WD" LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPT SAID GM HAD NO REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS COMMON IN TRAILBLAZERS, AND THEY SIMPLY RESET THE FUSE. THEN (MAY 2004): VEHICLE STARTED MAKING A GROWLING NOISE. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE MECHANICS SAID THAT ONE OF THE BEARINGS WAS BAD, AND THEY REPLACED THE BEARING AND REBUILT THE TRANSFER CASE. A MONTH LATER (JUNE) WE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT TIME, ALL OF THE BEARINGS AND THE OIL PUMP WERE "SCORED." NOBODY SUGGESTED A REASON FOR THIS. THE TRANSFER CASE WAS REBUILT AGAIN. NOW (6 WEEKS LATER) THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS LEAKING OIL FROM AT LEAST TWO LOCATIONS AND IS CURRENTLY BEING REBUILT. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE REASON IS LIKELY THAT "EITHER IT WAS PUT TOGETHER WRONG AT THE FACTORY OR THE SEAL WAS BAD TO START WITH." IT SEEMS TO US THAT THE ENTIRE 4WD CAPABILITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED. WE LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE ROADS DON'T GET PLOWED WITH ANY REGULARITY, AND WITH WINTER COMING, I AM GOING TO NEED THE 4WD, BUT I'M AFRAID TO USE IT. I ALREADY SPUN OUT ONCE LAST WINTER BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR IN A4WD BECAUSE IT'S BAD FOR THE CAR, SO I WAS DRIVING IN 2WD WHEN I UNEXPECTEDLY LOST TRACTION AND DID A 360 AND ALMOST WOUND UP IN THE DITCH. EVEN WITHOUT SNOW, I AM NOT CONFIDENT THAT THIS CAR WILL GET ME "FROM HERE TO THERE" WITHOUT A PROBLEM. *JB

NHTSA ID

10087024

Incident

Aug 16, 2004

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE, UPGRADED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10079791

Incident

Jun 24, 2004

Mileage

410 mi

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. TECHNICIAN UPGRADED COMPUTER, AND REPLACED TRANSFER CASE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079898

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THAT 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP SERVICED VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

10079668

Incident

Jun 22, 2004

THE BRAKE LIGHTS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM BY A PASSING MOTORIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, WHO WITHOUT INSPECTING THE VEHICLE INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT BECAUSE OF A DEFECT IN THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOARD AND THAT THERE WAS A TSB ON THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER BOARD. *AK THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND HAD A DIFFICULT TIME TRYING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10073539

Incident

Feb 18, 2004

Mileage

26,000 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10064116

Incident

Jan 9, 2004

Mileage

23,193 mi

WHEN DISENGAGING THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD HITTING A PARKED VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10053607

Incident

Jan 7, 2004

Mileage

19,000 mi

'03 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES BY ITSELF AT 55 TO 60MPH, THE TRUCK JERKS AND IT FLASHES FROM 4 WHEEL TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, THEY HAVE RESET CODES, CHANGED SWITCHES AND IT STILL IS DOING THE SAME THING. IT HAS THIS PROBLEM AT ALL SPEEDS, IT JUST IS VERY NOTICABLE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, THE WAY THE TRUCK JERKS..I HAVE FILED WITH THE BBB.

NHTSA ID

10051319

Incident

Sep 5, 2003

Mileage

900 mi

WHILE DRIVING, UNEXPECTEDLY THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WENT OFF. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, IT RENDERED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INOPERATIVE. THIS WAS CAUSED BY A FAILURE IN THE TCM MODULE. THE DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED THE TCM MODULE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. SEVERAL TSB BULLETINS WERE ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM. *AK *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10046108

Incident

Jul 18, 2003

Mileage

900 mi

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

NHTSA ID

10047515

Incident

Feb 28, 2003

Mileage

2,392 mi

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE SERVICE 4-WD INDICATOR LIGHT IN THE CONSOLE AREA LIGHTS UP, AND THE SETTING SELECTOR LIGHT DOES NOT WORK. THE SELECTION SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP. THE VEHICLE IS NEW AND HAS ONLY 750 MILES. WHEN THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT COULD NOT LOOK AT THE PROBLEM FOR 10 DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE IS PROBABLY SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY (THE DEALER) COULD ASSESS THE PROBLEM, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT BE WORKING! HAVING JUST BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT IN ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS TOTALED, IT DOES NOT GIVE ME A SENSE OF SECURITY DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT IS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030812

Incident

Aug 5, 2003

PROBLEM WITH 4X4 SHIFT INDICATOR NOT REGISTERING TRANSFER CASE POSITION. *AK

NHTSA ID

10025865

Incident

Feb 9, 2003

Mileage

9,700 mi

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON HIGHWAY, THE LEFT REAR TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. B.F.GOODRICH OPENTAIL P/A, P245/70R16, 6100 MILES ON TIRE,ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, DOT TROSPEC1165MS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10024973

Incident

Jun 21, 2003

Mileage

6,100 mi

TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP, 4 WD LIGHTS MOVE ON ITS OWN, THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR, I REQUESTED THAT I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR BACK, BUT THEY INSIST THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM, NOW WITH MY CHILDREN 2 AND 16 YEARS IN THE CAR THE 4WD LIGHT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND THE CAR LOCKED UP AND WE SKID DOWN THE STREET. I DONOT WANT THIS CAR BACK, I FEEL IT WILL KILL ONE OR ALL OF US WITH THIS LOCK UP OF TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE THANK GOD IT HAS NOT HAPPENED ON THE FREWAY I FEEL WE WOULD BE DEAD. THE CARS A LEMO0N AND I AM NOT WAITING FOR IT TO HARM MY FAMILLY.

NHTSA ID

10005172

Incident

Jan 31, 2003

RIGHT REAR TIRE POPPED / BLEW OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40 MPH. VEHICLE IS A 17 DAY OLD 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF MY 6 YEAR OLD CHILD AS WELL AS MYSELF WHILE DRIVING ON A "REPAIRED" TIRE, THAT MAY POSSIBLY HAVE SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THE TIRE. THE DEALER/SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEEM MORE CONCERNED ABOUT CONVINCING ME THAT I MUST HAVE RAN OVER SOMETHING AND EVERYTHING WILL BE OK, BECAUSE THEY WILL REPAIR THE TIRE.

NHTSA ID

10000383

Incident

Dec 26, 2002

Mileage

674 mi