2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

AIR/HEAT VENTS HAVE A REALLY BAD ODOR. THE DEALER HAS CLEANED AND SPRAY SOMETHING IN THEM AND SUGGESTED I DO THE SAME. I HAVE DONE SO. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE SMELL IN THE VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THAT MAKES OCCUPANTS SICK, THEN THE SMELL WILL DISAPPEAR COMPLETELY FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN RETURN. THE DEALER SAYS THAT IT IS SOME TYPE OF MOLD OR MILDEW IN THE VENTS. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 37,000 MILES AND THEREFORE AM OUT OF MY INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE MY BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BECAUSE WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE AREA CAUSING SHORTS IN THE BOARD. WATER COMES OFF THE REAR TIRES AND DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE TAIL LIGHT CASING AND MAKES CONTACT WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR THE BOARD. NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM FORCED TO CONTINUE REPLACING THIS ITEM EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, INDIVIDUALS CAN BE TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 40 MPH BRAKES ENGAGED WITHOUT BEING DEPRESSED WHEN VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A PUDDLE OF WATER. IN NORMAL DRIVING CONDITION INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE DEPRESSED VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP. THIS RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED, ON BOTH SIDES, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY INTO WHICH THE BULBS PLUGS INTO, ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. EITHER THE BULBS BURN OUT, OR THEY BECOME LOOSE. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF THAT BRAKE LIGHT.

ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS MY TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT START, AND ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SPILLED ALL OVER THE ROAD AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF UNTIL THE TOW TRUCK CAME. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING ME ITS THE ALARM SYSTEM, BUT THE ALARM IS NOT OUT OF THE CAR AND IT STILL DOESN'T START SOME TIME. *PH

DOORS RATTLED AND PHYSICALLY MOVED UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. A/C DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. WIND NOISE AROUND DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS. FRONT WINDSHIELD MOLDING CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *PH

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERWORK OF EVERYTIME I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 RENTAL CARS DUE TO THIS. NOW AFTER SEARCHING THIS SITE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF RECALLS ON THESE AND I HAVENT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM BESIDES THE ONE FOR SECURITY. PLEASE HELP ME. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS TRUCK. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,594 MILES. *KMB

DONT KNOW WHERE TO START. SQUEAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS (SOUNDS LIKE IT IS COMING FROM SUSPENSION). METAL GRINDING NOISE IN BRAKES, TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE, SEAT BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHTS HAVE COME ON FOR NO REASON, REAR LATCH HAS COME OPEN WHILE DRIVING, TAIL LIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT FREQENTLY, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING ON TAKE OFF, NO CAUSE FOUND IN THE SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR THIS. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS OUT. JUST HAPPENED YESTURDAY. DON'T FEEL LIKE I CAN BLAME THE DEALERSHIP AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS. I THINK THE FAULT LIES ON THE SHOULDERS OF GM. *AK

REAR VIEW OUTSIDE MIRRORS CHANGE SETTINGS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAD ONE RECALL. DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. ............ ALSO INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HIGH BEAM..... THEY EITHER COME ON OR DON'T COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR.