2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Complaints

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT UPSHIFT. ENGINE AT 3000 RPM WILL NOT GO OVER 10 - 12 MPH. THIS WILL LAST FROM 1/4 TO A MILE. NO POWER. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER, SAYS THAT GM KNOWS OF PROBLEM. REGIONAL REPRESNTATIVE GEORGE BELL DOES NOT RETURN CALLS. NO HELP FROM GM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH ODOMETER DROPPED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 10 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED TO OPERATE AFTER RUNNING THE CAR THROUGH A HIGH PRESSURE CAR WASH. THIS IS THE 5TH FAILURE OF THE WIPER MOTER SINCE NOVEMBER 2002.*AK

I HAVE MOTORIZED MEMORY MIRRORS ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE MEMORY FUNCTION DOES NOT PROPERLY WORK, AND ON OCCASION THE SIDEVIEW MIRRORS WILL MOVE WHILE I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS IS EXTRAORDINARILY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

MY SERVICE 4WD LIGHT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY 2003. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR ALMOST ALL OF JULY. CHEVY HAS REFUSED TO REPURCHASE MY VEHICLE STATING THAT THEY ARE GOING TO "FIX" IT UNDER THE WARRANTY. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT I AM FIGHTING THIS. ADDITIONALLY, UPON MY RETURN FROM A THREE WEEK VACATION IN MARCH, I FOUND MY TRAILBLAZER COMPLETELY DEAD. CHEVY HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

PROBLEMS WITH 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE 4WD LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SWITCHED TO 4WD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK.*MR *TS. ALSO ON 2 OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR ACCELERATING FROM PARK VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHES FROM 2 WHEEL DRIVE TO 4 WHEEL LOW SETTING WITHOUT SELECTING THAT OPTION. THIS HAS HAPPENED SIX TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AGAIN ON 7/10/2003. *AK

WHINING HEARD FROM ENGINE AREA AFTER WARM UP. HEARD FROM 2000 RPM AND UP DURING ACCELERATION. AFTER REACHING DESIRED SPEED (CITY, HIGHWAY, OR RURAL) AND MAINTAINING STEADY SPEED NOISE GOES AWAY. SOUNDS LIKE A IMMINENT STEERING RACK FAILURE AS DEALER HAS CHANGED P/S PUMP, CHANGED FLUID, AND FLUSHED LINES TRYING TO CORRECT PROBLEM TO NO AVAIL. HAPPENS UPON EVERY START AND ACCELERATE. *AK

ENGINE KNOCK AND RATTLE ON COLD START, WORSENS WHEN LOADED (IN GEAR). AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, KNOCKING DIMINISHES. COINCIDES WITH INTERMITTENT COLD ENGINE STALL WITH NO SES LIGHT SET.*AK

ENGINE STALLS AFTER START REGARDLESS OF TRANSMISSION GEAR SELECTED. WILL RESTART, BUT IS STALLING AFTER BACKING OUT INTO A MAJOR LOCAL RAOD WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, POSING A REAR END COLLISION RISK.*AK