Tl* the contact owned a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 78 MPH, a tire blew out. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained an injured left shoulder and neck, and a head abrasion, which required medical attention. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 115,000.
2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer: tire blowout or tread separation
7 of the 901 complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer describe tire blowout or tread separation.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 37,000
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 3 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Tire blowout or tread separation by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2003 chevrolet trailblazer equipped with bf goodrich rugged trail t/a tires, size: p245/65ri7. While driving at 65 MPH, the contact heard a vibration coming from the tires. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a pole. The vehicle rolled over multiple times and the air bags failed to deploy. In addition, the contact noticed that the threads from the rear driver side tire had separated. The contact sustained head, shoulder, elbow, and hip injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle and tire manufacturers were not notified of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 116,000 and the tire failure mileage was 40,000. The dot number was unavailable.
Driver 55 miles on north I-35 freeway engine lost power and driver had no power steering no power brakes hit right side wall and hit left side wall on freeway front tire blew out and safety belt pulled out of holder and driver was thrown all over auto driver had contacted gm motors and they said the auto was not on recall list and was safe auto had one previous problem as above loss of power but engine pick up power and ran this accident was just like the gm recall on the switch the driver injury severe and may never walk again driver has had two surgeries and still in the hospital since 6 15 2014 this needs to be on the gm report for defect auto list.
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.
The middle heat and air conditioner blower would not blow air. The defrost and floor blower did blow out air. As of november 2008 none of the blowers blow out air except for brief occasions. If the blower does work then this creates a problem because it won't shut off and the battery goes dead. I've read about several owners with this same issue. The suggested temporary fix for this issue is to look up from the gas pedal and there are two units, one controls the defrost and foot blower and one controls the middle blower which is harder to get to. It has been identified that there there is a pin for each unit that slipped out and needs to be reconnected. One customer indicated it looked like it was meant to fall out at some point, in other words for gm to make revenue for the repair costs. This is extremely frustrated and I request that this is considered as a recall and gm immediately fix this issue at no cost. Gm has given an estimated quote of $800 - $900 to fix the actuary. Thank you for your help and this service.
The vehicle brake lights continued to blow out. The consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and the dealer stated the brake light bulbs had melted.
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.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer tire blowout
Is tire blowout or tread separation a common problem on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer?
7 of 901 owner complaints about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer (1%) mention tire blowout or tread separation. The model year with the most reports is 2002.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer?
There are 0 recalls and 3 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer
Fuel smell 53Check engine light 48Wipers 47Fuel gauge 45Fuel leak 43No deployment 36Headlights 35Fuel pump 29Stalling 23Loss of power 20Won't start 17Ball joint 15Fire or smoke 14Transmission failure 14ABS 13Knocking 12Grinding brakes 8Door locks 8Won't shift 8Overheating 7Hesitation 6Power steering loss 6Seat belt 6Warning lights 6Slipping 5
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