2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE 2ND ROW CENTER SEAT BELT RETRACT HAS LOCKED INTO PLACE THE SEAT BELT IS FULLY REELED IN AND WILL NOT UNLOCK. I RESEARCHED THIS FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS AND COME TO FIND OUT HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE MIDDLE SEAT IN 2ND ROW NOT JUST THE FRONT PASSENGER OF CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS 2002-2004 THAT WAS RECALLED PREVIOUSLY. EITHER WAY THIS IS A MASSIVE SAFETY ISSUE! SEAT BELTS ARE MEANT TO LAST 30+ YEAR BEFORE THEY EVEN SHOW ANY KIND OF WEAR AND TEAR, NOT 11 YEARS. PLEASE ISSUE THE RECALL SO WE CAN SAFELY STRAP OUR CHILDREN INTO THE BACK SEAT AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY IF THE SEAT BELT IS GOING TO MAINTAIN ITS FUNCTION OR NOT. OUR CHILDREN'S LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE.

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED TO ACT ERRATICALLY AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. NO ODOMETER, SHIFT POSTION OR GAUGES. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS FINE. I HAVE TO USE MY GPS TO JUDGE SPEED.

ABOVE DATE & MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE. I AM ONLY ABLE TO ACTIVATE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. NO OTHER WINDOWS OPERATE FROM DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE AROUND 2004.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS SEVERE CORROSION THROUGHOUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE INSULATED HEAT SHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,924. *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE DANGEROUS LEVELS OF RUST AND CORROSION. PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE BREAKING OFF WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF HAND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. DT

WHEN MY MECHANIC PUT MY TRUCK ON THE LIFT YESTERDAY TO CHANGE THE WATER PUMP, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME IS SO ROTTED THAT HE ADVISED ME NOT TO DRIVE IT.AND FOR WHO KNOWS HOW LONG, MY WIFE AND MYSELF, WHO ARE BOTH DISABLED, HAVE BEEN DRIVING THIS, PUTTING OURSELVES AND THE PUBLIC AT RISK. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO A CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY JUST SAID, NO RECALLS ON IT, SORRY! SO NOW I HAVE TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO GET MY WIFE AND MYSELF TO DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, SHOPPING, AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS WE NEED A DEPENDABLE VEHICLE FOR. WE CAN'T DRIVE THIS, OR AFFORD TO FIX IT, AND WE HAVE NO MONEY TO BUY ANOTHER ONE. DID I MENTION THAT WE ARE FILING FOR BANKRUPTCY BECAUSE MY WIFE WAS MIS-DIAGNOSED BY A DOCTOR, LOST HER JOB, AND NOW IS IN A WHEELCHAIR? OR THAT OUR MORTGAGE IS GOING ON 18 MOS. OVERDUE?OR THAT WE HAVE A NEW HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE HOME TO MOVE INTO, BUT WE CAN'T GET OUR CURRENT HOUSE PACKED TO BE ABLE TO PUT IT ON THE MARKET? *TR

OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DISPLAYING 50 DEGREES REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE. WHEN ACTUAL TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING THIS REPRESENTS A HAZARD. WHEN TEMPERATURES ABOVE 50 DEGREES AIR CONDITIONING NOT RESPONSIVE (EVEN WHEN TEMPERATURES IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES, "HEATER" COMES ON DUE TO ERRONEOUS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE READING). POOR FUEL MILEAGE RESULTS FROM INCORRECT AIR/FUEL MIXTURE AT ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES MORE THAN 20 DEGREES +/- 50 DEGREE SYSTEM TEMPERATURE. *TR

THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS TRAILBLAZER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH WHEN FOR SOME REASON THE 4WD DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO 4 LOW ON ITS OWN. WELL, THIS RIPPED OUT THE CV JOINT HALF SHAFT ON ONE SIDE, DESTROYED THE TRANSFER CASE INTERNALS AND BROKE OFF THE AXLE HOUSING FROM THE ALUMINUM OIL PAN ON THE ENGINE. OK, I GOT THAT FIXED, ADDED A NEW SELECTOR SWITCH, THEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE I'M ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD TO FIND A NEW CORE BECAUSE MINE LOOKED LIKE A BOMB HAD WENT OFF INSIDE IT. SO , I'M THINKING IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FIRST PROBLEM, MAYBE A DELAYED REACTION? OK, WE GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN IT AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NO TOWING MIND YOU, JUST EASY HIGHWAY MILES WITH A MIND ON TRYING TO GET THE BEST FUEL MILEAGE POSSIBLE BY DRIVING LIKE THERE WAS AN EGG BETWEEN MY FOOT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. SO, I GO TO ANOTHER TRANSMISSION SHOP THIS TIME. MAYBE THE FIRST GUY DIDN'T DO A GOOD JOB I'M THINKING. SO THE 2ND TRANSMISSION GUY TELLS ME THAT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR THE 4L60E TO GO OUT LIKE THAT, THEY'RE GARBAGE. SO HE PUTS ME IN A NEW TRANNY. WELL, SURE ENOUGH 6 MONTHS LATER IT LOST 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. THE LOCAL SHOP IS NOT TO BLAME, THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE JUNK. MANY HAVE FLAWS IN THEM AND GM KNOWS IT. SO WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO? UNLESS I RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE ON THE TRANSMISSION, THE TRAILBLAZER WILL KEEP ITS PLACE IN THE BACKYARD. UNTIL THE JUNK MAN COMES AROUND. *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT AN HOUR OR SO, WHEN I SMELLED AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM VEHICLE. GAUGES INDICATED NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. AS I PULLED OVER, I NOTICED FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND ALSO COMING OUT OF HOOD OF VEHICLE AROUND THE ENGINE. AS I WAS WAITING FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT, IT BURNED VEHICLE INSIDE AND OUT HALF WAY THROUGH VEHICLE. NO INJURIES BUT VEHICLE WAS JUNKED DUE TO FIRE DAMAGE. *TR