2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer complaints

I HAVE A 2002 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER AND 2 WEEKS AGO THE SPEEDOMETER WENT UPSIDE DOWN- IT IS NOT TELLING ME I AM GOING OVER 100MPH OR IT TELLS ME IM GOING 0-TO NOTHING. THE GAUGE IS UPSIDE DOWN AND WILL COST OVER 500 TO GET IF FIXED THIS IS A NEW VEHICLE I DON'T THINK THIS IS FAIR- IF IT WERE A 95 MODEL I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED BUT HOW MANY VEHICLES LOOSE A SPEEDOMETER GAUGE OVER WITHIN A VEHICLE THAT NEW? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE SMELLED A STRONG GAS ODOR IN HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY RUSTED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,605 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,585. UPDATED 01/29/08 *BF UPDATED 01/29/08

STRONG GAS SMELL, WITHIN A FEW DAYS COULD SMELL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO GAS VISABLE AT ANY TIME.FOUND OUT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED OUT. THIS VEHICLE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS OLD, WELL TAKEN CARE OF.*CN

ENGINE SKIPPING, 4.3 LITTER, NUMBER 4 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG CODED WITH OIL, NO COMPRESSION. 60,000 MILES UPON DEALER TAKING APART SAID 11 OUT OF 12 HEAD BOLTS WERE CRACKED AND BROKEN. SAID IF HE CANNOT GET OUT THE BOLTS WE NEED TO BUY A NEW ENGINE AT OUR COST. NO WARRANTY ASSISTANCE. EITHER HEAD BOLTS WERE OVER TORQUED AT THE MANUFACTURE OR BOLTS WERE MADE OUT OF DEFECTIVE MATERIAL.*CN

THE SIDE MIRRORS WHICH HAVE MEMORY RECALL HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THEY SET THEMSELVES TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF COLLISION DUE TO RELIANCE ON THE MIRRORS BEFORE CHANGING LANES, ETC. *TR

TO GM SERVICE ASSISTANCE, OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS AT CONNELL CHEVROLET IN COSTA MESA, CA HAVING A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT A COST TO US OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 19 WHEN IT BECAME INOPERABLE GOING DOWN OUR STREET. THE ONLY SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF STEAM COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE HEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED ($7000 MALFUNCTION). THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO BELLS, NO ALARMS, NO INDICATIONS OF ANY TROUBLE...AND THEN...NOTHING. MY HUSBAND HAD THE CAR TOWED THAT NIGHT TO CONNELL CHEVROLET. ON DECEMBER 27TH WE VISITED CONNELL TO GET THE FULL STORY. APPARENTLY THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN (SEE ATTACHMENT 1), AND SINCE THE HEAT SENSOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW (AGAIN, NO SIGN OF ANY TROUBLE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT). NOW WE ARE WITHOUT A CAR AND HAVE A $7,000 REPAIR BILL. NO ONE I KNOW HAS EVER HEARD OF TWO HEAD GASKETS GOING ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. THE FIRST GASKET WENT AT 39,000 AND THE SECOND AT 82,000 MILES....HMMMM. TO US THAT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE, AND WE WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO ASSIST US. *TR

BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *TR

FROM FIRST ATTEMPT TO USE THE SPARE TIRE LOWERING DEVICE IT HAS NOT WORKED. GOES DOWN ABOUT THREE INCHES AND STOPS. TIRE CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. CHEVY HAS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING COVERS THIS. I AM REPORTING THIS SO THAT IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM IT WILL BE RECTIFIED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO SHE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 5 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V126000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,977 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SUN SHIELD. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE DEALER MADE THE SAME REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED FOR THE THIRD TIME A YEAR LATER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CONTACT FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 UPDATED 3/5/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED SECOND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE THIRD WAS 167,000 MILES. THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED THE DEALER REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND SUNSHIELD 1ST AND 2ND TIME BUT REFUSED THE THIRD TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH BECAUSE IT KEPT BLINKING. UPDATED 03/05/08 *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 4-WD SYSTEM, THE DASH SAID SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY PLUG IT IN TO THE COMPUTER AND SAID THEY RECALIBRATED THE SYSTEM BECAUSE IT WAS A COMPUTER ERROR NOT EQUIPMENT FAILURE. ON DEC 5 OF 07 THE ROADS WERE SNOWY SO I PUT MY VEHICLE INTO 4 WD, BUT THE 4 WD DID NOT ENGAGE AND I SLID OFF THE ROAD AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN A DITCH. AFTER THAT INCIDENT THE SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, ON DEC 6 OF 07, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE, AND NOW MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THIS TIME THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY 4-WD ACTUATOR WAS SHORTED OUT, MY BILL CAME TO $838.07. I CONTACTED SEVEN OF MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL, A COUPLE WITH NEWER MODELS, AND THEY ALL EXCEPT TWO OF THEM, HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ACTUATOR SHORTING OUT. I THEN CONTACTED GM CORPORATE OFFICE ON THIS MATTER AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT AND I SAID THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS PART TO GO BAD WITH 70,000 MILES ON A 2002 TRAILBLAZER, THEY TOLD ME THAT DUE TO MY YEAR OF VEHICLE AND MILES THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO FOR ME. I TOLD THEM THERE ARE OTHER CASES IN THE AREA WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I ASKED THEM TO INVESTIGATE THIS BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, OR FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND FIX IT BEFORE OTHER NEWER MODELS ARE SENT OUT WITH THE SAME PROBL

FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED IN BRAKE ROTORS. WHICH CAUSED THE ROTORS TO BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON ROTORS DESTROYING BOTH THE PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED IN BRAKE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON ROTORS DESTROYING BOY=THE PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

GAS VAPORS COMING FROM UNDER LEFT REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN I FILL IT FULL OF FUEL. I SAW THAT THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I HAVE NOT YET REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AS I AM AWAITING THE OUTCOME OF A POTENTIAL RECALL. I CURRENTLY JUST DON'T FILL IT FULL OF FUEL. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WAS RECALLED IN 2005 FOR A WIPER MOTOR DEFECT. THE DEFECT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. THE WIPERS NOW EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN THE RECALL. I CALLED GM AND THEY WILL NOT AGREE TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V046000. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD MULTIPLE DRIVE TRAIN/TRANSMISSION FAILURES. IT CURRENTLY HAS 99000 MILES ON IT AND HAS BEEN IN FOR TRANSMISSION COMPLAINTS/WORK ON 5 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST OCCASION BEING NOV. 28, 2007 AT WHICH TIME THE CAR WOULD ROLL BACKWARD WHILE IN PARK. UPON REMOVING THE TRANSMISSION PAN METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND. CURRENTLY THIS VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING SERVICE/ CALL BACK FROM GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CUSTOMER CARE AS TO WHETHER THEY WILL COVER FAILURE DUE TO THE WARRANTY OF 5 YEAR WAS UP 8/31/07, WITH SOME TRANSMISSION PARTS WARRANTED FROM REPAIR AT 90,000 MILES. HOWEVER, THE CHEVY SERVICE GARAGE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT IT IS THE PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PARTS FAILURE, THEREFORE CANNOT GUARANTEE COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT ARE WITH ME DAILY IN THIS VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE TWICE AND NOW THE VEHICLE ROLLS OUT OF PARK. THESE AFOREMENTIONED FACTS MAKE ME FEAR FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

FOR SEVERAL DAYS, I SMELLED GASOLINE AROUND MY VEHICLE AND HAD TROUBLE STARTING THE VEHICLE. ONCE I GOT IT TO A GARAGES, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY WAS COMPLETELY ROTTEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ON A MODERN VEHICLE. THE FUEL PUMP WAS WORKING, BUT THE COMPONENTS INTO THE PUMP WERE ROTTEN AND LEAKING, THUS REQUIRING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENTIRE FUEL PUMP. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 25,478 MILES. SUN SHELL STRIPPED IN TRANSMISSION CAUSING NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT IN INTERSECTION IN FT.MYERS,FL.CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE, 01/12/04. NEED COMPLETE RECALL OF THIS TRANSMISSION. SUN SHELL DEFECTIVE NOT HOLDING UP STRIPPING, METAL TO THIN 1/16 AND STRIPPING OUT CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. ALSO CLUTCH FAN FAILURE AT SAME TIME, 01/12/04. MANY REPORTS OF 2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT MANY DEALERSHIPS. TIME FOR GM TO TAKE CARE OF THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM GM HAS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SUN SHELL. ALFRED J. ATTARD *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. UPON ARRIVING HOME, HE DISCOVERED THAT HE COULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. CHEVROLET HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,673. UPDATED 12/12/07

THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER DISPLAYS THE CORRECT SPEED. IT WILL STILL DISPLAY THE SPEED BUT IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN PARK THE NEEDLE WILL BE WELL BELOW 0. *TR

JAN/FEB 2007. SWITCHED TRAILBLAZER INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH FOR FIRST TIME SINCE PURCHASE (APRIL 2006), AND WOULD NOT TRANSFER INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. TOOK TO LOCAL GM DEALER, REPLACED CONTROL MODULE, COST AROUND $700. OCTOBER 24, 2007 WHILE TRAILBLAZER WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING THE VEHICLE CHANGED FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE SWITCH WAS STILL IN THE 2 WHEEL DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE AT ALL. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE GM DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE ENCODER MOTOR. NOVEMBER 20, 2007. LEFT VEHICAL RUNNING WHILE IN PARK. WENT INTO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE,THEN RETURNED TO VEHICLE AND BEGAN TO BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS BACKING UP, THE VEHICLE STOPPED, AS IF I HAD BACKED INTO AN OBJECT (IE, ANOTHER CAR), I PULLED FORWARD BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY, AND LOOKED AROUND, SAW NOTHING, AND WAS GOING INTO THE HOUSE TO GET A FLASHLIGHT WHEN THEY NOTICED THAT YET AGAIN, THE TRAILBLAZER HAD CHANGED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO 2 WHEEL DRIVE, AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM CHECKED AGAIN. TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM JANUARY TO DATE IS MORE THAN $1200. *TR

2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ THE CURRENT AND FAILURE KILOMETRES ARE 106,545 KM. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE AND OUT. IT SEEMED AS IF WE WERE CONSUMING GAS AT A VERY HIGH RATE. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT VISIBLE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DRIPPING FUEL. NOTHING WAS FOUND. LATER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS FOUND TO HAVE CORRODED FUEL LINES ON THE FUEL MODULE SENDING UNIT ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. AT A REPAIR COST OF $850.00. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE AT ANY TIME. WE UNDERSTAND THERE IS AN INVESTIGATION REPORT (NHTSA ACTION#EA07-009) BEING DONE. THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO PEOPLE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. PARTS SUCH AS THESE SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 100,000 KILOMETERS. WE HAVE RETAINED OLD PART FROM DEALER. *TR

REMOTES QUIT WORKING, LIFTGATE WOULD NOT OPEN, REAR WIPER NOT WORKING. I HAD THIS ISSUE BACK IN MAY '05 AND REPLACED ENGATE MODULE. SAME ISSUES OCCURRING AGAIN. I AM SURE I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE ENGATE MODULE AGAIN. *TR

WIPER STUTTER AND STOP COMPLETELY WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN INTERMITTENT MODE. *TR

AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD ROARING NOISE AT START UP UNTIL YOU GET ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. I CHANGED THE PLUGS AND AIR FILTER AT 60,000 AND THE NOISE SEEMED TO GO AWAY. IT WAS SOON REPLACED WITH A SQUEAKING NOISE FROM THE BELT AREA. I TOOK IT IN TO HAVE THE BELT REPLACED AND $90 LATER THAT DIDN'T FIX THE SQUEAKING NOISE. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM AND THE WATER PUMP BEARINGS WERE GOING BAD. SO I REPLACED THE FAN CLUTCH AND THE WATER PUMP MYSELF FOR $300. THE ROAR IS NOT AS BAD NOW BUT STILL THERE, SHIFTS ABNORMALLY, AND NOW AT 60 MPH IT JERKS FORWARD AND RPMS GO FROM 1500 TO 2000. I RESEARCHED MORE ON WEB AND FOUND THAT AFTER CHANGING THE FAN ASSEMBLY YOU MUST GET THE PCM UPDATED. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER (MAROONE) AND THEY WANT $104 TO DO THAT. ANY INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (FORTUNATELY IN A 25 MPH ZONE) WHEN THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD CLUNK THEN WHINE, AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE REVVED AND I LOST ANY ABILITY TO CHANGE GEARS. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR, I FOUND ONLY THE REVERSE WAS NOT WORKING - THE OTHER GEARS WILL SHIFT OVER 3000 RPM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A FAULTY SUNSHELL GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

I HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES OF THE ENGINE REVVING UP BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT. THESE WERE USUALLY WHEN THE ENGINE WAS COLD SO I ASSUMED THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER 5 DAYS AGO THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. THE ENGINE REVVED REALLY LOUD, THE TACH NUMBER WENT WAY UP, SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE CLUNKED & JERKED INTO GEAR IT THEN MADE A WHINING NOISE & WHEN I GOT HOME (DROVE IT REAL SLOW & NOT FAR FROM HOME) THERE WAS NO REVERSE. CHEVROLET SAYS THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS & THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED VERY MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM. MY TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP TOLD ME THIS IS THE THIRD ONE IN 3 WEEKS WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. CHEVROLET IS REFUSING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES FULL OF POSTINGS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPS WORKING HAS TO BE SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. HAS BEEN RECALLED BUT CHEVY SAID THE THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CLAIMS ON THIS RECALL #04V046000 AND WILL NOT REPLACE THE MOTOR. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 15053 MILES WITH PREVIOUS OWNER 2-3 SHIFT SOLENOID IN TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ME AT 33431 MILES, STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP FOUND SHELL STRIPPED OUT REACTION CARRIER TEETH BROKE REPLACED ALL CLUTCHES REPLACED 2/4 BAND. AT 83029 MILES TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WITH ME AGAIN. VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP FOUND REACTION SUN GEAR STRIPPED INSIDE REACTION SUN SHELL. REPLACED SUN GEAR AND SHELL & O/H TRANSMISSION. I CALLED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I FELT SOMETHING WAS CAUSING THESE PARTS TO KEEP GOING BAD AND THIS IS THE 3RD TIME. I FELT THERE COULD BE ONE PART THAT CAME FROM THE FACTORY IN THIS TRANSMISSION AS A DEFECT. GM AGREED TO PAY PARTS IF I PAID LABOR TO REPLACE PARTS NOT REPLACE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION. THIS COST ME $840.00. NOW IT IS 119000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION GONE AGAIN. I CALLED GM TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT THIS IS THE 4TH TIME AND I REQUESTED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND A REFUND OF MY $840.00 FROM LAST TIME BECAUSE FOR SOME REASON THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A PATTERN OF GOING OUT AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30 TO 40000 MILES. GM WOULD NOT ASSIST ME WITH ANY ASSISTANCE. THE DIAGNOSTIC THIS TIME SHOWS WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST BUT TO DETERMINE WHAT PARTS WERE BAD IT WOULD HAVE TO BE BROKEN DOWN. I WAS HOPING GM WOULD ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER BUT I SEEM TO GET NO WHERE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP! *TR

MY WIFE HEARD A CLUNK WHEN DRIVING. SHE ASKED ME TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THE NEXT DAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. *TR

FAN CLUTCH IN 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WENT BAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 55,000 MILES, NOT DRIVING CAR BUT WAS ABOUT TO RUN ERRANDS. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING BLOCK, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, TAIL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO AND ELECTRIC ON A CAR THAT IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, POWER STEERING BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION ARE ALL NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH FAILED. AS OCTOBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000), HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD POP COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE STOPPED AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATOR LIGHTS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 53,600.

NEEDED NEW TRANSMISSION FOR 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES. COST $2,650. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCKS UP WITH OUT CAUSE .THE PASSENGER HAS TO UNBUCKLE THE SEAT BELT TO RELEASE THE LOCK. DEALER HAS CHECKED AND OFFERED TO REPLACE FOR $300. I DECLINED. *TR

LOUD NOISE IN TRANSMISSION THIS AFTER 30,000 MILES ON A TOTALLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION OF MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER.

PULLING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, WHEN TRANSMISSION POPPED AND BEGAN TO WHINE. REVERSE GEAR LOST AND STUCK IN 1ST GEAR. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE DIAGNOSIS WAS FAILED (STRIPPED) REACTION SUN SHELL. FORTUNATELY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEED. CONCERNED THAT FAILURE COULD HAVE OCCURRED ON THE HIGHWAY AT GREATER SPEED. THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER USED FOR TOWING OR SUBJECTED TO ANY ABUSE WHATSOEVER. THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE IN THE 2002 MODELS BUILT DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. DEALER GAVE SOME COST CONCESSION ON TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, BUT UNWILLING TO ADMIT COMPONENT WEAKNESS. CALLED GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE LINE WITH NO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. ALL SEAT BELTS HAVE WORKED EXCEPT THE PASSENGER ONE STICKS NOW AND THEN WHEN YOU BREAK; IT WON'T RELEASE. BUT I HAVE A BIGGER ISSUE. THE MIDDLE BACK SEAT BELT WILL NOT LONGER WORK. WHEN YOU GO TO PULL IT OUT OF THE SEAT FOR USE, IT WILL NOT MOVE. I'VE TRIED EVERYTHING. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. I CALLED A CHEVY DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THEY STATED THEY COULD LOOK AT IT AND FIX IT AT MY OWN EXPENSE. I UNDERSTAND THINGS GO ON CARS AND IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY, BUT A SEAT BELT THAT WON'T COME OUT AND WORK???? HOW IS THAT MY PROBLEM AND NOT A DEFECT WITH THE CAR????? PLEASE HELP OR ADVISE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THEY MAY HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE SEAT AND WHAT WOULD THAT COST? *JB

IN 2005 MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER - HAD SMELLING FUMES, SES LIGHT, AND A BAD DIAGNOSIS FROM THE DEALER. PARTLY DUE TO THE CODES COMING UP FOR THE EVAP SYSTEM AND RELATED PURGE. AFTER SEVERAL RESETS OF THE SES LIGHT, ONE TECH FOUND GAS DRIPPING FROM UNDER THE THE TANK. THE TANK WAS REPLACED AT NO CHARGE. IN 2007 THE SAME PROBLEMS AGAIN - HAD SMELLING FUMES, SES LIGHT, WHEN DEALER WAS CONTACTED THEY SAID THAT THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRE. WE SHOWED THEM A LETTER THAT STAID THAT THIS WAS AN ACTUAL PROBLEM AND THAT CHEVROLET WILL REPLACE THE FUEL AT THE END THEY REPACED THE FUEL TANK AT NO CHARGE. *TR

I JIM EMMERT HAVE HAD MY TRAILBAZER IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER FOR ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING CHANGING CLUSTERS & TAIL LENS . I HAVE HAD TWO DEALERS LOOK AND POST TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS AND STILL HAVEN'T. I HAVE SPENT AT LEAST 2,000 DOLLARS AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MANAGER SAID DON'T BRING IT BACK TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE? *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS DEVELOPED FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL SENDING UNIT MODULE. MUST HAVE APPROXIMATELY $550.00 REPAIR DONE FOR SIMPLE SAFETIES SAKE. CAN'T DRIVE AROUND LEAKING FUEL. UNUSUAL FOR A 5 YEAR OLD CAR TO DEVELOP GAS LEAKS DUE TO MANUFACTURER DEFECT. WOULD LIKE RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR NEEDED REPAIRS. THANK YOU. *TR

BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FAIL. IM TIRED OF GOING BACK TO THE DEALER, HAVING THEM TELL ME THEY'VE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND A FEW DAYS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT AGAIN. IT IS TRULY A PAIN TO TRAVEL WITH INFANTS KNOWING THAT THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. WE'VE ATTEMPTED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LONG TERM OR PERMANENT FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. ON AUGUST 18, 2007, HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE REASON WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PART IN FRONT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND, IF THE MECHANIC BROKE THE PART THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEN THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR COSTS WOULD FALL ON THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE TAIL LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER, BUT CANNOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME. AS OF AUGUST 21, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAS STILL NOT RESPONDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

REFER TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE07013 AND EA07009 . . . . ODI HAS RECEIVED REPORTS THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE LEAKS FUEL AND OR VAPOR UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. GM STATES, "THE FAILURE MECHANISM IS CORROSION OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FLANGE WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FUEL LEAK. CORROSION OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE FLANGE IS THE RESULT OF THE VEHICLE OPERATING IN A CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT." ODI HAS OPENED THIS ENGINEERING ANALYSIS TO FURTHER ASSESS THIS ISSUE. *JB

I HAVE A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 2002,"BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW" EXCELLENT CONDITION 75,000. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 50,000 MILES AS REQUESTED. I GET OIL CHANGES DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. ON AUGUST 5TH 2007 I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK WINDOW. TOOK THE CAR TO A MY MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED I TAKE THE CAR TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST "AMOCO"SO I DID. NEED MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT, FLUID LEAKING OUT OF AIR PORT IN TRANSMISSION, THE DRUMS DEFECTIVE. *TR

- 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - TRAILBLAZER ASCENDER COOLING FAN CLUTCH & SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY. - LOUD NOISE COMING FROM COOLING FAN. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT THIS SUV HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FAN CLUTCH. DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PART WITH A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHY NO ONE HAS CONTACTED HIM IN REGARDS TO THE COMPLAINT THAT HE FILED A YEAR AGO. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 10169395 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPERS). CHEVROLET INFORMED HIM THAT HIS COMPLAINT FILE WAS CLOSED AND ISSUED HIM A CHECK FOR $240. IF HE CASHED THE CHECK, THAT WOULD MEAN THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT CASH THE CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INJURIES, YET. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS YOU TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHEVY RECALL #, BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN ISSUED THE RECALL, BUT THEY DID NOTHING. I DO HAVE DATED DOCUMENT THAT STATES THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL. *JB