Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10126117June 21, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILTURE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125772June 20, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS TWO MONTHS AGO, RESULTING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL TANK THE FIRST TIME, IN LAST TWO MONTHS, THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE DID HAVE A RECALL DEALING WITH THE FUEL LINES. THE FUEL LINE REPAIR WAS DONE TWICE AS WELL. THERE IS STILL A SMELL OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. THE DEALER STATES THAT CURRENTLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH GAS TANK. THE DEALER DID STATE PREVIOUSLY THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE GAS TANK. AND THEN REPLACED IT. CONSUMER HAD TO WAIT FOR THE DEALER TO GET PARTS TO MAKE THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. CONSUMER FEELS THIS PROBLEM IS A RESULT OF THE RECALL REPAIR WORK. THE PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED AFTER RECALL OF FUEL LINE WAS FIRST DONE. RECALL ID NUMBER 2016.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125904June 20, 2005
AIR BAGS
DT: WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH IN A RAIN STORM ON OHIO TURNPIKE IN NEWTON FALLS, CONSUMER FELT LIKE VEHICLE WAS COMING OFF THE GROUND. STEERING GOT LOOSE AND THEN IT GOT HARD TO TURN. HE SWERVED TOWARD A SEMI-TRUCK, THEN OVER CORRECTED AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WALL. HE ROLLED ONCE COMPLETELY AND ENDED UP ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, FACING THE TRAFFIC. THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED, AND INSURANCE COMPANY TOLD HIM TO GET IN CONTACT WITH GM TO FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122317June 20, 2005
SEAT BELTS
DT: CONSUMER HAS PROBLEMS WITH RIGHT FRONT SEAT BELT LOCKING UP. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR. CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO FIX IT 2 TIMES. IF CONSUMER MOVES FORWARD EVEN AN INCH IT LOCKS UP. CONSUMER HAS TO UNLATCH SEAT BELT TO KEEP THE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACKING. *TT *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125373June 15, 2005
VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
DT: REAR WINDOW BLEW OUT WHILE CONSUMER WAS REMOVING HER CHILDREN FROM THE REAR SEAT. THIS HAPPENED AT ABOUT 7:30 PM IN THE EVENING. TEMPERATURE SAID ABOUT 92 DEGREES. THE PLASTIC COVER OVER THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LOCATED ON TOP AND INSIDE OF THE BACK WINDOW, CRACKED. THE WHOLE HOUSING. THE WINDOW SUPPORTS, WERE THE SHOCK STILE. THEY WERE PULLING AND WINDOW BROKE. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED REGULARLY AT DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125056June 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON MY WAY TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY 27 MILES INTO THE TRIP. I TURNED ONTO A SIDE STREET, AND WHEN I STARTED ACCELERATING, A LOUD SCREECHING SOUND STARTED AS I ENTERED 2ND GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER. 2. MY HUSBAND GENTLY DROVE IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ASSUMED IT WAS THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. HOWEVER, IN ORDER TO FIND OUT, THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $455 TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION. WE DECIDED AGAINST IT, FEARING THE HIGH COST OF REPAIR AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. 3. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SUN SHELL SPLINE, PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE SWITCH. COST = $1,222.66 + $84.00 DIAGNOSTIC AT DEALER. WE HAVE THE SUN SHELL SPLINE. REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED ON JUNE 2ND. THEN, ON JUNE 5, THE CONDENSOR ON THE A/C WENT OUT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER BECAUSE CHEVY STATED THAT WAS THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD HELP ME (NO HELP ON THE TRANSMISSION). COST TO REPAIR = $261.34.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125799June 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
SPONTANEOUS ELECTRICAL FIRE IN 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SECURITY LOCK ON THE IGNITION.*MR THE FIRE STARTED IN THE LOWER DASH BY THE CONSUMER'S RIGHT KNEE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123996June 2, 2005
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
DT: REAR DEFROSTER WAS LOOKED AT WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD IT WAS ALRIGHT, BUT WHEN CONSUMER USED IT, IT WOULD NOT WORK. NOW VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CONSUMER WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALER, CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. MANUFACTURER SAID TO TALK TO ZONE MAN WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT IS CONSUMER'S PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123764June 1, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WEAR INDICATOR ON PAD INDICATED TIME TO CHANGE PADS. WHEN CHANGING PADS NOTICED DRY ROT ON PISTON BOOT ON RH FRONT CALIPER. ALSO, ROTORS SEVERELY CORRODED TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. ENDS ARE BREAKING OFF ROTORS ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE PADS CONTACT THE ROTORS. MILES ON VEHICLE 40K
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10123704May 31, 2005
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
ORIGINAL BF GOODRICH TIRES ARE DRY ROTTED, DEALER CLAIMS TIRES ARE O.K., I FEAR POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE. CAR WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION AT ALTERNATE FACILITIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122644May 20, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS FOR STOPLIGHT ASSEMBLY RECALL ON THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SAFETY RECALL NOTICES REGARDING AIR BAGS, DEFECTIVE STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, ETC. SERVICEMAN PERFORMED THE SEAT BELT TESTS, INFORMED THAT BOTH OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMER. NO DELIVERY DATE WAS AVAILABLE FOR PARTS. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120769May 12, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
DT: ON BLACK TOP WITH NO SHOULDERS, THE EYE WITNESS STATES: GOT CLOSE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND OVER CORRECTED AND WENT OFF THE LEFT SHOULDER, THE VEHICLE FLIPPED AND WENT INTO A STEEP DITCH AND ROLLED ABOUT 5 TIMES, CAME DOWN ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT FIRST TIME, WHEN STOPPED ROLLING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CONSUMER WAS HANGING BY THE SEAT BELT. THE LAP BELT HELD BUT SHOULDER HARNESS DID NOT. THE CONSUMER HIT MULTIPLE THINGS INSIDE THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED SEVERAL INJURIES. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10120629May 11, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY TURN SIGNAL SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE DAY THAT I BOUGHT MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN OCTOBER OF 2001. IT TOOK AT LEAST 8 VISITS TO VARIOUS DEALERSHIPS ON LONG ISLAND AND MOUNT VERNON, WASHINGTON (I MOVED SEVERAL TIMES) BEFORE IT WAS REPAIRED SATISFACTORILY IN 2004. I RAISE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE I READ ABOUT GM'S RECALL OF THEIR 2003 AND 2004 AND IT SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO THEIR 2002 VEHICLES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120584May 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE JUMPS INTO 4LO AND 4HI AT RANDOM. DEALERSHIP REPROGRAMMED SOMETHING, AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. DEALER NOW GUESSING AT PROBLEM. WHEN THE 4LO ENGAGES VEHICLE ACTS LIKE BRAKES LOCK UP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120443May 6, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AS WELL AS WITH HESITATION.*MR CAR HESISTATED EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING CAR STARTED AT TIMES. HAD TO PLAY WITH THE KEY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *BF *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119759May 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
'02 TRAILBLAZER-I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AT 30K. EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE WHEN PULLING IT OUT OF THE GARAGE THE 4X4 SELECTION LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT AND THE RED "N" WOULD FLASH. WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL THE RED "N" WOULD GO OUT AND THE 2WD LIGHT WOULD COME ON. AT APPROX. 40K MILES IT DID IT ONE DAY WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE GARAGE. LATER THAT DAY I WAS JUST EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE/TRANSMISSION. THE NOISE CHANGED PITCH WITH MY SPEED. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER I PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL DOWN A HILL. I RE-APPLIED THE BRAKE, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SWITCHED IT FROM 2WD TO 4WD THEN BACK TO 2WD. THE VEHICLE THEN WAS ABLE TO MOVE AND I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID "COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM." THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE FLASHING "N" WAS NOT NORMAL AND TO BRING IT IN IF IT DID IT AGAIN. AFTER LOOKING AT THIS SITE I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY IN THIS VEHICLE. I SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE ON 5/3/05 ON THIS AND ANOTHER ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE LIST OF THOSE AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM AND THAT IT WOULD ONLY BE ADDED IF THE DEALERSHIP SAW THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119467May 3, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TWO DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 70 MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I HAD TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I WENT AT LEAST 3 CAR LENGTHS FURTHER THAN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD I NOT BEEN IN AN OUTSIDE LANE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119504May 3, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
FAILURE TO ADDQUETALY REPAIR RECALL STOP LIGHT SYSTEM FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10118790May 2, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
WHILE DRIVING 55-60 MPH, VEHICLE HIT AN SUV THAT DROVE INTO LANE. VEHICLE THEN HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILER. VEHICLE CRASHED WITH GREAT FORCE INTO HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND LOST FRONT LEFT WHEEL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CONTINUE TO CRASH ALONG DIVIDER. BOTH FRONT AIRBAGS AND BOTH SIDE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER IN VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRACTURES TO ORBITAL BONES AND MAXILLARY BONE IN SKULL. MAJOR RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DETERMINED TO BE A TOTAL LOSS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10120357April 27, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *MR WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, SUBSEQUENTLY SMOKE AND FLAMES HAD COME FROM THE HOOD WHICH WAS CAUSED BY THE DEFECTIVE MOTOR. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE COST. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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