2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT SINCE IT WAS BOUGHT. IT'S BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. THREE OF THE TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP WITH DRIVE TRAIN PROBLEMS, TWO TIMES FOR U-JOINTS AND ONCE FOR A BEARING TO THE DRIVESHAFT. ANOTHER TWO TIMES THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE SHIFTED INTO GEAR. NOW AFTER 43,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND SINCE THE WARRANTY IS ONLY FOR 36,000 MILES IT IS NOW GOING TO COST $2800.00 TO REPAIR IT. I FEEL THAT A TRANSMISSION IN A CAR THAT IS ONLY A YEAR AND A HALF OLD SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED SINCE ALL THE MAINTENANCE SINCE THE CAR WAS BOUGHT WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ALSO NEVER RECEIVED AND OF THE RECALL NOTICES I HAVE READ ABOUT ON THIS VEHICLE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A LITTLE LONGER THAN 43,000 MILES. *JB

BRAKE LIGHTS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. MY FAMILY OWNS SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS (2002 AND 2003 MODEL YEARS) AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT, SOME VEHILCES WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. CAN BE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THAT FAILS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD.*AK

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILED WHILE THE DRIVER WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN. ALTHOUGH THE DRIVER WAS TURNING STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO STRAIGHT IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. *AK *NM

ONGOING BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON '02 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. IN THE LAST YEAR OR MORE, I REPLACED THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB FOUR TIMES AND ONCE FOR THE BACK-UP BULB. MOST TIMES THE BULB LOOKS FINE BUT I REPLACE ANYWAY. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO CHEV PARTS DEALER, THE SOCKETS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD GETS CORRODED AND CAUSES A SHORT, SO I REPLACED THE "CIRCUIT" BOARD (OUT OF POCKET COSTS) ON 2/14/04 BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT STILL DOESN'T LIGHT UP. I LOVED DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT THIS COULD BE A DEAL- KILLER FOR GM IN THE FUTURE. THEY HAD BETTER RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE, OR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE ME WHO WILL GO TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.*AK

MY WIFE WAS TRAVELLING ON I 80 WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ITS ELECTRICAL POWER, SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. SHE WAS STRANDED FOR APPROX. 3 HOURS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER.

OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ITS LIGHTS. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WE KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SEE MANY ON THE ROADS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS OUT.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED THIS WAS DUE TO A SOCKET WIRE SHORT THAT BLEW OUT THE BULB . BULB WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5 TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS. VEHICLE IDOLS EXTREMELY HIGH, SHIFTS HARD INTO SECOND GEAR AND BAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.

VEHICLE TRANSFERCASE SHIFTED WITHOUT COMMAND ON WET ICE RESULTING IN SLIDING LEFT OF CENTER GOING INTO DITCH STRIKING CULVERT BECOMING AIRBORNE LANDING ON TOP . VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL BY INSURANCE COMPANY. *LA

FAILURE OF THE ENGINE OF A 2003 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN NOVEMBER OF 2003. AFTER CHANGING THE ENGINE, BROKEN CYLINDERS IN THE NEW ENGINE (AFTER LESS THAN 1000 MILES!) IN JANUARY OF 2004. *LA