2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM SURFACE. IT WOULD PRODUCE HOT AIR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS @MID 80'S AND THE VENTS ARE PRODUCING EXTREMELY HOT AIR WHEN THE TEMP SELECTED (AUTO) TO 74 AND THIS TIME THE DRIVER AIR WORKS FINE BUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR IS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTINGS ARE SELECTED. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AIR CONDITIONER. SOMETHING WITH THE SENSOR. *NM

THIS IS MY THIRD COMPLAINT IN 3 MONTHS. THIS MORNING, I SHIFTED FROM 2HI TO 4HI DUE TO ICE, SNOW AND SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. I STOPPED AT A SHOP AND SHUT OFF MY ENGINE. I RETURNED, STARTED THE VEHICLE AND PULLED INTO THE STREET. THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE DIAL WENT BLACK AND THE VEHICLE REVERTED TO 2HI. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME IN THREE MONTHS THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. MY LOCAL DEALER HAS BEEN VERY GOOD AT TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER, GM ITSELF IS OF LITTLE ASSISTANCE BEYOND "HOPING" THAT NOTHING MORE SERIOUS HAPPENS. THE REAT QUESTION IS WHETHER THE NHTSA WILL NOW DO ANYTHING AS A RESULT OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON ITS WEBPAGE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. RECALL,04V046000 WA SISSUE DON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SKIDDED ON BLACK ICE. DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND PEDAL WENT THE FLOOR. DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES, AND WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *AK

PURCHASED FEB 1, 2002. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. HAD INTO 4 DIFFERENT DEARLERSHIPS FIXING MANY PROBLEMS BUT AFTER EACH VISIT ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, WINDHSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, HEATER CONTROL PANEL REPLACED ONCE, MEMORY MIRROR MODULES REPLACED 2 TIMES, HEATED SEAT SWITCHES REPLACED 2 TIMES, REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/REPLACED ENTIRE REAR WINDOW 1 TIME, BATTERY REPLACED 1 TIME ( SAID BATTERY WAS AT FAULT FOR CURRENT PROBLEMS) BATTERY WAS FINE AND CHARGED ME $ 150 FOR NEW BATTERY THAT WAS NOT THE CORRECT BATTERY REPLACEMENT, EXHAUST GASKET BECAME LOOSE/LOUD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT JUST CUT OFF AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROX 65 MILES AN HOUR, I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY- HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER AFTER I PICKED IT UP THEN THE CURRENT PROBLEM BEGAN. I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. PRESENT PROBLEM IS THAT WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEAT IT DIES OUT WITH NO WARNING---JUST STOPS AND STALLS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY FIXD IT BUT UPON PICK UP THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. GONE TO PICK IT UP 2 TIMES, BUT WHEN I START IT AND PUT ON HEAT, IT DIES ALL OVER AGAIN EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT. I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND IT HAS BEEN A COLD WINTER. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH ON ANOTHER EXPRESSWAY ON WAY HOME FROM HAVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE AND ALL FLUIDS CHANGED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH $ 37,000 AND I FEEL IT IS TIME THAT GM ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM STILL PAYING DEARLY FOR IT BUT LATELY CANNOT EVEN USE IT AS IT REMAINS IN ONE DEALERSHIP AFTER ANOTHER AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM GM. I NEED HELP AND ANSWERS AS I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE EVEN WITH THIS VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER BEGAN LEAKING GAS AROUND THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTION. MY GUESS IS A RATE OF AROUND 5 GALLONS IN 20 MINUTES. VEHICLE KEPT RUNNING. VEHICLE HAS A RECALL ON THIS WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V121000. I BELIEIVE I HAD THIS RECALL 02016 - FUEL FILTER CONNECT PERFORMED BY HENDRICK PONTIAC BUICK ON 6/4/02 . THE RECALL HAS THE FOLLOWING DECRIPTION ON THE NHTSA DATABASE: ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A FUEL FILTER FITTING CAN BECOME DISCONNECTED. IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, A NO-START CONDITION WOULD RESULT AND FUEL WOULD BE PUMPED OUT THE FUEL FILTER ONTO THE GROUND. IF THE FITTING BECOMES DISCONNECTED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE ENGINE WOULD STOP DUE TO INADEQUATE FUEL SUPPLY AND CAUSE A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST. IF AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, FUEL LEAKAGE FROM A DISCONNECTED FUEL FILTER FITTING COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILTER QUICK CONNECT RETAINERS. I EXAMINED THE FILTER CONNECT AND FOUND THE SNAP-ON PART OF THE FILTER WAS NOT SNAPPED INTO THE HOLES IN THE HOSE CONNECTION. THE SNAP WAS ACTUALLY ROTATED ABOUT 90 DEGREES. THIS WAS NOT HOLDING THE HOSE IN ALL THE WAY BUT JUST ENOUGH TO CAUSE A MAJOR GAS LEAK AND TO SEND GAS TO THE ENGINE. I BELIEVE THE FUEL FILTER CONNECTS ARE A BAD DESIGN. 1 OF 3 THINGS WENT WRONG. 1) THE RECALL WAS NEVER PERFORMED EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICE PAPERWORK SAID IT WAS. GM NEEDS TO REPLACE THE CONNECTORS BECAUSE THEY ARE POORLY DESIGNED AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE/EXPLOSION. 2) A CERTIFIED GM TECHNICIAN INSTALLED THE CONNECTION TO THE FILTER IMPROPERLY. THE CONNECTION SHOULD BE DESIGNED SO THAT IT AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNS ITSELF TO THE SNAP OR DOES NOT SLIDE ON. THIS IS NOT A TECHNICIAN PROBLEM, IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SNAP CONNECTIONS. 3) THE CONNECTION WORKED ITSELF WORKED LOOSE OVER TIME WITH THE REGULAR BUMPS OF EVERYDAY DRIVING. IN THIS CASE, IT IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THE DESIGN OF THE SNAP CONNECTION.

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED VEHICLE LOST POWER, WHICH ALMOST RESULTED IN LOSS OF CONTROL. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THAT AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. (AK

I BACKED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE'PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD AS IF THE ACCELARATOR WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR.I HIT A LIGHT POLE AND THE CAR STOPPED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. RECALL 03V15900 WAS ISSUED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE POWER STEERING FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN FOR REPAIRS FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK *SC