2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

NORMAL USAGE OF FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SEAT BELT. WHILE USING THE BELT IN A NORMAL WAY, THE RETRACTORS WILL LOCK IN A RETRACTING MODE AND WILL NOT ALLOW ANY MOVEMENT OF THE PASSENGER. BELT MUST BE RELEASED, FULLY RETRACTED AND RE ATTACHED FOR A COMFORTABLE RIDE. TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND HEARING ABOUT "THE DESIGN OF THE BELT TO DO THIS WHEN FULLY EXTENDED" HAVE NOT PREVENTED THE RECURRENCE OF THIS SCENARIO. IT CANNOT BE DEMONSTRATED ON DEMAND AND BECAUSE OF THAT THE DEALER STATED HE CANNOT LOOK INTO SOMETHING HE CANNOT WITNESS. THE PROBLEM IS INFREQUENT BUT DOES HAPPEN NON-THE-LESS. *JB

THE PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL CONTINUOUSLY TIGHTEN UP AFTER IT IS BUCKLED. MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE BELT IS DESIGNED FOR THE USE WITH CHILD SAFETY SEATS.*AK

ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, I HAVE BEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF ONE OF MY REAR TAILLIGHTS ALWAYS BEING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE AND HAVE HAD IT REPARIED. THIS WILL BE # 4 IN REPAIRS TO THE LIGHT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER RESTARTED VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE SEAT BELTS IN THE FRONT DO NOT RETRACT, AND THE SHOULDER BELT COMING ACROSS TOO HIGH. DEALER CHANGED THE SEAT BELTS TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT FROM NORMAL 2WD TO 4WD WITHOUT WARNING. HAPPENS AT SLOW (PARKING LOT) AND TURNPIKE SPEEDS (75 MPH). DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE WHEN FAILURE OCCURS ON TURNPIKE. DEALER REPROGRAMMED TCCM (TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE) BUT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET ON MY 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER LT IS NOT SECURE SO THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ACTUALLY IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT HAS WORKED TEMPORARILY BUT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING LONG BEFORE I REACHED THE MILEAGE BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT. MILEAGE DOES NOT AFFECT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS ITEM. *AK

HEADLIGHT FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME...I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR AND IT HAS BURNED AREA INDICATING A SHORT...NO FIRE THIS TIME BUT MAY CAUSE ONE IN FUTURE...IF THE LIGHT FAILS THIS OFTEN, CAN BOTH FAIL AND CAUSE INJUSRY OR DEATH DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT??? TOO MANY FAILURES FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 YRS. OLD...*AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. IN RECENT MONTHS IT HAS SUDDENLY STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES, ON STREET DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, AND AT HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. DURING THE HIGHWAY STALL THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING CONTROL AND WAS FORTUNATELY STEERED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WITH GREAT PHYSICAL EFFORT SINCE THE POWER STEERING WAS LOST. THE STALL CAUSES AN ABRUPT STOP OF THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR TESTING AND REPAIR AT ROMANO CHEVEROLET IN SYRACUSE, NY AS WELL AS CURRY CHEVEROLET IN SCARSDALE, NY. NEITHER SHOP HAS BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR'S COMPUTER IS NOT REGISTERING THE STALLS. THEY REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BUT THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED ON ME IN NORMAL STREET DRIVING AT 30 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. I HAVE SPOKEN TO CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY SAY THEY ARE "INVESTIGATING" THE PROBLEM. I HAVE SENT COPIES OF NHTSA SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS CAR TO CURRY CHEVEROLET BUT THEY CLAIM THEY ARE NOT APPLICABLE. THE SERVICE BULLETINS CLEARLY STATE THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH STALLING DUE TO AN ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING PROBLEM, BUT CURRY CHEVEROLET CLAIMS THAT MY ENGINE IS FINE AND THAT THE NHTSA SERVICE BULLETINS DO NOT APPLY TO MY CAR. HOWEVER, THEY CAN'T FIX IT. I HAVE SUGGESTED TO CURRY CEHVEROLET THAT THE CAR COMPUTER IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT SINCE IT HAS NOT REGISTERED THE NUMEROUS STALLS. HOWEVER, THEY CLAIM THAT THE COMPUTER IS FINE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS NOT REGISTERING THE STALLS AND WHAT THEY ARE CAUSED BY. THE PEOPLE I HAVE SPOKEN TO AT CURRY CHEVEROLET ARE THE DEALERSHIP MANAGER, MR. CONTE, AND THE REPAIR SHOP MANAGER, DENNIS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO DUANE COX AT CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND HIS MANAGER MS. PATRICIA FREY. MR. COX'S PHONE NUMBER IS 866-952-4368, EXTENSION 57020. MS. FREY SAID I COULD REACH HER VIA MR. COX, HER ASSISTANT. THE CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE REFERENCE NUMBER FOR MY CAR IS: 1-219-824-950. *LA

VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSES DANGER TO OCCUPANTS AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE IS IN MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO IDEA WHATS CAUSING PROBLEM. *AK