2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Fuel System Problems

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BAD FUEL LEAK COMING FROM DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE, UNDER VEHICLE. MIDDLE OF VEHICLE. VERY DANGEROUS. PARKED ON STREET. BAD FUEL LEAKING.

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR SMELLS LIKE GAS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE WITH NO VISIBLE GAS LEAKAGE. THIS SMELL IS NOTICEABLE BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE ON CONSUMER CHAT SITES

OUR 2002 CHEV TRAILBLAZER SMELLS OF GASOLINE. THE WHOLE CAR SMELLS WITH GAS FUMES INSIDE AS WELL AS OUTSIDE. THIS COULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKS FOR ANY HELP! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

HELLO, OUR 2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SMELLS INSIDE THE CAR OF GASOLINE. WE HAVE TO PUT THE WINDOWS DOWN IN THE WINTER AS WELL AS THE OTHER SEASON, JUST TO DRIVE THE CAR. MY WIFE GETS SICK BECAUSE OF THE SMELL. EVERY TIME WILL FILL THE CAR OR CLOSE TO EMPTY, THE WHOLE CAR SMELLS WITH GAS FUMES. IT IS VERY BAD AND VERY DANGEROUS. WE HAVE TRIED TO GET THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM (IN 2017) WITH THE FUEL RECALL, BUT TO NO IS THE ANSWER. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I DON'T LIVE IN A SALT BELT REGION. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME! HELP! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM *PM

STRONG GAS SMELL GAS TANKS LEAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE DETAILS WERE UNKNOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

STRONG FUEL SMELL COMING FROM BACK OF VEHICLE EVEN WHEN PARKED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MURAND CHEVROLET WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ODOR WAS NOT COMING FROM THE FUEL PUMP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 153,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ *JS

ON DECEMBER 7TH, 2015 I TOOK MY 2002 CHEVY TAILBLAZER TO LEE PARTYKA CHEVROLET AFTER RECIEVING A LETTER THAT STATED AFTER 10 YEARS THE GAS TANK ON THESE VEHICLES GO BAD AND GET LEAKS IN THEM. A WEEK LATER THEY CALLED ME AND STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIX MY VEHICLE AND NEITHER DID THEY HAVE A GAS TANK TO REPLACE IT WITH AND THAT I NEEDED TO PICK UP MY TRUCK AND RETURN THE RENTAL CAR. LEE PARTYKA MADE IT CLEAR TO GENERAL MOTORS THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE NECAUSE OF THE GAS LEAK SO TODAY ON FEBRUARY QST THEY TOLD ME THAT CAR WAS OK TOO DRIVE AND LEE PARTYKA SAID AGAIN ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND GSVE ME A LOANER FROM THERE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE GOTTEN NO HELP OR UNDERSTANDING FROM GENERAL MOTORS I FEEL THIS OS THERE PROBLEM. NOW THEY SAY THEY CANT FIX THE TANK OR REPLACE IT TIL MAY IF THEY FIND A TANK. AND THEY WONT CONTINUE TO ACCOMODATE ME WITH A RENTAL VEHICLE SO FOR ME TO JUST PUT $5 WORTH OF GAS IN IT ANDDRIVE IT WHEN LEE PARTYKA AGAIN SAID IT IS UNSAFE. STATIONARY.

NOTICED A STRONG GAS ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN NOVEMBER 2015 WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVY TELLING US THAT "FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE" COULD FRACTURE. WE TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP & WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE CASE WITH OUR TRAILBLAZER. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE TANK REPLACED. IN DECEMBER THEY SUPPOSEDLY ORDERED THE PART, IT IS NOW ALMOST MAY & STILL NO PART. I HAVE TRIED CONTACTING CHEVY DIRECTLY & NO ONE IS WILLING TO HELP. THEY KEEP PUTTING ME OFF, SAYING THEY CAN'T FIND THE PART ETC. THEN TELLING ME IT WILL BE HERE FOLLOWING MONTH. THEY ARE JUST GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND, AND ALSO THEIR FAMOUS THING IS TO SAY WELL, IT'S A 2002 SO WE DON'T HAVE PARTS. THIS IS COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I CALLED CHEVY TODAY & WHEN THE "SENIOR ADVISOR" TOLD ME THE PART WOULD BE THERE IN MAY, I ASKED WHERE HE CAME UP WITH THAT INFORMATION HE HUNG UP ON ME. BEFORE THAT HE TOLD ME I MIGHT NEVER GET IT REPAIRED. IN THAT CASE THEY WOULD EVENTUALLY SEND ME A LETTER TELLING ME WHAT MY NEXT STEP MIGHT BE. I CANNOT BE THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM, AND ESPECIALLY WITH IT NOT BEING RESOLVED PROPERLY.

GM RECALL: GM SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM 14423: NOVEMBER 2015. I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO VANDERGRIFF CHEVROLET TO CHECK MY FUEL TANK AS I WAS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUES OUTLINED IN THE RECALL LETTER. THEY CONCURRED THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. THEY LET ME HAVE A RENTAL FOR TWO WEEKS WHILE THE ORDERED THE PART. ONCE THEY FOUND OUT THAT GM OR AFFILIATE NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE PART, THEY TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD NO LONGER PAY FOR THE RENTAL. THE ADVISED ME AS THEY HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG IT WOULD TAKE TO FIND A MANUFACTURER TO BUILD A NEW FUEL TANK, THAT IN ORDER TO AVOID THE GAS FUMES, IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS I DO NOT COMPLETELY FILL UP THE TANK WHEN I GAS UP. HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STILL COMES ON OF COURSE, AND THAT WOULD PREVENT ME FROM PASSING THE STATE INSPECTION WHICH IS DUE IN TWO WEEKS. THEY OFFERED NO SOLUTION FOR ME ON THAT, AND STILL NO EXPECTATION AS TO WHEN THE FUEL TANK WOULD BE RECEIVED .IT HAS BEEN 6 MONTHS NOW. I TOOK MY TRUCK IN ORIGINALLY IN EARLY DECEMBER OF 2015.

RECEIVED SPECIAL COVERAGE PROGRAM 14423 THAT STATED PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK INLET CHECK VALVE COULD OCCUR. I HAVE FUEL ODORS, FUEL LEAKS, SERVICE ENGINE SOON AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER LIGHTS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. MILEAGE IS 180,000 MILES AND A FUEL TANK SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM AT ANY TIME, BUT GM WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY COMPENSATION.

THIS 2002 TRAILBLAZER IS VERY VERY HARD ON GAS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH PASSENGERS INSIDE, THE SMELL OF FUEL VAPORS WERE SO OVERWHELMING THAT THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE STOPPED AND THE PASSENGER HAD TO BE ESCORTED IN A NEW VEHICLE TO THE DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION OF THE RETURN AND SENDER LINES OF THE FUEL PUMP MODULE AND THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART IN 2012, BUT IT EXPIRED. THEREFORE, THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT COVER ANY EXPENSES FOR THE REPAIR. UPDATED 12/1/2015*JS

I WAS DRIVING HOME ONE NIGHT FROM WORK ON A BACK ROAD IN SOUTH CAROLINA GOING 35MPH WHEN MY HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF AND THE CAR COMPLETLY STALLED, I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON TO WARN THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR THAT WAS COMING UP ON ME HAD TO SWERVE INTO THE GRASS BECAUSE THE AREA WAS SO DARK HE DIDNT SEE MY HAZARD LIGHTS UNTIL HE GOT CLOSE TO ME. THIS ISNT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN THERE REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE 2002 TRAIL BLAZER BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL IM WORRIED MY CHILD WILL BE IN THE TRUCK WITH ME AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

FUEL TANK FILLER NECK WHERE THE FILLER HOSE ATTACHES TO THE TANK, HAS COME OFF THE FUEL TANK. THIS ALLOWS GASOLINE TO SPILL ON THE ROAD WHEN DRIVING AND ALLOWS FUEL TO SPILL ON THE GROUND WHEN REFUELING THE VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. CHECKING THE SAFECAR.GOV/VIN LOOKUP SITE THIS VEHICLE SHOWS NO OPEN RECALLS. IF THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL RELATED TO THIS PROBLEM, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO KEEP THE SAFETY SITUATION FROM REOCCURING. A LINE OF GASOLINE, ON THE ROAD, LEADING STRAIGHT TO THE FUEL TANK, HAS TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY YOUR DEPARTMENT. PLEASE LET ME KNOW THE PROGRESS OF THIS NECESSARY SAFETY RECALL. *TR

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.

VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL! THE WHOLE GARAGE AND ENTRANCE TO MY KITCHEN STRONGLY SMELLED OF GASOLINE ONE MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO TAKE MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL. I TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY AND THE STEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE FUEL TANK FILLER NECK HAD BROKEN LOOSE FROM THE TANK AND THE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR AND SEALS WERE LEAKING, THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT GM HAD A RECALL ON FOR THE TRAILBLAZER EXT. I NOTIFIED GM ABOUT THE ISSUE ASKING FOR ANY HELP AT ALL WITH THE SITUATION, BUT SINCE MY TRAILBLAZER WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL THEY WERE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING FOR ME. IT IS A SAD DAY WHEN PEOPLES LIVES ARE BEING THREATENED BY POORLY DESIGNED VEHICLES ALL IN THE NAME OF MAKING A BUCK. YOU CAN GO ON LINE ALL DAY LONG AND FIND THE SAME COMPLAINTS FROM GM CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM I AM. WITH THE PUBLICITY THEY'VE HAD IN THE NEWS LATELY AND THE CURRENT LAWSUITS AGAINST THEM, WE ALL KNOW HOW GM FEELS ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THEIR DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. THEY WOULD JUST AS SOON SWEEP THE PROBLEM UNDER THE RUG WHILE INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE BECAUSE OF THEIR DISHONESTY. WOULD SOMEONE WITH ENOUGH POWER AND $$$ PLEASE STEP UP AND FORCE THEM TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROBLEMS THEY HAVE CREATED? *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER 360. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: EA07009 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OVER THE 150,000 MILE WARRANTY. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.