2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer: grinding or squealing brakes

Filed Feb 12, 2020 · Suspension · 190,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While attempting to reverse out of the driveway, the contact heard a squeaky noise emerging from the front driver's side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower driver's side control arm fractured and needed to be replaced. The contact stated the failure recurred. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact referenced the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 01v126000 (suspension). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000

Filed Mar 2, 2018 · Suspension · 188,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. While attempting to back out of the driveway, the contact heard a squeaky noise emerging from the front driver's side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the lower driver's side control arm fractured and needed replacement. The contact stated that the failure started approximately five months ago. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 188,000.

Filed Jul 14, 2013 · Body, Electrical · 98,911 miles · MI

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.

Filed Mar 22, 2012 · Transmission · 102,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the vehicle would shift automatically without activation or warning and at any speed. In addition, the contact would hear a grinding noise when the failure occurred. The dealer made two attempts to duplicate the failure but to no avail. The manufacturer was aware of the failure. The current mileage was 104,370 and the failure mileage was 102,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Oct 16, 2011 · Engine, Fuel system · 40 miles · AZ

I was driving home from work and started hearing the trucks undercarriage start to rattle and grind on the bumps of the road. I had a sudden loss of power on engine and it wouldnt respond to my pressing on the gas. I believed that I had gas in the truck because the gauge read half full and apparently I was out of gas. So I proceeded to pull into a gas station and as soon as we filled up, the truck would not start! I saw that my check engine light was on and had to ask for a jumpstart to get it started again. At another time and date again the truck went dead, I asked for a jumpstart and the vehicle would not respond. I now had to buy a new battery because the car damaged the original battery and now with the new battery installed my car starts but will not stay on without me pressing on the gas while in park gear. I believe something may be defective with the electrical gauges, fuel delivery system, and suspension.

Filed Jan 8, 2009 · Body, Visibility · 68,563 miles · MI

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 shattered rear hatch failure occurred again. The contact stated that no one touched the vehicle for at least three hours before the glass shattered. She took the vehicle to another dealer and they stated that it was normal wear and tear; therefore, they could not assist. The dealer also cited that there was poor terminal tension in the liftgate. The manufacturer had not been notified. The contact had photos of the shattered glass. The current mileage was approximately 77,000 and failure mileage was 68,563.

Filed Oct 26, 2008 · Transmission · 60,000 miles · OH

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.

Filed Feb 29, 2008 · Transmission · 51,777 miles · WY

Have a 2002 chevy trailblazer- son was driving vehicle in wyoming 20 below zero loud clunk and then grinding noise and he stopped there was no 2nd or 4th gears and no reverse. Luckily someone stopped to help him and he was ok. My car only had 51,000 miles on it. I called dealership they took it in warranty was gone repairs cost 3,420.00. I started researching complaints about the transmissions and realized there are over 82 complaints and that gm has known about this faulty part called a sunshell that's weak metal and the tork in the engine of the v6 cant handle the pressure so it eventually cracks and breaks then you dead in the water. This could have been a real safety hazard and for many I have read about their problems with children in the car its amazing no one have been killed yet. Gm refused to have a recall on this problem due to the expense and is passing this down to its consumers to bear the burden. Will I purchase another gm car? Not on your life! To anyone who has this vehicle check out the transmission problems on line and contact gm if yours goes out maybe they will step to the plate and help people who paid 32,000 for one of their vehicles!

Filed Dec 19, 2007 · Suspension · 47,000 miles · NE

Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. Every time the vehicle is driven 5 MPH or less, the brakes make a grinding noise when they are applied. The vehicle has not been diagnosed. The federal safety agency campaign id number 01v126000 (suspension:front: control arm:lower arm) was referenced. The current mileage was 54,977 and failure mileage was 47,000.

Filed Nov 5, 2007 · Engine · 40,000 miles · FL

At about 40,000 miles it started making a loud roaring noise at start up until you get about a mile down the road. I changed the plugs and air filter at 60,000 and the noise seemed to go away. It was soon replaced with a squeaking noise from the belt area. I took it in to have the belt replaced and $90 later that didn't fix the squeaking noise. After a little research on the web I found out about the fan clutch problem and the water pump bearings were going bad. So I replaced the fan clutch and the water pump myself for $300. The roar is not as bad now but still there, shifts abnormally, and now at 60 MPH it jerks forward and rpms go from 1500 to 2000. I researched more on web and found that after changing the fan assembly you must get the PCM updated. I called the local dealer (maroone) and they want $104 to do that. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Filed Jul 25, 2007 · Transmission · 75,600 miles · GA

Went to get gas for my 2002 chevy trailblazer and we I finished and I started my car I put it in reverse and heard a loud clunk noise and then the truck would not go into reverse. Then I put it in drive and heard a lot of grinding. I called gmc and they know the trailblazer has a defective transmission and now that I call them with my problem they tell me that I just need to get a gm diagnostics test. Done and it just another way for them to get money out of people.

Filed Feb 27, 2007 · Body, Electrical · WV

2002 chevrolet trailblazer with problems with car radio customer wants reimbursement for repairs**cc some type of electrical problem caused a loud pop to come through the speakers. The caused the radio to short out and the speakers to blow. The radio and speakers had been replaced several times. The amplifier also had to be replaced. The vehicle has been taken to the dealer on numerous occasions but they have been unable to correct the problem. The middle seat belt in the second row locked up as soon as it was fastened into the buckle. When the defroster was used the consumer heard a clicking noise. The dealer replaced the mode actuator and mode valve per tsb 04-01-38-002. The quarter panel on the roof seam sealer cracked and was rusted. The pull down strap on the rear hatch broke. The sway bar broke. A grinding noise was heard coming from the left front wheel when making sharp left turn. The dealer determined that suspension was misaligned and caused shield to touch rotor. The instrument cluster gauge was inoperative. The rear wiper did not touch the rear windshield. There was a high pitched noise coming from the right side tire whenever in motion. The dealer indicated it was improperly sealed.