Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10083159August 2, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COULDN'T DRIVE-REPAIRED/ REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL-UP/SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT, LATER FIXED, BUT STILL WON'T WORK ON OCCASION/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5+ TIMES REPAIRED STILL NOT OPERATIONAL/ WATER PUMP EXPLODED/REAR WINDOW WON'T LOCK FIRST TRY/ CHECK ENGINE LLIGHT STAYS ON. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083087August 1, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2002 TRAILBLAZER. ENGINE STALLS WHILE AT LOW ENGINE RPM. WITH IT IN PARK CAN HIT THE GAS AND RPMS WILL GO DOWN BELOW 500 THEN RECOVER. HAS ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. ALMOST DIED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALMOST DIED WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP AT LIGHT. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT ONLY OCCURED WITH THE AC ON BUT HAVE DECLARED IT TO DO SAME WITH THE AC OFF BUT NOT AS BAD. NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE HERE AND ON EDMUNDS.COM. OURS HASN'T STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT I FEAR IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE IT DOES AND MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND IS NOW PREGNANT WITH OUR SECOND CHILD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO PUT US (ALL TRAILBLAZER OWNERS) IN A SAFE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSE PROBLEM NATIONALLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082907July 29, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
LEFT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A NEW BULB.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082873July 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
VECHILE TRANSMISSIN FAILURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082737July 27, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 TRAILBALZER HAVE EITHER BURNED OUT OR FAILED TO FUNCTION 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. A SERIOUS ISSUE SINCE I WAS NOTIFIED BY OTHER DRIVERS WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONCE THE BULBS WERE REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE OTHER TIMES AT LOCAL MECHANICS WHILE I WAS TRAVELING. ENOUGH OF AN ISSUE TO MAKE ME CONSIDER TRADING VEHICLES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082756July 27, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THERE WERE NO EVENTS THAT TOOK PLACE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. THE FAILURE WAS A COUPLING ON THE HIGH PRESSURE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPRAYED ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND STARTED A MAJOR ENGINE FIRE.*AK NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE AT THIS TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10083489July 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE BURNING OUT CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BECAUSE THE PROBLEM RECURRED, HOWEVER THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. THIS INFORMATION WAS PROVIDED BY BRYAN'S FATHER JOHN SAVCHAK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083509July 22, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRYING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START PROPERLY. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AS IF NOTHING HAD EVER HAPPENED. THE STARTING PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN SEVEN TIMES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082330July 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BOTH REAR BRAKE LAMPS NOT WORKING WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. BOTH BULBS AND ALL FUSES SEEM TO BE FINE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081150July 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
UPON STARTUP (COLD OR WARMED) THERE ARE HIGH RPM'S, THE IDLE IS HIGH, ENGINE RACES AND DOES NOT IDLE DOWN. WHEN SHIFTING INTO DRIVE AND GIVING GAS THERE IS LOW ACCELERATION AND THE TRUCK WON'T GO OVER ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 2-3 BLOCKS THE TRUCK SHIFTS AND THEN RUNS NORMAL. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, DEALER STATES IF THERE IS NO PROBLEM WE CAN'T DIAGNOSE OR FIX IT. BLACK BOX RECORDER IS NEEDED TO INSTALL UNTIL PROBLEM IS REPRODUCED AND CAN BE RECORDED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081096July 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE RIGHT PASSENGER LOW BEAM SOCKET BURNED/MELTED TWICE SINCE 5/2003 AND THREE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET 7/04. THIS IS A T.S.B. LISTED ON ALLDATA.COM, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO USE T.S.B.'S LISTED ANYWHERE BUT THE GM SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081512July 7, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK FAILED TO OPEN OR LOCK ON THEIR OWN. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKS WERE A MANUFACTURING DESIGN FLAW, AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE THAT THIS WAS A PROBLEM BUT HAS NO SOLUTION. MECHANIC REPLACED DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKS, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073934July 6, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079128July 1, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
NORMAL USAGE OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. WHILE USING THE BELT IN A NORMAL WAY, THE RETRACTORS WILL LOCK IN A RETRACTING MODE AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER. BELT MUST BE RELEASED, FULLY RETRACTED AND RE ATTACHED FOR A COMFORTABLE RIDE. TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND HEARING ABOUT "THE DESIGN OF THE BELT TO DO THIS WHEN FULLY EXTENDED" HAVE NOT PREVENTED THE RECURRENCE OF THIS SCENARIO. IT CANNOT BE DEMONSTRATED ON DEMAND AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE DEALER STATED HE CANNOT LOOK INTO SOMETHING HE CANNOT WITNESS. THE PROBLEM IS INFREQUENT BUT DOES HAPPEN NON-THE-LESS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075585July 1, 2004
STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
TIE ROD ENDS WORE OUT AT 42000 MILES. *AK *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080188June 30, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTEN UP AFTER IT IS BUCKLED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE BELT IS DESIGNED FOR THE USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078611June 22, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, I HAVE BEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF ONE OF MY REAR TAILLIGHTS ALWAYS BEING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE AND HAVE HAD IT REPARIED. THIS WILL BE # 4 IN REPAIRS TO THE LIGHT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079588June 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10076211June 14, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE SHOULDER BELT COMING ACROSS TOO HIGH. DEALER CHANGED THE SEAT BELTS TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075145June 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT FROM NORMAL 2WD TO 4WD WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENS AT SLOW (PARKING LOT) AND TURNPIKE SPEEDS (75 MPH). DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURS ON TURNPIKE. DEALER REPROGRAMMED TCCM (TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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