NHTSA Complaint #10257434 — 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN HIS VEHICLE WERE COMPLETELY INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LIGHTS, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN 2005, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MADE A CLICKING SOUND AND SPORADICALLY FAILED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE BRAKE LIGHTS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AND THE CONTACT PAID TO HAVE IT CORRECTED. IN 2008, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED AGAIN AND COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING IN JANUARY OF 2009. HE SPOKE WITH TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH); THEREFORE, THEY COULD NOT ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 113,000.