2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION.*MR THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO A MODE WHICH DID NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL OVER TO 15 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVE POSITION. *TS *JB

SINCE PURCHASE (FEB. '02) TO PRESENT (JULY '03) THERE HAS BEEN A "HUMMING" / VIBRATING NOISE COMING FROM MY VEHICLE'S INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. IT IS VERY PROMINENT DURING SLOW SPEEDS, SUCH AS IN PARKING LOTS AND WHEN BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. REPRESENTATIVES AT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. HAVE TOLD ME THAT THIS IS "NORMAL WITH TRAILBLAZERS".*AK

SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE, (FEB. '02) TO PRESENT (JULY '03) MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ 2WD HAS FREQUENT-TO-CONSTANT "PINGING" IN ENGINE WHILE ACCELERATING; FLAT SURFACES AND INCLINES. HIGHER OCTANE GASOLINE DOES NOT REMEDY. REPRESENTATIVE AT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT. STATES THIS IS "NORMAL" WITH TRAI*BLAZERS. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT IS CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HEADS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING PROBLEMS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL #03V096000 REPAIRS CONCERNING INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IN MAY OF 2003. VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM ,AND IS CURRENTLY WITH THE DEALER (FRED BEANS CHEVROLET). *AK

SERVICE 4WD LIGHT COMES ON, VEHICLE WILL AUTOMATICALLY GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT THE SWITCH BEING TURNED. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STEER AT TIMES. *AK

WHEN SOMETHING WAS TOWED ON THE VEHICLE'S HITCH, IT BOUNCED UP AND DOWN WHICH CAUSED THE UTILITY TRAILER TO BE LOST WHILE DRIVING. *JB RECEIVER HOLE IN HITCH NEEDED TO BE DECREASED IN SIZE. *TT *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT IN THE LAST 3 MOS. 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO OUT EVERY MONTH. I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKING UP BUT THOUGHT I WAS JUST DOING IT WRONG. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I NOTICED THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD THE TRAIL BLAZER IN THE SHOP FOR THE NOISE UNDER THE FRONT WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE BACK GATE WOULD POP OPEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER ADJUSTED THE LATCHING HOOK. HAS NOT DONE IT SINCE. NOW AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE 8 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE JUST RECEIVED 2 NOTICES. THIS IS A BIT UNNERVING. *JB

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT SOME 2002 TRAIL BLAZERS MAY EXPERIENCE A CRACKLING OF AN ENGINE CYLINDER BORE LINER. THIS WILL CAUSE ENGINE NOISE, POOR PERFORMANCE, AND OR STALLS WITH NO ENGINE RESTART. HOWEVER, THEY WILL ONLY REPAIR AFTER THE VEHICLE IS DAMAGED. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN AND DO NOT THINK IT IS SAFE TO BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT COULD STALL AT ANY TIME OR PROVIDE "POOR PERFORMANCE". I HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER - RANGING FROM THE VEHICLE STOPPING AS I'M GOING 55 MPH, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYING ON, I'VE RECEIVED 2 RECALL NOTICES AND THEN THIS SPECIAL POLICY NOTICE. I THINK THE ENGINE SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. *JB

PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG DASH LIGHT, FAST ENGINE IDLE, AIR CONDITIONER, REAR HATCH INNER STRAP BROKE, ETC...*MR THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE SIR MODULE WAS REPLACED, AND THERE WAS POOR TERMINAL CONNECTION AT THE SIR WIRING HARNESS, AND WAS TRACED/REPAIRED ON THE LEFT SIDE IMPACT CONNECTOR AND THE CODES WERE CLEARED. THE ENGINE IDLED FAST(ESPECIALLY AT START UP, AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS 13 MPG. THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION AND REPAIRS WERE: PASSENGER IMPACT CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE(REPOSITIONED/CONNECTED), IDLE WITHIN SPECIFICS, THE EMBLEM HAD FALLEN OFF, THE REAR HATCH INNER STRAP HAD BROKEN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE LONG TO SHIFT INTO GEAR(HAPPENED SOMETIMES WHEN COLD), AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED(J6355 POWER TRAIN CONTROLLER PCM). THERE WAS A THUMPING SOUND IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN SHIFTED, THE A/C WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR WHEN THE A/C INDICATOR WAS OFF, HOT AIR WOULD COME OUT OF THE DEFROSTER AREA ON THE DASH WHEN THE INDICATOR WAS SET FOR HEATER ON THE FLOOR, THE ENGINE MADE A TAPPING SOUND, THE LIFT GATE WEATHER STRIP HAD COME APART, AND THE BATTERY KEPT LOSING CHARGE(3 OCCURRENCES). *SCC *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 03V096000 SUBJECT: INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON 6/11/2003 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT. ON THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT (6/18/2003) CONSUMER CALLED, AND THE DEALER STATED NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK