2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Structurebody Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO HIS DESTINATION AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE CHASSIS WAS EXTREMELY RUSTED AND HAD STARTED TO SEPARATE FROM THE SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER NOR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 118,000.

THE FRAME IN MY TRAILBLAZER HAS BIG HOLES RUSTING THROUGH IT. A FRAME 100 YEARS OLD WILL NEVER RUST THROUGH. THE USE OF VERY CHEAP THIN STEEL MAY RESULT IN A ACCIDENT WHEN THE FRAME BREAKS IN HALF. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE REGARDLESS OF HOW OLD THE CAR IS THE FRAME SHOULD NEVER RUST THROUGH

FRAME AROUND FORWARD CONTROL ARM MOUNTS RUSTED NEARLY THROUGH. BOTTOMS OF DOORS RUSTING FROM THE INSIDE. WHEELS CORRODING AROUND BEADS WHICH HAS CREATED A CONSTANT BEAD LEAK.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN IH146 TOWARD KEMAH, TRAFFIC SO I TURNED IN THE TURNING LANE SO I COULD TURN LEFT AT IH646 THIS CAR CAME OUT OF NOWHERE ,HIT MY VEHICLE THEN I SWERVED INTO THE OTHER LANE, CHECKED MY VEHICLE AND SEEN THAT IT WAS NOT DAMAGED VERY BAD. SO I APPROACHED THE YOUNG LADY AND ASKED HER IF SHE WAS ALRIGHT AND SHE SAID SHE WAS. TOLD HER AND SHOWED HER THE DAMAGED TO MY VEHICLE ,SHE ASKED FOR MY INSURANCE INFORMATION AND I TOLD HER THAT I HAD THE OLD ONE ,BUT CALL ME IN 1 HOUR AND I WILL GIVE IT TO YOU; SO I DID , SHE SHOWED ME HER VEHICLE AND STATED IT WAS A OLD CAR; THE PLASTIC UNDERNEATH WAS HANGING DOWN AND I TOUCHED IT AND TOLD HER ALL SHE NEEDED WAS TO PUT SOME MORE SCREWS TO FIX IT ON THE...

THE FIBERGLASS COWLING ON TOP OF THE REAR HATCH FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING, DANGLING ONLY BY THE BRAKE LIGHT CABLE. I HAD TO CUT THE WIRE AND REMOVE THE PIECE OF BODY AND LIGHT. WENT TO DEALER ASKING ABOUT REPAIR, THEY SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY "USE OF THE TAILGATE DURING WINTER CONDITIONS OF SNOW AND ICE." THEY SAID "WE SEE IT ALL THE TIME." I ASKED, SINCE IT OCCURS WITH HIGH FREQUENCY, IF IT IS COVERED BY WARRANTY, BULLETIN OR RECALL AND THEY SAID "NO, GM CONSIDERS THIS AN OWNER/OPERATOR ERROR." IN OTHER WORDS, ON THIS VEHICLE, A 4X4, THE TAILGATE CANNOT NOR SHOULD NOT BE USED, IN THE MIDWEST, DURING PERIODS OF SNOW OR ICE? ALAS, I AM DRIVING WITHOUT THE MANDATORY CENTER BRAKE LIGHT. PLEASE REMEDY THIS SITUATION WITH PROPER REPLACEMENT. SADLY, I SEE THIS CONDITION ON THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL MORE OFTEN THAN NOT. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE MOLDING PIECE THAT SURROUNDS THE REAR THIRD BRAKE LIGHT FLEW OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT WAS LEFT DANGLING AGAINST THE READ WINDOW. THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND US, SO THE PART DID NOT HIT A VEHICLE. AFTER MANY CALLS TO AREA BODY SHOPS I'M BEING TOLD THIS IS A "KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS PART" AND OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR A NEW PART FROM CHEVROLET AND THEN PAY HUNDREDS MORE TO HAVE IT PAINTED AND INSTALLED! *TR

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE WAS FOUND TO HAVE DANGEROUS LEVELS OF RUST AND CORROSION. PARTS OF THE VEHICLE WERE BREAKING OFF WITH A SLIGHT TOUCH OF HAND. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000. DT

WAS UNDER VEHICLE AND NOTICED A STRESS CRACK IN THE FRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDER THE MOTOR MOUNT. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT CAN BE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ISSUE AND LOOKS AS IF IT HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE. THE CRACK IS APPROXIMATELY 6" LONG AND ON THE VERY BOTTOM OF THE FRAME DIRECTLY BELOW THE ENGINE MOUNTING BRACKET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS COMPLETELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO VERIFIED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED A SAFETY HAZARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR ROUTINE INSPECTION WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE UNDERBODY WAS CORRODED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE WHEEL COULD SEPARATE FROM THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC ALSO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NEED TO BE DIAGNOSED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO ASSIST WITH ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,822.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IN MARCH OF 2008, THE REAR HATCH GLASS SUDDENLY SHATTERED. THE HATCH HAD JUST BEEN IN USE PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND REALIZED THAT THE GLASS SHATTERED OUTWARD ALL OVER HER YARD AND DRIVEWAY. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,200. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF HER INSURANCE COMPANY, THE GLASS WAS REPAIRED. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR. IN DECEMBER OF 2008, SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER BECAUSE THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSING HARD, GRINDING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD STILL NOT WORK. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE FAILURES; HOWEVER, THE WIPER STILL MALFUNCTIONED. IN JANUARY OF 2009, THE...

FAN CLUTCH REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THIS YEAR AND ALSO A WATER PUMP SECOND TIME. *TR

ENGINE STALLS ; ENGINE HESITATES; ENGINE TREMBLES. *AK

IF THE 2 U SHAPED HOOKS THAT HOLD THE SPOILER IN PLACE DETACH THE SPOILER POPS UP ABOVE THE TRUCK. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE SPOILER IS NOT WIND RESISTANT. THIS RESULTS IN THE OTHER PLASTIC SPOILER ATTACHMENTS WEAKENING, AND CAUSING THE SPOILER TO SEPARATE FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK, AND TO FLY INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE SPOILER WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THIS FAILURE RECURRED.*AK

PURCHASED CAR TWO WEEKS LATER WAS IN DEALERSHIP WITH PROBLEMS WHEN DRIVING. WAS TOLD TIRES WERE BAD. TIRES WERE REPLACED. CAR HAS TWO NOISES WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU HIT A BUMP. CAR STILL HAS WHINNING SOUND IN THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR EVEN THOUGH THE SEAL HAS BEEN REPLACED IN ALL 4 DOORS. WHEN YOU CLOSE THE DRIVER DOOR YOU HEAR THE SAME NOISE THAT YOU HEAR WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. HAS ALREADY BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR THIS SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. *NLM

FRONT WHEEL WELL LINERS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO WELL FRAME PROPERLY. THIS CAUSES DEBRIS TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LINERS. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO FIX THE INSECURE WHEEL LINERS PROPERLY AND THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT. *YH