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.
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I was coming to a stop light my brakes did not want to work , then they did. I stopped my vehicle, my lights in my dash went out within a few seconds smoke started to roll from under my hood and cover my windshield. I immediately got out of the vehicle, and called 911. The vehicle was not running at this time, it stopped running. A bystander stopped to assist, he looked from the passenger front tire view and stated he seen flames that appeared to be blue. He wanted to lift the hood but I advised him not to do so, due to my job training I knew oxygen promotes fire. We got away from the vehicle, saint albans fire arrived on scene, the flames were out by the time they arrived, the car continues to smoke. The vehicle was moved to a lot, the key was put in the ignition by the fire department the dash lights did not work even with just turning the battery on. Triple h towing, towed the vehicle to davis smith's auto body. Geico is my insurer, I had full coverage however they will not cover stating it was mechanical failure. I have no without a vehicle, and no insurance funds to replace the vehicle. I have read online this is a common problem with this vehicle, I just do not want anyone to get hurt in a vehicle fire. Thank you for your time.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, a strong odor of fuel emitted inside of the vehicle. The vehicle also stalled without warning. Additionally, the gear lever would not secure into park until after numerous attempts. Upon restarting, the vehicle began to function normally. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who tightened the shift cable. The vehicle was not repaired for the additional defects. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.
I was driving my '02 chevy trailblazer on the interstate. The vehicle slipped and fishtailed a bit and I pressed the brakes to bring the vehicle to a stop. When the vehicle came to a stop, I tried to accelerate forward, but it would not move. The vehicle had not turned off on its own. I manually shut off the engine and restarted the vehicle and proceeded to move onto the shoulder of the interstate. I then noticed smoke and a small flame coming from under the hood near the front passenger tire/wheelhouse. The flames got bigger and soon it spread to the entire engine. The flames started near the right passenger wheelhouse and moved to the left driver wheelhouse. In about 20 minutes the entire vehicle was engulfed in flames. I have no idea how or why a fire started. I looked at forums online and many vehicles like mine have caught on fire while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trail blazer. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle suddenly began to decelerated. The contact stopped the vehicle and smoke and flames were billowing from under the hood. The flames were extinguished by the fire department. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified and no solution was offered. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that transmission fluid was leaking onto the catalytic converter from the transmission line. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The technician stated the transmission cooler lines would have to be replaced due to corrosion on the insulated heat shield. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 122,924.
When my mechanic put my truck on the lift yesterday to change the water pump, he noticed that the frame is so rotted that he advised me not to drive it.and for who knows how long, my wife and myself, who are both disabled, have been driving this, putting ourselves and the public at risk. When I brought it to a chevrolet dealer, they just said, no recalls on it, sorry! So now I have to figure out a way to get my wife and myself to doctors appointments, shopping, and all the other things we need a dependable vehicle for. We can't drive this, or afford to fix it, and we have no money to buy another one. Did I mention that we are filing for bankruptcy because my wife was mis-diagnosed by a doctor, lost her job, and now is in a wheelchair? Or that our mortgage is going on 18 mos. Overdue?or that we have a new handicap accessible home to move into, but we can't get our current house packed to be able to put it on the market?
Was driving about an hour or so, when I smelled and seen smoke coming from vehicle. Gauges indicated nothing wrong with vehicle. As I pulled over, I noticed fire underneath the front of the vehicle and also coming out of hood of vehicle around the engine. As I was waiting for fire department, it burned vehicle inside and out half way through vehicle. No injuries but vehicle was junked due to fire damage.
I started my trailblazer and let it warm for a few minutes. The truck idle was louder then normal but did not knock or miss. I put the truck into drive and pulled out of my driveway. As I was driving down the street I noticed the rpms shoot up and the truck slow, I pulled over and put it into park, the truck idled loudly. I put the truck into drive again and the RPM would rise with little power to the wheels. I nursed it up to highway speed and at higher speeds around 60 the problem seems to not be there. The truck continues to do this in the lower gears and at lower speeds. I notice the oil pressure goes up when this happens and I worry of doing more damage. I have already had a wiper module replaced that was recalled but never replaced before the vehicle was sold to me.
When I first purchased the vehicle a couple days later I noticed the steering columns ability to turn was very hard and making loud noises. I fought continuously with the dealership to fix the issue and finally after several attempts they agreed to fix it. Then 2 months later were driving my son to the airport and the car stopped and began to smoke, come to find out the radiator had a hole in it and there was some type of temporary stop leak stuff put in it to allow a consumer to drive for a short amount of time before the problem would arise again. So now my family and I are out of transportation and im still paying a car note on this vehicle, I feel totally taken advantage of and wonder how any dealer can go to sleep at night knowing they've been deceptive in the selling of a vehicle to a family. The truck is my children and I only way of getting around and its hard enough on me as a single mother, this is just one more problem I didn't anticipate, that was why I use grant money that I received from school to purchase (what I though) was going to be reliable transportation. This situation has really been a burden and hardship for us, especially trying to figure out how were going to get from one place to another..im so frustrated and saddened by the dealerships neglect, non concern, and not properly fixing vehicles before marketing them.I would like to know what I can do about this matter because I brought the car without a warranty and it was used. Please help!!!!!!
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.
Car idle would go crazy at stop signs and rd lights. During take off idle would plunge and car would stall or come very close to stalling. Took it to dealer and they could not fix it since no codes showed up on computer. I took it to another shop and the problem was the throttle body and cam position sensor.
Trailblazer sounds like a jet engine with a lot of "wind" noise. Took it to the dealer and found that the fan clutch went bad. Not only is the fan clutch failing on multiple trailblazers but chevy made this part so dynamic that the cost is outrageous. Also, due to the fan clutch going bad it also damages the serpentine belt.
I have a problem with my fan clutch. Transfer case and suspension problems.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The contact stated that the front end of the vehicle would exhibit an unusually loud hissing sound when driving any speed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the contact was informed that the fan clutch would need replacing. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileage was 85,000.
2002 chevrolet trailblazer ltz - oil pressure low light comes on and pressure gauge goes from 40 to 0 when vehicle is idling.
The fan clutch on my 2002 trailblazer have been acting up and not working properly for quite a while. From the initial startup of the vehicle , up to traveling speed of 55 MPH the load jet noise, fan clutch revving can be heard. The revving up, jet noise, and lack of power from the engine and no acceleration when needed. Service engine light has come on several time p0495. Seems as though the problem has slowly got worse over the past year. Finally had to purchase a new fan clutch from automotive business and replace the part. A simple 5 minutes search of the problem on the internet showed a very eye opening response from several hundred other owners of similar trailblazers with same exact problem. The fan clutch was replaced with a new one and the old fan clutch is still available if anyone needs to see it. The loud engine revving fan noise/like jet engine, used to happen every few days, but then it became a daily problem , hence the concern to replace the part. Bought the vehicle two years ago with 36000 miles on it and it has 56000 miles on it now. For your information of the other hundreds of owners with similar problem, here is the link. Http://www.carsurvey.org/reviews/chevrolet/trailblazer/r64655/comments/.
Exhaust manifold exhibits cracks and small holes. Exhaust fumes enter the cabin.
Tl* the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. When driving she hears a humming sound in the front of the vehicle. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealership. The current and failure mileages were 56000.
My heat gauge would show fast rising temp. Of the engine. The dealer did not believe me when I told them it must be the temp. Sending unit. They said they never go bad....called later to say it was the heat sensor, replaced it, tore the thermostat out of my trail blazer, said it was bad [I don't think so], replaced it and then said I needed to have my seven computers reprogrammed so the car would run right.[I didn't believe that either]. Since everything depends on computers to diagnose everything, I had to have them do whatever the dealer said. So, I feel that I was ripped off for unneeded parts and service...to the tune of $750. What a rip off ! ! ! !
1. Transfer case seized - 4wd failure while driving 2. Fan clutch failure - vehicle does not operate properly in a number of ways.
Have owned a 2002 chevy trailblazer for three years when I purchased it made a load fan noise but it went away after a few feet now it makes the sound all the time chevy needs to call them back before someone gets hurt or killed when the fan explodes it will happen the fan is plastic and can only take so much rpms chevy you should do this before you have a law suit.
Ses light on. Brought to local repair shop and dealer, which both verified a p0304 code indicating a misfire on cyl 4. I decided to change spark plugs and found water in the upper cylinder around the spark plug and the spark plug coil from cyl 4 was corroded. Replaced plugs and cleaned coil as best I could. I found a tsb indicating that this is known problem and dealers are told to install a seal to stop water from draining on to the engine. I called chevy customer service but the refused to cover the install or the repair.
The cooling fan clutch in my 2002 chevy trailblazer has gone bad. There have been many other reports about this part failing on these vehicles. Causes decreased power, increased RPM's, and may cause engine destruction.
When turning on my chevy trailblazer..sounds like a jet airplane taking off. Had it replaced last year (2007) and it's starting to do the same thing. I was told that the original fan clutch had some sort of upgrade or was it just defective?
My "service engine soon" light came on today and I brought it in to be put on the diagnostic machine. It is reading error code po495 cooling fan circuit error. After researching online I found that it is generally a problem with a faulty fan clutch. And that this is a very common problem for my vehicle (2002 chevy trailblazer). The site I visited had 279 pages of comments on this problem! Statements made were that if the fan clutch malfunctions it can "explode" causing more damage.
I own a 2002 chevy trailblazer. There have been numerous problems dealing with bulbs. The main issue I'm having now is the fan clutch. My engine revs really high when I'm driving. The cost of the repair is well over $900. I believe this should qualify as a recall. I've researched various message boards & find this to be a common problem with trailblazer owners.
The fan clutch on this particular model has a long history of failure, repair mechanic has replaced many of these units. This failure causes a loud noise to emanate from the engine and renders the vehicle unsafe to drive due to potential engine overhearting and fan clutch lock-up.
Fan clutch replaced on my 2002 chevy trailblazer this year and also a water pump second time.
Engine revs with no power, fan clutch stuck on . Started when vehicle was new. Progressively worse and had to be replaced at 50,000 miles. Six months later problem back.
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