Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the contact struck a patch of ice and the vehicle crashed into a light pole. The vehicle was completely destroyed and none of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The failure and current mileages were 56,000.
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer airbags complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving approximately 35 MPH on normal road conditions, the vehicle swayed across the road and across an embankment. During the massive rollover crash, the air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained severe injuries. The police and ambulance were called to the scene and a police report was filed. The vehicle was completely destroyed. Roadside assistance was called and the vehicle was towed to a collision center. The vehicle is currently being inspected by the insurance company. The contact was concerned of the safety risk involved. The VIN was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 110,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 20 MPH, the electronic gauges began to flash off and on. The contact also stated that the speedometer went from zero, to top speed, and then back to zero. The passenger side air bag deployed without warning as well. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, but they cannot repair the vehicle due to liability reasons. The current and failure mileages were 85,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the driver side air bag deployed without warning when she started the vehicle. The dealer stated that there was an electrical short in the steering column and they replaced the steering column and the air bag. The current mileage was 85,298 and failure mileage was 84,000. Updated 02-01-08. *kb updated 02/01/08
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact's wife was involved in a crash with an oncoming vehicle. The vehicle at fault struck the front and rear driver side doors of the contact's vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. His wife suffered a cracked rib, cartilage damage, and internal damage. Property damage was also involved. The vehicle was destroyed. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While driving 45 MPH, the contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle flipped over and crashed into an embankment. The air bags failed to deploy and the vehicle was destroyed. The road conditions were dry. The driver sustained minor injuries. The vehicle has not been examined by the manufacturer. A police report was filed. The engine size was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 80,000.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the air bag light will not go off. She was told by the dealer that the sir module was not communicating with the computer. The air bag light first turned on in december 2006, and again on march 26 2007. The failure mileage was 75,000 and the current mileage was 82,728.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trail blazer. The air bag light illuminated for 6 months. The dealer was unable to diagnosis the failure. The manufacturer will not assist her with the failure and didn't mention that there was an existing recall #02v222000: air bags:frontal. The light illuminated for 6 months. When the weather was warm the light was not on. However, during the cold months it illuminated. The current and failure mileage were both 105,000.
When my car was within the manufacturer's warranty, the seat belt and air bag light would come on intermittently. Dealer could not duplicate. Now the lights come on and or blink continuously. Service bulletin seems to match 02v222000. Dealer says no recalls match complaint. Mechanic says there are no codes. The module that controls the seat belt and airbags has malfunctioned. Two other modules have been replaced under extended warranty, will not cover anything related to safety. Parts and labor are $500.00 alone!
Dt*: the contact stated the airbag light illuminated upon initially starting the engine. The vehicle was inspected by an independent repair shop, who performed a diagnostic test which produced a failure code for the airbag sensor. There was a the federal safety agency recall, # 02v222000, regarding the air bags. The vehicle was not included in the recall due to the VIN. The dealer was alerted, and the manufacturer was not contacted. Updated 12/18/2006 -
I drive a 2002 chevy trailblazer 4wd and my son was driving the vehicle on halloween night. He was driving the speed limit of 30 MPH and swerved to avoid a possum in the road, he overcorrected and lost control of the car causing the car to colide with a tree at the front panel and driver's side door. Upon impact the air bag did not inflate and the car immediately caught fire. Luckily my son was able to crawl out the passenger side window but this could have been a terrible situation. We would like to know why the airbag did not inflate and why the car would have caught on fire with a driver's side impact?
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 40 MPH on a gravel road, control of the vehicle was lost and it crashed into a tree head on. The air bags did not deploy. There was no prior braking and seat belts were worn. The driver sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was later towed to an independent repair shop. The dealer was alerted.
Dt*: the contact stated while parked the driver side seat belt locked up and would not retract. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer for the federal safety agency recall, # 04v201000 regarding seat belts. After a year, the same issue recurred. Updated 11/16/06. *jb the air bag light illuminated. The shifter would stick when trying to move it from park to drive. The moonroof would not close
Trailblazer rolled on straight road. Vehicle had side and front air bags that did not operate as vehicle crashed. Only protection offered was the seat belt. May have had only minor injury if equipment operated but my wife was badly hurt.
After returning from a business trip. I started my car at the airport, and the second that I turned the ignition the drivers side airbag deployed. I took the car into the dealer the next day to get it fixed. After looking at it dealer said the repairs would cost $1500, and that because the car is out of warranty gm would not be able to pay for the repairs. After calling the gm customer service line, they told me the same thing, that I should take my complaint to the bbb. After that conversation I decided to pay to have the repairs made, and then have the bbb arbitrate the situation. But on the following tuesday june 20, 2006. The dealer called and said that gm would not provide him with needed technical support to diagnose why the airbag deployed for no reason. He said that until I agree not to sue them over this, they will not provide the needed information to help fix my car. I do not feel this is right.
Dt*: the contact stated while traveling 35 MPH with prior braking, the vehicle veered off the road and slid into a ditch. There was front end damage; the frame rail and hood bent. The airbags did not deploy when this occurred. The contact was not in the vehicle and the driver was unaware of what caused the vehicle to veer off the road. The driver sustained head trauma and the seat belt was not worn. There was a police report taken at the scene. The vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop, but has not been inspected by a mechanic. Updated 06/16/06.
On friday, october 7, 2005, our client was driving her 2002 chevrolet trail blazer in springfield, illinois. Soon after turning a corner from ninth street west onto cook street at approximately fifteen miles per hour, all airbags in the entire vehicle discharged at one time. Our client was pummeled about. The vehicle had not been struck or in an accident at said time. Our client had merely just completed turning the corner. A service air bag warning had turned on in the vehicle the previous day, and she had already planned to have the vehicle taken in at the local chevrolet dealership in springfield, illinois. General motors was contacted but denied any responsibility since the vehicle was just past the warranty date. Eventually, the local dealership replaced all of the air bags but still was unable to confirm what was the actual cause of same.
Dt: the contact stated vehicle went off the road and hit trees at 50-55 MPH. Upon impact, the airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was totaled. The front end collapsed, the engine was in the firewall, and the body was pushed off of the frame. The contact sustained minor bruises and abrasions. A police report was taken at the scene. The dealership stated they have never heard of this happening.
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.
I was traveling northbound approximately 30 MPH on a dry paved two lane road in my 2002 chevrolet trailblazer ls equipped with side impact airbags. I was hit (t-boned) by a mini van traveling approximately 30-35 MPH traveling the wrong way on a one way street with a blind intersection. Impact was directly in my front passenger side door, pushing the front passenger seat inward against the center console, rolling up the floorboard, breaking the hinges of the rear passenger side door, ultimately flipping my vehicle over onto the drivers side and pushed approximately 10 feet into the intersection, causing my drivers side mirror to roll into the drivers side, and shattering the drivers side window. Other undercarriage damage was also caused do to the impact. Failure: my 2002 chevrolet trailblazer is equipped with side impact air bags. Passenger side airbag failed to deploy, despite major damage as result from direct impact to passenger side front door. Drivers side airbag failed to deploy despite impact from rollover onto drivers side, resulting in moderate damage. Consequences: if a passenger would have been seated on passenger side serious injuries if not fatal injuries would have resulted due to amount of intrusion of passenger front door into the passenger compartment with no SRS protection. Driver of vehicle sustained minor injuries from being "tossed" against drivers side interior front door area with shattered glass. As the owner of vehicle, I contacted chevrolet directly and filed a report, I was advised that I would be contacted within 2 business days to gather further information to conduct an investigation. It is officially past 2 business days and I have heard nothing from chevrolet. Vehicle total loss due to damage via insurance.
Dt: consumer's vehicle was involved in an accident on september 15, 2005. Upon impact, none of the air bags deployed. Back in september of 2002 consumer's was involved in a head on collision with this same vehicle, and the air bags never deployed at that time either. Had the vehicle repaired at the gmc dealership.
Dt: air bag did not deploy in a off center frontal collision. While traveling about 35-40 MPH consumer's vehicle hit the rear of another vehicle. It was at a garage near the accident site. No one looked at the vehicle but the rescue services were surprised that the airbags did not deploy. Intermittently the SRS light would come on. Took vehicle to dealer and it was repaired in july 2004. *ak
Dt: while driving 60 MPH in a rain storm on ohio turnpike in newton falls, consumer felt like vehicle was coming off the ground. Steering got loose and then it got hard to turn. He swerved toward a semi-truck, then over corrected and hit a concrete barrier wall. He rolled once completely and ended up on the driver's side, facing the traffic. The air bags didn't deploy. Vehicle was towed, and insurance company told him to get in contact with gm to find out why the air bags didn't deploy.
While driving 55-60 MPH, vehicle hit an SUV that drove into lane. Vehicle then hit by tractor trailer. Vehicle crashed with great force into highway divider and lost front left wheel, causing vehicle to continue to crash along divider. Both front airbags and both side airbags failed to deploy. Passenger in vehicle sustained fractures to orbital bones and maxillary bone in skull. Major reconstructive surgery was required. The vehicle was determined to be a total loss.
Crash at 35 MPH (front end square) driver and passenger air bags failed to deploy.
Air bag light comes on intermittently. Dealer advised the consumer to bring the vehicle in for repairs, out of fear that they will deploy inadvertently.
During a 30 MPH vehicle frontal collision front air bags did not deploy. Consumer sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was towed. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak...problem wa sdiscussed with the dealer in detail but did not know how to resolve problem.
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision while driving between 50-55mph. Upon impact, the air bags failed to deploy. As a result, driver sustained chest injuries when it impacted the steering wheel.
While braking at 30-35 MPH, the vehicle continued to roll and hit the rear bumper of SUV truck and the air bags did deploy, but the air bag light illuminated after the crash, the consumer received injury to the face, but refused medical treatment. The dealer was not notified.
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.
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