2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY OVER TWELVE YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO REPAIRED THE AIR BAG SENSOR ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BROKE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO THE PROPER GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE SHIFT CABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10592793

Incident

Sep 9, 2001

Mileage

85,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10588345

Incident

May 14, 2014

Mileage

160,000 mi

TRANSMISSION LINES CORRODED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10406894

Incident

Jun 14, 2011

Mileage

132,000 mi

I HAVE A 2002 TRAILBLAZER THAT IS CURRENTLY GETTING IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO FAILURE. THE FIRST ONE WAS REPLACED IN 2005 AT 48,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD BY GM IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND HAS A 100,000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM NOW HAVING ANOTHER ONE PUT IN AFTER 80.,000 MILES BEING PUT ON THE NEW ONE AT A COST OF $3000. WHEN I CONTACTED GM REGARDING THIS I WAS TOLD: "AT SOME POINT THE CUSTOMER HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR OWN VEHICLE, GM IS NOT GOING TO ASSIST YOU WITH THIS ISSUE". THIS WILL ABSOLUTELY BE THE LAST GM PRODUCT I OWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10386902

Incident

Mar 7, 2011

Mileage

134,000 mi

I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. SUDDENLY MY RPM JOLT UP TO FIVE A HORRIBLE NOISE COMES FROM ENGINE AND I LOOSE ALL POWER. IF I EVEN TOUCH GAS A LITTLE RPM JUMP TO FIVE AND TRANSMISSION WHINES VERY LOUD. CAR BEHIND ME SLAMS ON BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING ME. I THROW ON CAUTIONS AND HAVE TO PUSH MY CAR OFF ROAD WHILE CARS ARE TRYING TO GER AROUND ME AT TEN AT NIGHT ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I HAVE TO HAVE MY HUSBAND LOAD OUR THREE KIDS IN HIS TINY ECLIPSE WELL AFTER BEDTIME TO DRIVE THE 40 MINUTES TO COME GET ME AND PAY 150 DOLLARS TO HAVE CAR TOWED OFF SIDE OF ROAD BACK TO MY HOUSE. WHERE IT NOW SITTING WITH BLOWN TRANSMISSION AND BROKEN TRANSMISSION LINES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10379386

Incident

Jan 25, 2011

Mileage

134,000 mi

DRIVING MY SON HOME FROM FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND HEARD A WEIRD SOUND AND NOTICED THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I TRIED TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND IT WOULD NOT WORK. I HAD NO WARNINGS ABOUT THIS AND JUST ABOUT GOT HIT DUE TO HAVING TO TRY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD QUICKLY. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IT HAS HAPPENED AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10353631

Incident

Sep 2, 2010

Mileage

140,000 mi

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 86,000 MILES ON IT, NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF FLUID UNDER VEHICLE WHILE PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO OUR MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT TWO OF THE FOUR LINES THAT CARRY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID ARE CRACKED/CORRODED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10352252

Incident

Aug 27, 2010

Mileage

86,000 mi

DRIVING AT POSTED 55 MPH OUR 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT STARTED TO BLOW SMOKE BEHIND IT. BEFORE WE COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, THE ENGINE RPM WENT CRAZY AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AND SPRAYED OIL ON THE EXHAUST SYSTEM RESONATOR. ON CAREFUL INSPECTION, THE TRANS COOLER LINES ARE CORRODED IN MANY PLACES. THE LINES ARE SO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM THAT AN INSULATION MATERIAL HAD BEEN PLACED OVER THE LINES AND MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO HOLDING MOISTURE AND ACCELERATING THE RUST THROUGH. I AM WAITING FOR NEW LINES AND DO NOT KNOW IF THE TRANSMISSION IS DESTROYED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349304

Incident

Aug 8, 2010

Mileage

50,000 mi

MY 2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE ARE SO CORRODED THAT THEY STARTED TO LEAK AND CAUSE A SMOKE CONDITION .. *TR

NHTSA ID

10341719

Incident

Jul 6, 2010

Mileage

161,113 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS TO 4,000 AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THIRD GEAR WAS BURNED OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT BELIEVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V075000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, SHE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF HER VIN WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,570 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,580.

NHTSA ID

10339378

Incident

Jun 18, 2010

Mileage

105,570 mi

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER MY 4-WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP SPORADICALLY. IT ALSO JERKS FROM 2-WHEEL TO 4-WHEEL. I AM IN AGREEMENT THAT THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10336511

Incident

Jun 14, 2010

Mileage

196,000 mi

I HAVE AN 02 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT IN 08. THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS DEFECTIVE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP 3 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT TO REPORT THAT THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WAS SWITCHING AROUND ON ITS OWN AND CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PUT ITSELF IN 4WD WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WASN'T A PROBLEM AND THE 4WD BOX NEEDED TO BE RESET BUT IT WAS NOTHING THAT WOULD CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS. TODAY WHILE DRIVING TO WORK I WAS ALMOST IN A WRECK BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUMPED FROM 2WD TO 4WD BY ITSELF AND MY TRUCK STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN (ON THE HIGHWAY). AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE (ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH THE 02) HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT. I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO REPORT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP US. IF YOU HAVE TIME PLEASE AT LEAST READ THROUGH THE THREAD ON THE FIRST LINK. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. HTTP://TOWNHALL-TALK.EDMUNDS.COM/DIRECT/VIEW/.F173BA0 ......................... HTTP://WWW.AUTOMOTIVEFORUMS.COM/T329462-4_WHEEL_DRIVE_PROBLEMS_W_02_TRAILBLAZER.HTML. *TR

NHTSA ID

10334300

Incident

Jun 2, 2010

WIPER MOTOR WAS RECALLED FOR HESTATION BUT STILL DOES THE SAME THING AFTER BEING FIXED REPLACED FAN CLUTCH 2008 TRANSMISSION SHIFTS/HESITATES FROM 1ST TO 2ND CRUISE CONTROL STOPPED WORKING WHEN THE TRANNY PROBLEM STARTED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10321248

Incident

May 31, 2009

Mileage

111,000 mi

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AT 38,000 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WAS TOLD IT IS CAUSED BY 3 DIFFERENT SHOPS THE SUNSHIELD (SUN GEAR) ASSEMBLY IS DEFECTIVE AND GM KNEW ABOUT IT. WAS REBUILT IN SEPT. 2005. 3/1/2010 VEHICLE NOW HAS 82000 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS AGAIN TOLD SAME THING. VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD POPPING SOUND THEN SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND REVERSE, 2 AND 3 GO OUT WITH OUT WARNING. VEHICLE REVS HIGH THEN STRUGGLES UPON ACCELERATION FROM TRAFFIC LIGHT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10315594

Incident

Mar 1, 2010

Mileage

82,000 mi

DETAILS: I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. WHEN I PRESS ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER FOR A MOMENT AND REGAIN POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALSO, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON. I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THEY TOLD ME THE REPAIRS THAT IT SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED . EVERYTHING FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO EVERY SENSOR THAT YOU CAN THINK OF . NOW IT SEEMS TO BE SOMETHING WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED THE WHOLE STEERING COLLUM AND EVERYTHING THAT THEY SUGGESTED . BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE DID NOT CHANGE. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR 8 MONTHS WITH . I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A ELECTRICAL ISSUE SOMEWHERE IN MY VEHICLE. SOMEBODY HELP! *TR

NHTSA ID

10303209

Incident

Aug 19, 2009

Mileage

173,085 mi

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER.ON THE FRONT RIGHT (PASSENGER SIDE) OF THE VEHICLE.WHENEVER I HIT A BUMP THERE IS AN ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION.I HAVE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP TO MAKE IT STOP. THIS STARTED ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND IS GRADUALLY GETTING WORSE.I TOOK IT TO A NUMBER OF SHOPS AND THEY'RE ALL TELLING ME THE SAME THING.TRANSFER CASE.THE CHEAPEST ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $1300 , AND THAT IS FOR A USED TRANSFER CASE.I LOVE THIS TRUCK AND I REALLY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL RECENTLY.THEN I STARTED TO READ REVIEWS AND REALIZED THAT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THIS PROBLEM.I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF MY VEHICLES BECAUSE I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP BUYING NEW VEHICLES ALL THE TIME,OR VERY COSTLY REPAIRS. JUST ABOUT EVERY VEHICLE THAT I'VE OWNED HAS BEEN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND I'VE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM BEFORE ,EVEN ON TRUCKS WITH TWICE AS MANY MILES. I AM HOPING THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT CAN BE DONE THAT MAY HELP ME WITH THIS PROBLEM .I REALLY CAN'T AFFORD A NEW TRUCK AND I DON'T WANT TO REPAIR IT WITH USED PARTS .BY THE WAY,THE COST OF REPAIR WITH NEW PARTS IS ROUGHLY AROUND $2900 . *TR

NHTSA ID

10298817

Incident

Oct 20, 2009

Mileage

79,000 mi

2002 TRAILBLAZER TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 76,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295329

Incident

Oct 24, 2009

Mileage

76,000 mi

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FAN CLUTCH MOTOR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEMS AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR. READ AND KNOW OF OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE WITH SAME PROBLEMS...MY TRUCK AT THE TIME THIS BECAME DEFECTIVE WAS AT 65,000 MILES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10295102

Incident

Sep 1, 2007

Mileage

66,500 mi

TRANSMISSION FLUID BEGAN LEAKING FROM UNDER MY 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IN LARGE QUANTITIES. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH, THUS THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRAILBLAZERS AND THAT IT WOULD BE ABOUT $500 TO REPLACE THE LINES. THE LINES HAVE BEEN REDESIGNED SINCE 2002 AND INSTEAD OF ONLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE TWO THAT ARE BAD, ALL FOUR WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10294751

Incident

Nov 21, 2009

Mileage

111,000 mi

FLUID LEAK FROM TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292954

Incident

Nov 10, 2009

Mileage

110,000 mi

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE IS LEAKING. *TR

NHTSA ID

10292248

Incident

Nov 5, 2009

Mileage

92,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK, THE GEAR SELECTOR DISPLAYED DRIVE. WHILE TAKING HIS FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE SPECULATED THAT THE RETAINER CLIP, THAT HOLDS THE SHIFTER CABLE TO THE GEAR SELECTOR ARM ON THE TRANSMISSION, HAD FRACTURED. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,100. UPDATED 12/01/09 *BF THE TRANSMISSION CABLE LINKAGE FAILED. THE CONSUMER PULLED TO A STOP, APPLIED THE BRAKE AND MOVED THE SHIFTER TO PARK. WHEN HE REMOVED HIS FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. HE IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE BRAKE AGAIN, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SET THE PARKING BRAKE. HE VERIFIED THAT THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. HE ALSO OBSERVED THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN DRIVE. HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SHIFTER FROM THE PARK POSITION, BUT THE SAFETY INTERLOCKS WOULD NOT ALLOW THE SHIFTER TO BE MOVED, EVEN AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN HE LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND CHECKED THE LINKAGE HE SAW THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS NO LONGER ATTACHED TO THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER. THERE WAS A WHITE NYLON BUSHING AT THE END OF THE SHIFTER THAT HOLDS THE CABLE END ON THE SELECTOR LEVER. ONE SIDE OF THE BUSHING HAD BROKEN OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR BY MANUALLY MOVING THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR LEVER TO THE PARK POSITION AND PLACING THE LINKAGE CABLE END BACK ONTO THE END OF THE SELECTOR LEVEL. UPDATED 12/01/09.*JB

NHTSA ID

10291443

Incident

Nov 8, 2009

Mileage

75,100 mi

2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LS TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP 3RD AND 4TH GEARS OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT APPEARS THAT BY READING THE OTHER TWO SUBMISSIONS THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS A PROBLEM AND TO WHERE THEY LOCATED THE COOLER LINES TO CAUSE RUST THROUGH. I DID HAVE SOME BRAKE WORK THAT I BELIEVE CAUSED THE RUSTED COOLER LINES TO BE JARRED ENOUGH FOR THE LINES TO BE SPED UP TO THE RUPTURE POINT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10288867

Incident

Sep 30, 2009

Mileage

166,000 mi

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10286228

Incident

Sep 28, 2009

Mileage

79,880 mi

BOUGHT A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN 04/09 AND NOTICED A SMALL PUDDLE OF FLUID ON THE DRIVEWAY. I DID SOME QUICK SEARCHING AND FOUND THAT DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE OIL FILTER SOME OIL COULD PUDDLE UP ON THE "SKID PLATE" UNDER THE TRUCK WHICH CAN DRIP FOR A FEW DAYS AFTER SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. LUCKILY I CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AFTER MY WIFE MENTIONED THE TRUCK WAS SHIFTING FUNNY. IT WAS 2 QTS LOW AND AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND LEAKING. I DID SOME SEARCHING AND NOTICED A TSB FOR THE ISSUE - PIT-4722. CHEVY SHOULD ISSUE A NOTICE TO THE USERS OF THESE VEHICLES AND OFFER TO REPLACE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL THE OTHER VEHICLES BUT THE TRANSMISSIONS COOLING LINE IS LEAKING RIGHT NEXT TO THE TRAILBLAZERS EXHAUST AND I'M GUESSING THAT IS NOT A VERY SAFE SITUATION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10284676

Incident

May 1, 2009

Mileage

113,000 mi