Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10750231August 21, 2015
POWER TRAIN
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 175,500 MILES HAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE NEAR AIR FILTER BOX AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR. OF THE TWO LINES IN THIS AREA, ONE IS HEAVILY CORRODED WHILE THE OTHER APPEARS FINE. ONLY NOTICED AFTER TRANSMISSION HAD LEAKED >3 QUARTS OF ATF AND WAS SHIFTING ROUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10743880July 27, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
SMELLED FUEL THOUGHT IT WASN'T BURNING THE FUEL CORRECTLY. HAD MECHANIC LOOK OVER VEHICLE AND HE FOUND THAT THE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE GAS TANK AREA. WITHOUT REMOVING THE THANK HE SAID IT COULD BE A HOLE ON THE TOP OF THE TANK OR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT. HE TOLD ME TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL.. BECAUSE THE FIX IS VERY EXPENSIVE... MY VEHICLE IS SITTING AND I'M SCARED TO USE IT... IS THERE ANY HELP FOR THIS PROBLEM...
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10732864July 9, 2015
AIR BAGS
CAR WAS PARKED, UNATTENDED, IN PARKING LOT. I STARTED VEH WITH A AFTERMARKET INSTALLED, PROFESSIONALLY, REMOTE START. AS I APPROACHED MY VEH, ABOUT TEN-15 FEET AWAY, I HEARD A LOUD POP, AND LOOKED AROUND SAW NOTHING. I OPENED MY DRIVER DOOR AND DISCOVERED MY DRIVER AIR BAG HAD EXPLODED, SMOKE STILL IN THE INTERIOR. NO ACCIDENT, CAR WAS PARKED, UNATTENDED. NO INJURIES, NO OTHER DAMAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726584June 22, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE DROPS TO 0 WHEN MOTOR IS IDLED UP OIL PRESSURE RETURNS TO NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND DOES NOT OCCUR ALL THE TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED OVER THE LAST 2 TO 3 WEEKS AND ONLY WHEN I COME TO A STOP. TRUCK IDLES FINE AND SHOWS NO OTHER PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725699June 17, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH PASSENGERS INSIDE, THE SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS WERE SO OVERWHELMING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND THE PASSENGER HAD TO BE ESCORTED IN A NEW VEHICLE TO THE DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION OF THE RETURN AND SENDER LINES OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN 2012, BUT IT EXPIRED. THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER ANY EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR. UPDATED 12/1/2015*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723047June 2, 2015
AIR BAGS
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON CICERO AVENUE AT EDENS EXPRESSWAY, I 94, AND SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 0825 WHEN A VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE'S BUMPER. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUFFERED DELAMINATION OF A CERVICAL SPINE FUSION.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10717236May 19, 2015
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STEERING
UNKNOWN REASON LOSS OF CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY WENT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF ROAD, VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES. MY BROTHER WAS EJECTED AND VEHICLE ROLLED OVER ON HIM. NO AIRBAGS HAD DEPLOYED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10714970May 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713871April 30, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER SIDE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL, BUT FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO MANUEVER. ALSO, WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED, CROSSED OVER A RAILROAD TRACK, AND CRASHED INTO AN IRON FENCE AND A TELEPHONE POLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE AND WHIPLASH THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. IN ADDITION, THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES, WHIPLASH, AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703740April 4, 2015
POWER TRAIN
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION BLEW, LEAKED 10 OUT OF 12 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID... VERY COMMON IN 2002 TRAILBLAZERS I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO HOW MANY COMPLAINTS PEOPLE HAVE HAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703519April 3, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT RUN NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/EXHAUST PIPE ARE PRONE TO 'RUST-THROUGH' DUE TO THE INSULATION WRAP THAT HAS BEEN ADDED BECAUSE OF BEING SO CLOSE TO THE HIGH HEAT SOURCE. THIS INSULATION TRAPS MOISTURE AND SALT IN NORTHERN AREAS AND CAUSES THE LINES TO CORRODE AND LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS THE FLUID CAN DRIP DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXHAUST COMPONENTS. FORTUNATELY I COULD SMELL THIS AFTER I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW OF THE LEAK. DEPENDING ON WHEN THE LEAK ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE AND THE RATE OF LEAKAGE THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IF THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IS LOSING FLUID, IE: EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS CORROSION AND RESULTANT LEAKAGE IS VERY COMMON AND SHOULD BE LISTED AS A SAFETY RECALL. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10694735March 16, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD WITH THE WIPER BLADES. WHEN I FLICKED THE SWITCH THE CAR SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OVER AND TURNED TRUCK BACK ON. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS LEAVING OUT FOR WORK WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT STALLED AND I HEARD A HISSING NOISE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN OVER OR MAKE ANY NOISE OTHER THAN HISSING. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH EROTICALLY. THE RADIO AND POWER WINDOWS WORKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR MAN AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM AND TO CALL THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START UP. THERE IS A SHORT. IT SHUTS OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH IT TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WON'T SPED UP PAST 60 WITHOUT TROUBLING THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES THE SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK AT ALL OR IT JUMPS,AROUND WITHOUT READING MY CORRECT SPEED. WHEN I TRY TURN SIGNALS IT CUTS OFF. WHEN I TURN MY LIGHTS ON AND OFF IT HISSES. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE. ITS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I REALLY NEED TO FIND A SOLUTION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10692217March 5, 2015
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A SMOKE ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO START WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND FILED A REPORT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690611February 25, 2015
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SELF-ADJUSTING REARVIEW MIRRORS WERE NOT HOLDING THE INTENDED SETTINGS AND READJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661702February 9, 2015
ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CAR. WINDOWS DON'T COME DOWN, DOORS DON'T UNLOCK, AND OTHER ISSUES. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, UNLESS IT WAS DONE MANUALLY. THERE WAS A LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DOORS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING INSIDE THE DOORS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SMALL EVAP LEAK AND AFTER MARKET FUEL CAP.*JB THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLICKING ON AND OFF, THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. UPDATED 04/13/15. *JB UPDATED 07/20/15. *J *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10682091February 9, 2015
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER AND SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING STALL AND I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT REV THE MOTOR. IT WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MOVED AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR AND IT WOULD MOVE BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662229December 4, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS SLOWING DOWN AS I WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION AND THERE WAS TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME. I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AND STRUCK THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS OF EITHER VEHICLE WAS HURT, PER POLICE REPORT. ON MY WAY TO THE COLLISION CENTER NEAR HOME, THE CAB OF THE TRUCK FILLED SUDDENLY WITH VERY BLACK SMOKE, SO THICK I COULDN'T SEE AND HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE WERE FLAMES IN THE CAB AS WELL. WHEN I FINALLY GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK MY CLOTHES WERE ON FIRE. I WAS TAKEN BY AMBULANCE TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AND HAD TO BE TREATED FOR 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS OF THE FACE, SCALP, EYES, CALF, AND BOTH HANDS. MY RIGHT (DOMINANT) HAND WAS BURNED THE WORST, AS I HAD TRIED TO GET TO THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER I KEPT IN THE BACK. THE ENTIRE TRUCK BURNED EXCEPT THE LAST ROW OF SEATS (PARTIALLY BURNED) AND THE BACK DOOR. I AM STILL HAVING TO GO TO A WOUND CARE CENTER ON A WEEKLY BASIS, AND MY BANDAGES HAVE TO BE CHANGED DAILY. I HAD TO GET A FLAT-TOP HAIRCUT TO GET RID OF ALL MY HAIR BURNED OFF, AND I HAVE TO HAVE HELP FOR ALMOST EVERYTHING SINCE MY "GOOD" HAND WAS THE WORST INJURED. I HAVEN'T GOTTEN A GOOD NIGHT'S SLEEP SINCE, DUE TO PAIN AND NIGHTMARES ABOUT BURNING. I FEEL AS THOUGH MY LIFE HAS BEEN TORN APART, ALL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING VERY WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE THAT SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10662051December 3, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661544December 2, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10652292November 3, 2014
POWER TRAIN
THE REACTIVE SUNSHELL FAILED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR AND REVERSE. UPON RESEARCHING, FOUND THAT THE PART IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, AND FAILS REGULARLY, WITH THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $2,000.00. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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