2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO STALL CAUSING INTERRUPTED OPERATION. THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2004 AND I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THAT TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED AGAIN. *NM

WHEN MY CAR WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OR BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. SERVICE BULLETIN SEEMS TO MATCH 02V222000. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS MATCH COMPLAINT. MECHANIC SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS HAS MALFUNCTIONED. TWO OTHER MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO SAFETY. PARTS AND LABOR ARE $500.00 ALONE! *JB

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOUD, ROARING NOISE FROM ENGINE COUPLED WITH REDUCED POWER AND VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND CONFIRMED THE FAN CLUTCH HAD FAILED. DEALER QUOTE WAS $637.50 TO REPAIR. I ULTIMATELY PURCHASED THE PART ONLINE AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAVED MYSELF AROUND $260. VEHICLE RUNS FINE NOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL RETURN HUNDREDS OF POSTS RELATED TO THE FAN CLUTCH FAILURE. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *NM

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LEFT LOW BEAM BULB STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHEN I REPLACED IT I FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS BLACK AND MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ROBUST. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 8000 MILE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND NOW WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DIFFICULTY WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING DOWN SPEEDS ,AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED OFTEN AT 45 MPH, AND THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN A FACTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED OFF FOR A DAY ON 1-3-07, AND WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED THREE TIMES FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF. *AK

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO WE STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES AND THAN WE STARTED TO NOTICE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM OUR TANK ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANIC THEY TOLD US WE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. OUR CAR IS A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ AND IT JUST HIT 52,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT THE ENTIRE TIME. WHEN WE CONTACT THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM THEY SAID IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY AND THERE WAS NOT TSB'S OUT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THE TSB THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT RECEVIED A RECALL AND AM EXPERIENCING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESLOVED. *NM

IT ALL STARTED AROUND 40,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ALL INTERIOR PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER IN MY CAR THAT WORKS, SOMETIMES IF I AM LUCKY THEY ALL WILL COME ONE BUT NOT. I HAVE A LIGHT BEHIND MY TEMP. CONTROL THAT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANT TO, AND NOW OF ALL MY HEAD LIGHTS AND DAY LAMPS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS FAULTY WIRES (AS IF) AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR WHAT TO BUY ANOTHER CAR IN AFTER FOUR YEARS (NO). THEY SAY YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET WELL I HAVE PUT MORE INTO IT THAN WHAT I HAVE GOT (HEAD PAIN)! I ALMOST GOT HIT NOT KNOWING I HAD NO LIGHTS. AND GOT PULLED OVER ONCE! NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED TO FIND THE WIRE DEFECT AND THEN GET IT FIXED (THE CAR IS NOT WORTH IT). *NM

2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE . FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 38,000 MILES AND SECOND FAILURE IS AT 83000 MILES. THE FAILURES HAPPENED BOTH TIMES AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 38,000 MILES COSTING OVER $1300 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION VS. A REBUILT ONE. I BELIEVE GM KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER , FAIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THIS VEHICLE WILL RESULT IN HARM OR DEATH TO MY FAMILY IF THE TRANSMISSION KEEP GOING OUT THIS WAY. *JB

I KEPT SMELLING THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE OR EVEN IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT A DAY AFTER I FILLED MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THERE SOMETIMES WAS A WET SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR NEAR THE FILLER CAP THAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN THEY PRESSURE-TESTED THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THE COMPUTER FAULT CODE INDICATED AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FAILURE. THEY RE-SET THE LIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE LIGHT SOON CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I RE-FUELED. I READ SOMEWHERE ON THE NETS WEBSITE ABOUT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAD A BROKEN CHECK BALL IN THEIR FILLER NECKS. I SUGGESTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM TOO. THEY CHARGED ME NEARLY $300 TO REPAIR THE TANK NECK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (I HAVE ONLY 50 K MILES ON THE VEHICLE). AT WHAT POINT DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOME A RECALL SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL? *NM

2002 TRAILBLAZER IS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDS A NEW FUEL MODULAR AND FILTER. THIS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO PEOPLE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON 12/21 WITH 93,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS WEEKEND. LEFT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND GEAR. MECHANIC SAID GM PARTS ARE INFERIOR AND HE WILL REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET WHICH WILL BE MUCH BETTER. TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE WITH 250,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND NOT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GM SHOULD ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. *JB

TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND HE COULDN'T GET IT TO GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

AT 34000 MILES 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AT 70000 MILES BOTH REPAIRS ARE NEEDED AGAIN ALONG WITH OTHERS- SWAY BAR WORN, SHORT IN HEADLIGHTS (PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED), INTERIOR LIGHTS SHORTING. DEALERSHIP QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO FIX EVERYTHING. NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. SO THE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT 4 WLD AND OFTEN ONLY HAS 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT. *NM

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT QUITE A FEW DOLLARS IN REPLACING LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS. I NOTICE THE LIGHTS ARE OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING AND FREQUENTLY BURN OUT BULBS. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT LOW-BEAMS, HAVING TO USE MY HIGH-BEAMS WHICH IS ANNOYING TO OTHER DRIVERS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD BULBS REPLACED AND EVEN THE LAMP SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ONE TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT.*JB

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ, PURCHASED BRAND NEW IN THE SPRING OF 2002. IN THE EARLY PART OF 2003, MY SIDE VIEW MIRRORS, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED TO HAVE MEMORY OPTIONS SUCH AS REVERSE CURBVIEW ASSIST, STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. THE MIRRORS WOULD NO LONGER HOLD THEIR MEMORY, RESULTING IN AN ADJUSTMENT TO BOTH MIRRORS EVERY TIME I GOT IN THE CAR. SOMETIMES THE MIRRORS WOULD APPEAR TO GET STUCK AND MAKE A CLICKING NOISE. DANGEROUSLY, SOMETIMES I WOULD LOOK TO CHANGE LANES AND REALIZE MY MIRRORS WERE NOT CORRECT--THEY MIGHT BE POINTING UP AT THE SKY OR DOWN AT THE GROUND. EVENTUALLY, I QUIT USING THE REVERSE CURBVIEW ASSIST OPTION (WHERE THE MIRRORS TILT DOWN TO HELP TO PARALLEL PARK WHEN IN REVERSE) BECAUSE I WAS HOPING THAT NOT MOVING THE MIRRORS AT ALL WOULD HELP. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE ACTUATORS IN 2003 AND RESET THE TRANSMITTER RECENTLY ON 9/20/06. THIS HELPED THE MEMORY MIRRORS FOR SOME TIME. BUT NOW, I AM BRINGING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ON 12/13/06--ONE OR BOTH MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR MEMORY AND I HAVE TO READJUST THEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS LOST AS TO HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A PREVALENT PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I HAVE PRINTED OUT NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE MIRRORS FOUND ON-LINE FROM CONSUMERS. I AM NOT SURE IF THE PROBLEM IS COMPUTER RELATED OR PARTS RELATED, BUT OBVIOUSLY REPLACING PARTS (THE ACTUATORS) DID NOT PERMANENTLY FIX THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU EXPECT YOUR M

WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, I HEARD A LOUD CHUNK IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN A WHINING NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER. THERE IS NO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN GOING THROUGH THE GEARS, IT FINALLY ENGAGES BUT TAKES SOME FOOT WORK. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 3RD. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD, IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE RACES. *JB

SUMMARY: -2002 TRAILBLAZER LT 2WD -TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 78,000 MILES -NEAR ACCIDENT WITH TWO CHILDREN IN CAR AGES 2 AND 7 -MAJOR REPAIR COST -SIGNIFICANT SAFETY PROBLEM -MULTIPLE LISTINGS OF IDENTICAL FAILURES (SUN SHELL/ REACTION GEAR) PLANETARY SYSTEM. -REPORTEDLY KNOWN DEFECTIVE AND (UNDER DESIGNED) PART. THIS WILL BE THE NHTSA'S RESPONSIBILITY TO INVESTIGATE AND SORT OUT. -SOME REPORTS OF A "SILENT RECALL" HOWEVER NEVER ACKNOWLEDGED WITH MY CONVERSATIONS -NO WARNING OF ONCOMING FAILURE -OWNERS MANUAL DOESN'T RECOMMEND ANY TRANSMISSION SERVICE UNTIL 100,000 MILES -NEVER TOWED ANYTHING -WIFE DRIVEN/ GARAGE KEPT -SIGNIFICANT ENGINEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE PAST DECADE WITH MATERIALS AND LUBRICANTS. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON A TRANNY SHOULD FALL APART ON AN AUTOMOBILE TOWING OR NOT UNDER 100,000 MILES ESPECIALLY IF YOUR FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURERS MAINTENANCE RECOMMENDATIONS. -GM COVERED 30% AFTER LENGTHY TIME. -TECHNICIAN DESCRIBED FAILURE AS: "WHEN WE SEE THESE PROBLEMS ITS ALMOST ALWAYS WHAT WE CALL THE SUN-SHELL GRENADES" NOW, SINCE YOU LIMIT YOUR DESCRIPTION TO 2000 CHARACTERS WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THE SUMMARY AND GIVE YOU THE LOCATION OF THE FULL REPORT WHICH I HOPE YOU TAKE THE TIME TO REVIEW BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/WEBX?14@@.EF15323/221 THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. *NM

2002 TRAILBLAZER LT HAS 69 THOUSAND MILES NOW, AUTO TRANS CAME OUT SUN GEAR WAS TOLD IT COST 3 THOUSAND TO FIX MADE A FUSS COST 1 THOUSAND BUT THE REAL BAD THING GOING ON IS IT WILL GO INTO 4WD BY ITS SELF AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS OFF AND ON,, I DON'T DRIVE IT ANYMORE UNTIL I CAN FIGURE WHAT THE DEALER IS GONNA DO WITH IT OR GM, WHILE GOING DOWN THE RD IT WILL DO THIS AND A LOUD NOISE WILL FOLLOW COULD LOSE CONTROL,,ALSO WHEN BACKING IT SEEMS TO BE IN A BIND SOMETIMES,,THIS AUTO ISN'T SAFE TO BE ON THE RD.. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED UPON INITIALLY STARTING THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH PRODUCED A FAILURE CODE FOR THE AIRBAG SENSOR. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, # 02V222000, REGARDING THE AIR BAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. UPDATED 12/18/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES PULSATED, AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE CORROSIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS 2002 TRAILBLAZER SEPT 30 2006.. IT WAS NOVEMBER 22, 2006- THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE BLINKING WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE ONSTAR LIGHTS WERE ON. THE SEAT BELT LIGHTS WERE ON. LATER THE NEXT DAY, MY FATHER GOT IN MY VEHICLE TO MOVE IT, WHEN THE BRAKE SENSOR CAME ON AND WOULDN'T GO OFF. HE DIDN'T USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. MY FATHER CALLED APPLE CHEVY IN WEST YORK PA TO SEE WHAT THEY COULD DO. THE 24TH THEY CALLED AND SAID THE VEHICLE NEEDED A E.B.C.M. ( ELECTRONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE ). I HAVE A 9 MONTH OLD SON. I GET TO GO PAY FOR THE BILL, AND IT COSTS 930. 25 FOR A VEHICLE THAT WASN'T THAT OLD. IT DOES HAVE 144, 000 + MILES BUT IT WAS WELL MAINTAINED OR SO I THOUGHT. THEY DID A CAR FAX AND IT WAS CLEAN. OR SO I THOUGHT. APPLE CHEVY IN WEST YORK WOULDN'T HELP WITH ANY COST REPAIRS. THEY SAID WHEN YOU GET AN AS IS VEHICLE, ITS YOUR PROBLEM. WELL AFTER 4 VEHICLES THAT MY DAD BOUGHT FROM THEM, WE ARE NO LONGER CUSTOMERS. ME BEING A HOT HEAD, MY DAD TOLD ME TO NOT SAY NOTHING AND BE NICE. I KEPT MY COMMENTS TO A LOW ROAR. I CALLED THE GENERAL MANAGER AND HE SAID AN AS IS SALE IS WHAT IT IS. I GOT NO SATISFACTION. BUT A COMMENT I SAID TO HIM WAS- WHAT IF IT WAS YOUR WIFE AND SON WHAT WOULD YOU DO? HE SAID I WOULDN'T BUY AN AS IS VEHICLE. I BASICALLY ASKED IF HE WANTED SOME LEMONADE FROM THE VEHICLE I JUST GOT. I SAID WELL I MUST HAVE SUCKER WRITTEN ON MY HEAD AND THAT NEXT TIME WARN ME ABOUT GETTING MORE KY FOR THE SCREWING I JUST RECEIVED. HE

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. ALL IT WOULD DO IS MAKE A LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE, THERE SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I NEARLY HAD A WRECK JUST TRYING TO GET OFF THE EXIT RAMP AND TO THE NEAREST AUTO SHOP. *JB

I ALSO HAD A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE GETTING LOUDER OVER 3-4 DAYS THEN SMELL OF GAS BEGAN AND GOT VERY STRONG AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. WHEN IT SMELLED BAD WE TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FILTER NEEDED REPLACED. THERE WAS A SMALL HOLE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY CORROSION THAT THE MECHANIC SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE. HE SAID IF I HADN'T BROUGHT IT WHEN I DID THAT THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS NOTICED IN THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, WHO REPLACED THE SYNCHRONIZE VALVE, FUEL SENDING UNIT AND FUEL FILTER. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SENDING UNIT. THE CONSUMER HAD THE PROBLEM REPAIRED, HOWEVER IT RESURFACED AGAIN. UPDATED 12/18/06. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LZT ON 8/5/06 FROM CARMAX. VEHICLE HAD BEEN DOING FINE UNTIL 11/14/06. I WAS PULLING OUT ON THE ROAD MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AND IT JUST SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH A FED EX TRUCK BARRELING TOWARDS ME. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND SWITCHED IT OVER TO THE 4WD AND IT WENT INTO GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE CARMAX WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM ALTHOUGH WHEN TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP THEY CAN FIND NO EVIDENT PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS VEHICLE ON MY CAR STATS.COM AND WAS HORRIFIED TO FIND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS VEHICLE. GM NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED! I AM ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIED TO TAKE MY (2) CHILDREN WITH ME ANYWHERE UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS FIXED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS INOPERABLE. THERE WAS A NHTSA RECALL, #03V096000, REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL; WIRING; INTERIOR/UNDER DASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

OUR MOTOR CAME TO PART. WE'VE ONLY HAD A FEW VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS NOT RECORDED. WHEN WE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP HE GAVE US PAPERS OF A SPECIAL WARRANTY PUT ON OUR VEHICLE. ONE THAT LAST UNTIL 100,000. PROBLEM BEING WE'VE NEVER RECEIVED ONE PAGE OF THIS. WE HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *JB

2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROX. 34,000 MILES; PURCHASED NEW. AS I WAS DRIVING. THERE WAS A LOUD, VIOLENT CLUNK FROM UNDER THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST AROUND A CORNER AND INTO THE RIGHT LANE OF ANOTHER STREET. AFTER WAITING FOR OVER AN HOUR FOR A TOW TRUCK, I WAS FORCED TO DRIVE THE CAR (SLOWLY) ABOUT 1/4 MILE INTO A LARGE PARKING LOT. THE ENTIRE TIME I WAS DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD WHINING NOISE. WHEN I TRIED TO BACK UP THE CAR, THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TOOK ME AND THE CAR TO A CHEVROLET DEALER. THE SERVICE PERSON CALLED ME A SHORT TIME LATER TO SAY THE SUN SHIELD WAS BROKEN, AND REPAIRS WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF $1800, POSSIBLY MORE IF ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS WERE FOUND ONCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS PULLED. EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE ONLY 34,000 MILES ON THE CAR, HE ADVISED THAT IT WAS 1-1/2 YEARS PAST THE TIME PORTION OF THE WARRANTY. MY CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL I CAN DO MORE RESEARCH INTO THE APPARENTLY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. *NM

PLANETARY GEAR IN TRANSMISSION - NO SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL I LOST SECOND GEAR, FORTH GEAR AND REVERSE. I DO NOT PULL OR TOW ANYTHING AND THE CAR ONLY HAS 56000 MILES. THE MORE I READ ABOUT THIS GEAR THE MORE I AM DISAPPOINTED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, A LOUD NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE COOLING FAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

I HAVE OWNED MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SINCE OCTOBER 16, 2004. I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THE VEHICLE. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 6 MONTHS AFTER A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SEAT BELTS ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IT HAS EXTRACTED AND WILL NOT RETRACT. I TOOK IT TO CRYSTAL CHEVROLET IN CRYSTAL RIVER FLORIDA FOR THEM TO TRY AND DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT IT IS THE MECHANISMS INSIDE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE SYSTEM SHOWED THAT THE RECALL HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE ON THIS VEHICLE BASED ON MY VIN NUMBER. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY WOULD DO FOR ME UNLESS I WANTED TO PAY THEM 325.00 TO REPAIR IT. I DON'T FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE AN EXPENSE I SHOULD INCUR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALL CLEARLY STATES THAT WHEN SENT IN FOR THE RECALL IT WOULD ONLY BE REPLACED IF NECESSARY. I FEEL THAT AT THAT TIME THERE MAY HAVE NOT BEEN A PROBLEM WITH IT THEREFORE IT WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOW THAT I AM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH I AM TOLD THAT IT CAN'T BE REPAIRED DUE TO ME NOT BEING THE 1ST OWNER AND THAT IT WAS ALREADY BROUGHT IN TO GM FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE DEFINITELY TAKEN CARE OF ON THE BEHALF OF GM. THERE IS NO PROOF THAT THIS VEHICLES PROBLEM WAS ACTUALLY REPLACED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON A GRAVEL ROAD, CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS LOST AND IT CRASHED INTO A TREE HEAD ON. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO PRIOR BRAKING AND SEAT BELTS WERE WORN. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER WAS ALERTED.

I DRIVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD AND MY SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT. HE WAS DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MPH AND SWERVED TO AVOID A POSSUM IN THE ROAD, HE OVERCORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR CAUSING THE CAR TO COLIDE WITH A TREE AT THE FRONT PANEL AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CAUGHT FIRE. LUCKILY MY SON WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW BUT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE SITUATION. WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THE AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE AND WHY THE CAR WOULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE IMPACT?

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKED THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL, # 04V201000 REGARDING SEAT BELTS. AFTER A YEAR, THE SAME ISSUE RECURRED. UPDATED 11/16/06. *JB THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE SHIFTER WOULD STICK WHEN TRYING TO MOVE IT FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE MOONROOF WOULD NOT CLOSE

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 56,000 MILES. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS A FAULTY SUNSHELL, WHICH FROM WHAT I AM READING, IS A PROBLEM ON MANY GM VEHICLES. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SINCE I CAN NOT AFFORD THE $1,300 BILL FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY SAY THEY WILL NOT OFFER ME ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED. REGARDLESS, THE FAULTY PART IS AN ISSUE GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS!!! *JB

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH PERFECT SERVICE HISTORY, HAS CONSTANT TRANSMISSION ISSUES AND NOW HAS A BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND GM HAD OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF, OK'D WITH MY LOCAL DEALER AND LATER CHANGED THEIR MIND AFTER THREE WEEKS OF TRYING TO GET IT TO BE FIXED. BECAUSE THEY HAVE STRUNG ME ALONG I NOW HAVE A $3000 BILL TO FIX IT AND A $1200 RENTAL BILL BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME TO HOLD OFF GETTING IT FIXED BECAUSE THEY COULD HELP ME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING A LIGHT BULB CHANGED AT THE DEALERSHIP, A RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, #04V046000. ALTHOUGH NO PROBLEMS WERE REPORTED, THE DEALER INSPECTED THE PART. AFTER THE INSPECTION THE WIPER/WASHER WOULD TURN ON AND OFF ON ITS OWN INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 10/16/2006 - THE WIPER COVER SHORTED AND THE SWITCH HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL PIPE THAT ENTERED THE TANK WAS LEAKING. THE TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

FAN CLUTCH HAS/IS FAILING. HANGS AND DOESN'T ALWAYS RELEASE EVEN IF VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR DAYS. NO 'LOGIC' AS TO WHEN IT CHOOSES TO DISENGAGE. NO ENGINE FAULT LIGHT. IS AS LIKELY TO BE FULLY ENGAGED ON A COLD MORNING AS A HOT DAY. AFFECTS MILEAGE AND BY INFERENCE EMISSIONS. THIS IS A CHRONIC TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM PER MY MECHANIC AND WEB COMPLAINT EVIDENCE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON VARIOUS ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ODOR OF GASOLINE WAS PRESENT IN THE CAB. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL FITTINGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE GASOLINE STORAGE TANK ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER SOUNDS LIKE A JET ENGINE WHEN PREPARING TO START OUT IN THE DRIVE POSITION AT ALL TIMES NO MATTER WHEN SPEED YOU START OUT IN. THE AUTO MECHANIC I TOOK IT TO SEVERAL TIMES SAID IT WOULD COST HUNDREDS TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH FAN TO SEE IF THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM POSSIBLY MORE AND IT IS USING WAY TOO MUCH GAS NOW. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE FAN CLUTCH WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

IN AUG. OF THIS YEAR I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FRIEND IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN I MADE A TURN THE LEFT REAR DOOR OPENED. I PULLED OVER TO CLOSE IT , DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH. ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO SAME PROBLEM. PAID DEALER TO FIX SAME LATCH. OCT 2005 GM RECALLED ONLY EXT. VERSIONS OF 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE A REG. TRAILBLAZER. DOOR CANNOT BE USED BECAUSE IT WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. *JB

BECAME DIFFICULT TO START ENGINE OVER 3 DAYS. THEN COULD SMELL GAS. FUEL SENDING UNIT HAD 2 TINY HOLES. COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. 8JB

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD AND HAS BEEN REPLACED. LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WORE OUT THE TIRES. *KB *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED TWO RECALLS FOR THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FOR WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND TAIL LIGHTS. MECHANIC FIXED THE TAIL LIGHTS BUT DID NOT REPAIR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *KB THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER HE WOULD RECEIVE NEW BLADES AND THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THOSE BLADES DIDN'T WORK ANY BETTER. *JB

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE KEY HAS BEEN TURNED COMPLETELY IN THE IGNITION, A FAST, CONTINUOUS CLICKING NOISE WILL START. (KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE A DETONATION DEVICE) SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE IN THE DASH. RELAY SENSOR? OVERHEAD LIGHTS TURN ON AND OFF WITHOUT PROMPTING. WHILE DRIVING, THE INSIDE LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OF. WHEN CAR IS PARKED AND OFF, INSIDE OVERHEAD LIGHTS ARE OFF - SEVERAL HOURS LATER, RETURN TO FIND INSIDE OVERHEAD LIGHT(S) ON - CAR WAS LOCKED. FAST CLICKING NOISE IS MADE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER SETTING IS CHANGED FROM ONE SETTING TO ANOTHER. IN EXAMPLE: CLICKING NOISE WILL START WHEN YOU TURN THE DIAL TO CHANGE FROM FEET AND MID BODY AIR, TO FEET AIR ONLY. *JB

TRAILBLAZER ROLLED ON STRAIGHT ROAD. VEHICLE HAD SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS THAT DID NOT OPERATE AS VEHICLE CRASHED. ONLY PROTECTION OFFERED WAS THE SEAT BELT. MAY HAVE HAD ONLY MINOR INJURY IF EQUIPMENT OPERATED BUT MY WIFE WAS BADLY HURT. *JB

MONDAY DEC. 19TH. 2005 THREAD CAME OFF OF RIGHT FRONT TIRE. TIRE WAS B.F. GOODRICH #1BF11UC111902 /LT24575R16 VEHICLE WAS 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TIRE PURCHASED FROM BUSS CHEV. 9-25-02 BUSS CHEV. GOT TIRE FOR SALE FROM U.S. TIRE & EXHAUST COMBINED LOCKS, WI. 54113 COMPLAINT MADE TO U.S. TIRE CONSULANT STEVE KRUEGER. COMPLAINT # AA5440872 CAME BACK AS TIRE WAS RUN FLAT. WE FELT THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. ASKED STEVE KRUEGER TO RESUMIT. HE SAID IT WOULD TAKE 2-3 MONTHS. NEVER GOT A ANSWER BACK. THATS WHY I'M FILING THIS COMPLAINT. *JB