2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Power Train Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS RUST IN THE TRANSMISSION LINE AND FLUID LEAKED ON THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

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.

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.

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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.

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,...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHILE SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE ONLY SHIFTED TO FIRST GEAR AND FAILED TO GO INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEAR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,338.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 175,500 MILES HAS LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE NEAR AIR FILTER BOX AND WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR. OF THE TWO LINES IN THIS AREA, ONE IS HEAVILY CORRODED WHILE THE OTHER APPEARS FINE. ONLY NOTICED AFTER TRANSMISSION HAD LEAKED >3 QUARTS OF ATF AND WAS SHIFTING ROUGH.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION BLEW, LEAKED 10 OUT OF 12 QUARTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID... VERY COMMON IN 2002 TRAILBLAZERS I FEEL CHEVY SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE 2002 TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO HOW MANY COMPLAINTS PEOPLE HAVE HAD. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES THAT RUN NEXT TO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/EXHAUST PIPE ARE PRONE TO 'RUST-THROUGH' DUE TO THE INSULATION WRAP THAT HAS BEEN ADDED BECAUSE OF BEING SO CLOSE TO THE HIGH HEAT SOURCE. THIS INSULATION TRAPS MOISTURE AND SALT IN NORTHERN AREAS AND CAUSES THE LINES TO CORRODE AND LEAK TRANSMISSION FLUID. I FEEL THIS IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AS THE FLUID CAN DRIP DIRECTLY ONTO THE EXHAUST COMPONENTS. FORTUNATELY I COULD SMELL THIS AFTER I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT HAVE KNOW OF THE LEAK. DEPENDING ON WHEN THE LEAK ACTUALLY TAKES PLACE AND THE RATE OF LEAKAGE THIS COULD ALSO RESULT IN TRANSMISSION FAILURE IF THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IS LOSING FLUID, IE: EXTENDED HIGHWAY DRIVING. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THIS CORROSION AND RESULTANT LEAKAGE IS VERY COMMON AND SHOULD BE LISTED AS A SAFETY RECALL. THANK YOU *TR

I STARTED THE TRAILBLAZER AND SHIFTED IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING STALL AND I HEARD A LOUD POP SOUND AND WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE THE VEHICLE GAS IT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING BUT REV THE MOTOR. IT WON'T MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME MOVED AND I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE GEAR AND IT WOULD MOVE BUT IT WOULDN'T SHIFT FROM FIRST GEAR. *TR

THE REACTIVE SUNSHELL FAILED, CAUSING THE LOSS OF 2ND GEAR, 4TH GEAR AND REVERSE. UPON RESEARCHING, FOUND THAT THE PART IS KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY, AND FAILS REGULARLY, WITH THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION AT A COST OF OVER $2,000.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS UNABLE TO SWITCH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 193,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING ONTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER FROM THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION ON THE INSULATED HEAT SHIELD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,924. *TR

THE FIRST MAJOR PROBLEM I HAD WITH THIS TRAILBLAZER I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH WHEN FOR SOME REASON THE 4WD DECIDED TO SHIFT INTO 4 LOW ON ITS OWN. WELL, THIS RIPPED OUT THE CV JOINT HALF SHAFT ON ONE SIDE, DESTROYED THE TRANSFER CASE INTERNALS AND BROKE OFF THE AXLE HOUSING FROM THE ALUMINUM OIL PAN ON THE ENGINE. OK, I GOT THAT FIXED, ADDED A NEW SELECTOR SWITCH, THEN A FEW THOUSAND MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION GOES OUT WHILE I'M ON THE INTERSTATE. IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED INSIDE. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP HAD TO FIND A NEW CORE BECAUSE MINE LOOKED LIKE A BOMB HAD WENT OFF INSIDE IT. SO , I'M THINKING IT COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE FIRST PROBLEM, MAYBE A DELAYED REACTION? OK, WE GET A REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN IT AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY IT GOES OUT AGAIN. NO TOWING...

THE INDICATED VEHICLE IS MY WIFE'S. WE BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW ON 09/26/2001. SHE HAS NEVER TOWED ANYTHING AND HAS CITY AND HIGHWAY MILES. WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, REAR TAILGATE STRAP, RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT, (3) SOLENOIDS, SPARE TIRE DROPDOWN AND DETERIORATED TRANSMISSION LINES. I HAVE REPAIRED ALL OF THE PREVIOUS OUT OF POCKET (EXCEPT FOR THE STRAP AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPDOWN). NOW, MY WIFE WAS ON THE WAY TO THE BICYCLE STORE IN HER TRUCK, WITH THE BICYCLE ON THE BACK. SHE WAS MAKING A TURN ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN SHE HEARD GRINDING AND SQUEALING, AND THE SPEED DROPPED DRASTICALLY. LUCKILY, IT WAS AROUND 10AM WHEN THERE IS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD. READING NUMEROUS POSTS ON THIS WEBSITE, IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM EVERYONE HAS HAD, THE TRANSMISSION SUN SHELL, AND NO REVERSE. WITH 98911 MILES, I WAS ABOUT TO SPEND THE...

WE JUST LEFT THE HOUSE TO TAKE THE KIDS TO GET SO FOOD AND WE MADE IT LIKE FIFTY YARDS FROM THE HOUSE AND THE TRANNY MADE A POPPING SOUND AND SO WE STOPPED AND TRIED TO GO AND IT WONT MOVE EITHER WAY SO I PULL IT BACK TO THE HOUSE AND I START IT UP AND THE TRANNY IS WHINING AND I PUT IT IN REVERSE NOTHING HAPPENS SO I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND IT GOES FORWARD BUT WONT SHIFT. *TR

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...

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REPLACED TWICE AT APPROXIMATELY 24,000 MILES AND 45,000 MILES. I LEARNED RECENTLY ON AUGUST 7, 2012, AT JUST UNDER 75,000 MILES, THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSES WERE LEAKING FLUID AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED AGAIN. I THINK GENERAL MOTORS RELEASED A DEFECTIVE SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE IF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACE APPROXIMATELY EVERY 25,000 MILES AND THESE AUTOMOBILES SHOULD BE RECALLED AS IT COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHEN SOMEONE IS DRIVING A CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO FILED A REPORT AND OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE TO THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 01V334000 (POWER TRAIN: TRANSFER CASE: 4-WHEEL DRIVE), BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TSB #PIT-4722 -- GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. ALL 2000-2006 LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH THE LIGHT DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *PE (NHTSA ID #10026804, OCTOBER 01 2008)

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUNSHELL FAILED, DRIVING AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T GO INTO GEAR. SLOWING WENT IN GEAR, CAUSE STRUGGLE DRIVING...AS I TURN TO HELD BACK HOME THE SUV REFUSED TO GO IN TO REAR.TOOK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP FAILED SUNSHELL NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. COSTLY..START SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR WEEK BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE SLIPPAGE OF GEAR HAVE ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENT WHEN ENTER HIGHWAYS OR LANS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED WHILE CHANGING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THERE WOULD BE AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARD TWO AND A HALF FEET AFTER BEING PARKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED AND HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT ACTIVATION OR WARNING AND AT ANY SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT WOULD HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER MADE TWO ATTEMPTS TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,370 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I HAD TO REPLACE ALL MY TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES DUE TO THE LINES BEING CORRODED AND LEAKING. THESE WERE THE ONLY LINES THAT WERE CORRODED OR SHOWED SIGNS OF CORROSION. THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD HAPPEN TO ALMOST EVERY GMT360. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

MY CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION FOR THE 1ST TIME ON 6/1/06 AT 47000 MILES. THE REPAIR QUOTE WAS $2700 BUT CHEVY ENDED UP COVERING ALL BUT $200 AS A WARRANTY REPAIR. ON 2/24/12, IT BLEW ITS TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2ND TIME AT 94000 MILES. THE CAR STILL HAS ITS ORIGINAL BRAKES, BUT IS NOW ON TRANSMISSION #3. THE REPAIR QUOTE THIS TIME IS $3038. OBVIOUSLY THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THIS TRANSMISSION, AS THE CAR IS JUST DRIVEN UNDER AVERAGE CONDITIONS (NO TOWING, NO HEAVY LOADS, ETC.) *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....

WAS DRIVING TO SCHOOL TO PICK UP SICK CHILD AND WITH NO SOUND TRUCK ACTED LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, SLOWED DOWN AND EASED ON GAS IT TOOK BACK OFF. THIS HAPPENS SO MUCH, NOW ITS IS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. *TR

I OWN A 2002 TRAILBLAZER WHICH THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. THE FIRST REPAIR WAS SEPTEMBER 2010 AMOUNT WAS $ 2000 AND WENT OUT AGAIN IN AUGUST 2011 COSTING ME $1,500 THE SECOND TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AND THEY HAVE NOT YET CHOSEN TO RECALL THIS PROBLEM. HOPEFULLY NO ONE HAS GOTTEN HURT OR WILL GET HURT. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM THE REAR THE DAY MY TRUCK JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD NO WARNINGS OR SIGNS. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR GM TO RECALL THIS I GUESS THEY HOPE THE PROBLEM WILL JUST GO AWAY. GM KNOWS THIS IS A PROBLEM IF THEY CHANGED THE SUNSHELL MATERIAL ON THE NEWER MODELS ONES THAT ARE MORE HEAT RESISTANT WHY MAKE THE PART MORE STURDY IF THERE IS NO PROBLEMS OR...

I STARTED MY VEHICLE TO LEAVE A PARKING LOT AND AS I PUT IT IN REVERSE, IT MADE A VERY LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. I APPLIED THE BRAKE AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD TRYING TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING NOTICEABLY WRONG, NOTHING. I RESTARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND PUT IT IN REVERSE AND THE SCREECHING NOISE STARTED AGAIN WHEN I PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE. WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER PERSON, WE PUSHED IT BACK THEN, PUT I IT IN DRIVE AND IT DID MOVE FORWARD AND THE NOISE STOPPED AFTER AWHILE. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AND I WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. I LOOKED ONLINE, SPOKE WITH SEVERAL MECHANICS, AND THEY ALL INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE TRAILBLAZER THAT THE SUN SHELL FAILING. I ALSO FOUND SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE...

FRONT END PROBLEMS , 4 WHEEL LOW COMES ON AT ANYTIME . PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEMS WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER .. *TR

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE NEW I HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE! IN FACT THE VERY 1ST TIME I HAD TO USE THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IT DID NOT WORK! THE DEALER, CHEVROLET OF HERSHEY WOULD KEEP THE SERVICE TICKET OPEN FOR A MONTH AT A TIME AND NOW I EXPECT I KNOW WHY SINCE THIS COULD HAVE COME UNDER THE LEMON LAW. I HAVE MORE RECENTLY HAD PROBLEMS WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO RELEASE THE 4WD AND THIS CAUSED, WITHOUT A DOUBT CAUSED THE NEED TO REBUILD MY TRANSMISSION! I ALSO HAVE BEEN WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND TIME OFF FROM WORK NOT TO MENTION THE SAFETY ISSUES. THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MANY '02 TRAILBLAZER OWNERS HAVING THESE SAME PROBLEMS!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH, THE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE SERVICE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE NEEDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSFER CASE AS IT WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

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

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

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAK DUE TO CORROSION! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4WD. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE INTO THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE DRIVER THEN PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE DROVE IN REVERSE ON ITS OWN. THE DRIVER ALSO STATED THAT SOMETIME HIS INSIDE OVERHEAD LIGHT SHUT ON AND OFF WHEN NO ONE WAS INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,500.

GMC: FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL. *TR

TRANSMISSION ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTING NOT GOING INTO GEAR AND THERE WAS A WHINING SOUND. THE REVERSE WENT OUT AND IT SKIPS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 3RD. IT WILL COST ABOUT 1300 TO REPAIR BUT I HAVE NOT DONE IT YET, AS I CANNOT AFFORD IT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE FOR MANY TRAILBLAZERS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE SUN SHELL PART AND REALLY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

VEHICLE SWITCHES INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AT RANDOM ON FREEWAY OR ANYWHERE ELSE IT DECIDES. UNKNOWN TIMES IT HAS BEEN IN SHOP 2XS AND ALL COMPONENTS REPLACED 1 YEAR AGO NOW IT STARTED AGAIN . HIATT PONTIAC CHEVY DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MOD AND THE SWITCH ON DASH . UNDER WARRANTY NOW WARRANTY IS UP AND DEALERSHIP OUT OF BUSINESS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SWITCHED INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IN-COVER MOTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE IN-COVER MOTOR SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED A SECOND TIME AS WELL AS THE CONTROL MODULE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER 4WD. THE CLUTCH FAN IS BAD. FROM WHAT THE AUTO PARTS SERVICE CENTER ADVISED ME, ALL CLUTCH FANS ON THE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS SHOULD BE RECALLED. THE VEHICLE RUNS HIGH RPM'S WHEN FIRST STARTING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARDS THAT THE GOV. SHOULD ADDRESS WITH CHEVY. DON'T WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE, THEN ACT ON THIS COMPLAINT. YOU WOULD THINK AFTER THE FIRESTONE TIRE INCIDENT YOU PEOPLE WOULD WORK ON THE SIDE OF THE CONSUMER, AFTER ALL, WE DO PAY FOR YOUR AGENCY TO OPERATE. WHY IS IT THE CONSUMER ALWAYS HAS TO PAY FOR BIG BUSINESS WHEN THEY ARE THE ONES WHO ARE A FAULT. WHEN BUILDING ANY PRODUCT, IF IT FAILS. THEN THE GOV. SHOULD ENFORCE A RECALL. WHETHER IT BE ONE OR 20 COMPLAINTS. THE CONSUMER HAS THE RIGHT TO BE PROTECTED WHEN PURCHASING ANY PRODUCT. WHEN A COMPLAINT IS MADE....

I BOUGHT THE 2002 TRAILBLAZER ON FEBRUARY 2008 DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TOTAL THE REST OF THE TIME IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED JUST ACCELERATED ONTO THE GAS HEARD A LOUD CRACK AND THE TRUCK SHOOK LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE HAD HIT, LOST ACCELERATION WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER THAN 30-35 MILES AN HOUR AND CAR WOULD NOT DISENGAGE FROM NEUTRAL AT FIRST AND THE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE., BRAKES HAVE MADE A PULSATION FEELING AND THEY WERE DONE DAYS BEFORE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED AGAIN INCLUDING ROTORS A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE, THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY CRACKLING AND METALLIC TINGING NOISES THAT DON'T GO AWAY, THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE ENGAGES AND DISENGAGES ON IT'S OWN WHEN DRIVING 65-70 MILES AN HOUR....

PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG DASH LIGHT, FAST ENGINE IDLE, AIR CONDITIONER, REAR HATCH INNER STRAP BROKE, ETC...*MR THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS INTERMITTENT. THE SIR MODULE WAS REPLACED, AND THERE WAS POOR TERMINAL CONNECTION AT THE SIR WIRING HARNESS, AND WAS TRACED/REPAIRED ON THE LEFT SIDE IMPACT CONNECTOR AND THE CODES WERE CLEARED. THE ENGINE IDLED FAST(ESPECIALLY AT START UP, AND THE FUEL MILEAGE WAS 13 MPG. THE RESULTS OF THE EVALUATION AND REPAIRS WERE: PASSENGER IMPACT CONNECTOR WAS LOOSE(REPOSITIONED/CONNECTED), IDLE WITHIN SPECIFICS, THE EMBLEM HAD FALLEN OFF, THE REAR HATCH INNER STRAP HAD BROKEN, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO TAKE LONG TO SHIFT INTO GEAR(HAPPENED SOMETIMES WHEN COLD), AND THE PCM NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED(J6355 POWER TRAIN CONTROLLER PCM). THERE WAS A THUMPING SOUND IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WHEN SHIFTED, THE A/C WOULD BLOW OUT COLD AIR WHEN THE A/C INDICATOR WAS OFF, HOT AIR WOULD COME OUT OF THE DEFROSTER...