2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN MARCH 2002. SINCE JUNE 2002 HAVE HAD IT NUMEROUS TIMES TO DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. A/C WON'T WORK ENTIRE INTRUEMENT PANEL BLACKOUTS,SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY CANNOT FIND CAUSE. INSUFFCIENT LUBRICATION FRONT DIFFERENTIAL OUTPUT SHAFT SEALS, THEY SAID THEY LUBRICATED THEM, ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER NEEDED TO HAVE SEALS REPLACED. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT,ABS LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHT ALL CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME, THEN HEATER FAN WOULDN'T WORK. CALLED GARAGE CANNOT TAKE IT IN FOR ANOTHER WEEK. HAVE JUST WRITTEN A LETTER TO GM AND CALLED THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. I DO NOT WANT THE CAR ANYMORE. IT ONLY HAS 19,500 MILES. 3000 WERE JUST PUT ON IT OVER X-MAS, WE DROVE TO FLA. KEYS AND BACK. *AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 225 FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. BECAUSE OF THE REAR SEAT DESIGN INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING SEAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AFTER IT OVER TURNED TWICE AS A RESULT OF DEFECTIVE STEERING. *PH WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING OFF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT. THE CONSUMER OVERCORRECTED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE CAR SUBSEQUENTLY WENT TOO FAR OVER TO THE LEFT WITH THE RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR WHEELS IN THE AIR. THE CONSUMER THEN CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE LEFT SIDE TIRES CAME OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE THEN WENT INTO A SKID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT. THE VEHICLE STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND THE CONSUMER'S CHEST HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE IMPACT BENT THE STEERING WHEEL AND RENDERED THE CONSUMER UNCONSCIOUS. THE VEHICLE THE OVERTURNED 1-2 TIMES AND THE CONSUMER WAS EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED RIB FRACTURES, JOINT SEPARATION, UPPER AND LOWER BACK INJURIES. *NM

IT APPEARS THE TRUCK IS SUFFERING FROM A MAJOR COMPUTER DEFECT. WITH ALL FUSES IN TACT, MANY FUNCTIONS NO LONGER WORK (REMOTE ACCESS, RADIO FUNCTIONS AFTER IGNITION TURN OFF, AUTOMATIC VOLUME INCREASE ON RADIO WHEN ACCELERATING). ADDITIONALLY, THE 4X4 TORQUE CONVERTER SWITCH DOES NOT LIGHT UP AND APPEARS TO BE NONFUNCTIONAL, THE AIRCONDITIONING QUITS AND AFTER ALLEGED REPAIR, STAYS ON ALL THE TIME REGARDLESS IF SET TO AIR OR VENT, THE REAR HATCH IS DEFECTIVE AND CAN'T BE OPENED, THE TAIL LIGHTS HAVE BURNT OUT THREE TIMES AND TWO HEADLIGHRS HAVE BURNT OUT.

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH "MEMORY" MIRRORS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO RETURN TO THE LAST STORED POSITION WHEN THE REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY IS USED. INSTEAD THEY DRIVE TO AN EXTREME POSITION, MAKE A LOUD CLICKING NOISE, AND STAY THAT WAY. MANY TIMES I'VE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE A LANE CHANGE AND FOUND THE MIRRORS POINTING TOWARD THE PAVEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE DEFECT AND HAS FIXED IT IN THE 2003 MODEL. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO FIX MY VEHICLE. THIS PROBLEM EXISTS IN ALL 2002 TRAILBLAZERS AND GMC ENVOYS. THERE IS AN INTERNAL SERVICE BULLETIN AT CHEVROLET THAT EXPLAINS IT.

IN NOVEMBER OF 2002, JN AUTOMOTIVE HAS REVERSED THE ODOMETER ON MY VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE IN VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL ODOMETER LAW. I JUST WANT TO FIND SOME RESOURCES THAT WILL HELP ME RESOLVE THIS SITUATION.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR THESE REASONS AND MORE. FAULTY BACK LIGHT- DVD SYSTEMS. ON TOP OF ALL THESE IT HAS HAD THREE RECALLS IN THE NINE MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT. BOUGHT IT NEW!

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER (PURCHASED NEW) AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 9 MONTHS. THIS TIME THE DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS NEW TRANSMISSION (PER THE DEALER IT IS IN THE "REVERSE SHELL" AREA), THE SAME DEFECT WAS IN MY ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER HAS ALSO IMPLIED THAT PERHAPS THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH HOW WE DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THE WAY WE SHIFT GEARS! I STRONGLY DISAGREE. I'VE HAD SEVERAL VEHICLES OVER MY 37 YEARS OF DRIVING AND HAVE NEVER HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILBLAZER BACK IN APRIL 2002 WHEN THE SWITCH USED TO SELECT FROM 2H TO 4H TO 4L BEGAN FLASHING THE SELECTOR LIGHTS IN EACH OF THE POSITIONS. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I GOT SOME SORT OF SOLID INDICATION. IN APRIL OF 2003 (ABOUT 14 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRAILBLAZER). WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED FROM 2H TO 4H AND FINALLY TO 4L AS I BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE TO GET IT OUT OF GEAR. THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME A FEW MINUTES LATER AND THEN QUIT. IN MAY 2003 AND IN JUNE 2003 I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT AGAIN IN JANUARY 2004. THIS TIME THEY ARE REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS A DEFECT ( AS PREVIOUSLY DESCRIBED) IN IT. THEY ASSURE ME THAT I WON'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS AND HAVE OFFERRED A $2,000 REBATE ON A FUTURE PURCHASE. AFTER 3 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 9 MONTHS, I HAVE LITTLE FAITH IN THIS VEHICLE.*AK

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE TO GET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *AK

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER -- WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM 2HI TO 4HI DUE TO SLIPPERY ROAD CONDITIONS THE LIGHTS ON THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT SWITCH FLASHED AS USUAL. HOWEVER, RATHER THAN REMAINING ILLUMINATED IN 4HI, ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE TRANSFER TO 4HI WAS NOT COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE REMAINED IN 2HI. TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTING DID NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. ON JANUARY 2, 2004 A CHEVROLET COMPUTER TECHNICAN ATTACHED A COMPUTER UNDER THE DASH, BUT COULD NOT GET A READING. THE TECHNICAN OPENED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BLOCK AND REMOVED AND CHECKED THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SYSTEM FUSE [MINI FUSE 25]. WHETHER HE MERELY PUT IT BACK OR REPLACED IT I DO NOT KNOW. HOWEVER, AFTER DOING SO, HE WORKED SOME MORE ON THE COMPUTER AND GOT THE SYSTEM RE-SET SO IT COULD BE USED. A SUBSEQUENT CHECK BY MY LOCAL DEALER COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE DID CHARGE FOR RE-PROGRAMING THE COMPUTER. *AK