2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

WHEN FRONT PASSENGER MOVES FORWARD THE SEAT BELT WILL LOCK UP ON OCCASION. SOMETIMES YOU ARE UNABLE TO RELEASE THE INERTIA LOCK AND MUST TAKE THE SEAT BELT OFF COMPLETELY. THIS FAILURE HAS CAUSED ME TO BE LOCKED INTO THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND CAUSE GREAT DISCOMFORT. IT WILL NOT RELEASE WITHOUT TOTALLY RETRACTING THE SEAT BELT MEANING THAT YOU MUST TAKE THE BELT OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. I RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME AND DID NOT CONSIDER IT TO BE A PROBLEM UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. DT

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 80 IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE LOW AT 65MPH. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND I LOOKED AT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH AND THE LIGHT WAS FLASHING FOR ALL WHEEL DRIVE. THIS SHOULD ONLY HAPPEN WHEN THE SWITCH IS TURNED TO THAT POSITION. THEN THE RPMS ON THE VEHICLE RED LINED AND THE LIGHT WENT TO SOLID GREEN ON 4 WHEEL DRIVE LOW. AT THAT POINT THE VEHICLE WENT INTO A 360 DEGREE SPIN ON THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY I DID NOT HIT ANYTHING OR ANYONE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE OFF THE INTERSTATE AND WHEN DOING SO THE SELECTOR SWITCH WAS SHIFTING BETWEEN ALL THE OPTIONS FROM 4 WHEEL DRIVE TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE AND LET THE VEHICLE RUN WHILE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK THE LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING IN PARK. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE SHIFTED THE VEHICLE WOULD LUNGE FORWARD 2 TO 3 FEET. MY FAMILY WAS IN THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME AND ARE AFRAID TO BE IN THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE COMPUTER IS SHOWING NO MALFUNCTION CODES. THEY HAVE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED TO THEM. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE. DT

CONSUMER STATES AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION SWITCHED TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE. CONSUMER STATES THERE WAS A TREMEDOUS LOSS OF POWER, TOSSING CONSUMER LIKE A RAG DOG. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

THE AUTOMATIC FOUR WHEEL DRIVE STALLED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 45 MPH. *YH

COOLING FAN HAD INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS OF RACING WHEN YOU STEPPED ON GAS, NOW COOLING FAN IS RACING CONSTANTLY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET THAT A NEW PART HAS TO BE DESIGNED. NO ONE KNOWS HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE, HOWEVER IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT SOUND LIKE IT AND I HAVE BEEN STOPPED BY POLICE THINKING I AM RACING ENGINE OR DRIVING UNSAFELY.*TS *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**770110

I AM WANTING TO REPORT A PROBLEM IN LABELING ON THE CENTER POSITION OF THE BACK SEAT. IT HAS A LABEL SHOWING YOU CAN PUT A CHILD SEAT THERE. HOWEVER THE MANUAL SAYS YOU CAN NOT. I AM A CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY TECHNICIAN AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS LABELING COULD BE CORRECTED AS PARENTS WILL TRY TO PUT A CHILD SEAT IN THAT POSITION AND IT SHOULD NOT BE ACCORDING TO THE VEHICLE MANUAL. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND EXPLAINATION. I HAVE ALSO TAKEN A PHOTO OF THE LABEL AND CAN GET IT TO YOU ALONG WITH THE MANUAL SHOWING NOT TO PUT A CHILD SEAT IN THAT POSITION. THE MANUAL SAYS THE RESTRAINT WONT WORK PROPERLY. HOWEVER PARENTS ARE UNAWARE OF THIS. I AM AS A TECH. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WILL GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE LOW. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IS TO BE USE IN THE SHOWN WEATHER. PLEASE FURNISH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DEALERS IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH OUTSIDE MIRRORS THAT HAVE A POSITION MEMORY FOR EACH DRIVER. WHEN I USE THE KEYLESS REMOTE ENTRY. THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN TO THE LAST MEMORIZED POSITION. INSTEAD, THEY CONSISTENTLY MOVE TO AN EXTREME POSITION, MAKE A LOUD CLICKING SOUND. THEN STICK IN THAT POSITION. SEVERAL TIMES I'VE FOUND MYSELF TRING TO CHANGE LANES IN TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE USE OF MY SIDE MIRRORS BECAUSE THEY ARE POINTING TOWARD THE PAVEMENT. THE DEALER IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND HAS CORRECTED IT ON THE 2003 MODEL, BUT REFUSES TO FIX MY VEHICLE. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 40MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED WITH A FRONTAL COLLISION. NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOY PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED AT 40 MPH RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAGS ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *MR *NLM