Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10381090February 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHEVY 2002 TB LT/4WD - MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED (USED 3/2010). STARTED WITH REAR WW NON-FUNCTION WHICH CHEVY DEALER CHARGED $1500 TO REPAIR, CLAIMING IT WAS BAD BODY WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPAIR, OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE POPPED UP FROM THINGS AS SIMPLE AS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING, PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP/DOWN (THOUGH MOTOR IS FINE) AS WELL AS PASS ELECTRIC DOORLOCK AND MIRROR NONFUNCTIONING. LARGER OCCURRING ISSUES WHICH COULD EFFECT SAFETY INCLUDE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DECIDING TO CHANGE FROM 2WD/A4WD/4WDH4WDL WHENEVER IT WANTS TO UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PERFECT WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE) AND OCCASIONAL RANDOM IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. OTHERWISE GREAT VEHICLE WITH SEEMINGLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEMS BUT CHEVROLET'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE REPAIR IS DISGRACEFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS.*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381146February 8, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT REPEATED. I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN DECEMBER 2001. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN 2003. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS THE LIGHTS PLUG INTO AT MY OWN COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN 2004, NHTSA #04V527000, WHICH I HAD PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I THEN PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE CIRCUIT BOARDS MYSELF. IN 2010 THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY CHARGED ME $191.50 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHANGE OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I RECEIVED A TICKET/WARNING ON 2-2-11 FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING BUT EXPECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AGAIN SOON AS THIS IS THE 5TH SET OF CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEEP BURNING OUT, AND CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T SUPPLIED A SATISFACTORY CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379832February 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK POSITION AND IT SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON-GOING FOR THE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379621January 30, 2011
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM, SUSPENSION:FRONT, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SEAT BELTS, POWER TRAIN, EQUIPMENT
FRONT END PROBLEMS , 4 WHEEL LOW COMES ON AT ANYTIME . PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER .. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379386January 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY MY RPM JOLT UP TO FIVE A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. IF I EVEN TOUCH GAS A LITTLE RPM JUMP TO FIVE AND TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD. CAR BEHIND ME SLAMS ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I THROW ON CAUTIONS AND HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD WHILE CARS ARE TRYING TO GER AROUND ME AT TEN AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND LOAD OUR THREE KIDS IN HIS TINY ECLIPSE WELL AFTER BEDTIME TO DRIVE THE 40 MINUTES TO COME GET ME AND PAY 150 DOLLARS TO HAVE CAR TOWED OFF SIDE OF ROAD BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHERE IT NOW SITTING WITH BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379236January 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IN FACT THE VERY 1ST TIME I HAD TO USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT DID NOT WORK! THE DEALER, CHEVROLET OF HERSHEY WOULD KEEP THE SERVICE TICKET OPEN FOR A MONTH AT A TIME AND NOW I EXPECT I KNOW WHY SINCE THIS COULD HAVE COME UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE MORE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE THE 4WD AND THIS CAUSED, WITHOUT A DOUBT CAUSED THE NEED TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION! I ALSO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND TIME OFF FROM WORK NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MANY '02 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378382January 24, 2011
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATED IN THE FRONT SEAT WERE INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10378297January 22, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPOLY AND ROOF CAVED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378009January 20, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AS IT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378054January 20, 2011
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICED AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WAS LOOSE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 01V126000 (SUSPENSION: FRONT: CONTROL ARM: LOWER ARM) BUT WAS INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 62,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376915January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER, GAS, AND TACH GAUGE STOPPED WORKING, WOULD WORK SOME AND THEN GRADUALLY STOP WORKING ALL TOGETHER, SPEEDOMETER GETS STUCK ON APPROX 20MPH OR 120MPH, GAS GAUGE OFF METER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376918January 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ONE SEASONABLY WINTER DAY. I HAD THE HEATER MOTOR REPLACED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND BACK WIPER MOTOR JUST A MONTH BEFORE THIS.THEN THE HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT, AND DID SO NUMEROUS TIMES AS I TRAVELED ON A 20 DEGREE DAY. IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTER THAT FOR THE MOST PART THAT DAY. I LATER GOT INTO IT AND AGAIN HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE OR TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HAD GROUND WIRES CLEANED ONLY TO HAVE IT RECUR A WEEK LATER. I DO MOST OF MY DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON I HAD ENOUGH. THIS HAD BECOME QUITE COSTLY AND MY MECHANIC WAS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON A MYSTERY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376862January 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTRUMENT PANEL QUITS FUNCTIONING AT ANY GIVEN TIME AND MAY START WORKING AT ANYTIME, ACCURACY IS QUESTIONABLE. THIS INCLUDES SPEEDOMETER, TEMPERATURE, CHARGING AND FUEL GAUGES. *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10374865January 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
FIRST THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTING WENT OUT, A WEEK LATER I GOT A STEADY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IT THEN WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT THEN STAYED STEADY FOR A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS, THEN WENT OUT. THEN 3 DAYS LATER MY INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL WENT OUT, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSE, THEN GOT A SERVICE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10373651December 31, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, SUSPENSION
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FAN CLUTCH. TRANSFER CASE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10372538December 27, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ (NA). WHILE PARKING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,802. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED MODULE 4.563 FAILED.. UPDATED 09/12/11
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10371953December 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK UPON START. NO BATTERY, OIL, GAS, SPEEDOMETER. NEEDLES DO NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370646December 14, 2010
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IS CORRODED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXT BUT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE LS. I CAN'T SHUT MY DOOR BECAUSE THE LATCH WON'T HOOK.I OPENED THE DOOR AND COULD NOT SHUT IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LATCH. HAVE NOT BEE ABLE TO LOCATE PART AT A REASONABLE PRICE SO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT COULDN'T HELP US CAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10370425December 13, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
WIFE PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK AND IT IS NOW THE WINTER MONTHS, WE DONT LIKE TO BE BELOW HALF A TANK. SHE DROVE IT HOME AND LATER THAT NITE I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO PUT FUEL IN IT AND AT 5 DOLLARS THE TANK FOR FUEL. THE GAS GAUGE SHOW EMPTY UPON EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK FALLS TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO CAUSE THE GAUGE TO DISPLAY ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM. FUEL LEVEL NOW MUST BE ESTIMATED THROUGH THE USE OF THE TRIP ODOMETER THE GAUGE READS FULL WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES STAYS AT FULL OR READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON. CALLED LOCAL GARAGE THEY SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FROM 02-09. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10369114December 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 2002 INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTION: OIL GAUGE DROPS TO ZERO WHEN IDLING- IS INTERMITTENT. I THOUGHT THE OIL PUMP WAS FAILING AND PAID TO HAVE TOWED TO MECHANIC. THEY SAID THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GLITCH IN IT SO YOU CANNOT TELL IF OIL PRESSURE IS ACCURATE. CAR IS RUNNING FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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