2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT Complaints

APRIL 16, 2007 LEFT REAR DOOR OF 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT FAILED TO LATCH. IF CHILD PASSENGER HAD NOT NOTICED THE DOOR MAY HAVE OPENED DURING DRIVING. VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANIC 2 BLOCKS AWAY TO MINIMIZE DRIVE TIME WITH UNLATCHED DOOR. LOCAL MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COST APPROX $155. OWNER SUBSEQUENTLY DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED SAFETY RECALL 05077. OWNER HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO CHEVROLET DEALER (DEPAULA CHEVROLET, ALBANY NY) IN JULY 2006 AND MINIMAL RECALL REPAIR WAS DONE. ACCORDING TO THE INVOICE DATED 7/17/06 SEALS TO BOTH DOORS WERE INSTALLED. THE INVOICE DOES NOT MENTION IF DOOR LATCHES WERE CLEANED AND LUBRICATED OR THAT LATCHES WERE REPLACED. IT DOES NOT SEEM THAT THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WAS ADEQUATE TO PREVENT CORROSION WHICH LEAD TO ULTIMATE FAILURE OF THE LATCH. ON APRIL 19, 2007 3:00 PM OWNER SHOWED DEPAULA SERVICE MANAGER THE FAILED PART. MANAGER SAID THE DEALER COULD DO NOTHING AND REFERRED OWNER TO GM AND PROVIDED 800 NUMBER. APRIL 19, 2007 4:00 PM OWNER CALLED GM RESULTING IN GM REFUSING TO REIMBURSE OWNER FOR REPAIR BECAUSE OWNER DID NOT GO TO AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR REPAIR. AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT THE OWNER DID NOT KNOW THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY DAMAGE RELATED TO RECALL. OWNER DID NOT FEEL IT WAS SAFE TO TRAVEL ANY SIGNIFICANT DISTANCE, ESPECIALLY WITH A CHILD PASSENGER, WHICH IS WHY THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC. OWNER EXPLAINED THAT THE DEALER WAS 20 MILES FROM WHERE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND IT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN SAFE TO TRAVEL THAT FAR. GM SUGGESTED THAT OWNER SHOULD HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER, BUT OWNER HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING THAT THE FAULTY LATCH WAS A RECALL ISSUE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED BY A DEALER. IN ADDITION TO THE REPAIR COST THE OWNER IS CONCERNED THAT THE REMAINING DOOR LATCH MAY ALSO BE COMPROMISED AND FAIL, PUTTING PASSENGERS IN DANGER OF INJURY. PHOTOS OF FAILED PART ARE AVAILABLE. *JB

REAR HATCH AND GLASS GATE BINDING AND WON'T OPEN WITHOUT HITTING THE TOP BODY PANEL AND ROOF. THIS STARTED WAY BACK WHEN THE GLASS HATCH JUST POPS UP BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AND WE JUST STOP AND JUST CLOSE IT. WE REALLY DID NOT PAY MUCH ATTENTION TO IT EVEN IF IT KEEPS ON HAPPENING ONCE IN A WHILE, SO NOW THE HATCH WON'T OPEN AND I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS ORIGINALLY BOUGHT,THEY SAID SOMETHING WAS DONE TO IT THAT'S WHY ,AND WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO COMPLAIN AND WHY IT JUST APPEARED NOW , YES THE GLASS POPS OFF ONCE IN A WHILE SO IT DID NOT WARRANT TO WASTE MY TIME TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER, BUT NOW THAT IT BINDS IT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED, EVERYTHING IN THERE IS STILL ORIGINAL AS I GOT IT FROM THE DEALER EVEN THE GLASS SECURITY ETCHING AND THEY STILL ACCUSES US OF PROBABLY SOMETHING WAS DONE TO IT. I ASSURE YOU THAT IT'S THE ORIGINAL AND NOTHING WAS DONE TO IT NOR ANY ACCIDENT TO IT. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE SCREWS I NOTICED THAT THE CLIPS HOLDING THE UPPER PLASTIC PANEL POPS OFF AND DOES NOT SEEM TO FIT AND BOWS OUT OF SHAPE , THE RIGHT SIDE PANEL WHERE ONE SCEW S IT TO HOLD THE PANEL POPPED, I NOTICED THAT THE 2 MAIN SUPPORTS HOLDING THE WHOLE LATCH/ GATE IS NOT LEVEL AND BOTH THE INNER SIDES SEEMS TO BE LOWER THAN THE OUTSIDE SO THE CLIPS WON'T CATCH, THEY CALLED FOR AUTHORIZATION FOR THE TOP PANEL BUT WAS DENIED, I THINK ITS THE MAIN ROOF SUPPORT HOLDING THIS WHOLE THING THAT'S BENT OUT OF SHAPE,ITS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE HEAVY REAR GATE. NOW THEY WANT ME TO PAY $700+ TO REPAIR IT.*AK

I WENT TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE THIS MORNING AND IT MADE A WHINNYING NOISE AND WOULDN'T MOVE. I THOUGHT MAYBE A HAD A TOY UNDER THE CAR THAT WAS MAKING THAT NOISE. SO I SHUT THE CAR OFF TURNED IT BACK AND STILL SAME NOISE WHEN I WENT TO BACK UP. THIS IS A 2002 WITH UNDER 60,000 MILES AND HAS TRANSMISSION TROUBLE. SAME AS THAT OTHER COMPLAINTS I'VE READ ON HERE. BOOK SAYS TRANSMISSION SERVICE WHEN 100,000 MILES AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE SO MANY PROBLEMS WITH A VEHICLE WITH LOW MILES AND AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE HAS BEEN GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT AND THINK ABOUT A RECALL. I RUN A DAYCARE AND SOMETIMES HAVE 5 KIDS IN THE CAR EXPLAIN THAT TO THE PARENTS IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT. IT TIME FOR GM TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JB

FOUND A CRACK IN THE FILLER PIPE LEADING TO THE GASOLINE TANK ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER EXT. FIRST STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE, THEN LOSS OF GAS MILEAGE AND THEN CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT REMAINED ON. *JB

FAULTY PART - FAN CLUTCH - THAT INNUMERABLE AMOUNT IF NOT 100% OF 02-04 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AND GMC ENVOY OWNERS HAVE HAD TO SUFFER WITH IN THE AMOUNT OF $500+ REPAIR BILL. HOW MANY REPORTS WILL IT TAKE FOR A RECALL . . .

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 1) CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. OBSERVED STRONG GASOLINE ODOR AND LEAKAGE. VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS INSPECTION. 2) TOOK CAR FOR SERVICE WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE GAS TANK'S FILL NIPPLE HAD SPLIT WHERE IT WAS JOINED TO THE TANK (STRESS FAILURE?). 3) I HEAT-WELDED THE NIPPLE BACK ON TO THE TANK. *JB

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON VEHICLE,COMPUTER CHECK SAID FUEL TANK HAS A LEAK OR CRACK. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD WHICH COULD CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. HAD TO HAVE REPLACED BY THE GARAGE AT MY EXPENSE. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF THESE TRAILBLAZERS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THERE SHOULD BE RECALLED. *JB

I BACKED OF THE GARAGE AND HEARD A LOUD NOISE. AS I PULLED FORWARD THE TRUCK MOVED VERY SLOWLY FOR HOW FAR THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. I WENT TO GO IN REVERSE AGAIN BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE AND COULD HEAR A LOUD WHINING FROM THE MOTOR. I THIS JUST HAPPENED TO DAY BUT I FIGURE IT'S THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TEMP. SENSOR AND THE AIR CONDITIONING THE DEALER TOOK CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BUT THE OUTSIDE TEMP. SENSOR IS STILL BROKE. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS WORSE THE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION OR, SEEING ALL THE LIKE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE WITH NO ACTION. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED. DIAGNOSIS WAS REVERSE SUN SHELL FAILURE (JUST LIKE ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THIS SITE)! GM REFUSES TO OFFER ANY COST ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED!!! *NM

I OWN 2002 TRAILBLAZER AND TWICE THE FUEL TANK HAD BROKEN AROUND THE FILLER NECK LETTING FUEL LEAK OUT. THE PROBLEM IS SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME IT BROKE I REPLACED IT MY SELF AND I AM SURE IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. IF A OWNER HAD THIS PROBLEM IT COULD CAUSE FIRE/EXPLOSION. *NM