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Well, here I am about to head back to the dealership with my 02' trailblazer ext.
My service engine soon light came on last night on my way home from
a friends. I checked this morning and my light is still on. I did take my gas cap off and re tighten. I know about that. I have 42,000 miles on my trailblazer. Its been
in the shop on a regular basis since I bought it. Average months in between are 3.
This has got to be a record! Only 3 weeks.
Update when I know why my light is on.
Thanks,
Shaun
Allen
http://www.raybestos.com/usa/brakepads.htm
I run these pads on my Buick Regal GS, there very quite and low dust.
If you know how to change brake pads there is nothing special about our trucks. I would recommend a brake fluid change when you install new pads.
Allen
-gmfan
I have replaced the light bulbs 3 times and asked the agency to replace the whole part or casing. When I told them I found a recall that the tailights were defective I was told that was only on 2003 models and not mine. The agency said they would replace the whole part but the next day a police officer almost gave me a ticket because he said I failed to indicate I was going to make a left hand turn on a one lane road.
I've taken my car to the agency twice for that problem and obviously they didn't replace the part.
Any suggestions on reporting my car as a lemon?
I also called Customer Service and was asked for the last digits on the vin #, I was told the last digits on the vin number of my car are not included on the recall.
I found the recall on a www.nhtsa.dot.gov, informed Chevrolet and the employee in charge of my car made a comment like if the recalls stated in that website are bogus.
Are your bulbs failing or what is the dealer doing when you take it in for service? Replacing the socket assembly or replacing bulbs??
Fan clutch went bad, and the ticking noise went away. If the fan clutch starts
causing you problems, the engine will sound really loud. I have heard it described as like driving a school bus. Mine seems ok after getting up to 60 mph. The fan clutch repair was quoted to me at $575 at one dealership and $442 at another.
I would definitely get that fixed under warranty
mine is out of warranty
good luck..
A new fan clutch was installed per the TSB and some reprograming was done and the problem was fixed.
I used to drive nine stop-and-go blocks to get out of downtown to the freeway and had little cooling until running at a steady speed. Now the A/C starts to cool down as I leave the parking lot and keeps getting cooler. No more compressor shutdown at each stoplight and warm air blowing.
There may be more fan noise but who can hear it over the max cool setting you need to use in the 97F temps in houston.
Bayner 66
Spring, TX
My question is - has anyone else noticed this??
It came with "Coninental Contitrac" tires, and I have read some tire reviews that the tires may be the cause??
I don't want to jump the gun, and run right back to the dealer and say I have a problem, but at same time I'm not sure if it isn't one.
It only had 11 miles on the odom at delivery, does the suspension take some time to break in?
This is our first SUV, and we love the Trailblazer, just looking for some helpful insight.
Thanks!
Todd
Have read some problems with the tires. A road force balance will eliminate any wheel tire problems.
Curious why you did not notice it when test driving before purchase?
Finally, it died, no cooling at all, and the fan wouldn't blow even when switched to the highest setting. The dealer made some repairs which got it working again, but there is still an unusual delay until the cool air starts coming. And on one occasion since the repair it the a/c failed to come on, requiring me to restart the engine.
There is nothing wrong with compressor or fan, but glitches somewhere in the chain of sensors, relays and computers that control the blooming thing. I long for the days when you could just set your A/C "Max" and have it blast. On the upside, I've never had any overheating with my Bravada, even while towing a 4800lbs boat & trailer.
I've never heard of a "road force balance" - I take it need to take back to gm?
As for why we didn't notice, we had test driven 3 other Trailblazers, 2 of them on the highway before deciding this one that had the amenities we wanted. And of course never took this one out on the highway.
Some of the larger dealerships have them in house, but the equipment costs about 10K, so availability is scattered. The Hunter GSP 9700 equipment is used.
http://www.hunter.com/pub/product/balancer/index.htm
Could also be from the TB just sitting on the lot for a long time and flat spots developing on the tires. Usually this goes away after driving for a while. Could be drive shaft also, or ???
Several years ago I made the mistake of driving two other new vehicles before choosing a third vehicle that I did not drive before purchase. It was a big mistake. Wind noise was unbearable and dealer shrugged it off. I now drive anything before I buy,
I also won't buy a vehicle with dealer assurance of fixing a problem relating to vibrations or major mechanical issues. I make the dealer fix before leaving the lot or paying for it.
I know my car is one that must have a recall. I have replaced the lights bulbs like 2 or 3 times and all of a sudden they stop working. I've taken my car to the agency twice and told them of the problem. The first time they didn't do anything and I didn't check it when I picked it up. The second time one of the service managers told me they were going to replace the whole casing. I picked it up and it was ok. The following day one of the light bulbs was out again. I think they are playing games with me and only replacing the sockets.
-KAG
Alldata will sell you the full text of the TSBs too. Looks like Infotraxx is cheaper.
Steve, Host
NOw tha I know that I cannot count on intelligent help from AAA, I really need to know this information for myself (and admittedly should have before).
I read in the manual that perhaps the jack is need to release the secondary latch from the tire? is this true also? do you always need to release the secondary latch with the jack??? I probably sound stupid but please help me anyway as i'm going on another long drive tomorrow and need the info before i go . thanks
On the other hand, tblazed was having a heck of a time, they were sending multiple notices of recalls he had previoulsy had done.
If those tools and instructions are not with yours you need to get them from the seller or another source, maybe a salvage yard.
Thanks!
I have an out-of-warranty (46K total miles) '02 Trailblazer LTZ that I brought to the dealer for some recalls--including the PCM upgrade. The car ran perfectly when it went in, then began to overheat in low speed regimes immediately afterward. The AC--which ran perfectly before--also exhibited the same non-function problems after a heat soak you all are having. All this because of the new PCM program.
I took it back to the dealer today asking them to put the old software back in the PCM, cause the car now overheats like crazy during low speed driving with the AC on. He couldn’t do that because it was a recall item. I knew that, but it seemed like a good beginning strategy.
I was armed with some printouts from posts here. At first, the Service Manager blew off the printouts, but after some discussion, he agreed to diagnose the problem w/o charging me. I asked him if the clutch is bad (or incompatible with the new PCM programming) if he would call GM and see if they would cover the replacement cost. I again pointed to all the problems people in the printouts were having, and mentioned GM has reimbursed some of them. I don’t recall if that was true, but lying seemed like the thing to do—Hey, it’s CARS.
Amazingly, he called back a couple hours later saying the clutch tested OK, but the technician recommended it be replaced AND GM AGREED TO PICK UP THE TAB! Woo hoo!
Here's where it gets interesting: I told the Service Manager I had called a couple dealers' Parts Departments (including his), inquiring about the correct part number for the replacement clutch, and they gave me the old-style (10383029) number. I told the parts guys about the TSB and the new part #. They both said that part number (for the new style) was a clutch all right, but it didn’t show what car it was for and that they didn’t stock them. I asked the Service manager to look up the TSB I showed him this morning (the one he blew off) and sure enough, it says to use the new clutch, #15293048, that is now standard on vehicles made after June, 2005.
They had to order the updated clutch (it’ll be here tomorrow), but I'd rather wait than have an old style (what they stock and are still installing :surprise: ) put on. Pretty scary that two out of two dealers I called would have put the OLD style clutch back on.
Anyways, thanks for doing the heavy lifting on this issue, and thank you GM for stepping up.
Will let you know how the new fan works out.
Kurt
Not real happy with Onstar service now... anyone have any ideas?
thanks
They refused, insisting that I needed to demonstrate the problem for them, then they would order the part, and I'd have to bring it back in.
I think I'm finding a new dealer... when the vehicle was new, I complained to the service manager (who I was dealing with on my GTO problems, since resolved by a new car) about the rough idle of my wife's Envoy... without seeing the truck, he tells me "my wife has one, they all do that". Less than a week later, the Envoy was on a flatbed to the dealership (SES light flashing)... cracked spark plug from the factory.
*sigh*
Wish I knew why dealerships played these games,
--Robert
Also seems a lot of dealers don't like a TSB put in their face. They would rather a technician fumble around with diagnostics (that they charge for) and maybe come up with the correct fix. Service depts should listen more to their customers, afterall it is the customers vehicle being repaired.