2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

LATELY, AND INTERMITTENTLY, WHEN THE GAS TANK IS 1/2 FULL OR LESS AND A SHARP TURN IS MADE, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO E, THE LOW GAS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MPH AS IF IT IS LOSING POWER. IT'S MOST SCARY WHEN IT OCCURS MAKING A TURN ONTO FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP AND I AM TRYING TO GET POWER TO ENTER MOVING TRAFFIC. TYPICALLY, I HAVE TO PULL OVER, TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART TO GET THE CAR TO RUN NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION OR WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,370 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES DUE TO THE LINES BEING CORRODED AND LEAKING. THESE WERE THE ONLY LINES THAT WERE CORRODED OR SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO ALMOST EVERY GMT360. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION FOR THE 1ST TIME ON 6/1/06 AT 47000 MILES. THE REPAIR QUOTE WAS $2700 BUT CHEVY ENDED UP COVERING ALL BUT $200 AS A WARRANTY REPAIR. ON 2/24/12, IT BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2ND TIME AT 94000 MILES. THE CAR STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL BRAKES, BUT IS NOW ON TRANSMISSION #3. THE REPAIR QUOTE THIS TIME IS $3038. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THIS TRANSMISSION, AS THE CAR IS JUST DRIVEN UNDER AVERAGE CONDITIONS (NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS, ETC.) *TR

THE WIPERS SHUT OFF BY THEMSELVES, OR WON'T TURN ON, AND SOMETIMES THEY TURN ON BY THEMSELVES WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHERE THE 4X4 SELECTOR SWITCH WILL NOT WORK, OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE SELECTOR SWITCH IS STILL TURNED ON TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE SELECTOR SWITCH AT TIMES HAS NOT WORKED WHEN I WANTED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BY HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS AND SEEING THE FRONT TIRES SPIN ON LOOSE GRAVEL EVEN THOUGH I NEVER SWITCHED THE VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE SELECTOR SWITCH STATES IT'S STILL IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE BUT THE YELLOW LIGHT IS LIT UP THAT IT'S IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GM AND HAVE HAD THE SELECTOR SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. EVERYTIME THAT GM LOOKS AT IT THEY SAY THAT IT IS WORKING JUST FINE. I HAVE SEEN AND HEARD THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THIS. I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL PUT OUT FOR THIS DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN SWALLOWING GAS. IT USES 1 GALLON PER 5 OR 6 MILES, IT DOESN'T ACCELERATE, AND IT KEEPS TURNING OFF WHEN I SLOW DOWN, AND I HAVE TO RE-START IT. IT HAS BECOME VERY UNSAFE FOR ME AND ALL THE DRIVERS AROUND ME. I TOOK TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED IT, AND THEY REPLACED ONLY ONE LITTLE GAS CAP. THEY SAID THAT IT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T. I STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OF HIGH FUEL BURNING. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER. THEY CHECKED AGAIN. THEY SAID THE FUEL TANK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $1027 TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. SEVERAL MECHANICS TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM ON MY TYPE OF VEHICLES. I SHARED THE RECALL INFORMATION WITH THE DEALER, BUT THEY SAID THAT THERE IS NOT RECALL. I HAVE CHECKED RECALLS ON LINE, AND HAVE CHECKED MORE. OTHERS DRIVERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM. THE COMPLAINTS CAN BE FOUND IN HTTP://WWW.MYCARSTATS.COM/REPORTS/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/2002/COMPLAINTS.ASPX PLEASE ASSIST IN ANYWAY YOU CAN. MY CONTACT INFORMATION IS [XXX] AND MY NAME IS [XXX]. THANK YOU! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE A COUPLE DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE STEERING COLUMNS ABILITY TO TURN WAS VERY HARD AND MAKING LOUD NOISES. I FOUGHT CONTINUOUSLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE ISSUE AND FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THEY AGREED TO FIX IT. THEN 2 MONTHS LATER WERE DRIVING MY SON TO THE AIRPORT AND THE CAR STOPPED AND BEGAN TO SMOKE, COME TO FIND OUT THE RADIATOR HAD A HOLE IN IT AND THERE WAS SOME TYPE OF TEMPORARY STOP LEAK STUFF PUT IN IT TO ALLOW A CONSUMER TO DRIVE FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME BEFORE THE PROBLEM WOULD ARISE AGAIN. SO NOW MY FAMILY AND I ARE OUT OF TRANSPORTATION AND IM STILL PAYING A CAR NOTE ON THIS VEHICLE, I FEEL TOTALLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AND WONDER HOW ANY DEALER CAN GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THEY'VE BEEN DECEPTIVE IN THE SELLING OF A VEHICLE TO A FAMILY. THE TRUCK IS MY CHILDREN AND I ONLY WAY OF GETTING AROUND AND ITS HARD ENOUGH ON ME AS A SINGLE MOTHER, THIS IS JUST ONE MORE PROBLEM I DIDN'T ANTICIPATE, THAT WAS WHY I USE GRANT MONEY THAT I RECEIVED FROM SCHOOL TO PURCHASE (WHAT I THOUGH) WAS GOING TO BE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. THIS SITUATION HAS REALLY BEEN A BURDEN AND HARDSHIP FOR US, ESPECIALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW WERE GOING TO GET FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER..IM SO FRUSTRATED AND SADDENED BY THE DEALERSHIPS NEGLECT, NON CONCERN, AND NOT PROPERLY FIXING VEHICLES BEFORE MARKETING THEM.I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT I CAN DO ABOUT THIS MATTER BECAUSE I BROUGHT THE CAR WITHOUT A WARRANTY AND IT WAS USED. PLEASE HELP!!!!!! *TR

2002-2007 GMC ENVOY & CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER ALL. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THESE LEAKING FUEL FROM THE INLET WHERE THE FILLER NECK ATTACHES TO THE FUEL TANK AND SOME WERE CRACKED. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER SHOPS THAT HAVE SEEN THE SAME. WE HAVE REPLACED 2 TANKS FOR THISIN ABOUT 4 MONTHS BUT SEEN SIGNS OF MORE. WE ARE A SMALL SHOP. PLEASE CALL ME IF NEEDED FOR MORE [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP SICK CHILD AND WITH NO SOUND TRUCK ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, SLOWED DOWN AND EASED ON GAS IT TOOK BACK OFF. THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH, NOW ITS IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR