2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TRANSMISSION LINES CORRODED. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT IS CURRENTLY GETTING IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO FAILURE. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AT 48,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM NOW HAVING ANOTHER ONE PUT IN AFTER 80.,000 MILES BEING PUT ON THE NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS I WAS TOLD: "AT SOME POINT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN VEHICLE, GM IS NOT GOING TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS ISSUE". THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY MY RPM JOLT UP TO FIVE A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. IF I EVEN TOUCH GAS A LITTLE RPM JUMP TO FIVE AND TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD. CAR BEHIND ME SLAMS ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I THROW ON CAUTIONS AND HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD WHILE CARS ARE TRYING TO GER AROUND ME AT TEN AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND LOAD OUR THREE KIDS IN HIS TINY ECLIPSE WELL AFTER BEDTIME TO DRIVE THE 40 MINUTES TO COME GET ME AND PAY 150 DOLLARS TO HAVE CAR TOWED OFF SIDE OF ROAD BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHERE IT NOW SITTING WITH BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND HEARD A WEIRD SOUND AND NOTICED THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD NO WARNINGS ABOUT THIS AND JUST ABOUT GOT HIT DUE TO HAVING TO TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT, NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LINES THAT CARRY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE CRACKED/CORRODED. *TR

DRIVING AT POSTED 55 MPH OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT STARTED TO BLOW SMOKE BEHIND IT. BEFORE WE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, THE ENGINE RPM WENT CRAZY AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND SPRAYED OIL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESONATOR. ON CAREFUL INSPECTION, THE TRANS COOLER LINES ARE CORRODED IN MANY PLACES. THE LINES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT AN INSULATION MATERIAL HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE LINES AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HOLDING MOISTURE AND ACCELERATING THE RUST THROUGH. I AM WAITING FOR NEW LINES AND DO NOT KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED. *TR

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY STARTED TO LEAK AND CAUSE A SMOKE CONDITION .. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 4,000 AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,570 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,580.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP SPORADICALLY. IT ALSO JERKS FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL. I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT IN 08. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO REPORT THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SWITCHING AROUND ON ITS OWN AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PUT ITSELF IN 4WD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND THE 4WD BOX NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD BY ITSELF AND MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE 02) HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. I'M SURE...

WIPER MOTOR WAS RECALLED FOR HESTATION BUT STILL DOES THE SAME THING AFTER BEING FIXED REPLACED FAN CLUTCH 2008 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS/HESITATES FROM 1ST TO 2ND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE TRANNY PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AT 38,000 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WAS TOLD IT IS CAUSED BY 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS THE SUNSHIELD (SUN GEAR) ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE AND GM KNEW ABOUT IT. WAS REBUILT IN SEPT. 2005. 3/1/2010 VEHICLE NOW HAS 82000 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS AGAIN TOLD SAME THING. VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND THEN SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND REVERSE, 2 AND 3 GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING. VEHICLE REVS HIGH THEN STRUGGLES UPON ACCELERATION FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

DETAILS: I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A MOMENT AND REGAIN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS THAT IT SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED . EVERYTHING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO EVERY SENSOR THAT YOU CAN THINK OF . NOW IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLLUM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY SUGGESTED . BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 8 MONTHS WITH . I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. SOMEBODY HELP! *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER.ON THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE VEHICLE.WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP THERE IS AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION.I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.I TOOK IT TO A NUMBER OF SHOPS AND THEY'RE ALL TELLING ME THE SAME THING.TRANSFER CASE.THE CHEAPEST ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $1300 , AND THAT IS FOR A USED TRANSFER CASE.I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND I REALLY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY.THEN I STARTED TO READ REVIEWS AND REALIZED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING NEW VEHICLES ALL THE TIME,OR VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. JUST ABOUT EVERY VEHICLE THAT I'VE OWNED HAS BEEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE...

2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 76,000 MILES. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAN CLUTCH MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR. READ AND KNOW OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS...MY TRUCK AT THE TIME THIS BECAME DEFECTIVE WAS AT 65,000 MILES. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN LARGE QUANTITIES. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH, THUS THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE THE LINES. THE LINES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED SINCE 2002 AND INSTEAD OF ONLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE TWO THAT ARE BAD, ALL FOUR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE IS LEAKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAYED DRIVE. WHILE TAKING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE SPECULATED THAT THE RETAINER CLIP, THAT HOLDS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE GEAR SELECTOR ARM ON THE TRANSMISSION, HAD FRACTURED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,100. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE LINKAGE FAILED. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO A STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFTER TO PARK. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. HE VERIFIED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. HE ALSO OBSERVED THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE...

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP 3RD AND 4TH GEARS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT BY READING THE OTHER TWO SUBMISSIONS THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM AND TO WHERE THEY LOCATED THE COOLER LINES TO CAUSE RUST THROUGH. I DID HAVE SOME BRAKE WORK THAT I BELIEVE CAUSED THE RUSTED COOLER LINES TO BE JARRED ENOUGH FOR THE LINES TO BE SPED UP TO THE RUPTURE POINT. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN 04/09 AND NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I DID SOME QUICK SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER SOME OIL COULD PUDDLE UP ON THE "SKID PLATE" UNDER THE TRUCK WHICH CAN DRIP FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. LUCKILY I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AFTER MY WIFE MENTIONED THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING FUNNY. IT WAS 2 QTS LOW AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED A TSB FOR THE ISSUE - PIT-4722. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A NOTICE TO THE USERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND OFFER TO REPLACE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS COOLING LINE IS LEAKING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAILBLAZERS EXHAUST AND I'M...

WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER TO THE LOCAL MALL AND UPON SPEEDING UP TO 35 MPH AND CHANGING TO FASTER LANE, TRANSMISSION GAVE WAY AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED WHILE TRAFFIC BEHIND US WAS APPROACHING. A BIT OF A SCARY MOMENT, BUT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND I HAD MY WIFE AND THREE-YEAR-OLD IN THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY WRECKED ON A VEHICLE THAT IS WELL MAINTAINED AND ONLY HAS ABOUT 62,000 MILES ON IT. AFTER READING ON THE INTERNET THIS SEEMS TO BE A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM, BUT I ALSO BELIEVE A SAFETY ISSUE, AND GM HAS NEVER RECALLED THESE TRANSMISSIONS TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. *TR

2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE LEAK FROM CORROSION. *TR

MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS DEVELOPED A LEAK IN THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE WHERE THE LINE WAS COVERED WITH A FOIL COVERED FABRIC PROTECTOR, WHICH WHILE I'M SURE IT PROVIDED HEAT PROTECTION, SURE DID DO A GOOD JOB AT RETAINING SALT WATER DURING THE WINTER. REALIZING THAT TRANSMISSION FLUID IS COMBUSTIBLE AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, WHICH IS LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY GETS PRETTY HOT, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLACE THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, IT FAILED TO MOVE AND A WHINING NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THROUGH ONLINE RESEARCH, THE CONTACT FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V283000 REGARDING THE TRANSFER CASE, BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE CANNOT OPERATE IN REVERSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 142,002.

92,0000 MILES, WE DO NO TOWING. I'VE HAD VEHICLES THAT GET 150,000 MILES WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STOPPED. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND SHUT ENGINE. LOOKED UNDER HOOD & SAW NO OBVIOUS PROBLEMS. RESTARTED VEHICLE AND DROVE 3/10 M. AND REPEATED SAME MANNERISM OF SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR. HAD VEHICLE TOWED AND SHOP TOLD US WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER - WE HAD THE TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2002 TRAILBLAZER REPLACED IN SEPT OF 2006 BECAUSE THE SUN GEAR FAILED AND RUINED THE TRANSMISSION. THIS TRUCK HAS NOT TOWED ANYTHING. NOW 35000 MILES LATER, THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT HAD TO GO INTO THIS SUV WITH THE TOWING PACKAGE. WE DON'T TOW ANYTHING AND YET THE TRANSMISSION FAILS FROM HIGHWAY DRIVEN MILES. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY SOME TYPE OF DEFECT AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND MANY PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM TIRED OF WASTING HARD EARNED MONEY TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURES FAULTY PARTS. THEY EVEN HAVE A SERVICE BULLETIN STATING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE PART AND DON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM TIRED OF PAYING 2200.00 + TO CORRECT THEIR PROBLEMS. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AGO, MY WIFE WAS NEARLY RUN INTO BY THE...

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20MPH AFTER A TURN AND I HEARD A LOUD CLUNK THEN FOLLOWED A LOUD WINDING NOISE. I COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 25MPH SO I SLOWLY MADE IT TO MY HOME. ONCE I WAS IN PARK I TRIED TO GO IN REVERSE AND FOUND THAT I HAD LOST IT. I ALSO LOST 2ND AND 4TH. I GOT AN ESTIMATE OF $1485.00 SO I HAD TO PARK IT UNTIL I COULD SAVE THE MONEY UP IN THESE HARD TIMES. I TOOK IT IN TO MY LOCAL TRANSMISSION PLACE AND THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 02 GM TRANSMISSIONS. IF THIS IS SO COMMON AND I'M READING ALL THESE COMPLAINTS WHY DO I NOT SEE ANY RECALL.... SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS. I WOULD HOPE TO GET SOME SORT OF MONETARY COMPENSATION FOR WHAT I HAD TO PAY...

I HAD 37000 MILES ON MY SUV WHEN MY SUNSHIELD WENT OUT LUCKILY IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THEN AT 75,000, IT WENT OUT AGAIN, I HAD TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST. NOW AT 134,000 MILES MY TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT. I HAVE BEEN ROUND AND ROUND WITH THE GM PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE HAD IT REBUILT TWICE AND IT KEEPS GOING OUT. I KEEP TELLING THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE IS SOMETHING CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO KEEP GOING OUT BUT THEY DON'T WANT TO LISTEN AND WANT TO PUT A BRAND NEW ONE IN. I THINK GM SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING I HAVE SPEND SO FAR AND ALSO I WILL NOT EVER BY A GM VEHICLE AGAIN. I WILL BUY FOREIGN. I AM STILL OUT OF COMMISSION. *TR

1. BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. HEARD A LOUD POP. 2. REVERSE NO LONGER WORKS, CANT BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACES. WILL NOT SHIFT INTO 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. 3. TRANSMISSION MUST BE REBUILT OR NEW TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. COSTS BETWEEN 1500 AND 3000 DOLLARS. CAR ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT FAIL THIS QUICKLY. *TR

I HAVE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 113,000 MILES. REBUILT AT A COST OF $2,000 BY DEALER. ALSO TRANSFER CASE ELECTRONIC MODULATOR WENT OUT AND REPLACED @ $800 BY SAME DEALER. ALSO REPLACED THE FAN CLUTCH AT SAME DEALER FOR $800. WITHIN 1 WEEK I HAVE SPENT $3,600. I HAVE OWNED 6 NEW GM PRODUCTS AND HAVE NEVER REPLACED THIS MUCH EXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT. I KNOW THE TRANSMISSION IS A MAJOR ISSUE AND FELT GM OR THE DEALER SHOULD HELP ON THE REPAIR. DEALER REFUSED AND WOULD NOT REQUEST GM'S HELP. THE OTHER ITEMS I AM SURE ARE RELATED OR REPLACED AT A VERY HIGH RATE. EVIDENCE OF THESE REPAIRS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY TRAILBLAZER IS DRIVEN BY MY WIFE TO WORK AND THEY ARE ALL ROAD MILES. I DID NOT EXPECT TO PAY FOR ALL COSTS BUT THEY COULD HAVE WORKED WITH ME. I PAID $25,000...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CHEVY 2002 TRAILBLAZER WOULD NOT DRIVE RIGHT AND IT STARTED MAKING A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE AND THEN I PULLED OVER AND I COULD NOT GO IN REVERSE. I THEN FIGURES I LOST THE TRANSMISSION. NO WARNING. THANK GOD I WAS TRAVELING SLOW AT THE TIME. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL MAJOR DEFECTS WITH THIS VEHICLE. CHEVY MUST HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. LAST WEEK I HAD TO PUT IN A NEW FUEL FILTER, A COUPLE MONTHS AGO IT WAS FRONT HUB BEARING. I HAD TO GET A NEW STARTER, BRAKES AND ROTORS EVERY YEAR, CLUTCH FAN. NO WONDER CHEVY IS HAVING PROBLEMS THEY SELL JUNK. PLEASE HELP US PEOPLE WHOM CAN'T AFFORD ANOTHER NEW VEHICLE. *TR

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE REVVED AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THE CONTACT ARRIVED HOME AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. WHEN HE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD ONLY DRIVE FORWARD AND NOT IN REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AND THEY OPENED THE TRANSMISSION. THEY DISCOVERED SCRAPS OF METAL WHERE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS SHREDDED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE SUN SHELL WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH 80,000 MILES ON IT. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED PER THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATIONS. MY DEALERSHIP HAS RECORD OF THIS. WE HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION UP UNTIL 26 NOV 2008. WITHOUT WARNING THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD BANG AND I LOST OVERDRIVE. I ALSO LOST REVERSE GEAR AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP (AAMCO) IS CHARGING ME 2095.00 TO REBUILD IT. THIS INCLUDES A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS RIDICULOUS FOR A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. GM SHOULD BE ASHAMED AS IT SEEMS THERE IS A LONG LIST OF FOLKS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME. I WOULD LIKE SOME MONETARY COMPENSATION TO HELP REPAIR THIS. THOUGHT YOU GUYS MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW. *TR

WAS PULLING INTO WORK PARKING LOT WHEN A HEARD A QUICK BANG FOLLOWED BY SCREECHING NOISE. I TRIED PARKING BUT COULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. FORWARD GEARS APPEAR TO WORK FINE BUT REVERSE IS COMPLETELY GONE. MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS UNDER 70,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN MAINTAINED IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. AFTER READING SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, I SUSPECT THAT ONCE I TAKE IT FOR REPAIR I WILL BE TOLD IT IS THE SUN SHELL AND CORRESPONDING GEARS. I'M GLAD I WASN'T IN A DANGEROUS POSITION WHEN THE TRANNY WENT OUT BUT I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT THE SUN SHELL ISSUE IN THESE TRAILBLAZERS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND IT'S SICKENING THAT AS OF TODAY A RECALL TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS NOT OUT THERE! I SUPPOSE IT TAKES A FEW TRAGEDIES FOR SOMEONE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BUT I'M HOPING THAT'S NOT THE CASE THIS...

AS I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL IN OHIO, MY CAR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT AND MADE A GRINDING SOUND AND I TEMPORARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING ME TO SWERVE OFF OF THE ROAD. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND WHEN I REGAINED CONTROL, THE CAR NO LONGER SHIFTED CORRECTLY. APPARENTLY MY SUNSHELL BROKE WHICH I GUESS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH CARS THAT HAVE THIS SUNSHELL IN THEM. IT ENDED UP COSTING $2500 TO FIX MY VEHICLE BECAUSE GM USES INFERIOR CAR PARTS. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A RECALL SHOULD BE INITIATED. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER BEGAN TO KICK OR SURGE IN 2ND GEAR WHICH CREATED A BANG IN THE REAR END. I HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A GM DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THE COULD DETERMINE WHERE THE PROBLEM WAS COMING FROM. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE. ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER THE INSPECTION, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FAILED WITH 70,000 MILES WHEN I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. VEHICLE LEFT ME AN 2 PASSENGERS STRANDED AND I HAD TO PAY TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE SAME GM DEALERSHIP TORE DOWN THE TRANSMISSION AND DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS A FAILED SUNGEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION. GM DID NOT STAND BEHIND ANY OF THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMITTED TO ME OVER THE PHONE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION (MODEL# 4L60E). I WAS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THE $3,200...

TRANSMISSION WENT BAD WITH NO WARNING . WAS UNABLE TO PASS CARS AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND HEAR A THUMP, RPM'S REV UP. TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THEN, WHEN I TRY TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, THERE IS NO REVERSE! THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THIS VEHICLE. I'VE READ THAT THIS HAPPENED TO NUMEROUS PEOPLE, AND IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUNSHELL PART OF THE TRANSMISSION. CHEVY NEEDS TO RECALL THIS AS IT IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. *TR

FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION ON 9-3-08. NEAR COLLISION WITH ONCOMING CAR BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER AS I TURNED LEFT AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE ACROSS THE CENTER LINE. THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE FORWARD OR IN REVERSE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SUN SHELL, A $39 DOLLAR PART. THE ENTIRE ORDEAL COST ME OVER $3600.00 AND CLIMBING. THE FAILURE OF THE SUN SHELL SHEARED OFF THE CHEAP GEARS AND THE FRAGMENTS FILTERED THROUGH MY TRANSMISSION CAUSING MORE DAMAGE. MY CAR HAD 76,094 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THAT SERVICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT DUE UNTIL 100,000 MILES. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A DEPENDABLE CAR. THIS, I CONSIDER A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN SERIOUS TROUBLE....

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, HE NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S WOULD RISE; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR UNLESS THE CONTACT RELEASED THE PRESSURE OFF OF THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE SUN SHIELD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 39,544.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND THE RPM'S INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. SHE DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 154,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE. SHE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND, ONCE AT HER DESTINATION, UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AGAIN. THE FOLLOWING MORNING, SHE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN AND IT MADE VERY LOUD NOISES UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE GEAR WOULD STILL NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT SHE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES MENTIONED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V334000 (POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)). THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED HER THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL; THEREFORE, SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,660 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 141,694.

THERE WERE NO SIGNS OR SYMPTOMS OF THE TRANSMISSION SUNSHELL BREAKING. I NEVER TOWED ANYTHING, NO OFF ROAD DRIVING, NO HARD SHIFTING, NOTHING. I JUST WOKE UP WENT OUT TO GO TO THE STORE STARTED MY TRAILBLAZER AND NO REVERSE GEAR JUST A WHINNING NOISE. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER IN JANUARY 2002. WHEN I REACHED 50,000 MILES IN 2004, REVERSE AND 4TH GEAR SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND SUN GEAR REPLACED AT AAMCO OF CHARLOTTESVILLE. NOW I TOOK, AT 99,000 MILES, IT IN FOR A FLUID CHANGE AND WAS TOLD THE FLUID LOOKED BAD AND THEY WERE CONCERNED I MIGHT HAVE MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION REBUILT SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED EVERY 50,000MILES. I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, AND VERY RARELY TOW ANYTHING. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER FROM YOUNGER TOYOTA IN HAGERSTOWN, MD ON MAY 12, 2007. APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND A HALF AFTERWARDS, I CONTACTED THE SALESMAN THAT SOLD US THE VEHICLE, PHIL YOUNG, COMPLAINING THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A NOISE AND THE VEHICLE WASN'T SHIFTING CORRECTLY. HE TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. MY HUSBAND (NOT CAR SAVVY) SAID THAT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TRAILBLAZER AND FELT IT MIGHT BE THE BRAKES CAUSING THE NOISE AND JERKING. I STUCK TO MY GUNS THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND WANTED IT REPAIRED WHILE IT STILL HAD THE 30 DAY WARRANTY. YOUNGER DENIED IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AND NOTED MY HUSBAND'S THEORY OF THE BRAKES, BUT NOTHING ABOUT MY COMPLAINT CONCERNING THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRAILBLAZER WAS TAKEN BACK 2 OR 3 MORE TIMES TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, WE DEMANDED THEY FIX...

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. LOCKED TWO BACK WHEELS FOR SECONDS AND BACK TO NORMAL. BIG SCARE ON THE ROAD. AFTER THAT NO REVERSE WAS POSSIBLE. ENDED UP IN SHOP. CLOSED TO 2500.00 IN REPAIRS. *TR