Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10006714February 6, 2003
STEERING
BOB VALIANT AUTO MALL, JERRY BROWN RD., MYSTIC CT. 860-536-4931. TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 02 V 286 000., CONSUMER STATES AFTER VEHICLE WAS TAKEN APART MECHANIC STATED THAT AN ADDITIONAL PART WAS NEEDED AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR MAYBE A WEEK OR TWO. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006717February 6, 2003
STEERING
WHILE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005425February 6, 2003
STEERING, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
THE POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AND WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. WE TOOK IT TO OUR SERVICE PERSON WHO CONTACTED A GM DEALER, EWALD OF OCONOMOWOC, WI. THEY TOLD US TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP THEPOWER STEERING RETURNED TO USE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005348February 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
POWER TRANSFER CASE 4 WD, AGAIN TODAY 2/5/03 MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS 4WD LOCKED UP WITH KNOB IN 2WD AND THE LIGHTS ARE ON BOTH 4WH-4WL STOPPED US ABRUPTLY SKIDDING AND THROWING US FORWARD, I HAD THIS CAR IN THE SHOP 1/31/03 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I TOLD THE DEALER AND GMAC THAT I DONOT WANT THE CAR BACK THIS IS THE 4TH TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND ME AND MY FAMILLY ARE VERY AFFRAID WHEN DRIVING THIS CAR THAT IT IS DANGEROUS AND COULD INJURE US. MAYBE IT WILL TAKE SOMEONE GETTING HURT OR KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL BY BACK THIS CAR. I AM IN FEAR AT ALL TIMES WHEN I DRIVE IT BUT I HAVE NO OTHER VEHICLE AND CQANT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER WITH THIS PAYMENT. GMAC PLEASE HELP
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10006289February 4, 2003
WHEELS
WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES WOULD LOCK. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006433February 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:BANJO HOUSING
THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY LOCKED UP, THROWING PASSENGERS FORWARD WITH GREAT FORCE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005298February 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, AT APPROXIMATELY FIVE MPH, APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND AFTER SLOWING DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY ONE MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL THRU THE STOP SIGN, ACROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC AND FINALLY CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT HIT THE CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY HIT BY A LARGE TRUCK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR THE CURB, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST CHEVY SERVICE FACILITY, THE SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS AN INHERENT BEHAVIOR WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS. I TEND TO AGREE WITH HIM AS MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO HAD DEMONSTRATED THE SAME BEHAVIOR. THERE WERE NO APPARENT LEAKS IN THE SYSTEM AND THE MASTER CYCLINDER WAS FULL. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE SERVICE FACILITY WAS NOT ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE BEHAVIOR THE NEXT MORNING AND REFERRED ME TO GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WHERE A CASE HAS BEEN FILED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006191February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:BELL HOUSING
THE VEHICLE IS NOT STABLE. THERE HAS BEEN TWO DIFFERENT COLLISIONS BECAUSE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE VEHICLE WILL SWIRL AROUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005018January 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THE 4WD SYSTEM SWITCHES BETWEEN 2HI, A4WD, AND 4HI MODES ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE ROTARY SELECTOR BLINK, THERE IS A SLIGHT JERK FELT IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AS THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTS, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. ITIT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE 4 TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006025January 30, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK THREE TIMES, ONCE WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS...*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003443January 27, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH A AIR CONDITION PROBLEM THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD US TO SPRAY THE TRAILBLAZER WITH LYSOL IN THE AIR CONDITION VENTS IN ODER TO KEEP THE MELDOW SMELL FROM COMING BACK INTO THE TRUCK ,THEY ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE THE AIR CONDITION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003244January 23, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2ND FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR BEING INSTALLED... WINDSHILD WIPERS WOULD GO ON ALL BY THEIR SELFS... UNTIL FUSE PULLED OR ENGINE SHUT OFF.. DEALER IS TELLING ME WATER IS GETTING INTO MOTOR HOUSING AND SHORTING OUT MOTOR.. ??? ALREADY SECOND TIME IN LAST 2 MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004398January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS THERE IS A VIBRATING SENSATION. TS ALSO, WHEN STARTING ENGINE,SOMETIMES THERE IS A HIGHER THAN NORMAL ENGINE IDLE, AND IT WON'T IDLE DOWN. WHEN STARTING TO DRIVE IDLE IS STILL HIGH, BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT OUT OF LOW GEAR. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003163January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. WHEN DRIVING AT AROUND 54 MPH AND 1600 RPM'S THE SUV PRODUCES A VIBRATION THAT CAN BE HEARD AND FELT THROUGHT OUT THE VECHICLE. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE NEITHER GM OR THE DEALERSHIPS KNOWS WHAT IS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. IT IS WITH OUT A DOUBT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. I ALSO KNOW OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME SUV HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. DOES IT DO DAMAGE TO MY SUV EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS? MOST IMPORTANTLY IT HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I DON'T WANT SOMETHING TO GO WRONG AT 54 MPH. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME. *PLEASE NOTE I ENTERED TODAYS DATE BELOW BUT IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND HAS BEEN SINCE I BOUGHT THE SUV BRAND NEW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003216January 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED, 65-70 MPH, A GRINDING, RATCHETING SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE DRIVETRAIN AND THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE SWITCH MOVED BACK AND FORTH FROM 2WD TO 4HI AND 4LOW. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, THEY FIRST COMPLETED THE RECALL #01065 TO REPROGRAM THE TRANSFER CASE. WHEN THEY ROAD TESTED THE CAR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE EARLIER COMPLAINT OF GRINDING METAL. THE SERVICE ADVISOR INDICATED THAT THE RECALL PROBABLY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. MY QUESTION IS, WHAT DID ALL THAT METAL GRINDING NOISE DO TO THE LONGEVITY OF THE TRANSFER CASE, AND WHAT IF IT FAILS AFTER THE 3 YEAR, 36 MONTH WARRANTY?
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003089January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
ON FOUR PRIOR OCCASSIONS, MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE FROM TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE SWITCH INDICATOR REMAINED IN "2 WHEEL HI" BUT THE FLASHING LED WAS ALSO INDICATED ON THE "4 WHEEL HI." THIS LATEST INCIDENT, WHICH OCCURED ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD WHILE I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, CAUSED ME TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE WITHOUT DAMAGE. THE OTHER THREE INCIDENTS' ALSO OCCURED WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002768January 16, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ENGINE STALL - TRUCK STALLED AND ALL LIGHTING AND COMPONENTS WENT DEAD WHILE SLOW TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION. THE TRUCK COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED. AFTER 10 MINUTES, THE TRUCK STARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ON. SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS TO START THE TRUCK FAILED RESULTING IN IT BEING TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE COMPUTERS IN THE TRUCK AND IT HAS BEEN FINE EVER SINCE. I HEARD ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION FOR THE ENVOY AND BRAVADA BUT NOT THE TRAILBLAZER. MY TRUCK IS A TRAILBLAZER AND DID EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS THE TWO SISTER TRUCKS THAT SHARE THE SAME MECHANICALS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002710January 15, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER- WHILE TRAVELING ON I-76 IN PHILADELPHIA, PA AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MHP THE ENGINE IN MY TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE, LOST POWER & SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 5,400 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. FORTUNATELY, I WAS SOMEHOW ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE OUTCOME OF THE PROBLEM WAS ENGINE FAILURE, A LINER WITHIN THE ENGINE CAME LOOSE & CAUSED PISTON FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED & THE ENGINE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003776January 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE ONLY HAD 200 MILES. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND 2 WEEKS LATER REPLACEMENT BEGAN LOSING POWER. DEALER SERVICED, BUT PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003780January 14, 2003
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ENGAGED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RAN CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL SERVICED BY THE DEALER. DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR WITH A DIFFERENT KIND.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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