2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT OR DAY THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WOULD COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

THE CONSUMER HAS HAD THE GAS TANK REPLACED TWICE. BOTH TIMES THE TANK CRACKED. FIRST CRACK OCCURRED AT A SEAM, AND THE SECOND CRACK OCCURRED AT THE FILLER NECK. HE SMELLED GAS INSIDE HIS GARAGE AND SAW GASOLINE DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT COMES ON. THE SERVICE SOON LIGHT IS ON AGAIN, AND THE TANK IS BEING REPLACED. THERE WAS NO REPAIR ON THE FUEL TANK OR REMOVAL OF THE FUEL TANK PRIOR TO THESE INCIDENTS.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED IN THE FRONT. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT TIE RODS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE DEFECTIVE TIE RODS CAUSED MISALIGNMENT, WHICH LEAD TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. (THIS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE FRONT ONLY) *SC

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES ... I ONLY HAVE 20K MILES AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE TYPE: 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS AT THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. LIGHT BULBS BURN OUT IN HOURS OR DAYS, RATHER THAN WEEKS OR MONTHS. NO SIGNS OF MOISTURE IN THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES THAT WOULD SHORTEN BULB-LIFE. THE TOTAL LIGHT FAILURE HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. NO ACCIDENTS, BUT SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $150 IN NEW BULBS FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS OVER THIS TIME FRAME. OLD BULBS DO NOT ALWAYS APPEAR TO HAVE BURNED OR BROKEN ELEMENTS, BUT HAVE REPLACED THEM ANYWAY FOR SAFETY SAKE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T WORK WHEN TURNED ON, OR COME ON WHEN SWITCH IS IN THE OFF POSITION. DASH LIGHTS ALL LIGHT UP FOR NO REASON. HEATER/AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WON'T WORK, AND POWER WINDOWS WON'T WORK WHEN DASH LIGHTS ARE LIT. TOOK THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING, BUT RESET THE COMPUTER JUST IN CASE IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER. CALLED THEM BACK THE NEXT MORNING, THEY SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING ELSE THEY KNEW TO LOOK AT. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK AND IS INTERMITTENT. THIS PART OF THE PROBLEM DOES NOT OCCUR AT THE SAME TIME THE BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHTS FAIL. PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN ON-GOING SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2004. *JB

THE LUGS:NUTS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. CONSUMER HAD ALL FOUR T LUGS: NUTS REPLACED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS A VERY STRONG ODOR OF FUEL FROM THE EXHAUST. *MR AFTER GM CAMPAIGN 03012 AND 03012, DENLEY CODE 07222 WAS PERFORMED, THAT WAS WHEN THE ODOR WAS PRESENT. *SC *JB

THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A RECALL ON THE TAIL LIGHT AND ONCE THE CONSUMER LEFT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TAIL LIGHT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOW THE CONSUMER'S AND REFUSED TO REPAIR VEHICLE, PER THE SERVICE MANAGER. *LA *SC *JB

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE FROM THE OUTSIDE (SLOW) LANE ON INTERSTATE 35 A SPEEDING CAR ATTEMPTED TO PASS ME. I SWERVED BACK INTO MY LANE, NOTE; THIS WAS NOT A SEVERE STEERING MANEUVER. THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER IMMEDIATELY ROCKED AND WENT INTO A ROLL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE CARRIER. 1. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, FRONT NOR SIDE. 2. THE LOCKED DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED UP ON IMPACT. 3. THE SUV ROLL OCCURRED WITH OUT SEVERE OVER STEERING. *JB