2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer problems
The 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer has 1,573 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (13%) concerns electrical system. Next are transmission (12%) and lighting (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,573 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 13% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 152 and 52
- Injuries and deaths
- 142 and 8
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 1,002 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 164 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 132 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 176 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 151 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 126 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 77 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 53 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 47 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 34 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 26 |
| 200k+ miles | 16 |
What the data shows
Of the 1,002 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 63,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 61,000 miles (117 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 152 complaints mention a crash; 52 complaints mention a fire; 142 injuries reported; 8 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2002 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet Trailblazer with enough data (1,015 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 12 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
The accident happened 10/29/2004 around 7:00 pm. My husband, was traveling on highway 27 north coming home from vicksburg, ms. The accident report claimed he lost control of the 2002 chevrolet trail blazer he was driving and crossed into the other lane. He was hit on the passenger side of the vehicle by the vehicle in the south bound lane. The accident report used the phrase "t boned" in describing the impact of the vehicles.
The vehicle was involved in a head on crash into a telephone pole and the air bags did not deploy. The front seat passenger was injured and the driver struck the steering wheel and died at the hospital from internal injuries. We are trying to determine why the airbags did not deploy. The passenger was not wearing a seat belt and it also appears that the deceased driver was not wearing a seat belt.
I was going down the highway. I stopped at a gas station for a cup of coffee with my sister and 3 year old daughter. When I went to put my daughter in the car I noticed smoke coming up from under the plastic part in the back seat on the door part. I saw something spark and took the casing off and then it sparked again and it flamed some everytime I blow it out it would spark again. I got the wires off the metal from the door and the one wire came apart.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving gasoline fumes were detected. The vehicle was taken to dealer for inspection where they determined the steel fuel lines had rusted through due to salt corrosions. The fuel module kit which includes lines, pipes and fittings were replaced.