2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

VEHICLE'S STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT.*MR WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE'S STEERING AND BRAKES SUDDENLY FAILED WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUND ONCE AND HIT THE HIGHWAY DIVIDER HEAD ON. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES FROM THE ACCIDENT AND WAS TREATED FRO SEVERAL MONTHS BY A DOCTOR. *NM

CONSUMER UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS. AFTER TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS NUMEROUS TIMES VEHICLE STALLED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING APPOX 50 MPH, GOT HUNG IN TRAFFIC. ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE COOLANT HOT WARNING LAMP CAME ON. I PULLED OFF AND HAD TO CALL MY FATHER TO COME GET ME. HE ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER TO THE SYSTEM. THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR THE NEXT 10 MILES. AFTER DRIVING AGAIN FOR ABOUT 30 MILES, IT BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AGAIN. PULLED OFF AND LET IT SET FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, ONCE AGAIN ADDED A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER. DROVE FINE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MY HUSBAND AND BROTHER FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AND ADDED DEX-COOL. DROVE FINE FOR A DAY OR SO WHEN IT BEGAN OVERHEATING AGAIN. PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE FOLLOWING WEEKEND WHEN MY HUSBAND FLUSHED THE COOLING SYSTEM AGAIN. RAN FINE AGAIN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN WHEN I NOTICED THAT IT OCCURED DURING "STOP & GO" TRAFFIC, BUT WHEN MOVING, THE CAR WOULD COOL BACK DOWN. MY HUSBAND THEN REPLACED THE CLUTCH FAN. WORKED FINE FOR ONE DAY WHEN IT BAGAN OVERHEATING AGAIN. TOOK THE CAR LAST WEEK TO A DEALER WHERE THEY CHECKED THE CODE AND IT WAS WRONG, SO THEY ENTERED THE CORRECT CODE. WORKED FINE FOR ONE DAY WHEN IT STARTED OVERHEATING AGAIN. DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WRONG WITH THIS THING!!!*AK

TWO WEEKS AGO THE CLUTCH FAN ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ENGAGED BEFORE I LEFT THE HOUSE AND NEVER DISENGAGED ON A 15 MILE TRIP TO AND FROM WORK WITH VARYING SPEEDS (AS LOW AS RESIDENTIAL, AND AS HIGH AS 70 MPH). THIS IS HIGHLY UNUSUAL FOR IT TO 'STICK' IN THE ENGAGED POSITION. USUALLY IT ENGAGES ON A COLD START AND IS OFF WITHIN A MINUTE OR TWO. I WENT SO FAR AS TO TURN OFF THE A/C FIGURING THIS COULD TRIGGER THE COMMAND TO ENGAGE THE COOLING FAN. I CALLED THE DEALER I USUALLY HAVE MY WORK DONE AT, AND THEY JUST SAID TO BRING IT BY. ON THE APPROXIMATE 25 MILE TRIP FROM MY WORKPLACE TO THE DEALER, AT SOME POINT THE FAN DECELERATED FROM THE 100% ENGAGEMENT I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FOR TWO DAYS, IT ILLUMINATED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON (SES) AND THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED (IT WAS IN USE AT THE TIME, AND WAS DANGEROUS IN THAT IT SUDDENLY DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS). THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT FUNCTIONAL AT ALL. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE DEALER, THE FAN HAD SEEMED TO RESUME NORMAL SPEEDS, I RELAYED WHAT HAD HAPPENED ON THE WAY HERE, AND THEY HOOKED UP THE TECH2 DEVICE, READ THE CODES, CLEARED THEM, TURNED THE LIGHT OFF, AND THEN WENT ON A TEST DRIVE. NO DEFECT WAS NOTED AND EVERYTHING WENT FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE WEEK. CURRENTLY, THE FAN ENGAGES ITSELF TO 100% AT NEARLY ALL TIMES EXCEPT AT HIGH RPMS OR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE A/C IS ON, WHETHER IT'S A COLD START, OR A WARM START. I CAN DRIVE 20 MILES ON THE INTERSTATE, AND ON ROADS AT 40 MPH THE FAN WILL SLOWLY ENGAGE ITSELF. AT 40 MPH THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH RAM AIR COOLING. IF I ACCELERATE AT A RAPID RATE, KEEPING THE RPMS HIGH, THE FAN SLOWLY DISENGAGES...BUT RENGAGES SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCELERATION IS ENDED (DOWNSHIFT, DECELERATION IN SPEED, ETC). THIS HAS BECOME TROUBLESOME AS IT IS SURELY CAUSING EXCESS WEAR AND TEAR ON THE ENGINE, IS WASTEFUL IN THAT IT CAUSES OUTRAGEOUS FUEL CONSUMPTION, AND IS DREADFULLY LOUD ON ACCELERATION. CURRENTLY, IT HAS NOT TURNED ON THE SES LIGHT.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, LEFT REAR (DRIVERS SIDE)BRAKE LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME CONDITION ON MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS. MANY TRAILBLAZERS THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD, I NOTICE THEIR SAME BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE! I NEED TO REPLACE THIS BULB EVERY FEW MONTHS.*AK

I OWN A 2002 TRAIL BLAZER EXT. I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW AND I HAVE HAD MANY MANY PROBLEMS WITH IT. I FINALLY HAVE HAD IT AND DECIDED TO SEE IF THE INTERNET REPORTED ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND TO MY AMAZEMENT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS, BUT HERE IS MY STORY. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ON BOTH SIDES REPLACED, MOLDING AROUND THE LICENSE PLATE FRAME REPAIRED, OXYGEN SENSOR REPLACED, SWAY BARS REPLACED, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS REPLACED, LEFT SIDE PASSENGER WINDOW MOTOR BROKE TWICE, GAS TANK REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING GAS AND NOW IT IS BACK IN THE SHOP ONCE AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE ONSTAR SYSTEM DO AN ENGINE ANALYSIS AND THEY SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH MY POWER TRAIN. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALL TO TELL ME THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING GAS AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I TOLD THEM I JUST HAD IT DONE IN OCTOBER 2003. THEY TOLD ME I COULD NOT DRIVE MY VEHICLE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL DONE ON SOME 2002 TRAILBLAZERS DUE TO A PROBLEM LIKE THIS, BUT THEY SAY MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. WHY? I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK. THIS IS THE SECOND ONE. I AM LUCKY I TOOK IT IN OR SOMETHING MAY HAVE HAPPENED IF IT IS THIS DANGEROUS. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RESPONSE BACK. THANK YOU, KATHY YATES. *AK

MY 2002 TRAIL BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. I CHANGED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BOARD THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULBS. THE BULBS FIT LOSE IN THE BOARD, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE A GREAT CONNECTION.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COULDN'T DRIVE-REPAIRED/ REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL-UP/SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT, LATER FIXED, BUT STILL WON'T WORK ON OCCASION/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5+ TIMES REPAIRED STILL NOT OPERATIONAL/ WATER PUMP EXPLODED/REAR WINDOW WON'T LOCK FIRST TRY/ CHECK ENGINE LLIGHT STAYS ON. *AK

2002 TRAILBLAZER. ENGINE STALLS WHILE AT LOW ENGINE RPM. WITH IT IN PARK CAN HIT THE GAS AND RPMS WILL GO DOWN BELOW 500 THEN RECOVER. HAS ACTUALLY DIED ONCE. ALMOST DIED WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT. ALMOST DIED WHEN COMING TO A QUICK STOP AT LIGHT. AT FIRST THOUGHT IT ONLY OCCURED WITH THE AC ON BUT HAVE DECLARED IT TO DO SAME WITH THE AC OFF BUT NOT AS BAD. NOTICED SEVERAL COMPLAINTS OF SAME ISSUE HERE AND ON EDMUNDS.COM. OURS HASN'T STALLED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BUT I FEAR IT WON'T BE LONG BEFORE IT DOES AND MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND IS NOW PREGNANT WITH OUR SECOND CHILD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO PUT US (ALL TRAILBLAZER OWNERS) IN A SAFE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSE PROBLEM NATIONALLY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *AK