Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10066373April 17, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
FOR 2 YEARS NOW I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH BOTH OF MY TAIL LIGHTS NOT OPERATING DEALER REPLACED CIRCUIT BOARDS 2X AND THAT STILL HAS NOT SOLVED PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066317April 16, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
I HAVE HAD MY TRAILBLAZER FOR 6 MONTHS (SINCE 9-29-03). I BOUGHT IT USED AND HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO GET THINGS THAT HAVE GONE WRONG WITH IT CHECKED. I BOUGHT THE 3/36,000 WARRANTY AND HAVE NOT BENEFITED FROM IT. I HAVE READ THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKETS, WHICH MAY FRACTURE. I TOOK IT IN BECAUSE I WAS HEARING A NOISE WHEN I TURNED. THEY TOLD ME WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND I DROVE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH WHILE THE PARTS WERE BEING ORDERED AND THE OK FROM GM TO COVER THIS REPAIR. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM OF THE TAIL LIGHTS TO KEEP BURNING OUT AND FAILING. I HAVE RECEIVED MANY WARNINGS FROM LEGAL AUTHORITIES AND MY RESPONSE IS THAT I DID NOT KNOW AND HAVE JUST GOTTEN IT FIXED. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE DYING WHILE DRIVING, IDLING, OR ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY ARE "TRYING TO REPRODUCE THE SITUATION" BUT CANNOT. I KNOW THAT IT HAPPENNED, JUST FIX IT. I HAVE TRIED TO TRADE IT IN, BUT OWE TOO MUCH STILL AND I AM VERY UNHAPPY WITH GM AND THEIR APPROVED DEALERSHIP. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066134April 14, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
FOUND BOTH MAIN BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH BULBS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER JUST 2 YEARS. BULBS ALSO LOOSE IN SOCKETS LEADING TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION AND PROBABLE SHORTENED BULB LIFE. ALSO NOTEWORTHY: 9 OUT OF 10 SUV/PICKUP TRUCKS THAT I SEE WITH INOPERABLE TAIL/DRIVING LIGHTS ARE RECENT MODEL GM PRODUCTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066161April 14, 2004
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY VEHICLE HAS A SQUEEK SOUND IN IT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND IS NOW AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. I AM WONDERING WHAT MY NEXT STEP IS TO DO. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP A DOZEN TIMES OR SO FOR THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066024April 13, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
REPEATED BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH LAMP MODULES, PROBLEM CONTINUES. BULBS WORK LOOSE DUR TO ROAD VIBRATION AND LOSE CONTACT WITH CLAMP DEVICES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066038April 13, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING ON OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT WE BOUGHT OUR VEHICLE FROM THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF PROBLEMS WITH OTHER TRAILBLAZERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE TO BUY NEW PLATES THAT HOLD THE TAIL LIGHTS THAT PUT OUT LOWER POWER TO THE BULBS. THE CURRENT PLATES THAT HOLD THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURN THE COTACTS IN THE BULBS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE NEW BULB HOLDER PLATES ARE $70.00 EACH PLUS THE LABOR. TO ME HAVING NO BRAKE LIGHTS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD AND YOU USUALLY DO NOT KNOW WHEN THEY ARE OUT UNLESS YOU ARE NOTIFIED BY SOMEONE OR YOU ARE PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE. WE HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILIAR PROBLEMS WITH THE HEADLIGHTS BUT THEY LAST ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE THEY NEED REPLACED. SO MUCH FOR QUALITY IN OUR CRAFTSMAN SHIP FOR OUR AMERICAN MADE VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065918April 11, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE....REPEATED BURNT OUT BULBS ON DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH CONTROL MODULE FOR 4X4 REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 34,000 MILES. MODULE HAS ACTED "QUIRKY" SINCE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY FAILURE WHICH CORRECTED ITSELF BY NEXT DAY. POSSIBLE LOOSE WIRE??? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065856April 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THIS PROBLEM CONCERNS A REPEATED LIGHTING SYSTEMS FAILURE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT WHEN I HAD THE BRAKES ON WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THAT BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TAIL STOP LAMPS WERE NOT LIT ALTHOUGH THE CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP DID LIGHT TO INDICATE THE BRAKES WERE ON. I HAD HAD TO HAVE BOTH OF THESE LAMPS REPLACED ONLY ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO WHEN THEY BOTH BURNED OUT WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, PERHAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY AS THEY MIGHT HAVE LAST WEEK. AFTER THE INCIDENT LAST WEEK I PUT IN NEW BULBS BUT, UNLIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT 3 MONTHS AGO, THE LAMPS WOULD NOT LIGHT PROPERLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I WILL NOTIFY THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE NEXT WEEK WHEN THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS OPEN AGAIN THAT THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE NEEDS ATTENTION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065862April 9, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY FAIL IN MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE DEALER REPLACED THEM A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE I WAS HAVING OTHER CHEAP MADE INFERIOR PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THE PROBLEM IS THE CONTACTS IN THE BULB SOCKET ARE TO FAR APART AND DO NOT MAKE A SECURE CONNECTION WITH THE BULB CONTACTS AND ALSO DO NOT HAVE ELECTRICAL GREASE IN THEM TO PROTECT AGAINST MOISTURE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065694April 7, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY TRAILBLAZER. THEY HAVE GONE OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I FEEL THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS. MY WIFE ALSO, HAD A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN WHICH SHE HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065655April 6, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS ON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING OUT. EVERY SINGLE TRAILBLAZER I SEE ON THE ROAD THAT IS NOT BRAND NEW HAS EITHER ONE BRAKE LIGHT MISSING OR BOTH. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO QUESTION IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS INCIDENT AND SAID NO, BUT HAS TO REPLACE CIRCUIT BOARDS ON MODELS OF TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS NOT FAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BRAND NEW AND WITHOUT A WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE OWNER FOR A DEFECT OF THIS CALIBER. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE BRAKING IN FRONT OF THEM. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064307April 1, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL
STOP LIGHT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS ARE DEFECTIVE IN THAT THESE LIGHTS CEASE WORKING. WHEN I GO TO CHANGE THE BULB, THE BULB IS OK. AFTER CLEANING CONTACTS, BENDING CONTACTS AND "FIDDLING" WITH THE LIGHT BULB AND SOCKET, THE LIGHT WILL WORK AGAIN, ONLY TO FAIL IN 2-3 MONTHS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIBLAZER IN THE FALL OF 2001. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066603March 31, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. *PH VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WITH A SUSPICION OF A DEAD BATTERY BY THE CONSUMER. AFTER EXAMINATION BY MECHANIC IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LEFT ON WHEN SUDDENLY ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. CENTER CONSOLE WAS DISMANTLED AND A CABLE ATTACHED TO A SOLENOID HAD TO BE PULLED TO RELEASE THE SHIFT LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065325March 31, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP BUT DEALERSHIP INDICATED THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT COMPONENT FAILURE CAUSED THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALERSHIP SERVICED THE VEHICLE AND THE CONSUMER PICKED IT UP. THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME BACK ON WITHIN 2 WEEKS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED THE VEHICLE UP THERE WAS A CLANGING NOISE WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065364March 31, 2004
STRUCTURE:BODY
IF THE 2 U SHAPED HOOKS THAT HOLD THE SPOILER IN PLACE DETACH THE SPOILER POPS UP ABOVE THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE SPOILER IS NOT WIND RESISTANT. THIS RESULTS IN THE OTHER PLASTIC SPOILER ATTACHMENTS WEAKENING, AND CAUSING THE SPOILER TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK, AND TO FLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS FAILURE RECURRED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064720March 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE REVERSING GRADUALLY CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR COLLISION. THE OTHER VEHICLE ONLY SUSTAINED A SCRATCH WHILE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR END BUMPER WAS SMASHED UP . CONSUMER FELT THAT REAR BUMPER WAS NOT STURDY ENOUGH. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062521March 18, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHT IN MY TRUCK FAILED. I HAVE HAD CHEVY REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH LIGHT BULBS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD. IT BURNS OUT THE METAL WIRE USED IN THE CONTACT. THE FILAMENT NEVER BURNS OUT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062440March 17, 2004
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM SURFACE. IT WOULD PRODUCE HOT AIR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS @MID 80'S AND THE VENTS ARE PRODUCING EXTREMELY HOT AIR WHEN THE TEMP SELECTED (AUTO) TO 74 AND THIS TIME THE DRIVER AIR WORKS FINE BUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR IS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTINGS ARE SELECTED. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AIR CONDITIONER. SOMETHING WITH THE SENSOR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062216March 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT IN 3 MONTHS. THIS MORNING, I SHIFTED FROM 2HI TO 4HI DUE TO ICE, SNOW AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. I STOPPED AT A SHOP AND SHUT OFF MY ENGINE. I RETURNED, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO THE STREET. THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE DIAL WENT BLACK AND THE VEHICLE REVERTED TO 2HI. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN THREE MONTHS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD AT TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, GM ITSELF IS OF LITTLE ASSISTANCE BEYOND "HOPING" THAT NOTHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. THE REAT QUESTION IS WHETHER THE NHTSA WILL NOW DO ANYTHING AS A RESULT OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON ITS WEBPAGE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063034March 11, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. RECALL,04V046000 WA SISSUE DON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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