2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

WHENEVER BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WILL ENGAGE. VEHICLE MAKES THE TYPICAL ABS "CHATTER" SOUND WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE ABS ENGAGEMENT CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE CLEAN AND DRY; ROAD SURFACE IS LEVEL AND NOT BUMPY. ONLY OCCURS WHEN SPEED IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 10MPH (FOR INSTANCE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, STOPSIGN, OR BRAKING ON A LEVEL DRIVEWAY). AS A RESULT, BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED AT THE VERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COMING TO A STOP -- EVENTUALLY, A COLLISION IS INEVITABLE. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2-WEEKS AGO, OCCURRING RARELY BUT NOW OCCURS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. BRINGING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING (6/15/2010) TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB AT THE SAME CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 2/10/2010. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS (EQUIPPED W/RAINSENSE AUTOMATIC MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPERS) OPERATE ERRATICALLY WHEN SET TO INTERMITTENT MODE. THEY CEASE OPERATION MID-WINDSHIELD AND OPERATE IN A VERY CHOPPY FASHION WHEN SET TO ANY SETTING BESIDES FULL-ON. THIS PROBLEM STARTED OCCURRING SPORADICALLY LESS THAN 1-MONTH AGO AND NOW OCCURS WHENEVER THE WIPERS ARE TURNED ON. BRINGING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING (6/15/2010) TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT IN 08. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO REPORT THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SWITCHING AROUND ON ITS OWN AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PUT ITSELF IN 4WD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND THE 4WD BOX NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD BY ITSELF AND MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE 02) HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. IF YOU HAVE TIME PLEASE AT LEAST READ THROUGH THE THREAD ON THE FIRST LINK. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F173BA0 ......................... HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T329462-4_WHEEL_DRIVE_PROBLEMS_W_02_TRAILBLAZER.HTML. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST ON THE #10 FRY NEAR PALM SPRINGS CA (65-70 MPH) WHEN THE FRONT LEFT TIRE BEGAN TO THUMB AND COME APART. APRX. 80% OF THE TIRE TREAD/BELT SEPARATED FROM THE DEFINITY DAKOTA TIRE. THE REMAINING TIRE NEVER WENT FLAT. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I CALLED AAA AND THEY REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH MY SPARE. THE AAA TOW TRUCK DRIVER SAID THE TIRE CLEARLY FAILED DUE TO A DEFECT. THREE DAYS LATER THE CAR ( CHEVY. TRAILBLAZER) WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO THE FLAPPING TREAD CAUSING FL BODY,HEADLIGHT, F BUMPER, L RUNNING BOARD AND FL WHEEL WELL DAMAGE. SEIDNER'S REPAIR SHOP REMOVED THE DEFECTED TIRE, IT WAS DISCARDED IN ERROR AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO RETRIEVE IT. THE ORIG SET OF TIRES WERE PURCHASED AT PEP BOYS 5/21/06, WHEN I RETURNED LAST WEEK (5/22/10) TO THE STORE WHERE I PURCHASED THE SET THEY TOLD ME PER THERE CORP. OFFICE CURRENT RECALLS DID NOT COVER MY SIZE. ALSO (5/25/10) THE PEP BOYS CORP. OFFICE HAD A CALL IN TO COPPER TIRE HDQ FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF DEFINITY DAKOTA SIZE RECALLS AND TO REPORT THIS COMPLAINT. AS OF 5/29/10 COPPER HAS NOT RETURNED THERE CALL, OR A CALL TO ME. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ - OIL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT COMES ON AND PRESSURE GAUGE GOES FROM 40 TO 0 WHEN VEHICLE IS IDLING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. ON MAY 10, 2010, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS TO THE DRIVE POSITION BUT THE GEARS WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT PUSHED THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP. HE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 01V283000 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 184,224.

OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LOSES POWER AND THE TROUBLE LIGHTS FLASH INCLUDING THE SERVICE LIGHT AND REDUCED POWER LIGHT COME ON. I HAVE CHANGED THE 02 SENSOR, FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION, REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND HAD THE EMISSION SYSTEM CHECKED ALL TO NO AVAIL. OUR MECHANIC CANNOT ISOLATE THE PROBLEM AND ALL THINGS WE HAVE TRIED HAS FAILED. WE HAVE RESET THE COMPUTER SEVERAL TIMES TO NO AVAIL. THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE. WE HAVE HAD NO HELP FROM GM. *TR

THE FAN CLUTCH ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAVE BEEN ACTING UP AND NOT WORKING PROPERLY FOR QUITE A WHILE. FROM THE INITIAL STARTUP OF THE VEHICLE , UP TO TRAVELING SPEED OF 55 MPH THE LOAD JET NOISE, FAN CLUTCH REVVING CAN BE HEARD. THE REVVING UP, JET NOISE, AND LACK OF POWER FROM THE ENGINE AND NO ACCELERATION WHEN NEEDED. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON SEVERAL TIME P0495. SEEMS AS THOUGH THE PROBLEM HAS SLOWLY GOT WORSE OVER THE PAST YEAR. FINALLY HAD TO PURCHASE A NEW FAN CLUTCH FROM AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS AND REPLACE THE PART. A SIMPLE 5 MINUTES SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET SHOWED A VERY EYE OPENING RESPONSE FROM SEVERAL HUNDRED OTHER OWNERS OF SIMILAR TRAILBLAZERS WITH SAME EXACT PROBLEM. THE FAN CLUTCH WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE AND THE OLD FAN CLUTCH IS STILL AVAILABLE IF ANYONE NEEDS TO SEE IT. THE LOUD ENGINE REVVING FAN NOISE/LIKE JET ENGINE, USED TO HAPPEN EVERY FEW DAYS, BUT THEN IT BECAME A DAILY PROBLEM , HENCE THE CONCERN TO REPLACE THE PART. BOUGHT THE VEHICLE TWO YEARS AGO WITH 36000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS 56000 MILES ON IT NOW. FOR YOUR INFORMATION OF THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM, HERE IS THE LINK. HTTP://WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/CHEVROLET/TRAILBLAZER/R64655/COMMENTS/. *TR

NOTICED STRONG FUEL ODOR AROUND THE VEHICLE, FOUND OUT A CRACK IN THE TANK AROUND THE TUBE CONNECTING THE HOSE COMING FROM THE FILLER NECK, QUITE DANGEROUS IT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, ASK GM AND THE HAVE A SAFETY POLICY ADJUSTMENT, BUT IT EXPIRES WHEN THE CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD OR 70000 MILES, THERE ARE MANY MANY CASES LIKE THIS SO THIS MUST BE A RECALL ISSUE AT MY POINT OF VIEW. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER VIN# [XXX] AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEMS WILL NOT TURN ON AND CEASED OPERATION WHILE IN USE. (MOISTURE SENSITIVE WIPER SYSTEM) THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON 2/4/2004 RECALL ID #69922 I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED ON 7/2004 FOR A SEAL ASSEMBLY AND THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER THEY COULD DO. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS THE INFORMATION BELOW WAS POSTED IN THE RECALL AD: BECAUSE THE PRESENCE OF WATER WITHIN THE WIPER MODULES CAN EITHER CAUSE A SHORT CIRCUIT OR CAN LEAD TO THE CORROSION OF COMPONENTS WITHIN THE MODULE. CONSEQUENCE DEPENDING ON THE OCCURRENCE AND WEATHER SITUATION, DRIVER VISIBILITY COULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. HOW CAN CHEVROLET GET AWAY WITH SELLING A PRODUCT WITH KNOWN DEFECTS AND NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR INSURING THAT THESE DEFECTS ARE PROPERLY FIXED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR