Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10227726May 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2002 TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY STARTED MAKING LOUD NOISE AS IF A JET AIRPLANE AND DELAYED TRANSMISSION SHIFTING, ALONG WITH LOSS OF POWER. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC AND THEY REPLACED FAN CLUTCH TO THE TUNE OF 730.00. *TR
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0
Deaths:
0
#10226459May 2, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
DURING ROUTINE DRIVING I NOTICED A ODOR OF GAS FROM INSIDE MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I DISCOVERED GAS LEAKING FROM ABOVE THE GAS TANK AND ONTO THE GROUND. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL MODULE HAD ROTTED AND THEREFORE WAS LEAKING GAS ONTO THE TOP OF THE GAS TANK. THE GAS WOULD THEN COLLECT ON TOP OF THE GAS TANK AND CAUSE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE FUEL MODULE REPLACED FOR A TOTAL COST OF $810.52
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226472May 2, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVEROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING SIMILAR FAILURE COMPALINTS ON THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE. HE IS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
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0
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#10226326April 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO WARNING AT ALL. SOUNDED LIKE I HIT SOMETHING WHEN PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE AND HEARD THE SAME THING. AT 85,000 THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHOT AND I HAD TO SPEND ALMOST 1,300.00 TO HAVE A REBUILT PUT IN. THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. I AM VERY ANGRY. *TR
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Injuries:
0
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0
#10225672April 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY 2002. WHEN I REACHED 50,000 MILES IN 2004, REVERSE AND 4TH GEAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND SUN GEAR REPLACED AT AAMCO OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. NOW I TOOK, AT 99,000 MILES, IT IN FOR A FLUID CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE FLUID LOOKED BAD AND THEY WERE CONCERNED I MIGHT HAVE MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REBUILT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED EVERY 50,000MILES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, AND VERY RARELY TOW ANYTHING. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224878April 18, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD ROARING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, THE RPM'S WILL INCREASE TO 3 OR 4 AND REMAIN THERE FOR A WHILE BEFORE DECREASING. A MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAN CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10224292April 12, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINES FROM FUEL PUMP RUSTED, CAUSES GASOLINE LEAKAGE. *TR
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0
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0
#10223560April 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH, SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IF THE CONTACT DOES NOT UNHOOK THE BATTERY POST EACH NIGHT, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IN THE MORNINGS. SHE PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE NEAR THE TIRE MAKES A ROARING SOUND INTERMITTENTLY. NEITHER WEATHER NOR SPEED WERE FACTORS. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING FUEL BECAUSE IT IS BURNING MORE FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, BUT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FROM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND SHOULD BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FOLLOWING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBERS DID NOT APPLY TO HER VIN: 01V126000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM), 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH), AND 02V121000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 165,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222550March 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ON OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED, LEADING TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE OVERHEATED ENGINE BLEW THE HEAD GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE ITSELF BLEW UP. MY HUSBAND WAS HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 200 YARDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WARNING SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED: THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, BELLS OR ANY INDICATION THAT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. THERE WASN'T EVEN THE ODOR OF AN OVERHEATED ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON OUR LOCAL FREEWAY I COULD BE SUING GM OVER MY HUSBAND'S INJURY OR DEATH. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222608March 28, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
JUST AS MANY OTHER 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVE FOUND, ONE DAY THERE WAS A LOUD FAN NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING, REDUCED GAS MILEAGE, AND A LACK OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE THAT LASTS FOR ABOUT A MILE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET IT IS APPARENT THAT MY PROBLEM IS THE FAN CLUTCH, TSB 060602003, NHTSA 10019510. IT APPEARS THAT THOUSANDS OF OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND HAVE BEEN FOR YEARS BUT THERE IS STILL NO RECALL. ALTHOUGH THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT AT THIS TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED. I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY AND COULDN'T GET THE ENGINE OVER 30 MILES PER HOUR. WE WERE NEARLY REAR-ENDED. I HAVE COPIES OF AT LEAST A THOUSAND INTERNET COMPLAINTS WITH THE FIRST ONE POSTED AROUND NOVEMBER 2001 --- JUST ABOUT THE TIME WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW. (IF YOU DON'T KNOW IT ALREADY THERE ARE WEBSITES JUST FOR THE PURPOSE OF COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CHEVY TRAILBLAZER!!!) I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT GM WOULD TURN AWAY FROM IT'S CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS! I CERTAINLY DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO PURCHASE AMERICAN MADE AGAIN! *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222134March 24, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
LOUD ROARING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A JET PLANE. WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT NOW CONSTANTLY. THE NOISE IS EVEN LOUDER WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. THE FAN IS TURNING AT AN ASTRONOMICAL RATE OF SPEED AND GAS MILEAGE NOW IS ONLY ABOUT 9 MPG. RIGHT BEFORE THIS CONSTANT JET PLANE SOUND STARTED, THE BATTERY BLEW UP. YES, BLEW UP! AND THE TRUCK WOULD DIE IF THE A/C WAS TURNED ON. THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND THE PULLEY AND BELT ALSO NEED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT A WATER PUMP HAS TO DO WITH ANY OF THIS, BUT $711 LATER I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10222064March 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FROM YOUNGER TOYOTA IN HAGERSTOWN, MD ON MAY 12, 2007. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTERWARDS, I CONTACTED THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE, PHIL YOUNG, COMPLAINING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY HUSBAND (NOT CAR SAVVY) SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER AND FELT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES CAUSING THE NOISE AND JERKING. I STUCK TO MY GUNS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED IT REPAIRED WHILE IT STILL HAD THE 30 DAY WARRANTY. YOUNGER DENIED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOTED MY HUSBAND'S THEORY OF THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRAILBLAZER WAS TAKEN BACK 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE DEMANDED THEY FIX IT. THE TRAILBLAZER SAT IN THEIR LOT FOR THREE WEEKS BECAUSE WE WOULD TEST DRIVE IT AND BRING IT RIGHT BACK STATING THAT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE. ON OR AROUND JANUARY 14, 2008 THE TRAILBLAZER BROKE DOWN IN CHARLESTOWN, WV. WE TOOK IT BY CREAMERS AUTOMOTIVE, THEY ASKED WHAT THE SYMPTOMS WERE AND THE MECHANIC DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK WITH ME, INSTANTLY STATED THAT IT WAS THE SUNSHELL IN THE TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY HAD SOMEONE IN EARLIER THAT WEEK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAD PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLE AT YOUNGER AUTOMOTIVE AS WELL AND THEY DENIED THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND WOULDN'T NOTE IT ON THEIR PAPERWORK AS WELL. IN MY RESEARCH OF THIS PROBLEM, I FOUND IT TO BE VERY WIDESPREAD, THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON ONE WEBSITE ALONE. THE SUNSHELL IS A FAULTY PART THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GM. SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE HURT OR EVEN KILLED IF THIS ISN'T TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. GM IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS, MAYBE EVEN THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE AND SHOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF A PRODUCT THEY PRODUCE AND SELL. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220756March 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
THIS VEHICLE WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING BECAUSE OF A FAULTY 4 WHEEL DRIVE SWITCHING SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC, AND AN UNOCCUPIED PARK SITUATION. THE VEHICLE WENT OUT OF PARK AND ROLLED INTO A DOOR WHILE IN THE GARAGE. THE VEHICLE ALSO WENT OUT OF GEAR IN TRAFFIC SITUATIONS CAUSING THE DRIVER TO FIND THE ROAD SHOULDER. IF THE DRIVER MANIPULATED THE SWITCH IT WOULD SOMETIMES RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. AN ENCODER MOTOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED, THEN FAILED IN TWO WEEKS. IT WAS THEN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENCODER MOTOR WAS FAULTY AND CAUSING THE ENCODER SENSOR TO FAIL. REPLACED MOTOR AND SENSOR AGAIN. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL FOR ALL 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS, NOT JUST THE SELECT FEW AS PRESCRIBED TODAY. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220802March 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
BOTH REAR WINDOW REGULATORS WENT OUT AT THE SAME TIME NOT FROM WEAR HARDLY USED THEM MAKES TO MUCH NOISE. FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DIFFERENTIAL LOCKING HUB LOCKED IN WON'T COME OUT. ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH RADIO, DASH LIGHTS, HEATED SEATS JUST TO NAME A FEW. IDLE NOT RIGHT STALLS OUT WHILE IN PARK SOMETIMES. NOTHING FIXED YET HAVE TO SAVE MONEY BECAUSE COST TO MUCH TO GO TO DEALER,IT COSTS A 100.00 JUST TO HAVE THEM HOOK UP TO MACHINE AND THEN IT SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG BUT ALL THIS IS WRONG ,IT DOES NOT COMPUTE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10220846March 11, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH NO PRIOR WARNING OF DEFECT, MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AFTER INITIAL LOOK THROUGH FOR ANY OBVIOUS SIGNS OF WHAT MAY BE WRONG, I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAD IT TOWED TO NEAREST DEALERSHIP WHERE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS QUICKLY DIAGNOSED AND I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF JUST UNDER $5,000 !!! MY WIFE AND I THINK THIS IS PRETTY ODD CONSIDERING THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND ABSENCE OF SIGNS OF TROUBLE, SO WE RESEARCHED THE INTERNET ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (PARTICULARLY ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER) ARE VERY COMMON. IT IS BELIEVED THAT GENERAL MOTORS IS VERY MUCH AWARE OF THIS AND THE PHRASE "SILENT RECALL" KEPT COMING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219706February 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER- SON WAS DRIVING VEHICLE IN WYOMING 20 BELOW ZERO LOUD CLUNK AND THEN GRINDING NOISE AND HE STOPPED THERE WAS NO 2ND OR 4TH GEARS AND NO REVERSE. LUCKILY SOMEONE STOPPED TO HELP HIM AND HE WAS OK. MY CAR ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES ON IT. I CALLED DEALERSHIP THEY TOOK IT IN WARRANTY WAS GONE REPAIRS COST 3,420.00. I STARTED RESEARCHING COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS AND REALIZED THERE ARE OVER 82 COMPLAINTS AND THAT GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS FAULTY PART CALLED A SUNSHELL THAT'S WEAK METAL AND THE TORK IN THE ENGINE OF THE V6 CANT HANDLE THE PRESSURE SO IT EVENTUALLY CRACKS AND BREAKS THEN YOU DEAD IN THE WATER. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AND FOR MANY I HAVE READ ABOUT THEIR PROBLEMS WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR ITS AMAZING NO ONE HAVE BEEN KILLED YET. GM REFUSED TO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO THE EXPENSE AND IS PASSING THIS DOWN TO ITS CONSUMERS TO BEAR THE BURDEN. WILL I PURCHASE ANOTHER GM CAR? NOT ON YOUR LIFE! TO ANYONE WHO HAS THIS VEHICLE CHECK OUT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON LINE AND CONTACT GM IF YOURS GOES OUT MAYBE THEY WILL STEP TO THE PLATE AND HELP PEOPLE WHO PAID 32,000 FOR ONE OF THEIR VEHICLES! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219728February 29, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
WHEN SWITCHING FROM 4 WHEEL TO 2 WHEEL DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD OCCASIONALLY DISENGAGE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL WHEN PARKED, OR DISENGAGE WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10219362February 28, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT STARTED TO SMELL LIKE FUEL. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY SAID GAS TANK WAS CRACKED WHERE THE FUEL PUMP MEETS TANK. WHOLE VEHICLE SMELLED LIKE FUEL. CHEVY DEALER CHARGED ME $1,200.00 FOR NEW TANK, FUEL MODULE AND RING. REALLY DANGEROUS WITH ALL THE FUMES AND DISAPPOINTED IN CHEVY WITH NO HELP!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218708February 21, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ. IT HAS THE "MEMORY" MIRROR OPTION WHICH FEATURES MEMORY SET OPTIONS FOR DRIVER 1 AND DRIVER 2, AS WELL AS REARVIEW CURB ASSISTANCE (THE MIRRORS WILL TILT DOWN TO YOUR SETTING TO HELP PARALLEL PARK WHEN IN REVERSE). THIS OPTION WORKED GREAT FOR A WHILE. THEN, THE MIRRORS STARTED ACTING ERRATICALLY. THEY WOULD CLICK EXCESSIVELY, TILT TOWARDS THE SKY OR DOWN AT THE GROUND. THE MIRRORS QUIT HOLDING THEIR MEMORY, AND EVERY TIME I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO RESET THE MIRRORS. THE WORRISOME PART OF THIS IS THAT THE MIRRORS WILL NOT HOLD THE RESET EITHER AND WHILE DRIVING, THE MIRRORS MOVED. I DRIVE THE INTERSTATE EVERY DAY AND WHEN I CHECKED THE MIRROR TO CHANGE LANES, FOUND MYSELF LOOKING UP AT THE CLOUDS OR DOWN AT THE ROAD. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!. (I WON'T EVEN FACTOR IN THE ANNOYANCE ASPECT.) MY 17 YEAR OLD DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHY I WON'T TEACH HER TO DRIVE IN THE "NEWER" CAR AND I EXPLAINED THAT I ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE SHE'S SAFER, IN THE 96 SATURN COUPE, BECAUSE THE MIRRORS ARE RELIABLE. I'VE SEEN THIS COMPLAINT ON SEVERAL SITES AND I SERIOUSLY HAVE TO WONDER WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL ON SOMETHING THAT IS FUNDAMENTALLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218172February 15, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
FUEL PUMP CORROSION...DELIVERY SYSTEM CORROSION...700 DOLLARS LATER NEW FUEL PUMP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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