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Posted by fenton23 (Member # 878) on 28 May, 2004 05:48 PM:

Has anyone heard of a problem with the water pumps on Trailblazers? The pump went out on Linda's '03 Trailblazer after just 46K miles. That just doesn't right to me.

Posted by Travisnd1 (Member # 1982) on 28 May, 2004 06:33 PM:

I purchased a 03TrailBlazer last November and haven't heard of any problems with waterpumps.

Posted by chrisL (Member # 97) on 28 May, 2004 10:41 PM:

ha, water pump on my hawk went out at like 9k.

sometimes you just get a bum part.

Posted by Rob 94Hawk 319 (Member # 103) on 29 May, 2004 12:00 AM:

We've had a 2002 Trailblazer for over 95,xxx miles, including towing and off roading.. No problems except a dead battery.

Posted by SS 891 (Member # 1968) on 29 May, 2004 12:03 AM:

the 2 most common problems with Trailblazers are:

#1. Circuit boards for tail/brake lamps.(replace both circuit boards and bulbs)
#2. Cooling Fan Clutch (replace cooling fan/clutch assy.)

No common problem with waterpumps from my experience.
(Service Mgr at Chevy)

Posted by fenton23 (Member # 878) on 29 May, 2004 01:08 PM:

Thanks everyone. It certainly isn't a common problem as the dealer had a heck of a time even finding the replacement. Looks like it'll be worth his time though....he says the tab will be around $500. Ouch! [Eek!]

Posted by el ess1 (Member # 1544) on 29 May, 2004 01:57 PM:

quote:
Originally posted by fenton23:
Has anyone heard of a problem with the water pumps on Trailblazers? The pump went out on Linda's '03 Trailblazer after just 46K miles. That just doesn't right to me.

Never heard of it being a common problem on trailblazers. A guy at work has a newer one and one of his brake calipers messed up, but they fixed that (root cause was found to be a bad wheel bearing) and that was all.

Then again, it could be Linda's driving. Sustained high speeds in school zones can do a water pump in, last I heard.... [Big Grin]

D&R

Posted by blkragss02 (Member # 1801) on 30 May, 2004 08:10 AM:

quote:
Originally posted by SS 891:
the 2 most common problems with Trailblazers are:

#1. Circuit boards for tail/brake lamps.(replace both circuit boards and bulbs)
#2. Cooling Fan Clutch (replace cooling fan/clutch assy.)

No common problem with waterpumps from my experience.
(Service Mgr at Chevy)

Wife's uncle has problem #1

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