2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

PURCHASED NEW 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ WHICH HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2005. DRIVER & PASSENGER MIRRORS POSITION THEMSELVES ERRATICALLY AT EVERY IGNITION AND SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING. A CONSTANT TWITCHING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ALSO OCCURS WHILE DRIVING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN MIRRORS ARE NOT POSITIONED CORRECTLY ONCE DRIVING. CHEVROLET DEALER FAILED TO FIND THE FAULT AND REPROGRAMMED TWICE. NO PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS THEY HAVE NOW IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR HOW TO FIX IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, HOWEVER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2007 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR BOARD WAS FRIED. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN 2006, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE STILL OPERATED NORMALLY WITHOUT INTERIOR LIGHTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. GMC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH), ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT HIS RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,000. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE FOUR-WHEEL SHIFT KNOB ON THE DASH FLASHED FROM ALL-WHEEL, FOUR-WHEEL TO LOW-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ANY RATE OF SPEED. UPDATED 05/06/09.*JB

I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT, WHERE I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER SPEED AROUND ME AND CUT ME OFF AND THAN STOMPED ON THIS BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME. DUE TO THAT I SWERVED TO MISS HIM CLIPPING HIS RIGHT BACK LIGHT AD BUMPER WITH MY LEFT HEADLIGHT AND BUMPER. AS I WAS SWERVING I HIT A TREE JUST ABOUT DEAD ON WITH MY AR. THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT OCCURRED JUST ABOUT 6 INCHES TO THE LEFT (IF LOOKING AT THE CAR) OF THE CENTER OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR. I HIT THE TREE AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 28-30 MPH. AFTER INITIAL IMPACT I WAS RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL DUE TO UNCONSCIOUS AND FACIAL CONTUSIONS. DURING THE FIRST MOMENTS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS OFFICERS, EMTS AND WITNESSES SAID WAS "I CAN'T BELIEVE THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF". IN THE RECENT DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MECHANICS AND SUCH APPRAISE THE CAR, THE ONE COMMON THEME THEY ALL SHARE IS THAT THEY SUSPECT THERE MIGHT NOT BE AN AIRBAG WHERE IT BELONGS. OR THE LACK THERE OF. *TR

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER02 MODEL, ABOUT 40K MILES IN 2005 THE CAR DIED ON US 2 TIMES AND WE COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE REASON WE HAD TO ASK FOR JUMP AND IT KEPT GOING ON NORMAL, THEN SUDDENLY AFTER ABOUT A COUPLE MONTH I SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING, AND DAMAGED SOME A/C PIPE LINES UNDER THE BATTERY, HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND WASH AND CLEAN ALL UNDER AND AROUND THE BATTERY TO REMOVE THE ACID STUFF. AFTER THAT THE TAILGATE WHERE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS, STARTED MAKING NOISES EVERYTIME I OPENED IT, WHEN CHECKED I FOUND THAT THE PART WHERE THE REAR WINDOW IS AFFIXED TO THE TAIL GATE WHERE BROKE AND THE ESCREWS ARE HANGING BY IT SELF WHICH MADE THE REAR WINDOW LOOSE AND STANDING OUT, AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO NOW THAT I HAVE 61K MILES IN 2009 THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THOSE LIGHTS AND SO THEY FIXED IT, WHICH WHEN I PICKED UP THE SUV AND DROVE IT WITH THE FAMILY ABOUT 45 MILES TRIP WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED BLOWING AIR AND MAKING A STRONG AND DEEP NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A BUS OR 18 WHEELER PASSING BY, WHICH MADE US CANCEL THE TRIP AND GO BACK TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY CAR, TAKE A GUESS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S COMMON ON THOSE CHEVY'S THE FAN CLUTCH TO GO OUT AND THAT IT REALLY LASTED LONG ON MY CAR AND YES IT'S SOMETHING NORMAL THAT HAPPENS, BUT IT COST ME $950.00 TO REPAIR IT YEAH SURE VERY NORMAL, IT SEEMS LIKE GM PARTS AND LABORS NOW ARE COSTING JUST AS THE GERMAN CARS. SHOULDN'T GM MAKE ALL THOSE ISSUES RECALL IF IT IS KNOWN THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE HAPPENING TO MOST OF THE CARS . *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER REPLACED IN SEPT OF 2006 BECAUSE THE SUN GEAR FAILED AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT TOWED ANYTHING. NOW 35000 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO GO INTO THIS SUV WITH THE TOWING PACKAGE. WE DON'T TOW ANYTHING AND YET THE TRANSMISSION FAILS FROM HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF DEFECT AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF WASTING HARD EARNED MONEY TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURES FAULTY PARTS. THEY EVEN HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM TIRED OF PAYING 2200.00 + TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEMS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO, MY WIFE WAS NEARLY RUN INTO BY THE CAR BEHIND HER. I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING LEGAL ACTION. *TR

THERE WAS A SMELL OF GAS, SO I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AFTER THEY SAID IT SHOULD BE COVERED. THEY FOUND ROTTED FUEL MODULE AND HOSES, REMOVED FUEL TANK FOUND FUEL SENDING UNIT ROTTED,LINES AND HOSES..REPLACED SENDING UNIT LINES AND HOSES. MDLE KIT 3.107 PART# 19206122 ..PIPE 3.163 PART#15174333...PIPE 3.163 PART#15015511...SENSOR 3.107 PART#16238399.. NOW TELL ME IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED IF I BROUGHT IT IN EARLIER, I ONLY JUST GOT THE NOTICE TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT , SO HOW COULD I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN EARLIER. *TR

PASSENGER SEAT BELT MECHANISM LOCKS DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. I BROUGHT THIS TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS ON 1/25/06 AND 1/13/07. BOTH DEALERS COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH ACKNOWLEDGED A SEATBELT RECALL ON 02 TRAILBLAZERS BUT CLAIMED IT DOES NOT COVER MY VIN. CHEVY NEEDS TO EXTENDS THIS RECALL BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY OCCURS. *TR

SES LIGHT ON. BROUGHT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND DEALER, WHICH BOTH VERIFIED A P0304 CODE INDICATING A MISFIRE ON CYL 4. I DECIDED TO CHANGE SPARK PLUGS AND FOUND WATER IN THE UPPER CYLINDER AROUND THE SPARK PLUG AND THE SPARK PLUG COIL FROM CYL 4 WAS CORRODED. REPLACED PLUGS AND CLEANED COIL AS BEST I COULD. I FOUND A TSB INDICATING THAT THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM AND DEALERS ARE TOLD TO INSTALL A SEAL TO STOP WATER FROM DRAINING ON TO THE ENGINE. I CALLED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE BUT THE REFUSED TO COVER THE INSTALL OR THE REPAIR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE REVVED UP WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IN ADDITION, THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING INTERMITTENTLY. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENCODER MOTOR IN THE TRANSFER CASE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V283000 (POWER TRAIN;TRANSFER CASE,4-WHEEL DRIVE). THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,117 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,250. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND WOULD NOT MOVE. THE 4ED DRIVE INDIVATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. UPDATED 04/16/09.*JB