2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER Exterior Lighting 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.

Mileage: 247,000

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.

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. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE LIGHT BULBS WERE REPLACED BUT THE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000. UPDATED 05/09/17*LJ *CN

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DRIVER THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V527000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 133,982.

Mileage: 133,982

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AS OF 10/27/2016. THE AMBER TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS SEEM TO WORK SPORADICALLY. AS OF NOW, THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE DRIVEN SAFELY DURING THE DAY. EARLY MORNING DARKNESS AND THE EARLIER ONSET OF SUNSET MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME THIS WAS DISCOVERED, BUT BEFORE LEAVING TO MAKE A SCHOOL DROP-OFF. THE HIGH BEAM LAMPS AND FOG LAMPS WORK WHEN ACTIVATED. THE R AND L HEAD LIGHT FUSES ARE INTACT. *TR

Mileage: 151,600

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.

Mileage: 171,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER,(WITH THE LOAN COMPANY AND CAR LOT) ,I COULD NOT GET THE LOAN WITHOUT HAVING THE CAR SALES COMPANY PUT AN ANTI-THEFT DEVICE IN,WHEN THEY DID THAT,ALL OF THE FEATURES STOPPED WORKING,.NOT ABLE TO LOCK,OPEN WITH REMOTE,SEAT-BELT AND AIRBAG LIGHT STAY ON ETC ETC ETC DIAGNOSES (BODY CONTROL MODULE $950.00. CURRENTLY USING THE VEHICLE.

Mileage: 81,375

SINCE I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE "NEW", I'VE REPLACED THE DRIVE LIGHTS THREE TIMES FOR BURNED CABLES ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELTS LOCKS WHILE IN MOTION. MY LOCAL DEALER INFORMED ME THAT, THAT WAS TYPICAL OF THE PASSENGER SAFETY DEVICE.....AS A PASSENGER, ONCE YOU SET DOWN AND PUT THE SEATBELT ON, IT LOCKS, HOLDING YOU TOO TIGHT, AND VIRTUALLY CHOKING THE PASSENGER!! ALL OTHER SEATBELTS WORKS FINE. AND STILL FUNCTIONS THE SAME TO THIS DAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM WORK ON A BACK ROAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA GOING 35MPH WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CAR COMPLETLY STALLED, I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO WARN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR THAT WAS COMING UP ON ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE GRASS BECAUSE THE AREA WAS SO DARK HE DIDNT SEE MY HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL HE GOT CLOSE TO ME. THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE 2002 TRAIL BLAZER BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL IM WORRIED MY CHILD WILL BE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 27,300

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

Mileage: 95,000

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

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. COMPLAINT #10487846 IS IDENTICAL TO MINE AND ITS A SHAME NOTHING GETS DONE ABOUT THESE MECHANICAL FAILURES UNTIL THERE IS A TRAGEDY. *TR

Mileage: 122,000

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 WEEKEND CHANGING THE FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION TO KEEP IT TO SPEC. NOW, I'M LOOKING AT A VERY EXPENSIVE BILL OF WHICH I CANNOT AFFORD. $30 IS EASIER THAN $1200. AND, I'M A MANUFACTURING ENGINEER, SO I CHECK FLUIDS REGULARLY, EVEN THOUGH THE OIL CHANGE STATIONS CHECK THEM. SEEING THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THESE COMPONENTS, I THINK THAT GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD PRODUCE A RECALL. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT WITH ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS, NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REMEDY THE SITUATION. WE WILL BE CALLING THE DEALER THAT WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE FROM FIRST THING MONDAY MORNING. *TR

Mileage: 98,911

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT. EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING, I HAD DASH BOARD LIGHTS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ON A SIDE ROAD AND TRY TO DETERMINE FROM THE MANUAL IF IT WAS A FUSE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I STARTED IT AGAIN, THE LIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THIS HAPPEN AGAIN 2 WEEKS LATER. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON LINE AS I FELT THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND FOUND THAT I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WITH TRAILBLAZERS. I JUST SAW WHERE CORVETTE OWNERS WERE EXPERIENCING A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND THAT THIS AGENCY WAS INVESTIGATING. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU COULD INCLUDE OTHER CHEVROLET MODELS IN THIS INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

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

Mileage: 100,083

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AND DECELERATED TO 40 MPH. THE REAR BRAKE THIRD LIGHT MOLDING THEN FLEW OFF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHT TO FAIL. THE INTERIOR LIGHT WIRES WERE ALSO EXPOSED AND FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 183,624.

Mileage: 183,624

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT GOES OUT PERIODICALLY. REPLACE LIGHT AND WITHIN AT LEAST A WEEK IT GOES OUT AGAIN. HAVE SEEN SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS WITH LEFT HEAD LIGHT OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE BULB SOCKET TO MELT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BAKE LIGHT SOCKET ASSEMBLY HIMSELF BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED AND THE BRAKE LIGHT FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

Mileage: 115,000

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

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 99,000

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 TRADED IT IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AS I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP SPENDING MONEY ON A MYSTERY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 160,878

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHT WAS ABNORMALLY POINTED UPWARD AT A HIGHER ANGLE THEN NORMAL. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THERE WAS NO ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE FOR THE HEADLIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHT SHOULD BE POINTED STRAIGHT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN FRONT OF A WALL TO INSPECT THE ANGLE OF THE HEAD LIGHTS, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WOULD HIT THE WALL ABOUT EIGHT INCHES HIGHER THAN THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,784. UPDATED 1/19/2010 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE RIGHT HEADLAMP WAS NOT PROPERLY AIMED. GM STATED THAT NO ADJUSTMENT WAS POSSIBLE. THE CONSUMER WENT TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THE HEADLAMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. THE CONSUMER WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND REQUESTED THAT THEY INSTALL IT CORRECTLY. THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED. UPDATED 03/25/11

Mileage: 77,784

I WAS LEAVING A FOOTBALL GAME ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY HEADLIGHTS JUST SHUT OFF. I TURNED ON MY HIGH BEAMS LEFT THEM ON FOR A FEW MINUTES (5-10) THEN TURNED THEM OFF, THE HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. I HAD A MECHANIC TO LOOK AT IT, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THERE IS NO CERTAIN TIME THAT THIS OCCURS, I AM JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL JUST GO COMPLETELY OUT. I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT ONE NIGHT. I WAS OUT OF TOWN LEAVING A FOOTBALL GAME GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE, I ALMOST HIT THE MEDIUM BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. THIS OCCUR APPROXIMATELY 2-3 TIME IN A MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS QUIT WORKING ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER I HAVE TRIED THE FUSES AND REPLACING HEADLIGHTS NOTHING WORKS, THE HIGHBEAM LIGHTS WORK. *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

Mileage: 173,085

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. MY INSIDE LIGHTS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AND I ASSUMED THAT IS WAS DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE. I TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALER SHIP AND THEY STATED THAT I MAY HAVE A WIRING PROBLEM. THE WIRE THE CONNECTS TO MY HEADLIGHT BURNS OUT EASILY AND MY BULBS FOR MY TAILLIGHT HAS TO BE REPLACED OFTEN. CAN YOU PLEASE ASSIST. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE HEAD LIGHT WIRING SEVERAL TIME AND HAVE TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT BULBS. THE PROBLEM STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THE LAST TIME THAT I HAD TO REPLACE A PART WAS DECEMBER OF 2009. *TR

LOW BEAM HEADLAMP SOCKETS HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES ON 1 SIDE AND AT LEAST 1 TIME ON OTHER SIDE DUE TO MELTING. PARTS STORE HAS THE SOCKET HIGHLIGHTED IN THEIR PARTS CATALOG BECAUSE THEY GET SO MANY REQUESTS FOR THIS PART. SAME PROBLEM: MELTED SOCKETS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND I HAVE HAD MY HEADLIGHTS CHECKED BECAUSE NOT ALWAYS BUT ONCE IN A WHILE THEY JUST COMPLETELY TURN OFF SOMETIMES AT NIGHT TIME WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK IT IN TO A REPAIR SHOP AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG WITH IT BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES I HAVE TO HAVE HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS CHANGED LIKE EVERY MONTH OR SO MY TRUCK ONE DAY DIDN'T TURN ON COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT SAT IN MY GARAGE FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS AND EVERYDAY I WOULD TRY TO TURN IT ON BUT NOTHING AFTER THE 3RD DAY WENT AND TRIED AGAIN IT CAME ON WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND IT'S BEEN OKAY JUST THE PROBLEM WITH MY HEADLIGHTS STILL GOING OFF AT NIGHT ONCE IN A WHILE. I KNOW 2 OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS AND HAVE HAD KIND OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE THAT THEIR IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZERS. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

THE PASSENGER-SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT SOCKET CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. THIS SAME SOCKET AND BULB WERE REPLACED DUE TO MELTED CONTACTS ONLY 4 MONTHS AGO. I WAS AWARE OF THE CURRENT SITUATION AS THERE WAS A STRONG BURNT ODOR INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE FUSE FOR THE HEADLIGHT DID NOT BLOW IN EITHER SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 107,550

MY HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IS OUT. I CAN NOT JUST REPLACE THE BULB BECAUSE MY WIRES THAT CONNECT THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY TO THE WIRING SYSTEM IS BURNT WHERE IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS TRIED TO CATCH FIRE. NOW MY WHOLE LIGHTING SYSTEM IS FLASHING AND WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE HEADLIGHTS FLASH AND DIM DOWN. *TR

HAVE REPLACED THE HEAD LIGHT IN THE TRAILBLAZER 3 TIMES DUE TO THE CONNECTOR FOR THE LAMP MELTING THEN BURNING OUT THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. IN DECEMBER OF 2007, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED BURNT PLASTIC AND HE REPLACED THE SOCKET AND THE BULBS. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2008, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS ELECTRICAL; HOWEVER, THEY COULD NOT LOCATE THE FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

Mileage: 90,000

HEADLIGHT PLUG MELTED 3 SEPARATE TIMES CAUSING THE HEADLIGHT TO BECOME NON-FUNCTIONAL. *TR

Mileage: 112,562

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE BOTH DRIVERS SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS NUMEROUS TIMES ONLY TO HAVE THEM BURN OUT WITHIN 4-6 MONTHS OF INSTALLING NEW ONES. THIS CANNOT BE NORMAL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, IN WHICH THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLAMP FAILED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND THEY INSPECTED THE HEADLIGHT AND CONCLUDED THAT THE WIRING MELTED. THE CONTACT THEN CALLED THE DEALER IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 06E025000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE VIN RANGE. SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVEROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE RECEIVING SIMILAR FAILURE COMPALINTS ON THE SAME MODEL OF VEHICLE. HE IS TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

THE ELECTRICAL GAUGES ON OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY WHEN THE FAN CLUTCH FAILED, LEADING TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. THE OVERHEATED ENGINE BLEW THE HEAD GASKET BEFORE THE ENGINE ITSELF BLEW UP. MY HUSBAND WAS HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND HAD DRIVEN ABOUT 200 YARDS WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WARNING SYSTEMS MALFUNCTIONED: THERE WERE NO LIGHTS, BELLS OR ANY INDICATION THAT COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WAS IMMINENT. THERE WASN'T EVEN THE ODOR OF AN OVERHEATED ENGINE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON OUR LOCAL FREEWAY I COULD BE SUING GM OVER MY HUSBAND'S INJURY OR DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND THE LIGHTS BEGAN OPERATING NORMALLY. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,210 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,500. THE RECALL NUMBER FOR THIS VEHICLE AND DEFECT IS AS FOLLOWS: 06E025000. UPDATED 02-14-08 *BF UPDATED 02/14/08 *TR

Mileage: 59,500

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AT 55,000 MILES, NOT DRIVING CAR BUT WAS ABOUT TO RUN ERRANDS. HAVE HAD TO REPLACE POWER STEERING BLOCK, ALTERNATOR, STARTER, TAIL LIGHTS, INSTRUMENT PANEL, RADIO AND ELECTRIC ON A CAR THAT IS JUST OVER 5 YEARS OLD. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, POWER STEERING BLOCK AND TRANSMISSION ARE ALL NOT UNDER WARRANTY. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH FAILED. AS OCTOBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000), HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 65,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DIMMER SWITCH FAILED. AS OCTOBER 3, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS ALSO FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING: BRAKE LIGHTS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V527000), HOWEVER, THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

Mileage: 65,000

I JIM EMMERT HAVE HAD MY TRAILBAZER IN THE SHOP MORE TIMES THEN I CARE TO REMEMBER FOR ALL ELECTRICAL LIGHTS NOT WORKING CHANGING CLUSTERS & TAIL LENS . I HAVE HAD TWO DEALERS LOOK AND POST TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS AND STILL HAVEN'T. I HAVE SPENT AT LEAST 2,000 DOLLARS AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE MANAGER SAID DON'T BRING IT BACK TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE? *TR

Mileage: 110,113

BOTH BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY FAIL. IM TIRED OF GOING BACK TO THE DEALER, HAVING THEM TELL ME THEY'VE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM AND A FEW DAYS LATER MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT AGAIN. IT IS TRULY A PAIN TO TRAVEL WITH INFANTS KNOWING THAT THE BACK BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. WE'VE ATTEMPTED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE AND THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LONG TERM OR PERMANENT FIX. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. ON AUGUST 18, 2007, HE ARRIVED AT THE DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. AFTER SERVICING THE VEHICLE FOR FIVE HOURS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE REASON WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A PART IN FRONT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART AND, IF THE MECHANIC BROKE THE PART THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THEN THE DEALER WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES. THE DEALER FURTHER STATED THAT THE RESPONSIBILITY AND REPAIR COSTS WOULD FALL ON THE CONTACT. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE TAIL LIGHTS CONTINUE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY ARE LOOKING INTO THE MATTER, BUT CANNOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE AT THIS TIME. AS OF AUGUST 21, 2007, THE MANUFACTURER HAS STILL NOT RESPONDED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE ARE FILLED WITH 3/4 OF WATER. HE STATED THAT THERE ARE NO VISIBLE CRACKS ON THE TAIL LIGHT COVERS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 16,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500.

Mileage: 16,500

1. OTHER THAN SEVERAL RECALLS FOR A FAULTY TAIL LIGHT, WHICH STILL DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY ON 2002 TRAILBLAZER DID NOT HAVE ANY MAJOR PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2005.*AK 1. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON ABOUT THE EVENING OF SEPTEMBER 10, 2005 MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 47,427 MILES SUDDENLY GROANED LOUDLY AND RAPIDLY DECELERATED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME AT A SPEED OF ABOUT FIVE MPH. WHEN I ARRIVED HOME I CONTACTED MY MECHANIC WHO SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE AND TOLD ME IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR. HE SUGGESTED I CONTACT MY DEALER AS HE FELT THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE HIGH ENOUGH MILEAGE TO WARRANT TRANMISSION FAILURE. I CONTACTED TILLERY CHEVROLET IN MORIARTY, NM WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND SPOKE WITH MR. GLEN TILLERY. HE ASKED IF I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE. UPON HEARING I DID NOT PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PACKAGE MR. TILLERY GAVE ME THE APPROXIMATE PRICE FOR HIS DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. I FELT HIS PRICE WAS HIGH AND THE DEALERSHIP IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES FROM MY HOUSE WHICH WAS TOO FAR TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE IN ITS CONDITION. I RECEIVED RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND TOOK MY TRAILBLAZER TO BUDGET TRANSMISSION IN ALBUQUERQUE, NM. BUDGET LOOKED AT THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH I AUTHORIZED. WHEN I PICKED UP MY VEHICLE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED ME MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY SUNSHELL. THE PRICE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WAS $1,813.68 3. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER. THE ORIGINAL PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 47,427

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN HE TURNS ON THE SWITCH. HE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF RECALL # 01V364000. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 MILES.

Mileage: 55,000

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE EXTERIOR BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE. THE HAZARD LIGHTS WOULD NOT ILLUMINATE WHEN HE TURNS ON THE SWITCH. HE FELT THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE A PART OF RECALL # 01V364000. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE'S CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000 MILES.

Mileage: 55,000

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. AND I REPLACED IT. THEN LAST WEEK MY TRUCK DID NOT START. AND I REALIZED I HAD A DEAD BATTERY, BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN LEFT ON. I THEN DISCOVERED MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT . NO SOONER BEFORE I COULD REPLACE IT MY RIGHT REAR , THE CENTER REAR AND THE LEFT REAR ALL STAY ON LIKE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED . THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND AM CONCERNED ON HOW I AM GOING TO GET THIS REPAIRED LET ALONE GET IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. *JB

Mileage: 54,823

SINCE PURCHASING THIS VEHICLE I HAVE SPENT QUITE A FEW DOLLARS IN REPLACING LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT BULBS. I NOTICE THE LIGHTS ARE OCCASIONALLY FLICKERING AND FREQUENTLY BURN OUT BULBS. I CONSTANTLY HAVE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT WITHOUT LOW-BEAMS, HAVING TO USE MY HIGH-BEAMS WHICH IS ANNOYING TO OTHER DRIVERS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD BULBS REPLACED AND EVEN THE LAMP SOCKET ASSEMBLY AT ONE TIME, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND MY WARRANTY RAN OUT.*JB

Mileage: 152,848

I EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE WITH NO WARNING OR INDICATION ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 44,000 MILES (WHICH I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF)! I WAS SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE NICE DRIVER BEHIND ME INFORMED ME THAT MY CAR HAS NO BRAKE LIGHTS. HE SAID THAT HAPPENS A LOT WITH THESE CARS, THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH BLOWS. I WISH I HAD MORE TIME TO TALK TO HIM, BILL ESTES CHEVROLET IN INDIANAPOLIS CHARGED ME 200 DOLLARS TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AND PUT ELECTRICAL TAPE AROUND IT. I NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED DRIVING TO THE DEALER WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON! AT THE DEALER, THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME THAT WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKE, THE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND SOMETHING ELSE. THE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER READS LIKE THIS: DIAG AS SHORTED BRAKE LAMP SWITCH HARNESS APROXIMATELY 3" FROM BRAKE LAMPSWITCH. REPAIR HARNESS AND REROUTE AWAY FROM BRAKET. THE ONLY PARTS DESCRIBED WERE 'SHOP SUPPLIES' (ELECTRICAL TAPE?). THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THEY DON'T DESIGN THESE CARS; INDICATING, THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS A DESIGN ISSUE. WHILE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT WE HAD TO SPEND 189.54 TO GET THE THING FIXED, I AM THANKFUL THAT NO ONE WAS HURT - I TRANSPORT MY 3 YEAR OLD TWINS IN THIS CAR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS ISSUE AND CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY FOR OTHER DRIVERS. I DECIDED TO CHECK OUT THE NHTSA WEBSITE AFTER I READ ON AN INTERNET CHAT ROOM THAT THERE WAS CONSIDERATION TO ORDERING GM TO RECALL THE CARS FOR THIS ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 44,030

TIE RODS, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION MODULE PROBLEMS, AIRBAG, TAILLIGHTS, STOP, TURN SIGNAL REAR PROBLEM, ELECTRICAL/ WIRING,RADIO, HVAC, PRESSURE CONTROL,2 BATTERIES, 2 FAN CLUTCHES, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

TIE RODS, MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION MODULE PROBLEMS, AIRBAG, TAILLIGHTS, STOP, TURN SIGNAL REAR PROBLEM, ELECTRICAL/ WIRING,RADIO, HVAC, PRESSURE CONTROL,2 BATTERIES, 2 FAN CLUTCHES, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS. *JB

CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL LEVER ACTIVATES FOUR WAY FLASHERS. CHEVY RECALLED 286,478 2003 VEHICLES (RECALL ID NO. 05V198000) BUT NOT 2002'S. SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON 2002. ISSUE IS DRIVER CAN NOT SIGNAL INTENTION TO TURN. *JB

Mileage: 53,958

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE HEADLIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLICKERED WHILE ON LOW BEAM. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED EVERY TIME THE CONTACT USED THE LOW BEAMS. THE FLICKER DISAPPEARED WHEN HIGH BEAMS WERE USED. HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY SAID TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. NOW HE HAS A PENDING APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER. *AK UPDATED 12/7/2005 - *NM

DT: THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE FRONT HEADLIGHT UNIT WOULD GO ON AND OFF. A LOCAL REPAIR STATION SAID THAT THE WIRING TO THE HEADLIGHT UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE HEADLIGHT UNIT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT CALL THE LOCAL SERVICE DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT DID REPORT THIS PROBLEM TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO CONTACT NHTSA BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS COMPONENT. *AK (11/22/05) *SC

Mileage: 50,000

DT: CONTACT BOUGHT A 2002 TRAIL BLAZER IN 2004. CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. BRAKE LIGHTS/HEADLIGHTS/ 4-WHEEL SWITCH , AND BLOWER SWITCH WENT OUT. ON 12-720-04 SHE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT STARTED GRINDING WHEN SHE PUT IN FOURTH GEAR. WHEN SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ,THEY TOLD HER THAT GEARS WERE FAULTY. WHEN SHE PUT VEHICLE IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE, IT BROKE. SHE HAD IT REPAIRED, AND THEN THE HEADLIGHTS WENT OFF BECAUSE THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH BURNED OUT. THEN SHE HAD A NEW ACTUATOR PUT ON IT AND A MONTH LATER, SHE HAD TO HAVE ANOTHER ACTUATOR PUT IN. ON 7-20-05 WHILE DRIVING, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH CAME ON, AND WAS SWITCHING BETWEEN 2-WHEEL DRIVE AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. VEHICLE STOPPED, AND SHE PUT IT IN 4-WHEEL DRIVE. WENT BACK TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. BEFORE SHE COULD DRIVE HOME THE TRANSFER CASE MODULE WENT OUT. THE NAME OF THE DEALER WHERE SHE HAS BEEN TAKING THE CAR WAS GILLELANDS AT 3019 DIVISION STREET, ST. CLOUD, MN 56301.*AK IN ADDITION TO ALL THE VEHICLE'S PROBLEMS, THE SUNROOF WAS BROKEN AND THE SWAY BAR LINKS WERE LOOSE. *TT

Mileage: 40,000

HAVE HAD MANY OF THE PROBLEMS I READ ON POSTED COMPLAINTS: NEW ENGINE REQUIRED WITHIN NINE MONTHS-ONE YEAR OF OWNING NEW VEHICLE, INSIDE DRIVER DOOR PANEL REPLACED THREE TIMES, CHANGE OIL AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHTS STAYING ON, HOOD NOT CLOSING PROPERLY, BACK GLASS NEEDING REPLACEMENT, FABRIC PROBLEMS IN BACK SEAT, ETC., ETC. AND THIS MORNING IT IS A $200 PROBLEM WITH THE HEADLIGHT SWITCH. TOO MANY THINGS TO EVEN REMEMBER OR NAME, BUT CHEVY HAS A PRETTY THICK FILE ON ME AND MY VEHICLE. *NM

WHO DO I CONTACT ABOUT RECALLS NOT BEING PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE? *NM

WHILE DRIVING TO LAX AIRPORT AFTER ROUNDING CURVE TO GET OFF ON AIRPORT RAMP, TRANMISSION FAILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. LOCAL AIRPORT POLICE ASSISTED TO GET ME TOWED ($45) TO POLICE LOT. NOTIFIED ONSTAR AND WAS TOWED TO CLOSEST CHEVROLET DEALER, ALBERTSON OLDSMOBILE CHEVROLET IN CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA. AFTER THREE DAYS THE DEALER HAD NOT EVEN LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE. I THEN HA CAR TOWED TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION IN ORANGE CALIFORNIA WHERE AFTER LESS THAN 24 HOURS I WAS INFORMED TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BURNED UP. A PUMP HAD FAILED AND THE INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSON ASSEMBLY WAS FILLED WITH METAL SHAVINGS. IN OCTOBER OF 2003 THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN LA MIRADA, CALIFORNIA. CAR WAS REPAIRED. I HAVE ALSO HAD MANY OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

Mileage: 55,700

DEALER REFUSED TO COMPLETE REPAIRS FOR STOPLIGHT ASSEMBLY RECALL ON THE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER.*MR CONSUMER RECEIVED NUMEROUS SAFETY RECALL NOTICES REGARDING AIR BAGS, DEFECTIVE STOP LIGHT ASSEMBLIES, ETC. SERVICEMAN PERFORMED THE SEAT BELT TESTS, INFORMED THAT BOTH OF THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLIES REQUIRED REPLACEMENT UNDER THE RECALL NOTICE AT NO CHARGE TO CONSUMER. NO DELIVERY DATE WAS AVAILABLE FOR PARTS. *BF

FAILURE TO ADDQUETALY REPAIR RECALL STOP LIGHT SYSTEM FOR THE TAIL LIGHTS

Mileage: 75,000

NOISES COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE SUV ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONSTANTLY CAME ON AND ONE NIGHT I WAS GOING AROUND 55 MPH MY 15 YR OLD DAUGHTER,WE HEARD A LOUD POP IT SOUND LIKE WE HAD HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD SO I STOP TO SEE WHAT IT WAS, WE SAW NOTHING BUT THE SQUEAKING SOUND FROM UNDER THE SUV GOT LOUDER SOME DAY LATER JUMPED IN THE CAR STARTED THE CAR AND THERE WAS THAT LOUD SOUND AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME THE SUV WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE I COULD HEAR SOME SPINNING LIKE NOISE SO I TOOK IT TO A SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STRIPED OUT IN REVERSE, AND THAT SOME SHAFT HAD BROKEN OR SOMETHING, THE MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEVERAL PEOPLE COME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THE SAME MODEL TRAILBLAZER 2002 WHAT HURT ME SO BAD IS THIS WAS MY FIRST BRAND NEW CAR, I ONLY HAD IT FOR TWO YEARS, AND IF I EVERY BUY ANOTHER CAR IT WANT BE FROM GM, I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TAILGATE LAMPS ,WINDSHIELD WIPERS,STEERING COLUMN. *NM

Mileage: 80,000

STOP LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT. *AK

NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V527000 CONCERNING BRAKE LAMP FAILURE. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE.*AK......*AK

I HAVE HAD THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT REPLACED ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS BECAUSE THE BULB BURNED OUT. IT RECENTLY BURNED OUT AGAIN AND I WENT TO HAVE THE BULB REPLACED AGAIN ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE SOCKET HAD BURNED OUT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED . I QUESTIONED THE TECHNICIAN ABOUT THIS BUT HE HAD NO CONCRETE ANSWER AS TO WHY THE SOCKET WOULD BURN OUT. HE SPECULATED THAT PERHAPS THE BULB (WHICH THEY HAD REPLACED TWICE) HAD NOT BEEN PUT IN SECURELY OR IT HAD BEEN LOOSENED DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I AM UPSET BECAUSE THIS BURNED OUT SOCKET ENDING UP COSTING $65.00 TO REPLACE. HAD THEY DONE THIS DURING ONE OF THE OTHER INSTANCES, MY WARRANTY WOULD HAVE COVERED THIS. I THINK THIS PROBLEM IS A DEFECT BECAUSE I HAVE ENCOUNTERED MANY TRAILBLAZERS ON THE STREET WITH ONE OF THE HEADLIGHTS NOT OPERATING. *AK

RE DEFECTIVE 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 4X4, PROBLEM WITH 4 WHEEL DRIVE, A/C, BATTERIES, TAILLIGHTS AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *BF WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE VEHICLE'S 4-WHEEL DRIVE WENT INTO FOUR WHEEL HIGH OR LOW INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE'S BATTERY LOSES IT'S CHARGE. THE TAILLIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE BLOWER IN THE AIR CONDITIONER HAD TO BE REPLACED. FUEL SPLASHED OUT OF THE FILLER WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS FILLING THE TANK. THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

Mileage: 25,848

THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT OPERATE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. TOOK VEHICLE DEALER FOR REPAIRS TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

NUMEROUS PROBLEMS. CAR STALL 3X , BATTERY WENT OUT, WINDSHIELD WIPER WORN AND TAIL LIGHT OUT, CONSIDERED NOT SAFE. *BF THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR. THE DASH SYSTEM WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE IDLED ROUGH. *SC

2002 TRAILBLAZER ACTED LIKE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT, TOOK TO DEALER THEY UPGRADED COMPUTER. FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM WIRED BURNED AND MELTED, TOOK TO DEALER THEY WANTED TO CHARGE 250.00 PLUS LABOR FOR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WHEN ALL IT NEEDED WAS A PIGGY PLUG, BOUGHT PLUG AT NAPA AND FIXED MYSELF. NEVER HAVE HAD TWO BACK LIGHTS WORKING AT SAME TIME... CANT TAKE TO DEALER TO GET THE RECALL WORK BECAUSE IT SEEMS THAT THESE VEHICLES ARE USING A "WEAK" OIL PUMP AND MY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR LAST MONTH OR MORE WAITING TO BE FIXED. THE WEAK OIL PUMP CAUSED DAMAGE TO ROD BEARINGS, MAIN BEARINGS, AND CRANKSHAFT. GM SAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND MY CUSTOMER SERVICE SPECIALIST SAID "I'M SORRY" ABOUT 10 TIMES BUT SHE WAS STILL CLOSING MY FOLDER AND MARKING DISSATISFIED. SHE CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE I'M OUT OF WARRANTY. I HATE THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND QUITE A FEW RECALLS BUT CAN'T DO MOST BECAUSE ITS IN THE SHOP. I NEVER GOT ANY RECALL NOTICES.*AK

Mileage: 125,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT WOULD GO OFF ON ITS OWN. THE LIGHT BULBS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ON WHICH I HAS REPLACED THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT 6 TIMES, AND LEFT BRAKE LIGHT 3 TIMES IN 44,000 MILES. I HAVE A RELATIVE WHO ALSO OWNS THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND IS ABOUT EVEN WITH THAT COUNT. CHEVY HAS OFFERED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY AND REPLACE THESE LIGHTS AND SOCKETS FOR FREE BUT THIS DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AS I HAVE HAD 3 LIGHT FAILURES SINCE MY SOCKET WAS LAST REPLACED AS HAS MY RELATIVE. IT IS APPARENT THAT CHEVY IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, ONLY PATCH IT UP. WITH TAIL LIGHTS, YOU ONLY DISCOVER IT IS OUT IF A COP HANDS YOU A TICKET, OR SOMEONE ELSE IS KIND ENOUGH TO TELL YOU WHEN YOU STOP. GIVEN THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THIS OCCURS, IT IS VERY LIKELY THAT YOU WOULD END UP DRIVING AROUND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AT ALL AND NOT REALIZE IT.

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER -- I HAVE EXPERIENCE A REOCCURRING PROBLEM (ABOUT 6 TIMES OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS) WHERE THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS GO OFF DURING OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. NOTHING I HAVE FOUND CAN FORCE THEM TO COME BACK ON; HOWEVER, USUALLY AFTER 5 OR 10 MINUTES THEY SEEM TO RETURN TO THE NORMAL ON CONDITION BY THEMSELVES. THE HIGH BEAMS WORK OK, TAIL LIGHTS, DASH LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, ETC. ARE NOT EFFECTED WHILE THE LOW BEAMS ARE IN THIS CONDITION. ADDITONALLY ONE DAY I NOTICED THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS IN THIS SAME STATE. I HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE DEALER, BILL HEARD CHEVROLET (SANFORD, FL), AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE CONDITION. I CONTACTED GM/CHEVROLET, AND THEY AGREED THAT UNLESS THE CONDITION COULD BE REPRODUCED, THERE WOULD NOT AUTHORIZE OR MAKE ANY ATTEMPT TO REPLACE ANY PARTS TO ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RIGID STANCE TO TAKE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I NEVER KNOW WHEN THIS CAN HAPPEN AGAIN, AND IT IS OBVIOUSLY AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF AND FAMILY, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD WITH ME AT THE TIME. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PROCEED AT THIS POINT, AND DON'T KNOW IF THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED BY ANY OTHER OWNER.*AK

Mileage: 38,800

LEFT BRALE LIGHT FAILURE DUE TO SOCKET NOT HOLDING BULB TIGHT DEALER WOULD NOT FIX BECAUSE ABOUT 600 MILES OVER WARRANTY. *AK

Mileage: 36,600

DURING FOUR CONSECUTIVE OIL CHANGES, IT WAS NOTED THAT A BRAKE LIGHT WAS OUT. *NM

Mileage: 69,000

VEHICLE CONSTANTLY DISPLAYS "SERVICE ENGINE LAMP", AIR BAG MODULE HAD A PROBLEM, REAR BRAKE LAMPS BLEW OUT, 4 WHEEL DRIVE MECHANISM ON DASH WAS REPLACED, IGNITION NEVER TURNED OFF ALL THE WAY, KILLED BATTERY BECAUSE IT DRAINED BATTERY. *NM

Mileage: 8,000

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH STEERING PULLEY FAILED. VEHICLE LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE SWITCHES ITSELF INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE WHILE THE MANUAL SWITCH IS IN 2-WHEEL DRIVE. THE TAILLIGHTS FAILED. AT NEW COMPUTER HAD TO BE INSTALLED. THE RACK AND PINION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 60,000

TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT. *AK

Mileage: 20,000

FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT HAS BURNED OUT FOUR TIMES ... I ONLY HAVE 20K MILES AND THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER STATED BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE, LEFT REAR (DRIVERS SIDE)BRAKE LIGHT BULB BURNS OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS SAME CONDITION ON MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS. MANY TRAILBLAZERS THAT I SEE ON THE ROAD, I NOTICE THEIR SAME BRAKE LIGHT OUT AND THE DRIVER IS UNAWARE! I NEED TO REPLACE THIS BULB EVERY FEW MONTHS.*AK

Mileage: 410,000

MY 2002 TRAIL BLAZER BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT ALL THE TIME. I CHANGED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE BOARD THAT HOLDS THE LIGHT BULBS. THE BULBS FIT LOSE IN THE BOARD, AND IT DOES NOT MAKE A GREAT CONNECTION.

Mileage: 24,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COULDN'T DRIVE-REPAIRED/ REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL-UP/SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT, LATER FIXED, BUT STILL WON'T WORK ON OCCASION/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5+ TIMES REPAIRED STILL NOT OPERATIONAL/ WATER PUMP EXPLODED/REAR WINDOW WON'T LOCK FIRST TRY/ CHECK ENGINE LLIGHT STAYS ON. *AK

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK, EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE BULB WITH A NEW BULB.*AK

BOTH REAR BRAKE LAMPS NOT WORKING WHEN PEDAL IS PRESSED. BOTH BULBS AND ALL FUSES SEEM TO BE FINE. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

THE RIGHT PASSENGER LOW BEAM SOCKET BURNED/MELTED TWICE SINCE 5/2003 AND THREE BULBS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. REPORTED TO CHEVROLET 7/04. THIS IS A T.S.B. LISTED ON ALLDATA.COM, BUT CHEVROLET REFUSES TO USE T.S.B.'S LISTED ANYWHERE BUT THE GM SITE AND THE NHTSA SITE. *AK

Mileage: 40,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD MELTED WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE BRAKE LIGHT BULB HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE WIPER MOTOR FAILED. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER, I HAVE BEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE 3 TIMES BECAUSE OF ONE OF MY REAR TAILLIGHTS ALWAYS BEING OUT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 TIMES SINCE AND HAVE HAD IT REPARIED. THIS WILL BE # 4 IN REPAIRS TO THE LIGHT. *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT SOCKET ON MY 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER LT IS NOT SECURE SO THE BRAKE LIGHT DOES NOT WORK CONSISTANTLY. ACTUALLY IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAVE REPLACED THE BULB NUMEROUS TIMES AND IT HAS WORKED TEMPORARILY BUT NOW IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DEALER FOR THE MANUFACTURER HAS EVEN TOLD ME THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT BUT DUE TO THE MILEAGE ON MY CAR WILL NOT REPLACE THE DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING LONG BEFORE I REACHED THE MILEAGE BUT I DID NOT KNOW IT WAS A DEFECT. MILEAGE DOES NOT AFFECT THE WEAR AND TEAR ON THIS ITEM. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

HEADLIGHT FAILED FOR THE 4TH TIME...I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTOR AND IT HAS BURNED AREA INDICATING A SHORT...NO FIRE THIS TIME BUT MAY CAUSE ONE IN FUTURE...IF THE LIGHT FAILS THIS OFTEN, CAN BOTH FAIL AND CAUSE INJUSRY OR DEATH DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT??? TOO MANY FAILURES FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY 2 1/2 YRS. OLD...*AK

RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED. HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ALMOST A YEAR. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKE LIGHTS SEVERAL TIMES AND THE TAIL LIGHT STILL WILL NOT WORK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THIS CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HITTING A WALL. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE DEALERSHIP TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 7 TIMES, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE AIR BAG ALSO FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE ACCIDENT. *AK THE PCM FAILED DUE TO A CIRCUIT INSIDE, FLUID LEAKED FROM THE POWER STEERING HOSE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND WAS LOUD WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONSUMER SAW SPARKS UNDER THE HOOD FUSE BLOCK AT THE SAME TIME THE GAUGES FLUCTUATED AND SHORTED, THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE, AND THE FUEL GAUGE MADE A WHIRRING SOUND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. *SC *JB *CB

Mileage: 19,532

BRAKE LIGHTS WENT TO WORKING OCCASIONALLY TO NOT WORKING AT ALL NOW.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

2002 TRAILBLAZER - REAR BRAKE LIGHTS BURNING OUT - HAD LEFT SIDE REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY BY GM DEALERSHIP (CIRCUIT BOARD WHERE LIGHTS PLUG IN BURNT OUT) BACK IN FEB. 2004 -- DROPPING TRUCK OFF AGAIN AT DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THE RIGHT SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS -- WENT THROUGH 12 BULBS SINCE JAN. 2004 - GOT STOPPED BY POLICE FOR BRAKE LIGHTS OUT. ALSO EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH FRONT END MAKING NOISE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND PASSAGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP FOR NO REASON - DEALERSHIP ORDERED NEW ONE BACK IN FEB. 2004 AND STILL WAITING FOR IT - SEE WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW WHEN I BRING IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR THESE ABOVE PROBLEMS. *AK

TAIL LIGHTS FAILED. TAIL LIGHTS REPAIRED FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. DEALER STATED THE CIRCUIT BOX MAFUNCTIONED. *AK

Mileage: 53,000

THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB REPEATEDLY BURNS OUT (3 TIMES IN AS MANY WEEKS). APPEARS THAT THE BULB DOESN'T MAKE A SNUG FIT IN THE SOCKET. I FOUND A TSB FROM GM REGARDING THIS. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY (48K MILES). I PURCHASED THE REPLACEMENT PARTS LISTED IN THE TSB, REPLACING THE BOARD, WHICH RESULTED IN A SNUG FIT BETWEEN BULB AND SOCKET. NO ISSUES SINCE. THIS IS PROBABLY RELATED TO DEFECT INVESTIGATION PE04032. THIS IS ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT WITH 2WD AND I6 ENGINE.

Mileage: 48,000

TRAILBLAZER SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON, ENGINE REVING, SEEMS TO BE FAN CLUTCH STUCK IN HIGH SPEED, CAUSES POOR ACCELERATION, POOR GAS MILEAGE, AND COSTS OVER 500 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. DEALER IN SMALL TOWN STATES THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL IN THE SAME YEAR MODEL TRUCK. DUE TO THE HIGH COST OF THIS REPAIR, I AM FORCED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN COME UP WITH THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. HOPEFULLY IT WILL NOT DAMAGE ANY OTHER PARTS IN THE MEAN TIME. THERE SEEM TO BE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT DEAL WITH THIS SAME THING. ALSO, THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP GOING OUT .

Mileage: 50,000

FOUND BOTH MAIN BRAKE LIGHTS INOPERABLE AT THE SAME TIME. BOTH BULBS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AFTER JUST 2 YEARS. BULBS ALSO LOOSE IN SOCKETS LEADING TO INTERMITTENT OPERATION AND PROBABLE SHORTENED BULB LIFE. ALSO NOTEWORTHY: 9 OUT OF 10 SUV/PICKUP TRUCKS THAT I SEE WITH INOPERABLE TAIL/DRIVING LIGHTS ARE RECENT MODEL GM PRODUCTS.

Mileage: 24,000

REPEATED BRAKE LIGHT FAILURES, BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES, DEALER HAS REPLACED BOTH LAMP MODULES, PROBLEM CONTINUES. BULBS WORK LOOSE DUR TO ROAD VIBRATION AND LOSE CONTACT WITH CLAMP DEVICES

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE....REPEATED BURNT OUT BULBS ON DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE LAMP SWITCH CONTROL MODULE FOR 4X4 REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 34,000 MILES. MODULE HAS ACTED "QUIRKY" SINCE REPLACEMENT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED TEMPORARY FAILURE WHICH CORRECTED ITSELF BY NEXT DAY. POSSIBLE LOOSE WIRE??? *JB

Mileage: 53,200

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY TRAILBLAZER. THEY HAVE GONE OUT NUMEROUS TIMES AND I AM SICK AND TIRED OF PEOPLE TELLING ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS ARE OUT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND I FEEL THAT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED ON THIS. MY WIFE ALSO, HAD A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN WHICH SHE HAD THE CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BECAUSE OF THESE PROBLEMS.*AK

BRAKE LIGHTS ON CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZERS ARE CONTINUOUSLY GOING OUT. EVERY SINGLE TRAILBLAZER I SEE ON THE ROAD THAT IS NOT BRAND NEW HAS EITHER ONE BRAKE LIGHT MISSING OR BOTH. WENT TO DEALERSHIP TO QUESTION IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS INCIDENT AND SAID NO, BUT HAS TO REPLACE CIRCUIT BOARDS ON MODELS OF TRAILBLAZERS. THIS IS NOT FAIR IF THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER BRAND NEW AND WITHOUT A WARRANTY. THIS DEFECT SHOULD NOT BE AT THE COST OF THE OWNER FOR A DEFECT OF THIS CALIBER. THIS IS DANGEROUS TO OTHER DRIVERS IF THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SEE THE VEHICLE BRAKING IN FRONT OF THEM. *LA

STOP LIGHT AND REAR TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS ARE DEFECTIVE IN THAT THESE LIGHTS CEASE WORKING. WHEN I GO TO CHANGE THE BULB, THE BULB IS OK. AFTER CLEANING CONTACTS, BENDING CONTACTS AND "FIDDLING" WITH THE LIGHT BULB AND SOCKET, THE LIGHT WILL WORK AGAIN, ONLY TO FAIL IN 2-3 MONTHS. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5-6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE OF A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAIBLAZER IN THE FALL OF 2001. *AK

Mileage: 18,000

THE BRAKE LIGHT IN MY TRUCK FAILED. I HAVE HAD CHEVY REPLACE THE CIRCUIT BOARD BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. THE VEHICLE GOES THROUGH LIGHT BULBS ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE BULB AND THE CIRCUIT BOARD. IT BURNS OUT THE METAL WIRE USED IN THE CONTACT. THE FILAMENT NEVER BURNS OUT.*AK

Mileage: 53,000

PURCHASED FEB 1, 2002. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. HAD INTO 4 DIFFERENT DEARLERSHIPS FIXING MANY PROBLEMS BUT AFTER EACH VISIT ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, WINDHSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, HEATER CONTROL PANEL REPLACED ONCE, MEMORY MIRROR MODULES REPLACED 2 TIMES, HEATED SEAT SWITCHES REPLACED 2 TIMES, REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/REPLACED ENTIRE REAR WINDOW 1 TIME, BATTERY REPLACED 1 TIME ( SAID BATTERY WAS AT FAULT FOR CURRENT PROBLEMS) BATTERY WAS FINE AND CHARGED ME $ 150 FOR NEW BATTERY THAT WAS NOT THE CORRECT BATTERY REPLACEMENT, EXHAUST GASKET BECAME LOOSE/LOUD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT JUST CUT OFF AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROX 65 MILES AN HOUR, I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY- HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER AFTER I PICKED IT UP THEN THE CURRENT PROBLEM BEGAN. I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. PRESENT PROBLEM IS THAT WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEAT IT DIES OUT WITH NO WARNING---JUST STOPS AND STALLS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY FIXD IT BUT UPON PICK UP THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. GONE TO PICK IT UP 2 TIMES, BUT WHEN I START IT AND PUT ON HEAT, IT DIES ALL OVER AGAIN EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT. I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND IT HAS BEEN A COLD WINTER. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH ON ANOTHER EXPRESSWAY ON WAY HOME FROM HAVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE AND ALL FLUIDS CHANGED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH $ 37,000 AND I FEEL IT IS TIME THAT GM ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM STILL PAYING DEARLY FOR IT BUT LATELY CANNOT EVEN USE IT AS IT REMAINS IN ONE DEALERSHIP AFTER ANOTHER AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM GM. I NEED HELP AND ANSWERS AS I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE EVEN WITH THIS VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 19,000

BRAKE LIGHTS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKE LIGHTS REPLACED 3 TIMES ON MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. MY FAMILY OWNS SEVERAL TRAILBLAZERS (2002 AND 2003 MODEL YEARS) AND EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS HAD AT LEAST ONE DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHT, SOME VEHILCES WITH MULTIPLE FAILURES. CAN BE EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT THAT FAILS. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZERS WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE ROAD.*AK

Mileage: 11,654

ONGOING BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE ON '02 CHEV TRAILBLAZER. IN THE LAST YEAR OR MORE, I REPLACED THE DRIVER-SIDE BRAKE LIGHT BULB FOUR TIMES AND ONCE FOR THE BACK-UP BULB. MOST TIMES THE BULB LOOKS FINE BUT I REPLACE ANYWAY. SOMETIMES THE BRAKE LIGHT WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ACCORDING TO CHEV PARTS DEALER, THE SOCKETS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD GETS CORRODED AND CAUSES A SHORT, SO I REPLACED THE "CIRCUIT" BOARD (OUT OF POCKET COSTS) ON 2/14/04 BUT THE BRAKE LIGHT STILL DOESN'T LIGHT UP. I LOVED DRIVING THE VEHICLE BUT THIS COULD BE A DEAL- KILLER FOR GM IN THE FUTURE. THEY HAD BETTER RECALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE, OR THERE WILL BE SEVERAL OTHERS LIKE ME WHO WILL GO TO ANOTHER MANUFACTURER.*AK

Mileage: 52,000

OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ITS LIGHTS. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WE KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SEE MANY ON THE ROADS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS OUT.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS PROBLEMS WITH ITS LIGHTS. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS AND BRAKE LIGHTS. WE KNOW OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS AND SEE MANY ON THE ROADS WITH BRAKE LIGHTS OUT.*AK

Mileage: 5,000

VEHICLE BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP ON FAILING, BULBS BURN OUT VERY OFTEN. *AK

Mileage: 6,000

INTERMITTENTLY TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED THIS WAS DUE TO A SOCKET WIRE SHORT THAT BLEW OUT THE BULB . BULB WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK

Mileage: 4,700

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5 TIMES IN AS MANY MONTHS. VEHICLE IDOLS EXTREMELY HIGH, SHIFTS HARD INTO SECOND GEAR AND BAD VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING.

Mileage: 14,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE TO GET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

REAR BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ONCE TO GET THE ENTIRE SYSTEM REPLACED. WITHIN A MONTH THE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING AGAIN. *AK

Mileage: 5,000

THE BRAKE LIGHTS IN MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAVE GONE OUT 4 TIMES IN 9 MONTHS. EACH TIME THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CIRCUIT BOARD AND BULB. I CONSIDER THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT WITH MY TRAILBLAZER. NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW WHY THIS PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING, AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT FUTURE PROBLEMS. *LA

BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAVE FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE LEASING THIS NEW CAR ON 5/24/02. SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GREAT IN FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THIS FIRST INCIDENT ON 11/6/2002 INVOLVED ONLY ONE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT BUT THE FOURTH INCIDENT ON 11/21/2003 INVOLVED BOTH TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE FAILURE COMES WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY IS NOTICED WHEN A GOOD CITIZEN DRIVER INFORMS ME. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS NOTICED WHEN A DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS WERE OUT. FORTUNATELY, THE TOP (DOLE) LIGHT WORKED. THE DATES OF THE REPAIRS ARE: 11/6/02, 8/7/03; 12/23/03; 11/21/03. IN A RELATED PROBLEM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND/OR WASHERS HAVE FAIED ON THREE OCCASIONS: 7/2/02; 11/6/02 AND 12/23/02. *LA

Mileage: 6,553

BRAKE AND TAIL LIGHT ON 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT HAVE FAILED ON FOUR OCCASIONS SINCE LEASING THIS NEW CAR ON 5/24/02. SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GREAT IN FIXING THE PROBLEMS. THIS FIRST INCIDENT ON 11/6/2002 INVOLVED ONLY ONE TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT BUT THE FOURTH INCIDENT ON 11/21/2003 INVOLVED BOTH TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHT. THE FAILURE COMES WITHOUT WARNING AND ONLY IS NOTICED WHEN A GOOD CITIZEN DRIVER INFORMS ME. THE LATEST INCIDENT WAS NOTICED WHEN A DRIVER ALMOST REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE BOTH LIGHTS WERE OUT. FORTUNATELY, THE TOP (DOLE) LIGHT WORKED. THE DATES OF THE REPAIRS ARE: 11/6/02, 8/7/03; 12/23/03; 11/21/03. IN A RELATED PROBLEM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND/OR WASHERS HAVE FAIED ON THREE OCCASIONS: 7/2/02; 11/6/02 AND 12/23/02. *LA

Mileage: 6,553

THERE IS A KNOCK IN THE ENGINE OF MY VEHICLE. THE NEW ENGINE WITH THE NEW DESIGN OF THE PISTONS STRAIGHT LAYOUT IS MAKING MY ENGINE HAVE A CONTINUOUS KNOCK. MY FOUR WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT WORK DUE TO A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE DASH HARNESS. WIRE HARNESS IS LOCATED BEHIND DASH. TAIL LIGHTS CONSTANTLY BURNING OUT. *LA

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. LUCKILY SOMEONE BEHIND ME HAS BEEN NICE ENOUGH TO LET ME KNOW BEFORE I AM REAR ENDED. I HAVE TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND HOPE THAT GM FIXES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY HURT. THE SOCKET HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE AND APPEARS TO BE THE PROBLEM AGAIN. IF YOU PULL THE BULB SLIGHTLY OUT OF THE SOCKET THE BRAKE LIGHTS WILL WORK, THE ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT THE FIRST BUMP OR TWO YOU GO OVER SHORTS THE LIGHTS OUT AGAIN. I ONLY HOPE I CONTINUE TO HAVE NICE PEOPLE, WHO ARE PAYING ATTENTION, BEHIND ME WHEN I AM TRAVELING, OTHERWISE I MAY BE WRITING BACK TO REPORT SERIOUS DAMAGE. LET'S GET THIS FIXED-IT IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM-JUST READ THE COMPLAINT LIST. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP BURNING OUT...3 TIMES SO FAR.. ALSO I SEE THE SAME SITUATION ON MAY OTHER TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE ROAD.*AK

I OWN A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS 3 TIMES. THEY ARE OUT AGAIN. BOTH OF THEM. A LADY STOPPED ME THIS MORNING TO TELL ME. THAT EXPLAINS WHY SOMEONE ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME LAST EVENING. *LA

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK

BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN NOT BEEN WORKING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE BUYING 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN 2002. *LA

I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER TWICE NOW. HAVING ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED NUMEROUS TIMES AND IF IT WASN'T FOR OTHER DRIVERS TELLING ME MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OUT, I'M SURE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT BY NOW. ALSO AT 41,000 MILES NOW THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT HAS COME ON AS WELL. *LA

THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. *AK. ALSO THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS LOOSE, THE BRAKES SQUEAKED AND THE FRONT STABILIZER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE A NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN THE CONSUMER MADE SLOW TURNS. *JB

BRAKE LIGHT FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER STATED COMPUTER BOARD FAILED. *AK

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER AUTOMOBILE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT PROGRAM.*MR *CB

MY WIFE HAS A 2-YEAR OLD CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT TWICE AND THE LEFT BRAKE LIGHT HAS BURNED OUT ONCE. I'VE NOTICED MANY TRAIL BLAZERS ON THE ROAD WITH BURNED OUT BRAKE LIGHTS. IS THIS A QUALITY ISSUE OR A DESIGN ISSUE? IS GM AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM? ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT? THANK YOU. *JB

2002 TRAILBLAZER LS. LEFT BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO FAIL. EACH TIME I PULL THE BULB OUT, IT IS OK, SO I PUT IT BACK IN AND IT WORKS FOR A DAY OR TWO. I HAVE NOW NOTICED THAT IT SEEMS TO WORK LONGER IF YOU PULL THE BULB OUT SLIGHTLY INSTEAD OF SEATING IT FULLY INTO THE SOCKET. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS VEHICLE, ACCORDING TO MY SON, AN ASE CERTIFIED MR. GOODWRENCH TECHNICIAN, EMPLOYED FOR YEARS BY GMC AND CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS. BRAKE LIGHTS GOING OUT ARE GOING TO EVENTUALLY CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT, AND I DON'T THINK CHEVROLET WANTS THAT! MAKE THEM ACCOUNTABLE!!! *JB

Mileage: 23,000

I HAVE HAD EVERY RECALL THERE IS AND THEN SOME THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ON THE RECALL LIST. BRAKE LIGHTS IS A BIG ISSUE, THEY ARE NOT ON THE RECALL AND THEY SHOULD BE! THEY ARE NOT SEALED PROPERLY SO THE CIRCUIT BOARDS ARE EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND THEN THEY GO OUT CONSTANTLY! IF YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY, YOU PAY!!*AK

Mileage: 36,439

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS. I CURRENTLY HAVE 37,000 MILES AND THEREFORE AM OUT OF MY INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD. THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING IS WITH MY BRAKE LIGHTS. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE TO HAVE MY BRAKE LIGHT CIRCUIT BOARD REPLACED BECAUSE WATER KEEPS GETTING INTO THE AREA CAUSING SHORTS IN THE BOARD. WATER COMES OFF THE REAR TIRES AND DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE TAIL LIGHT CASING AND MAKES CONTACT WITH THE CIRCUIT BOARD BECAUSE THERE IS NO PROTECTION FOR THE BOARD. NOW THAT MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM FORCED TO CONTINUE REPLACING THIS ITEM EVERY TIME IT OCCURS. THIS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS PROBLEMS BECAUSE THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT IN TRAFFIC. ALSO, INDIVIDUALS CAN BE TICKETED FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 35,500

THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED, ON BOTH SIDES, ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ASSEMBLY INTO WHICH THE BULBS PLUGS INTO, ON BOTH SIDES. THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. EITHER THE BULBS BURN OUT, OR THEY BECOME LOOSE. THIS RESULTS IN LOSS OF THAT BRAKE LIGHT.

Mileage: 18,000

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERWORK OF EVERYTIME I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 RENTAL CARS DUE TO THIS. NOW AFTER SEARCHING THIS SITE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF RECALLS ON THESE AND I HAVENT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM BESIDES THE ONE FOR SECURITY. PLEASE HELP ME. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS TRUCK. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,594 MILES. *KMB

EVER SINCE I BOUGHT MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. I HAVE A STACK OF PAPERWORK OF EVERYTIME I BROUGHT THIS INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX AND HAVE HAD ABOUT 5 RENTAL CARS DUE TO THIS. NOW AFTER SEARCHING THIS SITE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN ALOT OF RECALLS ON THESE AND I HAVENT BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY OF THEM BESIDES THE ONE FOR SECURITY. PLEASE HELP ME. IM A SINGLE MOM WITH 2 CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THIS TRUCK. *AK WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT 48,594 MILES. *KMB

REAR VIEW OUTSIDE MIRRORS CHANGE SETTINGS UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAD ONE RECALL. DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. ............ ALSO INTERMITTENT LOSS OF HIGH BEAM..... THEY EITHER COME ON OR DON'T COME ON. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE WE PURCHASED THE CAR.

PROBLEMS WITH 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THE 4WD LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH BOARD, WHILE DRIVING, THE GEAR SWITCHED TO 4WD WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK.*MR *TS. ALSO ON 2 OCCASIONS THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR FROM PARK TO DRIVE. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BURNED OUT IN THE LAST 3 MOS. 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE LIGHT SEEMS TO GO OUT EVERY MONTH. I WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKING UP BUT THOUGHT I WAS JUST DOING IT WRONG. AFTER READING OTHER COMPLAINTS I NOTICED THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. I HAVE HAD THE TRAIL BLAZER IN THE SHOP FOR THE NOISE UNDER THE FRONT WHEN YOU HIT A BUMP. THEY CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE CAUSE OF THE NOISE. THE BACK GATE WOULD POP OPEN JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. DEALER ADJUSTED THE LATCHING HOOK. HAS NOT DONE IT SINCE. NOW AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE 8 RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE AND I HAVE JUST RECEIVED 2 NOTICES. THIS IS A BIT UNNERVING. *JB

THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER REPLACED/REPAIRED THEM AT NO COST. DISCOVERED THROUGH AN INTERNET USER GROUP THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IN MANY TRAILBLAZERS. WOULD LIKE TO LOG MY COMPLAINT MILEAGE = 30K IN-SERVICE - FEB-2002.*JB

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OF PROBLEMS WITH MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY REAR TAIL LIGHT HOUSING 3 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH FAN 3 TIMES WITHIN 3 MONTHS. MY HOOD KEEPS SQUEAKING AND HAS TO BE READJUSTED EVERY OTHER MONTH. MY INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS GONE OUT TWICE. THE ALARM ALSO WORKS WHEN IT WANTS TO AND THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT ALWAYS LOCKS UP. ON 6/13/03 IT LEFT FINALLY LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON THE WAY TO CALIFORNIA. I LIVE IN ARIZONA AND WAS TRAVELING WITH MY WIFE, MOTHER-IN-LAW AND OUR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND HAD TO SUBMIT TO GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE RENTAL CAR. BY READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THESE 2002 TRAILBLAZERS I THINK WE SHOULD ALL GET TOGETHER AND DO A CLASS ACT LAW SUIT TOWARDS GM. E-MAIL ME WITH YOUR THOUGHTS. [email protected]. *NLM

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT NEW ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AS FOR SEATBELT LOOKING UP AND WONT RELEASE,BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING,DERECTIONALS THAT BLOWOUT EVERY FEW DAYS,RADIO/CD PLAYER WASNT WORKING,LEAKAGE OF WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINED ETC ETC.. ANYWAYS I JUST TOOK IT BACK ON 6-9-03 FOR SEATBELT TO BE DONE AGAIN AND FOR THE DERECTIONAL THAT FAILED AGAIN AND ALSO TO HAVE TRUCK INSPECTED I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT DAY AND FOUND THAT THE INSPECTION STICKER HAD A WRONG VIN # ON IT AND THAT OTHER WORK WAS DONE I LEFT THERE KNOWING THEY SAID THEY DONT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IN DERECTIONAL KEEPS FAILING BUT THEY DID CHANGE THE BULBS { THIS IS EVERYTIME I BRING IT THIS IS ALL THEY DO TO FIX IT} ON 6-10-03 THE DERECTIONAL WASNT WORKING AGAIN MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT IT TAKES ME ALMOST 40 MINS TO GET TO DEALERSHIP .....I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR A COPY OF THE HISTORY ON TRUCK AND WILL BE GETTING A LAWYER INVOLVED AND ALSO CONTACT THE DEALERS COMMINTION AND CHANNEL 12 ON THIS MATTER .....I PAYED ALMOST 30,000 FOR A TRUCK THAT IS NOT WORTH IT AND I AM A VERY UNHAPPY COSTUMER ..*AK

I BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT NEW ABOUT 10 MONTHS AGO THE TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE MANY TIMES FOR DIFFERENT THINGS AS FOR SEATBELT LOOKING UP AND WONT RELEASE,BRAKE LIGHTS FAILING,DERECTIONALS THAT BLOWOUT EVERY FEW DAYS,RADIO/CD PLAYER WASNT WORKING,LEAKAGE OF WATER EVERYTIME IT RAINED ETC ETC.. ANYWAYS I JUST TOOK IT BACK ON 6-9-03 FOR SEATBELT TO BE DONE AGAIN AND FOR THE DERECTIONAL THAT FAILED AGAIN AND ALSO TO HAVE TRUCK INSPECTED I PICKED IT UP LATER THAT DAY AND FOUND THAT THE INSPECTION STICKER HAD A WRONG VIN # ON IT AND THAT OTHER WORK WAS DONE I LEFT THERE KNOWING THEY SAID THEY DONT KNOW WHY THE LIGHT IN DERECTIONAL KEEPS FAILING BUT THEY DID CHANGE THE BULBS { THIS IS EVERYTIME I BRING IT THIS IS ALL THEY DO TO FIX IT} ON 6-10-03 THE DERECTIONAL WASNT WORKING AGAIN MY HUSBAND CHANGED THE LIGHT BULB THIS TIME DUE TO THE FACT IT TAKES ME ALMOST 40 MINS TO GET TO DEALERSHIP .....I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK FOR A COPY OF THE HISTORY ON TRUCK AND WILL BE GETTING A LAWYER INVOLVED AND ALSO CONTACT THE DEALERS COMMINTION AND CHANNEL 12 ON THIS MATTER .....I PAYED ALMOST 30,000 FOR A TRUCK THAT IS NOT WORTH IT AND I AM A VERY UNHAPPY COSTUMER ..*AK

LEFT BRAKE LIGHT SHORTED OUT AT 29,000 MILES. SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALERSHIP HAD INDICATED THAT THIS WAS VERY COMMON IN 2002 TRAILBLAZER. IF I DIDN'T HAVE SOMEONE BEHIND ME NICE ENOUGH TO TELL ME, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM. DEALER INDICATED SOME TYPE OF CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 29,000

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT SHORTED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF "CIRCUIT BOARD". SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS WAS OCCURING FREQUENTLY. AK

Mileage: 26,000

LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAVE GONE OUT 2 TIMES IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR REQUIRING THE BULB TO BE CHANGED. *JB

Mileage: 17,000

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROMBLEMS:FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS ON PASSENGER WILL NOT RELEASE UNTIL TAKEN OFF.BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN WORKED ON 5 TIMES SINCE SUV WAS PURCHASED IN 2002.HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS TRAILBLAZERS ON THE ROAD WITH THE SAME PROMBLEM. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROMBLEM !!!!

Mileage: 3,000

INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS BURNED OUT. THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AND WASHER CAME ON AND COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE REAR HATCH PULL STRAP BROKE. *AK *NLM NO LONGER OWNS VEHICLE. *KMB

THE HEAD LIGHTS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW 7.5 MONTHS AGO AND HAS ABOUT 8000 MILES. FOUND THE FUSES GOOD AND THE LIGHT BULB FILAMENTS GOOD. WHILE CHECKING THE LIGHT BULBS, I DISCOVERED THAT MOVING THEM SLIGHTLY IN THE OUT DIRECTION, THE LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. UPON EXAMINATION, IT APPEARS THE METAL CONNECTION TABS WITHIN LIGHT SOCKET AND/OR THE BULB WIRE- TYPE CONNECTIONS MAY HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY HEAT. THERE IS SOME DISCOLORATION ON BOTH. ALTHOUGH THE BULBS ARE NOT BURNED OUT, THEY WILL NOT WORK WHEN FULLY SEATED INTO THE SOCKET - THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. THEY DO WORK WHEN PULLED SLIGHTLY OUT. I INSTALLED NEW BULBS WHICH DO WORK WHEN FULLY SEATED. I NOW WONDER HOW LONG IT WILL BE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM OCCURS AGAIN. I BELIEVE THERE MAY A DESIGN DEFECT WITH EITHER THE SOCKET OR THE BULB, WHERE HEAT BUILDUP IN THE CONNECTION WAS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. *JB

Mileage: 7,900

FRONT RIGHT HEADLIGHT BLOWN FOR 2ND TIME. TS

FAILURE OCCURRED IN TRAFFIC IN ST. LOUIS, MO. A LARGE TRUCK FOLLOWING BEHIND HAD TO BRAKE ABRUPTLY TO AVOID REAR ENDING MY VEHICLE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS KIND ENOUGH TO TELL ME THAT MY BRAKE LIGHTS WERE NOT WORKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM REPAIRED. THE SERVICE MAN TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL OF THE SWITCHES IN THE STEERING COLUMN. I BELIEVE THE COMPANY HAS A DEFECTIVE PART IF THE SERVICE PEOPLE ARE NOTICINT A TREND. I CONTACTED CHEVEROLET AND THE "STARTED A FILE".*AK