2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN 04/09 AND NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I DID SOME QUICK SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER SOME OIL COULD PUDDLE UP ON THE "SKID PLATE" UNDER THE TRUCK WHICH CAN DRIP FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. LUCKILY I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AFTER MY WIFE MENTIONED THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING FUNNY. IT WAS 2 QTS LOW AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED A TSB FOR THE ISSUE - PIT-4722. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A NOTICE TO THE USERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND OFFER TO REPLACE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS COOLING LINE IS LEAKING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAILBLAZERS EXHAUST AND I'M GUESSING THAT IS NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION. *TR

LEAKING TRANSMISSION HOSES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. *TR

THERE IS RUST ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY ENGINE, TWO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED OFF AND I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED SO I TOOK IT INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER. WHILE IT WAS THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER 700.00 DOLLARS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD AND TANK FIXED. NOW I AM FACED WITH EITHER EXHAUST LEAKING OR GAS LEAKING. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE NECK. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO STATE THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. GM CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MISUSE OR NEGLECT. GM CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE GAS TANK CRACKING FOR NO REASON UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK ITSELF. THE TANK IS PLASTIC AND THE NECK IS ALSO PLASTIC, IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN I HAVE TO FIND A REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IF THERE IS A LEAK IS IF THE TANK IS FULL. *TR

BAD GAS TANK, CRACKED NECK, BAD GAS CAP CAUSING STATE INSPECTION FAILURE AND SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME.. *TR

SPEEDOMETER FAILED WAS TOLD IT WAS OVER SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPAIR SERVICE REPAIRMAN AT MY LOCAL DEALER SAYS THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING WITH BOTH THE TRAILBLAZERS BUT ALSO WITH THE TAHOE MODEL. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO THE LOCAL MALL AND UPON SPEEDING UP TO 35 MPH AND CHANGING TO FASTER LANE, TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND US WAS APPROACHING. A BIT OF A SCARY MOMENT, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE-YEAR-OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 62,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND GM HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION AT APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME DESTINATION, THERE WAS A POP NOISE THAT WAS HEARD BY ALL. KEPT DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SPOILER ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POPPED OFF AND WAS HANGING DOWN. TRIED TO PUT BACK ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO. TOOK IT THE REST OF THE WAY OFF, CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHICH THE GUY TOLD US THAT WE WERE THE SIXTH PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIXING IT FOR US FOR A FEE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "RECALL" SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1 OF THE SAME SITUATION IN THE SAME AREA AS US. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20 AND 10 MPH. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND CHANGED SOME FILTERS AND 2 DAYS LATER....THE SAME LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARMS IN 2001 THAT AFFECTED THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED MY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002 SO I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION. MY CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

I DROVE TO THE AIRPORT I GOT THERE EARLY AND MY SON WAS SLEEPING SO MY COUSIN AND I DECIDED TO TAKE A LITTLE NAP AS WELL. IT WAS THANKSGIVING WEEK. IT WAS VERY COLD OUTSIDE SO WE STARTED THE CAR TO WARM IT UP AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR, THEN MY SON WOKE UP SO WE DECIDED TO START GETTING EVERYTHING READY TO GET ON THE SHUTTLE. REMEMBER WE ARE PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND HAVE NOT MOVED FOR OVER AN HOUR. WE GOT MY SON OUT OF HIS SEAT BROUGHT HIM TO THE FRONT SEAT WITH US, I WAS GETTING HIS DIAPER BAG READY AND MY COUSIN WAS CHANGING HIS DIAPER AND PUTTING HIS SHOES ON FOR ME. WHEN SHE WAS DONE MY SON WANTED ME AND AS SOON AS HE GOT TO THE MIDDLE CONSOLE, OUT OF NO WHERE THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ON BOTH SIDES DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE! LUCKILY NONE OF US WERE HURT AND MY SON WAS WHERE HE WAS OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED HE WAS ONLY 18 MONTHS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT! AS SOON AS I GOT HOME I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS MYSELF AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THEY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ME TO INVESTIGATE WHAT COULD HAVE MADE THIS HAPPEN. THEY SAID THEY FOUND NOTHING, SO OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS A DEFAULT SOMEWHERE. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET HELP FOR MONTHS NOW AND I AM GETTING NO WHERE. I COULD TRADE IT IN BUT WITHOUT AIRBAGS I AM LOSING A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS. BOTH SIDES ARE STILL ALL OPEN AND NOT FIXED I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO FIX THEM, I DO NOT AND DID NOT WANT TO SUE, I WOULD JUST BE HAPPY WITH A TRADE IN SO I CAN HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE FOR MY FAMILY AND MYSELF. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WHERE THE LINE WAS COVERED WITH A FOIL COVERED FABRIC PROTECTOR, WHICH WHILE I'M SURE IT PROVIDED HEAT PROTECTION, SURE DID DO A GOOD JOB AT RETAINING SALT WATER DURING THE WINTER. REALIZING THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS COMBUSTIBLE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY GETS PRETTY HOT, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE. *TR