2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 03V096000 SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 6/11/2003 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT (6/18/2003) CONSUMER CALLED, AND THE DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK

I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT MY "2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKING OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER BORE LINER. THIS WILL CAUSE ENGINE NOISE, POOR PERFORMANCE AND/OR STALLS WITH NO ENGINE RE-START. THIS IS NOT A RECALL. DO NOT TAKE YOUR VEHICLE HAS THE CONDITION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE". I FEEL THAT THIS IS IRRESPONSIBLE BY CHEVROLET AND THE ACTION THEY ARE TAKING IS ALSO IRRESPONSIBLE. THEY ARE COVERING THE VEHICLE FOR 7 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS AND MAKE CHEVROLET CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IF THEY KNOW THEY ARE PUTTING A FAULTY PRODUCT ON THE MARKET THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NESTOR VALLE . *NLM

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED THEM AT NO COST. DISCOVERED THROUGH AN INTERNET USER GROUP THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MANY TRAILBLAZERS. WOULD LIKE TO LOG MY COMPLAINT MILEAGE = 30K IN-SERVICE - FEB-2002.*JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH NO WARNING CONSUMER CAN STRONGLY SMELL GAS FUMES INSIDE VEHICLE DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

PURCHASED CAR TWO WEEKS LATER WAS IN DEALERSHIP WITH PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING. WAS TOLD TIRES WERE BAD. TIRES WERE REPLACED. CAR HAS TWO NOISES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP. CAR STILL HAS WHINNING SOUND IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EVEN THOUGH THE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED IN ALL 4 DOORS. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR YOU HEAR THE SAME NOISE THAT YOU HEAR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *NLM

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR TAIL LIGHT HOUSING 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH FAN 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS. MY HOOD KEEPS SQUEAKING AND HAS TO BE READJUSTED EVERY OTHER MONTH. MY INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE ALARM ALSO WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALWAYS LOCKS UP. ON 6/13/03 IT LEFT FINALLY LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO CALIFORNIA. I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND HAD TO SUBMIT TO GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE RENTAL CAR. BY READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THESE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS I THINK WE SHOULD ALL GET TOGETHER AND DO A CLASS ACT LAW SUIT TOWARDS GM. E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. [email protected]. *NLM

AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN LIGHT IS ON AIRBAG MAY NOT COME OUT IN AN EMERGENCY. *AK

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT NEW ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AS FOR SEATBELT LOOKING UP AND WONT RELEASE,BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING,DERECTIONALS THAT BLOWOUT EVERY FEW DAYS,RADIO/CD PLAYER WASNT WORKING,LEAKAGE OF WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINED ETC ETC.. ANYWAYS I JUST TOOK IT BACK ON 6-9-03 FOR SEATBELT TO BE DONE AGAIN AND FOR THE DERECTIONAL THAT FAILED AGAIN AND ALSO TO HAVE TRUCK INSPECTED I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT DAY AND FOUND THAT THE INSPECTION STICKER HAD A WRONG VIN # ON IT AND THAT OTHER WORK WAS DONE I LEFT THERE KNOWING THEY SAID THEY DONT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IN DERECTIONAL KEEPS FAILING BUT THEY DID CHANGE THE BULBS { THIS IS EVERYTIME I BRING IT THIS IS ALL THEY DO TO FIX IT} ON 6-10-03 THE DERECTIONAL WASNT WORKING AGAIN MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT IT TAKES ME ALMOST 40 MINS TO GET TO DEALERSHIP .....I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR A COPY OF THE HISTORY ON TRUCK AND WILL BE GETTING A LAWYER INVOLVED AND ALSO CONTACT THE DEALERS COMMINTION AND CHANNEL 12 ON THIS MATTER .....I PAYED ALMOST 30,000 FOR A TRUCK THAT IS NOT WORTH IT AND I AM A VERY UNHAPPY COSTUMER ..*AK

BRAKES PADS ARE NOT WORN BUT ROTORS ARE WARPED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DEALERSHIP DIDN'T HAVE THE PART TO DO RECALL 03 V 075 000 REPAIRS FOR IGNTION THEFT SYSTEM, FMVSS 114.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK. THIS HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR EACH TIME, BUT DOES NOT GURANTEE THAT IT HAS PERMANENTLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IN THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE REQUIRED TO DRIVE DURING RAIN. DRIVER DOES NOT KNOW OF THE PROBLEM UNTIL TYRING TO USE THE WIPERS. DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC CONDITIONS OR SUDDEN DOWNPOURS, VISIBILITY IS MINIMIAL UNTIL THE DRIVER CAN SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD.*AK

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTED OUT AT 29,000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN 2002 TRAILBLAZER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE BEHIND ME NICE ENOUGH TO TELL ME, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED SOME TYPE OF CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT SHORTED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF "CIRCUIT BOARD". SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS WAS OCCURING FREQUENTLY. AK

CONSUMER WAS HIT TWICE IN A SIDE AND FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. NEITHER THE FRONTAL OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *NLM

THE STEERING WHEEL WAS MAKING LOUD NOISE AND THEN LOCKED UP. *JB

THE REAR WINDOW OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER POPS OPEN WHILE DRIVING, EVEN WHEN IT IS LOCKED. ITS BEEN INTO THE DEALER (3 DIFFERENT ONES) 7 TIMES AND CHEVROLET HAS TOLD ME THAT SINCE THEY CAN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THE WINDOW POPS OPEN SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. WE DO DRIVE ON A DIRT ROAD, BUT ITS NOTHING UNUSUALLY ROUGH. MY WIFE HAS STARTED HAVING MIGRAINE HEADACHES, AND THEY STARTED A FEW WEEKS AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS CAR. WE HAVE THE OPINION OF SEVERAL DOCTORS THAT SAY THESE HEADACHES COULD BE CAUSED BY THE EXHAUST THAT FILLS THE CAR WHEN THE WINDOW POPS OPEN. I'VE ASKED THE DEALER IF THEY COULD MAKE THE WINDOW SO IT DOESN'T OPEN AT ALL, BUT SINCE ITS A LEASE, THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING TO THE CAR THAT WOULD AFFECT THE VALUE OF THE CAR. I ALSO BELIEVE THIS TO BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN WHEN I'M DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND THE WINDOW POPS OPEN (WHICH HAPPENS VERY OFTEN) AND SOMETHING FLIES OUT THE WINDOW AND CAUSES ANOTHER CAR TO WRECK AND POSSIBLY KILLS SOMEONE. ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT SOMETIMES THE WINDOW UNLATCHES, AND WE DON'T REALIZE IT. IF I PARK MY VEHICLE SOMEWHERE AND SOMEONE STEALS THE CONTENTS OF THE CAR, OR THE CAR ITSELF. AFTER DISCUSSING THESE ISSUES WITH THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REP (DAN) THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THESE CASES. THIS FAILURE HAPPENS ABOUT EVERY THREE DAYS AND STARTED ABOUT A WEEK AFTER WE BOUGHT IT (AROUND 7/5/2002). WE'VE HAD 3 OTHER NEW LEASED VEHICLES (1998 DODGE RAM

AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON. SERVICED AT DEALER 4 TIMES AND PROBLEM WAS STILL ON GOING. THEY FOUND CODES, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT LOOP OPEN, AND VOLTAGE OUT OF RANGE. AIR BAG MODULE REPLACED. AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS, AT START UP, SPEEDOMETER, GAS GAUGE AND DASH LIGHTS FAILED. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND THAT'S WHEN THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME BACK ON. DEALER UPDATED INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. SOP IN AIR BAG, PANEL MODULE GOING OPEN, REPLACED PASSENGER INSTRUMENT PANEL MODULE. WAS OK FOR ONE WEEK. HAD INTERMITTENT AIR BAG LIGHT COME ON AGAIN. HAVE NOT RECONTACTED DEALER. *TT

ON START UP, HEARD A RACHETING SOUND AS TACHOMETER ENGAGED. INCREASED THE RPM'S AND HEARD THE GEAR MECHANISM RACHET UP AND DOWN AS RPM'S INCREASED/ DECREASED. *TT

ABS/BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATES IN THE DASH AND STAYS ON, AIR CONDITIONER/HEATING UNIT BLOWER DOES NOT WORK. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES WITHIN A 2 MONTH TIME FRAME. ISSUE STILL NOT RESOLVED. DEALERSHIP THOUGHT REPLACING BODY CONTROL MODULE WOULD CORRECT THE PROBLEM, NO SUCH LUCK. *JB

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAVE GONE OUT 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR REQUIRING THE BULB TO BE CHANGED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE KICKED IN WHICH CAUSED THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE TO LOCK UP. *JB

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY. TRAIL BLAZER LTZ MODEL # [XXX] THIS VEHICLE SITS SO MUCH LOWER IN THE FRONT THAN THE BACK. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS SO LOW IT OBSCURES THE LINE OF SIGHT TO THE RIGHT FRONT AREA WHILE DRIVING. MY WIFE AND I HAVE HAD THREE (3) NEAR MISSES WITH CARS IN INTERSECTIONS AND ALMOST RAN OVER A CHILD ON A BICYCLE COMING FROM THE RIGHT. THIS IS A DESIGN DESTINED TO CREATE AN ACCIDENT! *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ; WIPER BLADES CHATTER AGAINST WINDSHIELD AT ANY WIPER SPEED EXCEPT WHEN ON CONSTANTLY, AND WITH ANY AMOUNT OF WATER ON GLASS. WIPER ARMS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER; I HAVE REPLACED THE BLADES. VEHICLE HAS A WATER SENSOR ON IT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ACTIVATE WIPERS AS MOISTURE BUILDS ON GLASS. THIS SENSOR, THE MOTOR, OR THE RELAY BETWEEN THE TWO MAY BE THE PROBLEM. WHILE THIS IS NOT A HAZARD IN ITSELF, THE CHATTERING IS A CONSTANT ANNOYANCE THAT CAN BE DISTRACTING WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN RAINY WEATHER.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTORM FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 7 MONTHS.*JB

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROMBLEMS:FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL TAKEN OFF.BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON 5 TIMES SINCE SUV WAS PURCHASED IN 2002.HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS TRAILBLAZERS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROMBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROMBLEM !!!!

WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE ALL GAUGES AND LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO COME ON VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED STILL NO INSTRUMENT PANEL. VEHICLE WAS DROVE APPROX. 5 MILES SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE GAUGES AND LIGHTS THEN CAME ON. THERE HAS BEEN 3 TIMES THAT THIS HAS OCCURED IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS.

BRAKE LIGHT BULBS I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 2 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I RECENTLY BLEW ANOTHER MAKING IT THE THIRD BULD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED AND IT WAS SAID THAT THERE WAS A SEAL THAT WAS LETTING MOISTURE IN THE ASSEMBLY, NEW ASSEMBLY WAS PUT ON AND JUST RECENTLY BLEW ANOTHER BULB. THERE ARE THREE BULBS IN THE SAME ASSEMBLY WHY IS IT ONLY THE BRAKE LIGHT BULD THAT IS AFFECTED IF IT WERE CAUSED BY A LEAKING SEAL.

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTING EXTERIOR MIRRORS. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THOSE MIRRORS FOR THE LONGEST TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE PROBLEM. THEY ALWAYS SAY THEY FIXED SOMETHING DIFFERENT, BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL PREVALENT. *JB

FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY 18 MONTHS OLD, I HAD TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP 4 TIMES ALREADY. YET NO ONE AGREES THAT THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CAUSING THE PROBLEM. I CAN'T SEE 4 DIFFERENT SETS OF BULB BEING BAD. *JB

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BURNED OUT. THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER CAME ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE REAR HATCH PULL STRAP BROKE. *AK *NLM NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *KMB

THE HEAD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW 7.5 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ABOUT 8000 MILES. FOUND THE FUSES GOOD AND THE LIGHT BULB FILAMENTS GOOD. WHILE CHECKING THE LIGHT BULBS, I DISCOVERED THAT MOVING THEM SLIGHTLY IN THE OUT DIRECTION, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS THE METAL CONNECTION TABS WITHIN LIGHT SOCKET AND/OR THE BULB WIRE- TYPE CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY HEAT. THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION ON BOTH. ALTHOUGH THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT, THEY WILL NOT WORK WHEN FULLY SEATED INTO THE SOCKET - THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THEY DO WORK WHEN PULLED SLIGHTLY OUT. I INSTALLED NEW BULBS WHICH DO WORK WHEN FULLY SEATED. I NOW WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE MAY A DESIGN DEFECT WITH EITHER THE SOCKET OR THE BULB, WHERE HEAT BUILDUP IN THE CONNECTION WAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS SHORTED OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *NLM

ON FEB 5TH, 2003 I REAR ENDED A STOPPED VEHICLE WHILE GOING 45 MILES AN HOUR. MY CHIN HIT THE STEERING WHEEL BUT NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. THE BODY SHOP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

SOMETHING LOOSE AND BANGING IN THE FRONT END WHEN YOU HIT BUMP. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE TO TWO CHEVROLET DEALERS AND THEY SAY THEY CAN HEAR IT, SHOULD NOT DO THAT, BUT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ONLY 2000 MILES LEFT ON MY WARRANTY, THEN WHAT?.HOW MANY CHEVROLET DEALERS, MR GOODWRENCH GUYS DOES IT TAKE TO FIX THIS VEHICLE UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER WARRANTY I'LL BET THEY FIND THE PROBLEM. *NLM

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL AND SIDE COLLISION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE ENTIRE GEAR SHAFT CAME UP OUT OF THE FLOORBOARD. *NLM *TS

4 WHEEL DRIVE FAILURE LIGHT ON DASH BOARD AND "4 WHEEL DRIVE FULL" AND "4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW" LIGHT KEEP FLASHING AND WHEN I PLACED TRUCK IN PARK AND SHUT OFF TRUCK, IT LUNGED BACKWARD. GAS TANK WOULDN'T TAKE GAS AND THE LAST TIME IT SPIT GAS OUT AND OUT ONTO PAVEMENT. BRAKES DON'T SEEM TO STOP VERY WELL AND I NOW HAVE A PULSATING FEELING UNDER MY FOOT WHEN I BRAKE. *JB

HYDROPLANED HEAD ON INTO A TREE DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. HIT THE TREE HARD ENOUGH TO BREAK THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND SHIFT THE ENGINE FORWARD INTO THE FAN, PLUS SOME TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A SHORT. *JB

VEHICLE ENGAGING INTO 4 HI, 4 LOW, AND A 4 WHEEL DRIVE SPONTANEOUSLY. WHILE VEHICLE IS IN PARK AND IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE, IT HAS A WHINNING SOUND AND WILL LUNGE WHEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS TURNED OFF. *JB

THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR LIGHT CONTROL FAILED. THE SWITCH DID NOT FUNCTION WHICH CAUSED THE LIGHTS NOT TO ILLUMINATE OR GO OFF. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 21,000 MILES. BOUGHT IN AUGUST 2001. HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 10 TIMES SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. LATEST PROBLEM IS STALLING IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS OR AFTER STOPPING. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOR THIS PROBLEM 4 TIMES, AND PROBLEM RECURRED TODAY. WENT OUT TO START CAR AND IT WAS DEAD. JUST PICKED IT UP FROM THE REPAIR SHOP YESTERDAY. HAS BEEN TOWED THREE TIMES FOR SAME PROBLEM. SERVICE SHOP HAS REPROGRAMMED COMPUTER, REPLACED BATTERY, IGNITION SWITCH, AND TCM (COMPUTER MODULE), AND PCM/VCM (OTHER COMPUTER MODULES) AND FUSE KIT. STILL HAVING PROBLEM. SUV IS UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. *JB

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH, I FELT A SURGE AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING I NOTICED THE LIGHT NEXT TO THE FOUR-WHEEL SWITCH SELECTOR KNOB WAS BLINKING ABOVE THE AUTOMATIC 4HI POSITION. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON OCCASION QUITE FREQUENTLY. MY WIFE WHO NORMALLY DRIVES THIS VEHICLE SAYS IT HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES DURING A TYPICAL 60-MILE TRIP. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED A WEEK AFTER WE STARTING LEASING THIS VEHICLE BACK IN APRIL OF 2002. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID IT'S HARD TO FIND SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT WHEN IT'S NOT ACTUALLY HAPPENING IN FRONT OF THEM. IT ALWAYS TENDS TO HAPPEN IN THE SPEED RANGE OF 50-70 MPH. THIS ISSUE HAS ME CONCERNED, ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW, ICE, OR WET SURFACES. I'M AFRAID IT COULD JERK ENOUGH TO THROW US OFF THE ROAD. I'VE NOW REALIZED, THROUGH THE NHTSA WEB SITE, THAT MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS/OPERATORS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND GM HAS DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. I'VE ALWAYS PURCHASED GM SINCE MY FATHER IS A RETIRED GM EMPLOYEE, BUT I'M NOW CONSIDERING BUYING OUTSIDE OF THE GM FAMILY. WHAT GOOD IS THE GM EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE/DISCOUNT, WHEN YOUR LIFE IS AT RISK? APPARENTLY TO GM, THE COST OF LIFE IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE COST OF A RECALL. I'M CONSIDERING GETTING OUT OF THE LEASE, NO MATTER THE COST, DUE TO THE LEMON OF A VEHICLE WE NOW HAVE. HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL BE INJURED AND OR POSSIBLY KILLED BEFORE GM DECIDES TO B

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ 2WD, ENGINE TOTALLY STOPPED WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO ON RAMP OF FREEWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. PUT SHIFTER BACK IN PARK, AND IGNITION STARTED SUCCESSFULLY. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED FOR THE FOURTH TIME. TWO SEPARATE DEALERS HAVE REPLACED MOTOR AND THE ENTIRE WIPER UNIT WITHOUT REMEDY EXCEPT FOR SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. THE WIPERS ACTIVATE WHEN EVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT AND FAIL TO ACTIVATE DURING HEAVY RAIN AND ARE NOW "STUCK" IN THE HALFWAY POSITION ACROSS WINDSHIELD . *JB

ON 11/02 I HAD MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE & IT WAS BROUGHT UP THAT THE 4WD WAS TURNING ON & OFF RANDOMLY. THE SERVICE PERSON MENTIONED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN A HANDFUL OF THESE & THE COMPUTER IN THE VEHICLE WAS "ASLEEP" HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED THEY COULDN'T CHECK THE PROBLEM BECAUSE IT WAS IN WORKING ORDER AT THE TIME I HAD IT IN. THEY COULD ONLY CHECK THE PROBLEM IF IT WASN'T WORKING. THE LAST WEEK OF 1/03, I WAS TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN 2WD. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED ITSELF INTO 4WD HIGH, MADE A VERY LOUD SOUND & THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH CHANGED FROM 4WD HIGH TO AWD, & 4WD LOW. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME, ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH FOR 4WD WERE OUT & HAVE NOT COME BACK ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED BACK ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, IT WAS IN 2WD & WOULD NOT ENGAGE INTO AWD OR 4WD HIGH OR LOW. I CONTACTED MY DEALER WHO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ON 2/5/03 TO HAVE THE 4WD CHECKED OUT. ON 2/4/03 I HIT A PATCH OF SNOW & ICE WITH MY REAR TIRES. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A 55 MPH ROAD. DUE TO THE VEHICLE ONLY BEING IN 2WD & THE AWD & 4WD NOT WORKING, THE FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER & THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF CONTROL & ENDED UP IN A DITCH ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD CAUSING OVER $4000 IN DAMAGE. MINOR BRUISING INJURY TO MYSELF WHEN MY KNEES SLAMMED INTO THE DASH. BODY DAMAGE HAS BEEN REPAIRED & THE SERVICE DEPT HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPUTER WAS NOT WORKING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IN ORDER FOR THE 4WD T

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

THE LIGHT ON THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE KNOB IS ALWAYS JUMPING BACK AND FORTH FROM 2 WD TO 4 WD . THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND IT TOOK THEM 5 DAYS TO FIGURE OUT THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT WAS DUE TO THE IGNITION? MY IGNITION DOES NOT START PROPERLY ANYMORE. THE LIGHTS ON THE 4 WD KNOB STILL BLINK. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE VEHICLE IS SAFE. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS IT IS SAFE? *JB

MY SIDE MIRRORS DO NOT ADJUST PROPERLY, MOLDING AROUND THE WINDSHIELD COMES OUT, THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COMES ON, SEAT BELT LIGHT COMES ON. MANY ATTEMPTS HAVE BEEN MADE AND I GET NO COOPERATION FROM CHEVROLET.*JB