2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

THE HEADLINER OF MY VEHICLE HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH RAIN. I BELIEVE THE WEATHER STRIPPING ON THE VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. THE HEADLINER IS SOAKED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE MIDDLE ROW OF SEATS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT'S WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE AT FAULT STRUCK THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOORS OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. HIS WIFE SUFFERED A CRACKED RIB, CARTILAGE DAMAGE, AND INTERNAL DAMAGE. PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS ALSO INVOLVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

AS MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF AN INTERSECTION THE TRAILBLAZER MAY A LOUD SOUND AND THEN STARTED MAKING A LOUD WHINING SOUND THAT GOT LOUDER AS SHE DROVE AND HAD NO POWER AND WOULD NOT SHIFT AND THEN LOST REVERSE. I CONTACTED GM AFTER I FOUND THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE IT TO A GM GARAGE AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED AND THEY WOULD BE IN CONTACT WITH ME THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT HELP ME BECAUSE 1ST I DID NOT BUY FROM A GM DEALERSHIP, 2 I DID NOT HAVE MY SERVICE AND MAINTANANCE DONE BY A GM GARAGE AND 3 BECAUSE I WAS A SECOND OWNER OF THE TRAILBLAZER. SO INTERN I HAD TO PAY $2730.27 TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *TR

I GOT IN THE CAR TO GO TO WORK THE OTHER DAY AND AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND STEPPED ON THE GAS IT MADE A LOUD FAN NOISE THAT MADE THE CAR SOUND LIKE AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CAR HAD EVER MADE THAT NOISE. I DROVE THE CAR AROUND THAT DAY BEFORE GETTING IT TO A MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS THE FAN CLUTCH THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I BELIEVE THEY SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRONIC RELAY, WHICH WAS WHY IT COST $600 TO REPLACE. THE SUV WAS A 2002 MODEL AND HAD 57,500 MILES ON IT.*AK

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER; VEHICLE WAS IDLING WHEN I NOTICED A STREAM OF FLUID COMING FROM UNDERNEATH, NEAR THE MIDDLE. FOUND IT TO BE GASOLINE COMING FROM THE FRONT END AREA OF THE GASOLINE TANK. RATE OF LEAKAGE WAS ABOUT 1/4 GALLON PER MINUTE. LEAKAGE STOPPED WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. TOOK TO DEALER - REPLACED LEAKING FUEL SENDING UNIT.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS AT 26,990 MILES AND THE SECOND TIME IT WAS AT 61,062 MILES. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED IT WAS WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR 2ND TO 3RD UNLESS I TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE GAS. IN BOTH INSTANCES I ALSO LOST REVERSE. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IT WAS 2 MONTHS AND 1,000 MILES AFTER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRED. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED $2,038 TO FIX IT (NOT REPLACE IT) BUT OFFERED ME A 10% DISCOUNT. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE BECAUSE I NEEDED MY VEHICLE. SINCE THEN I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A FREQUENT PROBLEM THAT GM IS AWARE OF HOWEVER THEY WILL NOT MAKE A RECALL. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY CONCERN AS THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILS. *TR

DOORS RATTLE AND SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS ALSO RATTLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. ALSO, THE AIR/HEAT BLOWER IS STUCK ON #4. IT WON'T BLOW ON ANY OTHER SETTINGS

THE RIGHT MIRROR, WHEN SWITCHING FROM DRIVER 2 TO DRIVER 1, KEEPS CLICKING. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT THIS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME IT WAS FIXED, IT WAS MAY 24, 2004. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT OVER A YEAR AGO, SHE PAID TO HAVE A NEW FUEL TANK INSTALLED IN HER VEHICLE. TWO WEEKS AGO, SHE BEGAN SMELLING GASOLINE AGAIN AND TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT SHE NEEDS ANOTHER FUEL TANK. ON JUNE 18, 2007, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE FUEL TANKS ARE FAULTY ON HER MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE. SHE CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR AND WAS TOLD THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR FIRST AND GET REIMBURSED AFTERWARDS. THE PURCHASE DATE AND POWERTRAIN WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 73,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,600.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE WHEN STARTING THE TRUCK COMING FROM UNDER WHERE BACK TIRE WELL IS. *TR