2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Brakes Problems

DRIVING WITH MY 5 YR OLD SON AND MY CAR JUST TURNED OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK AND STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK, CRASHING INTO AN ABANDON TRUCK. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING AND WAS TOLD THAT MY CAR IS NOT ON THEIR CURRENT RECALL LIST ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEMS ARE SIMILAR TO THOSE OF ALL THE RECALLS CURRENTLY ASSOCIATED TO THE RECALLS. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT BC NO ONE WAS INJURED AND MY CAR WAS NOT VERY DAMAGED THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS NOT A MECHANICAL PROBLEM, IF EITHER OF THE ABOVE WOULD HAVE HAPPEN THEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THEIR FAULT. WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS THAT I NEED TO DRIVE ME CAR AND IF THAT HAPPENS AGAIN A GOD FORBID THAT WAS TO HAPPEN AGAIN AND MYSELF OR MY CHILDREN ARE SEVERELY INJURED THEY WILL THEN ADDRESS THE MATTER. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS HAD A HOST OF PROBLEMS TO DATE. NOW I AM EXPERIENCING TWO MORE. TWICE IN THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE BEEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH A 1/4 OF A TANK OF GAS OR BETTER WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR STALLS, THE GAS GAUGE GOES TO EMPTY. IF I SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN RESTART THE CAR, THE GAS GAUGE GOES BACK TO 1/4 FULL OR BETTER. IT IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY STALLS OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THE ABS SYSTEM IS NOW COMING ON WHEN IT SHOULD NOT. IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS I HAVE HAD TROUBLE BRINGING THE CAR TO A STOP. THE ABS COMES ON AND DISENGAGES THE BRAKES AND THE CAR SKIDS AHEAD INSTEAD OF STOPPING IMMEDIATELY. WE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN ON OUR 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK. IT WAS FIXED UNDER RECALL, THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN AFTER A COUPLE OF YEARS. WHEN WE CALLED CHEVY, THEY SAID THEY ONLY FIX UNDER RECALL ONCE. WE WERE ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE ABS. I HAVE MY SERVICE STATION LOOKING NOW TO SEE IF WE CAN DISENGAGE THE ABS ON THE TRAILBLAZER TOO. THESE CHEVYS ARE A REAL HAZARD! *TR

WHENEVER BRAKING AND SLOWING DOWN ALMOST TO A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) WILL ENGAGE. VEHICLE MAKES THE TYPICAL ABS "CHATTER" SOUND WHEN THIS OCCURS AND THE ABS ENGAGEMENT CAN BE FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. ROAD CONDITIONS ARE CLEAN AND DRY; ROAD SURFACE IS LEVEL AND NOT BUMPY. ONLY OCCURS WHEN SPEED IS BELOW APPROXIMATELY 10MPH (FOR INSTANCE, WHEN COMING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, STOPSIGN, OR BRAKING ON A LEVEL DRIVEWAY). AS A RESULT, BRAKING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED AT THE VERY TIME THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COMING TO A STOP -- EVENTUALLY, A COLLISION IS INEVITABLE. THIS STARTED APPROXIMATELY 2-WEEKS AGO, OCCURRING RARELY BUT NOW OCCURS ABOUT 30% OF THE TIME. BRINGING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOMORROW MORNING (6/15/2010) TO EXAMINE THE PROBLEM. NOTE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A COMPLETE BRAKE JOB AT THE SAME CHEVY DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON 2/10/2010. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE IS THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IN 2006, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO A RECALL FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, BOTH OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED. SHE TOOK HER VEHICLE TO THE DEALER IN JULY OF 2007 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT SENSOR BOARD WAS FRIED. SINCE THE REPAIR WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED IN 2006, THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

WELL SERVICED 90K MILES. TRAVELING AT 35MPH PUSHED BREAKS ALL THE WAY DOWN (FRACTURING RIGHT ANKLE) SLOWED ME DOWN BUT FAILED TO STOP AT UPCOMING RED LIGHT. STRUCK MEDIUM SIZE VEHICLE INJURING OTHER DRIVER AND CAUSING CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES. CHEVY DEALER COLLISION/SERVICE CENTER ESTIMATED $8K IN REPAIRS. IN OTHER WORDS IT COSTS MORE TO REPAIR IT THAN WHAT THE VEHICLE IS WORTH. ALSO:"MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD" AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CHEVY TECH. SAID "IMPACT WAS NOT BIG ENOUGH" . AFTER READING SOME EIGHT OTHER COMPLAINTS VERY SIMILAR TO THIS . I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THIS OR GETTING INTO ANOTHER ONE. IS THERE NOT A BREAK LIGHT SERVICE SENSOR THAT I SHOULD HAVE NOTED.? SERVICE MANUAL FOR SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SAYS TO CHECK FRONT AND REAR AXLE FLUID AND ADD FLUID AS NEEDED EVERY 5K TO 7K MILES AFTER 67.5K MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP OR SLOW DOWN. THE CONTACT THEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MAXIMUM PRESSURE AND THE BRAKES LOCKED. THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE CONTACT LET UP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD STILL NOT STOP. IT LOCKED UP AND PULLED TO THE LEFT ONTO ITS SIDE AND ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER. THE VEHICLE LANDED ON ITS FOUR FLAT TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS NECK, SHOULDER, AND BACK. HE ALSO SUFFERED MEMORY LOSS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED IN BRAKE ROTORS. WHICH CAUSED THE ROTORS TO BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED CAUSING THE BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON ROTORS DESTROYING BOTH THE PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

FAILURE OF REAR BRAKES DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED IN BRAKE ROTORS WHICH CAUSED ROTORS TO BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED CAUSING BRAKE PADS TO DRAG ON ROTORS DESTROYING BOY=THE PADS AND ROTORS. *TR

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY RIGHT REAR BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT. AND I REPLACED IT. THEN LAST WEEK MY TRUCK DID NOT START. AND I REALIZED I HAD A DEAD BATTERY, BUT NOTHING HAD BEEN LEFT ON. I THEN DISCOVERED MY LEFT REAR BRAKE LIGHT HAD BURNED OUT . NO SOONER BEFORE I COULD REPLACE IT MY RIGHT REAR , THE CENTER REAR AND THE LEFT REAR ALL STAY ON LIKE THE BRAKE IS APPLIED . THIS IS VERY UNSAFE TO OPERATE AND AM CONCERNED ON HOW I AM GOING TO GET THIS REPAIRED LET ALONE GET IT TO A AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES PULSATED, AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT ALL FOUR ROTORS WERE CORROSIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

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 *TR

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65MPH, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE PLATE FRACTURED AND BROKE. AS A RESULT, THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE SPARE TIRE WAS APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. *AK 05/30/06 UPDATED - AFTER THE SPARE WAS MOUNTED, CAR WAS DRIVEN TO COLONIAL CHEVROLET. SERVICE MANAGER CONCERN THAT BACKING PLATE FAILURE HAD CUT TIRE CAUSING FAILURE. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *TT

AFTER LESS THAN EIGHTEEN MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP AND HAVING NOT EVEN TAKEN A LENGTHY TRIP OUR LS HAS RACKED UP MORE HEAD ACHES THAN A LITTLE. JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO DEALERS WANTED TO CHARGE OVER $600. FOR A REPAIR OF THE "FAN CLUTCH" SOMETHING THAT NEVER HAPPENS TO VEHICLES TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. I HAVE OWNED GM PRODUCTS FOR MANY YEARS; THIS WILL CERTAINLY BE THE LAST ONE! NOW WE ARE FACED WITH OUR DEALER ADVISING US THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDS ALL ROTORS REPLACED, AS WELL AS PADS, PARKING BRAKE, ETC. HOW COULD THIS BE? MOST VEHICLES GET BRAKE PADS; THIS THING REQUIRES ALL THE COMPONENTS BE REPLACED DUE TO RUST! (SOUNDS LIKE CHEVY IS MANUFACTURING A FAULTY VEHICLE) WE ARE NOT GOING TO SETTLE FOR IT. IN FACT WE HAD RECOMMENDED THE PRODUCT TO FIENDS AND FAMILY WHO BOUGHT THREE OF THEM. WE ARE GOING TO TELL EVERYONE OF THE EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS RECOMMEND THAT THEY GET RID OF THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF SUCH UNPREDICTABLE PROBLEMS. MY RECOMMENDATION IS ALL OWNERS SUE TO MAKE CHEVROLET TAKE THE TRUCKS BACK! WE ALSO CONTACTED CHEVROLET ABOUT THE UNUSUAL RUSTING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE HOOD, ESPECIALLY WHERE THE HINGE IS LOCATED - WE WERE PROMPTLY IGNORED. *NM

BRAKES STARTED PULSATING WHEN APPLIED. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A BRAKE INSPECTION. HIS EXPLANATION INDICATED A DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSES CORROSION OF THE ROTORS THAT IN TURN EATS THE PADS. EVEN WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY PLAN AT 40000 MILES THEY STILL REFUSED TO TREAT IT AS WARRANTY AND QUOTED $600 FOR THE REARS ALONE. I HAD THE FRONT ROTOR TURNED AND WILL HAVE THE REARS DONE BY MY INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. NO WONDER SALES ARE DOWN - NOBODY TRUST THE MANUFACTURERS ANYMORE MORE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, THEY ONLY TRUST THEM TO NOT LOSE MONEY ON A FAILURE. WHO LETS THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS KIND OF CONDUCT - WE DO. AS SOON AS MY GAS GUZZLER IS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN OUT COMES THE FOR SALE SIGN. *JB

WEAR INDICATOR ON PAD INDICATED TIME TO CHANGE PADS. WHEN CHANGING PADS NOTICED DRY ROT ON PISTON BOOT ON RH FRONT CALIPER. ALSO, ROTORS SEVERELY CORRODED TO THE POINT THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. ENDS ARE BREAKING OFF ROTORS ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE PADS CONTACT THE ROTORS. MILES ON VEHICLE 40K

TWO DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITH TRAFFIC AT APPROX. 70 MPH, TRAFFIC IN FRONT CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. I HAD TO PULL TO THE ROADSIDE BECAUSE MY BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. I WENT AT LEAST 3 CAR LENGTHS FURTHER THAN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HAD I NOT BEEN IN AN OUTSIDE LANE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS CRASH.

WHEN MAKING A TURN A SCRAPPING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT BOTH FRONT ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

THE ABS CHECK LIGHT REMAINS ON, WHICH CONSUMER IS INFORMED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES MAY NOT OPERATE IF LIGHT IS ON. OWNER WILL CONTACT DEALER FOR REPAIR.

WHILE BRAKING AT 30-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL AND HIT THE REAR BUMPER OF SUV TRUCK AND THE AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY, BUT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE CRASH, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED INJURY TO THE FACE, BUT REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *JB

CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 2002, ROTORS WERE BADLY CORRODED AND COMING APART. *BF THE BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE MADE A SQUEALING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *JB