2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

CHEVY 2002 TB LT/4WD - MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED (USED 3/2010). STARTED WITH REAR WW NON-FUNCTION WHICH CHEVY DEALER CHARGED $1500 TO REPAIR, CLAIMING IT WAS BAD BODY WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPAIR, OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE POPPED UP FROM THINGS AS SIMPLE AS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING, PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP/DOWN (THOUGH MOTOR IS FINE) AS WELL AS PASS ELECTRIC DOORLOCK AND MIRROR NONFUNCTIONING. LARGER OCCURRING ISSUES WHICH COULD EFFECT SAFETY INCLUDE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DECIDING TO CHANGE FROM 2WD/A4WD/4WDH4WDL WHENEVER IT WANTS TO UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PERFECT WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE) AND OCCASIONAL RANDOM IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. OTHERWISE GREAT VEHICLE WITH SEEMINGLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEMS BUT CHEVROLET'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE REPAIR IS DISGRACEFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS.*TR

THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT REPEATED. I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN DECEMBER 2001. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN 2003. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS THE LIGHTS PLUG INTO AT MY OWN COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN 2004, NHTSA #04V527000, WHICH I HAD PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I THEN PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE CIRCUIT BOARDS MYSELF. IN 2010 THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY CHARGED ME $191.50 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHANGE OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I RECEIVED A TICKET/WARNING ON 2-2-11 FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING BUT EXPECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AGAIN SOON AS THIS IS THE 5TH SET OF CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEEP BURNING OUT, AND CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T SUPPLIED A SATISFACTORY CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000. *TR

FRONT END PROBLEMS , 4 WHEEL LOW COMES ON AT ANYTIME . PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER .. *TR

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY MY RPM JOLT UP TO FIVE A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. IF I EVEN TOUCH GAS A LITTLE RPM JUMP TO FIVE AND TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD. CAR BEHIND ME SLAMS ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I THROW ON CAUTIONS AND HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD WHILE CARS ARE TRYING TO GER AROUND ME AT TEN AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND LOAD OUR THREE KIDS IN HIS TINY ECLIPSE WELL AFTER BEDTIME TO DRIVE THE 40 MINUTES TO COME GET ME AND PAY 150 DOLLARS TO HAVE CAR TOWED OFF SIDE OF ROAD BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHERE IT NOW SITTING WITH BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IN FACT THE VERY 1ST TIME I HAD TO USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT DID NOT WORK! THE DEALER, CHEVROLET OF HERSHEY WOULD KEEP THE SERVICE TICKET OPEN FOR A MONTH AT A TIME AND NOW I EXPECT I KNOW WHY SINCE THIS COULD HAVE COME UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE MORE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE THE 4WD AND THIS CAUSED, WITHOUT A DOUBT CAUSED THE NEED TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION! I ALSO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND TIME OFF FROM WORK NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MANY '02 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPOLY AND ROOF CAVED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AS IT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 01V126000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.

SPEEDOMETER, GAS, AND TACH GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, WOULD WORK SOME AND THEN GRADUALLY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER, SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON APPROX 20MPH OR 120MPH, GAS GAUGE OFF METER. *TR

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ONE SEASONABLY WINTER DAY. I HAD THE HEATER MOTOR REPLACED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND BACK WIPER MOTOR JUST A MONTH BEFORE THIS.THEN THE HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT, AND DID SO NUMEROUS TIMES AS I TRAVELED ON A 20 DEGREE DAY. IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTER THAT FOR THE MOST PART THAT DAY. I LATER GOT INTO IT AND AGAIN HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE OR TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HAD GROUND WIRES CLEANED ONLY TO HAVE IT RECUR A WEEK LATER. I DO MOST OF MY DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON I HAD ENOUGH. THIS HAD BECOME QUITE COSTLY AND MY MECHANIC WAS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON A MYSTERY ISSUE. *TR

FIRST THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTING WENT OUT, A WEEK LATER I GOT A STEADY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IT THEN WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT THEN STAYED STEADY FOR A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS, THEN WENT OUT. THEN 3 DAYS LATER MY INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL WENT OUT, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSE, THEN GOT A SERVICE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING. *TR

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FAN CLUTCH. TRANSFER CASE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ (NA). WHILE PARKING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,802. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED MODULE 4.563 FAILED.. UPDATED 09/12/11

INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK UPON START. NO BATTERY, OIL, GAS, SPEEDOMETER. NEEDLES DO NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR

LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IS CORRODED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXT BUT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE LS. I CAN'T SHUT MY DOOR BECAUSE THE LATCH WON'T HOOK.I OPENED THE DOOR AND COULD NOT SHUT IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LATCH. HAVE NOT BEE ABLE TO LOCATE PART AT A REASONABLE PRICE SO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT COULDN'T HELP US CAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED. *TR

WIFE PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK AND IT IS NOW THE WINTER MONTHS, WE DONT LIKE TO BE BELOW HALF A TANK. SHE DROVE IT HOME AND LATER THAT NITE I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO PUT FUEL IN IT AND AT 5 DOLLARS THE TANK FOR FUEL. THE GAS GAUGE SHOW EMPTY UPON EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK FALLS TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO CAUSE THE GAUGE TO DISPLAY ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM. FUEL LEVEL NOW MUST BE ESTIMATED THROUGH THE USE OF THE TRIP ODOMETER THE GAUGE READS FULL WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES STAYS AT FULL OR READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON. CALLED LOCAL GARAGE THEY SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FROM 02-09. *TR

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2002 INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION: OIL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO WHEN IDLING- IS INTERMITTENT. I THOUGHT THE OIL PUMP WAS FAILING AND PAID TO HAVE TOWED TO MECHANIC. THEY SAID THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GLITCH IN IT SO YOU CANNOT TELL IF OIL PRESSURE IS ACCURATE. CAR IS RUNNING FINE. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER GAS TANK LEAK. HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RUSTED. COST $867. SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS? *TR

INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER STOPPED WORKING--INCLUSIVE THE SPEEDOMETER AND ALL ACCESSORY GAUGES (TACHOMETER, OIL PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, CHARGING SYSTEM).

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEV.TRAILBLAZER LTZ FROM JOE CECCONIS DEALERSHIP. MY ALTERNATOR WAS BAD THEY TOLD ME WHEN I BOUGHT IT AND SO THEY REPLACED IT IN 2008. WED. NOV. 18TH 2010 IT CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS IN IT. THE LOCAL FIRE DEPT. MADE A REPORT AND JOE CECCONIS WONT RETURN MY CALLS. WHAT DO I DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS ABNORMALLY POINTED UPWARD AT A HIGHER ANGLE THEN NORMAL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE POINTED STRAIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF A WALL TO INSPECT THE ANGLE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD HIT THE WALL ABOUT EIGHT INCHES HIGHER THAN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,784. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS NOT PROPERLY AIMED. GM STATED THAT NO ADJUSTMENT WAS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE HEADLAMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THEY INSTALL IT CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 03/25/11

THE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON AFTER IT HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RECURRING OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. MORE THAN FOUR DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. VACUUM PROBLEM. NO RESOLUTIONS. GAS SMELL WHEN CAR INITIALLY IS STARTED UP. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SMELLING A GASOLINE ODOR ON THE SIDE OF MY SUV WHERE THE FUEL DOOR/FUEL TANK IS LOCATED. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET YIELDED MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS REPORTING FUEL TANK/SENDING UNIT/PUMP CORROSION RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. A FAMILY MEMBER OF MINE JUST HAD THIS EXACT PROBLEM REPAIRED ON A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. I BELIEVE THIS SAME ISSUE IS STARTING WITH MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I REPLACED THE GAS CAP TO ELIMINATE THE POSSIBILITY OF THE GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE TANK FILL AREA, BUT THE ODOR PERSISTED. THE ODOR RESEMBLES AN ACTUAL GASOLINE SPILL AND/OR LEAK AND NOT JUST GASOLINE VAPOR ODOR, IE: FILLING THE TANK. LIKE I STATED BEFORE, INTERNET RESEARCH YIELDS MANY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS REPORTING THIS ISSUE AND HAVING TO PAY FOR COSTLY REPAIRS. ANY ISSUE REGARDING THE FUEL SYSTEM/GASOLINE, IN MY OPINION, SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION FROM GM IN REGARDS TO A RECALL BULLETIN. I AM GOING TO CONDUCT MORE INVESTIGATION, BUT IN THE MEANTIME THE SMELL OF A GASOLINE LEAK IS UNMISTAKABLE. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL AND I HOPE THAT A RECOURSE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ITS REPAIRS CAN BE FORMULATED. IN THE MEANTIME I FEEL THAT A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE IS PRESENT AND NEEDS FAST AND EFFICIENT ATTENTION. THANK YOU. THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL PUMP WAS SEVERELY CORRODED ON THE TOP INCLUDING TWO FUEL LINES THAT EXIT THE TOP OF THE FUEL PUMP. THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK RESULTING FROM CORROSION. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AT HIS EXPENSE. UPDA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED AN UNUSUALLY OVERPOWERING FUEL ODOR. HE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT FUEL WAS ON THE REAR OF THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 141,000. GM SENT CONSUMER A LETTER REGARDING EXTENDED COVERAGE ON THE FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR. UPDATED 01/21/11

DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND HEARD A WEIRD SOUND AND NOTICED THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD NO WARNINGS ABOUT THIS AND JUST ABOUT GOT HIT DUE TO HAVING TO TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT, NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LINES THAT CARRY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE CRACKED/CORRODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUALLY LOUD HISSING SOUND WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

I WAS LEAVING A FOOTBALL GAME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS LEFT THEM ON FOR A FEW MINUTES (5-10) THEN TURNED THEM OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAD A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO CERTAIN TIME THAT THIS OCCURS, I AM JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO COMPLETELY OUT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ONE NIGHT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN LEAVING A FOOTBALL GAME GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE, I ALMOST HIT THE MEDIUM BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. THIS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIME IN A MONTH. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK DUE TO CORROSION! *TR

DRIVING AT POSTED 55 MPH OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT STARTED TO BLOW SMOKE BEHIND IT. BEFORE WE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, THE ENGINE RPM WENT CRAZY AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND SPRAYED OIL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESONATOR. ON CAREFUL INSPECTION, THE TRANS COOLER LINES ARE CORRODED IN MANY PLACES. THE LINES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT AN INSULATION MATERIAL HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE LINES AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HOLDING MOISTURE AND ACCELERATING THE RUST THROUGH. I AM WAITING FOR NEW LINES AND DO NOT KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXTERIOR MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THEIR ADJUSTMENT SETTINGS. THE LOCAL DEALER HAS WORKED ON THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIND OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THE EXTERIOR MIRRORS WILL USUALLY END UP POINTING DOWN AS I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THAT THIS CAN BE A SAFETY PROBLEM AS THEY READJUST THEM SELVES IN TRAFFIC. CAN YOU HELP THE OWNERS OF THIS PARTICULAR MODEL? *TR

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I HAVE TRIED THE FUSES AND REPLACING HEADLIGHTS NOTHING WORKS, THE HIGHBEAM LIGHTS WORK. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS HAD A HOST OF PROBLEMS TO DATE. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING TWO MORE. TWICE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS OR BETTER WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STALLS, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. IF I SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN RESTART THE CAR, THE GAS GAUGE GOES BACK TO 1/4 FULL OR BETTER. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOW COMING ON WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE ABS COMES ON AND DISENGAGES THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SKIDS AHEAD INSTEAD OF STOPPING IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON OUR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. IT WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL, THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN WE CALLED CHEVY, THEY SAID THEY ONLY FIX UNDER RECALL ONCE. WE WERE ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE ABS. I HAVE MY SERVICE STATION LOOKING NOW TO SEE IF WE CAN DISENGAGE THE ABS ON THE TRAILBLAZER TOO. THESE CHEVYS ARE A REAL HAZARD! *TR

THERE IS A VERY BAD GAS SMELL COMING FROM MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. FROM WHAT I'M LED TO BELIEVE IT'S THE GAS TANK AND THE FUEL PUMP. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPLACED AS OF YET BUT I'M SURE I GOING TO HAVE TO AT MY EXPENSE. I THINK IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL IF IT IS AN ERROR ON THEIR BEHAVE. WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'M FINDING ON THE INTERNET I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING THEY MAY HAVE MISSED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE CAUSE OF FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY DID OFFER HIM A SETTLEMENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY STARTED TO LEAK AND CAUSE A SMOKE CONDITION .. *TR

CAME HOME AFTER REFUELING MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ W/151000MI, NOTICED STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE. NEVER NOTICED BEFORE - THOUGHT I JUST SPILLED SOME. SMELL PERSISTED, LOOKED UNDER HOOD, UNDER CAR, NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING DOWN FROM FUEL TANK. CALLED GM CUST SVC 866-790-5600 WAS ADVISED THERE IS SPECIAL COVERAGE FOR WARRANTY REPLACEMENT OF PLASTIC TANK TO REMEDY CORROSION. SUPERVISOR CONFIRMED MY VIN IS IN RANGE BUT WOULD NOT HONOR WARRANTY - THEY ONLY COVER TO 10YR-120K MI. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, SO CRACK IN TANK MUST BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT - PLASTIC TANK SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. GM REFUSES TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFECTIVE TANK. *TR

CAR RUNNING GREAT, PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. TOOK THE KEY OUT, FRONT HEADLIGHT STUCK ON. KEPT TRYING TO START. OPENED HOOD, SMOKE COMING FROM FUSE BOX. REMOVED FUSE BOX COVER, THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED OVER THE FUSES AND WAS ON FIRE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED OVER APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN FEET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL BODY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS AVAILABLE. NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 134,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 4,000 AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,570 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,580.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP SPORADICALLY. IT ALSO JERKS FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL. I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS (EQUIPPED W/RAINSENSE AUTOMATIC MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPERS) OPERATE ERRATICALLY WHEN SET TO INTERMITTENT MODE. THEY CEASE OPERATION MID-WINDSHIELD AND OPERATE IN A VERY CHOPPY FASHION WHEN SET TO ANY SETTING BESIDES FULL-ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING SPORADICALLY LESS THAN 1-MONTH AGO AND NOW OCCURS WHENEVER THE WIPERS ARE TURNED ON. BRINGING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING (6/15/2010) TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

WHENEVER BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WILL ENGAGE. VEHICLE MAKES THE TYPICAL ABS "CHATTER" SOUND WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE ABS ENGAGEMENT CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE CLEAN AND DRY; ROAD SURFACE IS LEVEL AND NOT BUMPY. ONLY OCCURS WHEN SPEED IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 10MPH (FOR INSTANCE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, STOPSIGN, OR BRAKING ON A LEVEL DRIVEWAY). AS A RESULT, BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED AT THE VERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COMING TO A STOP -- EVENTUALLY, A COLLISION IS INEVITABLE. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2-WEEKS AGO, OCCURRING RARELY BUT NOW OCCURS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. BRINGING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING (6/15/2010) TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB AT THE SAME CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 2/10/2010. *TR

02 TRAILBLAZER CLUSTER OUT 27 K MI. GARAGE KEPT. *TR

I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT IN 08. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO REPORT THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SWITCHING AROUND ON ITS OWN AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PUT ITSELF IN 4WD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND THE 4WD BOX NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD BY ITSELF AND MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE 02) HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. IF YOU HAVE TIME PLEASE AT LEAST READ THROUGH THE THREAD ON THE FIRST LINK. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F173BA0 ......................... HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T329462-4_WHEEL_DRIVE_PROBLEMS_W_02_TRAILBLAZER.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE #10 FRY NEAR PALM SPRINGS CA (65-70 MPH) WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO THUMB AND COME APART. APRX. 80% OF THE TIRE TREAD/BELT SEPARATED FROM THE DEFINITY DAKOTA TIRE. THE REMAINING TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED AAA AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH MY SPARE. THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE TIRE CLEARLY FAILED DUE TO A DEFECT. THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR ( CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER) WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO THE FLAPPING TREAD CAUSING FL BODY,HEADLIGHT, F BUMPER, L RUNNING BOARD AND FL WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. SEIDNER'S REPAIR SHOP REMOVED THE DEFECTED TIRE, IT WAS DISCARDED IN ERROR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. THE ORIG SET OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT PEP BOYS 5/21/06, WHEN I RETURNED LAST WEEK (5/22/10) TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SET THEY TOLD ME PER THERE CORP. OFFICE CURRENT RECALLS DID NOT COVER MY SIZE. ALSO (5/25/10) THE PEP BOYS CORP. OFFICE HAD A CALL IN TO COPPER TIRE HDQ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF DEFINITY DAKOTA SIZE RECALLS AND TO REPORT THIS COMPLAINT. AS OF 5/29/10 COPPER HAS NOT RETURNED THERE CALL, OR A CALL TO ME. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ - OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT COMES ON AND PRESSURE GAUGE GOES FROM 40 TO 0 WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ON MAY 10, 2010, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS TO THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE GEARS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V283000 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 184,224.

THE FAN CLUTCH ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAVE BEEN ACTING UP AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR QUITE A WHILE. FROM THE INITIAL STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE , UP TO TRAVELING SPEED OF 55 MPH THE LOAD JET NOISE, FAN CLUTCH REVVING CAN BE HEARD. THE REVVING UP, JET NOISE, AND LACK OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE AND NO ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIME P0495. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS SLOWLY GOT WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. FINALLY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW FAN CLUTCH FROM AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS AND REPLACE THE PART. A SIMPLE 5 MINUTES SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET SHOWED A VERY EYE OPENING RESPONSE FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRAILBLAZERS WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE OLD FAN CLUTCH IS STILL AVAILABLE IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SEE IT. THE LOUD ENGINE REVVING FAN NOISE/LIKE JET ENGINE, USED TO HAPPEN EVERY FEW DAYS, BUT THEN IT BECAME A DAILY PROBLEM , HENCE THE CONCERN TO REPLACE THE PART. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO WITH 36000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 56000 MILES ON IT NOW. FOR YOUR INFORMATION OF THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/R64655/COMMENTS/. *TR