Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10238520August 17, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT WITHIN 4-6 MONTHS OF INSTALLING NEW ONES. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238519August 17, 2008
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS HAD ISSUES WITH THE FAN CLUTCH. IT REVS VERY HIGH AND THERE IS A NOTICEABLE POWER LOSS WITH ACCELERATION. READING POSTS ON MESSAGE BOARDS I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A TREND AND THAT IS THE REASON I HAVE MADE THIS POST. I CAN ONLY HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL DO THE SAME AND THAT THERE WILL BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238365August 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY I LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER AND FOUND THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES HAD CORRODED. TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD ALL LEAKED OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUINED. THE CAR WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER 2 DAYS EARLIER AT THE DEALER. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A TYPICAL PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237686August 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMELLED GASOLINE AROUND SUV, BECAME MORE PROMINENT ONE DAY WHEN STARTING SUV GASOLINE POURED OUT FROM UNDER. HAD SUV TOWED TO REPAIR STATION HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL SENDING MODULE COST ME 367.90 PARTS 165.00 LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237747August 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS PROBLEMS DEALING WITH BULBS. THE MAIN ISSUE I'M HAVING NOW IS THE FAN CLUTCH. MY ENGINE REVS REALLY HIGH WHEN I'M DRIVING. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS WELL OVER $900. I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD QUALIFY AS A RECALL. I'VE RESEARCHED VARIOUS MESSAGE BOARDS & FIND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZER OWNERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236822August 4, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE FAN CLUTCH ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL HAS A LONG HISTORY OF FAILURE, REPAIR MECHANIC HAS REPLACED MANY OF THESE UNITS. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A LOUD NOISE TO EMANATE FROM THE ENGINE AND RENDERS THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO POTENTIAL ENGINE OVERHEARTING AND FAN CLUTCH LOCK-UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236891August 4, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IN WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INSPECTED THE HEADLIGHT AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WIRING MELTED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE. SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236920August 4, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 2004-2005, ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED HAVING SOME INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS, THAT'S WHEN WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALLS. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER (AIRPORT CHEVROLET) WHERE THE REPAIRS WERE MADE. ABOUT A YEAR LATER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, I TOOK IT BACK INTO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME ABOUT $500 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. I CONTACTED CHEVY BY EMAIL, AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS OF EMAILING BACK AND FORTH THEY SAID "THEY HAVE TO DRAW THE LINE ON AGE AND MILEAGE FOR THE RECALL". I TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO CONTACT MY ATTORNEY, THEY SAID THEY DID NOT WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING MORE ABOUT IT AND NOT TO EMAIL AGAIN. SINCE THEN WE HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, THE MORE WE DRIVE IT, THE MORE SOMETHING ELSE, ELECTRICAL, GOES WRONG. I.E. THE REAR WIPER DOES NOT WORK, THE COOLING/HEATING FAN DOES NOT WORK, THE RADIO/CD PLAYER GETS REALLY HOT, THE LAST THING THAT HAPPENED WAS THE BATTERY GOT FRIED AND MY CELL PHONE WHILE PLUGGED INTO THE CIG LITER FOR RECHARGE ALMOST GOT FRIED, ALMOST TOO HOT TO TOUCH. SO I AM PAYING MONTHLY PAYMENTS FOR A VEHICLE I CAN NOT DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236775August 3, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF THE TRANSMISSION SUNSHELL BREAKING. I NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING, NO HARD SHIFTING, NOTHING. I JUST WOKE UP WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND NO REVERSE GEAR JUST A WHINNING NOISE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10236474July 31, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, STRUCTURE:BODY
FAN CLUTCH REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THIS YEAR AND ALSO A WATER PUMP SECOND TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235685July 24, 2008
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
I BOUGHT THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON FEBRUARY 2008 DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TOTAL THE REST OF THE TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED JUST ACCELERATED ONTO THE GAS HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE TRUCK SHOOK LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE HAD HIT, LOST ACCELERATION WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 30-35 MILES AN HOUR AND CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM NEUTRAL AT FIRST AND THE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE., BRAKES HAVE MADE A PULSATION FEELING AND THEY WERE DONE DAYS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY CRACKLING AND METALLIC TINGING NOISES THAT DON'T GO AWAY, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES ON IT'S OWN WHEN DRIVING 65-70 MILES AN HOUR. THE STEERING WHEEL HAD A CONSTANT RUBBING NOISE AND DEALER TOLD ME ALL OF MY COMPLAINTS WERE NOTHING DETRIMENTAL AND BASICALLY BLEW ME OFF. THE TRUCK JERKS ALOT ON IT'S OWN DOESN'T MATTER IF I AM IN MOTION OR IF I PUT IT INTO GEAR OR PARK IT JERKS. I DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE, IT SEEMS TO BE POSSESSED. I AM SCARED TO DEATH TO DRIVE IT, SO I HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. MY FIRST CAR WAS A CHEVY AND NOW THIS ONE, I WILL NEVER OWN ANOTHER CHEVY PRODUCT. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I DON'T WANT THIS. I FEAR MY OWN AND EVERYONE ELSE'S LIFE!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234042July 11, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
ENGINE REVS WITH NO POWER, FAN CLUTCH STUCK ON . STARTED WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW. PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. SIX MONTHS LATER PROBLEM BACK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233361July 7, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON INTERMITTENTLY. STRONG GASOLINE ODOR FROM REAR AROUND GAS TANK. POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230963June 13, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER ENGINE HAS BEEN TICKING AND MAKING WHINING NOISES DURING ACCELERATION, AND PERFORMING VERY POORLY. THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. SHE WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A DEALER'S SPECIAL POLICY RELATED TO SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 060603. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT A DIAGNOSTIC WOULD BE NEEDED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, WHICH WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $2,800. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE TAKES HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AS SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230486June 10, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I NOTICE A STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AT FIRST, THEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF GAS BECAME EVIDENT AT IDLE IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK VEHICLE INTO THE SHOP AND WAS INFORMED OF THE "ROTTED OUT" PUMP FLANGE WAS LEAKING. I PAID ALMOST $700 TO HAVE IT FIXED AND COMPLAINED TO THE DEALER. 12 MONTHS LATER THE GM/DELPHI PUMP FAILED AND I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229798June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LS. THE VEHICLE HAS ACQUIRED APPROXIMATELY 82,800 MILES. ON A LEAST FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE COVERED UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 5915 MONTANA AVE. EL PASO, TX., DUE TO RECALLS AND VARIOUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIDWAY CHEVROLET OF EL PASO DUE TO AN UNEXPLAINED HIGH ENGINE NOISE AND A LIGHT ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. ON EACH OCCASION, I WAS TOLD BY THE MIDWAY REPS. THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY SIMPLY RESET AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT WHICH TURNED OFF THE ENGINE LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR AND ELIMINATED THE HIGH PITCH NOISE. THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE FOR A SHORT PERIOD, THEN THE HIGH ENGINE NOISE RETURNED, AND SO DID THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. I SIMPLY GREW TIRED OF GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEREFORE CONTINUED TO RUN THE VEHICLE WITH THE HIGH ENGINE NOISE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. TODAY, I RECEIVED NEWS FROM SAID DEALERSHIP THAT THE HIGH PITCH ENGINE NOISE AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT IS, AND HAS BEEN, DUE TO A COOLING FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. THIS NON-STOP MECHANICAL PROBLEM NOW KEEPS ME FROM A TEXAS STATE INSPECTION STICKER. TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM, THEY TELL ME, WILL COST OVER SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAD SEVERAL OPPORTUNITIES TO REMEDY THIS PROBLEM. THEY FAILED TO HONOR THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. NOW, I AM UNABLE TO, LEGALLY, DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS. FROM RECENT INFORMATION GATHERED, THIS PROBLEM IS ALL TO WELL KNOWN TO CHEVY AND GMC, YET THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I WISH TO REGISTER A COMPLAINT AGAINST CHEVY AND MIDWAY CHEVROLET OF EL PASO FOR THEIR FAILURE TO REPAIR THE COOLING FAN ASSEMBLY PROBLEMS WHEN THEY SURFACED AND WHILE UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. JOSEPH E. GAINES *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229807June 3, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON 5/25/08 ENGINE QUIT. TOWED TO GARAGE. RAN DIAGNOSTICS,COMPRESSION TESTS # 3 CYLINDER BAD -NO COMPRESSION. GARAGE GAVE ME A COPY OF CHEVROLET BULLETIN NO. 03019 SAYS ENGINE BAD ON 01 AND 02, 4.2L ENGINES. MIKE'S GARAGE ( ASE CERTIFIED- MASTER MECHANICS, JEFF-813-988-5689) SAID TAKE TO CHEVROLET - HAD IT TOWED AUTOWAY CHEVROLET, TAMPA, FL. GAVE THEM THE BULLETIN - GOT A CALL FROM JACIN HOGELAND (SERVICE) A PIECE (THE END) OF THE SPARK PLUG BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO THE CYLINDER- ENGINE IS SHOT. NOT UNDER WARRANTY. JEFF, MIKES GARAGE SAYS THEY PULLED THE PLUGS, DID COMPRESSION CHECK AND NO PLUGS WERE BROKEN. THE PLUGS ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES FROM CHEVROLET AND ARE GUARANTEED 100,000 MILES. THE TRAILBLAZER LOOKS NEW, GARAGE KEPT, DRIVEN WEEKENDS, HAS 42,000 MILES. CHEVROLET WANTS $6,500.00 FOR NEW ENGINE, $5,000.00 FOR USED ONE. HAVE CALLED CHEVROLET, COMPLAINED, THEY SAY WELL, NOT SAME PROBLEM LISTED IN BULLETIN. IT'S THE SPARK PLUG. I SAY SPARK PLUG SUPPOSED TO LAST 100,000 MILES-FIX IT. THEY SAID THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME ON 6/4 OR 6/5. TODAY 6/3/08 RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL JACIN @ AUTOWAY, WANT ME TO AUTHORIZE THEM- PULL THE HEAD TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED TO ENGINE. SAID THOUGHT YOU TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED. HE SAID , CHEVROLET IS GOING TO NEED TO KNOW BEFORE THEY TALK TO ME. I SAID I THOUGHT YOU MADE A DETERMINATION. HIS ANSWER IS THEY NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BEFORE THEY CAN MAKE ANY SETTLEMENTS. I ASKED WHAT HAPPENS, IF THEY STILL SAY SPARK PLUG AND NO WARRANTY. HIS ANSWER WAS WOULD COST ME $1,400.00 TO HAVE HEAD PULLED. I WOULD STILL HAVE TO BUY ENGINE FOR $6500 OR $5000 USED. I SAID IF NOT COVERED I WOULD HAVE MIKE'S GARAGE DO THE WORK. HE SAID THAT I WOULD BE LIABLE FOR $1,400.00 TO PULL THE HEAD. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE. I LOOK ON THE INTERNET AND THERE COMPLAINTS ALL OVER ABOUT THE ENGINE, YET NO RECALLS. JUST A BULLETIN THAT THIS WHAT CHEVROLET WILL DO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229290May 30, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
AFTER REFILLING FUEL TANK FULL OF GASOLINE AND DRIVING UNTIL ~80% FULL, I SMELLED FUEL VAPORS COMING FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN STANDING OUTSIDE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ~70 F. AFTER THE NEXT TRIP THE VEHICLE MIL CAME ON. CODES WERE RELATED TO EVAP LEAK P0442. DEALER REPLACED FUEL TANK AND FILLER NECK TUBE, CRACKED. ALMOST 1 YEAR PRIOR GM ISSUED A NOTICE THAT THIS ISSUE MIGHT OCCUR AND WOULD BE COVERED AT GM'S EXPENSE. I RECALLED THAT I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING A MIL LIGHT THAT MIGHT APPEAR. DEALER REPAIRED VEHICLE UNDER THIS LETTER / WARRANTY. VEHICLE HAD ~80K MILES. DRIVEN DAILY IN 4 SEASON AREA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228898May 26, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT. FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE. APPARENTLY IT IS LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM IS PAYING FOR REPAIRS OF THIS PROBLEM ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT'S UNDER A SPECIAL COVERAGE WARRANTY. IF MY VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM THE EXT, WHY ISN'T GM APPLYING THAT COVERAGE TO THE LT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228243May 19, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A MOMENT AND REGAIN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY SAY THAT THE ENGINE IS RUNNING RICH AND RUNNING LEAN. THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME TO USE THE REST OF THE GAS IN MY TANK AND REFILL MY TANK WITH NEW GAS AT A WELL KNOWN GAS STATION. I DID AS THE SERVICE CENTER REQUESTED BY FILLING AT EXXON, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 3 MONTHS WITH 80,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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