2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FAILED WHEN WE WENT TO REPLACE IT WE WERE TOLD THAT BOTH LINES HAD TO BE REPLACED ( ONLY 1 WAS BAD) BECAUSE GM REDESIGNED THIS PART IF THE PART WAS REDESIGNED THEN THEY MUST HAVE REALIZED A MISTAKE AND THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED. WE WERE LUCKY WE NOTICED OURS LEAKING WHEN WE DID. WE SAW SMOKE AND STOPPED BEFORE A FIRE. NOW WAITING ON PARTS TO FIX, DEALER ITEM ONLY AND NOT IN STOCK. TRAILBLAZER NOT OLD ENOUGH FOR THIS TO BE HAPPENING. *JB

2002 TRAILBLAZER WAS RUNNING BAD AROUND 34000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAD TO FIX THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND REPROGRAM THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE. ALL REPAIRS WERE UNDER WARRANTY. I AM NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AT 70000 MILES. DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ABOUT $2000 TO FIX THE PROBLEMS. HAVE TALKED TO SEVERAL OTHER TRAIL BLAZER OWNERS AND MECHANICS AND IT SEEMS THAT GM HAS A LOT OF PROBLEMS LIKE THIS, BUT WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

A/C IS RUNNING OK THEN, IT STARTS BLOWING WARM AIR. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY DROPS QUICKLY UNTIL IT REACHES +28 DEG.F. (NOTE THAT OUTSIDE TEMP IS +85 DEG.F.) OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY STARTS RISING SLOWLY. WHEN CROSSES +30 DEG.F, A/C STARTS BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY THEN STICKS AT +50 DEG.F AND DOES NOT GO ANY HIGHER. *NM

THERE IS A LOUD ROARING SOUND FROM UNDER THE HOOD. (SOUNDS LIKE A JET ENGINE.) VEHICLE DEALER SAYS THAT VEHICLE HAS A BAD COOLING FAN CLUTCH AND THAT THE RELATED COMPUTER SOFTWARE NEEDS REPROGRAMMING. THIS LOUD NOISE PROBLEM USED TO ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD AND WOULD GO AWAY AFTER ABOUT A HALF MILE. VEHICLE APPEARS NOT TO SHIFT PROPERLY (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE WELL WHILE THIS LOUD SOUND IS PRESENT. SOMETIMES NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS WARMED-UP. THE LOUD NOISE GOES AWAY AFTER A SHORT WHILE. *NM

WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER, THE FAN CLUTCH WOULD OCCASIONALLY BE FULLY ENGAGED WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK IN THE MORNING. IT USUALLY RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION WITHIN A MILE OR SO. AS OF YESTERDAY, IT WILL NOT DISENGAGE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SOUNDS LIKE THE LABOR TO REPLACE THIS CLUTCH IS VERY HIGH. I'M NOT SURE IF I DARE TACKLE THIS MYSELF, BUT THE THOUGHT OF PAYING $700 TO REPLACE SOMETHING THAT SHOULDN'T FAIL AT 47,000 MILES IS DISGUSTING. *NM

A/C INITIALLY OPERATES NORMALLY. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY THEN BEGINS DECREASING. WHEN DISPLAYED TEMP PASSES +25 DEG.F, A/C NO LONGER PRODUCES COLD AIR. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY CONTINUES DROPPING TO -34 DEG.F. AFTER ~5 MINUTES, OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY STARTS RISING. WHEN TEMP DISPLAY PASSES +25 DEG.F, A/C STARTS PRODUCING COLD AIR AGAIN. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY REACHES CORRECT OUTSIDE TEMP. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY (I.E., ONCE OR TWICE A DAY -- OR NOT). *NM

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A SERIOUS FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS 52,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH FAN STAYS ENGAGED AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION AND ALSO GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE STATED TO SOUND LIKE A TANK. WILL TAKE THIS TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AS BASED OFF OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER CHARGING $700.00 TO REPAIR WHEN THE PART CAN ACTUALLY BE PURCHASED LOCALLY FOR $229.00. THERE ARE DEFINITE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND BASED OFF OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS GM IS WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JB

NO WARNING, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000 MILES ON OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAIZER. ONLY HAVE SECOND GEAR. IT WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE GM WILL COVER ANYTHING AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

EXTERIOR SIDE MIRRORS WITH MEMORY OPTION FAIL TO RETURN TO SET POSITION WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. MIRRORS HAVE TO BE RESET ALMOST EVERY TIME KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED MIRRORS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T NOTICE MIRRORS HAVE MOVED AND YOU GO TO MAKE LANE CHANGE IN EMERGENCY MIRRORS COULD BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING INCREASED TIME TO CHANGE LANES. *NM

1. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER. AT TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN COLD, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD BE UNRESPONSIVE. WE CONTINUALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN DECEMBER OF 2003 WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO 4WD, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. 2. IN MAY OF 2005 WITH APPROX. 80000 MILES ON OUR TB, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR. AT THE TIME WE WERE DRIVING SOMEWHAT SLOWLY SO IT DIDN'T CREATE A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. 3. WE TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR APPROX. $2200. EVER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, IT HAS SHIFTED HARD IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *NM

THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER CHANGES SETTINGS WHENEVER THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE EVEN WHEN THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT. IT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER SETTING FOR DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD TWO RECENT CLOSE CALLS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE CARS APPROACHING ON MY RIGHT SIDE. THE MIRROR AND CONTROLS WERE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE MIRROR REPLACED ONCE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN WARRANTY. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THE BACKUP FEATURE WOULD STAY LOCKED OUT BUT HAVE THE CONTROL FEATURE WORK SO I COULD ADJUST THE MIRRORS AND HAVE THEM STAY ADJUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW BUT THE RECENT CLOSE CALLS SCARED ME INTO REPORTING IT. *JB

OWN 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2004 WITH APPROX. 35-37,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK 61 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. VEHICLE DEVELOPED LOUD ROARING NOISE, POOR ACCELERATION, INCREASED GAS USAGE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WHICH INITIALLY WAS OCCASIONAL BUT AS OF YESTERDAY BECAME NON-STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. DIAGNOSTIC CODE PO495 WHICH ENDED UP BEING FAN CLUTCH. PART AT PARTS STORE WAS 217.99 W/TAX. AFRAID TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AS MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS PAID $600+ FOR REPAIRS WITH MAJORITY BEING LABOR. FREQUENCY OF FAN CLUTCH PROBLEMS BY OTHER OWNERS MAKES IT APPARENT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY GM. *NM

I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 44,000 MILES (WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF)! I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE NICE DRIVER BEHIND ME INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. HE SAID THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BLOWS. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK TO HIM, BILL ESTES CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS CHARGED ME 200 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND IT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED DRIVING TO THE DEALER WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON! AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER READS LIKE THIS: DIAG AS SHORTED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS APROXIMATELY 3" FROM BRAKE LAMPSWITCH. REPAIR HARNESS AND REROUTE AWAY FROM BRAKET. THE ONLY PARTS DESCRIBED WERE 'SHOP SUPPLIES' (ELECTRICAL TAPE?). THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DON'T DESIGN THESE CARS; INDICATING, THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE. WHILE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAD TO SPEND 189.54 TO GET THE THING FIXED, I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT - I TRANSPORT MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS IN THIS CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ISSUE AND CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE AFTER I READ ON AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERATION TO ORDERING GM TO RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB

AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. I STARTED MY CAR AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE SECOND THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER LOOKING AT IT DEALER SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1500, AND THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY GM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER CALLING THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO THE BBB. AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I DECIDED TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, AND THEN HAVE THE BBB ARBITRATE THE SITUATION. BUT ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY JUNE 20, 2006. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH NEEDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HE SAID THAT UNTIL I AGREE NOT TO SUE THEM OVER THIS, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE THE NEEDED INFORMATION TO HELP FIX MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT. *JB

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION FOR A CUP OF COFFEE WITH MY SISTER AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN I WENT TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC PART IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE DOOR PART. I SAW SOMETHING SPARK AND TOOK THE CASING OFF AND THEN IT SPARKED AGAIN AND IT FLAMED SOME EVERYTIME I BLOW IT OUT IT WOULD SPARK AGAIN. I GOT THE WIRES OFF THE METAL FROM THE DOOR AND THE ONE WIRE CAME APART. THE PLASTIC THAT IS COVERING THE WIRES WAS MELTED OFF AND THE TAPE THAT WAS OVER THAT WAS ALSO MELTED OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN NAZARETH PA TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE 4 WIRES AND 3 FUSES. IT COST ME $100.00 TO FIX. GM CALLED ME AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD IT FIXED AND THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THAT SERIOUS. I TOLD HIM THAT IF I DIDN'T GO GET COFFEE AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE SMOKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THEN IT WAS AND THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. HE SAID HE WAS SORRY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD DO AND HE WAS GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. THE PERSON THAT I TALKED TO WAS JOE GARCIA # 8667905700 EXT. 21260 CASE # 1-415496321. IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY HAVING IT FIXED IT WAS THE POINT THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING. *NM

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND THE VEHICLES SEEMS TO "SKIP" WHEN DRIVING, HAD CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS SERVICING. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR HAS JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD ON ITS OWN, WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THANKFULLY ONLY WHEN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH. NOW THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT IS ON. FUEL FILTER NEEDS REPLACING. OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. THIS CAR IS A 2002 WITH 71,000 MILES. *NM

MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE REAR END WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF TURNS. EVENTUALLY IT QUIT GOING IN REVERSE. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A MINIMUM COST OF $2700. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING-- NO HEAVY TOWING. IT IS APPARENT FROM ALL THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS I HAVE FOUND POSTED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A FUEL ODOR CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE REASON FOR THE ODOR. AFTERWARDS, A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V121000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE FUEL FILTER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECALL. THE FUEL ODOR PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL TANK IN APRIL OF 2005. THE FUEL ODOR CONTINUED TO COME FROM THE VEHICLE.

2002 TRAILBLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT TURN OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET THE WIPERS TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE WIPERS AND THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 60000 KILOMETERS. THE WIPER WORKED FINE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. RECALL 04V046000. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 04000 KILOMETERS AND THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM ***NAR***

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWICE WHILE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS BUCKLED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

FUEL LINE DISCONNECTS AT THE FUEL FILTER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. BOTH TIMES, OTHER MOTORISTS BROUGHT THE FUEL LEAK TO MY ATTENTION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WITH PRIOR BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SLID INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE; THE FRAME RAIL AND HOOD BENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORN. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB

2002 TRAILBLAZER BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS WERE RUSTED. *TS THE MOTOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT WOULD NOT LIFT UP TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT AND WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. *JB

ENGINE FAN NOISY... RUNS TOO FAST/HIGH. A COUPLE MECHANICS HAVE SAID FAN CLUTCH IS THE PROBLEM AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY... AND SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO THIS ENGINE FAN SPEED. *NM

I AM WRITING IN A COMPLAINT ON MY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION. MY FIANCE DECIDED TO GO SHOPPING IN ST. LOUIS ABOUT 200 MILES FROM HOME ON HER RETURN HOME SHE WAS ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME AND SHE FEELS THIS INSTANT JERK THAT MADE HER GO OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN THE VEHICLE HAD A CONSTANT HUMMING NOISE. AFTER SHE GOT CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CAME TO A STOP. SHE HAD NO GEARS OR REVERSE. I AM COMPLAINING BECAUSE IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN ST. LOUIS SHE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HIT SOMEONE OR KILLED SOMEONE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IF SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE HIGH TRAFFIC AREA. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER BECAUSE I HAVE WROTE GM HEADQUARTERS AND THE SAID THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WELL THE VEHICLE ISN'T VERY OLD AND OUR FRIENDS HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN TO THEM BUT THE WENT ON VACATION TO FLORIDA WHEN THEIRS HAPPENED THE ONLY DIFFERENCE THEIRS WAS UNDER RECALL IS WHAT THE DEALER TOLD OUR FRIENDS. SO THEY GOT THERE TRANSMISSION CHANGED FOR FREE AND I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. GM HEADQUARTERS TOLD ME FOR ME TO GET MY MONEY BACK THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO RECALL THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CERTAIN MODEL BEFORE I WOULD GET MY MONEY REFUNDED TO ME. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I KNOW OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE. THANKS. *NM

THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED 10/29/2004 AROUND 7:00 PM. MY HUSBAND, WAS TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY 27 NORTH COMING HOME FROM VICKSBURG, MS. THE ACCIDENT REPORT CLAIMED HE LOST CONTROL OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER HE WAS DRIVING AND CROSSED INTO THE OTHER LANE. HE WAS HIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE BY THE VEHICLE IN THE SOUTH BOUND LANE. THE ACCIDENT REPORT USED THE PHRASE "T BONED" IN DESCRIBING THE IMPACT OF THE VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND'S VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON IMPACT AND HE COULDN'T BE SAVED ACCORDING TO THE WITNESSES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PLATE FRACTURED AND BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. *AK 05/30/06 UPDATED - AFTER THE SPARE WAS MOUNTED, CAR WAS DRIVEN TO COLONIAL CHEVROLET. SERVICE MANAGER CONCERN THAT BACKING PLATE FAILURE HAD CUT TIRE CAUSING FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL ON MY DRIVEWAY SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO GET IT CHECKED OUT AS I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE LUBE N OIL I WENT TO TURN AND MY POWER STEERING LOCKED UP ALMOST CAUSED ME TO CRASH WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE LUBE N OIL THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID ITS NOT THE ENGINE OIL ITS YOUR POWER STEERING THAT'S LEAKING AND IT HAS ALL LEAKED OUT. SO THEY TOOK IT OVER TO THE SHOP BUT AFTER 2 HRS WAITING THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS WRONG IM VERY UPSET THAT THIS WOULD HAPPEN TO A CAR THAT IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD I WILL HAVE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN ON MONDAY TO HAVE IT CHECKED. *NM

2002 TRAILBLAZER TIRE BLEW OUT. *TS THE CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A DIVIDER WALL AND THEN STUCK AN EMBANKMENT. *JB UPDATED 05/02/06.

I BROUGHT THIS CAR ON AUGUST 14, 2004. AT 2 MONTHS THE VEHICLE STOP WORKING. I CALL THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BATTERY PROBLEM AND THE INSURANCE I HAD GOT WITH THEM DID NOT COVER IT. SO THEN I DECIDED TO PURCHASE A INSURANCE THAT WOULD COVER THAT. THEY CHARGED ME ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. LATER THEY CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT I DID NOT QUALIFIED FOR THE INSURANCE. THEY DIDN'T RETURN ME THE ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS I HAD GAVE THEM. SINCE THE BEGINNING THE SALES PERSON LIED TO ME. HE TOLD ME THAT THE VEHICLE WAS 2003 BUT IT IS REALLY A 2002. THE TRANSMISSION TO MY VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK. I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS CAR. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING GASOLINE FUMES WERE DETECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE STEEL FUEL LINES HAD RUSTED THROUGH DUE TO SALT CORROSIONS. THE FUEL MODULE KIT WHICH INCLUDES LINES, PIPES AND FITTINGS WERE REPLACED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RANGE SHIFT COLLAR FRACTURED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE AND WOULD NOT STAY IN THE PARK POSITION. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 01V283000, REGARDING THE POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE). THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PRIOR TO THE RECALL.

THE FAN CLUTCH ON MY '02 TRAILBLAZER IS STARTING TO GO BAD, WITH ENGINE ROARING AT INTERMITTENT TIMES, PER THE DEALER, WHO REFUSES TO WARRANTY IT, EVEN THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 17K ON IT. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 8 OR SO MONTHS. GM HAS SENT THE WRONG MESSAGE. CALLED CHEVY, THEIR EARS ARE CLOSED ALTHOUGH THEY OFFERED A MAINTENANCE DEAL IF I WOULD SAY I AM SATISFIED. SUCH A DEAL SINCE THEIR SERVICE PRICES ARE SKY-HIGH. UNACCEPTABLE. *JB

THE SPARE TIRE RELEASE CABLE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BECAME TWISTED AND COULD HAVE BROKE RELEASING THE SPARE TIRE AS THE VEHICLE DROVE DOWN THE ROAD. THE SPARE TIRE HAD NEVER BEEN REMOVED FROM COMPARTMENT AND SO IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. *JB

MY DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT IN MY '02 TRAILBLAZER BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR 20 SECONDS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MORE HI, MEDIUM, OR LOW SETTING AND ANY SETTING YOU HAVE IT ON STARTS TO BURN AND YOU CAN NOT SIT ON THE SEAT. *NM

I BROUGHT THIS SUV FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT A MONTH AFTER I BROUGHT IT. THE CAR AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED THREE TIMES. ALL THE TIMES I TOOK THE CAR IT CAME BACK THE SAME WAY THAT I TOOK AT FIRST. I ALSO TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO GET FIXED AND THEY ALSO DIDN'T FIXED IT. I WANT TO CANCEL THIS SUV PURCHASE. MAINLY BECAUSE EVEN BEFORE T BROUGHT THE SUV THE SALESPERSON AT THE DEALER ADDED $5,000 TO MY INCOME SO I COULD QUALIFY TO GET THE SUV, BUT THAT WAS COMPLETELY A LIE. RIGHT NOW I'M HAVING MANY PROBLEMS AT WORK; THAT'S THE MAIN REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS SUV, WHICH IS JUST GIVING ME MANY PROBLEMS. *JB

FAN CLUTCH TOTALLY FAILED. NO PRIOR WARNING, FAN CLUTCH FAILED CAUSING THE TRAILBLAZER TO LOSE ABILITY TO GAIN SPEED/POWER. *JB

I HAVE ABOUT 36K MILES ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER LT 2WD. I AM NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS, THE TB DOES NOT MOVE, JUST THE RPM'S INCREASE, THEN THE TB JOLTS INTO GEAR. SAME PROBLEM WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4,000 RPM'S; HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AGAIN, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THERE IS A BROKEN GEAR IN THE TRANSFER CASE AND THE TRANSFER CASE MUST BE REPLACED.

TRANSMISSION FAILED - DEALER SAID PROBABLY DUE TO THE SUN SHELL. WHEN GIVEN THE OPTION TO REBUILD OR REPLACE I TOOK REPLACEMENT DUE TO COST AND WARRANTY. COST ME $3,000 FOR REPLACEMENT.*AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR BRAKE REPAIRS. THEY DETERMINED THE PARKING BRAKE WAS CRACKING AND BREAKING. THERE WERE NO WARNINGS FOR THIS BECAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT USED. *NM

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - AT 60,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, I.E. NO REVERSE, AND ONLY FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A BROKEN REACTION SHELL. THEY REPLACE THE REACTION SHELL AND OVERHAULED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 69,000 MILES HAD EXACTLY THE SAME SYMPTOMS. DEALER DIAGNOSED AS BROKEN REACTION INTERNAL GEAR CAUSED BY OWNER ROCKING CAR TO GET UNSTUCK. THEREFORE THE WARRANTY FROM THE FIRST FAILURE WAS NO GOOD. G.M. TOLD OWNER THAT THEY WOULD REPLACE TRANS AS A COURTESY IF OWNER PAID $500 DEDUCTIBLE . *JB

UPON A CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE WITH MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - THE SEAT WARMER KEPT TURNING ITSELF ON. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. KEPT TRYING. GIVEN THAT IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WE WERE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO WISCONSIN FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WE NEEDED TO KEEP MOVING. THE SEAT GOT SO HOT I NEEDED TO PUT A FOLDED BLANKET DOWN TO BE ABE TO SIT ON IT. EVENTUALLY - IT FAILED. IT GOT SO HOT IT BURNED A BROWN SPOT INTO THE LEATHER SEAT AND COMPLETELY BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE INTERIOR SEAT MATERIAL. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A FUSE OR SOMETHING ELSE SHOULD HAVE FAILED BEFORE IT GOT THAT HOT. *NM

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED TWICE IN 2002. LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I EXITED THE OFF RAMP OF A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND SAID THE SUN SHIELD HAD FALLEN APART AND THERE WERE FRAGMENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AS IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT COST 3,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND IS WILLING TO SUBMIT 1,500 FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO GM. THIS STINKS AS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THIS AND IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT MAKE ANYONE WANT TO GO BUY A CAR FROM CHEVROLET. *JB

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. IT SEEMED THAT IT WAS CONSUMING GAS AT A VERY HIGH RATE. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT VISIBLE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING THE FUEL. KNOWING THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM IS A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM IT WAS FELT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE SPRAY EASILY WHILE ON A LIFT AND THE VEHICLE RUNNING. NOTHING WAS FOUND. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED. LOOKING AT THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT ASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. WHEN CLEANING THE TOP OF THE TANK WITH AIR PRESSURE THE SENDER UNIT ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THE AIR WAS BLOWING CHUNKS OF METAL AWAY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SENDER UNIT IS RECESSED INTO THE TANK WHICH ALLOWS WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINATES TO SIT ON TOP OF THE METAL AND DETERIORATE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 56000 MILES AND IS SERVICED REGULARLY. IT WOULD SEEM IT HAD FAILED PREMATURELY OR DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. *NM

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $3,200. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN FEBRUARY OF 2005 FROM A VERY REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP IN THE HARRISBURG PA AREA. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF YOUR VEHICLE THEN IT HAS THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN ON LOW MILEAGE TRAILBLAZER. *JB

ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005, OUR CLIENT WAS DRIVING HER 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. SOON AFTER TURNING A CORNER FROM NINTH STREET WEST ONTO COOK STREET AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR, ALL AIRBAGS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DISCHARGED AT ONE TIME. OUR CLIENT WAS PUMMELED ABOUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK OR IN AN ACCIDENT AT SAID TIME. OUR CLIENT HAD MERELY JUST COMPLETED TURNING THE CORNER. A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING HAD TURNED ON IN THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY, AND SHE HAD ALREADY PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN IN AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY DATE. EVENTUALLY, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL OF THE AIR BAGS BUT STILL WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF SAME. *NM

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH 32,716 MILES ON IT, STARTED TO MAKE A THUD NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND INCREASING SPEED ON 12/09/05. I CALLED CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE, AZ AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 12/12/05 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ON 12/11/05 WHILE OUT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MY TB STARTED TO WHINE WHILE IN MOTION, THEN LOST REVERSE. THE SERVICE CENTER CALLED THE AFTERNOON OF 12/12/05 TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE SUN SHELL GEAR HAD GONE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY SOMEONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTENDED WARRENTY PROGRAM WOULD COME OUT TO VERIFY THE REPAIRS, WHICH ALL THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED, FOR WHICH I ONLY HAD TO PAY THE $100.00 DEDUCTABLE. HOWEVER, IF I HAD NOT HAD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE COST APPX. $2700.00. YES, MY TB WAS PAST THE 3YEAR DATE OF PURCHASE, HOWEVER I WOULDN'T EXCPECT FOR A TRANSMISSION TO HAVE PROBLEMS OR GO OUT UNDER 100,000 MILES, UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED COMMERCIALLY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF MY TB, AND PLAN TO GET RID OF IT BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRENTY RUNS OUT, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A GM PRODUCT. *NM

1) NO SPECIAL EVENTS. NORMAL OPERATION, BACKED OUT OF PARKING PLACE, HEARD METAL NOISE, NOW TRANNY HAS NO REVERSE, AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS LEFT THERE AT THAT POINT FOR TOW. 2) VEHICLE IS NOW BEING TOWED AND SERVICED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING NUMEROUS ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS, IT'S VERY APPARENT TO ME THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4L65E TRANSMISSIONS FAILING, BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, SINCE THIS IS HER VEHICLE, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT HERS FAILED IN A PARKING LOT. I READ SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. AS IN, WHEN SOME OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL, THE WHEELS LOCK UP, WHICH MAKES YOU SKID. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN SNOW COUNTRY! *JB

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, AT 37K MILES THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. DEALER REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. AT 60K MILES, THE EXACT SAME PART ON TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. GM AGREED TO SPLIT REPAIR AT 50/50. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. I WAS STRANDED OVER 100 MILES AWAY FROM HOME. NOW AT 90K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, THE EXACT SAME PART HAS GONE OUT AGAIN. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT WAS A HAZARD TO MYSELF TRAVELING ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 30 MPH. IT WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. GM HAS SAID THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN A 10% ASSISTANCE TO REPAIR. I HAVE READ A NUMBER OF OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNER'S COMPLAINTS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. IT SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFAULT ON THE VEHICLE AND GM DOES NOT WANT TO LOOK AT IT. *JB