Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10031107August 8, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED, ON BOTH SIDES, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY INTO WHICH THE BULBS PLUGS INTO, ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. EITHER THE BULBS BURN OUT, OR THEY BECOME LOOSE. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF THAT BRAKE LIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031013August 7, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
DOORS RATTLED AND PHYSICALLY MOVED UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. A/C DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. WIND NOISE AROUND DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS. FRONT WINDSHIELD MOLDING CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031022August 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS MY TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT START, AND ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME ITS THE ALARM SYSTEM, BUT THE ALARM IS NOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT STILL DOESN'T START SOME TIME. *PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030829August 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERWORK OF EVERYTIME I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 RENTAL CARS DUE TO THIS. NOW AFTER SEARCHING THIS SITE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF RECALLS ON THESE AND I HAVENT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM BESIDES THE ONE FOR SECURITY. PLEASE HELP ME. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS TRUCK. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,594 MILES. *KMB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030708August 3, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SUSPENSION:FRONT
DONT KNOW WHERE TO START. SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS (SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM SUSPENSION). METAL GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKES, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON, REAR LATCH HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQENTLY, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ON TAKE OFF, NO CAUSE FOUND IN THE SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THIS. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS OUT. JUST HAPPENED YESTURDAY. DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN BLAME THE DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I THINK THE FAULT LIES ON THE SHOULDERS OF GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030441July 30, 2003
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
REAR VIEW OUTSIDE MIRRORS CHANGE SETTINGS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAD ONE RECALL. DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. ............ ALSO INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HIGH BEAM..... THEY EITHER COME ON OR DON'T COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10030332July 29, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UPSHIFT. ENGINE AT 3000 RPM WILL NOT GO OVER 10 - 12 MPH. THIS WILL LAST FROM 1/4 TO A MILE. NO POWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER, SAYS THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM. REGIONAL REPRESNTATIVE GEORGE BELL DOES NOT RETURN CALLS. NO HELP FROM GM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029329July 28, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER RUNNING THE CAR THROUGH A HIGH PRESSURE CAR WASH. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTER SINCE NOVEMBER 2002.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10031244July 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ODOMETER DROPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 10 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029253July 26, 2003
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
I HAVE MOTORIZED MEMORY MIRRORS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE MEMORY FUNCTION DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK, AND ON OCCASION THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS WILL MOVE WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10028826July 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
MY SERVICE 4WD LIGHT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY 2003. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST ALL OF JULY. CHEVY HAS REFUSED TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE STATING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO "FIX" IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I AM FIGHTING THIS. ADDITIONALLY, UPON MY RETURN FROM A THREE WEEK VACATION IN MARCH, I FOUND MY TRAILBLAZER COMPLETELY DEAD. CHEVY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029601July 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
PROBLEMS WITH 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE 4WD LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SWITCHED TO 4WD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK.*MR *TS. ALSO ON 2 OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026886July 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM PARK VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL LOW SETTING WITHOUT SELECTING THAT OPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON 7/10/2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025762July 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE STALLS AFTER START REGARDLESS OF TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTED. WILL RESTART, BUT IS STALLING AFTER BACKING OUT INTO A MAJOR LOCAL RAOD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, POSING A REAR END COLLISION RISK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025765July 9, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
ENGINE KNOCK AND RATTLE ON COLD START, WORSENS WHEN LOADED (IN GEAR). AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, KNOCKING DIMINISHES. COINCIDES WITH INTERMITTENT COLD ENGINE STALL WITH NO SES LIGHT SET.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025767July 9, 2003
STEERING:RACK AND PINION
WHINING HEARD FROM ENGINE AREA AFTER WARM UP. HEARD FROM 2000 RPM AND UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER REACHING DESIRED SPEED (CITY, HIGHWAY, OR RURAL) AND MAINTAINING STEADY SPEED NOISE GOES AWAY. SOUNDS LIKE A IMMINENT STEERING RACK FAILURE AS DEALER HAS CHANGED P/S PUMP, CHANGED FLUID, AND FLUSHED LINES TRYING TO CORRECT PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. HAPPENS UPON EVERY START AND ACCELERATE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026955July 8, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*MR THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A MODE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER TO 15 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025454July 5, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, (FEB. '02) TO PRESENT (JULY '03) MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ 2WD HAS FREQUENT-TO-CONSTANT "PINGING" IN ENGINE WHILE ACCELERATING; FLAT SURFACES AND INCLINES. HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE DOES NOT REMEDY. REPRESENTATIVE AT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. STATES THIS IS "NORMAL" WITH TRAI*BLAZERS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HEADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025455July 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
SINCE PURCHASE (FEB. '02) TO PRESENT (JULY '03) THERE HAS BEEN A "HUMMING" / VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT IS VERY PROMINENT DURING SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS AND WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. REPRESENTATIVES AT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WITH TRAILBLAZERS".*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026566July 3, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL #03V096000 REPAIRS CONCERNING INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IN MAY OF 2003. VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALER (FRED BEANS CHEVROLET). *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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