Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10092153September 14, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:AUXILLARY TANK
THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE TANK CRACKED. FIRST CRACK OCCURRED AT A SEAM, AND THE SECOND CRACK OCCURRED AT THE FILLER NECK. HE SMELLED GAS INSIDE HIS GARAGE AND SAW GASOLINE DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, AND THE TANK IS BEING REPLACED. THERE WAS NO REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10092182September 14, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DAY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087094September 14, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEFECTIVE TIE RODS CAUSED MISALIGNMENT, WHICH LEAD TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. (THIS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE FRONT ONLY) *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10090815September 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10091631September 8, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088808August 30, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES ... I ONLY HAVE 20K MILES AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088729August 28, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
VEHICLE TYPE: 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT IN HOURS OR DAYS, RATHER THAN WEEKS OR MONTHS. NO SIGNS OF MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT WOULD SHORTEN BULB-LIFE. THE TOTAL LIGHT FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS, BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $150 IN NEW BULBS FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS OVER THIS TIME FRAME. OLD BULBS DO NOT ALWAYS APPEAR TO HAVE BURNED OR BROKEN ELEMENTS, BUT HAVE REPLACED THEM ANYWAY FOR SAFETY SAKE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN TURNED ON, OR COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WON'T WORK, AND POWER WINDOWS WON'T WORK WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE LIT. TOOK THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER JUST IN CASE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER. CALLED THEM BACK THE NEXT MORNING, THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THEY KNEW TO LOOK AT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK AND IS INTERMITTENT. THIS PART OF THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS FAIL. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON-GOING SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089869August 27, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089574August 24, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
THE LUGS:NUTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR T LUGS: NUTS REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089530August 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FROM THE EXHAUST. *MR AFTER GM CAMPAIGN 03012 AND 03012, DENLEY CODE 07222 WAS PERFORMED, THAT WAS WHEN THE ODOR WAS PRESENT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083262August 20, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE TAIL LIGHT AND ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOW THE CONSUMER'S AND REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. *LA *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088151August 18, 2004
AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM THE OUTSIDE (SLOW) LANE ON INTERSTATE 35 A SPEEDING CAR ATTEMPTED TO PASS ME. I SWERVED BACK INTO MY LANE, NOTE; THIS WAS NOT A SEVERE STEERING MANEUVER. THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER IMMEDIATELY ROCKED AND WENT INTO A ROLL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER. 1. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FRONT NOR SIDE. 2. THE LOCKED DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED UP ON IMPACT. 3. THE SUV ROLL OCCURRED WITH OUT SEVERE OVER STEERING. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10087850August 12, 2004
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
VEHICLE'S STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT.*MR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND ONCE AND HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TREATED FRO SEVERAL MONTHS BY A DOCTOR. *NM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10087643August 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
CONSUMER UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086438August 9, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
WHILE DRIVING APPOX 50 MPH, GOT HUNG IN TRAFFIC. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE COOLANT HOT WARNING LAMP CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AND HAD TO CALL MY FATHER TO COME GET ME. HE ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO THE SYSTEM. THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. AFTER DRIVING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MILES, IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AGAIN. PULLED OFF AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ONCE AGAIN ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. DROVE FINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MY HUSBAND AND BROTHER FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND ADDED DEX-COOL. DROVE FINE FOR A DAY OR SO WHEN IT BEGAN OVERHEATING AGAIN. PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WHEN MY HUSBAND FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AGAIN. RAN FINE AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN WHEN I NOTICED THAT IT OCCURED DURING "STOP & GO" TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN MOVING, THE CAR WOULD COOL BACK DOWN. MY HUSBAND THEN REPLACED THE CLUTCH FAN. WORKED FINE FOR ONE DAY WHEN IT BAGAN OVERHEATING AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR LAST WEEK TO A DEALER WHERE THEY CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS WRONG, SO THEY ENTERED THE CORRECT CODE. WORKED FINE FOR ONE DAY WHEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WRONG WITH THIS THING!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087474August 9, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086382August 8, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
TWO WEEKS AGO THE CLUTCH FAN ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ENGAGED BEFORE I LEFT THE HOUSE AND NEVER DISENGAGED ON A 15 MILE TRIP TO AND FROM WORK WITH VARYING SPEEDS (AS LOW AS RESIDENTIAL, AND AS HIGH AS 70 MPH). THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR IT TO 'STICK' IN THE ENGAGED POSITION. USUALLY IT ENGAGES ON A COLD START AND IS OFF WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO. I WENT SO FAR AS TO TURN OFF THE A/C FIGURING THIS COULD TRIGGER THE COMMAND TO ENGAGE THE COOLING FAN. I CALLED THE DEALER I USUALLY HAVE MY WORK DONE AT, AND THEY JUST SAID TO BRING IT BY. ON THE APPROXIMATE 25 MILE TRIP FROM MY WORKPLACE TO THE DEALER, AT SOME POINT THE FAN DECELERATED FROM THE 100% ENGAGEMENT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR TWO DAYS, IT ILLUMINATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED (IT WAS IN USE AT THE TIME, AND WAS DANGEROUS IN THAT IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AT ALL. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, THE FAN HAD SEEMED TO RESUME NORMAL SPEEDS, I RELAYED WHAT HAD HAPPENED ON THE WAY HERE, AND THEY HOOKED UP THE TECH2 DEVICE, READ THE CODES, CLEARED THEM, TURNED THE LIGHT OFF, AND THEN WENT ON A TEST DRIVE. NO DEFECT WAS NOTED AND EVERYTHING WENT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. CURRENTLY, THE FAN ENGAGES ITSELF TO 100% AT NEARLY ALL TIMES EXCEPT AT HIGH RPMS OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE A/C IS ON, WHETHER IT'S A COLD START, OR A WARM START. I CAN DRIVE 20 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ON ROADS AT 40 MPH THE FAN WILL SLOWLY ENGAGE ITSELF. AT 40 MPH THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH RAM AIR COOLING. IF I ACCELERATE AT A RAPID RATE, KEEPING THE RPMS HIGH, THE FAN SLOWLY DISENGAGES...BUT RENGAGES SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCELERATION IS ENDED (DOWNSHIFT, DECELERATION IN SPEED, ETC). THIS HAS BECOME TROUBLESOME AS IT IS SURELY CAUSING EXCESS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE, IS WASTEFUL IN THAT IT CAUSES OUTRAGEOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND IS DREADFULLY LOUD ON ACCELERATION. CURRENTLY, IT HAS NOT TURNED ON THE SES LIGHT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086349August 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, LEFT REAR (DRIVERS SIDE)BRAKE LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME CONDITION ON MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS. MANY TRAILBLAZERS THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD, I NOTICE THEIR SAME BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE! I NEED TO REPLACE THIS BULB EVERY FEW MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086215August 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, SUSPENSION:FRONT, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
I OWN A 2002 TRAIL BLAZER EXT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I FINALLY HAVE HAD IT AND DECIDED TO SEE IF THE INTERNET REPORTED ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TO MY AMAZEMENT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT HERE IS MY STORY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED, MOLDING AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE FRAME REPAIRED, OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, SWAY BARS REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS REPLACED, LEFT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BROKE TWICE, GAS TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS AND NOW IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE ONSTAR SYSTEM DO AN ENGINE ANALYSIS AND THEY SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY POWER TRAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALL TO TELL ME THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING GAS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THEM I JUST HAD IT DONE IN OCTOBER 2003. THEY TOLD ME I COULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON SOME 2002 TRAILBLAZERS DUE TO A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. WHY? I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. I AM LUCKY I TOOK IT IN OR SOMETHING MAY HAVE HAPPENED IF IT IS THIS DANGEROUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE BACK. THANK YOU, KATHY YATES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10086078August 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
MY 2002 TRAIL BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. I CHANGED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BOARD THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULBS. THE BULBS FIT LOSE IN THE BOARD, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE A GREAT CONNECTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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