Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10098570November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN TRIED TO DRIVE. TRUCK WAS IN DRIVE AND WAS ACTING AS IF IN NEUTRAL. ALMOST WAS HIT BY A TRAILWAY BUS. TRUCK WILL NOT DRIVE IN DRIVE, OR REVERSE. ALOT OF NOISE FROM REAR END AS IF TRUCK IS ABOUT TO FALL APART. ALSO, TRUCK RATTLES WHEN DRIVING 50 MILES AN HOUR. TIME TO TURN IN...WHY SHOULD WE PAY FOR DEFECTIVE VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS BROUGHT BEFORE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS AND OWNERS. TIME FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. YOU MAY CONTACT ME...DECEPTIVE PRACTICES, AND PRODUCT LIABILITY ISSUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099583November 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID FROM THE SEAL, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MPH. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THEY WOULD ONLY PAY HALF FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099635November 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10099312November 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEMS AS STATED IN RECALL 01V134000 CONCERNING TRANSFER CASE. DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT PERFORM REPAIRS FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098013October 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
CLUTCH FAN IS CAUSING VEHICLE TO BE SLUGGISH ON TAKE OFF. MAKES A LOUD ROARING NOISE, BURNS MORE GAS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10097376October 21, 2004
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS INADVERTENTLY MOVED ONCE THEY HAD BEEN SET. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096085October 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON WHICH I HAS REPLACED THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT 6 TIMES, AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT 3 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES. I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND IS ABOUT EVEN WITH THAT COUNT. CHEVY HAS OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND REPLACE THESE LIGHTS AND SOCKETS FOR FREE BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE HAD 3 LIGHT FAILURES SINCE MY SOCKET WAS LAST REPLACED AS HAS MY RELATIVE. IT IS APPARENT THAT CHEVY IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ONLY PATCH IT UP. WITH TAIL LIGHTS, YOU ONLY DISCOVER IT IS OUT IF A COP HANDS YOU A TICKET, OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KIND ENOUGH TO TELL YOU WHEN YOU STOP. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS OCCURS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT YOU WOULD END UP DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL AND NOT REALIZE IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096040October 19, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
THE CLUTCH FAN ON OUR CHEVROLET 2002 TRAILBLAZER WENT OUT AND THE FAN STAYED ON. IT RESULTED IN REDUCED ENGINE POWER BECAUSE THE FAN WAS PULLING SO MUCH POWER FROM THE MOTOR. WHEN OUR MECHANIC CALLED FOR PARTS, THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAD 15 ON STOCK. APPARENTLY CHEVY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT RECALLED IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096041October 19, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
I JUST HAD AN ALIGNMENT DONE ON OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT FRONT TIE ROD IS GOING TO NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC SHOWED ME HOW MUCH PLAY WAS IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE AND WHEEL. IT WAS ATLEAST ONE HALF INCH. THERE ARE NO GREASE FITTINGS ON THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER BECAUSE THEY ARE SEALED. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IT WOULD OF NOT HAD ENOUGH GREASE PUT IN AT THE FACTORY. HE ALSO SAID THAT THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE WHEEL CAN BREAK AT THE TIE ROD AND THE FRONT WHEEL WILL NOT BE CONTROLLABLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096055October 19, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER -- I HAVE EXPERIENCE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM (ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS) WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. NOTHING I HAVE FOUND CAN FORCE THEM TO COME BACK ON; HOWEVER, USUALLY AFTER 5 OR 10 MINUTES THEY SEEM TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL ON CONDITION BY THEMSELVES. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK OK, TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. ARE NOT EFFECTED WHILE THE LOW BEAMS ARE IN THIS CONDITION. ADDITONALLY ONE DAY I NOTICED THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN THIS SAME STATE. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALER, BILL HEARD CHEVROLET (SANFORD, FL), AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET, AND THEY AGREED THAT UNLESS THE CONDITION COULD BE REPRODUCED, THERE WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE OR MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO REPLACE ANY PARTS TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RIGID STANCE TO TAKE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF AND FAMILY, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME AT THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AT THIS POINT, AND DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANY OTHER OWNER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095835October 15, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE SLIPPAGE, THEN STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WE TOOK IT TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC THAT INFORMED US OF A RECALL NOTICE BY GENERAL MOTORS ON THE CYLINDER SLEEVE AND THAT THE VIN OF OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER FELL WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF THE RECALL NOTICE. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO INFORMED US THAT THE TIE ROD WENT THROUGH THE ENGINE BLOCK. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED. GENERAL MOTORS WILL ONLY PAY FOR 30% OF THE REPAIRS EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR, HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT AND MECHANICS HAVE STATED THAT THE CYLINDER SLEEVE MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095748October 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE STALLS ; ENGINE HESITATES; ENGINE TREMBLES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095754October 14, 2004
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
POWER STEERING PUMP SHALT BROKE CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095757October 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
LEFT BRALE LIGHT FAILURE DUE TO SOCKET NOT HOLDING BULB TIGHT DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE ABOUT 600 MILES OVER WARRANTY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095731October 13, 2004
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
WHEN TEH REAR SEAT ARE FOLDED DOWN THERE IS NOT ENOUGHT ROOM FOR THE DRIVER SEAT WHEN IT IS IN EASY OUT MODE. I FOLDED THE REAR SEATS DOWN, AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE THE FRONT SEAT MOVED BACK AS NORMAL AND HIT THE REAR SEAT. THIS CAUSED THE MOTOR OR GEAR TO BREAK OR JAM, CAUSING THE POWER SEAT TO NOT WORK. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE AS OF YET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095596October 12, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
DURING FOUR CONSECUTIVE OIL CHANGES, IT WAS NOTED THAT A BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093877October 10, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS "SERVICE ENGINE LAMP", AIR BAG MODULE HAD A PROBLEM, REAR BRAKE LAMPS BLEW OUT, 4 WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM ON DASH WAS REPLACED, IGNITION NEVER TURNED OFF ALL THE WAY, KILLED BATTERY BECAUSE IT DRAINED BATTERY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093534October 3, 2004
CHILD SEAT
VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE ALL OF LATCH COMPONENTS, MANUFACTURER AGREED TO INSTALL NESCESSARY PARTS. PARTS WERE NOT INSTALLED BECAUSE IT WAS DEEMED IMPOSSIBLE BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO SEAT DESIGN. SEAT DESIGN DOES NOT ALLOW INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING CAR SEAT IN ANY WAY. LATCH IS REQUIRED TO PUT CAR SEAT IN BECAUSE OF SEAT DESIGN BUT SEAT DESIGN MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO INSTALL LATCH SYSTEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083919September 28, 2004
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING PULLEY FAILED. VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE SWITCHES ITSELF INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE MANUAL SWITCH IS IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAILLIGHTS FAILED. AT NEW COMPUTER HAD TO BE INSTALLED. THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092583September 17, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED WHEN BRAKING, CAUSING A REAR END COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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