IT APPEARS THE TRUCK IS SUFFERING FROM A MAJOR COMPUTER DEFECT. WITH ALL FUSES IN TACT, MANY FUNCTIONS NO LONGER WORK (REMOTE ACCESS, RADIO FUNCTIONS AFTER IGNITION TURN OFF, AUTOMATIC VOLUME INCREASE ON RADIO WHEN ACCELERATING). ADDITIONALLY, THE 4X4 TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND APPEARS TO BE NONFUNCTIONAL, THE AIRCONDITIONING QUITS AND AFTER ALLEGED REPAIR, STAYS ON ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS IF SET TO AIR OR VENT, THE REAR HATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND CAN'T BE OPENED, THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BURNT OUT THREE TIMES AND TWO HEADLIGHRS HAVE BURNT OUT.
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2002 record →
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (PURCHASED NEW) AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 9 MONTHS. THIS TIME THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS NEW TRANSMISSION (PER THE DEALER IT IS IN THE "REVERSE SHELL" AREA), THE SAME DEFECT WAS IN MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS ALSO IMPLIED THAT PERHAPS THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE WAY WE SHIFT GEARS! I STRONGLY DISAGREE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER MY 37 YEARS OF DRIVING AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILBLAZER BACK IN APRIL 2002 WHEN THE SWITCH USED TO SELECT FROM 2H TO 4H TO 4L BEGAN FLASHING THE SELECTOR LIGHTS IN EACH OF THE POSITIONS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I GOT SOME SORT OF SOLID INDICATION. IN APRIL OF 2003 (ABOUT 14 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRAILBLAZER). WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM 2H TO 4H AND FINALLY TO 4L AS I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THEN QUIT. IN MAY 2003 AND IN JUNE 2003 I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN IN JANUARY 2004. THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT ( AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED) IN IT. THEY ASSURE ME THAT I WON'T HAVE ANY M
WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TOWARDS THE RIGHT STEERING LOCKS. *AK *PH
REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE TO GET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *AK
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER -- WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2HI TO 4HI DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT SWITCH FLASHED AS USUAL. HOWEVER, RATHER THAN REMAINING ILLUMINATED IN 4HI, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE TRANSFER TO 4HI WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN 2HI. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTING DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. ON JANUARY 2, 2004 A CHEVROLET COMPUTER TECHNICAN ATTACHED A COMPUTER UNDER THE DASH, BUT COULD NOT GET A READING. THE TECHNICAN OPENED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BLOCK AND REMOVED AND CHECKED THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SYSTEM FUSE [MINI FUSE 25]. WHETHER HE MERELY PUT IT BACK OR REPLACED IT I DO NOT KNOW. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO, HE WORKED SOME MORE ON THE COMPUTER AND GOT THE SYSTEM RE-SET SO IT COULD BE USED. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK BY MY LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DID CHARGE FOR RE-PROGRAMING THE COMPUTER. *AK
2WD 4WD SELECTOR SWITCH CHANGES POSITION RANDOMLY. CAUSED A REPAIR TO FRONT RING AND PINION ASSEMBLY IN DIFFERENTIAL. SELECTOR SWITCH ACTED UP AT 50-70 MPH RANGE. COST OF REPAIR: $2000.00! GM WILL NOT COVER UNDER ANY WARRANTY. BASED ON OTHER CONSUMERS COMPLAINTS. I WOULD THINK IF GM WAS AWARE OF THIS MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME THING, SHOULD THERE NOT BE A RECALL! MY FATHER AND FATHER-IN-LAW BOTH WORKED FOR GM. I AGREE WITH ANOTHER CONSUMER THAT GM HAS NO REGARD FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR BUYERS. I'M CONSIDERING GOING TO FORD!!! UNLESS GM WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR "BREAD WINNER"??*AK
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2002 THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. NOW NEITHER OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HOW CAN SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN BUT, CHEVROLET/GMAC IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE?
I BOUGHT MY TRAILBLAZER ON APRIL, 2002. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD ONLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE KNOB HAS FAILED TWICE. THE DOME LIGHT HAS FAILED TWICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REVERSE LIGHT HAS FAILED ONCE. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT JUST RECENTLY FAILED. ALL BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD ME THE TRAILBLAZER. FROM THE REPAIR DESCRIPTION, THE PROBLEM DID NOT LIE FROM A BURNED-OUT BULB. RATHER, THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A FUSE OR ANOTHER INTERNAL, ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER LOST STEERING AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER (DRIVER). (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT REBECCA DOYLE). *LA THE AIRBAG ALSO BURNED/INJURED THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FUEL GAUGE, LEFT SEAT BELT, DASH (COMPUTER READOUT) AND THE BRAKES PULLED. *SC *JB
LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITION WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD ALSO BEEN EFFECTED AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................. *JB
MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED NUMEROUS TIMES (OCTOBER 2002-OCTOBER2003) BY MICHAEL CHEVROLET (5737 N. BLACKSTONE AVE.) IN FRESNO, CA. FOR VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT ARE HAZARDOUS AND HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALTERNATOR.*MR THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS SINCE IT LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE CAR STALLS, BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP SHORTING OUT. IT COST THE CONSUMER $263.49 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH CHEVROLET OR IT'S WARRANTY. *CB *JB
G.M. SENT NOTICES TO COSTUMERS IN JUNE 2003 OF POSSIBLE ENGINE CYLINDER PROBLEMS IN EARLY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS. THIS PBOBLEM IS QUITE SERIOUS AND HAS IN THE PISTONS, DEVELOP A KNOCK OR SLAP.THIS CAN AND DOES CAUSE DAMAGE TO CYL. WALLS AND OTHER INTERNAL PARTS. G.M.HAS OFFERED TO REPLACE PISTONS ONLY.THIS IS NOT WHAT SHOULD BE DONE IN A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 17,700 MILES.ITIS MY FEELING THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED .G.M. DOES NOT.I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVROLET CUSTOMER AND WAS TOLD ONLY PISTONS WOULD BE REPLACED.THIS WOULD INVOLVE NEARLY IF NOT COMPLETLY REBUILDING THE ENGINE.THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO ME AS I BELIVE I AN INTITLED TO HAVE THE ENGINE OF A NEW VEHICLE NOT A REBUILT ENGINE ACCEPTABLE FOR AN AGED VEHICLE. *AK
THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAVE GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND BULB. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY TRAILBLAZER. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE PROBLEMS. *LA
THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS WARM, THE WAS A NOISE IN THE FRONT END, THE DEALER REPLACED THE AXLE SEAL AND BEARING, THE O2 OXYGEN SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS INOPERATIVE. *JB *NM
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC WILL BE DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
REAR FACING INFANT CAR SEAT. SEAT ANGLE IS TOO HIGH AND WILL CAUSE INFANT'S HEAD TO SLUMP FORWARD BLOCKING AIRWAY. *LA
BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAVE FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE LEASING THIS NEW CAR ON 5/24/02. SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GREAT IN FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THIS FIRST INCIDENT ON 11/6/2002 INVOLVED ONLY ONE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT BUT THE FOURTH INCIDENT ON 11/21/2003 INVOLVED BOTH TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE FAILURE COMES WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY IS NOTICED WHEN A GOOD CITIZEN DRIVER INFORMS ME. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS NOTICED WHEN A DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS WERE OUT. FORTUNATELY, THE TOP (DOLE) LIGHT WORKED. THE DATES OF THE REPAIRS ARE: 11/6/02, 8/7/03; 12/23/03; 11/21/03. IN A RELATED PROBLEM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND/OR WASHERS HAVE FAIED ON THREE OCCASIONS: 7/2/02; 11/6/02 AND 12/23/02. *LA
THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE. THE NEW ENGINE WITH THE NEW DESIGN OF THE PISTONS STRAIGHT LAYOUT IS MAKING MY ENGINE HAVE A CONTINUOUS KNOCK. MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH HARNESS. WIRE HARNESS IS LOCATED BEHIND DASH. TAIL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. *LA
WHILE DRIVING ANOTHER DRIVER SIGNALED CONSUMER THAT TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S LEFT AND RIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD HAD AN OPEN CIRCUIT WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES AND TAIL LIGHTS. *AK *NLM
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM FOUR CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT MELTED. CHEVROLET STATED THAT THIS WAS A MAJOR PROBLEM. *SCC *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED FUNCTIONING WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. VEHICLE HAS 39,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE WIPER CONTROL MODULE (NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE MILEAGE EXCEEDS 36,000 MILES). *LA
WARPED FRONT BUMPER. BROUGHT BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND CHEVY WILL NOT FIX IT. FOUND OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SAYS THEY ARE WORKING ON A FIX. I BEEN COMPLAINING SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. STILL WAITING FOR THE FIX. *LA
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. LUCKILY SOMEONE BEHIND ME HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW BEFORE I AM REAR ENDED. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HOPE THAT GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. THE SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. IF YOU PULL THE BULB SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE SOCKET THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE FIRST BUMP OR TWO YOU GO OVER SHORTS THE LIGHTS OUT AGAIN. I ONLY HOPE I CONTINUE TO HAVE NICE PEOPLE, WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION, BEHIND ME WHEN I AM TRAVELING, OTHERWISE I MAY BE WRITING BACK TO REPORT SERIOUS DAMAGE. LET'S GET THIS FIXED-IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM-JUST READ THE COMPLAINT LIST. *AK
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOW EQUIPMENT.*MR (NAR) *CB
HAD TO REPLACE THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE/4 WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH THREE TIMES. COMPONENT FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THE DAY THIS VEHICLE WENT INTO SERVICE THE SELECTOR SWITCH FAILED DELAYING DELIVERY.*AK
BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT...3 TIMES SO FAR.. ALSO I SEE THE SAME SITUATION ON MAY OTHER TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE ROAD.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WAS CHANGING LANES WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO TIP, THEN FLIPPED OVER TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND HEAD INJURIES.*AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SENSORS, HOWEVER IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CHARACTERISTIC. THE HATCH LOCK DID NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT WORK. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED TWICE ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT SWITCH, THE KEY LOCK ON THE DRIVER DOOR, BATTERY, AND THE WIRING HARNESS. *SCC ALSO THE CUP HOLDER BROKE. *JB
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS 3 TIMES. THEY ARE OUT AGAIN. BOTH OF THEM. A LADY STOPPED ME THIS MORNING TO TELL ME. THAT EXPLAINS WHY SOMEONE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME LAST EVENING. *LA
AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON WITHOUT TURNING IT ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 25-28 MPH VEHICLE WAS T-BONED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR DASH. LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT AND MAY HAVE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL UNIT. *LA
ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN 4WD HI, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO 2WD OR ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT INTO 4WD LO. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN 2WD IT SHIFTED INTO 4WD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANY PARTS. SIMILAR ACCOUNT TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. *LA
BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN NOT BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002. *LA
ELECTRONIC EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS AND POWER SEAT ENGAGE AND OPERATE BY THEMSELVES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK THE MEMORY FOR THE MIRRORS AND SEAT WOULD NOT KEEP THEIR POSITION. WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED OR EXITED THE VEHICLE THE SYSTEMS WOULD RESET TO A NEW POSITION. OCCASIONALLY THEY MOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE A/C CONTROL MODE BUTTON BECAME STUCK AND WAS NOISY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE A/C MODULE HEAD. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER CHATTERED AND SKIPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER INSERT. THE 4WD SWITCH FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 4WH AND A4WH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT SWITCH. *TS *NLM
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULSATED. OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK
I HAVE 4 (245-70-16) BF GOODRICH OPEN TRAIL T/A TIRES THAT CAME ORIGINAL ON MY NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD. I HAVE 20,649 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 5/32 TREAD LEFT, I HAVE BELTS BROKEN IN THE SIDEWALL, CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. ALTHOUGH 5/32 TREAD IS "ACCEPTABLE" ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SLIDING IN WET CONDITIONS AS OPPOSED TO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE TREAD DEPTH WAS MORE ABUNDANT. ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH, THESE TIRES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REPLACEMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR WARRANTY. IT'S AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT TO KEEP DRIVING ON THESE TIRES, BUT IF I LISTEN TO THEM AND ACCEPT THEIR POSITION THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE, I WILL BE RISKING THE LIVES OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY PASSENGERS. I HOPE THIS ORGANIZATION WILL INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THEM PULLED FROM MY VEHICLE AND SHIPPED TO YOU FOR EXAMINATION. *JB
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TWICE NOW. HAVING ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IF IT WASN'T FOR OTHER DRIVERS TELLING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT, I'M SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT BY NOW. ALSO AT 41,000 MILES NOW THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON AS WELL. *LA
CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DID NOT ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY AS DESIGNED. *AK *JB
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
THE JACK WAS INSTALLED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S REAR SEAT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO UNSCREW THE JACK WHEN THE PIN FROM THE JACK SHOT UP AND HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE LEFT EYE. THE PIN CAUSED PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK *NLM
THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK. ALSO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE SLOW TURNS. *JB
CONSUMER STATED BATTERY LEAKING ACID. CONSUMER HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED MY CAR OVER, AND I WAS INSIDE THE CAR UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. A CLIP FAILURE THAT LEFT MY TRUCK SITTING IN A GASOLINE PIPE. GM FIXED IT, BUT GAVE IT BACK TO ME WITH NO GAS IN MY CAR. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION. *LA
4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO FROM 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT CHANGING THE SELECTOR. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT.*AK
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