2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

BOUGHT 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WHICH OPERATED FINE UNTIL 2 YRS AGO. FIRST, THE SPEEDOMETER GOES NUTS, THE NEEDLE REGISTERS FASTER SPEEDS THAN CAR IS GOING. SOME DAYS IT WOULD WORK, SOME DAYS IT WOULD NOT. NOW IT POINTS PAST 120 MPH, DIRECTLY DOWNWARDS, STUCK THERE AND DOES NOT MOVE AT ALL. SITTING STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY THE SPEEDOMETER SHOWS ITS GOING OVER 120 MPH. THE GAS GAUGE GOES NUTS NEXT. THE NEEDLE GOES PAST FULL AND BACK AROUND TO THE GAS PUMP ICON AND STAYS THERE. THE TACHOMETER FOLLOWED SUIT DOING THE SAME THING AND INDICATING RPMS PAST THE 9000 RANGE AND DOESN'T SETTLE BACK AT ZERO WITH ENGINE OFF. AND NOW THE TEMP GAUGE IS SHOWING 200 - 250 DEGREES WHEN THE ENGINE IS STARTED. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THE VOLTAGE AND BATTERY GAUGES ARE STILL SHOWING NORMAL READINGS - SO FAR. AM I SPEEDING, IS MY ENGINE ABOUT TO BLOW UP, OR AM I GOING TO RUN OUT OF GAS? I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING IF I AM DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT OR UNKNOWINGLY SPEEDING, NO IDEA HOW MUCH GAS IS IN THE TANK, UNAWARE THAT MY ENGINE IS REVVING UP INTO A DANGEROUS RANGE OR ABOUT TO BLOW UP; OR IF MY ENGINE IS DANGEROUSLY OVERHEATING. I DEPEND ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TO ALERT ME TO THOSE DANGERS. THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE FAILING INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS A LONG TIME AGO BUT ALTHOUGH HUNDREDS HAVE COMPLAINED GM SAYS THEY WON'T FIX THIS ISSUE ON THE TRAILBLAZER. THEY DON'T CARE THAT WE TRAILBLAZER OWNERS MUST DRIVE OUR VEHICLES WITHOUT WORKING INSTRUMENTS. THIS SITUATION IS DANGEROUS. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT IS CURRENTLY GETTING IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO FAILURE. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AT 48,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM NOW HAVING ANOTHER ONE PUT IN AFTER 80.,000 MILES BEING PUT ON THE NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS I WAS TOLD: "AT SOME POINT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN VEHICLE, GM IS NOT GOING TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS ISSUE". THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A PUDDLE OF WATER AND LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SHE THEN ENGAGED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SWERVED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND CRASHED INTO THE OUTER MEDIAN. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A SHOULDER INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 152,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS IN THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE CONTACT LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE MANUFACTURER BUT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALLBACK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,425.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD ABNORMALLY BECOME EXCESSIVELY TIGHT AROUND THE PASSENGER INTERMITTENTLY FOR EIGHTEEN MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

PARKED TRAILBLAZER IN GARAGE LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING SMELLED GAS IN GARAGE. UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK WAS A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE THAT HAD LEAKED OUT. IT SEAMS TO BE LEAKING FROM BELOW THE REAR SEAT AND MIDDLE OF THE VEHICLE. I AM READING ABOUT MANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND CONCERNS THAT OTHER OWNERS HAVE ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE RECALLS OR OTHER MEANS OF GETTING SOME HELP SO I CAN REPAIR THE PROBLEM ASAP. HOPEFULLY NOT AT MY EXPENSE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. *TR

THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT REPEATED. I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN DECEMBER 2001. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN 2003. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS THE LIGHTS PLUG INTO AT MY OWN COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN 2004, NHTSA #04V527000, WHICH I HAD PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I THEN PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE CIRCUIT BOARDS MYSELF. IN 2010 THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY CHARGED ME $191.50 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHANGE OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I RECEIVED A TICKET/WARNING ON 2-2-11 FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING BUT EXPECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AGAIN SOON AS THIS IS THE 5TH SET OF CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEEP BURNING OUT, AND CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T SUPPLIED A SATISFACTORY CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000. *TR

CHEVY 2002 TB LT/4WD - MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED (USED 3/2010). STARTED WITH REAR WW NON-FUNCTION WHICH CHEVY DEALER CHARGED $1500 TO REPAIR, CLAIMING IT WAS BAD BODY WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPAIR, OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE POPPED UP FROM THINGS AS SIMPLE AS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING, PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP/DOWN (THOUGH MOTOR IS FINE) AS WELL AS PASS ELECTRIC DOORLOCK AND MIRROR NONFUNCTIONING. LARGER OCCURRING ISSUES WHICH COULD EFFECT SAFETY INCLUDE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DECIDING TO CHANGE FROM 2WD/A4WD/4WDH4WDL WHENEVER IT WANTS TO UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PERFECT WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE) AND OCCASIONAL RANDOM IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. OTHERWISE GREAT VEHICLE WITH SEEMINGLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEMS BUT CHEVROLET'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE REPAIR IS DISGRACEFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED HE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEAR OUT OF PARK POSITION AND IT SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HIM THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HIM THAT THE GEAR SHIFT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED. THE FAILURE HAD BEEN ON-GOING FOR THE LAST YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

FRONT END PROBLEMS , 4 WHEEL LOW COMES ON AT ANYTIME . PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER .. *TR