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 (the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v527000), however, the dealer refused to perform the repair. The failure mileage was 65,000 and current mileage was 100,000.
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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?
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 federal safety agency campaign number was unavailable. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 federal safety agency website after I read on an internet chat room that there was consideration to ordering gm to recall the cars for this issue.
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.
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.
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 -
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 the federal safety agency because there was no recall on this component. *ak (11/22/05)
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.
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.
Who do I contact about recalls not being performed on my vehicle?
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.
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.
Failure to addquetaly repair recall stop light system for the tail lights
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.
Stop lights keep going out.
The federal safety agency recall campaign 04v527000 concerning brake lamp failure. No parts were available.*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.
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.
The headlights do not operate, making it difficult to see the road at night. Took vehicle dealer for repairs twice, but the problem recurred.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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