2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT CAME ON TODAY AND I BROUGHT IT IN TO BE PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. IT IS READING ERROR CODE PO495 COOLING FAN CIRCUIT ERROR. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE I FOUND THAT IT IS GENERALLY A PROBLEM WITH A FAULTY FAN CLUTCH. AND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR MY VEHICLE (2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER). THE SITE I VISITED HAD 279 PAGES OF COMMENTS ON THIS PROBLEM! STATEMENTS MADE WERE THAT IF THE FAN CLUTCH MALFUNCTIONS IT CAN "EXPLODE" CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE TRYING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO RAISE HIS VEHICLE TO THE PROPER LEVEL. HE BELIEVES THE FAILURE TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT BECAUSE THE TIRE IS THE ORIGINAL TIRE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE RAISED TO A PROPER LEVEL TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 28,400. REMAILED 11/17/08. *LJ

AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN OHIO, MY CAR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL, THE CAR NO LONGER SHIFTED CORRECTLY. APPARENTLY MY SUNSHELL BROKE WHICH I GUESS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CARS THAT HAVE THIS SUNSHELL IN THEM. IT ENDED UP COSTING $2500 TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE GM USES INFERIOR CAR PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY ,TRAILBLAZER, THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL,HAD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED .DO TO CORROSION, I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM ON THE 02 TRAILBLAZER .... WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? *TR

HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT IN THE TRAILBLAZER 3 TIMES DUE TO THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LAMP MELTING THEN BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

FIRST: THANK YOU. I AM A TROOPER FOR THE COLORADO STATE PATROL AND CERTIFIED CAR SEAT TECH. LOVE YOUR WORK. MY OWN PERSONAL VEHICLE, A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, HAS A DEFECT WITH THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. THERE IS A LEAK FROM THE SEAM, FROM THE CASE ITSELF. A MECHANIC FRIEND STATED IT IS A DEFECT IN THE HOUSING ITSELF, THE "PUNKIN" (?) IT CAUSES LEAKS AND NEEDS TO HAVE FLUID CONSTANTLY ADDED. THE VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED IN THE DENVER METRO AREA UNTIL THIS YEAR (IE, HIGH SALT/MAG CHLORIDE AREAS). THE HOUSING ITSELF NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, AND I WAS WONDERING/HOPING THIS WAS SOMETHING CHEVY NEEDS TO CORRECT VIA RECALL VERSUS SOMETHING THAT NORMALLY HAPPENS (WHICH I HAVE NEVER HAD ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE I'VE OWNED). THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED WHEN PREVIOUS RECALLS CAME OUT, HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE DEFECT, AND IS NOT DRIVEN HEAVILY OR OFFROAD. IT IS A CONTINUOUS LEAK. I AM CONCERNED THE CASING ITSELF WILL BREAK AND DO MORE DAMAGE SOON, ESPECIALLY IF I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THANK YOU FOR YOU TIME. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO KICK OR SURGE IN 2ND GEAR WHICH CREATED A BANG IN THE REAR END. I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A GM DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE COULD DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILED WITH 70,000 MILES WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE LEFT ME AN 2 PASSENGERS STRANDED AND I HAD TO PAY TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE SAME GM DEALERSHIP TORE DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A FAILED SUNGEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. GM DID NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED TO ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION (MODEL# 4L60E). I WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE $3,200 FACTORY REBUILD THAT THE GM DEALER OFFERED TO SELL ME, WHICH GM SAID WAS ALREADY AT A DISCOUNT. ALL I COULD AFFORD A THE TIME WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A USED TRANSMISSION WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT. NOW I HAVE ABOUT 8,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE SINCE THE REPLACEMENT AND THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN. I UNDERSTAND I TOOK THE CHANCE WITH THE USED TRANSMISSION. THE FACT THAT GM ADMITS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM DIRECTLY TO A CONSUMER AND THEY DON'T STAND BEHIND THE PROBLEM SHOWS POOR COMPANY ETHICS. GM ADMITS THE PROBLEM BUT WILLINGLY ALLOWS THE FAULTY VEHICLES OUT ON THE ROAD RISKING THE LIVES OF LOVED ONES AND CHILDREN. *TR

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD WITH NO WARNING . WAS UNABLE TO PASS CARS AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND HEAR A THUMP, RPM'S REV UP. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THEN, WHEN I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THERE IS NO REVERSE! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE READ THAT THIS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE, AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUNSHELL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AS IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IN-COVER MOTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IN-COVER MOTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME AS WELL AS THE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.