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2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext visibility problems

90 owner complaints to NHTSA about the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext cite visibility, 7% of all 1,255 complaints for this model year. NHTSA also lists 1 recall on this component.

Complaints
90
7% of all complaints
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
1
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
Reported by owners
01 —Owner reports

What owners say about the visibility

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT 370. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDOWS FAILED TO ROLL UP OR DOWN. ALSO, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE HEATED SEAT WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 23, 2015Electrical system, VisibilityODI 10678582
“AFTER PUTTING THE DRIVERS WINDOW DOWN AT A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU IT WOULD NOT GO BACK UP. THIS WAS IN JANUARY, VERY COLD IN MICHIGAN. DEALER SAID MOISTURE MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO SWITCH AND THE WHOLE MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. I ASKED IF THAT MEANS THE DOORS CAN'T BE OPENED WHEN IT WAS RAINING, HE SAID YES THEY CAN BUT FOR SOME REASON GM HAS A LOT OF DRIVERS DOOR WINDOW SWITCHES GOING BAD ON THE TRAILBLAZERS. THE COST TO HAVE IT REPLACED WAS $430 WHICH WE PAID SEEING HOW ONLY THE DEALER CAN PROGRAM THE NEW SWITCH. IT'S NOW ONE YEAR LATER AND THE SAME SWITCH HAS GONE BAD AGAIN, I CALLED THE DEALER BUT WERE OVER THE 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. IT WILL COST ANOTHER $430 TO REPLACE AGAIN. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 21, 2013Electrical system, VisibilityODI 10493659
“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER EXT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TRIED TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BUT IT FAILED. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A FEW HOURS AND THE WINDOWS BEGAN TO WORK. THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW TIMES AFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,843.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 30, 2012VisibilityODI 10473007
“2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LX. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH REAR WINDOW AND REPLACEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE REAR WINDOW WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE IS DRIVING AROUND WITHOUT A REAR WINDOW, BECAUSE HE DOESN'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO REPLACE IT AND CHEVROLET CORPORATE REFUSED TO COVER THE REPLACEMENT COST. IN MARCH 2003, THE COWLING ABOVE THE REAR WINDOW BECAME DISPLACED OF ITS OWN ACCORD AND A SHORT TIME LATER, THE BACK WINDOW SHATTERED UPON IT BEING OPENED. ROUGHLY, THREE AND HALF YEARS LATER, THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED. THERE WERE NO CRACKS IN THE WINDOW, AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT IMPACT TO THE WINDOW. THE CONSUMER STATED HE MERELY OPENED IT, AND IT SHATTERED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WINDOW AGAIN, BUT AT THE CONSUMER'S EXPENSE, AS THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. IN JANUARY 2011, THE WINDOW ONCE AGAIN SPONTANEOUSLY SHATTERED UPON IT BEING OPENED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULD BE CHARGED FULL PRICE TO REPLACE THE WINDOW. *JB”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 24, 2012VisibilityODI 10467470
“WAS PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED BY AN "[XXX]" FROM WASHINGTON, DC TO RETRIEVE THE POWER WINDOW MODULE THAT HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS GOING TO TURN THE PART OVER TO NHTSA. I AM IN DC AT THE US POSTAL SERVICE HQ ON MON/WED/TH. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 8, 2012Electrical system, VisibilityFire reportedODI 10450711
“I HAVE A 2003 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. THE WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AFTER AN AFTERNOON SHOWER. I HAD TO PULL THE FUSE IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SHUT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURE. THEY HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. THEY ARE STATING THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR MY VIN NUMBER. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THERE IS NO SUCH RECALL FOR A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. MY WISH IS THAT THE NHTSA WOULD FORCE CHEVY TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND FIX THE PROBLEM, OR AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND SAY THAT THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE IDEA THAT THIS IS LIMITED TO SOME 2003 LTS, BUT NOT OTHERS IS RATHER ODD TO ME. FOR THE MANF. TO SAY THAT NO SUCH RECALL EXIST IS RATHER ODD TO ME. I DO NOT KNOW THE EXACT PURPOSE OR LEGAL REACH OF THE NHTSA. I WOULD HOPE THAT THEY COULD/WILL FORCE SOME SORT OF RESOLUTION FOR THE LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME COMPLAINT, AND THE MANF. BLANTENT REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE SAID ISSUE. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Dec 27, 2011VisibilityODI 10441307

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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Related recalls

1 recall on this component

Visibility: windshield wiper

Free remedy

CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES HAVE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS THAT WILL NOT TURN ON, CEASE OPERATION WHILE IN USE, FAIL TO TURN OFF/ON BY THEMSELVES (MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM), OR HAVE CONTINUOUS WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP OPERATION BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF WATER WITHIN THE WIPER MODULES CAN EITHER CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CAN LEAD TO THE CORROSION OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MODULE.

VisibilityReported Feb 4, 2004NHTSA 04V046000
Data from NHTSA Recalls API · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.