2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE PASSENGER-SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. THIS SAME SOCKET AND BULB WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED CONTACTS ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO. I WAS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNT ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE FOR THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT BLOW IN EITHER SITUATION. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND HAD TO STOP SUDDENLY. WHEN THE SEAT BROKE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR ON ONE SIDE. PULLED OVER AND INVESTIGATED AND THE WELD ON THE ARM OF THE SEAT CONTROL WAS IMPROPERLY WELDED. THE WELD ON THE ARM ITS SELF WAS HALF ON THE PLATE AND POPPED LOOSE. IF HAD BEEN GOING AROUND A CURVE WHEN THE SEAT BROKE WOULD PROBABLY CAUSED A WRECK. GOING TO HAVE TO BUY A NEW SEAT AND TRADE THE VEHICLE OFF POSSIBLY. AFRAID MORE WELDS COULD BE MISSING OR NOT DONE PROPERLY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AFTER A TURN AND I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK THEN FOLLOWED A LOUD WINDING NOISE. I COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 25MPH SO I SLOWLY MADE IT TO MY HOME. ONCE I WAS IN PARK I TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND FOUND THAT I HAD LOST IT. I ALSO LOST 2ND AND 4TH. I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $1485.00 SO I HAD TO PARK IT UNTIL I COULD SAVE THE MONEY UP IN THESE HARD TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 02 GM TRANSMISSIONS. IF THIS IS SO COMMON AND I'M READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHY DO I NOT SEE ANY RECALL.... SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. I WOULD HOPE TO GET SOME SORT OF MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR WHAT I HAD TO PAY OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH GM KNOWING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS REALLY CONCERNS ME WITH GM, THEY NEED TO BE ON THE BALL FOR THEIR CONSUMERS SAFETY. *TR

THE COOLING FAN CLUTCH IN MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS GONE BAD. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER REPORTS ABOUT THIS PART FAILING ON THESE VEHICLES. CAUSES DECREASED POWER, INCREASED RPM'S, AND MAY CAUSE ENGINE DESTRUCTION. *TR

I RECEIVED A LETTER FOR MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER...ON CORROSION AREAS LISTED IN OHIO ON THE FUEL TANK MODULAR RESERVOIR ASSEMBLY. IT DOES STATE 10 YEARS TO 120,000 MILES....I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED AT OVER 130,000 MILES AND THEY SENT ME THIS LETTER.....THEY WILL NOT HELP ME FIX IT....IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO? IT DOES LEAK GAS! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COVER THAT COVERS THE AIR BAG APPEARED TO BE CRACKING. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2009, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED BECAUSE THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000. UPDATED 07/28/09 *BF UPDATED 07/30/09.*JB

SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. HAS TO BE TURNED OFF MY DEALERSHIP. TEST RUN CODES CONTINUE TO SHOW GAS CAP PROBLEM EVEN AFTER IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *TR

WELL SERVICED 90K MILES. TRAVELING AT 35MPH PUSHED BREAKS ALL THE WAY DOWN (FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE) SLOWED ME DOWN BUT FAILED TO STOP AT UPCOMING RED LIGHT. STRUCK MEDIUM SIZE VEHICLE INJURING OTHER DRIVER AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. CHEVY DEALER COLLISION/SERVICE CENTER ESTIMATED $8K IN REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS IT COSTS MORE TO REPAIR IT THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. ALSO:"MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD" AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CHEVY TECH. SAID "IMPACT WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH" . AFTER READING SOME EIGHT OTHER COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS . I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS OR GETTING INTO ANOTHER ONE. IS THERE NOT A BREAK LIGHT SERVICE SENSOR THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTED.? SERVICE MANUAL FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SAYS TO CHECK FRONT AND REAR AXLE FLUID AND ADD FLUID AS NEEDED EVERY 5K TO 7K MILES AFTER 67.5K MILES. *TR

I HAD 37000 MILES ON MY SUV WHEN MY SUNSHIELD WENT OUT LUCKILY IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT 75,000, IT WENT OUT AGAIN, I HAD TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST. NOW AT 134,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE BEEN ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE GM PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD IT REBUILT TWICE AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I KEEP TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO KEEP GOING OUT BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO LISTEN AND WANT TO PUT A BRAND NEW ONE IN. I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE SPEND SO FAR AND ALSO I WILL NOT EVER BY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. I WILL BUY FOREIGN. I AM STILL OUT OF COMMISSION. *TR

1. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HEARD A LOUD POP. 2. REVERSE NO LONGER WORKS, CANT BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 3. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT OR NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COSTS BETWEEN 1500 AND 3000 DOLLARS. CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS QUICKLY. *TR