NHTSA Complaint #10381146 — 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER

THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT REPEATED. I PURCHASED THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN DECEMBER 2001. THE PROBLEM FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN 2003. I HAD TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS THE LIGHTS PLUG INTO AT MY OWN COST TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A RECALL TO REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS IN 2004, NHTSA #04V527000, WHICH I HAD PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. SUBSEQUENTLY THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN A FEW YEARS LATER. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY WOULDN'T REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AT THEIR EXPENSE. I THEN PURCHASED AND INSTALLED THE CIRCUIT BOARDS MYSELF. IN 2010 THE CIRCUIT BOARDS BURNED OUT AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INVESTIGATED AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE OTHER THAN THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THEY CHARGED ME $191.50 TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM AND CHANGE OUT THE CIRCUIT BOARDS AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH. I RECEIVED A TICKET/WARNING ON 2-2-11 FOR THE BRAKE LIGHTS NOT WORKING BUT EXPECT THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE AGAIN SOON AS THIS IS THE 5TH SET OF CIRCUIT BOARDS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED IN THE VEHICLE AND THEY KEEP BURNING OUT, AND CHEVROLET/GENERAL MOTORS HASN'T SUPPLIED A SATISFACTORY CORRECTION TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. CURRENT MILEAGE IS 159,000 AND THE PROBLEM STARTED AT 30,000. *TR