2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Heating & air conditioning Problems

WHEN I TOUCH THE BUTTONS ON MY RADIO THEY GET VERY VERY HOT. THEIR IS A LONG LIST OF THINGS WRONG WITH THIS 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER. BUT WHEN I CONTACTED CHEVY THEY TOLD MY THAT MY SUV IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED? THEIR IS A NOISE IN THE FRONT AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK SEEMS LOWER, LIKE A SHOCK IS BROKEN? THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER NEVER WORKED. THE AIR CONDITIONING ONLY WORK ON THE HIGHEST LEVEL ( 5 ). THE REAR TAILGATE NEVER LOCKS WHEN YOU HIT THE POWER LOCKS. THE TAPE PLAYER STARTS ON ITS OWN, AND WILL BLOW A FUSE CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SMELL. THE DAY I BOUGHT THE 2002 CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER THE HEAD GASKET BLEW AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT WITH A USED HEAD GASKET. THIS SUV HAS ALOT OF ISSUES AND IS GETTING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HAVE TRIED TO HAVE CHEVROLET ADDRESS THESE ISSUES BUT THEY WONT FIX ANYTHING WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR THEM. I AM ON A TIGHT BUDGET, AND I HAVE SEEN ALOT OF RECALLS WITH THESE ISSUES THAT I HAVE DESCRIBED. SHOULDN'T THEY FIX THESE THINGS FREE OF CHARGE? PLEASE HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10250151

Incident

Nov 28, 2008

Mileage

85,000 mi

DOORS RATTLE AND SHIFT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THE WINDOWS ALSO RATTLE, PARTICULARLY ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, FRONT AND BACK. ALSO, THE AIR/HEAT BLOWER IS STUCK ON #4. IT WON'T BLOW ON ANY OTHER SETTINGS

NHTSA ID

10193904

Incident

Nov 2, 2006

A/C IS RUNNING OK THEN, IT STARTS BLOWING WARM AIR. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY DROPS QUICKLY UNTIL IT REACHES +28 DEG.F. (NOTE THAT OUTSIDE TEMP IS +85 DEG.F.) OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY STARTS RISING SLOWLY. WHEN CROSSES +30 DEG.F, A/C STARTS BLOWING COLD AIR AGAIN. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY THEN STICKS AT +50 DEG.F AND DOES NOT GO ANY HIGHER. *NM

NHTSA ID

10163153

Incident

Jul 21, 2006

Mileage

41,844 mi

A/C INITIALLY OPERATES NORMALLY. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY THEN BEGINS DECREASING. WHEN DISPLAYED TEMP PASSES +25 DEG.F, A/C NO LONGER PRODUCES COLD AIR. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY CONTINUES DROPPING TO -34 DEG.F. AFTER ~5 MINUTES, OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY STARTS RISING. WHEN TEMP DISPLAY PASSES +25 DEG.F, A/C STARTS PRODUCING COLD AIR AGAIN. OUTSIDE TEMP DISPLAY REACHES CORRECT OUTSIDE TEMP. OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY (I.E., ONCE OR TWICE A DAY -- OR NOT). *NM

NHTSA ID

10162930

Incident

Jul 15, 2006

Mileage

41,700 mi

MY DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT IN MY '02 TRAILBLAZER BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT AFTER BEING TURNED ON FOR 20 SECONDS. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MORE HI, MEDIUM, OR LOW SETTING AND ANY SETTING YOU HAVE IT ON STARTS TO BURN AND YOU CAN NOT SIT ON THE SEAT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10150436

Incident

Feb 1, 2006

I BROUGHT THIS SUV FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT A MONTH AFTER I BROUGHT IT. THE CAR AIR CONDITIONER STOP WORKING AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A HORRIBLE SOUND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET FIXED THREE TIMES. ALL THE TIMES I TOOK THE CAR IT CAME BACK THE SAME WAY THAT I TOOK AT FIRST. I ALSO TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALER TO GET FIXED AND THEY ALSO DIDN'T FIXED IT. I WANT TO CANCEL THIS SUV PURCHASE. MAINLY BECAUSE EVEN BEFORE T BROUGHT THE SUV THE SALESPERSON AT THE DEALER ADDED $5,000 TO MY INCOME SO I COULD QUALIFY TO GET THE SUV, BUT THAT WAS COMPLETELY A LIE. RIGHT NOW I'M HAVING MANY PROBLEMS AT WORK; THAT'S THE MAIN REASON I WANT TO CANCEL THE PURCHASE OF THIS SUV, WHICH IS JUST GIVING ME MANY PROBLEMS. *JB

NHTSA ID

10150142

Incident

May 7, 2005

Mileage

10,000 mi

UPON A CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE WITH MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER - THE SEAT WARMER KEPT TURNING ITSELF ON. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN IT OFF. KEPT TRYING. GIVEN THAT IT WAS A SUNDAY AND WE WERE DRIVING FROM ARIZONA TO WISCONSIN FOR THE HOLIDAYS, WE NEEDED TO KEEP MOVING. THE SEAT GOT SO HOT I NEEDED TO PUT A FOLDED BLANKET DOWN TO BE ABE TO SIT ON IT. EVENTUALLY - IT FAILED. IT GOT SO HOT IT BURNED A BROWN SPOT INTO THE LEATHER SEAT AND COMPLETELY BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE INTERIOR SEAT MATERIAL. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS A FUSE OR SOMETHING ELSE SHOULD HAVE FAILED BEFORE IT GOT THAT HOT. *NM

NHTSA ID

10146694

Incident

Dec 18, 2005

Mileage

50,000 mi

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER AS WELL AS WITH HESITATION.*MR CAR HESISTATED EVERY TIME THE CONSUMER TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED. ALSO HAD PROBLEMS GETTING CAR STARTED AT TIMES. HAD TO PLAY WITH THE KEY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO START THE CAR. THE DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CAR SOMETIMES SHUT OFF WHILE IN MOTION. *BF *NM

NHTSA ID

10120443

Incident

May 1, 2005

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. *NM

NHTSA ID

10113007

Incident

Aug 20, 2004

Mileage

25,848 mi

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COULDN'T DRIVE-REPAIRED/ REAR WINDOW WON'T ROLL-UP/SEATBELT WON'T RETRACT, LATER FIXED, BUT STILL WON'T WORK ON OCCASION/ BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT 5+ TIMES REPAIRED STILL NOT OPERATIONAL/ WATER PUMP EXPLODED/REAR WINDOW WON'T LOCK FIRST TRY/ CHECK ENGINE LLIGHT STAYS ON. *AK

NHTSA ID

10083159

Incident

Sep 10, 2003

2002 TRAILBLAZER HAS AIR CONDITIONER PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS PROBLEM SURFACE. IT WOULD PRODUCE HOT AIR WHEN THE OUTSIDE AIR TEMP IS @MID 80'S AND THE VENTS ARE PRODUCING EXTREMELY HOT AIR WHEN THE TEMP SELECTED (AUTO) TO 74 AND THIS TIME THE DRIVER AIR WORKS FINE BUT EXTREMELY HOT AIR IS COMING OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE. DOES NOT MATTER WHAT SETTINGS ARE SELECTED. DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZER AIR CONDITIONER. SOMETHING WITH THE SENSOR. *NM

NHTSA ID

10062440

Incident

Mar 17, 2004

PURCHASED FEB 1, 2002. SINCE THEN HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. HAD INTO 4 DIFFERENT DEARLERSHIPS FIXING MANY PROBLEMS BUT AFTER EACH VISIT ANOTHER PROBLEM OCCURS. FROM TAIL LIGHTS BURNING OUT, WINDHSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURES, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED, HEATER CONTROL PANEL REPLACED ONCE, MEMORY MIRROR MODULES REPLACED 2 TIMES, HEATED SEAT SWITCHES REPLACED 2 TIMES, REAR WINDOW DEFOGGER/REPLACED ENTIRE REAR WINDOW 1 TIME, BATTERY REPLACED 1 TIME ( SAID BATTERY WAS AT FAULT FOR CURRENT PROBLEMS) BATTERY WAS FINE AND CHARGED ME $ 150 FOR NEW BATTERY THAT WAS NOT THE CORRECT BATTERY REPLACEMENT, EXHAUST GASKET BECAME LOOSE/LOUD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BECAUSE IT JUST CUT OFF AS I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING APPROX 65 MILES AN HOUR, I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY- HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. PROBLEM FIXED, HOWEVER AFTER I PICKED IT UP THEN THE CURRENT PROBLEM BEGAN. I COULD GO ON AND ON WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAVE HAD. PRESENT PROBLEM IS THAT WHENEVER I TURN ON THE HEAT IT DIES OUT WITH NO WARNING---JUST STOPS AND STALLS. DEALERSHIP SAYS THEY FIXD IT BUT UPON PICK UP THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. GONE TO PICK IT UP 2 TIMES, BUT WHEN I START IT AND PUT ON HEAT, IT DIES ALL OVER AGAIN EVEN AFTER DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY FIXED IT. I LIVE IN CHICAGO AND IT HAS BEEN A COLD WINTER. ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH ON ANOTHER EXPRESSWAY ON WAY HOME FROM HAVING THE AIRBAG SENSOR AND A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB DONE AND ALL FLUIDS CHANGED. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT WORTH $ 37,000 AND I FEEL IT IS TIME THAT GM ACCEPT SOME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS LEMON OF A VEHICLE. IT IS MY ONLY VEHICLE AND I AM STILL PAYING DEARLY FOR IT BUT LATELY CANNOT EVEN USE IT AS IT REMAINS IN ONE DEALERSHIP AFTER ANOTHER AT MY EXPENSE. I WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM GM. I NEED HELP AND ANSWERS AS I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE EVEN WITH THIS VEHICLE STILL UNDER WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060552

Incident

Jun 1, 2002

Mileage

19,000 mi

AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON WITHOUT TURNING IT ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10044466

ELECTRONIC EXTERIOR REARVIEW MIRRORS AND POWER SEAT ENGAGE AND OPERATE BY THEMSELVES. DEALERSHIP CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK THE MEMORY FOR THE MIRRORS AND SEAT WOULD NOT KEEP THEIR POSITION. WHEN THE CONSUMER ENTERED OR EXITED THE VEHICLE THE SYSTEMS WOULD RESET TO A NEW POSITION. OCCASIONALLY THEY MOVED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED MANY COMPONENTS BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE OXYGEN SENSOR. THE A/C CONTROL MODE BUTTON BECAME STUCK AND WAS NOISY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE A/C MODULE HEAD. THE LEFT WINDSHIELD WIPER CHATTERED AND SKIPPED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WIPER INSERT. THE 4WD SWITCH FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 4WH AND A4WH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT SWITCH. *TS *NLM

NHTSA ID

10040297

Incident

Sep 18, 2003

Mileage

33,407 mi

THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE PERIODICALLY SHUT OFF WHILE IN THE IDLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED. AS OF 07/07/2003, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOSS OF POWER AND THE SERVICE DEPT. HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *PH. THE AIR CONDITION DEVELOPED A FOUL ODOR WHICH WAS PRESENT AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT IN THE SUN, THE ODOR WAS DETECTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND THE AC WAS TURNED ON, THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED TIMES AND THEN THE PROBLEM RETURNED, THE AIR CONDITION NOW TAKES A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO COOL THE VEHICLE AND PRODUCE COLD AIR. *JB *SCC *JB

NHTSA ID

10024105

Incident

Mar 21, 2003

Mileage

13,690 mi

DOORS RATTLED AND PHYSICALLY MOVED UP AND DOWN WHEN DRIVING OVER BUMPS IN THE ROADWAY. A/C DOES NOT COOL PROPERLY AFTER STOPPING AND STARTING AGAIN. WIND NOISE AROUND DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT WINDOWS. FRONT WINDSHIELD MOLDING CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. *PH

NHTSA ID

10031013

Incident

Aug 8, 2001

CONSUMER STATES THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.*JB

NHTSA ID

786463

Incident

Sep 1, 2002

WHILE DRIVING BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED THE DASH. ONCE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AIR CONDITIONER SHORTED OUT. CONTACTED DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER.*AK

NHTSA ID

8017857