2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED INDEPENDENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,870. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR

THE COOLING LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXIT THE TRANSMISSION NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A PORTION OF THE LINES ARE COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE AND LOOSE FITTING COVER WHICH APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM ALMOST LIKE A TIN FOIL. THIS COVERING CREATES AN AREA WHERE MOISTURE COLLECTS CAUSING THE LINES TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE LINES START TO LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE FLUID IS BLOWN ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COULD START A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE EXPOSING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EXTREME DANGER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE LEAK WAS OIL FROM THE ENGINE, BUT UPON CHECKING CLOSER, I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKING. THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE CONVERTER AND IF EXCESSIVE FLUID IS SPLATTERED ON THE CONVERTER, A FIRE COULD RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LEAK WAS NOTICED. HOWEVER, THE FLUID WAS FOUND AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH SPLATTERED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE VEHICLE. SPEAKING WITH AAMCO MECHANICS WHO REPLACED THE LINES, THEY FELT IT IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. WHAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO THIS IS THE FACT I HAD A 1995 JIMMY AND HAD NOTICED A SIMILAR LEAK WHEN IT WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I HAD GIVEN THE TRUCK TO MY SON. AFTER HE HAD DRIVEN IT ON AN INTERSTATE, ANOTHER DRIVER YELLED AT HIM THAT HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE WAS ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND GET HIS FAMILY OUT BEFORE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE MARSHAL AT THE TIME THOUGHT A LINE OF SOME TYPE HAD BURST. I SUSPECT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINE SIMILAR TO THE TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION LINE.

RECEIVED SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM 14423 THAT STATED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE COULD OCCUR. I HAVE FUEL ODORS, FUEL LEAKS, SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE IS 180,000 MILES AND A FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ANY TIME, BUT GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND FAILED TO GO INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,338.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY VEERED TO THE LEFT WHICH RESULTED IN BRIEF CONTROL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A BARRIER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WAS ONE INJURY WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 245/65R17. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE REPLACEMENT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE TIRE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. THE VIN AND DOT NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE OIL INDICATOR INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE CHECK GAUGES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE LANES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A U-TURN RESULTING IN THE CONTACT CRASHING INTO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE HOOD CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY AN INDIVIDUAL. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER,(WITH THE LOAN COMPANY AND CAR LOT) ,I COULD NOT GET THE LOAN WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR SALES COMPANY PUT AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IN,WHEN THEY DID THAT,ALL OF THE FEATURES STOPPED WORKING,.NOT ABLE TO LOCK,OPEN WITH REMOTE,SEAT-BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON ETC ETC ETC DIAGNOSES (BODY CONTROL MODULE $950.00. CURRENTLY USING THE VEHICLE.