2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Electrical System Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH AIR CONDITIONER ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT SOLENOID WHICH HE BELIEVED REPAIRED THE ISSUE. SOON AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIR, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE TAIL LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT FUSES AND INSTRUMENT PANEL CIRCUIT BOARD HOWEVER, THE REPAIRS FAILED TO FIX THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURES TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V096000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) AND 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT CALLED CORWIN MOTORS KALISPELL (2565 US-93, KALISPELL, MT 59901, (406) 755-5555) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 247,000.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CAR. WINDOWS DON'T COME DOWN, DOORS DON'T UNLOCK, AND OTHER ISSUES. *LD *JS

CAUGHT IN FIRE DONT KNOW WHY BUT THE WIRE GOT FIRE

ELECTRICAL UNDER DASH SHORTING OUT. CAUSING ACCESSORY PLUG TO SHOOT SPARKS AS WELL AS CAUSING DASH LIGHTS TO GO OUT, AND FRONT PANEL TO STOP WORKING. AC ELECTRICAL QUIT WORKING AFTER. 4WHEEL DRIVE SHIFTS RANDOMLY IN AND OUT OF 2 AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE, CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL. MOTOR SOLENOIDS AND SENSORS KEEP FAILING AND SHORTING OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES. VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

CHEVROLET DEALER BEGAN RECALL REPAIRS BUT GM FILED BANKRUPTCY AND DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR CITING INABILITY TO GET PAID BY GM FOR RECALL, RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO ME UNREPAIRED. NEXT DEALER SAID RECORDS SHOWED REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED. THEY WERE NOT.

RECENTLY BOUGHT A CAR THAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE ILLEGALLY PASSING THE INSPECTIONS ON. THEY PROCLAIMED THAT FIXED A MAJOR PART TO KEEP THE TIRES ON MY CAR TIE RODS AND CV AXEL. JUST SHORT TIME AFTER IT LOOKED LIKE THE PART WAS NEVER REPLACED JUST TIGHTENED UP AND SHORTLY AFTER WE HAD ALL KINDS OF ISSUES WITH THE BRAKES AND ANYTHING THAT KEEPS THE CAR DRIVEING SAFELY THE BRAKES WENT OUT ON ME SO I CALLED TO SEE WHAT THEY DID AND WHY THEY NEVER FIXED IT THE BERRY NEXT DAY THEY REPO THE CAR AS IF THEY ARE TRYING TO HIDE AND COVER UP THE SCAMS THEY HAVE ON PEOPLE MY KIDS ARE IN THAT CAR DAILY IT SHOULD BE NEVER PASSED THE INSPECTION WE HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR MOST OF THAT. I BELIEVE ALL THE CARS IN THERE LOT NEED TO BE INSPECTED BY A FEDERAL...

I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT GAGE FAILURE, THIS CAUSES THE GAGE CLUSTER TO GO OUT AND UNABLE TO READ VITAL ENGINE OPERATING SPECIFICATIONS. THIS INCLUDES ALL GAUGES EXCEPT FOR SPEEDOMETER FOR NOW. THIS TYPICAL CLEARS UP WITHIN 5 MINS AND SOONER IF YOU PULL CAR OVER AND RESTART VEHICLE. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME AND INCLUDES THE LIGHTING UP OF THE FOLLOWING LIGHTS ABS,BRAKE,SECURITY,SEATBELT,SRS AND ALL THE OTHER DASHBOARD LIGHTS. THIS HAPPENS AT DIFFERENT DATES AND TIMES.

I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF BUT MY DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THEN IT STARTED MAKING FUNNY TICKING SOUNDS AND ALL MY LIGHTS INSIDE STARTED FLICKING AND MY WINDOWS ALL ROLLED UP AND WOULDN'T GO BACK DOWN SO I COULD GET OUT. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES OR SO I TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET MY DOOR UNLOCKED TO GET OUT. NOW WHEN I TOUCH ANYTHING MY OTHER WINDOWS GO UP AND MY SEAT STARTS TO MOVE ON ITS OWN. MY DRIVER'S WINDOW IS STUCK UP AND WON'T COME BACK DOWN. I HAVE 5 KIDS AND CAN NOT CHANCE SOMETHING HAPPENING AND US NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT SAFELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND TURNED OFF INDEPENDENTLY. WHEN THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE, THE LOCKS INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED AND LOCKED THE CONTACT OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR THAT INCIDENT. LATER, THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, INCLUDING THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR, POWER WINDOW, AND POWER LOCK SWITCHES, FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S DOOR MASTER POWER WINDOW SWITCH MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REBOOTED THE MODULE AS A TEMPORARY REPAIR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER AND PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 195,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS INOPERATIVE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, OIL LEVEL AND PRESSURE, TEMPERATURE, WHETHER OR NOT MY HIGH BEAMS ARE ON OR OFF, OR WHETHER THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. I USE MY GPS AS A SPEEDOMETER AND HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS ON HIGH-SPEED LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAYS 4 TIMES. THE DEALER WANTS NEARLY $500 TO FIX THIS ALTHOUGH IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM (SEE GOOGLE). RUNNING OUT OF GAS ON THE INTERSTATE IS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. I'VE ASKED TO SPEAK WITH A ZONE REP AND GOTTEN NOWHERE. THE TWO PHOTOS WERE TAKEN ON 3/9/2017. ONE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND ONE WITH THE ENGINE OFF. THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE!!!

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER KEEPS GOING OUT THAN LIGHTS BACK UP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND THE ANTI-THEFT LOCK AND BATTERY WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE DISPLAYED AN INACCURATE READING WHEN THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 143,000.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE REPAIR PROBLEMS *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE DEALER DID WAS SPRAY A CHEMICAL IN THE KEY HOLE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THE CONSUMER FOUND A REMEDY ON THE INTERNET, TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *JB

FAULTY GAUGES. GAUGES SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T. WHEN NOT WORKING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FIRST AND THEN NOTHING WORKS ON DASH PANEL EXCEPT SIGNAL LIGHTS. WHEN IT DOES WORK, NORMAL STARTUP OF LIGHTS. BEING THE ODOMETER IS DIGITAL, NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY MILES I HAVE GONE WHICH GOES HAND IN HAND WITH GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING SO NOT A CLUE HOW MUCH I HAVE.

WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED I HEARD A LOUD WHINING SOUND AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE I COULD GET THE VEHICLE OVER INTO THE RIGHT LANE. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC I WAS TOLD THE COOLING FAN CLUTCH ASSEMBLE HAD FAILED. I HAVE HAD THIS FAN REPLACED THREE TIMES NOW AND AM NOT AT ALL PLEASED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A "COMMON" PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE THAT CAN CAUSE A SEVERE ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR THE REPAIRS BUT HAVE NO WAY TO UPLOAD THEM.

1. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK IS SHORTED OUT AND WONT OPERATE AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE WINDOW TO REMAIN DOWN DURING A RAIN STORM AND IMPEDING MY VISIBILITY. I SEE THEY HAVE RECALLS ON OTHER YEARS FOR THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. 2. MY SEAT BELT CATHES REALLY TIGHT AND WONT RELEASE CASUSING ME PAIN. 3. MY HEADLIGHTS REGULAR BEAMS KEEP COMING LOOSE AND BLOWING OUT.IVE HAD TO FIX THIS THREE TIMES AND I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE VEHICLE FOR A WEEK. TWICE DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT ONCE I AM NOT SURE WHEN IT BLEW. 4. THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS HAVING PROBLEMS AND I BELIEVE MAY BE A RECALL ISSUE. IT MAKES LOUD NOISE LIKE ITS CRACKING OR BREAKING, WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE OIL INDICATOR INDICATED LOW OIL PRESSURE AND THE CHECK GAUGES WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS ALSO A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO CLEAN MY WINDSHIELD WITH THE WIPER BLADES. WHEN I FLICKED THE SWITCH THE CAR SHUT OFF. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OVER AND TURNED TRUCK BACK ON. A COUPLE DAYS LATER I WAS LEAVING OUT FOR WORK WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR, IT STALLED AND I HEARD A HISSING NOISE. I COULDN'T GET IT TO TURN OVER OR MAKE ANY NOISE OTHER THAN HISSING. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH EROTICALLY. THE RADIO AND POWER WINDOWS WORKS BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. I HAD IT TOWED TO MY REPAIR MAN AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A ELECTRIC PROBLEM AND TO CALL THE GM DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE TRUCK WILL NOT START UP. THERE IS A SHORT. IT SHUTS OFF CONSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES I HAVE TO PUSH IT TO AVOID ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT WON'T SPED UP PAST 60 WITHOUT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, A SMOKE ODOR EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND PARKED WHEN THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALTHOUGH THE KEY WAS NOT IN THE IGNITION THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO START WITHOUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND FILED A REPORT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKES ENGAGED, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE JERKED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 192,000.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. NUMEROUS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH CAR. WINDOWS DON'T COME DOWN, DOORS DON'T UNLOCK, AND OTHER ISSUES. *TA THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE TURNED THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, THE WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN, UNLESS IT WAS DONE MANUALLY. THERE WAS A LOCKING AND UNLOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE DOORS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE WIRING INSIDE THE DOORS. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO A SMALL EVAP LEAK AND AFTER MARKET FUEL CAP.*JB THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE INOPERATIVE, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLICKING ON AND OFF, THE INSIDE DOME LIGHT WOULD NOT COME ON. UPDATED 04/13/15. *JB UPDATED 07/20/15. *J *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM LIGHTS FAILED AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW FAILED TO OPEN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

IGNITION DOES NOT START AFTER DRIVING VEHICLE. IT IS INTERMITTENT. IS THERE A RECALL FOR IT? *TR

WHEN I START MY VEHICLE, THE ABS AND BRAKES LIGHTS GO ON, SECURITY LIGHT, AND RADIO SHUTS OFF, OR IS ON WITH NO SOUND, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT FLASHES BACK AND FOURTH BETWEEN 4 WHEEL AND 2 WHEEL DRIVE, ENGINE SHUTS OFF, WHILE DRIVING, THEN TURNS BACK ON, THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM ALL THE RECALLED GM CARS ARE HAVING WHY IS THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER NOT PART OF THE RECALL? *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. *TR

I WAS COMING TO A STOP LIGHT MY BRAKES DID NOT WANT TO WORK , THEN THEY DID. I STOPPED MY VEHICLE, MY LIGHTS IN MY DASH WENT OUT WITHIN A FEW SECONDS SMOKE STARTED TO ROLL FROM UNDER MY HOOD AND COVER MY WINDSHIELD. I IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND CALLED 911. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING AT THIS TIME, IT STOPPED RUNNING. A BYSTANDER STOPPED TO ASSIST, HE LOOKED FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE VIEW AND STATED HE SEEN FLAMES THAT APPEARED TO BE BLUE. HE WANTED TO LIFT THE HOOD BUT I ADVISED HIM NOT TO DO SO, DUE TO MY JOB TRAINING I KNEW OXYGEN PROMOTES FIRE. WE GOT AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE, SAINT ALBANS FIRE ARRIVED ON SCENE, THE FLAMES WERE OUT BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED, THE CAR CONTINUES TO SMOKE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A LOT, THE KEY WAS PUT...

I WAS DRIVING MY '02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE SLIPPED AND FISHTAILED A BIT AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE FORWARD, BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT TURNED OFF ON ITS OWN. I MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. I THEN NOTICED SMOKE AND A SMALL FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE/WHEELHOUSE. THE FLAMES GOT BIGGER AND SOON IT SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE ENGINE. THE FLAMES STARTED NEAR THE RIGHT PASSENGER WHEELHOUSE AND MOVED TO THE LEFT DRIVER WHEELHOUSE. IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW OR WHY A FIRE STARTED. I LOOKED AT FORUMS ONLINE AND MANY VEHICLES LIKE...

I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT. AS I STOPPED, THE WHOLE CAR SHUT DOWN. I TURNED THE IGNITION "OFF", PUT THE CAR IN "PARK", AND TURNED THE "IGNITION SWITCH" TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT DID START. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER ON SEPT. 15 2008.THEY ASKED IF I HAD A LOT OF STUFF HANGING ON THE KEY RING, I DID NOT. THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. ON JAN. 21, 2011 , I WAS DRIVING, AND, AFTER STOPPING, THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ENGAGE (MOVE). HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY AGAIN REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND ANOTHER SWITCH. ON FEB. 11, 2011, I WAS AT A "DRIVE-UP" WINDOW, MY CAR JUST QUIT RUNNING. I HAD TO PUSH IT OFF TO THE SIDE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME THEY AGAIN REPLACED THE "IGNITION SWITCH" ALONG WITH...

MY 02 TRAILBLAZER I BOUGHT USED 4 DAYS AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE RIGHT TURN SIGNAL WOULD FLASH QUICK IF I HIT THE BRAKE BUT WOULD BE NORMAL WITHOUT PUSHING BREAK. THAN MY BRAKE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND STOPPED WORKING EXCEPT FOR THE MIDDLE ONE. NOW WHEN I TURN MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL ON MY REVERSE LIGHTS COME ON LEFT TURN SIGNAL FLICKERS ALMOST ALL THE TAILLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN ON. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THAT PROBLEM AND WAS WONDERING IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE THAT WAS RECALLED THE NUMBER IS- GM RECALL NO. 04087. *TR

GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. MY MOTHER PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER NEW. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 MILES INTO OWNERSHIP, THE CAR WOULD "DROP" VARIOUS ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FOR INSTANCE, WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN, BUT THE WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING, HVAC WOULD TURN OFF, AIR BAG AND ABS WARNING LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE, ETC. DEALER HAD NO IDEA HOW TO FIX. EVENTUALLY THEY REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, GM NEVER ISSUED A RECALL, BUT I'M SURE THE ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED. THESE SWITCHES WERE UNRELIABLE ACROSS SEVERAL VEHICLE LINES, PLEASE INVESTIGATE GMT 360 PLATFORM WELL. *TR

ALL TRAILBLAZER TAHOES AND ENVOYS HAVE THE PROBLEM WHEN YOU DISCONNECT THE BATTERY IT CAUSES THESES ACTUATORS TO SLAM OPEN AND SHUT BREAKING THEM. THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME ALMOST 2000 DOLLARS TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN AND DEPEND ON THE HEAT TO UNTHAW MY WINDSHIELD. CONSIDERING THIS IS A MANUFACTURES PROBLEM AND ANY MECHANIC KNOWS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO WORK ON THE VEHICLE. SO WHAT IS THIS CRAP? DO I HAVE TO RETAIN A LAWYER FOR THIS ISSUE IF SOMEONE COULD PLEASE CONTACT ME AT [XXX] MY NAME IS [XXX] I WOULD LIKE TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE WITH A RECALL. HEAT IN WINTER I WOULD SAY IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. I WILL BE PERSISTENT WITH THIS. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS STARTED AND THE HEAT ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 208,565. UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF

WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL OUTSIDE OF MY VEHICLE BUT ASSUMED IT WAS COMING FROM THE AREA AROUND ME NOT MY CAR. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HOOD AND ABOVE THE DRIVERS SIDE TIRE. I RAISED MY HOOD AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND MY FUSE BOX. I HAD THE CAR TOWED AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC MY FUSE BOX AND WIRING HARNESS BURNED. HE ALSO STATED THERE COULD BE OTHER DAMAGED RELATED TO THIS FIRE. THE MECHANIC ALSO ASKED IF I HAD PROBLEMS OUT OF MY HEADLIGHTS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAVE STARTED WITH THE HEADLIGHTS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS SINCE BEING GIVEN THIS INFORMATION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SEEM HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I FOUND SEVERAL INSTANCES ON THIS SITE AND ALSO ONLINE RELATED TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ON THE TRAILBLAZERS....

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED TO ACT ERRATICALLY AND THEN WENT OUT COMPLETELY. NO ODOMETER, SHIFT POSTION OR GAUGES. CRUISE CONTROL WORKS FINE. I HAVE TO USE MY GPS TO JUDGE SPEED.

ABOVE DATE & MILEAGE IS APPROXIMATE. I AM ONLY ABLE TO ACTIVATE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW. NO OTHER WINDOWS OPERATE FROM DRIVER'S DOOR PANEL. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT I NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR SINCE AROUND 2004.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED BY THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND WAS NOT INSPECTED FOR THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS AT ZERO. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO TURN OFF SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF). WHEN LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL I THEN NOTICED THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT IS DIMLY ILLUMINATED (BATTERY IS 6 MO OLD) AND VARIOUS READINGS ARE OFF (RPG IS REGISTERING LOW AND ONE RPM INDICATOR STARTS AT 5 WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON). VARIOUS TRAILBLAZER FORUMS ARE INDICATING OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE INDICATED THAT IT IS LIKELY AN INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER PROBLEM (AND INDICATE THEY HAVE GUIDANCE FROM GM TO RUN 2 CHECKS TO DETERMINE IF IT IS AN INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER PROBLEM). TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE IDENTIFIED IT AS AN INSTRUMENTATION...

WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK GAUGES LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WAS AT ZERO. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I SLOWED AND THEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AFTER HAVING DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (THE VEHICLE SOUNDED AS IF IT WERE ABOUT TO TURN OFF SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF). WHEN LOOKING AT THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL I THEN NOTICED THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT IS DIMLY ILLUMINATED (BATTERY IS 6 MO OLD) AND VARIOUS READINGS ARE OFF (RPG IS REGISTERING LOW AND ONE RPM INDICATOR STARTS AT 5 WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON). VARIOUS TRAILBLAZER FORUMS ARE INDICATING OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS HAVE INDICATED THAT IT IS LIKELY AN INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER PROBLEM (AND INDICATE THEY HAVE GUIDANCE FROM GM TO RUN 2 CHECKS TO DETERMINE IF IT IS AN INSTRUMENTATION CLUSTER PROBLEM). TWO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOPS HAVE IDENTIFIED IT AS AN INSTRUMENTATION...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS AND GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL MALFUNCTIONED, PREVENTING HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE ANY ACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY TURN OFF WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS SMOKING AND THE WIRING HARNESS HAD BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.

THE DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES ALL GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY . *TR

IN JUNE 2010 THE OVERHEAD DVD PLAYER QUIT WORKING AND THE BOSE IN-DASH STEREO SYSTEMS BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY WORK AND NOT WORK. IN MAY 2012 THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD SOMETIMES NOT TURN ON AND AT TIMES IN OPERATION WOULD STOP OPERATING MID WAY. AT THE SAME TIME, THE BRIGHT LIGHTS SOMETIMES WOULD NOT COME ON. MOVING THE STEERING COLUMN UP AND DOWN WOULD ALLOW THE BRIGHTS TO OPERATE, BUT IN MOST CASES THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL. THE HEAT & A/C FAN MOTOR ONLY WORKS ON HIGH SPEED AS WELL LEAVING THE OTHER SPEEDS INOPERATIVE. IT SEEMS THERE MAY BE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE IN THE STEERING COLUMN AND I'M NOT SURE IF THE STEREO AND DVD PLAYER WOULD BE SOMEHOW CONNECTED WITH THAT PORTION OF THE WIRING HARNESS. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY SAY THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS FOR OUR VIN NUMBER. *TR

I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WHERE THE 4X4 SELECTOR SWITCH WILL NOT WORK, OR WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL BE PUT INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE SELECTOR SWITCH IS STILL TURNED ON TWO WHEEL DRIVE. THE SELECTOR SWITCH AT TIMES HAS NOT WORKED WHEN I WANTED TO MAKE THE VEHICLE GO INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE FOUND OUT THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE BY HAVING A HARD TIME TURNING THE FRONT WHEELS AND SEEING THE FRONT TIRES SPIN ON LOOSE GRAVEL EVEN THOUGH I NEVER SWITCHED THE VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE SELECTOR SWITCH STATES IT'S STILL IN TWO WHEEL DRIVE BUT THE YELLOW LIGHT IS LIT UP THAT IT'S IN FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE COMPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES TO GM AND HAVE HAD THE SELECTOR SWITCH REPLACED 3 TIMES BUT IT STILL CONTINUES TO HAPPEN....

I FEEL THAT EVEN IF YOU HAVE HAD A RECALL ISSUE ONCE AND THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO HAPPEN THEN IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED I HAVE CONTACT GM SEVERAL TIME AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO RATIFY MY PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND SEVERAL OTHER RECALL ISSUES THIS IS SAD I SAY WE NEED A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT I AM NOT ONE TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION BUT FOR PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS KIND OF MONEY AND TO NOT FIX THEIR PROBLEM THAT THEY PUT OUT ON THE ROADS FOR US TO DRIVE SAFELY IS SHAMEFUL. *TR

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER 4X4 CAME LOCKED UP COMPLETELY WITH NO POSSIBILITY TO EVEN OPEN DOOR WITH THE KEY. CHEVY DEALER BLAMED THE MODULE VCM LOCATED UNDER THE BEHIND SEAT THAT MUST BE CHANGED. RE-PROGRAMMING ALL SEEMS WORKING BUT ERRATICALLY UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE CHANGE OF VCM MODULE. IS THERE A POSSIBILITY TO REPAIR IT ? THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

CHEVY 2002 TB LT/4WD - MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASED (USED 3/2010). STARTED WITH REAR WW NON-FUNCTION WHICH CHEVY DEALER CHARGED $1500 TO REPAIR, CLAIMING IT WAS BAD BODY WIRING HARNESS AND IT WAS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WOULD NOT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. AFTER REPAIR, OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES HAVE POPPED UP FROM THINGS AS SIMPLE AS OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE GAUGE NOT WORKING, PASSENGER WINDOW WON'T ROLL UP/DOWN (THOUGH MOTOR IS FINE) AS WELL AS PASS ELECTRIC DOORLOCK AND MIRROR NONFUNCTIONING. LARGER OCCURRING ISSUES WHICH COULD EFFECT SAFETY INCLUDE THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY DECIDING TO CHANGE FROM 2WD/A4WD/4WDH4WDL WHENEVER IT WANTS TO UNDER VARIOUS WEATHER/ROAD CONDITIONS (INCLUDING PERFECT WEATHER AND ROAD SURFACE) AND OCCASIONAL RANDOM IGNITION SYSTEM FAILURE. OTHERWISE GREAT VEHICLE WITH SEEMINGLY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR PROBLEMS BUT CHEVROLET'S REFUSAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE RESPONSIBILITY AND PROVIDE REPAIR IS DISGRACEFUL, IRRESPONSIBLE AND DANGEROUS.*TR

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...

MY HEADLIGHTS STARTED TO FLICKER ONE SEASONABLY WINTER DAY. I HAD THE HEATER MOTOR REPLACED 2 MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND BACK WIPER MOTOR JUST A MONTH BEFORE THIS.THEN THE HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT, AND DID SO NUMEROUS TIMES AS I TRAVELED ON A 20 DEGREE DAY. IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTER THAT FOR THE MOST PART THAT DAY. I LATER GOT INTO IT AND AGAIN HEADLIGHTS FLICKERED AND HEATER MOTOR CUT OUT. ESPECIALLY WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE OR TURN TO THE RIGHT. I REPLACED THE BATTERY, ALTERNATOR AND HAD GROUND WIRES CLEANED ONLY TO HAVE IT RECUR A WEEK LATER. I DO MOST OF MY DRIVING AT NIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND CAME BACK ON I HAD ENOUGH. THIS HAD BECOME QUITE COSTLY AND MY MECHANIC WAS AT A LOSS AS TO WHAT TO DO NEXT. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALER AND...

FIRST THE LEFT SIDE OF MY TEMPERATURE CONTROL LIGHTING WENT OUT, A WEEK LATER I GOT A STEADY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IT THEN WENT OUT AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT THEN STAYED STEADY FOR A PERIOD OF 2 DAYS, THEN WENT OUT. THEN 3 DAYS LATER MY INDICATOR LIGHT ABOVE MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL WENT OUT, I ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE FUSE, THEN GOT A SERVICE FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE WARNING. *TR

CAR RUNNING GREAT, PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR THEN GOT IN MY CAR AND IT WOULDN'T START. DASH LIGHTS AND RADIO CAME ON BUT WOULDN'T TURN OVER. TOOK THE KEY OUT, FRONT HEADLIGHT STUCK ON. KEPT TRYING TO START. OPENED HOOD, SMOKE COMING FROM FUSE BOX. REMOVED FUSE BOX COVER, THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED OVER THE FUSES AND WAS ON FIRE. DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *TR

02 TRAILBLAZER CLUSTER OUT 27 K MI. GARAGE KEPT. *TR