Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)
1,264 consumer complaints on file.
- #10044550October 22, 2003AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 25-28 MPH VEHICLE WAS T-BONED FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE AT ESTIMATED SPEED OF 30 MPH. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10042955October 15, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM LOCATED NEAR DASH. LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY GOING OUT AND MAY HAVE A SHORT IN THE ELECTRICAL UNIT. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041788October 14, 2003POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN 4WD HI, VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS INTO 2WD OR ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT INTO 4WD LO. ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING IN 2WD IT SHIFTED INTO 4WD. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM, SO THEY WOULD NOT FIX OR REPLACE ANY PARTS. SIMILAR ACCOUNT TO SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041747October 13, 2003EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN NOT BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040297October 12, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ELECTRONIC EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS AND POWER SEAT ENGAGE AND OPERATE BY THEMSELVES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK THE MEMORY FOR THE MIRRORS AND SEAT WOULD NOT KEEP THEIR POSITION. WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED OR EXITED THE VEHICLE THE SYSTEMS WOULD RESET TO A NEW POSITION. OCCASIONALLY THEY MOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE A/C CONTROL MODE BUTTON BECAME STUCK AND WAS NOISY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE A/C MODULE HEAD. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER CHATTERED AND SKIPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER INSERT. THE 4WD SWITCH FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 4WH AND A4WH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT SWITCH. *TS *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10042543October 8, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE PULSATED. OWNER DISCOVERED THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041352October 7, 2003TIRES
I HAVE 4 (245-70-16) BF GOODRICH OPEN TRAIL T/A TIRES THAT CAME ORIGINAL ON MY NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS 4WD. I HAVE 20,649 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I HAVE 5/32 TREAD LEFT, I HAVE BELTS BROKEN IN THE SIDEWALL, CRACKS IN BETWEEN THE TREAD. ALTHOUGH 5/32 TREAD IS "ACCEPTABLE" ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCED SLIDING IN WET CONDITIONS AS OPPOSED TO WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND THE TREAD DEPTH WAS MORE ABUNDANT. ACCORDING TO B F GOODRICH, THESE TIRES ARE NOT SUBJECT TO REPLACEMENT UNDER THE TERMS OF THEIR WARRANTY. IT'S AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGMENT TO KEEP DRIVING ON THESE TIRES, BUT IF I LISTEN TO THEM AND ACCEPT THEIR POSITION THAT THESE TIRES ARE SAFE, I WILL BE RISKING THE LIVES OF MYSELF, MY WIFE, AND MY PASSENGERS. I HOPE THIS ORGANIZATION WILL INVESTIGATE THIS TIRE AND I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE THEM PULLED FROM MY VEHICLE AND SHIPPED TO YOU FOR EXAMINATION. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041155October 3, 2003EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TWICE NOW. HAVING ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IF IT WASN'T FOR OTHER DRIVERS TELLING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT, I'M SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT BY NOW. ALSO AT 41,000 MILES NOW THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON AS WELL. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10042026October 1, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
CONSUMER STATED BATTERY LEAKING ACID. CONSUMER HAD NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041017October 1, 2003FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED MY CAR OVER, AND I WAS INSIDE THE CAR UNTIL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER INFORMED ME THAT GASOLINE WAS POURING OUT FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. A CLIP FAILURE THAT LEFT MY TRUCK SITTING IN A GASOLINE PIPE. GM FIXED IT, BUT GAVE IT BACK TO ME WITH NO GAS IN MY CAR. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE GAS STATION. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10037969October 1, 2003VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DID NOT ADJUST AUTOMATICALLY AS DESIGNED. *AK *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10038023October 1, 2003AIR BAGS
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE COLLISION. UPON IMPACT NEITHER THE FRONT OR SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK *NLM
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10038208October 1, 2003UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE JACK WAS INSTALLED UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER'S REAR SEAT. THE CONSUMER WENT TO UNSCREW THE JACK WHEN THE PIN FROM THE JACK SHOT UP AND HIT THE CONSUMER IN THE LEFT EYE. THE PIN CAUSED PERMANENT EYE DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK *NLM
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10038232October 1, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SUSPENSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK. ALSO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE SLOW TURNS. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041848September 29, 2003POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
4-WHEEL DRIVE FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO FROM 4-WHEEL DRIVE TO 2-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT CHANGING THE SELECTOR. DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, SO THEY CAN'T FIX IT.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041834September 26, 2003ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITH NO ENGINE RE-START.*MR THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED IN THERE TRAIL BLAZER BECAUSE OF THE STALLING IN THE ENGINE, BEFORE THIS SITUATION OCCURS RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH. PLEASE REVIEW AND CONSIDER REQUEST. *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040589September 24, 2003EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EQUIPMENT
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AUTOMOBILE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM.*MR *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040537September 24, 2003POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION FUSE BLEW OUT WHICH MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040538September 24, 2003ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED COMPUTER BOARD FAILED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040299September 22, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIMES, CAUSING LACK OF BRAKE POWER WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM .THERE WERE NO INCIDENTS TO REPORT AT THIS TIME. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0