Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10162161July 11, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A SERIOUS FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS 52,000 MILES. THE CLUTCH FAN STAYS ENGAGED AT ANY SPEED, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION AND ALSO GETS POOR GAS MILEAGE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE VEHICLE STATED TO SOUND LIKE A TANK. WILL TAKE THIS TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AS BASED OFF OF THE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB WITH OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM, AND THE DEALER CHARGING $700.00 TO REPAIR WHEN THE PART CAN ACTUALLY BE PURCHASED LOCALLY FOR $229.00. THERE ARE DEFINITE PROBLEMS WITH THIS AND BASED OFF OF ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS GM IS WELL AWARE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM, AND WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162008July 10, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO WARNING, OUR TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 45,000 MILES ON OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAIZER. ONLY HAVE SECOND GEAR. IT WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALER, DOESN'T SOUND LIKE GM WILL COVER ANYTHING AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161676July 6, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
EXTERIOR SIDE MIRRORS WITH MEMORY OPTION FAIL TO RETURN TO SET POSITION WHEN KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. MIRRORS HAVE TO BE RESET ALMOST EVERY TIME KEY IS INSERTED IN IGNITION. DEALER RE-PROGRAMMED MIRRORS. BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T NOTICE MIRRORS HAVE MOVED AND YOU GO TO MAKE LANE CHANGE IN EMERGENCY MIRRORS COULD BE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT CAUSING INCREASED TIME TO CHANGE LANES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161697July 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER. AT TIMES, MOSTLY WHEN COLD, THE GAS PEDAL WOULD BE UNRESPONSIVE. WE CONTINUALLY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO TOLD US THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IN DECEMBER OF 2003 WE COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO 4WD, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE. 2. IN MAY OF 2005 WITH APPROX. 80000 MILES ON OUR TB, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT BEYOND SECOND GEAR. AT THE TIME WE WERE DRIVING SOMEWHAT SLOWLY SO IT DIDN'T CREATE A DANGEROUS CIRCUMSTANCE. 3. WE TOOK IT TO THE GM DEALER WHO REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION FOR APPROX. $2200. EVER SINCE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT, IT HAS SHIFTED HARD IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161232July 2, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER CHANGES SETTINGS WHENEVER THE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE EVEN WHEN THIS FEATURE HAS BEEN LOCKED OUT. IT DOES NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER SETTING FOR DRIVING AND I HAVE HAD TWO RECENT CLOSE CALLS BY NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE CARS APPROACHING ON MY RIGHT SIDE. THE MIRROR AND CONTROLS WERE CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE MIRROR REPLACED ONCE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN WARRANTY. I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THE BACKUP FEATURE WOULD STAY LOCKED OUT BUT HAVE THE CONTROL FEATURE WORK SO I COULD ADJUST THE MIRRORS AND HAVE THEM STAY ADJUSTED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW BUT THE RECENT CLOSE CALLS SCARED ME INTO REPORTING IT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10161016June 28, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
OWN 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHICH I PURCHASED USED IN MAY 2004 WITH APPROX. 35-37,000 MILES ON IT. DRIVEN ON HIGHWAY 5 DAYS A WEEK 61 MILES ROUND TRIP TO WORK. VEHICLE DEVELOPED LOUD ROARING NOISE, POOR ACCELERATION, INCREASED GAS USAGE WITHIN THE LAST YEAR WHICH INITIALLY WAS OCCASIONAL BUT AS OF YESTERDAY BECAME NON-STOP. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO INABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. DIAGNOSTIC CODE PO495 WHICH ENDED UP BEING FAN CLUTCH. PART AT PARTS STORE WAS 217.99 W/TAX. AFRAID TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP AS MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEMS PAID $600+ FOR REPAIRS WITH MAJORITY BEING LABOR. FREQUENCY OF FAN CLUTCH PROBLEMS BY OTHER OWNERS MAKES IT APPARENT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL BY GM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160651June 24, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 44,000 MILES (WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF)! I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE NICE DRIVER BEHIND ME INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. HE SAID THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BLOWS. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK TO HIM, BILL ESTES CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS CHARGED ME 200 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND IT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED DRIVING TO THE DEALER WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON! AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER READS LIKE THIS: DIAG AS SHORTED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS APROXIMATELY 3" FROM BRAKE LAMPSWITCH. REPAIR HARNESS AND REROUTE AWAY FROM BRAKET. THE ONLY PARTS DESCRIBED WERE 'SHOP SUPPLIES' (ELECTRICAL TAPE?). THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DON'T DESIGN THESE CARS; INDICATING, THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE. WHILE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAD TO SPEND 189.54 TO GET THE THING FIXED, I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT - I TRANSPORT MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS IN THIS CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ISSUE AND CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE AFTER I READ ON AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERATION TO ORDERING GM TO RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160361June 21, 2006
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER RETURNING FROM A BUSINESS TRIP. I STARTED MY CAR AT THE AIRPORT, AND THE SECOND THAT I TURNED THE IGNITION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY TO GET IT FIXED. AFTER LOOKING AT IT DEALER SAID THE REPAIRS WOULD COST $1500, AND THAT BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY GM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. AFTER CALLING THE GM CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE, THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, THAT I SHOULD TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO THE BBB. AFTER THAT CONVERSATION I DECIDED TO PAY TO HAVE THE REPAIRS MADE, AND THEN HAVE THE BBB ARBITRATE THE SITUATION. BUT ON THE FOLLOWING TUESDAY JUNE 20, 2006. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THAT GM WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIM WITH NEEDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO DIAGNOSE WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON. HE SAID THAT UNTIL I AGREE NOT TO SUE THEM OVER THIS, THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE THE NEEDED INFORMATION TO HELP FIX MY CAR. I DO NOT FEEL THIS IS RIGHT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160218June 20, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
I HAVE A CRACK IN THE FILL NECK OF MY GAS TANK. VERY EXPENSIVE FIX ON A 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT. CAUSED A LOSS OF SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY AND EFFECTS THE PICK UP ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HILLS, EVEN SMALL INCLINES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159648June 12, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I STOPPED AT A GAS STATION FOR A CUP OF COFFEE WITH MY SISTER AND 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. WHEN I WENT TO PUT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR I NOTICED SMOKE COMING UP FROM UNDER THE PLASTIC PART IN THE BACK SEAT ON THE DOOR PART. I SAW SOMETHING SPARK AND TOOK THE CASING OFF AND THEN IT SPARKED AGAIN AND IT FLAMED SOME EVERYTIME I BLOW IT OUT IT WOULD SPARK AGAIN. I GOT THE WIRES OFF THE METAL FROM THE DOOR AND THE ONE WIRE CAME APART. THE PLASTIC THAT IS COVERING THE WIRES WAS MELTED OFF AND THE TAPE THAT WAS OVER THAT WAS ALSO MELTED OFF. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN NAZARETH PA TO GET IT LOOKED AT. THEY HAD TO REPLACE 4 WIRES AND 3 FUSES. IT COST ME $100.00 TO FIX. GM CALLED ME AND SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE I ALREADY HAD IT FIXED AND THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOT THAT SERIOUS. I TOLD HIM THAT IF I DIDN'T GO GET COFFEE AND DIDN'T NOTICE THE SMOKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE THEN IT WAS AND THAT MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. HE SAID HE WAS SORRY BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT HE COULD DO AND HE WAS GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. THE PERSON THAT I TALKED TO WAS JOE GARCIA # 8667905700 EXT. 21260 CASE # 1-415496321. IT IS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY HAVING IT FIXED IT WAS THE POINT THAT THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159190June 7, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND THE VEHICLES SEEMS TO "SKIP" WHEN DRIVING, HAD CHECKED AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS SERVICING. ALSO, SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR HAS JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD ON ITS OWN, WHILE BEING DRIVEN. THANKFULLY ONLY WHEN GOING APPROXIMATELY 10 - 15 MPH. NOW THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT IS ON. FUEL FILTER NEEDS REPLACING. OXYGEN SENSOR NEEDS REPLACING. THIS CAR IS A 2002 WITH 71,000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158915June 3, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION AT 47,000 MILES. THE CAR STARTED MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND IN THE REAR END WHEN ACCELERATING OUT OF TURNS. EVENTUALLY IT QUIT GOING IN REVERSE. THE DEALER SAYS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A MINIMUM COST OF $2700. IT HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING-- NO HEAVY TOWING. IT IS APPARENT FROM ALL THE SIMILAR PROBLEMS I HAVE FOUND POSTED ON THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS AN INHERENT DEFECT IN THE CAR AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158800June 1, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A FUEL ODOR CAME FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH WAS UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE REASON FOR THE ODOR. AFTERWARDS, A NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 02V121000 WAS ISSUED FOR THE FUEL FILTER. THE FUEL FILTER WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER THE RECALL. THE FUEL ODOR PERSISTED AFTER THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED IN OCTOBER OF 2002. WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FUEL WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED SINCE THE PREVIOUS DAY. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE FUEL TANK IN APRIL OF 2005. THE FUEL ODOR CONTINUED TO COME FROM THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158413May 30, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
2002 TRAILBLAZER WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT TURN OFF. *TS THE CONSUMER HAD TO REMOVE THE FUSE TO GET THE WIPERS TO TURN OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE WIPERS AND THE WORK HAD BEEN PERFORMED PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE MILEAGE AT THE TIME WAS 60000 KILOMETERS. THE WIPER WORKED FINE PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIRS. RECALL 04V046000. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 04000 KILOMETERS AND THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *NM ***NAR***
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158605May 30, 2006
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED TWICE WHILE THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT WAS BUCKLED INTO THE VEHICLE, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT UNLATCHED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158331May 26, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
FUEL LINE DISCONNECTS AT THE FUEL FILTER WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST NINE MONTHS. STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE CABIN. BOTH TIMES, OTHER MOTORISTS BROUGHT THE FUEL LEAK TO MY ATTENTION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157637May 16, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR OPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. AN NHTSA RECALL, #05V494000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES: DOORS: LATCH HOWEVER; THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP ONLY REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIPPING ALONG THE TWO REAR DOORS. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR STILL OPENS WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER TO REPLACE THE INOPERABLE LATCH AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL WITHOUT CHARGE. UPDATED 06/15/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157599May 15, 2006
AIR BAGS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH WITH PRIOR BRAKING, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND SLID INTO A DITCH. THERE WAS FRONT END DAMAGE; THE FRAME RAIL AND HOOD BENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT IN THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER OFF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD TRAUMA AND THE SEAT BELT WAS NOT WORN. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP, BUT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. UPDATED 06/16/06. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10157412May 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MORNING OF INCIDENT, WOULD HERE A "CLUNKING" NOISE AFTER ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR. THAT AFTERNOON, WHILE DRIVING IN FAST LANE OF INTERSTATE AT 65 MILES PER HOUR, UPON ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DOWN SHIFT, AND INSTEAD, HEARD A LOUD "WHIRRING" NOISE, AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. UPON EVALUATION, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING. REPAIR SHOPPED DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157369May 10, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
2002 TRAILBLAZER BRAKES FAILED, ROTORS WERE RUSTED. *TS THE MOTOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE SEAT WOULD NOT LIFT UP TO INCREASE THE HEIGHT AND WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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