2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

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.

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

FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WHERE THE FILLER HOSE ATTACHES TO THE TANK, HAS COME OFF THE FUEL TANK. THIS ALLOWS GASOLINE TO SPILL ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOWS FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. CHECKING THE SAFECAR.GOV/VIN LOOKUP SITE THIS VEHICLE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS. IF THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE SAFETY SITUATION FROM REOCCURING. A LINE OF GASOLINE, ON THE ROAD, LEADING STRAIGHT TO THE FUEL TANK, HAS TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE PROGRESS OF THIS NECESSARY SAFETY RECALL. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND PUT IT IN PARK. I NOTICED I WAS TO CLOSE TO MY HOME FOR THE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO RUN BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND THE HOUSE SO I PUT MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK UP A LITTLE AND BACKED UP. I THEN PUT IT IN DRIVE TO GO FORWARD AS IT WAS TO FAR OUT IN THE ROAD, SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE GAS PEDDLE GOT STUCK AND I RAN INTO MY HOME. MY QUESTION IS, HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THE GAS PEDDLE STICKING ON THIS VEHICLE IN THE PAST HISTORY? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OUT. NO OTHER LIGHTS WENT OUT I CONTINUOUSLY FLICKED THEM BACK AND FORTH AND FINALLY MY BRIGHT LIGHTS WORKS TO GET ME HOME. NEXT DAY THEY WORK FINE AGAIN THEN 2 DAYS LATER SAME THING HAPPENS. BULBS FUSES ALL HAVE BEEN CHANGED AND NO SHORT FOUND. SO I LOOK ONLINE AND SEEMS A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH TRAILBLAZER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. *TR

THE `PLATE LIGHT DON T WORK REAR WIPER DOME LIGHT WON T SHUT OFF AUTO DOOR WON T UNLOCK WITH REMOTE SOME TIME DOOR LOCKS AUTO WITH OUT HITTING SWITCH THIS SCARY ALL MY DASH LIGHTS COME ON BUT DON T SHUT DOWN CAR PULL OVER AN RE STARTER IT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN IH146 TOWARD KEMAH, TRAFFIC SO I TURNED IN THE TURNING LANE SO I COULD TURN LEFT AT IH646 THIS CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE ,HIT MY VEHICLE THEN I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE, CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND SEEN THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED VERY BAD. SO I APPROACHED THE YOUNG LADY AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT AND SHE SAID SHE WAS. TOLD HER AND SHOWED HER THE DAMAGED TO MY VEHICLE ,SHE ASKED FOR MY INSURANCE INFORMATION AND I TOLD HER THAT I HAD THE OLD ONE ,BUT CALL ME IN 1 HOUR AND I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU; SO I DID , SHE SHOWED ME HER VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS A OLD CAR; THE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH WAS HANGING DOWN AND I TOUCHED IT AND TOLD HER ALL SHE NEEDED WAS TO PUT SOME MORE SCREWS TO FIX IT ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE OF HER CAR AND THE FRONT COVER OF HER LIGHT WAS POPPED UP JUST A LITTLE .I DIDN'T THINK THAT I NEEDED HER INFORMATION CAUSE IT WASN'T A LOT OF DAMAGE DONE ;AND SHE DID NOT GIVE ME HER INFORMATION ,AND SHE DID NOT CALL THE POLICE THE TIME IT HAPPEN WAS AT 5:30PM VERY HOT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE "NEW", I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVE LIGHTS THREE TIMES FOR BURNED CABLES ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS LOCKS WHILE IN MOTION. MY LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THAT, THAT WAS TYPICAL OF THE PASSENGER SAFETY DEVICE.....AS A PASSENGER, ONCE YOU SET DOWN AND PUT THE SEATBELT ON, IT LOCKS, HOLDING YOU TOO TIGHT, AND VIRTUALLY CHOKING THE PASSENGER!! ALL OTHER SEATBELTS WORKS FINE. AND STILL FUNCTIONS THE SAME TO THIS DAY. *TR

I STRUCK A VEHICLE THAT BROADSIDE WHEN HE RAN A STOP SIGN. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH WHEN I STRUCK HIS VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS TAKEN AWAY IN AN AMBULANCE AND HAD DAMAGE TO MY CERVICAL SPINE, STOMACH AND MID SPINE. I DID INQUIRE WHERE I HAD THE VEHICLE REPAIRED, ABOUT $8K IN DAMAGES, ABOUT WHY THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW BUT CHECKED AND SAID THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING? I SEE MANY SUCH "STORIES" ABOUT TRAILBLAZER AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING ON THIS SITE. IT REALLY BE NICE TO SEE SOMETHING DONE ABOUT THIS SITUATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS AND THE AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER DEPLOYED!!!!! NOTE, I HAVE WRITTEN TO CHEVROLET/GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT DON'T REALLY EXPECT THEM TO RESPOND! SOME SUPPORT FROM THE NHTSA WOULD REALLY BE APPRECIATED AND IS NEEDED BEFORE ANYONE ELSE GET HURT WHEN THE AIRBAGS DON'T DEPLOY! *TR