Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10075022June 8, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET ON MY 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER LT IS NOT SECURE SO THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ACTUALLY IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT HAS WORKED TEMPORARILY BUT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING LONG BEFORE I REACHED THE MILEAGE BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT. MILEAGE DOES NOT AFFECT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS ITEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074849June 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HEADLIGHT FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME...I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR AND IT HAS BURNED AREA INDICATING A SHORT...NO FIRE THIS TIME BUT MAY CAUSE ONE IN FUTURE...IF THE LIGHT FAILS THIS OFTEN, CAN BOTH FAIL AND CAUSE INJUSRY OR DEATH DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT??? TOO MANY FAILURES FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 YRS. OLD...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074502May 30, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IN RECENT MONTHS IT HAS SUDDENLY STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ON STREET DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND AT HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. DURING THE HIGHWAY STALL THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL AND WAS FORTUNATELY STEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH GREAT PHYSICAL EFFORT SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE STALL CAUSES AN ABRUPT STOP OF THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR TESTING AND REPAIR AT ROMANO CHEVEROLET IN SYRACUSE, NY AS WELL AS CURRY CHEVEROLET IN SCARSDALE, NY. NEITHER SHOP HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR'S COMPUTER IS NOT REGISTERING THE STALLS. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BUT THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON ME IN NORMAL STREET DRIVING AT 30 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY THEY ARE "INVESTIGATING" THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SENT COPIES OF NHTSA SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS CAR TO CURRY CHEVEROLET BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT APPLICABLE. THE SERVICE BULLETINS CLEARLY STATE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH STALLING DUE TO AN ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM, BUT CURRY CHEVEROLET CLAIMS THAT MY ENGINE IS FINE AND THAT THE NHTSA SERVICE BULLETINS DO NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I HAVE SUGGESTED TO CURRY CEHVEROLET THAT THE CAR COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT SINCE IT HAS NOT REGISTERED THE NUMEROUS STALLS. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPUTER IS FINE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE STALLS AND WHAT THEY ARE CAUSED BY. THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO AT CURRY CHEVEROLET ARE THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, MR. CONTE, AND THE REPAIR SHOP MANAGER, DENNIS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DUANE COX AT CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND HIS MANAGER MS. PATRICIA FREY. MR. COX'S PHONE NUMBER IS 866-952-4368, EXTENSION 57020. MS. FREY SAID I COULD REACH HER VIA MR. COX, HER ASSISTANT. THE CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR MY CAR IS: 1-219-824-950. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072998May 22, 2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE IS IN MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IDEA WHATS CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072653May 15, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:UPPER ARM
DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND VEHICLE STRTED TO HOP AND ALL OF A SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT. I REGAINED CONTROL BEFORE CRASHING INTO A GUARDRAIL. TOOK VEHICLE TO MECHANIC AND WAS TOL REAR FACING BOLT ON UPPER CONTROL ARM WAS MISSING AND HOLE WAS ELONGATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072667May 15, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ALMOST A YEAR. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE TAIL LIGHT STILL WILL NOT WORK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072316May 10, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE VEHICLE REPEATEDLY SWITCHES INTO A 4 WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) AND 4WD MODES ON ITS OWN DURING NORMAL 2WD OPERATION. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THE ONBOARD COMPUTER RECORDED NO SUCH OCCURRENCES, AND THEREFORE IS IGNORING THE PROBLEM. NUMEROUS SIMILAR COMPLAINTS FILED ON THIS NHTSA WEB SITE INDICATE THAT THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER WHICH MERE REPLACEMENT OF THE 2WD/4WD SWITCHER MODULE WILL NOT REMEDY. THIS FACT--TAKEN ALONG WITH FREQUENTLY BURNING OUT BULBS (RUNNING LIGHTS AS WELL AS BRAKE LIGHTS)--SUGGEST THAT A POSSIBLE LARGER YET MORE FUNDAMENTAL ELECTRICAL WIRING PROBLEM IS WHAT'S PLAGUING AN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT VEHICLE. THIS IS TRULY A SHAME. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072367May 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1ST THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACE, THEN THE TRANSMISSION PUMP AND NOT THE KEEPS STALLING,AND ONE LAST ITEM THE TRAILBLAZER RPM GOES UP AND DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING DON'T KNOW WHY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071517May 7, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS, AIR BAGS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HITTING A WALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE PCM FAILED DUE TO A CIRCUIT INSIDE, FLUID LEAKED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND WAS LOUD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONSUMER SAW SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BLOCK AT THE SAME TIME THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND SHORTED, THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE MADE A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. *SC *JB *CB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10068347May 5, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS WENT TO WORKING OCCASIONALLY TO NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068183May 2, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
2002 TRAILBLAZER - REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT - HAD LEFT SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY BY GM DEALERSHIP (CIRCUIT BOARD WHERE LIGHTS PLUG IN BURNT OUT) BACK IN FEB. 2004 -- DROPPING TRUCK OFF AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS -- WENT THROUGH 12 BULBS SINCE JAN. 2004 - GOT STOPPED BY POLICE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END MAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND PASSAGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON - DEALERSHIP ORDERED NEW ONE BACK IN FEB. 2004 AND STILL WAITING FOR IT - SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW WHEN I BRING IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ABOVE PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071802April 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. TAIL LIGHTS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER STATED THE CIRCUIT BOX MAFUNCTIONED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071752April 28, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, AIR BAGS
FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULDER RESTRAINT DID NOT LOCK (RETRACTOR) WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN REAR END COLLISION WITH A TRACTOR TRAILER AT 45 MPH. ALSO, NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK CW
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10071607April 26, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE HAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067633April 22, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SHORTED AND BRIEF FIRE WITHIN HEADLAMP.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066565April 20, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT (3 TIMES IN AS MANY WEEKS). APPEARS THAT THE BULB DOESN'T MAKE A SNUG FIT IN THE SOCKET. I FOUND A TSB FROM GM REGARDING THIS. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY (48K MILES). I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE TSB, REPLACING THE BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN A SNUG FIT BETWEEN BULB AND SOCKET. NO ISSUES SINCE. THIS IS PROBABLY RELATED TO DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE04032. THIS IS ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT WITH 2WD AND I6 ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066568April 20, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
TRAILBLAZER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, ENGINE REVING, SEEMS TO BE FAN CLUTCH STUCK IN HIGH SPEED, CAUSES POOR ACCELERATION, POOR GAS MILEAGE, AND COSTS OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. DEALER IN SMALL TOWN STATES THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL IN THE SAME YEAR MODEL TRUCK. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT DAMAGE ANY OTHER PARTS IN THE MEAN TIME. THERE SEEM TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT DEAL WITH THIS SAME THING. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT .
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066394April 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS
I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH MULTIPLE TAILLIGHT / BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES. THE DEALERSHIP HAS RESOLVED MY PROBLEM, HOWEVER I THOUGHT THIS INFORMATION MIGHT BE HELPFUL TO YOUR OPEN INVESTIGATION. IN NOVEMBER 03 MY BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AND MY DEALERSHIP "REPLACED THE BULBS" UNDER MY THEN EXISTING WARRANTY. AGAIN, IN JANUARY, THEY FAILED AGAIN AND I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO HAVE THE "BULBS" REPLACED. WHILE SITTING AT THE COUNTER, I WAS SPEAKING TO A MAN BEHIND THE PARTS COUNTER AND EXPLAINING MY PROBLEM TO HIM. I HADN'T FINISHED EXPLAINING WHEN HE TOLD ME I MUST HAVE A TRAILBLAZER. I TOLD HIM YES, AND ASKED HIM WHY. HE REACHED UNDER THE COUNTER AND TOOK OUT A BOX WITH NO LESS THAN 20 TAILLIGHT "CIRCUIT BOARDS" AND TOLD ME THEY WERE ALL FROM TRAILBLAZERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066343April 17, 2004
WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
I HAD A FLAT TIRE. IT TOOK THE AAA PERSON 45 MINUTES TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. HE INDICATED THAT THE NUT WAS RUSTED (THE VEHICLE IS A 2002 TRAILBLAZER) AND THEREFORE "STUCK"/UNREMOVABLE. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES AND HE HAD TO PUT IT BACK SEVERAL TIMES AFTER TRYING TO FORCE IT OUT. I OBVIOUSLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CHANGE MY TIRE MYSELF.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066359April 17, 2004
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
WE HAVE A 2002 CHEV. TRAILBLAZER EXT. THIS VEHICLE'S CRUISE CONTROL CUTS OUT WHILE IT IS SET. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES - TOO MANY TO COUNT - AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS DEPENDING ON THE STATE AND SPEED LIMIT. THE CRUISE LIGHT DOES GO ON WHEN IT IS ORIGINALLY SET BUT GOES OFF AT RANDOM AND WITH TRUCK TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU IT IS NOT A PLACE WHERE YOU WANT TO BE SLOWING DOWN AND NOT REALIZING IT IMMEDIATELY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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