2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/31/2015· POWER TRAIN,EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, ALL THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS RANDOMLY SHUT ON AND OFF. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY SWITCH TO FIRST GEAR AND CAUSED THE SPEED TO SUDDENLY REDUCE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

• 12/31/2010· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY FAN CLUTCH. TRANSFER CASE AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. *TR

• 12/31/2002· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  AFTER NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE AND DISCOVERING A PUDDLE OF GASOLINE UNDER THE FUEL TANK, IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FUEL TANK HAD A SPLIT IN THE TANK WHERE THE FILLER NECK JOINS THE TANK. TS

• 12/31/2002· VISIBILITY

  THE WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY SNAPPED WHERE THE MOTOR CONNECTS TO THE WIPER ARMS MAKING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INOPERABLE. SECOND FAILURE WAS WIPER MOTOR DUE TO WATER INTRUSION. THE WIPER FAILED TO OPERATE DURING RAIN. ALSO TURNED ON BY THEMSELVES AFTER CAR WASH BUT COULDN'T BE TURNED OFF. THE WIPERS WORKED PROPERLY AFTER THE WIPER MOTOR DRIED OUT.

• 12/31/2002· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  THE ENGINE MADE A RUMBLING/CLICKING SOUND, SHUT OFF SUDDENLY, THE POWER STEERING HAD GONE OUT, AND THE POWER BRAKES FAILED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TS

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN,VISIBILITY

  POWER MIRRORS MALFUNCTIONED; MIRRORS WILL AUTOMATICALLY MOVE THEMSELVES. *AK DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT DISPLAYED ON CLUSTER AND 4WD SWITCH IS INOPERATIVE, VIBRATION IN FLOORBOARD AT 55-60 MPH WHEEN PRESSING GAS, DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE, SMALL DARK FLUID LEAK FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED DIFFERENTIAL GASKET. *TT

• 12/31/2001· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE EXPERIENCES A CHRONIC PROBLEM WHERE THE 4WD SYSTEM SWITCHES BETWEEN 2HI, A4WD, AND 4HI MODES ON ITS OWN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, THE INDICATOR LIGHTS ON THE ROTARY SELECTOR BLINK, THERE IS A SLIGHT JERK FELT IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AS THE TRANSFER CASE SHIFTS, AND THE SERVICE 4WD LIGHT ILLUMINATES, DEALER CAN NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *SLC

• 12/30/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE IN AUGUST 2002 THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BEEN REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. NOW NEITHER OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS WORK, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. HOW CAN SO MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN BUT, CHEVROLET/GMAC IS NOT HELD RESPONSIBLE?

• 12/30/2003· AIR BAGS

  WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

• 12/29/2007· VISIBILITY

  THE SIDE MIRRORS WHICH HAVE MEMORY RECALL HAVE NEVER WORKED PROPERLY. THEY SET THEMSELVES TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS INCREASING THE RISK OF COLLISION DUE TO RELIANCE ON THE MIRRORS BEFORE CHANGING LANES, ETC. *TR

• 12/29/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I BOUGHT MY TRAILBLAZER ON APRIL, 2002. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD ONLY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE THE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE KNOB HAS FAILED TWICE. THE DOME LIGHT HAS FAILED TWICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE REVERSE LIGHT HAS FAILED ONCE. FINALLY, THE PASSENGER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT JUST RECENTLY FAILED. ALL BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALERSHIP WHICH SOLD ME THE TRAILBLAZER. FROM THE REPAIR DESCRIPTION, THE PROBLEM DID NOT LIE FROM A BURNED-OUT BULB. RATHER, THE PROBLEM STEMMED FROM A FUSE OR ANOTHER INTERNAL, ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/28/2007· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TO GM SERVICE ASSISTANCE, OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS AT CONNELL CHEVROLET IN COSTA MESA, CA HAVING A NEW ENGINE INSTALLED AT A COST TO US OF APPROXIMATELY $7,000. THE VEHICLE HAS 82,000 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE USE OF THE VEHICLE SINCE DECEMBER 19 WHEN IT BECAME INOPERABLE GOING DOWN OUR STREET. THE ONLY SIGN OF TROUBLE WAS A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF STEAM COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE HEAT SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED ($7000 MALFUNCTION). THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS, NO BELLS, NO ALARMS, NO INDICATIONS OF ANY TROUBLE...AND THEN...NOTHING. MY HUSBAND HAD THE CAR TOWED THAT NIGHT TO CONNELL CHEVROLET. ON DECEMBER 27TH WE VISITED CONNELL TO GET THE FULL STORY. APPARENTLY THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AGAIN (SEE ATTACHMENT 1), AND SINCE THE HEAT SENSOR WASN'T WORKING PROPERLY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND BLEW (AGAIN, NO SIGN OF ANY TROUBLE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT). NOW WE ARE WITHOUT A CAR AND HAVE A $7,000 REPAIR BILL. NO ONE I KNOW HAS EVER HEARD OF TWO HEAD GASKETS GOING ON A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. THE FIRST GASKET WENT AT 39,000 AND THE SECOND AT 82,000 MILES....HMMMM. TO US THAT INDICATES THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE, AND WE WANT TO KNOW HOW YOU ARE GOING TO ASSIST US. *TR

• 12/28/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  I KEPT SMELLING THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE IN THE GARAGE OR EVEN IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ABOUT A DAY AFTER I FILLED MY FUEL TANK ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THERE SOMETIMES WAS A WET SPOT ON THE GARAGE FLOOR NEAR THE FILLER CAP THAT APPEARED TO BE GASOLINE. THE "CHECK ENGINE SOON" LIGHT EVENTUALLY CAME ON. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN THEY PRESSURE-TESTED THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT THE COMPUTER FAULT CODE INDICATED AN EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS FAILURE. THEY RE-SET THE LIGHT, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE LIGHT SOON CAME BACK ON THE NEXT TIME I RE-FUELED. I READ SOMEWHERE ON THE NETS WEBSITE ABOUT OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WHO HAD A BROKEN CHECK BALL IN THEIR FILLER NECKS. I SUGGESTED THIS TO THE DEALER WHO CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS MY PROBLEM TOO. THEY CHARGED ME NEARLY $300 TO REPAIR THE TANK NECK. I FEEL THAT THIS IS THE RESULT OF DEFECTIVE EMISSIONS CONTROL DEVICE AND THEREFORE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. (I HAVE ONLY 50 K MILES ON THE VEHICLE). AT WHAT POINT DOES SOMETHING LIKE THIS BECOME A RECALL SINCE THIS SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL? *NM

• 12/28/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPROGRAMMED TWICE IN 2002. LAST MONTH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I EXITED THE OFF RAMP OF A HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED ME A DAY LATER AND SAID THE SUN SHIELD HAD FALLEN APART AND THERE WERE FRAGMENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION ALL OVER THE PLACE. THIS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AS IT HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT COST 3,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND IS WILLING TO SUBMIT 1,500 FOR REIMBURSEMENT TO GM. THIS STINKS AS A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST A LOT LONGER THAN THIS AND IT CERTAINLY DOES NOT MAKE ANYONE WANT TO GO BUY A CAR FROM CHEVROLET. *JB

• 12/27/2010· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LTZ (NA). WHILE PARKING WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 78,802. UPDATED 02/17/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE NEVER REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE THE CONSUMER STATED MODULE 4.563 FAILED.. UPDATED 09/12/11

• 12/27/2008· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  ON 11/14/07 I PURCHASED A "02 TRAILBLAZER FROM SALISBURY CHEVROLET, IN SCOTIA, NY. ON DECEMBER 21, 2007 I HAD THE TRANSFER SWITCH REPLACED BECAUSE THE 4WD WOULD RANDOMLY SWITCH FROM 2WD TO 4LO OR AWD. I NEVER HAD TO USE THE 4WD LAST WINTER, SNOW FALLS WEREN'T THAT BAD. WENT TO SWITCH IT ON THIS YEAR ON 12/19 AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT MY 4WD WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. TOOK IT THE DEALER AND IT WILL COST ME $600 TO REPAIR. THE "SERVICE 4WD" LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. *TR

• 12/27/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  2002 TRAILBLAZER IS LEAKING FUEL AND NEEDS A NEW FUEL MODULAR AND FILTER. THIS DEFECT IS A SERIOUS THREAT TO PEOPLE DRIVING THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB

• 12/26/2007· VISIBILITY

  BACK WINDOW EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. *TR

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TL* - WHILE DRIVING THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL AND HE COULDN'T GET IT TO GO FASTER THAN 25 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIRED ONCE BEFORE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  AT 34000 MILES 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRANSFER CASE FAILED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAD TO BE REPLACED, STILL UNDER WARRANTY. AT 70000 MILES BOTH REPAIRS ARE NEEDED AGAIN ALONG WITH OTHERS- SWAY BAR WORN, SHORT IN HEADLIGHTS (PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED), INTERIOR LIGHTS SHORTING. DEALERSHIP QUOTED AROUND $3000 TO FIX EVERYTHING. NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. SO THE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT 4 WLD AND OFTEN ONLY HAS 1 WORKING HEADLIGHT. *NM

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON 12/21 WITH 93,000 MILES WHILE TRAVELING WITH FAMILY ON CHRISTMAS WEEKEND. LEFT STRANDED ON HIGHWAY AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE AND WILL NOT GO INTO SECOND GEAR. MECHANIC SAID GM PARTS ARE INFERIOR AND HE WILL REPLACE WITH AFTERMARKET WHICH WILL BE MUCH BETTER. TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. I HAVE HAD VEHICLE WITH 250,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AND NOT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. GM SHOULD ADMIT THERE IS A PROBLEM AND RECALL THIS TRANSMISSION. *JB

• 12/25/2005· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE A STRONG ODOR OF GAS. IT SEEMED THAT IT WAS CONSUMING GAS AT A VERY HIGH RATE. HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED AND IT WAS NOT VISIBLE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING THE FUEL. KNOWING THAT THE FUEL SYSTEM IS A PRESSURIZED SYSTEM IT WAS FELT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE THE SPRAY EASILY WHILE ON A LIFT AND THE VEHICLE RUNNING. NOTHING WAS FOUND. VEHICLE TAKEN TO A SERVICE GARAGE AND THE FUEL TANK WAS DROPPED. LOOKING AT THE FUEL SENSOR UNIT ASSEMBLY IT WAS NOTICED THAT IT WAS CORRODED. WHEN CLEANING THE TOP OF THE TANK WITH AIR PRESSURE THE SENDER UNIT ASSEMBLY HAD RUSTED TO THE POINT THE AIR WAS BLOWING CHUNKS OF METAL AWAY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE SENDER UNIT IS RECESSED INTO THE TANK WHICH ALLOWS WATER AND OTHER CONTAMINATES TO SIT ON TOP OF THE METAL AND DETERIORATE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS 56000 MILES AND IS SERVICED REGULARLY. IT WOULD SEEM IT HAD FAILED PREMATURELY OR DUE TO DESIGN FLAW. *NM

• 12/24/2003· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,SEAT BELTSCrash

  CONSUMER LOST STEERING AND HIT A TREE HEAD ON. IN ADDITION, THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK CAUSING INJURIES TO THE CONSUMER (DRIVER). (LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT REBECCA DOYLE). *LA THE AIRBAG ALSO BURNED/INJURED THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, FUEL GAUGE, LEFT SEAT BELT, DASH (COMPUTER READOUT) AND THE BRAKES PULLED. *SC *JB

• 12/23/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  LOW COOLANT LIGHT ON MY 2002 CHEVY MALIBU HAS BEEN COMING ON. THE CHEVY DEALER CHECKED THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT COMING ON, CHECKED FOR LOW COOLANT. FOUND INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET LEAKING INTERNALLY. COOLANT MIXING WITH OIL. *NM

• 12/21/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  INSTRUMENT DASH CLUSTER DOES NOT WORK UPON START. NO BATTERY, OIL, GAS, SPEEDOMETER. NEEDLES DO NOT MOVE AT ALL. *TR

• 12/21/2005· POWER TRAIN

  THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS FAILED WITH ONLY 43,000 MILES. THE COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $3,200. WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN FEBRUARY OF 2005 FROM A VERY REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP IN THE HARRISBURG PA AREA. IT IS VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT YOU TAKE SPECIAL CARE OF YOUR VEHICLE THEN IT HAS THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN QUITE OFTEN ON LOW MILEAGE TRAILBLAZER. *JB

• 12/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE REAR AXLE DIFFERENTIAL AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THIS VEHICLE HAD ONE PROBLEM AFTER ANOTHER. HOWEVER, ON NOVEMBER 25, 2004 WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS TIME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION TRANSFER CASE MODULE. *AK

• 12/20/2012· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND LET IT WARM FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE TRUCK IDLE WAS LOUDER THEN NORMAL BUT DID NOT KNOCK OR MISS. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AND PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET I NOTICED THE RPMS SHOOT UP AND THE TRUCK SLOW, I PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK, THE TRUCK IDLED LOUDLY. I PUT THE TRUCK INTO DRIVE AGAIN AND THE RPM WOULD RISE WITH LITTLE POWER TO THE WHEELS. I NURSED IT UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED AND AT HIGHER SPEEDS AROUND 60 THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO NOT BE THERE. THE TRUCK CONTINUES TO DO THIS IN THE LOWER GEARS AND AT LOWER SPEEDS. I NOTICE THE OIL PRESSURE GOES UP WHEN THIS HAPPENS AND I WORRY OF DOING MORE DAMAGE. I HAVE ALREADY HAD A WIPER MODULE REPLACED THAT WAS RECALLED BUT NEVER REPLACED BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS SOLD TO ME. *TR

• 12/20/2007· TIRES,WHEELS

  FROM FIRST ATTEMPT TO USE THE SPARE TIRE LOWERING DEVICE IT HAS NOT WORKED. GOES DOWN ABOUT THREE INCHES AND STOPS. TIRE CANNOT BE REMOVED. THIS IS A PROBLEM WHEN STUCK ON THE HIGHWAY AND IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN. CHEVY HAS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING COVERS THIS. I AM REPORTING THIS SO THAT IF OTHER PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM IT WILL BE RECTIFIED. *TR

• 12/20/2005· AIR BAGS

  ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2005, OUR CLIENT WAS DRIVING HER 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. SOON AFTER TURNING A CORNER FROM NINTH STREET WEST ONTO COOK STREET AT APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MILES PER HOUR, ALL AIRBAGS IN THE ENTIRE VEHICLE DISCHARGED AT ONE TIME. OUR CLIENT WAS PUMMELED ABOUT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK OR IN AN ACCIDENT AT SAID TIME. OUR CLIENT HAD MERELY JUST COMPLETED TURNING THE CORNER. A SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING HAD TURNED ON IN THE VEHICLE THE PREVIOUS DAY, AND SHE HAD ALREADY PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TAKEN IN AT THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS. GENERAL MOTORS WAS CONTACTED BUT DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST THE WARRANTY DATE. EVENTUALLY, THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REPLACED ALL OF THE AIR BAGS BUT STILL WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHAT WAS THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF SAME. *NM

• 12/20/2002· SEATS

  LOOSE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK. DRIVER'S SEAT BACK HAS OVER 2 INCHES OF BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT AND MAKES A "CLUNKING NOISE" UPON ACCELERATION / DECELERATION. WHEN DECELERATING, THE SEAT BACK MOVES FORWARD CAUSING THE DRIVER'S TORSO TO ALSO MOVE FORWARD. THIS CAUSES THE DRIVER TO PUT EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHICH CAUSES EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, FAST, AND UNCONTROLLED STOPS. SINCE THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR IS PART OF THE SEAT BACK, THIS MAY ALSO CAUSE THE DRIVER NOT TO BE PROPERLY RETAINED TO THE SEAT IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED ON 12/7/02. TS

• 12/20/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN VEHICLE IS IN PARKING WITH ENGINE ON, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE IN ANOTHER GEAR ON ITS OWN. CONSUMER IS AFRAID TRANSMISSION MAY BY DESTROYED. TS

• 12/19/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG GASOLINE ODOR IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START SO SHE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, SHE NOTICED THE SAME FAILURE. A LOCAL MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT HAS FILED A FORMAL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 86,000.

• 12/19/2007· SUSPENSION

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN 5 MPH OR LESS, THE BRAKES MAKE A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V126000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT: CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,977 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

• 12/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER WITH 32,716 MILES ON IT, STARTED TO MAKE A THUD NOISE WHEN SLOWING DOWN AND INCREASING SPEED ON 12/09/05. I CALLED CHAPMAN CHEVROLET IN TEMPE, AZ AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 12/12/05 TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. ON 12/11/05 WHILE OUT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING MY TB STARTED TO WHINE WHILE IN MOTION, THEN LOST REVERSE. THE SERVICE CENTER CALLED THE AFTERNOON OF 12/12/05 TO LET ME KNOW THAT THE SUN SHELL GEAR HAD GONE OUT IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND THAT THE FOLLOWING DAY SOMEONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTENDED WARRENTY PROGRAM WOULD COME OUT TO VERIFY THE REPAIRS, WHICH ALL THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED, FOR WHICH I ONLY HAD TO PAY THE $100.00 DEDUCTABLE. HOWEVER, IF I HAD NOT HAD THE EXTENDED WARRENTY THE REPAIRS WOULD HAVE COST APPX. $2700.00. YES, MY TB WAS PAST THE 3YEAR DATE OF PURCHASE, HOWEVER I WOULDN'T EXCPECT FOR A TRANSMISSION TO HAVE PROBLEMS OR GO OUT UNDER 100,000 MILES, UNLESS THE VEHICLE IS BEING USED COMMERCIALLY. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE QUALITY OF MY TB, AND PLAN TO GET RID OF IT BEFORE MY EXTENDED WARRENTY RUNS OUT, MY NEXT VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A GM PRODUCT. *NM

• 12/17/2007· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  SMELL OF GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AFTER FILL UP. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND NOTIFIED THEM OF AN EMISSION SERVICE BULLETIN #07099 REGARDING A FUEL INLET CHECK VALVE FRACTURE. THE DEALERSHIPS ASSESSMENT WAS THAT THEY FOUND LINES AT TOP OF SENDING UNIT RUSTED AND FUEL LEAKING OUT OF LINES, REPLACED SENDING UNIT. I DO HAVE THE PART THEY REPLACED AND LINES ARE RUSTED BUT SEE NO HOLES WHERE LEAKING OCCURRED. BILL TOTAL WAS $816.78 (219.65 LABOR, 535.60 SENDING UNIT MODULE, 15.30 SEAL. *TR

• 12/17/2003· SUSPENSION

  LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *AK

• 12/16/2019· AIR BAGSCrash

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND STRUCK A CONCRETE WALL HEAD ON. THE VEHICLE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE CENTER DIVIDER TWICE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE CLOSED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES WHERE THE SEAT WAS LOCATED. THE DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER'S FACE WAS BRUISED AND A CAT SCAN WAS PERFORMED TO DETERMINE IF THERE WERE ANY BROKEN BONES, BUT THE TESTS WERE NEGATIVE. THE DRIVER ALSO TWISTED HER ANKLE AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF SWELLING ON HER KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO VISIT THE CONTACT'S HOME TO EXAMINE THE VEHICLE AND FIND OUT WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/16/2015· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECREASED IN SPEED INDEPENDENTLY AND SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,870. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ UPDATED 05/11/18*JB *TR

• 12/16/2006· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  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

• 12/16/2005· POWER TRAIN

  1) NO SPECIAL EVENTS. NORMAL OPERATION, BACKED OUT OF PARKING PLACE, HEARD METAL NOISE, NOW TRANNY HAS NO REVERSE, AND WON'T SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. VEHICLE WAS LEFT THERE AT THAT POINT FOR TOW. 2) VEHICLE IS NOW BEING TOWED AND SERVICED BY AAMCO TRANSMISSION. AFTER READING NUMEROUS ONLINE DISCUSSION BOARDS, IT'S VERY APPARENT TO ME THAT GM KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 4L65E TRANSMISSIONS FAILING, BUT REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, IN THE FORM OF A RECALL. MY WIFE WAS DRIVING, SINCE THIS IS HER VEHICLE, BUT I'M THANKFUL THAT HERS FAILED IN A PARKING LOT. I READ SOME DISCUSSIONS THAT SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A TRUE SAFETY HAZARD. AS IN, WHEN SOME OF THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL, THE WHEELS LOCK UP, WHICH MAKES YOU SKID. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE IN SNOW COUNTRY! *JB

• 12/16/2004· POWER TRAIN

  2002 TRAIL BLAZER 4-WD BROKE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME I NEED A NEW TRANSFER CASE MODULE FOR $400.00 ( VEHICLE NOT UNDER WARRANTY) I HAVE USED THE 4WD MAYBE 4 TIMES. NOTICED A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ON THE WEB WITH SIMILAR 4WD PROBLEMS. CALLED GM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID TOO BAD AND MAYBE THERE WOULD BE A RECALL SOMEDAY IN FUTURE. ALSO, AFTER I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP THE "SERVICE 4WD"LIGHT ON THE DASH WAS LIT UP. WAS NOT LIT BEFORE SO I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG IT WAS BROKE- I ONLY NOTICED IT WASNT WORKING WHEN I TRIED TO USE IT 2 WEEKS AGO.*AK

• 12/16/2003· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITION WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD ALSO BEEN EFFECTED AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................. *JB

• 12/15/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT QUITE A FEW DOLLARS IN REPLACING LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS. I NOTICE THE LIGHTS ARE OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING AND FREQUENTLY BURN OUT BULBS. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT LOW-BEAMS, HAVING TO USE MY HIGH-BEAMS WHICH IS ANNOYING TO OTHER DRIVERS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD BULBS REPLACED AND EVEN THE LAMP SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ONE TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT.*JB

• 12/15/2002· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE 6 TIMES. VEHICLE PURCHASED IN OCT 01. FIRST INSTANCE WAS JAN 2002. WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT APPROX 65-70 MPH IN A4WD. VEHICLE SHIFTED DOWN INTO 4LO CAUSING LOSS OF POWER & CONTROL. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 4WD UNTIL IT HAD BEEN PARKED & SHUT OFF. MODE SWITCH ON DASH WAS REPLACED FOLLOWING INCIDENT. ONE WEEK LATER, VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO 4HI WHILE DRIVING IN 2HI. MODE SWITCH WAS AGAIN REPLACED. AUGUST 2002, PROBLEMS WERE AGAIN EXPERIENCED AS 4HI AND 4LO LIGHTS WOULD FLASH SIMULTANEOUSLY. DEALER REPLACED TRANSFER CASE SHIFT MODULE. NOV 2002 WHEN SWITCHING INTO A4WD, NO LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO DEALER. AUTOMATIC TRANSFER CASE UPDATE WAS INSTALLED. FIVE DAYS LATER WHILE IN A4WD, LIGHTS FLASHED FOR 4HI. SHIFTING WAS COMPLETED. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT, 4LO LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. WHEN PRESSING GAS LOSS OF POWER WAS EXPERIENCED. LIGHTS CONTINUED TO FLASH UNTIL VEHICLE WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL. VEHICLE SHIFTED TO 4LO. EACH TIME SHIFTING WAS COMPLETED THERE WAS A JERK IN THE REAR OF VEHICLE. SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 4LO UNTIL TURNED OFF. DEALER TEST DROVE FOR SEVERAL DAYS & COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE WAS TOLD THAT THEY HOPED WHATEVER WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEMS WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL & MAKE THE NEEDED CORRECTION OBVIOUS. UPON LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IN 2HI, WITHIN 2 MILES, 4HI LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH, SHIFTED DOWN & SERVICE 4WD LIGHT CAME ON. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT TURNING OFF OR PARKING SO THAT THEY COULD SEE THE EXACT STATE. RAN A TEST & INDICATED THAT THE SWITCH HAD MALFUNCTIONED. SWITCH WAS REPLACED ON SITE. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET'S CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A SERIOUS INCIDENT OCCURS AS A RESULT OF THEIR PRODUCT'S MALFUNCTION. MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY ARE INCREASINGLY SEEING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER & NUMEROUS OTHER MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.

• 12/14/2010· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  LEFT REAR DOOR LATCH ON 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS IS CORRODED. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EXT BUT DOESN'T PERTAIN TO THE LS. I CAN'T SHUT MY DOOR BECAUSE THE LATCH WON'T HOOK.I OPENED THE DOOR AND COULD NOT SHUT IT AFTER THAT BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T LATCH. HAVE NOT BEE ABLE TO LOCATE PART AT A REASONABLE PRICE SO HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT YET. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY LOOKED UP RECALLS BUT COULDN'T HELP US CAUSE OUR VIN NUMBER ISN'T COVERED. *TR

• 12/14/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN DRIVING SHE HEARS A HUMMING SOUND IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALERSHIP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56000.

• 12/13/2015· POWER TRAIN

  THE COOLING LINES FROM THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXIT THE TRANSMISSION NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. A PORTION OF THE LINES ARE COVERED WITH A PROTECTIVE AND LOOSE FITTING COVER WHICH APPEARS TO BE ALUMINUM ALMOST LIKE A TIN FOIL. THIS COVERING CREATES AN AREA WHERE MOISTURE COLLECTS CAUSING THE LINES TO RUST. EVENTUALLY THE LINES START TO LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION THE FLUID IS BLOWN ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND COULD START A FIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE EXPOSING THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS TO EXTREME DANGER. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THE LEAK WAS OIL FROM THE ENGINE, BUT UPON CHECKING CLOSER, I FOUND THE TRANSMISSION LINES LEAKING. THE PLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE VERY CLOSE TO THE CONVERTER AND IF EXCESSIVE FLUID IS SPLATTERED ON THE CONVERTER, A FIRE COULD RESULT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LEAK WAS NOTICED. HOWEVER, THE FLUID WAS FOUND AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH SPLATTERED ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE VEHICLE. SPEAKING WITH AAMCO MECHANICS WHO REPLACED THE LINES, THEY FELT IT IS A REAL FIRE HAZARD. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DESIGN DEFECT. WHAT BROUGHT MY ATTENTION TO THIS IS THE FACT I HAD A 1995 JIMMY AND HAD NOTICED A SIMILAR LEAK WHEN IT WAS 8 YEARS OLD. I HAD GIVEN THE TRUCK TO MY SON. AFTER HE HAD DRIVEN IT ON AN INTERSTATE, ANOTHER DRIVER YELLED AT HIM THAT HIS CAR WAS ON FIRE. THE ENTIRE UNDERSIDE WAS ON FIRE. FORTUNATELY HE WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE AND GET HIS FAMILY OUT BEFORE THE ENTIRE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE MARSHAL AT THE TIME THOUGHT A LINE OF SOME TYPE HAD BURST. I SUSPECT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION LINE SIMILAR TO THE TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION LINE.

• 12/13/2010· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  WIFE PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS DOWN TO A 1/4 TANK AND IT IS NOW THE WINTER MONTHS, WE DONT LIKE TO BE BELOW HALF A TANK. SHE DROVE IT HOME AND LATER THAT NITE I GOT INTO THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THE GAUGE READ EMPTY AND THE LIGHT WAS ON. I WENT TO PUT FUEL IN IT AND AT 5 DOLLARS THE TANK FOR FUEL. THE GAS GAUGE SHOW EMPTY UPON EVEN AFTER FILLING THE TANK. THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK FALLS TO A SUFFICIENT LEVEL TO CAUSE THE GAUGE TO DISPLAY ERRATIC AND FALSE READINGS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WHICH CONTINUES TO BE A CONSTANT PROBLEM. FUEL LEVEL NOW MUST BE ESTIMATED THROUGH THE USE OF THE TRIP ODOMETER THE GAUGE READS FULL WHEN YOU FIRST START THE VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES STAYS AT FULL OR READS EMPTY WITH THE LIGHT ON. CALLED LOCAL GARAGE THEY SAID SOUNDS LIKE A BAD FUEL LEVEL SENSOR COMMON PROBLEM WITH CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS FROM 02-09. *TR

• 12/13/2006· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  2002 MALIBU. TURN SIGNAL/HAZARD FLASHER FAILURE. *NM