2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

MY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SEEMS TO STALL CAUSING INTERRUPTED OPERATION. THIS WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL IN 2004 AND I HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED AT THAT TIME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RECALL. BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED AGAIN. *NM

SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO CHANGE THE TRANSFER CASE FROM AWD TO 4WD. DEALER TELLING ME THAT ITS A MOTOR SENSOR THAT ENCODES THE TRANSFER TO SHIFT. THIS IS THE SECOND REPAIR ON THE SAME PART. I WOULD LIKE THIS PART RECALLED AND TO BE REIMBURSED MONEY FOR REPAIRING IT MYSELF. *NM

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND RECENTLY EXPERIENCED LOUD, ROARING NOISE FROM ENGINE COUPLED WITH REDUCED POWER AND VERY POOR GAS MILEAGE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND CONFIRMED THE FAN CLUTCH HAD FAILED. DEALER QUOTE WAS $637.50 TO REPAIR. I ULTIMATELY PURCHASED THE PART ONLINE AND HAD IT INSTALLED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC AND SAVED MYSELF AROUND $260. VEHICLE RUNS FINE NOW. I CANNOT BELIEVE GM HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL RETURN HUNDREDS OF POSTS RELATED TO THE FAN CLUTCH FAILURE. VERY DISAPPOINTING. *NM

WHEN MY CAR WAS WITHIN THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, THE SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. NOW THE LIGHTS COME ON AND OR BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. SERVICE BULLETIN SEEMS TO MATCH 02V222000. DEALER SAYS NO RECALLS MATCH COMPLAINT. MECHANIC SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES. THE MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE SEAT BELT AND AIRBAGS HAS MALFUNCTIONED. TWO OTHER MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY, WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING RELATED TO SAFETY. PARTS AND LABOR ARE $500.00 ALONE! *JB

I BACKED OF THE GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AS I PULLED FORWARD THE TRUCK MOVED VERY SLOWLY FOR HOW FAR THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. I WENT TO GO IN REVERSE AGAIN BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND COULD HEAR A LOUD WHINING FROM THE MOTOR. I THIS JUST HAPPENED TO DAY BUT I FIGURE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMP. SENSOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BUT THE OUTSIDE TEMP. SENSOR IS STILL BROKE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WORSE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OR, SEEING ALL THE LIKE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE WITH NO ACTION. *JB

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO WE STARTED SMELLING GAS FUMES AND THAN WE STARTED TO NOTICE GAS WAS LEAKING FROM OUR TANK ONTO THE GROUND. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE MECHANIC THEY TOLD US WE HAD A LEAK IN THE FUEL TANK. OUR CAR IS A 2002 TRAILBLAZER LTZ AND IT JUST HIT 52,000 MILES. IT HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT THE ENTIRE TIME. WHEN WE CONTACT THE DEALER WE BOUGHT IT FROM THEY SAID IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY AND THERE WAS NOT TSB'S OUT. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THE TSB THAT WAS PUT OUT FOR THIS DEFECT. I HAVE NOT RECEVIED A RECALL AND AM EXPERIENCING A DIFFICULT TIME GETTING THIS PROBLEM RESLOVED. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 8000 MILE BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, AND NOW WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME DIFFICULTY WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING DOWN SPEEDS ,AND THE TRANSMISSION NOT ENGAGING. THE CONTACT SAID THAT THIS HAPPENED OFTEN AT 45 MPH, AND THE WEATHER HAS NOT BEEN A FACTOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED OFF FOR A DAY ON 1-3-07, AND WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNED BACK ON THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON. HE HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FIXED THREE TIMES FOR THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS TURNING ON AND OFF. *AK

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LEFT LOW BEAM BULB STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WHEN I REPLACED IT I FOUND THAT THE CONNECTOR WAS BLACK AND MELTED. THE REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR WAS SIGNIFICANTLY MORE ROBUST. *JB

IT ALL STARTED AROUND 40,000 MILES I HAVE HAD ALL INTERIOR PROBLEMS. I HAVE ONE SPEAKER IN MY CAR THAT WORKS, SOMETIMES IF I AM LUCKY THEY ALL WILL COME ONE BUT NOT. I HAVE A LIGHT BEHIND MY TEMP. CONTROL THAT COMES ON AND OFF WHEN IT WANT TO, AND NOW OF ALL MY HEAD LIGHTS AND DAY LAMPS WORK WHEN THEY WANT TO. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR HAS FAULTY WIRES (AS IF) AND I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR WHAT TO BUY ANOTHER CAR IN AFTER FOUR YEARS (NO). THEY SAY YOU PAY FOR WHAT YOU GET WELL I HAVE PUT MORE INTO IT THAN WHAT I HAVE GOT (HEAD PAIN)! I ALMOST GOT HIT NOT KNOWING I HAD NO LIGHTS. AND GOT PULLED OVER ONCE! NOW I HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE MY CAR INSPECTED TO FIND THE WIRE DEFECT AND THEN GET IT FIXED (THE CAR IS NOT WORTH IT). *NM

2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE . FIRST FAILURE WAS AT 38,000 MILES AND SECOND FAILURE IS AT 83000 MILES. THE FAILURES HAPPENED BOTH TIMES AT THE EXACT SAME LOCATION AS I WAS ENTERING A MAJOR HIGHWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. PURCHASED A NEW TRANSMISSION AT 38,000 MILES COSTING OVER $1300 DOLLARS TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION VS. A REBUILT ONE. I BELIEVE GM KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE HOWEVER , FAIL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID THIS VEHICLE WILL RESULT IN HARM OR DEATH TO MY FAMILY IF THE TRANSMISSION KEEP GOING OUT THIS WAY. *JB