Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10112663March 7, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
I HAVE HAD THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT. IT RECENTLY BURNED OUT AGAIN AND I WENT TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SOCKET HAD BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . I QUESTIONED THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THIS BUT HE HAD NO CONCRETE ANSWER AS TO WHY THE SOCKET WOULD BURN OUT. HE SPECULATED THAT PERHAPS THE BULB (WHICH THEY HAD REPLACED TWICE) HAD NOT BEEN PUT IN SECURELY OR IT HAD BEEN LOOSENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THIS BURNED OUT SOCKET ENDING UP COSTING $65.00 TO REPLACE. HAD THEY DONE THIS DURING ONE OF THE OTHER INSTANCES, MY WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY TRAILBLAZERS ON THE STREET WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS NOT OPERATING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113280March 2, 2005
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE STOPPING AT A LIGHT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND PUSHED HEAD ON INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE DUAL AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. HOWEVER. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER HIT HER HEAD ON THE DASHBOARD. VEHICLE WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10112427March 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
2002 TRAIL BLAZER TRANSMISSION WASN'T CHANGING GEARS, WOULDN'T GO OVER 30 MPH ,SOUNDED LIKE AN AIRPLANE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT WITHOUT A VEHICLE UNTIL MONDAY SERVICE DEPARTMENT WASN'T OPEN ON WEEKEND DEALERSHIP INSTALLED PRESSURE CONTROL SOLENOID ON VALVE BODY, FILTER AND PAN GASKET AND REPLACED COOLING FAN CLUTCH WITH A COST OF $961.78 MILEAGE 61,024. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111207March 2, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD BE HARD TO SHIFT/ DRIVE/REVERSE GEARS. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK HARD TO SHIFT WHEN COLD. *TC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113109February 28, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 50-55MPH. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, DRIVER SUSTAINED CHEST INJURIES WHEN IT IMPACTED THE STEERING WHEEL.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10113007February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
RE DEFECTIVE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4X4, PROBLEM WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE, A/C, BATTERIES, TAILLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *BF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S 4-WHEEL DRIVE WENT INTO FOUR WHEEL HIGH OR LOW INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LOSES IT'S CHARGE. THE TAILLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE BLOWER IN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL SPLASHED OUT OF THE FILLER WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS FILLING THE TANK. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112076February 23, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
SIDE VIEW MIRRORS DO NOT RETAIN MEMORY POSITION. EVERY TIME YOU UNLOCK THE VEHICLE WITH THE REMOTE UNLOCK FEATURE THE MIRRORS WANDER TO A FAULTY LOCATION. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES BECAUSE OF VISIBILITY ISSUES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115071February 16, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2002, ROTORS WERE BADLY CORRODED AND COMING APART. *BF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110591February 15, 2005
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE BOND THAT ATTACH MY REAR GLASS TO MY HATCH DOOR HAVE LOOSEN DUE TO DEFAULT DEALER CLAIM UNABLE TO FIX NEED REPLACING WITH NEW GLASS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR A FACTORY MALFUNCTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111443February 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO BAND FAILURE FOR THE THIRD AND FORTH GEARS, COMPLETELY BURN UP. CONTACTED CHEVROLET. DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK.....*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10111285February 10, 2005
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK DETACHED FROM THE TANK. AS A RESULT, WHEN FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL IT POURED OUT ONTO THE GROUND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110276February 10, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
ENGINE COOLING FAN CLUTCH STUCK ENGAGED, CAUSING ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT TO COME ON. DEALER(MORITZ CHEVY) CHARGED $725 FOR REPAIR OF WHICH $400 WAS LABOR.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110127February 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER [XXX]. 4 WHEEL DRIVE MODULE MALFUNCTIONED NOT ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ENGAGE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE; MODULE WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE (CAN PROVIDE RECEIPT). WE HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE THAT SAME TYPE VEHICLES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS MADE US AWARE THAT A RECALL HAS BEEN MADE ON ANOTHER SERIES OF VIN NUMBERS OF LIKE VEHICLE, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO BE INCLUDED.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109013January 27, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107856January 25, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
FAN CLUTCH FAILED AT 49,000 MILES AFTER INTERMITTENT ROARING SOUND ALMOST FROM DATE OF NEW PURCHASE 6-20-02. REQUIRED REPLACING AT MY $600 COST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107812January 24, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND THE ELECTRIC MIRRORS ARE ERRATIC - THEY WON'T HOLD THEIR MEMORY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. WHEN YOU START CAR YOU DO THINK TO CHECK MIRRORS EVERYTIME AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN YOU GO TO CHANGE LANES AND REALIZE THAT THE MIRRORS HAVE LOTS THEIR MEMORY. I HAVE ALMOST HAD NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DEFECT. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR TRAILBLAZERS AS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TRAILBAZER OWNERS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107752January 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
VEHICLE COMPLAINT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107684January 21, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN YOU GO TO START THE VEHICLE AND IF THE VEHICLE HAS A DEAD BATTERY, YOU CAN NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. THE IGNITION LOCKS UP AND YOU CAN'T REMOVE THE KEY. I GUESS THIS IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE IN THAT IF YOU HAVE TO GO TO SEEK HELP. THE CAR IS UNLOCKED WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107410January 18, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT
THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHICH CONSUMER IS INFORMED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAY NOT OPERATE IF LIGHT IS ON. OWNER WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106538January 18, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WENT OUT IN A.M. TO START VEHICLE AND TURN THE KEY OVER TO HEAR NOTHING AND NO START. NO PRIOR WARNING, TRIED TO JUMP START, NO SUCCESS, TOWED TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT THE DIAGNOSIS WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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