2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer Tires Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 1%of 901 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 45,255miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the tires of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, 1% of the 901 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 45,255 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Upon return to my chevy Trailblazer I found that my tire was approx. A quarter flat. Drove to their installer tire works, where they found a 5/8-3/4 inch hole in the passenger rear tire. The installer said he found a piece of heavy gauge wire about 6 inside the tire and stated this is what did it. Tires had 10133 miles on them with great tread wear apparent when the failure occurred.”
NHTSA complaint #10212850, filed 2007-12, 45,688 miles“My family & I were on our way back from chicago on I-55 near pontiac il when we had a tire blow-out on our '03 chevy Trailblazer. I tried to remove the spare tire from underneath the vehicle, but it would not lower. (chevys have a winch system for the spare tires) the tire would lower about 2 inches, but would not lower completely. I tried several times to lower the spare w/ no results!! If this system would have worked properly I would have had the flat changed in a matter of minutes. The spare tire storage is a good system, if it works! …”
NHTSA complaint #10240612, filed 2008-09, 50,022 miles“Got a flat tire on the road. When I attempted to drop the spare from the back bottom of the vehicle it was frozen in place. Cable holding spare was frozen with rust. This part failure is dangerous to people of similar vehicle makes because it must be happening to others. I was under the vehicle trying to break the tire free in traffic that could easily have LED to me being killed trying to break spare tire loose and it caused me longer delay and exposure to dangerous traffic due to part failure. I could not get it loose and had to have the dealer replace the whole cable. …”
NHTSA complaint #10285486, filed 2009-09, 45,255 miles“Right rear tire popped / blew out unexpectedly while driving approx. 40 MPH. Vehicle is a 17 day old 2003 chevy Trailblazer. I'm concerned about the safety and well being of my 6 year old child as well as myself while driving on a repaired tire, that may possibly have some type of defect with the tire. The dealer/service department seem more concerned about convincing me that I must have ran over something and everything will be ok, because they will repair the tire.”
NHTSA complaint #10000383, filed 2002-12, 674 miles“The brake lights went out while driving. The consumer was notified of the problem by a passing motorist. The vehicle was taken to a dealership, who without inspecting the vehicle indicated that the brake light went out because of a defect in the circuit breaker board and that there was a TSB on this issue. The dealership replaced the circuit breaker board. The consumer experienced a flat tire and had a difficult time trying to remove the spare tire.”
NHTSA complaint #10073539, filed 2004-06, 26,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10227674Nov 29, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10210321Mar 7, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10208971Feb 3, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10213757Jan 4, 2022This service bulletin provides information for accurate tire pressures that ensure the safe handling and appropriate ride characteristics of GM cars and trucks.
- 10184105Nov 11, 2020This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire and wheel size on vehicles. General Motors will only support a tire…
- 10157018Sep 20, 2017This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester…
Tires: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 8% |
| 2022 | 1 | 1% |
| 2021 | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 | 4 | 2% |
| 2007 | 9 | 1% |
| 2006 | 5 | 0% |
| 2005 | 11 | 1% |
| 2004 | 13 | 1% |
| 2003 | 9 | 1% |
| 2002 | 19 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 5% |
Other parts of the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer
285 complaintsFuel system
180 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
103 complaintsExterior lighting
77 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
70 complaintsEngine cooling
65 complaintsAir bags
57 complaintsBody and structure
43 complaintsBrakes
36 complaintsSuspension
33 complaintsEquipment
26 complaintsSteering
26 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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