Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10278674July 29, 2009
STRUCTURE
WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION AT APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME DESTINATION, THERE WAS A POP NOISE THAT WAS HEARD BY ALL. KEPT DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SPOILER ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POPPED OFF AND WAS HANGING DOWN. TRIED TO PUT BACK ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO. TOOK IT THE REST OF THE WAY OFF, CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHICH THE GUY TOLD US THAT WE WERE THE SIXTH PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIXING IT FOR US FOR A FEE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "RECALL" SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1 OF THE SAME SITUATION IN THE SAME AREA AS US. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278690July 29, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO THE LOCAL MALL AND UPON SPEEDING UP TO 35 MPH AND CHANGING TO FASTER LANE, TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND US WAS APPROACHING. A BIT OF A SCARY MOMENT, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE-YEAR-OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 62,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND GM HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277257July 18, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SUSPENSION
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20 AND 10 MPH. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND CHANGED SOME FILTERS AND 2 DAYS LATER....THE SAME LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARMS IN 2001 THAT AFFECTED THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED MY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002 SO I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION. MY CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275303June 30, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAK FROM CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275321June 30, 2009
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I DROVE TO THE AIRPORT I GOT THERE EARLY AND MY SON WAS SLEEPING SO MY COUSIN AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A LITTLE NAP AS WELL. IT WAS THANKSGIVING WEEK. IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE SO WE STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN MY SON WOKE UP SO WE DECIDED TO START GETTING EVERYTHING READY TO GET ON THE SHUTTLE. REMEMBER WE ARE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND HAVE NOT MOVED FOR OVER AN HOUR. WE GOT MY SON OUT OF HIS SEAT BROUGHT HIM TO THE FRONT SEAT WITH US, I WAS GETTING HIS DIAPER BAG READY AND MY COUSIN WAS CHANGING HIS DIAPER AND PUTTING HIS SHOES ON FOR ME. WHEN SHE WAS DONE MY SON WANTED ME AND AS SOON AS HE GOT TO THE MIDDLE CONSOLE, OUT OF NO WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ON BOTH SIDES DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE! LUCKILY NONE OF US WERE HURT AND MY SON WAS WHERE HE WAS OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED HE WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT! AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS MYSELF AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME TO INVESTIGATE WHAT COULD HAVE MADE THIS HAPPEN. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A DEFAULT SOMEWHERE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HELP FOR MONTHS NOW AND I AM GETTING NO WHERE. I COULD TRADE IT IN BUT WITHOUT AIRBAGS I AM LOSING A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. BOTH SIDES ARE STILL ALL OPEN AND NOT FIXED I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THEM, I DO NOT AND DID NOT WANT TO SUE, I WOULD JUST BE HAPPY WITH A TRADE IN SO I CAN HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10275139June 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WHERE THE LINE WAS COVERED WITH A FOIL COVERED FABRIC PROTECTOR, WHICH WHILE I'M SURE IT PROVIDED HEAT PROTECTION, SURE DID DO A GOOD JOB AT RETAINING SALT WATER DURING THE WINTER. REALIZING THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS COMBUSTIBLE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY GETS PRETTY HOT, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274746June 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN
GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274670June 22, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, IT FAILED TO MOVE AND A WHINING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V283000 REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,002.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273680June 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IT HAS THE "MEMORY" MIRROR OPTION WHICH INCLUDES FEATURING 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).THE MIRRORS QUIT HOLDING THEIR MEMORY, CAUSING ME ONCE AGAIN TO HAVE TO RESET THE MIRRORS EVERY TIME I GOT IN THE CAR. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS, I THOUGHT MY MIRRORS WERE RESET, AND THEN I WOULD LOOK TO CHANGE LANES AND FIND MY MIRROR TILTED UP TOWARDS THE SKY OR SOME ERRATIC PLACE. NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUE, BUT IT HAS BEEN AN EXTREME ANNOYANCE. WENT TO THE DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY "RESET" THE MIRRORS, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10273476June 10, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE ELECTRICAL CONTROL MODULE IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS DEFECTIVE AND MUST BE REPROGRAMMED. THE MIRRORS, LOCKS, AND SEATS MUST BE READJUSTED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE IS STARTED. ON ONE OCCASION, THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW WOULD NOT ROLL UP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MODULE WAS VERY INCONSISTENT REGARDING ADJUSTMENTS. THE REPAIR COSTS WERE VERY EXPENSIVE, BUT THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 76,811. UPDATED 8/7/09 *CN THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS STUCK FOR OVER 8 MONTHS. UPDATED 08/11/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10272536June 1, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DELAYED WHEN NEEDING TO TURN ON. IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKE, BLINKER OR PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL A FEW SECONDS HAVE PASSED. ALSO CONDENSATION BUILDS UP ON THE INSIDE LENS. IT HAPPENS EVER TIME I DRIVE OR USE THE VEHICLE. A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TAILLIGHTS DID NOT COVER THE DELAY OR CONDENSATION ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND GM. SO FAR I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY CORRECTIVE STEPS, I AM GOING TO TRY REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY AND HOPE THAT RESOLVES IT. THE LIGHT IS NOT CRACKED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY, AND VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269354May 19, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER FAILS TO WORK PROPERLY ON OCCASION. AS A RESULT, MOST OF THE GAUGES AND THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT WORK, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT, TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER BACK-LIGHTING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH). THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000. UPDATED 07/10/09. *LJ WHEN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN, IT AFFECTED THE GAUGES AS WELL. THE DEFROSTER WOULD NOT OPERATE ON HIGH AND THE REAR WIPERS FAILED AT TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HE DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND RE-TESTED IT, EVERYTHING WORKED FINE. UPDATED 07/10/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268785May 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
92,0000 MILES, WE DO NO TOWING. I'VE HAD VEHICLES THAT GET 150,000 MILES WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT ENGINE. LOOKED UNDER HOOD & SAW NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE 3/10 M. AND REPEATED SAME MANNERISM OF SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND SHOP TOLD US WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10268612May 13, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELL OF GAS OUTSIDE MOTOR WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAR HAD DEFECTIVE FUEL INJECTORS THAT WERE LEAKING - PARTS WERE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267082April 28, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1. TRANSFER CASE SEIZED - 4WD FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 2. FAN CLUTCH FAILURE - VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267014April 27, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
HAVE OWNED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FOR THREE YEARS WHEN I PURCHASED IT MADE A LOAD FAN NOISE BUT IT WENT AWAY AFTER A FEW FEET NOW IT MAKES THE SOUND ALL THE TIME CHEVY NEEDS TO CALL THEM BACK BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED WHEN THE FAN EXPLODES IT WILL HAPPEN THE FAN IS PLASTIC AND CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH RPMS CHEVY YOU SHOULD DO THIS BEFORE YOU HAVE A LAW SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266260April 21, 2009
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I HAVE HAD MY HEADLIGHTS CHECKED BECAUSE NOT ALWAYS BUT ONCE IN A WHILE THEY JUST COMPLETELY TURN OFF SOMETIMES AT NIGHT TIME WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH IT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES I HAVE TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CHANGED LIKE EVERY MONTH OR SO MY TRUCK ONE DAY DIDN'T TURN ON COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SAT IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND EVERYDAY I WOULD TRY TO TURN IT ON BUT NOTHING AFTER THE 3RD DAY WENT AND TRIED AGAIN IT CAME ON WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND IT'S BEEN OKAY JUST THE PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STILL GOING OFF AT NIGHT ONCE IN A WHILE. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND HAVE HAD KIND OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265671April 16, 2009
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
PURCHASED NEW 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ WHICH HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2005. DRIVER & PASSENGER MIRRORS POSITION THEMSELVES ERRATICALLY AT EVERY IGNITION AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. A CONSTANT TWITCHING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MIRRORS ARE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY ONCE DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER FAILED TO FIND THE FAULT AND REPROGRAMMED TWICE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS THEY HAVE NOW IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265305April 14, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2007 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR BOARD WAS FRIED. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN 2006, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265118April 13, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STILL OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. GMC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FOUR-WHEEL SHIFT KNOB ON THE DASH FLASHED FROM ALL-WHEEL, FOUR-WHEEL TO LOW-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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