2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY HEAT GAUGE WOULD SHOW FAST RISING TEMP. OF THE ENGINE. THE DEALER DID NOT BELIEVE ME WHEN I TOLD THEM IT MUST BE THE TEMP. SENDING UNIT. THEY SAID THEY NEVER GO BAD....CALLED LATER TO SAY IT WAS THE HEAT SENSOR, REPLACED IT, TORE THE THERMOSTAT OUT OF MY TRAIL BLAZER, SAID IT WAS BAD [I DON'T THINK SO], REPLACED IT AND THEN SAID I NEEDED TO HAVE MY SEVEN COMPUTERS REPROGRAMMED SO THE CAR WOULD RUN RIGHT.[I DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT EITHER]. SINCE EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON COMPUTERS TO DIAGNOSE EVERYTHING, I HAD TO HAVE THEM DO WHATEVER THE DEALER SAID. SO, I FEEL THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF FOR UNNEEDED PARTS AND SERVICE...TO THE TUNE OF $750. WHAT A RIP OFF ! ! ! ! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAYED DRIVE. WHILE TAKING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE SPECULATED THAT THE RETAINER CLIP, THAT HOLDS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE GEAR SELECTOR ARM ON THE TRANSMISSION, HAD FRACTURED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,100. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE LINKAGE FAILED. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO A STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFTER TO PARK. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. HE VERIFIED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. HE ALSO OBSERVED THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE SAFETY INTERLOCKS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED, EVEN AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE LINKAGE HE SAW THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER. THERE WAS A WHITE NYLON BUSHING AT THE END OF THE SHIFTER THAT HOLDS THE CABLE END ON THE SELECTOR LEVER. ONE SIDE OF THE BUSHING HAD BROKEN OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY MANUALLY MOVING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER TO THE PARK POSITION AND PLACING THE LINKAGE CABLE END BACK ONTO THE END OF THE SELECTOR LEVEL. UPDATED 12/01/09.*JB

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH A GAS LEAK COMING FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK AND FOR 3 DAYS NOW IT HAS HAD A SMELL OF GAS. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH GOODYEAR FORTERA ARMOUR TIRES HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SIDEWALL OF ONE TIRE SEPARATING. *NJ THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE WENT FAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT GIVEN AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE FAILED IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT DID. *JB

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I AM WRITING TODAY REGARDING THE ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. THERE WERE MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING; AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, BACK TAIL LIGHTS ETC. THE ENGINE FAILED, AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE 32K MILES AND AGAIN AT 72K. NOW ON THE THIRD TIME, THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED! WHEN WE CONTACTED GM INC. THEY ASKED US TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THERE LOCAL SHOP. THE SHOP TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND DECIDED PER GM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH IS INFORMATION GM KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE SHELLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LEMON PRODUCT THEY MADE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV. AS I REMEMBER MY TAX DOLLARS BAILED THEM OUT AND HELP GM STAY AFLOAT! I AM NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. I PAID CASH $26,544 FOR THIS GM PRODUCT. THEY GOT PAID AND THE ONLY THING I GOT IS PAIN FROM AN SUV THAT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A TRUCK I ALREADY PAID FOR AND MAINTAINED AS THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED. AFTER WORKING 30 YEARS, I HAVE FALLEN ILL AND NOW I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. I AM ONLY ASKING FOR MY SUV TO BE FIXED BY GM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. TO ADD, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I NEED MY VEHICLE, ITS MY TRANSPORTATION TO THE DOCTOR. I THOUGHT I HAD A RELIABLE SUV THAT WOULD LAST ME. GM YOU ARE WRONG FOR SELLING A DISABLED WOMEN A LEMON WITH PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE THEN REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! HONOR YOUR PRODUCT. EVEN WAL-MART TAKE BACK DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT. SHAME SHAME SHAME GM!!!!!! P.S. THEY STILL HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE LOCAL SHOP. NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS!! SHAME *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP 3RD AND 4TH GEARS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT BY READING THE OTHER TWO SUBMISSIONS THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM AND TO WHERE THEY LOCATED THE COOLER LINES TO CAUSE RUST THROUGH. I DID HAVE SOME BRAKE WORK THAT I BELIEVE CAUSED THE RUSTED COOLER LINES TO BE JARRED ENOUGH FOR THE LINES TO BE SPED UP TO THE RUPTURE POINT. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKETS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON 1 SIDE AND AT LEAST 1 TIME ON OTHER SIDE DUE TO MELTING. PARTS STORE HAS THE SOCKET HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR PARTS CATALOG BECAUSE THEY GET SO MANY REQUESTS FOR THIS PART. SAME PROBLEM: MELTED SOCKETS. *TR

ON 9/25/09, MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER STALLED AND LOST POWER STEERING WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, GASOLINE WAS CAUSED TO SPILL ON THE ROADWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, AND IT WAS DETERMINED THE FUEL FILTER FITTING FAILED. MY VEHICLE HAD 39, 993 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. AFTER MY VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, FURTHER RESEARCH REVEALED A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED UNDER NUMBER 02V121000 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOVE. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET, AND WAS ADVISED THAT RECALL DID NOT PERTAIN TO MY VIN, NOR WERE THERE ANY OTHER RECALLS ISSUED FOR MY VEHICLE ADDRESSING SIMILAR FAILURES. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE ALSO BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL MENTIONED ABOVE. *TR

BRIDGESTONE DUELER APT TIRE PURCHASED IN 2007 EXPERIENCES 2ND SIDEWALL BLOW OUT OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF 4. BOTH TIRES SIDEWALLS BULGED, EXPLODED WHILE TRAVELING ON EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH. FIRST INCIDENT IN JULY 2009, SECOND INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009. SEARS/BRIDGESTONE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT SIDEWALL ISSUES WITH 2 OF THE 4 TIRES PURCHASED TOGETHER. *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY VEHICLE HAS LEAKED OR HAD AN EVAP LEAK DETECTED AND HAD NEEDED A REPLACEMENT 4 TIMES IN 7 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. FIRST REPLACEMENT AT 2288 MILES ON10/04/02, THEN 18474 MILES ON 10/17/03, THEN 34782 MILES ON 08/21/04 AND 96121 MILES ON 01/21/09.THE CAR DEALERSHIP HAS COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENTS EACH TIME AND WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT IS NOW NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN AT $1000 EXPENSE. *TR