Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2002)

1,264 consumer complaints on file.

#10131634August 4, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WE OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD WITH 57,000 MILES. ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT, A CLUNK WAS HEARD FROM THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THERE WAS NO REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER INSPECTION AND ROAD TEST, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE "SUN SHELL SPLEEN" HAD STRIPPED AND THE SUN GEAR AND SUN SHELL DRUM HAD TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH A RECONDITIONING OF THE TRANSMISSION. THIS REPAIR CAME TO THE TUNE OF 2022 DOLLARS. OUR SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO HAVE THE FACTORY COVE HALF OF THE REPAIR AS A "GOODWILL GESTURE." I AM ALSO AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALER AND HAD ACCESS TO REPAIR INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CHEVROLET. APPARENTLY, THE MATERIAL THE ORIGINAL SUN SHELL WAS MADE OF WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND PROLONGED HIGH TEMPERATURES THAT ARE FOUND IN THE TRANS. FOR THE 2003 MODEL YEAR AND LATER, GENERAL MOTORS MADE THE SUN SHELL OUT OF A "MORE HEAT RESISTANT MATERIAL" WHICH WILL "HOPEFULLY" PREVENT THE PROBLEM FROM RECURRING. IN MY OPINION, THIS IS EQUIVALENT TO GENERAL MOTORS ADMITTING THAT THE ORIGINAL TRANS IN OUR VEHICLE WAS OF SUBSTANDARD QUALITY RIGHT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THIS PROBLEM HAS ERODED AWAY ANY CONFIDENCE WE HAVE IN GM AND DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FOR FEAR OF THE PROBLEM RECURRING IN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD LEAD TO A LOSS OF CONTROL AND POSSIBLE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130987August 2, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, STRUCTURE, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I READ ON POSTED COMPLAINTS: NEW ENGINE REQUIRED WITHIN NINE MONTHS-ONE YEAR OF OWNING NEW VEHICLE, INSIDE DRIVER DOOR PANEL REPLACED THREE TIMES, CHANGE OIL AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYING ON, HOOD NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, BACK GLASS NEEDING REPLACEMENT, FABRIC PROBLEMS IN BACK SEAT, ETC., ETC. AND THIS MORNING IT IS A $200 PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. TOO MANY THINGS TO EVEN REMEMBER OR NAME, BUT CHEVY HAS A PRETTY THICK FILE ON ME AND MY VEHICLE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130937August 1, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
WHO DO I CONTACT ABOUT RECALLS NOT BEING PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130676July 31, 2005
STEERING, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
SHARP TURN STEERING LOCKS UP. PASSENGER SEAT BELT GETS TIGHTER AND TIGHTER DOESN'T RELEASE PRESSURE. 4 WHEEL DRIVE NOT WORKING . TAPPING SOUND IN ENGINE. THE ONLY THING THE DEALER HAS DONE IS REPLACE POWER STEERING PUMP AND WITHIN 5 MILES IT WAS NOT WORKING AGAIN. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130302July 27, 2005
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
DT THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS REAR DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT OPEN PROPERLY. CONSUMER HAS TO GO INSIDE THE VEHICLE TO OPEN THE DOORS. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE WINDSHEILD WIPER AND WASHER, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE WINDSHIEL WIPERS START ON THEIR OWN, AND ONE COULD HEAR THE MOTOR GOING WITHOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEING ON. CONSUME RPULLED THE FUSE ON THE WASHER MOTOR BUT WIPERS CONTINUED TO RUN. THIS HAPPENED LAST TUESDAY JULY 19,2005. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130074July 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LS 2WD 4.2L HAS 79,200 MILES ON IT DRIVING IN TOWN, PARKED IN A PARKING SPOT TO DROP WIFE OFF. PUT TRUCK IN REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPOT. HEAR A LOUD "POP" AND NOW I HAVE NO REVERSE, NO OVERDRIVE. CAR GOES TO 6000 RPM BEFORE SHIFTING INTOT HE NEXT GEAR. TAKE TRUCK TO DEALER, COST IS 1800 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION, I CALL GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE, TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME. SUN SHELL GEAR IS ONE OF THE PARTS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129767July 22, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
1) SINCE OWNING MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER, ON OCCASION, THE CAR WOULD DRIVE AND SOUND LIKE A SEMI (LOUD AND HEAVY WHEN I ACCELERATED). 2) JULY 19, 2005, WITH 51000+ MILES, THE SUV CONTINUALLY WAS LOUD AND HEAVY WHEN I ACCELERATED. FINALLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 3) I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRIC FAN CLUTCH AND HE HAD SEEN IT BRAKE DOWN IN SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS. COST TO REPLACE: $732.33. I STILL HAVE THE OLD PART IF YOU NEED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10122088July 22, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
DT: AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A OFF CENTER FRONTAL COLLISION. WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35-40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE HIT THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. IT WAS AT A GARAGE NEAR THE ACCIDENT SITE. NO ONE LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE BUT THE RESCUE SERVICES WERE SURPRISED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. INTERMITTENTLY THE SRS LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND IT WAS REPAIRED IN JULY 2004. *AK *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10129284July 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A TOLL BOOTH THERE WAS A BIG BANG AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND MADE A VERY LOUD WHINNING NOISE WHE GOING FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129094July 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHEN THE TRANSMISSION CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER, AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS "SUN SHELL SPLINE FAILURE" IN THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129028July 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRAILBLAZER HAS 56,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS WENT OUT WITH NO SIGN THAT IT WAS GOING OUT NOT EVEN A WARNING LIGHT INSIDE THE TRUCK OR A NOISE WHEN DRIVING OR STARTING THE VEHICLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129041July 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING THE SUV SEEMS TO STALL AND NEEDS A WHILE TO PICK UP AND THIS CAUSES MANY NOISES TO COME OUT OF THE ENGINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2002. TOOK THE TRUCK IN MANY TIMES AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID ITS NORMAL, BUT MY SISTER PURCHASED A 2005 TRAILBLAZER AND WHEN DRIVING THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS AND SOUND EXCELLENT, UNLIKE MINE THAT SOUDS LIKE A SEMI TAKING OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128879July 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER OF WHICH I PURCHASED NEW. SINCE DAY ONE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH A MULTITUDE OF PROBLEMS. IT HAS HAD AN ENGINE REPLACEMENT, CLUTCH FAN ($620.00), TAIL LIGHTS, HVAC CONTROLS $(200), EXHAUST MANIFOLD, RECALL ITEMS AND NOW FINALLY A TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHERE THE SUN SHELL/GEAR LET GO COSTING ME ($1858.03). FAST FORWARD TO TODAY JUST 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS "COMPLETELY OVERHAULED), THE VALVE BODY ID FAILING WHERE THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT "IS NOT PART OF THE 12 MONTH, 12,000 WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION."
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128239July 10, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSON FAILURE / NO EARLY WARNING SIGNS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128173July 9, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION WENT IN JANUARY OF 2005. IT IS NOW JULY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO FIGHT WITH THE DEALERSHIP THEN BECAUSE I ONLY HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 4 MONTHS AND I AM FIGHTING WITH THEM AGAIN. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM. IT WON'T SHIF OUT OF 1ST AND IT WON'T GO IN REVERSE AND THE LOUD NOISE IS HORRIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127078June 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
DT: CONSUMER HAS 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE HIGH AND LOW AT RANDOM. CONSUMER WAS EXITING THE FREEWAY WHEN VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN TO 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN CONSUMER WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY. WHEN CONSUMER WAS EXISTING FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE DROPPED INTO 4 WHEEL LOW CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT SAID 4 WHEEL LOW. CONSUMER HAD THIS HAPPEN ABOUT SIX TIMES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY A FEW TIMES, CONSUMER STARTED TURNING LEFT INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN IT SHIFTED DOWN INTO LOW. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE , AND THE LIGHT FLASHED AND CYCLED THROUGH DIFFERENT SETTINGS UNTIL IT WENT BACK TO 2 WHEEL HIGH. CONSUMER COULD FEEL VEHICLE SHIFTING IN AND OUT OF 4 WHEEL AND HIGH AND LOW WHEN LIGHT CHANGED POSITION. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, WHO DEALER SAID THAT THEY DONE A SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE COMPUTER AND THIS MAY FIX PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT PROBLEM WAS FIXED. CONSUMER DID NOT WANT TO PICK UP VEHICLE BECAUSE SHE WAS SCARED FOR HER FAMILY TO RIDE IN VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126819June 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126931June 28, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I AN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SEAT WHICH HAS SNAPED A BRACKET WHICH SUPPORTS THE SEAT ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE! THIS BRACKET BROKE WHILE I WAS OPERATING MY VEHICLE AND CAUSED ME TO BE JOGGED TO THE SIDE WHEN THE SEAT DROPPED! I WAS NOT HURT BUT THE SUDDEN JOLT CAUSED ME TO SWERVE TO ONE SIDE BEFORE I RECOVERED! AS IT WAS THERE WAS NO ONE ON MY LEFT WHEN IT HAPPENED! I CALLED CHEVROLET AND DID NOT GET ANY SATISFACTION!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126589June 26, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 CHEVEROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 66 THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126230June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS, VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING TO LAX AIRPORT AFTER ROUNDING CURVE TO GET OFF ON AIRPORT RAMP, TRANMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LOCAL AIRPORT POLICE ASSISTED TO GET ME TOWED ($45) TO POLICE LOT. NOTIFIED ONSTAR AND WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALER, ALBERTSON OLDSMOBILE CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA. AFTER THREE DAYS THE DEALER HAD NOT EVEN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. I THEN HA CAR TOWED TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION IN ORANGE CALIFORNIA WHERE AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS I WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. A PUMP HAD FAILED AND THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSON ASSEMBLY WAS FILLED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. IN OCTOBER OF 2003 THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA. CAR WAS REPAIRED. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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