Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 9, 2016
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 9, 2006
What this page shows
Our database holds 9 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer 360. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
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Fuel system
Filed Feb 9, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA07009 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 150,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.
NHTSA ID
10825152
Incident
Mar 15, 2014
Mileage
150,000 mi
Exterior lighting
Filed Nov 2, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE HEADLIGHTS STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE FAILURE HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V755000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 193,000.
NHTSA ID
10787732
Incident
Sep 15, 2015
Mileage
193,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jun 2, 2015
Crash reported1 injury reported
I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON CICERO AVENUE AT EDENS EXPRESSWAY, I 94, AND SLOWING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT 0825 WHEN A VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF MY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE'S BUMPER. THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO DEPLOY. I SUFFERED DELAMINATION OF A CERVICAL SPINE FUSION.
NHTSA ID
10723047
Incident
Dec 10, 2012
Mileage
150,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Feb 25, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S SELF-ADJUSTING REARVIEW MIRRORS WERE NOT HOLDING THE INTENDED SETTINGS AND READJUSTED INDEPENDENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
NHTSA ID
10690611
Incident
Nov 28, 2014
Exterior lighting
Filed Dec 2, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS BECAME INOPERABLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
NHTSA ID
10661544
Incident
Jan 10, 2006
Mileage
120,000 mi
EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Oct 13, 2012
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FAN CLUTCH AND WATER PUMP. I'VE REPLACED THE FAN CLUTCH TWICE AND THE WATER PUMP ONCE. THE WATER PUMP HAS GONE OUT AGAIN AND I STILL HAVE THE ROARING AND TICKING FROM THE FAN CLUTCH. *TR
NHTSA ID
10479993
Incident
May 10, 2011
Mileage
114,000 mi
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jun 25, 2012
TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING FROM CORROSION. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A COMMON PROBLEM. IS THERE A RECALL? *TR
NHTSA ID
10462937
Incident
Jun 18, 2012
Powertrain (other)
Filed Apr 12, 2012
Fire reported
DRIVING HOME PARKED TRAILBLAZER IN DRIVEWAY, WENT INTO HOUSE AND HEARD A LOUD "BOOM" SOUND, THEN WENT OUTSIDE TO SEE WHAT THE SOUND WAS AND SEEN SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE TRAILBLAZER HOOD, THEN LIFTED HOOD AND SEEN FIRE AND SMOKE, THEN RAN TO GET THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK WAS OUT ABOUT A FOOT AND THERE WAS TRANS FLUID ALL OVER THE UNDER SIDE OF HOOD, MOTOR, AND THE GROUND. FIRE WAS PUT OUT. THANK YOU *TR
NHTSA ID
10455017
Incident
Apr 10, 2012
Mileage
122,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Aug 9, 2006
(1) THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR ON A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE PARTIAL FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THERE IS LIGHT TO MODERATE INCLEMENT WEATHER (RAIN,SNOW,ETC.) AND THE INTERMITTENT SETTING IS USED ON THE FRONT WIPERS. (2) THE WIPERS ON ALL OF THE INTERMITTENT MODES ARE VERY WEAK, AND STRUGGLE TO RETURN TO THEIR RESTING POSITION AFTER THE SWEEP ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. THE WIPERS "CHATTER" ON THE WAY DOWN FROM THEIR UPWARD POSITION, CREATING HAZARDOUS VISUAL CONDITIONS. THE WIPER MOTOR IS VERY UNDER POWERED, AND CLEARLY NOT FUNCTIONING AS IT SHOULD. THE RESULT IS INEFFECTIVE CLEARING OF WATER FROM THE WINDSHIELD ON THE INTERMITTENT SETTING, WHICH MAKES DRIVING DIFFICULT. (3) GM HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V046000, GM RECALL NUMBER: 04005) TO FIX A PROBLEM RELATING TO MOISTURE ENTERING THE FRONT WIPER MOTOR AND CAUSING A FAILURE. THIS RECALL HAS BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE, BUT CLEARLY THE RECALL HAS NOT FULLY REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT ALL FRONT WIPER MOTORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACE, NOT JUST "INSPECTED" AND PATCHED. DAMAGE MAY HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED TO THE MOTOR DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT ISSUED UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT/SOLD. I CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF I COULD GET THE MOTOR REPLACED FREE OF COST EVEN THOUGH MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND WAS TOLD IT COULD NOT BE DONE. I NOW MUST PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY GM AT NO COST TO THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
NHTSA ID
10165073
Incident
Apr 16, 2006
Mileage
78,850 mi
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.