Chevrolet TRAILBLAZER EXT engine problems
36 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
863 owner complaints analyzed
9 distinct recall campaigns
64,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2002 to 2006 model years. Data snapshot: . 730 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
36 of 863 complaints match this topic (4.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10220802 · 2008-03-11 (March 11, 2008)
BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT FROM WEAR HARDLY USED THEM MAKES TO MUCH NOISE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKING HUB LOCKED IN WON'T COME OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, HEATED SEATS JUST TO NAME A FEW. IDLE NOT RIGHT STALLS OUT WHILE IN PARK SOMETIMES. NOTHING FIXED YET HAVE TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE COST TO MUCH TO GO TO DEALER,IT COSTS A 100.00 JUST TO HAVE THEM HOOK UP TO MACHINE AND THEN IT SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT ALL THIS IS WRONG ,IT DOES NOT COMPUTE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10220802 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10058441 · 2004-02-18 (February 18, 2004)
TICK TICK TICK AT IDLE. ENGINE STALLS DURING IDLE - OIL PRESSURE DROPS TO SENSOR LEVEL THEN ENGINE STALLS.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. 38,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10058441 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10173095 · 2006-11-09 (November 9, 2006)
WE HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE WE BOUGHT IT BRAND-NEW. IT WAS BACK IN THE SHOP WITHIN 2 MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT DUE TO NEEDING THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN BACK IN FOR REPAIRS NUMEROUS TIMES FOR ENGINE FAILURE AND PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES. WE HAVE HAD THE ENTIRE SPEEDOMETER PANEL REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE AND SPENT $1200 ON REPAIRS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. WE RETURNED IT TO THE DEALER 2 MONTHS LATER DUE TO THE EXACT SAME DIFFICULTIES WITH THE ENGINE STALLING AND THEY TOLD US THE…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10173095 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10174939 · 2006-12-01 (December 1, 2006)
I OWN A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. I SMELLED A STRONG ODOR OF GAS EMANATING FROM MY VEHICLE RECENTLY. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATING, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING OUT OF THE TOP OF MY FUEL TANK ONLY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. I DROPPED THE FUEL TANK AND DISCOVERED THAT THE METAL NIPPLES FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP THAT CONNECT THE FUEL LINES TO THE FUEL PUMP WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING, FUEL WAS JETTING ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE. THE METAL RING THAT HOLDS THE FUEL PUMP TO THE TANK WA…
Owner-reported narrative. 75,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174939 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10268267 · 2009-05-08 (May 8, 2009)
2003 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION GONE BAD (@63,000MILES) WHILE DRIVING. CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, LUCKY NO OTHER CAR WAS BEHIND. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 63,798 miles reported. Look up ODI 10268267 at NHTSA ↗