would you buy one ?

[TB02]

Why would you buy the Tornado when the Vortec does the same thing? They both cause the air to swirl and one is included in your vehicles design, the other is a $50 decoration for this application.

[The Black Pearl]

I am still waiting for some convincing facts as to why buy a TB.

[tom3]

Very competitive market. Bottom line I'd say the TB gives you a top machine for the money, as is the case with most GM vehicles. Only downside is spotty quality and service/repair that is not customer driven. Note that GM is not making money on car/truck sales. Padding the bottom line with their credit dept., GMAC, and draining money from their pension plans, and most important for customers, drawing down their warranty reserves. This is money set aside for each vehicle to do warranty repairs. So instead of fixing a problem right, they half a$$ it or just give you the runaround. (Sure speaking from experience there.)
So, again, bottom line. Probably a fine vehicle for the money, if you get a good one. How has your dealer stacked up over the years?

[The Black Pearl]

tom3
What a great summary of GM. I am leaning towards the Nissan Pathfinder. I can not afford wasting my time and money just to find out I lost the GM lottery and got the bad one.

[civici]

I have one, 2003 TB LS. So far so good. But it has so many problems that won't cost you much rather than bother you much.

[ERUSS44]

I bought a new 2004 TB 4wd LT in late September...I saved a ton of $$$ with the right financing and the coming of the '05's....The odometer just turned 1500 miles...No problems as of yet...I may or may not be a "build-quality lottery winner", it's a wee bit too early to tell, but, so far-so good....I am extremely happy with it so far, and I have received many nice compliments on her...I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but why did GM ditch the beautiful(in my own opinion)Indigo Blue Metallic color(which my truck is,obviously!)and replace the 2005 blue (Superior Blue) with it????? I assume that it has something to do with a marketing study(sales numbers of the particular color) or something associated similarly...Anyways, I can't wait for the big lake-effect snows here in Central New York state(north of Utica) to give my T'blazer a good run....No snowmobile necessary for me this winter,I'll be plenty happy cruising in my new Chevy!!!! In closing, I wish all Trailblazer owners satisfaction with their product, and to all of the"snakebitten" ones,I hope that your dealership is fixing things right the first time!!!The answer is "YES!", I would buy another one, but please -let me put at least a hundred thousand on this baby first!!!!

[kathygarnerville]

I did like the way it handled, it was GREAT in bad weather, and the third bench was spacious.

Too bad the dealership I got it from tanked. I don't have it anymore, but, if I found a good dealership in another county and it gets better gas mileage in the future, I'd consider another one

[sunspeck]

Originally Posted by General _Motors

i would buy one i like the looks of it and power it has would you ?

I would never, ever buy another Chevrolet Trailblazer! I saved for over a year to put down a large downpayment on my first new car. I would have been better off just going to the coast and throwing the money in the ocean! I like the looks, handling, and room the TB has to offer, but all those little things that keep breaking, such as the transmission, have become annoying! In the 18 months I have owned this thing, it has had over 20 items repaired/replaced. Some of them multiple times. The service department has lied to me about problems with it and told me things that I feel are broken or in need of repair are actually normal. The ac was fixed twice, the transmission was fixed 3 times and still not acting right. It should not get stuck in park 2-3 times a week, right? Oh yeah, thats normal! If you can get the doors to shut correctly, you can't always get them back open. The transmission idles down almost to a stall when I stop the thing, but thats normal! I think you get the point. I should have kept the 1989 Honda Civic DX hatchback I traded in for this thing. It has 300,000 miles on it, but atleast it only went to the shop 3 times a year mostly for maintenance. Luckly, Chevrolet is not going to make a dime on this car by the time I trade it in for something I can rely on, because I intend to take it back every time something else breaks. I think they have over 5,000 bucks in it for repairs and labor. Only $25,000 to go!

[kathygarnerville]

I'm glad i didn't have many problems with mine. and, the person who owns it now loves it. i know some others here who own trailblazers and have no problems.

maybe you should check into the lemon law in your state

[sunspeck]

I'm in the early stages of dealing with the Better Business Bureau filing a complaint about this TB. Hopefully within a year I'll get the thing bought back, however the dealer of course insists there is nothing really wrong with it. I've known people who never have any problems with them, but I've known more with issues than not.

[feb]

I have an 03 tb and on the highway, I get 22 - 23 mpg. Now in town, that is a different story. My wife gets about 14 - 15 mpg.

what is the tornado device?

[usa1811]

Not if I had to do it over again! '04 TB owner

[02LTZ]

2002 LTZ Four wheel drive with all options. Would buy another tomorrow. 59,000 miles and going strong.

[LTZ2FLIP4]

I also just picked up a 02 LTZ. I love it. Primarily bought it to haul my showcar around this summer and also use it as a winter vehicle. Ive been wrenching on vehicles my whole life doing alot of custom bodywork but in my case Im pretty sure if something goes wrong I can get under there and fix it. Aside from all the useless electronic BS carmakers like to put on vehicles these days. I looked at Expeditions and Explorers and also Suburbans before deciding on the TB.

Only thing I didnt like was the dealership, after getting the trunk home and looking under it you can tell it was in a minor accident. The rear bumper is misaligned, the front bumper was repainted(very shittily, I might add), fender liner clips were never replaced, the shroud that goes above the firewall is missing. Sux buying a vehicle in winter, cuz it gets dark so early and you cant really see everything at night.

Up next for my TB are some whitefaced guages, a DJM drop kit, and some 22s.

[Mr. Northface]

The ONLY reason besides my wife demanding more room.....was the fact that I had my GM Card giving me bonus dollars & GM offering a good rebate. With what I was able to get off of the window sticker & with all the other discounts, I saved over $9000 off of my 2003 EXT 4X4 NorthFace Edition with every available option...minus the DVD for a MoonRoof & the engine block heater.

Otherwise, I had my heart set on the Infiniti FX 35. Now that is a vehicle that I think everyone should drive. Handles great, rides great & the fit & finish is awesome. The dealerships are always really nice to you & you get quality loaner cars if you need overnight service. Plus they even wash your car for you!
Try getting anything close to that for service at any GM dealership!

I like my TB, but if I had to do it all over again & if my wife didn't have her say so.....it would either have been the Infiniti or a Volkswagen Toureg with the V8.

My TB has held up o.k for the past year and a half. Except for the crappy design of the license plate rubber ALWAYS getting sucked into the body at the upper right hand corner. That has been replaced 3 times already with anticipation for more in the near future! The stupid fan clutch has been replaced twice! Taillight recall...though mine never failed....you just don't get real quality with a Chevy..period! I can say that because I have owned pretty much every one that Chevy makes & yes, that even includes the Corvettes! I just picked up a brand new C6 Convt. yesterday (finally came in after a long time of waiting) & you can still see where they cut corners in it.

All in all, it has a nice amount of room...still would like a little more, but then I would have to go into a Tahoe or a Suburban which everyone has.
I got lucky with mine since they only made my paint color for one year so mine stands out.
Chevy needs to make a 5 speed automatic to help out the fuel economy!!!!!
The TB in my opinion needs more cubby holes to put things. The cup holders under the climate control are way too close to it to put anything in there. Especially if your using the cig. outlets for a radar or powering your phone! Just the overall cheap feeling being on the car is quite a let down. for what mine listed for $43,525.00, you think you would get better quality than you do. But for the price I got mine for....I guess I shouldn't complain too much.

The rear seats I wish they would all fold flat into the floor for better use of the space. Not the way it currently is....don't care for it. I also wish they would have more room to get into the back seats....kinda cramped.
I really wish the rear seats in the TB were like what they have in the Equinox. They move forward to give you more cargo room or back to give you a huge amount of leg room! Now that is what they need to do & now!
A better speaker system is another area they need to improve upon. How about adding some speakers in the rear hatch door for the people in the back?!
The rear heat & air SUCKS! It never blows really hot or blows really cold, but yet the lousy dealers say ...oh, they all do that! Well, my 2000 Suburban 2500 4X4 with every option blows freezing cold air & really really hot heat in the back. So...3 years down the road they can't get it right in the TB?!
Too many squeeks & rattles take away from the vehicle as well.

Don't get me wrong, I still like my TB alot, it is really nice looking & it has a rare color on it that makes it stand out from the rest which makes it really appealing to me. but they really need to improve upon alot of things. Sure I will still keep buying Chevy's because I can get really great prices on them & I know alot of people in the dealership that will bend over backwards to make me happy, but the quality & the very shitty warranty that comes with their vehicles have to change! So, you only will warranty the vehicles for 3yr/36000 miles?
Other places like the Infiniti offer 4 years.
I know for a fact that after 3 years with a chevy they turn to crap. That's why I won't own them for any longer than that until they get better warranties.
My last Corvette had only 3600 miles on it when I sold it. It was out of warranty for time, not miles. So why can't GM offer us people who don't use up the miles something? It just makes me sick. Buy the extended warranty...no thanks...would rather just get rid of the car thank you!

Will I buy another TB in the future? Very hard to say. The competition is making some really nice products & unless GM ups the quality & warranty, I would have to say NO. I plan on keeping my TB for as long as I can. I did buy the extended warranty for 7 years & something like 75000 miles since I never drive many miles anyway. Will it make it to 7 years without something major messing up? Doubt it & that's the only reason why I bought the silly warranty...to save my butte down the road all of the major expenses I know that are coming. Anything after the 3 years/36000 miles.....I know I'm in for a headache

Yet another gripe comes to mind.......the rear window is very hard to close. It is almost like I have to slam the thing to get it to catch. I usually have to do it several times before it latches itself.


I know this seems like I really don't like my TB, but I truely do. I just don't like the shortcuts that GM does on all of their vehicles. Why can't they just spend a little more money in the interior & fit & finish? I would GLADLY pay a little extra to get that from a GM product!
Hey GM, instead of pricing your vehicles into the atmosphere, price them resonably & more sales would be headed your way. Instead of a Cavalier listing for $18 something & you guys have mega rebates on them....like $4500 or more at times.....how about you just price it at $13-14K & just say...hey, the price is what it is........no more silly rebates or dickin' around with invoice pricing......just price the cars resonably. I mean come on......$43 large for a TrailBlazer?! That's what a fully loaded Suburban should go for at the extreme. $65K list on my new Vette? Very nice vehicle, but really.....price the car more like around $50 for the Convert. & you probably wouldn't be able to keep up with demand. Heck, you had up to $10K off on the 2004's......

Price your vehicles better & up your quality & warranty & you won't need the rebates. People will be banging down your doors for your products.

Just my