2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON 9-3-08. NEAR COLLISION WITH ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER AS I TURNED LEFT AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS THE CENTER LINE. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SUN SHELL, A $39 DOLLAR PART. THE ENTIRE ORDEAL COST ME OVER $3600.00 AND CLIMBING. THE FAILURE OF THE SUN SHELL SHEARED OFF THE CHEAP GEARS AND THE FRAGMENTS FILTERED THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. MY CAR HAD 76,094 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT SERVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DUE UNTIL 100,000 MILES. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A DEPENDABLE CAR. THIS, I CONSIDER A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF WAS IN THE PATH OF A SEMI TRUCK. IN THE NAME OF SAFETY AND THE CONSUMERS POCKET BOOKS WHO FUND THIS ENGINEERING GAFF, I THINK THIS ISSUE SHOULD EVOKE SERIOUS CONSIDERATION BY THE NHTSA TO ENFORCE A RECALL OF THE SUN SHELL TRANSMISSION PART IN ALL GM CARS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BURNT PLASTIC AND HE REPLACED THE SOCKET AND THE BULBS. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD RISE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR UNLESS THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PRESSURE OFF OF THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,544.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

THE MIRRORS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A RECALL BETWEEN DRIVERS BUT EVERY TIME I PUT THE KEY IN THEY SHIFT TO SOME OTHER POSITION. NEVER THE RIGHT ONE, ALWAYS EXCESSIVE CLICKING AND OUT OF POSITION. *TR

HEADLIGHT PLUG MELTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MAXIMUM PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. IT LOCKED UP AND PULLED TO THE LEFT ONTO ITS SIDE AND ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS FOUR FLAT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK. HE ALSO SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD. THE CLUTCH FAN IS BAD. FROM WHAT THE AUTO PARTS SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME, ALL CLUTCH FANS ON THE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE RUNS HIGH RPM'S WHEN FIRST STARTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARDS THAT THE GOV. SHOULD ADDRESS WITH CHEVY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE, THEN ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT YOU PEOPLE WOULD WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER, AFTER ALL, WE DO PAY FOR YOUR AGENCY TO OPERATE. WHY IS IT THE CONSUMER ALWAYS HAS TO PAY FOR BIG BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE A FAULT. WHEN BUILDING ANY PRODUCT, IF IT FAILS. THEN THE GOV. SHOULD ENFORCE A RECALL. WHETHER IT BE ONE OR 20 COMPLAINTS. THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED WHEN PURCHASING ANY PRODUCT. WHEN A COMPLAINT IS MADE. THE YOU THE GOV. AGENCY SHOULD ACT AND MAKE A RECALL. BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. IT" THAT SIMPLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT MADE VERY LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WOULD STILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V334000 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,660 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,694.

HAD THE SAME FAN CLUTCH PROBLEM I HAVE READ ABOUT FREQUENTLY. REVS REALLY LOUD WITH LOSS OF POWER. HAD THE FAN CLUTCH REPLACED, AT MY EXPENSE WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. NOW I NOTICE THAT IT SEEMS TO BE STARTING TO REV REALLY LOUD AGAIN.....I'M REALLY FRUSTRATED WITH HOW THESE CAR MANUFACTURERS HANDLE PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR