Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. On january 17, 2007, the contact heard a loud boom and the transmission failed while driving 10 MPH. He then coasted the vehicle at 5 MPH to the nearest shop. The mechanic stated that the actuator fell from the transmission and the entire transmission failed. The contact was also informed that all four tires were rotted and needed to be replaced. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 28,000 and failure mileage was 22,900. The consumer stated wants to gm to pay the cost of repairs for the defects in the vehicle, however consumer is stating not responsible for defect the part provided is not the same part stated in the recall. Updated 06/08/07
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer transmission complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trail blazer. While driving 10 MPH including making left and right turns the 4 wheel drive engaged and became difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact attempted to accelerate and was unable to due to the 4 wheel drive. The warning indicator 4 wheel drive light was illuminated and remained on until the engine was turned off. The current and failure mileage were 57,610.
2002 chevy trailblazer transmission failure. I was driving vehicle, stopped at a stop sign and when attempting to drive, vehicle wouldn't move. I only had a 1st and 2nd gear, no reverse, drive, or 3rd gear at all. I have researched this issue and found hundreds of similar complaints, some were near serious consequences. Public consensus seems to be that gm is aware of the problems (due to hundreds of phone call complaints) but refuses to recall transmissions until the federal safety agency forces them to. Gm has been offering a 30% rebate on the repair costs, which exceeded $2,000.00 I haven't yet spoken to gm, but am sure to get the "run around". I have to have the vehicle towed to a repair shop today.
Chevrolet 02 trailblazer transmission failure.
Transmission made a loud squelling noise as I began to accelerate, then would not go into gear smoothly (between 30 and 40 miles per hour) after that. I later tried to put the car in reverse, and I had no reverse.
Tl*- the contact stated that while having the 2002 chevrolet trailblazer parked in the incline driveway with the emergency brake engaged the vehicle rolled from the park position and crashed into the house. This failure happened to the contact's vehicle twice. The first time on january 29, 2007 , and the second time was on march 17, 2007. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and felt that the vehicle should be cover under the federal safety agency recall campaign id number: 01v334000 for the power train: transfer case (4-wheel drive), but the dealer stated that the vehicle did not fall under the recall. The current and failure mileage were both 40,000.
I was pulling a trailer with a 2002 chevy trailblazer and it switched into 4 lo on its own causing me to loose control of the vehicle. I have had this problem with the 4 wheel drive for over a year. I have been turned away by gm and gm dealerships when I brought the problem to their attention.
Transmission failure.
This will be the third time I have had my trailblazer to the dealer for the same problem. When driving, the car will shift itself between 2hi and 4 hi. Also, after utilizing the selector on two occasions the car got stuck in neutral and had to be towed. After being treated like an ignorant woman who doesn't know how to operate the controls I am finally changing dealers. Maybe they should read this and see that apparently I am not the only person having these problems.
Transmission slips out of gear while in operation in all gears. On previous complaint I stated that repair was costly. At this point tech. Says that small "o" ring clip did $2,000.00 in damage to sun gear,shell, and major drive gears and casing as well. This vehicle only has 51k mi. On it. We believe there was a situation of defective this vehicle was sold as a certified used at top dollar. Parts according to the tech.
2002 chevy trailblazer, slips out of gear, 1,2,3,4. And slams back while in operation. Consulted dealer, dealer said no recalls available. This happened 3x's. We stopped driving vehicle. On second incident a qualified individual said that there are issues in the transmission. Dealer still said no bulletins on this vehicle at large. Dealer stated that I take the vehicle to the vendor in which they do business with for inspection. Vendor who is repairing vehicle claims a clip or spring slipped out somewhere destroyed come major parts and also the casing. I have asked vendor to hold all parts. So far this episode is very costly.
Service 4wd light came on after numerous attempts to change the transfer case from awd to 4wd. Dealer telling me that its a motor sensor that encodes the transfer to shift. This is the second repair on the same part. I would like this part recalled and to be reimbursed money for repairing it myself.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 chevrolet trailblazer. The transmission was slipping gears. The contact stated that he had the original transmission replaced at 8000 mile by an authorized dealer, and now was experiencing the same difficulty with the gears slipping down speeds ,and the transmission not engaging. The contact said that this happened often at 45 MPH, and the weather has not been a factor. The contact stated that instrument panel lights turned off for a day on 1-3-07, and when the instrument panel lights turned back on the air bag light stayed on. He has had the vehicle fixed three times for the instrument panel lights turning on and off.
2002 trailblazer transmission has failed twice . First failure was at 38,000 miles and second failure is at 83000 miles. The failures happened both times at the exact same location as I was entering a major highway from a stop sign. Purchased a new transmission at 38,000 miles costing over $1300 dollars to get a new transmission vs. A rebuilt one. I believe gm know there is a problem with this vehicle however , fail to fix the problem. I am afraid this vehicle will result in harm or death to my family if the transmission keep going out this way.
At 34000 miles 4 wheel drive transfer case failed and the rear differential had to be replaced, still under warranty. At 70000 miles both repairs are needed again along with others- sway bar worn, short in headlights (previously repaired), interior lights shorting. Dealership quoted around $3000 to fix everything. Nothing they can do about any of the problems. So the vehicle is without 4 wld and often only has 1 working headlight.
Tl* - while driving the contact stated that vehicle seemed to shift into neutral and he couldn't get it to go faster than 25 MPH. The contact has had the transmission repaired once before. *ak the consumer stated the transmission failed twice. Updated 02/27/07.
Transmission failed in 2002 trailblazer on 12/21 with 93,000 miles while traveling with family on christmas weekend. Left stranded on highway and had to be towed. Will not go in reverse and will not go into second gear. Mechanic said gm parts are inferior and he will replace with aftermarket which will be much better. Transmission should last much longer than this. I have had vehicle with 250,000 miles on the odometer and not had transmission problems. Gm should admit there is a problem and recall this transmission.
While driving my 2002 chevy trailblazer, I heard a loud chunk in the transmission and then a whining noise and loss of power. There is no reverse and the transmission slips when going through the gears, it finally engages but takes some foot work.
Automatic transmission failure. Will not shift into 3rd. When attempting to shift from 2nd to 3rd, it goes into neutral and engine races.
Summary: -2002 trailblazer lt 2wd -transmission failure at 78,000 miles -near accident with two children in car ages 2 and 7 -major repair cost -significant safety problem -multiple listings of identical failures (sun shell/ reaction gear) planetary system. -reportedly known defective and (under designed) part. This will be the federal safety agency's responsibility to investigate and sort out. -some reports of a "silent recall" however never acknowledged with my conversations -no warning of oncoming failure -owners manual doesn't recommend any transmission service until 100,000 miles -never towed anything -wife driven/ garage kept -significant engineering accomplishments in transmissions have been made in the past decade with materials and lubricants. There is absolutely no reason a tranny should fall apart on an automobile towing or not under 100,000 miles especially if your following the manufacturers maintenance recommendations. -gm covered 30% after lengthy time. -technician described failure as: "when we see these problems its almost always what we call the sun-shell grenades" now, since you limit your description to 2000 characters which doesn't allow a complete description I will leave you with the summary and give you the location of the full report which I hope you take the time to review because of the safety problem. Http://townhall-talk.edmunds.com/webx?14@@.ef15323/221 thanks for your consideration.
2002 trailblazer lt has 69 thousand miles now, auto trans came out sun gear was told it cost 3 thousand to fix made a fuss cost 1 thousand but the real bad thing going on is it will go into 4wd by its self and has been doing this off and on,, I don't drive it anymore until I can figure what the dealer is gonna do with it or gm, while going down the rd it will do this and a loud noise will follow could lose control,,also when backing it seems to be in a bind sometimes,,this auto isn't safe to be on the rd..
I was driving my car home when the car would no longer accelerate. All it would do is make a loud whining noise when the gas pedal was pushed. With less than 70,000 miles on the car and regular maintenance, there should not be an issue with the transmission. I nearly had a wreck just trying to get off the exit ramp and to the nearest auto shop.
I just purchased this 2002 trailblazer sept 30 2006.. It was november 22, 2006- the 4 wheel drive indicator lights were blinking when I put it in reverse. The onstar lights were on. The seat belt lights were on. Later the next day, my father got in my vehicle to move it, when the brake sensor came on and wouldn't go off. He didn't use the emergency brake. My father called apple chevy in west york pa to see what they could do. The 24th they called and said the vehicle needed a e.b.c.m. ( electronic brake control module ). I have a 9 month old son. I get to go pay for the bill, and it costs 930. 25 for a vehicle that wasn't that old. It does have 144, 000 + miles but it was well maintained or so I thought. They did a car fax and it was clean. Or so I thought. Apple chevy in west york wouldn't help with any cost repairs. They said when you get an as is vehicle, its your problem. Well after 4 vehicles that my dad bought from them, we are no longer customers. Me being a hot head, my dad told me to not say nothing and be nice. I kept my comments to a low roar. I called the general manager and he said an as is sale is what it is. I got no satisfaction. But a comment I said to him was- what if it was your wife and son what would you do? He said I wouldn't buy an as is vehicle. I basically asked if he wanted some lemonade from the vehicle I just got. I said well I must have sucker written on my head and that next time warn me about getting more ky for the screwing I just received. He basically said sorry I feel that way. We could bring it back and get something different from them. But I basically said no and hung up. Still the radio malfunctions, the 4 wheel drive may work sometimes, the vehicle acted like it was in neutral. Then after being towed, it acts fine. So at present, it sits in my parents garage not driven with $ I still pay for insurance and payments. I did hear a grinding from the shifter when putting it into drive. I don't trust it. Thank you. *jb
I bought a 2002 trailblazer lzt on 8/5/06 from carmax. Vehicle had been doing fine until 11/14/06. I was pulling out on the road making a left hand turn and it just slipped into neutral on it's own and left me stranded in the middle of the road with a fed ex truck barreling towards me. I shifted the car into neutral and switched it over to the 4wd and it went into gear. I had the car towed to the carmax where I purchased it from and they found a service bulletin on this vehicle for this same problem although when taken to a transmission shop they can find no evident problems with the car. I have looked up this vehicle on my car stats.com and was horrified to find hundreds of complaints on this vehicle. Gm needs to do something about this problem before people get seriously hurt or killed! I am absolutely terrified to take my (2) children with me anywhere until this problem is fixed.
Planetary gear in transmission - no signs of failure until I lost second gear, forth gear and reverse. I do not pull or tow anything and the car only has 56000 miles. The more I read about this gear the more I am disappointed.
2002 trailblazer with approx. 34,000 miles; purchased new. As I was driving. There was a loud, violent clunk from under the car. I was able to coast around a corner and into the right lane of another street. After waiting for over an hour for a tow truck, I was forced to drive the car (slowly) about 1/4 mile into a large parking lot. The entire time I was driving, there was a loud whining noise. When I tried to back up the car, there was no reverse gear. The tow truck driver took me and the car to a chevrolet dealer. The service person called me a short time later to say the sun shield was broken, and repairs would be a minimum of $1800, possibly more if additional problems were found once the transmission was pulled. Even though there are only 34,000 miles on the car, he advised that it was 1-1/2 years past the time portion of the warranty. My car is still at the dealership until I can do more research into the apparently widespread problem with this car.
Transmission went out at 56,000 miles. Dealer diagnosed problem as a faulty sunshell, which from what I am reading, is a problem on many gm vehicles. I called gm customer assistance since I can not afford the $1,300 bill for this problem, and they say they will not offer me any assistance since I purchased the vehicle used. Regardless, the faulty part is an issue gm needs to address!!!
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
2002 chevy trailblazer with perfect service history, has constant transmission issues and now has a blown transmission and gm had offered to pay for half, ok'd with my local dealer and later changed their mind after three weeks of trying to get it to be fixed. Because they have strung me along I now have a $3000 bill to fix it and a $1200 rental bill because they told me to hold off getting it fixed because they could help me.
My 2002 trailblazer transmission cooler line failed when we went to replace it we were told that both lines had to be replaced ( only 1 was bad) because gm redesigned this part if the part was redesigned then they must have realized a mistake and this should have been recalled. We were lucky we noticed ours leaking when we did. We saw smoke and stopped before a fire. Now waiting on parts to fix, dealer item only and not in stock. Trailblazer not old enough for this to be happening.
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