2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC GAUGES BEGAN TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM ZERO, TO TOP SPEED, AND THEN BACK TO ZERO. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR LOSES ITS MEMORY AND ALWAYS NEEDS ADJUSTING WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING!!! I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THE MANUAL SUGGEST AND EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND IS STILL PRESENT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY MATTER FOR THE FACT THAT THE MIRROR MOVES ON ITS OWN WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANKS. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIR BAG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,298 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR

WENT TO GET GAS FOR MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND WE I FINISHED AND I STARTED MY CAR I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOT OF GRINDING. I CALLED GMC AND THEY KNOW THE TRAILBLAZER HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THAT I CALL THEM WITH MY PROBLEM THEY TELL ME THAT I JUST NEED TO GET A GM DIAGNOSTICS TEST. DONE AND IT JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THEM TO GET MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ARE FILLED WITH 3/4 OF WATER. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS ON THE TAIL LIGHT COVERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT DETECTED GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP WERE CORRODED. AS OF JULY 17, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR THE FUEL PUMP (NHTSA ACTION # PE07013). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 76,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE FUEL TANK WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK TO THE BOTTOM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,700.

I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE ONE DAY IT WILL STALL AT EVERY SINGLE RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE FINE. WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN OR SUCH THE NEEDLE IN THE RPM GAUGE GOES NUTS AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO KIND OF BUCK A LITTLE AND THEN IDLES REALLY LOW OR IT WILL REV ITSELF UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPM. SO WHEN I GET TO THE STOP IT JUST SHUTS OFF, NO LIGHTS COME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR NOTHING. MOST TIMES I JUST PUT IT IN PARK , TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN START IT BACK UP. RUNS NORMAL THEN, WELL MAYBE UNTIL THE NEXT STOP. ONLY ONE OTHER TIME DID I GO TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T START BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN IT DID START. ALSO, IT REVVED WHILE I WA S JUST DRIVING NORMALLY. IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AS WELL AS ME TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS, THEY HAD OVERNIGHT, SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, WHICH I TOLD THEM THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU STOP OR EVERY DAY. THEY ALSO SAID SINCE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING CAME ON THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. SO I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND MAYBE SOMEONE WILL REAREND ME BECAUSE IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL HALF AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AT FAULT STRUCK THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HIS WIFE SUFFERED A CRACKED RIB, CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND INTERNAL DAMAGE. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ALSO INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION THE TRAILBLAZER MAY A LOUD SOUND AND THEN STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER AS SHE DROVE AND HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THEN LOST REVERSE. I CONTACTED GM AFTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM GARAGE AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE 1ST I DID NOT BUY FROM A GM DEALERSHIP, 2 I DID NOT HAVE MY SERVICE AND MAINTANANCE DONE BY A GM GARAGE AND 3 BECAUSE I WAS A SECOND OWNER OF THE TRAILBLAZER. SO INTERN I HAD TO PAY $2730.27 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

I GOT IN THE CAR TO GO TO WORK THE OTHER DAY AND AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS IT MADE A LOUD FAN NOISE THAT MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD EVER MADE THAT NOISE. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THAT DAY BEFORE GETTING IT TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FAN CLUTCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC RELAY, WHICH WAS WHY IT COST $600 TO REPLACE. THE SUV WAS A 2002 MODEL AND HAD 57,500 MILES ON IT.*AK

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER; VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN I NOTICED A STREAM OF FLUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, NEAR THE MIDDLE. FOUND IT TO BE GASOLINE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AREA OF THE GASOLINE TANK. RATE OF LEAKAGE WAS ABOUT 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. LEAKAGE STOPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER - REPLACED LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 26,990 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS AT 61,062 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IT WAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD UNLESS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS. IN BOTH INSTANCES I ALSO LOST REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS 2 MONTHS AND 1,000 MILES AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $2,038 TO FIX IT (NOT REPLACE IT) BUT OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE I NEEDED MY VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. *TR

DOORS RATTLE AND SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS ALSO RATTLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. ALSO, THE AIR/HEAT BLOWER IS STUCK ON #4. IT WON'T BLOW ON ANY OTHER SETTINGS

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER A YEAR AGO, SHE PAID TO HAVE A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED IN HER VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE AGAIN AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDS ANOTHER FUEL TANK. ON JUNE 18, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE FUEL TANKS ARE FAULTY ON HER MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. SHE CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST AND GET REIMBURSED AFTERWARDS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK COMING FROM UNDER WHERE BACK TIRE WELL IS. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, AND IT'S ABOUT 86,000 MILES ON IT. AT ABOUT 100,000 MY TRANSMISSION WENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH, AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE WHO OWNED THIS SAME VEHICLE WHO HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED THAT THIS PIECE THAT IS USED IN THE TRANSMISSION CALLED THE SUN SHIELD HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST THAT FIXED MY VEHICLE TOLD ME THAT THIS SUN SHIELD IS A FAULTY, AND A LOT OF GM, AND CHEVY OWNERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THERE IS A HUGE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SAME 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SUDDENLY FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. I AM JUST HAPPY THAT I PULLED OVER WHEN I DID, BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF TRAFFIC THAT DAY. I WAS VERY SCARED, BECAUSE I WAS ALONE IN THIS CAR, AND ALSO I DID NOT WANT TO BE HIT FROM BEHIND WHEN I WAS PULLING OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE GM DEALER, AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD DO NOTHING FOR ME. EVEN WHEN I EXPLAINED TO THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENDED, AND THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE. I WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND THIS WAS NOT ONE OF THE MANY RECALLS THAT THIS TRUCK HAS. I THEN HAD TO FIX THIS TRUCK MYSELF, AND IT COST ME 2,300. THE SUN SHIELD WAS REPLACED BY SOMETHING CALLED THE BEAST WHICH I WAS TOLD WOULD BE VERY VERY DURABLE UNLIKE THE GM SUN SHIELD PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ON JANUARY 17, 2007, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD BOOM AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH. HE THEN COASTED THE VEHICLE AT 5 MPH TO THE NEAREST SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ACTUATOR FELL FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE ROTTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 28,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,900. THE CONSUMER STATED WANTS TO GM TO PAY THE COST OF REPAIRS FOR THE DEFECTS IN THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER CONSUMER IS STATING NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DEFECT THE PART PROVIDED IS NOT THE SAME PART STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 06/08/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY THE MANUFACTURER. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FUEL PUMP MODULE CORRODED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. THE CONTACT SMELLED GASOLINE FUMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. A POOL OF GASOLINE WAS DISCOVERED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. ON MARCH 12, 2007 THE CONTACT LOCATED AN OPEN INVESTIGATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE ACTION # PE07013 REGARDING FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND WILL TAKE THREE TO FOUR HOURS TO PULL THE GAS TANK, AND $700.00 FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THIS WAS A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE COULD CATCH ON FIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,758.*AK

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN MY VEHICLE HAD 62,509 MILEAGE I PARKED THE VEHICLE AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE. THE VEHICLE LEAKED A LARGE PUDDLE OF FUEL ON HIS NEWLY SEALED DRIVEWAY. WHEN I TOOK IT IN TO SERVICE THE FUEL LEVEL SENDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE INLET AND/OR OUTLET TUBES ON TOP OF THE FUEL SENDER WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING FUEL. THIS WAS A PREMATURE FAILURE SINCE THE DESIGN SHOULD HAVE BEEN VALIDATED TO 100,000 MILES +.*AK

2002 TRAILBLAZER CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE FUEL MODULE IS CORRODED AND HAD TO REPLACED CUSTOMER WANTS TO REIMBURSED**CC *JB

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, VEHICLE WOULDN'T MOVE. I ONLY HAD A 1ST AND 2ND GEAR, NO REVERSE, DRIVE, OR 3RD GEAR AT ALL. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SOME WERE NEAR SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES. PUBLIC CONSENSUS SEEMS TO BE THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEMS (DUE TO HUNDREDS OF PHONE CALL COMPLAINTS) BUT REFUSES TO RECALL TRANSMISSIONS UNTIL NHTSA FORCES THEM TO. GM HAS BEEN OFFERING A 30% REBATE ON THE REPAIR COSTS, WHICH EXCEEDED $2,000.00 I HAVEN'T YET SPOKEN TO GM, BUT AM SURE TO GET THE "RUN AROUND". I HAVE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP TODAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH INCLUDING MAKING LEFT AND RIGHT TURNS THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND WAS UNABLE TO DUE TO THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE WARNING INDICATOR 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 57,610.

CHEVROLET 02 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

1. OTHER THAN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR A FAULTY TAIL LIGHT, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005.*AK 1. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON ABOUT THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 47,427 MILES SUDDENLY GROANED LOUDLY AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AT A SPEED OF ABOUT FIVE MPH. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT MY DEALER AS HE FELT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HIGH ENOUGH MILEAGE TO WARRANT TRANMISSION FAILURE. I CONTACTED TILLERY CHEVROLET IN MORIARTY, NM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SPOKE WITH MR. GLEN TILLERY. HE ASKED IF I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE. UPON HEARING I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE MR. TILLERY GAVE ME THE APPROXIMATE PRICE FOR HIS DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I FELT HIS PRICE WAS HIGH AND THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WHICH WAS TOO FAR TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN ITS CONDITION. I RECEIVED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND TOOK MY TRAILBLAZER TO BUDGET TRANSMISSION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. BUDGET LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH I AUTHORIZED. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE

TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD SQUELLING NOISE AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, THEN WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR SMOOTHLY (BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR) AFTER THAT. I LATER TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, AND I HAD NO REVERSE.*AK

SIDE MIRRORS NO LONGER HAVE MEMORY OF LAST POSITION. I WILL FIND THE MIRRORS POINTING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS EVERY TIME I START MY VEHICLE. EVERY ITME I HAVE TO REAJUST BOTH OUTSIDE MIRRORS TO THE CORRECT POSITION.*AK

I HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED ON MY 02 TRAILBLAZER AT 75,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH FAN STICKING, MAKING A VERY LOUD ROARING NOISE THAT THE DEALERSHIP CALLS NORMAL. THE FAN HAD BEEN DOING THIS VIRTUALLY SINCE NEW PURCHASE, BUT ONLY OCCASIONALLY AND ALWAYS WENT AWAY QUICKLY. NOTHING I COULD DEMONSTRATE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. UNTIL IT FAILED. *AK

I HAVE HAD TWO 2002 TRAILBLAZERS BOTH DEVELOPED GAS LEAKS FROM THE GAS TANK . GM DID NOT AGREE TO REPAIR EITHER ONE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE DASHBOARD PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PREVENTED THE DASHBOARD FROM DISPLAYING THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER. OCCASIONALLY, THE TACHOMETER AND SPEEDOMETER DISPLAYED INCORRECT SPEEDS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER, AND MENTIONED RECALL # 03V096000 FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: WIRING: INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. ALTHOUGH THIS VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE GENERAL MOTORS WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,449 , AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.*AK

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. SHE WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SIR MODULE WAS NOT COMMUNICATING WITH THE COMPUTER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT FIRST TURNED ON IN DECEMBER 2006, AND AGAIN ON MARCH 26 2007. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 82,728.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN HE TURNS ON THE SWITCH. HE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF RECALL # 01V364000. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 MILES.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT FUEL LEAK IN SENDING UNIT. CORROSION CAUSES HOLE IN SENDING UNIT ,THEREFORE FUEL LEAKS FROM TANK. ESTIMATED REPAIRS FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP $700. I WAS INFORMED THIS IS EXTREMELY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE ,AND WAS TOLD TO REFER IT TO THIS WEBSITE.*AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER PARKED IN THE INCLINE DRIVEWAY WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ENGAGED THE VEHICLE ROLLED FROM THE PARK POSITION AND CRASHED INTO THE HOUSE. THIS FAILURE HAPPENED TO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TWICE. THE FIRST TIME ON JANUARY 29, 2007 , AND THE SECOND TIME WAS ON MARCH 17, 2007. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVER UNDER NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V334000 FOR THE POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), BUT THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 40,000. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED THE VEHICLE WAS DRIPPING GAS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL SHOP AND SEVERAL GAS LEAKS WERE DISCOVERED. THE DEALER WAS CALLED TO CHECK FOR ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE, BUT THERE WERE NONE. THE MECHANIC DISASSEMBLED THE GAS TANK, AND FOUND THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MODULE WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 50857.*AK

TWO YEARS AGO THE LIFTGATE WHEN CLOSING WOULD NOT LOCK AND REMOTE LOCK KEY FOB FAILED TO WORK. DASHLIGHT INDICATED THAT TAILGATE WAS AJAR AND DOME LIGHTS REMAINED ON. IN THE LAST YEAR THE CONTROLS ON THE DRIVER' S DOOR QUIT WORKING. THE POWER LOCKS, WINDOWS, AND SIDE MIRROR CONTROLS DID NOT WORK. REAR DEFROSTER WILL NOT WORK. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS WILL NOT DO IT FOR FREE. I COULD NOT AFFORD TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATING.....FIRST NEW VEHICLE, AND IT WILL BE MY ONE AND ONLY CHEVROLET. I WILL NO LONGER PURCHASE FROM GM DUE TO THEIR LACK OF WILLINGNESS TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT THEY WERE AWARE EXISTED IN MANY VEHICLES. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AT 60 MPH SHE SMELLED AMMONIA AND EVENTUALLY SHE SMELLED SMOKE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE DID NOT SEE SMOKE UNTIL SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT STATED APPROXIMATELY THREE MINUTES AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE SHE SAW A FIRE UNDERNEATH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INFORMED THE CONTACT THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM UNDERNEATH THE STEERING INSIDE THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT STATED HER INSURANCE COMPANY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 94000 MILES. *AK CONSUMER PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE DAMAGED VEHICLE AND INCIDENT REPORT. UPDATE 4/9 *TR

I WAS PULLING A TRAILER WITH A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND IT SWITCHED INTO 4 LO ON ITS OWN CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY BY GM AND GM DEALERSHIPS WHEN I BROUGHT THE PROBLEM TO THEIR ATTENTION. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. AND I REPLACED IT. THEN LAST WEEK MY TRUCK DID NOT START. AND I REALIZED I HAD A DEAD BATTERY, BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN LEFT ON. I THEN DISCOVERED MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT . NO SOONER BEFORE I COULD REPLACE IT MY RIGHT REAR , THE CENTER REAR AND THE LEFT REAR ALL STAY ON LIKE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED . THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND AM CONCERNED ON HOW I AM GOING TO GET THIS REPAIRED LET ALONE GET IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH PROBLEMS WITH CAR RADIO CUSTOMER WANTS REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS**CC SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL PROBLEM CAUSED A LOUD POP TO COME THROUGH THE SPEAKERS. THE CAUSED THE RADIO TO SHORT OUT AND THE SPEAKERS TO BLOW. THE RADIO AND SPEAKERS HAD BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE AMPLIFIER ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE MIDDLE SEAT BELT IN THE SECOND ROW LOCKED UP AS SOON AS IT WAS FASTENED INTO THE BUCKLE. WHEN THE DEFROSTER WAS USED THE CONSUMER HEARD A CLICKING NOISE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MODE ACTUATOR AND MODE VALVE PER TSB 04-01-38-002. THE QUARTER PANEL ON THE ROOF SEAM SEALER CRACKED AND WAS RUSTED. THE PULL DOWN STRAP ON THE REAR HATCH BROKE. THE SWAY BAR BROKE. A GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL WHEN MAKING SHARP LEFT TURN. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT SUSPENSION WAS MISALIGNED AND CAUSED SHIELD TO TOUCH ROTOR. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE. THE REAR WIPER DID NOT TOUCH THE REAR WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TIRE WHENEVER IN MOTION. THE DEALER INDICATED IT WAS IMPROPERLY SEALED. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE: THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS ON CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS (THREE ON MY VEHICLE). MY WINDSHIELD WIPER CRAWLS TO A STOP WHEN SET ON HIGH SPEED IN HEAVY RAIN, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT I NEED TO REPLACE THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE AT A COST OF $350+ BECAUSE IT HAS A SHORT IN IT, BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART, YET THE MANUFACTURER IS REFUSING TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE DEFECT. WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULES ARE CLOSED SYSTEMS AND IF MINE HAS A SHORT IN IT, IT IS BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER WAS FAULTY AND MOISTURE WAS ALLOWED TO GET IN. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 6 MONTHS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSIS THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT ASSIST HER WITH THE FAILURE AND DIDN'T MENTION THAT THERE WAS AN EXISTING RECALL #02V222000: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL. THE LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR 6 MONTHS. WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARM THE LIGHT WAS NOT ON. HOWEVER, DURING THE COLD MONTHS IT ILLUMINATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE BOTH 105,000. *AK

I LIVE IN SOUTHWEST OHIO AND I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I NOTICED THAT IN DECEMBER OF 2006, MY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD NOT FUNCTION WHEN TURNED ON. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAD OUR FIRST FROST AND I NOTICED THAT THE REAR DEFOGGER/DEFROSTER WAS NOT WORKING. IT IS NOW NEARLY 0 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND EVEN IF I CLEAN THE WINDOW WITH A SCRAPER, IT STILL FROSTS UP WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE LOOKED FOR A FUSE TO REPLACE, BUT FIND NONE FOR THE REAR DEFROST, AND THE ONE FOR THE REAR WIPER IS FINE. JUST YESTERDAY, I PICKED UP SOME LARGE ITEMS AT A HOME IMPROVEMENT STORE AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE REAR GATE, I TRIED TO USE THE BUTTON ON MY REMOTE, TO WHICH THE CAR NO LONGER RESPONDS, EVEN WITH NEW BATTERY, I TRIED TO UNLOCK IT FROM THE DRIVER SIDE CONTROLS WITH THE CAR OFF AND TURNED ON, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. SO THERE ME AND MY PREGNANT WIFE WERE STANDING IN ZERO TEMPERATURE WEATHER WITH THREE LARGE ITEMS ON A CART AND NOWHERE TO GO WITH THEM. WE ENDED UP PAYING SOMEBODY TO HAUL THEM TO OUR HOUSE. *NM

THIS WILL BE THE THIRD TIME I HAVE HAD MY TRAILBLAZER TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHEN DRIVING, THE CAR WILL SHIFT ITSELF BETWEEN 2HI AND 4 HI. ALSO, AFTER UTILIZING THE SELECTOR ON TWO OCCASIONS THE CAR GOT STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND HAD TO BE TOWED. AFTER BEING TREATED LIKE AN IGNORANT WOMAN WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO OPERATE THE CONTROLS I AM FINALLY CHANGING DEALERS. MAYBE THEY SHOULD READ THIS AND SEE THAT APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON HAVING THESE PROBLEMS. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHILE IN OPERATION IN ALL GEARS. ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINT I STATED THAT REPAIR WAS COSTLY. AT THIS POINT TECH. SAYS THAT SMALL "O" RING CLIP DID $2,000.00 IN DAMAGE TO SUN GEAR,SHELL, AND MAJOR DRIVE GEARS AND CASING AS WELL. THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAS 51K MI. ON IT. WE BELIEVE THERE WAS A SITUATION OF DEFECTIVE THIS VEHICLE WAS SOLD AS A CERTIFIED USED AT TOP DOLLAR. PARTS ACCORDING TO THE TECH. *JB

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, SLIPS OUT OF GEAR, 1,2,3,4. AND SLAMS BACK WHILE IN OPERATION. CONSULTED DEALER, DEALER SAID NO RECALLS AVAILABLE. THIS HAPPENED 3X'S. WE STOPPED DRIVING VEHICLE. ON SECOND INCIDENT A QUALIFIED INDIVIDUAL SAID THAT THERE ARE ISSUES IN THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER STILL SAID NO BULLETINS ON THIS VEHICLE AT LARGE. DEALER STATED THAT I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE VENDOR IN WHICH THEY DO BUSINESS WITH FOR INSPECTION. VENDOR WHO IS REPAIRING VEHICLE CLAIMS A CLIP OR SPRING SLIPPED OUT SOMEWHERE DESTROYED COME MAJOR PARTS AND ALSO THE CASING. I HAVE ASKED VENDOR TO HOLD ALL PARTS. SO FAR THIS EPISODE IS VERY COSTLY. *JB

SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE FROM AWD TO 4WD. DEALER TELLING ME THAT ITS A MOTOR SENSOR THAT ENCODES THE TRANSFER TO SHIFT. THIS IS THE SECOND REPAIR ON THE SAME PART. I WOULD LIKE THIS PART RECALLED AND TO BE REIMBURSED MONEY FOR REPAIRING IT MYSELF. *NM