2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT brakes problems

Filed Dec 4, 2018 · Brakes, Visibility · 120,600 miles · MN

The ABS light has come on and then it would work sometimes and not other times. Now it never works. Now that its winter I'm sliding at stop signs that aren't even that slippery. The actuators in the heating and cooling are not working properly. All summer I had heat blowing all the time and suddenly there would be nothing. Now it's cold air all the time. Makes my windows fog up and not defrost. I have done the reset procedure and hear things moving but it doesn't fix it. The blower in the ball seat and third row is hit or miss for even working at all.

Filed Sep 5, 2015 · Brakes · 88,000 miles · MI

My wife and five children traveling on I-94 e and exited the freeway at the 12 mile exit in roseville mi. My wife attempted to brake as they approached the red traffic signal on the 12 mile exit ramp and the brake pedal went all the way to the floor without warning. She was unable to stop the vehicle and proceeded through the red light narrowly missing a high speed collision with both east and west bound traffic on 12-mile road. She continued through the intersection on the red light and was able to stop the SUV several hundred yards down the service drive. She slowly drove the vehicle home and I checked the brakes and the pedal went straight to the floor with no brake warning or any other indicators on the dash. I pumped the brakes several times and couldn't even hold the vehicle while idling in the drive position. I also noticed a large puddle of fluid under the driver's side of the vehicle. I'm going to limp the vehicle to moran chevrolet in clinton township, mi and leave it with those that sold me this deathtrap. Another and perhaps even greater safety concern I have is the SUV's tendency to misbehave while in awd mode. The vehicle sometimes goes in reverse while drive is selected and vice versa. Additionally, the vehicle will sometimes put itself in neutral while engaged in drive mode or while stopped at traffic signals. Oh and last week I replaced the windshield wiper assembly after it failed and found no evidence that gm had completed the related recall work that signed off as being complete for the windshield motor and linkage assembly. I see I'm not alone in having suffered catastrophic safety related failures with this particular SUV. Please take notice and force gm to recall to fix this corrosion issue with the brake system. I almost lost my family last evening and will assume it would have made national news had they died in an accident.

Filed Sep 17, 2012 · Body, Brakes · 139,000 miles · PA

Driving approx 70mph on the highway, suddenly heard a "whap whap whap" noise coming from the back of the vehicle. I slowed down, and the sound diminished. Arriving home, I found that the center brake light assembly had come loose at both ends. The two center connections luckily held, or else the piece would have come off the car and possibly caused an accident. I have read that other trailblazers have had the same issue.

Filed Oct 18, 2011 · Brakes · 91,000 miles · MI

Inner calipers of front brakes locked causing premature wear out of inner pad and irreparable damage to front rotors.

Filed Sep 13, 2007 · Body, Brakes · 71,700 miles · NY

My 2003 chevy trailblazer has a third brake light across the top hatch .while driving down a busy highway it was flying like a wing on the back of my vehicle luckily dot falling completely off but when I stopped it came crashing down onto my window of hatch luckily not breaking all I could do is break it completely off so it would not fly into someone's windshield behind me I work with a lady with the same make and model and hers flew right off her latch causing it to smash luckily no one was behind her. I also have it in the shop due to rusty corroded hoses that went to transmission causing all fluid to drain almost burning up my transmission no indication lights ever came on other than it skipping a little luckily a service engine light came on a week later I took it to garage and just in time. Unfortunately even with power train warranty this problem is costing me 500.00 out of my pocket no fault of mine wheel wells and brake drums have been beaten due to lots of rust build up and doors that were recalled and fixed three times still not working right also front headlight replaced twice in two years causing me to be pulled over twice as I did not realize the problem of my lights going out frequently.

Filed Aug 26, 2006 · Brakes, Transmission · 400,050 miles · NY

Multiple problems with this vehicle with only 40,000 miles on it! Power window assembly broke and repaired twice on the same door, inoperable climate control unit, front dashboard gets extremely hot at all times, brakes squeal all the time (dealer could not figure it out and was remedied with ceramic brake pads after multiple attempts), transmission has poor shifting pattern (bulletin provided a new shift program for the transmission and the dealer installed but is right back to it's original problem after 3 months).

Filed Aug 3, 2005 · Brakes · 33,000 miles · CT

Dt: the consumer owned 2003 chevy trailblazer and was having rotor problems. The vehicle has 33,000 miles on it. The rotors were pitted and warped on the inside . The total cost was $838.00 to replace themt. Brake pads were replaced along with the rotors. The brakes were squeaking and vibrating when to trying to come to a stop. Talso, he brakes squeaked in reverse. T owner took the vehicle to an independent repair shop. The vehicle has now been repaired by the mechanic.the owner ha not called the dealership, but the owner knew that the warranty expired.

Filed Jul 8, 2005 · Brakes, Engine · 17,327 miles · GA

Dt: left driver's side outside mirror is not holding the correct settings, and clicks constantly. The mirror is hitting against something, and turns completely to the ground. When using keyless entry the mirrors also turn to the ground. The mirror is changing by itself, and it is not going back to the correct setting. The mirror is always making a clicking noise and it is facing downward. There is no problem with the right side. The dealer replaced the right side mirror, and from then on the left side has not worked. Consumer has taken vehicle to dealership 4 or 5 times to be checked. Dealership insists the mirror is working fine. But as soon as the consumer leaves the dealership the mirror will work for a couple of hours and then stop working properly. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealership and the mechanic didn't write down the problem with the mirror in his paperwork, and this happened more than once. *ak when shifting from park to reverse the vehicle jerked at times. The engine control module was reprogrammed. The consumer believes that the reprogramming resulted in poor fuel economy. The cd player made a hissing noise. When the brakes were applied they would grind. The 4-wheel drive switch shorted. Windshield wiper motor failed. Right side tag light bulb blew.

Filed Jun 21, 2005 · Brakes · 29,000 miles · NY

Without any squealing in the days and weeks before the brake failure, as I would expect from deteriorating brakes, the brakes on my 2003 trailblazer ext failed. Fortunately, the metal to metal sound heard on feb. 4, 2005, alerted my wife to call our local chevy service center. At the time of the failure, this car had 29,000 miles on it. Not only did the dealer find the left front brake digging into the rotor surface, but they found the rear brakes worn low and the emergency brake portion of the rotor rotted. At 29,000 miles, total brake overhaul should not occur. Why had the emrgency brake portion of the rotor rotted? When my wife called the 800 number to report this to chevrolet, lisa koine, chevy's representative, called the dealer to find out what the problem was. After speaking with the service people at brady-stannard in brewsete, ny, she returned our call and told us the brake failure was due to normal wear and tear. Give me a break.since when do consumers have to pay #1276.79 for a complete brake overhaul at 29,000 miles? Several weeks later, I noticed the left side rotors had rusted. I called the dealer and took the car in for inspection. The dealer stated that this is normal. I question this. I owned an isuzu trooper prior to this car, and the brakes were not replaced until 92,000 miles. What kind of inferior parts is chevrolet using?

Filed Aug 23, 2004 · Brakes · PA

The brakes o my 2003 ext. Trailblazer are mushy. When stopped in traffic and constant pressure is held on the brake pedal the pedal continues to go toward the floor. I was shown another ext. Trailblazer at the dealers that had brakes acting the same way and I was told it is normal. I have had several SUV's and never experienced this type of brake performance before. In close traffic, I have put the transmission in park due to the feeling that I am going to run out of pedal travel.