NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
BRAKE LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED REPEATEDLY/TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS FAILED THREE TIMES/HEADLIGHTS, AND PARKING LIGHTS ALSO MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP FOR THESE ISSUES AT LEAST SEVEN TIMES. *AK
AIR CONDITIONER CAME ON WITHOUT TURNING IT ON. DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSORS AND THE AIR CONDITIONING SWITCH MUST BE REPLACED. *AK
UPON STARTING VEHICLE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE HEADLIGHTS, RADIO, AND THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS TO SHORT OUT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONSUMER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY CHANGED THE SENSORS, HOWEVER IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WAS NOISE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A CHARACTERISTIC. THE HATCH LOCK DID NOT WORK, AND THE REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER DID NOT WORK. THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS CHANGED TWICE ALONG WITH THE SEAT BELT SWITCH, THE KEY LOCK ON THE DRIVER DOOR, BATTERY, AND THE WIRING HARNESS. *SCC ALSO THE CUP HOLDER BROKE. *JB
WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH WAS CHANGING LANES WHEN VEHICLE BEGAN TO TIP, THEN FLIPPED OVER TWICE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PASSENGER AND DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK AND HEAD INJURIES.*AK
THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO OVERHEAT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO 4-WHEEL DRIVE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC WILL BE DOING A DIAGNOSTIC TEST TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE'S BRAKE LIGHTS AND ALTERNATOR.*MR THE CAR HAD PROBLEMS SINCE IT LEFT THE DEALERSHIP. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED, THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH WAS REPLACED, THE CAR STALLS, BRAKE LIGHTS KEEP SHORTING OUT. IT COST THE CONSUMER $263.49 TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH CHEVROLET OR IT'S WARRANTY. *CB *JB
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS THE AIR CONDITION WHICH HAD BEEN REPAIRED TWICE. THE TAIL LIGHTS HAD ALSO BEEN EFFECTED AND THE POWER WINDOWS WERE STUCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS................................................. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A SIDE IMPACT ACCIDENT. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM
VEHICLE FAILED TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 225 FOR THE LATCH SYSTEM AT TIME OF MANUFACTURING. BECAUSE OF THE REAR SEAT DESIGN INSTALLATION OF A REAR FACING SEAT WAS IMPOSSIBLE.*AK
INTERMITTENTLY TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED THIS WAS DUE TO A SOCKET WIRE SHORT THAT BLEW OUT THE BULB . BULB WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A SNOW STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT REDUCED THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. RECALL 03V15900 WAS ISSUED FOR WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
IGNITION SWITCH FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. *PH VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WITH A SUSPICION OF A DEAD BATTERY BY THE CONSUMER. AFTER EXAMINATION BY MECHANIC IT WAS REVEALED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS LEFT ON WHEN SUDDENLY ALL DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED. CENTER CONSOLE WAS DISMANTLED AND A CABLE ATTACHED TO A SOLENOID HAD TO BE PULLED TO RELEASE THE SHIFT LEVER TO OPEN THE DOOR. IGNITION SWITCH WAS REPLACED. *LA
VEHICLE HAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK