2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

I STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND LET IT WARM FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE TRUCK IDLE WAS LOUDER THEN NORMAL BUT DID NOT KNOCK OR MISS. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AND PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THE RPMS SHOOT UP AND THE TRUCK SLOW, I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK, THE TRUCK IDLED LOUDLY. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE RPM WOULD RISE WITH LITTLE POWER TO THE WHEELS. I NURSED IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60 THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE THERE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THIS IN THE LOWER GEARS AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I NOTICE THE OIL PRESSURE GOES UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I WORRY OF DOING MORE DAMAGE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A WIPER MODULE REPLACED THAT WAS RECALLED BUT NEVER REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS SMOKING AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15-20 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE VEHICLE WAS FLIPPED ONTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THE POLICE WERE CONTACTED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS LATER TREATED AT A HOSPITAL FOR HIS INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DEEMED AS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM BRACKET FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V126000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WAS UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED A STRESS CRACK IN THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE MOTOR MOUNT. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT CAN BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE AND LOOKS AS IF IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG AND ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE FRAME DIRECTLY BELOW THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET. *TR

I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN CLUTCH AND WATER PUMP. I'VE REPLACED THE FAN CLUTCH TWICE AND THE WATER PUMP ONCE. THE WATER PUMP HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AND I STILL HAVE THE ROARING AND TICKING FROM THE FAN CLUTCH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

IN JUNE 2010 THE OVERHEAD DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AND THE BOSE IN-DASH STEREO SYSTEMS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY WORK AND NOT WORK. IN MAY 2012 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN ON AND AT TIMES IN OPERATION WOULD STOP OPERATING MID WAY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SOMETIMES WOULD NOT COME ON. MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN UP AND DOWN WOULD ALLOW THE BRIGHTS TO OPERATE, BUT IN MOST CASES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE HEAT & A/C FAN MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED AS WELL LEAVING THE OTHER SPEEDS INOPERATIVE. IT SEEMS THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE STEREO AND DVD PLAYER WOULD BE SOMEHOW CONNECTED WITH THAT PORTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR OUR VIN NUMBER. *TR

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES AND 45,000 MILES. I LEARNED RECENTLY ON AUGUST 7, 2012, AT JUST UNDER 75,000 MILES, THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSES WERE LEAKING FLUID AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AGAIN. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS RELEASED A DEFECTIVE SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE IF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25,000 MILES AND THESE AUTOMOBILES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHEN SOMEONE IS DRIVING A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING FROM CORROSION. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR