Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10198848August 8, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ 2002,"BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW" EXCELLENT CONDITION 75,000. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FLUSH DONE AT 50,000 MILES AS REQUESTED. I GET OIL CHANGES DONE EVERY 3,000 MILES. ON AUGUST 5TH 2007 I NOTICED TRANSMISSION FLUID SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF MY VEHICLE AND THE BACK WINDOW. TOOK THE CAR TO A MY MECHANIC WHO RECOMMENDED I TAKE THE CAR TO TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST "AMOCO"SO I DID. NEED MY TRANSMISSION REBUILT, FLUID LEAKING OUT OF AIR PORT IN TRANSMISSION, THE DRUMS DEFECTIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198892August 8, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
- 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - TRAILBLAZER ASCENDER COOLING FAN CLUTCH & SPEED SENSOR ASSEMBLY. - LOUD NOISE COMING FROM COOLING FAN. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE NOISE WAS NORMAL AND THAT THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED AND WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE NOISE WAS NOT NORMAL AND THAT THIS SUV HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE FAN CLUTCH. DEALER STATED THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PART WITH A VERY HIGH FAILURE RATE IT IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198706August 7, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HVAC CONTROLS DON'T ALL WORK, RADIO INOPERATIVE AT TIMES, REAR WINDOWS WILL NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN, HAD TO REPLACE FAN CLUTCH. ALL RECENTLY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198716August 7, 2007
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WANTED TO KNOW WHY NO ONE HAS CONTACTED HIM IN REGARDS TO THE COMPLAINT THAT HE FILED A YEAR AGO. THE ORIGINAL COMPLAINT WAS IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 10169395 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPERS). CHEVROLET INFORMED HIM THAT HIS COMPLAINT FILE WAS CLOSED AND ISSUED HIM A CHECK FOR $240. IF HE CASHED THE CHECK, THAT WOULD MEAN THE ISSUE WAS RESOLVED AND HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS. THE CONTACT DID NOT CASH THE CHECK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198677August 6, 2007
SEAT BELTS
WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INJURIES, YET. THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND WILL NOT RELEASE UNLESS YOU TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF. I HAVE CONTACTED THE CHEVY RECALL #, BUT THEY DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE. I DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN ISSUED THE RECALL, BUT THEY DID NOTHING. I DO HAVE DATED DOCUMENT THAT STATES THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT UNDER THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10198344August 2, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ELECTRONIC GAUGES BEGAN TO FLASH OFF AND ON. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WENT FROM ZERO, TO TOP SPEED, AND THEN BACK TO ZERO. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY CANNOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE DUE TO LIABILITY REASONS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197946July 31, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE PROBLEM THAT I'M HAVING IS THAT THE DRIVER SIDE MIRROR LOSES ITS MEMORY AND ALWAYS NEEDS ADJUSTING WHEN STARTING UP THE VEHICLE AND EVEN WHILE DRIVING!!! I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THE MANUAL SUGGEST AND EVEN TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE TO HAVE IT WORKED ON. THE PROBLEM CAME BACK AND IS STILL PRESENT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY MATTER FOR THE FACT THAT THE MIRROR MOVES ON ITS OWN WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE ABOUT THIS IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THANKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197785July 30, 2007
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING WHEN SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND THEY REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE AIR BAG. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,298 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB UPDATED 02/01/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10197509July 25, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WENT TO GET GAS FOR MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND WE I FINISHED AND I STARTED MY CAR I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND HEARD A LOUD CLUNK NOISE AND THEN THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND HEARD A LOT OF GRINDING. I CALLED GMC AND THEY KNOW THE TRAILBLAZER HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THAT I CALL THEM WITH MY PROBLEM THEY TELL ME THAT I JUST NEED TO GET A GM DIAGNOSTICS TEST. DONE AND IT JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THEM TO GET MONEY OUT OF PEOPLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196871July 19, 2007
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ARE FILLED WITH 3/4 OF WATER. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS ON THE TAIL LIGHT COVERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196618July 17, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT DETECTED GAS FUMES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL PUMP WERE CORRODED. AS OF JULY 17, 2007, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A DEFECT INVESTIGATION FOR THE FUEL PUMP (NHTSA ACTION # PE07013). THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 76,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196212July 12, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED GAS FUMES BETWEEN THE RADIATOR AND THE FUEL TANK WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF DRIVING, HE NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK TO THE BOTTOM. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 115,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195552July 7, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT STALLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I DID NOT UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE ONE DAY IT WILL STALL AT EVERY SINGLE RED LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AND THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WILL BE FINE. WHEN I START TO SLOW DOWN AT A STOP SIGN OR SUCH THE NEEDLE IN THE RPM GAUGE GOES NUTS AND THE VEHICLE STARTS TO KIND OF BUCK A LITTLE AND THEN IDLES REALLY LOW OR IT WILL REV ITSELF UP TO ABOUT 3000 RPM. SO WHEN I GET TO THE STOP IT JUST SHUTS OFF, NO LIGHTS COME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OR NOTHING. MOST TIMES I JUST PUT IT IN PARK , TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION AND THEN START IT BACK UP. RUNS NORMAL THEN, WELL MAYBE UNTIL THE NEXT STOP. ONLY ONE OTHER TIME DID I GO TO START IT BACK UP AND IT WOULDN'T START BUT ONLY FOR A SECOND AND THEN IT DID START. ALSO, IT REVVED WHILE I WA S JUST DRIVING NORMALLY. IT HAS HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS SO WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER I PURCHASED IT FROM FOR ANOTHER PROBLEM AS WELL AS ME TELLING THEM ABOUT THIS, THEY HAD OVERNIGHT, SAID THEY TOOK IT FOR A DRIVE AND NOTHING HAPPENED, WHICH I TOLD THEM THAT IT DOESN'T HAPPEN EVERY TIME YOU STOP OR EVERY DAY. THEY ALSO SAID SINCE NO SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS OR ANYTHING CAME ON THEY COULDN'T TELL WHAT THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THEY PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. SO I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT TO DO BUT TO KEEP DRIVING IT AND MAYBE SOMEONE WILL REAREND ME BECAUSE IT STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. I FEEL HALF AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195522July 6, 2007
STRUCTURE
THE HEADLINER OF MY VEHICLE HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH RAIN. I BELIEVE THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE HEADLINER IS SOAKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195216July 3, 2007
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AT FAULT STRUCK THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HIS WIFE SUFFERED A CRACKED RIB, CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND INTERNAL DAMAGE. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ALSO INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10195200July 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION THE TRAILBLAZER MAY A LOUD SOUND AND THEN STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER AS SHE DROVE AND HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THEN LOST REVERSE. I CONTACTED GM AFTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM GARAGE AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE 1ST I DID NOT BUY FROM A GM DEALERSHIP, 2 I DID NOT HAVE MY SERVICE AND MAINTANANCE DONE BY A GM GARAGE AND 3 BECAUSE I WAS A SECOND OWNER OF THE TRAILBLAZER. SO INTERN I HAD TO PAY $2730.27 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194938June 29, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
I GOT IN THE CAR TO GO TO WORK THE OTHER DAY AND AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS IT MADE A LOUD FAN NOISE THAT MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD EVER MADE THAT NOISE. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THAT DAY BEFORE GETTING IT TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FAN CLUTCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC RELAY, WHICH WAS WHY IT COST $600 TO REPLACE. THE SUV WAS A 2002 MODEL AND HAD 57,500 MILES ON IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194221June 26, 2007
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER; VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN I NOTICED A STREAM OF FLUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, NEAR THE MIDDLE. FOUND IT TO BE GASOLINE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AREA OF THE GASOLINE TANK. RATE OF LEAKAGE WAS ABOUT 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. LEAKAGE STOPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER - REPLACED LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10194053June 23, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 26,990 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS AT 61,062 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IT WAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD UNLESS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS. IN BOTH INSTANCES I ALSO LOST REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS 2 MONTHS AND 1,000 MILES AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $2,038 TO FIX IT (NOT REPLACE IT) BUT OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE I NEEDED MY VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10193904June 21, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
DOORS RATTLE AND SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS ALSO RATTLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. ALSO, THE AIR/HEAT BLOWER IS STUCK ON #4. IT WON'T BLOW ON ANY OTHER SETTINGS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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