2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

HEADLIGHT PLUG MELTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

THE MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A RECALL BETWEEN DRIVERS BUT EVERY TIME I PUT THE KEY IN THEY SHIFT TO SOME OTHER POSITION. NEVER THE RIGHT ONE, ALWAYS EXCESSIVE CLICKING AND OUT OF POSITION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MAXIMUM PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. IT LOCKED UP AND PULLED TO THE LEFT ONTO ITS SIDE AND ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS FOUR FLAT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK. HE ALSO SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD. THE CLUTCH FAN IS BAD. FROM WHAT THE AUTO PARTS SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME, ALL CLUTCH FANS ON THE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE RUNS HIGH RPM'S WHEN FIRST STARTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARDS THAT THE GOV. SHOULD ADDRESS WITH CHEVY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE, THEN ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT YOU PEOPLE WOULD WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER, AFTER ALL, WE DO PAY FOR YOUR AGENCY TO OPERATE. WHY IS IT THE CONSUMER ALWAYS HAS TO PAY FOR BIG BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE A FAULT. WHEN BUILDING ANY PRODUCT, IF IT FAILS. THEN THE GOV. SHOULD ENFORCE A RECALL. WHETHER IT BE ONE OR 20 COMPLAINTS. THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED WHEN PURCHASING ANY PRODUCT. WHEN A COMPLAINT IS MADE. THE YOU THE GOV. AGENCY SHOULD ACT AND MAKE A RECALL. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IT" THAT SIMPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT MADE VERY LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WOULD STILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V334000 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,660 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,694.

HAD THE SAME FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT FREQUENTLY. REVS REALLY LOUD WITH LOSS OF POWER. HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. NOW I NOTICE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE STARTING TO REV REALLY LOUD AGAIN.....I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH HOW THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS HANDLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

FUEL LEAKING FROM TOP OF GAS TANK AT THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT WITHIN 4-6 MONTHS OF INSTALLING NEW ONES. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. *TR

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FAN CLUTCH. IT REVS VERY HIGH AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS WITH ACCELERATION. READING POSTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A TREND AND THAT IS THE REASON I HAVE MADE THIS POST. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL DO THE SAME AND THAT THERE WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS DEALING WITH BULBS. THE MAIN ISSUE I'M HAVING NOW IS THE FAN CLUTCH. MY ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS WELL OVER $900. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD QUALIFY AS A RECALL. I'VE RESEARCHED VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS & FIND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR

THE FAN CLUTCH ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FAILURE, REPAIR MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE UNITS. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A LOUD NOISE TO EMANATE FROM THE ENGINE AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POTENTIAL ENGINE OVERHEARTING AND FAN CLUTCH LOCK-UP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IN WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INSPECTED THE HEADLIGHT AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WIRING MELTED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE. SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2004-2005, ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED HAVING SOME INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AIRPORT CHEVROLET) WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVY BY EMAIL, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF EMAILING BACK AND FORTH THEY SAID "THEY HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE ON AGE AND MILEAGE FOR THE RECALL". I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT AND NOT TO EMAIL AGAIN. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, THE MORE WE DRIVE IT, THE MORE SOMETHING ELSE, ELECTRICAL, GOES WRONG. I.E. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK, THE COOLING/HEATING FAN DOES NOT WORK, THE RADIO/CD PLAYER GETS REALLY HOT, THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE BATTERY GOT FRIED AND MY CELL PHONE WHILE PLUGGED INTO THE CIG LITER FOR RECHARGE ALMOST GOT FRIED, ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. SO I AM PAYING MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE. *TR

THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF THE TRANSMISSION SUNSHELL BREAKING. I NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING, NO HARD SHIFTING, NOTHING. I JUST WOKE UP WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND NO REVERSE GEAR JUST A WHINNING NOISE. *TR

FAN CLUTCH REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THIS YEAR AND ALSO A WATER PUMP SECOND TIME. *TR

I BOUGHT THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON FEBRUARY 2008 DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TOTAL THE REST OF THE TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED JUST ACCELERATED ONTO THE GAS HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE TRUCK SHOOK LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE HAD HIT, LOST ACCELERATION WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 30-35 MILES AN HOUR AND CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM NEUTRAL AT FIRST AND THE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE., BRAKES HAVE MADE A PULSATION FEELING AND THEY WERE DONE DAYS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY CRACKLING AND METALLIC TINGING NOISES THAT DON'T GO AWAY, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES ON IT'S OWN WHEN DRIVING 65-70 MILES AN HOUR. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A CONSTANT RUBBING NOISE AND DEALER TOLD ME ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOTHING DETRIMENTAL AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. THE TRUCK JERKS ALOT ON IT'S OWN DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM IN MOTION OR IF I PUT IT INTO GEAR OR PARK IT JERKS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, IT SEEMS TO BE POSSESSED. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT, SO I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY FIRST CAR WAS A CHEVY AND NOW THIS ONE, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I DON'T WANT THIS. I FEAR MY OWN AND EVERYONE ELSE'S LIFE!! *TR

ENGINE REVS WITH NO POWER, FAN CLUTCH STUCK ON . STARTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. SIX MONTHS LATER PROBLEM BACK. *TR

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM REAR AROUND GAS TANK. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ENGINE HAS BEEN TICKING AND MAKING WHINING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION, AND PERFORMING VERY POORLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER'S SPECIAL POLICY RELATED TO SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 060603. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TAKES HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I NOTICE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AT FIRST, THEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS BECAME EVIDENT AT IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE "ROTTED OUT" PUMP FLANGE WAS LEAKING. I PAID ALMOST $700 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. 12 MONTHS LATER THE GM/DELPHI PUMP FAILED AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN! *TR

I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LS. THE VEHICLE HAS ACQUIRED APPROXIMATELY 82,800 MILES. ON A LEAST FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 5915 MONTANA AVE. EL PASO, TX., DUE TO RECALLS AND VARIOUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY CHEVROLET OF EL PASO DUE TO AN UNEXPLAINED HIGH ENGINE NOISE AND A LIGHT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ON EACH OCCASION, I WAS TOLD BY THE MIDWAY REPS. THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SIMPLY RESET AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHICH TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR AND ELIMINATED THE HIGH PITCH NOISE. THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THE HIGH ENGINE NOISE RETURNED, AND SO DID THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. I SIMPLY GREW TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEREFORE CONTINUED TO RUN THE VEHICLE WITH THE HIGH ENGINE NOISE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. TODAY, I RECEIVED NEWS FROM SAID DEALERSHIP THAT THE HIGH PITCH ENGINE NOISE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS, AND HAS BEEN, DUE TO A COOLING FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS NON-STOP MECHANICAL PROBLEM NOW KEEPS ME FROM A TEXAS STATE INSPECTION STICKER. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME, WILL COST OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAD SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THEY FAILED TO HONOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. NOW, I AM UNABLE TO, LEGALLY, DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. FROM RECENT I

ON 5/25/08 ENGINE QUIT. TOWED TO GARAGE. RAN DIAGNOSTICS,COMPRESSION TESTS # 3 CYLINDER BAD -NO COMPRESSION. GARAGE GAVE ME A COPY OF CHEVROLET BULLETIN NO. 03019 SAYS ENGINE BAD ON 01 AND 02, 4.2L ENGINES. MIKE'S GARAGE ( ASE CERTIFIED- MASTER MECHANICS, JEFF-813-988-5689) SAID TAKE TO CHEVROLET - HAD IT TOWED AUTOWAY CHEVROLET, TAMPA, FL. GAVE THEM THE BULLETIN - GOT A CALL FROM JACIN HOGELAND (SERVICE) A PIECE (THE END) OF THE SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THE CYLINDER- ENGINE IS SHOT. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JEFF, MIKES GARAGE SAYS THEY PULLED THE PLUGS, DID COMPRESSION CHECK AND NO PLUGS WERE BROKEN. THE PLUGS ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES FROM CHEVROLET AND ARE GUARANTEED 100,000 MILES. THE TRAILBLAZER LOOKS NEW, GARAGE KEPT, DRIVEN WEEKENDS, HAS 42,000 MILES. CHEVROLET WANTS $6,500.00 FOR NEW ENGINE, $5,000.00 FOR USED ONE. HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET, COMPLAINED, THEY SAY WELL, NOT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN BULLETIN. IT'S THE SPARK PLUG. I SAY SPARK PLUG SUPPOSED TO LAST 100,000 MILES-FIX IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ON 6/4 OR 6/5. TODAY 6/3/08 RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL JACIN @ AUTOWAY, WANT ME TO AUTHORIZE THEM- PULL THE HEAD TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ENGINE. SAID THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID , CHEVROLET IS GOING TO NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THEY TALK TO ME. I SAID I THOUGHT YOU MADE A DETERMINATION. HIS ANSWER IS THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE ANY SETTLEMENTS. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS, IF THEY STILL SAY SPARK PLUG AND NO WARRANTY. HI

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. APPARENTLY IT IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS PAYING FOR REPAIRS OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT'S UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY. IF MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE EXT, WHY ISN'T GM APPLYING THAT COVERAGE TO THE LT? *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A MOMENT AND REGAIN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAY THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING RICH AND RUNNING LEAN. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME TO USE THE REST OF THE GAS IN MY TANK AND REFILL MY TANK WITH NEW GAS AT A WELL KNOWN GAS STATION. I DID AS THE SERVICE CENTER REQUESTED BY FILLING AT EXXON, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 MONTHS WITH 80,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

2002 TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE AS IF A JET AIRPLANE AND DELAYED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, ALONG WITH LOSS OF POWER. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED FAN CLUTCH TO THE TUNE OF 730.00. *TR

DURING ROUTINE DRIVING I NOTICED A ODOR OF GAS FROM INSIDE MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE GAS TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL MODULE HAD ROTTED AND THEREFORE WAS LEAKING GAS ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE GAS WOULD THEN COLLECT ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND CAUSE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE FUEL MODULE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $810.52

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVEROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING SIMILAR FAILURE COMPALINTS ON THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE. HE IS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY 2002. WHEN I REACHED 50,000 MILES IN 2004, REVERSE AND 4TH GEAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND SUN GEAR REPLACED AT AAMCO OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. NOW I TOOK, AT 99,000 MILES, IT IN FOR A FLUID CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE FLUID LOOKED BAD AND THEY WERE CONCERNED I MIGHT HAVE MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REBUILT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED EVERY 50,000MILES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, AND VERY RARELY TOW ANYTHING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE TO 3 OR 4 AND REMAIN THERE FOR A WHILE BEFORE DECREASING. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

FUEL LINES FROM FUEL PUMP RUSTED, CAUSES GASOLINE LEAKAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IF THE CONTACT DOES NOT UNHOOK THE BATTERY POST EACH NIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN THE MORNINGS. SHE PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE TIRE MAKES A ROARING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER WEATHER NOR SPEED WERE FACTORS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL BECAUSE IT IS BURNING MORE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN: 01V126000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM), 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH), AND 02V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ON OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED, LEADING TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE OVERHEATED ENGINE BLEW THE HEAD GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE ITSELF BLEW UP. MY HUSBAND WAS HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 200 YARDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WARNING SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED: THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, BELLS OR ANY INDICATION THAT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. THERE WASN'T EVEN THE ODOR OF AN OVERHEATED ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON OUR LOCAL FREEWAY I COULD BE SUING GM OVER MY HUSBAND'S INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

JUST AS MANY OTHER 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE FOUND, ONE DAY THERE WAS A LOUD FAN NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, REDUCED GAS MILEAGE, AND A LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THAT LASTS FOR ABOUT A MILE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT IS APPARENT THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE FAN CLUTCH, TSB 060602003, NHTSA 10019510. IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS BUT THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED. I HAVE COPIES OF AT LEAST A THOUSAND INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH THE FIRST ONE POSTED AROUND NOVEMBER 2001 --- JUST ABOUT THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. (IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT ALREADY THERE ARE WEBSITES JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER!!!) I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WOULD TURN AWAY FROM IT'S CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS! I CERTAINLY DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO PURCHASE AMERICAN MADE AGAIN! *TR

LOUD ROARING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JET PLANE. WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW CONSTANTLY. THE NOISE IS EVEN LOUDER WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. THE FAN IS TURNING AT AN ASTRONOMICAL RATE OF SPEED AND GAS MILEAGE NOW IS ONLY ABOUT 9 MPG. RIGHT BEFORE THIS CONSTANT JET PLANE SOUND STARTED, THE BATTERY BLEW UP. YES, BLEW UP! AND THE TRUCK WOULD DIE IF THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND THE PULLEY AND BELT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A WATER PUMP HAS TO DO WITH ANY OF THIS, BUT $711 LATER I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FROM YOUNGER TOYOTA IN HAGERSTOWN, MD ON MAY 12, 2007. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTERWARDS, I CONTACTED THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE, PHIL YOUNG, COMPLAINING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY HUSBAND (NOT CAR SAVVY) SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER AND FELT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES CAUSING THE NOISE AND JERKING. I STUCK TO MY GUNS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED IT REPAIRED WHILE IT STILL HAD THE 30 DAY WARRANTY. YOUNGER DENIED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOTED MY HUSBAND'S THEORY OF THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRAILBLAZER WAS TAKEN BACK 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE DEMANDED THEY FIX IT. THE TRAILBLAZER SAT IN THEIR LOT FOR THREE WEEKS BECAUSE WE WOULD TEST DRIVE IT AND BRING IT RIGHT BACK STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. ON OR AROUND JANUARY 14, 2008 THE TRAILBLAZER BROKE DOWN IN CHARLESTOWN, WV. WE TOOK IT BY CREAMERS AUTOMOTIVE, THEY ASKED WHAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE AND THE MECHANIC DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK WITH ME, INSTANTLY STATED THAT IT WAS THE SUNSHELL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAD SOMEONE IN EARLIER THAT WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE AT YOUNGER AUTOMOTIVE AS WELL AND THEY DENIED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WOULDN'T NOTE IT ON THEIR PAPERWORK AS WELL. IN MY

THIS VEHICLE WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE OF A FAULTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHING SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, AND AN UNOCCUPIED PARK SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO A DOOR WHILE IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE ALSO WENT OUT OF GEAR IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FIND THE ROAD SHOULDER. IF THE DRIVER MANIPULATED THE SWITCH IT WOULD SOMETIMES RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. AN ENCODER MOTOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THEN FAILED IN TWO WEEKS. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENCODER MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSING THE ENCODER SENSOR TO FAIL. REPLACED MOTOR AND SENSOR AGAIN. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL FOR ALL 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS, NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW AS PRESCRIBED TODAY. *TR

HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER- SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN WYOMING 20 BELOW ZERO LOUD CLUNK AND THEN GRINDING NOISE AND HE STOPPED THERE WAS NO 2ND OR 4TH GEARS AND NO REVERSE. LUCKILY SOMEONE STOPPED TO HELP HIM AND HE WAS OK. MY CAR ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK IT IN WARRANTY WAS GONE REPAIRS COST 3,420.00. I STARTED RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND REALIZED THERE ARE OVER 82 COMPLAINTS AND THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FAULTY PART CALLED A SUNSHELL THAT'S WEAK METAL AND THE TORK IN THE ENGINE OF THE V6 CANT HANDLE THE PRESSURE SO IT EVENTUALLY CRACKS AND BREAKS THEN YOU DEAD IN THE WATER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AND FOR MANY I HAVE READ ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ITS AMAZING NO ONE HAVE BEEN KILLED YET. GM REFUSED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE EXPENSE AND IS PASSING THIS DOWN TO ITS CONSUMERS TO BEAR THE BURDEN. WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER GM CAR? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! TO ANYONE WHO HAS THIS VEHICLE CHECK OUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON LINE AND CONTACT GM IF YOURS GOES OUT MAYBE THEY WILL STEP TO THE PLATE AND HELP PEOPLE WHO PAID 32,000 FOR ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES! *TR

WHEN SWITCHING FROM 4 WHEEL TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OCCASIONALLY DISENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN PARKED, OR DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TR

HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE FUEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID GAS TANK WAS CRACKED WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MEETS TANK. WHOLE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE FUEL. CHEVY DEALER CHARGED ME $1,200.00 FOR NEW TANK, FUEL MODULE AND RING. REALLY DANGEROUS WITH ALL THE FUMES AND DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY WITH NO HELP!! *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ. IT HAS THE "MEMORY" MIRROR OPTION WHICH FEATURES MEMORY SET OPTIONS FOR DRIVER 1 AND DRIVER 2, AS WELL AS REARVIEW CURB ASSISTANCE (THE MIRRORS WILL TILT DOWN TO YOUR SETTING TO HELP PARALLEL PARK WHEN IN REVERSE). THIS OPTION WORKED GREAT FOR A WHILE. THEN, THE MIRRORS STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. THEY WOULD CLICK EXCESSIVELY, TILT TOWARDS THE SKY OR DOWN AT THE GROUND. THE MIRRORS QUIT HOLDING THEIR MEMORY, AND EVERY TIME I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE MIRRORS. THE WORRISOME PART OF THIS IS THAT THE MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THE RESET EITHER AND WHILE DRIVING, THE MIRRORS MOVED. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY AND WHEN I CHECKED THE MIRROR TO CHANGE LANES, FOUND MYSELF LOOKING UP AT THE CLOUDS OR DOWN AT THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!. (I WON'T EVEN FACTOR IN THE ANNOYANCE ASPECT.) MY 17 YEAR OLD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WON'T TEACH HER TO DRIVE IN THE "NEWER" CAR AND I EXPLAINED THAT I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE SHE'S SAFER, IN THE 96 SATURN COUPE, BECAUSE THE MIRRORS ARE RELIABLE. I'VE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT ON SEVERAL SITES AND I SERIOUSLY HAVE TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS FUNDAMENTALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

FUEL PUMP CORROSION...DELIVERY SYSTEM CORROSION...700 DOLLARS LATER NEW FUEL PUMP. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LOCKED TWO BACK WHEELS FOR SECONDS AND BACK TO NORMAL. BIG SCARE ON THE ROAD. AFTER THAT NO REVERSE WAS POSSIBLE. ENDED UP IN SHOP. CLOSED TO 2500.00 IN REPAIRS. *TR

MY FAMILY AND SELF WERE RETURNING FROM A SAME DAY TRIP WHEN WITH OUT WARNING, OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS STEERING LOCKED UP AND IT LEFT ME WITH NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, I'VE DRIVEN IN ALL KINDS OF CONDITIONS WITHOUT INCIDENT OR ACCIDENT BUT ON THIS DAY I COULD NOT AVOID GOING OFF THE ROAD INTO A DITCH. THANK GOD MY FAMILY WAS JUST SHAKEN UP BADLY BUT NO PERSONAL INJURIES I HOWEVER DID SMACK MY HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL AND AM CURRENTLY BEING SEEN BY FAMILY DOCTOR WE LOVE THIS VEHICLE AND JUST PURCHASED IT NOT TWO WEEKS AGO. THE REASON FOR THIS GRIEVANCE IS SIMPLY THAT WHEN CONTACTING SERVICE DEPARTMENT WERE WE PURCHASED SAID VEHICLE, WAS TREATED AS IF WE MADE UP THE WHOLE THING AND ACCUSED OF DRIVER ERROR, CALLED LIARS, AND BASICALLY TREATED WITH TOTAL INDIFFERENCE TO A SITUATION WERE THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN A TERRIBLE LOSS OF LIFE, PLEASE ASSIST MY FAMILY AND I IN GETTING THIS SITUATION INVESTIGATED WITH A DEALER SHIP THAT HAS NO REGARD FOR THE TRUTH ONLY IN THE ALL MIGHTY DOLLAR. ALSO THE MAN MY WIFE SPOKE WITH THREATENED US TO FIND A ATTORNEY THAT WILL BELIEVE OUR B.S. PLEASE HELP US WITH THIS SITUATION IN SO WE DON'T HAVE TO SUE A COMPANY WHOM HAS A EMPLOYEE THAT'S SIMPLY PUT A PARASITE THAT HAS NO REGARD FOR OTHERS PERIOD.. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND EFFORT ON THESE MATTERS. *TR

GAS FUMES INSIDE OF VEHICLE , FUMES AND LEAKING GAS OUTSIDE OF VEHICLE NEAR GAS TANK. TOOK TO GM DEALER TO DIAGNOSE AND THEY REPLACED RUSTED AND LEAKING FUEL PUMP MODULE AT MY COST I DID ASK FOR AND HAD RETURNED THE OLD PART WHICH WAS RUSTED . WOULD THIS NOT BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD WITH LEAKING GAS? IT IS A BLESSING THAT THERE WAS NOT A FIRE. *TR

I STARTED TO SMELL GAS FUMES AROUND THE REAR OF MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND COULD SEE A SMALL TRAIL OF GAS ON THE FUEL TANK STRAP. I CALLED GM THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO BE LOOKED AT. I RECEIVED A CALL TODAY ADVISING ITS THE FUEL TANK SENDING UNIT/PUMP RUSTED AND LEAK. AND THEY WANT $894.11 DOLLARS. I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE NEW IT JUST TURNED 57,000. THE VEHICLE WAS GARAGE KEPT FOR 2 OF THOSE YEARS. *TR

THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE RANDOMLY ENGAGED AND THE SELECTOR LIGHTS WOULD SWITCH BETWEEN AWD, 4HI, & 4LO. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE 4 SELECTOR SWITCH NOW HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,210 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS VEHICLE AND DEFECT IS AS FOLLOWS: 06E025000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. AT 56,000 MILES I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. THEN ON MARCH 12 2007 I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS STUCK IN AUTO 4X4 AFTER SPENDING VERY CLOSE TO A $1,000. WE ARE NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. FRONT WHEELS STUCK IN AWD WHILE THE REAR WHEELS ARE STUCK IN 2WD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,690 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 02-14-08. *KB