2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer

Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2001-09-05 01V283000 POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) 895 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-03-20 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I was driving on the highway going 65mph which is the legal speed limit. I got cut off by a driver and light tapped my …
2022-08-28 ENGINE No 0 The car rmp goes high when accelerating it's a common problem with the cooling fan which the company is aware of it but…
2021-12-05 AIR BAGS No 0 Airbag on drivers side deployed from the drivers seat without being hit. Opened my car door and the bag was deployed. …
2021-07-31 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 A month a go
2021-07-02 AIR BAGS Yes 1 The contact owned a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph and not noticed that the v…
2021-03-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAUGHT IN FIRE DONT KNOW WHY BUT THE WIRE GOT FIRE
2021-03-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITH AIR CON…
2021-02-16 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 MY KEY GETS STUCK IN MY IGNITION REPEATEDLY FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. AND NOW I HAVE TO LEAVE MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND …
2020-04-15 STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHI…
2020-01-01 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE.…
2019-11-29 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AND TURNING, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND STRUCK A CON…
2019-10-26 WHEELS No 0 I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER SR-A TIRES. THESE TIRES ARE THE ABSOLUTE WORST TIRES I HAVE EVE…
2019-07-09 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE, UNDER VEHICLE. MIDDLE OF VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS. PARKED ON STREET. …
2019-04-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ELECTRICAL UNDER DASH SHORTING OUT. CAUSING ACCESSORY PLUG TO SHOOT SPARKS AS WELL AS CAUSING DASH LIGHTS TO GO OUT, AN…
2019-04-07 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A…
2018-08-12 AIR BAGS Yes 0 WE HYDROPLANED GOING ABOUT 40MPH IN RAINING CONDITIONS NEAR RICHLANDS, NC ON HWY 258. OVERCORRECTED, FISHTAILED AGAIN I…
2018-07-11 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH NO VISIBLE GAS LEAKAGE. THIS SMELL IS NOTICEABLE BOTH STAT…
2018-07-05 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 RECENTLY BOUGHT A CAR THAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE ILLEGALLY PASSING THE INSPECTIONS ON. THEY PROCLAIMED THAT FIXED A MAJOR …
2018-03-19 SUSPENSION No 0 STRUT TOWER RUSTED THROUGH AND SHOT THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT
2018-02-28 SUSPENSION No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE CONTACT HEARD A SQ…
2018-01-23 ENGINE No 0 B LAZER HESITATES WHEN DRIVING AND NOTICE A GAS SMELL WHEN I TURN ON BLAZER AT THE BEGINNING AND I NOTICED A LEAK INSID…
2018-01-10 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 OUR 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE WHOLE CAR SMELLS WITH GAS FUMES INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. THIS COULD…
2017-12-07 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LATCH HERSELF…
2017-12-07 AIR BAGS No 0 ON DECEMBER 7, 2017, I GOT INTO MY VEHICLE AND SHORTLY AFTER STARTING THE IGNITION, BUT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IDL…
2017-09-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I HAVE AN INTERMITTENT INSTRUMENT GAGE FAILURE, THIS CAUSES THE GAGE CLUSTER TO GO OUT AND UNABLE TO READ VITAL ENGINE …
2017-09-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 REPEATEDLY REPLACING SUSPENSION PARTS(STRUTS,BUSHINGS,SHOCKS,CONTROL ARM) PASSENGER SEATBELT LOCKS EVEN WHEN DRIVER DO…
2017-07-29 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I PULLED INTO MY GARAGE AND SHUT MY TRUCK OFF BUT MY DOORS WOULDN'T UNLOCK. THEN IT STARTED MAKING FUNNY TICKING SOUNDS…
2017-05-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 HELLO, OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SMELLS INSIDE THE CAR OF GASOLINE. WE HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN IN THE WINTER …
2017-04-22 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 STRONG GAS SMELL GAS TANKS LEAKING.
2017-03-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS INOPERATIVE. I AM UNABLE TO TELL MY SPEED, FUEL LEVEL, OIL LEVEL AND PRESSURE, TEMPERATUR…
2017-03-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL…
2017-03-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE EVEN WHEN PARKED.
2017-02-26 AIR BAGS Yes 0 MY WIFE WAS IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WHERE SHE HIT A TREE GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES AN HOUR. SHE WAS ON A COUNTY ROAD …
2017-02-24 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO R…
2017-02-04 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REVERSE LIGHTS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE LI…
2017-01-11 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER DR…
2016-12-28 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE F…
2016-12-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER KEEPS GOING OUT THAN LIGHTS BACK UP
2016-11-22 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID AN…
2016-10-27 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS STOPPED WORKING AS OF 10/27/2016. THE AMBER TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS SEEM TO WORK…
2016-10-05 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I WAS INVOLVED IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD. I TRIED T…
2016-08-29 AIR BAGS Yes 1 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED IN…
2016-05-26 AIR BAGS Yes 0 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MILES PER HOUR, WOMAN PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME TO TURN ONTO THE FREEWAY. A VEHICLE NEXT TO M…
2016-05-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED I HEARD A LOUD WHINING SOUND AND EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. …
2016-05-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO IGNITION KEY RECALL NOTICE REPAIR PROBLEMS *SMD THE CONSUM…
2016-04-02 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FAULTY GAUGES. GAUGES SOMETIMES WORK, SOMETIMES DON'T. WHEN NOT WORKING, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON FIRST AND THEN…
2016-03-04 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 1. MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND DOOR LOCK IS SHORTED OUT AND WONT OPERATE AT ALL. WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE WINDOW TO R…
2016-01-29 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2015 I TOOK MY 2002 CHEVY TAILBLAZER TO LEE PARTYKA CHEVROLET AFTER RECIEVING A LETTER THAT STATED AFT…
2016-01-19 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 #1. ON 2 OCCASIONS LAST WEEK, MY TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY LOST MOST OF ITS POWER, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT REDUCED ENGINE POWER…
2016-01-15 ENGINE No 0 I WAS ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE AT 60MPH. AS THE VEHICLE SLOWED IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED DESPITE MY APPLYING THE BRAKES AS HAR…