2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

FUEL LEAK AND HEAVY FUEL FUMES WITH GAS TANK/ASSEMBLY LEAK ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I AM WRITING TODAY REGARDING THE ENGINE THAT HAS FAILED THREE TIMES. THERE WERE MULTIPLE RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE INCLUDING; AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, BACK TAIL LIGHTS ETC. THE ENGINE FAILED, AND WAS REPLACED BEFORE 32K MILES AND AGAIN AT 72K. NOW ON THE THIRD TIME, THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED! WHEN WE CONTACTED GM INC. THEY ASKED US TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THERE LOCAL SHOP. THE SHOP TOOK THE VEHICLE APART AND DECIDED PER GM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, WHICH IS INFORMATION GM KNEW FROM THE BEGINNING. I FEEL THAT THEY ARE SHELLING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR A LEMON PRODUCT THEY MADE. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THIS SUV. AS I REMEMBER MY TAX DOLLARS BAILED THEM OUT AND HELP GM STAY AFLOAT! I AM NOT ASKING FOR MUCH. I PAID CASH $26,544 FOR THIS GM PRODUCT. THEY GOT PAID AND THE ONLY THING I GOT IS PAIN FROM AN SUV THAT WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE START. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX A TRUCK I ALREADY PAID FOR AND MAINTAINED AS THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED. AFTER WORKING 30 YEARS, I HAVE FALLEN ILL AND NOW I AM ON A FIXED INCOME. I AM ONLY ASKING FOR MY SUV TO BE FIXED BY GM BECAUSE THEY KNOW THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. TO ADD, I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS ISSUE WITH MY CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I NEED MY VEHICLE, ITS MY TRANSPORTATION TO THE DOCTOR. I THOUGHT I HAD A RELIABLE SUV THAT WOULD LAST ME. GM YOU ARE WRONG FOR SELLING A DISABLED WOMEN A LEMON WITH PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE THEN REFUSING TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY! HONOR YOUR PRODUCT. EVEN WAL-MART TAKE BACK DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE NO DIFFERENT. SHAME SHAME SHAME GM!!!!!! P.S. THEY STILL HAVE MY TRUCK AT THE LOCAL SHOP. NO ONE WILL RETURN MY CALLS!! SHAME *TR

THE FUEL TANK ON MY VEHICLE HAS LEAKED OR HAD AN EVAP LEAK DETECTED AND HAD NEEDED A REPLACEMENT 4 TIMES IN 7 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. FIRST REPLACEMENT AT 2288 MILES ON10/04/02, THEN 18474 MILES ON 10/17/03, THEN 34782 MILES ON 08/21/04 AND 96121 MILES ON 01/21/09.THE CAR DEALERSHIP HAS COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENTS EACH TIME AND WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT IS NOW NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY AND NEEDS REPLACING AGAIN AT $1000 EXPENSE. *TR

LEAKING TRANSMISSION HOSES DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION DUE TO POOR DESIGN ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT. *TR

THERE IS RUST ALL OVER THE INSIDE OF MY ENGINE, TWO EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS RUSTED OFF AND I HAD AN EXHAUST LEAK. I HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED SO I TOOK IT INTO A CHEVROLET DEALER. WHILE IT WAS THERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF OVER 700.00 DOLLARS. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THE MANIFOLD AND TANK FIXED. NOW I AM FACED WITH EITHER EXHAUST LEAKING OR GAS LEAKING. THEY SAID THE GAS TANK WAS CRACKED AT THE NECK. I CALLED GENERAL MOTORS TO STATE THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT. GM CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD THEM THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THERE WAS NO SIGN OF MISUSE OR NEGLECT. GM CALLED ME BACK AND STATED THAT THE CRACK WAS DUE TO THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE AND WEAR AND TEAR. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A VEHICLE GAS TANK CRACKING FOR NO REASON UNLESS THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE GAS TANK ITSELF. THE TANK IS PLASTIC AND THE NECK IS ALSO PLASTIC, IT IS ALL ONE PIECE. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THROUGH NO FAULT OF MY OWN I HAVE TO FIND A REMEDY TO THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY WAY TO TELL IF THERE IS A LEAK IS IF THE TANK IS FULL. *TR

BAD GAS TANK, CRACKED NECK, BAD GAS CAP CAUSING STATE INSPECTION FAILURE AND SOUNDS LIKE A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON VACATION AT APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME DESTINATION, THERE WAS A POP NOISE THAT WAS HEARD BY ALL. KEPT DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE SPOILER ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE POPPED OFF AND WAS HANGING DOWN. TRIED TO PUT BACK ON, BUT WOULD NOT GO. TOOK IT THE REST OF THE WAY OFF, CONTINUED ON OUR TRIP. WHEN WE RETURNED HOME, WE TOOK IT TO A BODY SHOP, WHICH THE GUY TOLD US THAT WE WERE THE SIXTH PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO BE FIXING IT FOR US FOR A FEE. WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A "RECALL" SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1 OF THE SAME SITUATION IN THE SAME AREA AS US. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT WILL COME ON ALONG WITH THE REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO FASTER THAN 40 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WILL NOT GO MORE THAN 20 AND 10 MPH. I'VE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE AND CHANGED SOME FILTERS AND 2 DAYS LATER....THE SAME LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED. THE DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS SO THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO DO THIS AND HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE CONTROL ARMS IN 2001 THAT AFFECTED THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED MY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002 SO I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY RECALL INFORMATION. MY CONTROL ARMS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

THE TAILLIGHTS ARE DELAYED WHEN NEEDING TO TURN ON. IF YOU APPLY THE BRAKE, BLINKER OR PLACE VEHICLE IN REVERSE, THE LIGHTS WILL NOT COME ON UNTIL A FEW SECONDS HAVE PASSED. ALSO CONDENSATION BUILDS UP ON THE INSIDE LENS. IT HAPPENS EVER TIME I DRIVE OR USE THE VEHICLE. A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TAILLIGHTS DID NOT COVER THE DELAY OR CONDENSATION ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AND GM. SO FAR I HAVE NOT TAKEN ANY CORRECTIVE STEPS, I AM GOING TO TRY REPLACING THE ASSEMBLY AND HOPE THAT RESOLVES IT. THE LIGHT IS NOT CRACKED OR DAMAGED IN ANY WAY, AND VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER02 MODEL, ABOUT 40K MILES IN 2005 THE CAR DIED ON US 2 TIMES AND WE COULDN'T FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE REASON WE HAD TO ASK FOR JUMP AND IT KEPT GOING ON NORMAL, THEN SUDDENLY AFTER ABOUT A COUPLE MONTH I SAW THAT THE BATTERY WAS LEAKING, AND DAMAGED SOME A/C PIPE LINES UNDER THE BATTERY, HAD TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND WASH AND CLEAN ALL UNDER AND AROUND THE BATTERY TO REMOVE THE ACID STUFF. AFTER THAT THE TAILGATE WHERE THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS, STARTED MAKING NOISES EVERYTIME I OPENED IT, WHEN CHECKED I FOUND THAT THE PART WHERE THE REAR WINDOW IS AFFIXED TO THE TAIL GATE WHERE BROKE AND THE ESCREWS ARE HANGING BY IT SELF WHICH MADE THE REAR WINDOW LOOSE AND STANDING OUT, AND ABOUT A WEEK AGO NOW THAT I HAVE 61K MILES IN 2009 THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OFF, TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL ON THOSE LIGHTS AND SO THEY FIXED IT, WHICH WHEN I PICKED UP THE SUV AND DROVE IT WITH THE FAMILY ABOUT 45 MILES TRIP WHEN SUDDENLY IT STARTED BLOWING AIR AND MAKING A STRONG AND DEEP NOISE SOUNDED LIKE A BUS OR 18 WHEELER PASSING BY, WHICH MADE US CANCEL THE TRIP AND GO BACK TO DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAVE THEY DONE TO MY CAR, TAKE A GUESS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT'S COMMON ON THOSE CHEVY'S THE FAN CLUTCH TO GO OUT AND THAT IT REALLY LASTED LONG ON MY CAR AND YES IT'S SOMETHING NORMAL THAT HAPPENS, BUT IT COST ME $950.00 TO REPAIR IT YEAH SURE VERY NORMAL, IT SEEMS LIKE GM PARTS AND LABORS NOW ARE COSTING JUST AS THE GERMAN CARS. SHOULDN'T GM MAKE ALL THOSE ISSUES RECALL IF IT IS KNOWN THAT ARE DEFECTIVE AND ARE HAPPENING TO MOST OF THE CARS . *TR