2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext electrical system problems

77 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Ext — 25% of all complaints for this model year.

Electrical System complaints

25%

share of all complaints

85,000 mi

median reported incident mileage

2 / 4

crash / fire reports

What owners report

“One by one things have been going out and not working. First the car would not start all the time with the key, then the a/c stoped working, next was the fuel pump, then the injectors. I checked everything it could be. I was driving with my kids down the highway when my car just died lost power…”
filed May 30, 2018
“When driving for 30 to 45 mins all the instruments on dash start sticking and reading wrong information. In the picture my car is parked .”
filed Feb 23, 2018

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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