Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10408842June 24, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V201000 (SEAT BELTS) WERE ALREADY PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10408488June 22, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL SMELL IN CAB OF VEHICLE: STARTED ON 20 JUNE 2011, VEHICLE HAS 165K MILES. OTHER PROBLEM INCLUDES PARKING LIGHTS NEEDING REPLACED VERY FREQUENTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406894June 14, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LINES CORRODED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405367June 6, 2011
AIR BAGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, VISIBILITY
PRETTY SAID TO KNOW THAT CHEVROLET MAKES ALL THIS MAKES ALL THIS MONEY AND WONT REOPEN THEIR RECALLS WHEN THEY DIDN'T REPLACE PARTS ON VEHICLES TO BEGIN WITH MAYBE NEXT TIME SHOULD HAVE WENT FOREIGN INSTEAD OF AMERICAN FOR ALL THESE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405365June 6, 2011
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I FEEL THAT EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUE ONCE AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN THEN IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED I HAVE CONTACT GM SEVERAL TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RATIFY MY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SEVERAL OTHER RECALL ISSUES THIS IS SAD I SAY WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT I AM NOT ONE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND TO NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEM THAT THEY PUT OUT ON THE ROADS FOR US TO DRIVE SAFELY IS SHAMEFUL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404499June 5, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WHEN I DRIVE MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, THE GAS GAUGE IS ALL OVER. I CAN HAVE A FULL TANK ONE MINUTE, AND HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD HAVE 3/4 OF A TANK. ALSO IT DOES THE SAME THING WHEN IT HAS A QUARTER OF A TANK, IT WILL SAY IT HAS 1/4 OF A TANK, AND A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT JUST DROPS AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. ALSO I CAN PARK THE VEHICLE WITH ABOUT 3/8 OF A TANK, AND START IT LATER, AND IT SAYS EMPTY, AND THE LOW FUEL LIGHT IS ON. WE ALSO HAVE A 2004 GMC ENVOY THAT DOES THE SAME THING. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FOR BOTH VEHICLES THE ENTIRE TIME WE HAVE OWNED THEM. BOTH WERE BOUGHT IN 2010. THIS OCCURS EVERY TANK OF GAS, AND THE ACTIONS ARE NOT ALWAYS THE EXACT SAME, SO IT IS HARD TO TELL IF WE ACTUALLY NEED GAS OR NOT, SOMETIMES THEY ARE ACTUALLY ALMOST OUT OTHER TIMES THE HAVE APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF A TANK LEFT. WE HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING TO CORRECT THE ISSUE BECAUSE WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398575May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I SAW AN ARTICLE IN WHICH YOU WERE TESTING TRAILBLAZERS FOR FAULTY FUEL GAUGES AND IT LOOKED LIKE IT ONLY SPANNED FOR 2005-2007, I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZERS AND HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS NOW TWICE WHEN IT SAYS I STILL HAVE GAS LEFT, MY LIGHT HADN'T EVEN TURNED ON YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398136April 28, 2011
CHILD SEAT:LATCH CONNECTOR/CLIP, CHILD SEAT
INSTALLED MY SUNSHINE KIDS RADIAN XTSL OUTBOARD IN '02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH LATCH (REARFACING). WENT BACK LATER TO ATTACH TOP TETHER AND NOTICED SEAT MOVED QUITE A BIT. GRABBED IT AT BELT PATH AND WAS ABLE TO LOOSEN SEVERELY WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS LOOSE TO BEGIN WITH AND REINSTALLED IT. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO LOOSEN AGAIN WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT. AS A RESULT I'M CURRENTLY USING A BACK-UP SEAT. (RELATED VEHICLE INFORMATION: MODEL YEAR=2002, MAKE=TRAILBLAZER, MODEL=CHEVY). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10397381April 25, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE BULB SOCKET TO MELT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BAKE LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394458April 6, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN OVERPOWERING GASOLINE ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. SHE STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE FAILURE PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING WHERE THE FILLER NECK MET THE TANK BODY. SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 162,121 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 162,563.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392845March 25, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TRAILBLAZER SOUNDS LIKE A JET ENGINE WITH A LOT OF "WIND" NOISE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THE FAN CLUTCH WENT BAD. NOT ONLY IS THE FAN CLUTCH FAILING ON MULTIPLE TRAILBLAZERS BUT CHEVY MADE THIS PART SO DYNAMIC THAT THE COST IS OUTRAGEOUS. ALSO, DUE TO THE FAN CLUTCH GOING BAD IT ALSO DAMAGES THE SERPENTINE BELT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392810March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER 4X4 CAME LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WITH NO POSSIBILITY TO EVEN OPEN DOOR WITH THE KEY. CHEVY DEALER BLAMED THE MODULE VCM LOCATED UNDER THE BEHIND SEAT THAT MUST BE CHANGED. RE-PROGRAMMING ALL SEEMS WORKING BUT ERRATICALLY UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE CHANGE OF VCM MODULE. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT ? THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392216March 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON IT THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL RIGS LIKE THIS ONE COME IN FOR THE SAME ISSUE .. I BELIEVE THAT CHEVY GM NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND HAVE THIS FIXED BEFORE I OR SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390112March 14, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, BOTH FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AS WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SPRAYED OVER THE WINDOW, OBSTRUCTING THE CONTACTS VIEW OF THE ROADWAY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SPORADICALLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT INQUIRED ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000 (VISIBILITY: WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE DEALER HAD NO INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE RECALL WAS CLOSED. SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY ADVISED HER THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK WITH HER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389870March 11, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
BOUGHT 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH OPERATED FINE UNTIL 2 YRS AGO. FIRST, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES NUTS, THE NEEDLE REGISTERS FASTER SPEEDS THAN CAR IS GOING. SOME DAYS IT WOULD WORK, SOME DAYS IT WOULD NOT. NOW IT POINTS PAST 120 MPH, DIRECTLY DOWNWARDS, STUCK THERE AND DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. SITTING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS ITS GOING OVER 120 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE GOES NUTS NEXT. THE NEEDLE GOES PAST FULL AND BACK AROUND TO THE GAS PUMP ICON AND STAYS THERE. THE TACHOMETER FOLLOWED SUIT DOING THE SAME THING AND INDICATING RPMS PAST THE 9000 RANGE AND DOESN'T SETTLE BACK AT ZERO WITH ENGINE OFF. AND NOW THE TEMP GAUGE IS SHOWING 200 - 250 DEGREES WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE VOLTAGE AND BATTERY GAUGES ARE STILL SHOWING NORMAL READINGS - SO FAR. AM I SPEEDING, IS MY ENGINE ABOUT TO BLOW UP, OR AM I GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS? I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF I AM DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OR UNKNOWINGLY SPEEDING, NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK, UNAWARE THAT MY ENGINE IS REVVING UP INTO A DANGEROUS RANGE OR ABOUT TO BLOW UP; OR IF MY ENGINE IS DANGEROUSLY OVERHEATING. I DEPEND ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO ALERT ME TO THOSE DANGERS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE FAILING INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS A LONG TIME AGO BUT ALTHOUGH HUNDREDS HAVE COMPLAINED GM SAYS THEY WON'T FIX THIS ISSUE ON THE TRAILBLAZER. THEY DON'T CARE THAT WE TRAILBLAZER OWNERS MUST DRIVE OUR VEHICLES WITHOUT WORKING INSTRUMENTS. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386902March 8, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT IS CURRENTLY GETTING IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO FAILURE. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AT 48,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM NOW HAVING ANOTHER ONE PUT IN AFTER 80.,000 MILES BEING PUT ON THE NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS I WAS TOLD: "AT SOME POINT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN VEHICLE, GM IS NOT GOING TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS ISSUE". THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386658March 7, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE OUTER MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10383964February 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALLBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,425.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381581February 11, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD ABNORMALLY BECOME EXCESSIVELY TIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGER INTERMITTENTLY FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381294February 9, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
PARKED TRAILBLAZER IN GARAGE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING SMELLED GAS IN GARAGE. UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE THAT HAD LEAKED OUT. IT SEAMS TO BE LEAKING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT AND MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM READING ABOUT MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE RECALLS OR OTHER MEANS OF GETTING SOME HELP SO I CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM ASAP. HOPEFULLY NOT AT MY EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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