2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

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  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - AVALON, NJ

    CONSUMER STATES IS HAVING TROUBLE WITH ADJUSTABLE MIRRORS. MIRRORS MOVE WHILE DRIVING SOMETIMES WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW CONSUMER TO SEE VEHICLES ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM. HE HAS HAD A COUPLE OF NEAR ACCIDENTS BECAUSE AFTER THE MIRRORS WERE ADJUSTED WHILE DRIVING THEY READJUSTED BY THEMSELVES. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 4-5 TIMES FOR THE SAME THING, AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - DEER PARK, TX

    I HAVE HAD EVERY RECALL THERE IS AND THEN SOME THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST. BRAKE LIGHTS IS A BIG ISSUE, THEY ARE NOT ON THE RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BE! THEY ARE NOT SEALED PROPERLY SO THE CIRCUIT BOARDS ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND THEN THEY GO OUT CONSTANTLY! IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, YOU PAY!!*AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - BLUFF CITY, TN

    WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING OR AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. *AK THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND ACT AS IF IT HAD NO POWER, THE ENGINE BLEW AND WAS REPLACED. THE SECOND ENGINE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT MISS WHEN TRAVELING 65-70 MPH. THE DEALER PLACED FUEL INJECTION CLEANER IN THE VEHICLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *SCC *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - WOLCOTT, CT

    CAR SEATS INSTALLED IN OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ARE FLIPPED TO THEIR SIDE BY THE SEAT BELTS. WE HAVE HAD IT INSTALLED BY 4 DIFERENT PEOPLE AND IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN, THE CARSEAT CURRENTLY NOT INSTALLED TO OUR LIKING AND COMFORT. CHEVROLET AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND STATE THEY CANNOT HELP US AT THIS TIME. *AK

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - BRONX, NY

    CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THEY LOST STEERING CONTROL CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH CONSUMER WAS CUT OFF BY A TRUCK LOSING CONTROL. REGAINED CONTROL THEN BRAKES FELT LIKE A LACK OF PRESSURE. STEERING LOOSENED THEN LOCKED UP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. GM STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. CONSUMER AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY FEELS THERE IS. INSURANCE CO. STATED IT COULD'VE BEEN THE VACUUM TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING DOWN OR THE LOWER CONTROL PANEL SNAPPING WHICH CAUSES THESE SYMPTOMS. *PH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - OAKLYN, NJ

    CONSUMER STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING THE HATCHBACK EXPLODED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. CONSUMER BELIEVED IT WAS A DESIGN FLAW. THE ARMS TO OPEN THE WINDOW FORCED THE GLASS OUTWARD UP TO 10 FEET. IF THE GLASS GOES, THE ARMS ARE FORCED TO OPEN LIKE TWO CATAPULTS. DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND CORRECT IT UNDER WARRANTY. *PH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - ELGIN, IL

    CONSUMER STATES PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FITS TOO TIGHTLY, PASSENGER UNABLE TO MOVE. DEALER REPLACED SEAT,BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED. *AK DEALER BROUGHT IN A 2003 TRAILBLAZER. THE SEAT BELTS DID THE SAME THING. THE HEIGHT OF THE SEAT BELT ISN'T ADJUSTABLE AND CUTS ACROSS YOUR THROAT, DEPENDING ON YOU SIZE (DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE). CONSUMER HAD TO PURCHASE SPECIAL SEAT BELT ADJUSTERS TO MAKE THE BELTS WEARABLE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY-SAFE. CONSUMER HAD RECENTLY DISCOVERED THE TIGHTNESS OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS. *PH

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - PORT ORANGE, FL

    THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. AS OF 07/07/2003, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER AND THE SERVICE DEPT. HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *PH. THE AIR CONDITION DEVELOPED A FOUL ODOR WHICH WAS PRESENT AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE SUN, THE ODOR WAS DETECTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE AC WAS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED, THE AIR CONDITION NOW TAKES A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO COOL THE VEHICLE AND PRODUCE COLD AIR. *JB *SCC *JB

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - PRINCETON, ME

    WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD STALL INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER MADE CONTACT WITH DEALERSHIP. *AK

    Source: HOTLINE VEHICLE OWNERS QUESTIONNAIRE
  • 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER
    - APEX, NC

    SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS PUTTING GAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE GAS PUMP KEEPS STOPPING - AS IF THE CAR IS FULL. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH STATION I GO TO. THE DEALER REPLACED SOME FILLER HOSES OR SOMETHING AFTER I HAD TAKEN IT IN A FEW TIMES, BUT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS VERY ANNOYING AND SOMETIMES I ONLY FILL THE CAR UP 1/2 - 3/4 FULL BECAUSE I CAN'T TELL IF IT IS FULL OR NOT. I SQUEEZE THE HANDLE AND IT IMMEDIATELY KICKS OFF. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN OTHERS ARE FUELING THE VEHICLE. IT DOESN'T MATTER IF I TURN THE NOZZLE DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS OR PULL IT PART OF THE WAY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. I ALSO FREQUENTLY OVERFILL THE VEHICLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW THAT IT IS FULL. I NOTICED SOMEONE ELSE REPORTED THIS AS A CONSUMER COMPLAINT - SO IT'S NOT JUST MY TRAILBLAZER WITH THE PROBLEM! IT TAKES A LONG TIME TO FILL THE TANK WHEN YOU CAN ONLY PUT 1 SECOND WORTH OF GAS IN AT A TIME! NOW MY WARRANTY IS OUT, SO I AM PROBABLY STUCK WITH THIS PROBLEM AS LONG AS I HAVE THE VEHICLE.

    Source: NHTSA WEB SITE