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-Kevin
I had all the other problems, (except the tranny and cylinder lining cracking, although a friend experienced that one.)tail lights failed(pre-recall) dash 4wd switch and with the brakes failing with less than 20K, pulsating and rotors rusting(I was told that was because I drove the
TB in the salt up north. Cost me $400+ for a GM Defect) Interesting because my rusted out '86 t-bird's rotors were fine. Of course, this reoccurred less than 10K later which they graciously paid, like they did me a favor the second time. Never reimbursed for the original repair. I can't even unload this truck because I can't get it smogged in CA.(see Trailblazer problems)
To anyone asking if they should buy, my answer is no. I like the Trailblazer, but my truck has been okay, mediocre at best. There are too many choices available to settle for okay. Where I want to buy American and grew up on Gm products. Gm has disappointed every time I have needed their support. When you're paying $30k for a vehicle you expect not to have fight to have it run properly or even run at all. I am tired of hearing these companies complain that consumers aren't buying their products when the truth is poor reliabilty and failure to take responsibility for issues they created drive us away. It's like the guy at the bar crying in his beer cause his kids have no shoes.
GM if you want us to believe you have a great product and service, stand by it and fix the things that are wrong. Don't weasel out and stick us with junk and wonder why we don't come back.
If someone is going to go with a class action count me in, at this rate I'm sure my tranny will drop by the time it gets rolled out. It's time to start looking for an old straight six, 4-speed manual Ford F-150. At least I'll have something to drive while the TB rots in my driveway. And it will cost far less than replacing GM's defective transmission.
Unbelievable. :lemon:
Could you please advise me how you went about having Gm Customer Service offer to split the cost??? This just happened to my 2002 trailblazer and by reading this forum it seems that they are familiar with this faulty part . I just contacted them and they said I should first bring it to the attention of a local GM service manager, but acted as though there is little they would do (if any) to help.
If you could also tell me where you found this "out of warranty" offer??
Your help is so greatly appreciated.
- slow shifting from a cold start
- sometimes when starting the light above the 2HI indicator blinks and the car won't engage 4WD
- when in 4WD the car feels like it grinds while trying to reverse.
Anyone else experience grinding while backing up in 4WD or Auto 4?
I have an 02 2WD with 67k and have had no trans problems but maybe a little slippage and an occasional clunk--but did have problems like some of the first isues with shifting weird and power down and had the fan clutch replaced about 7k miles ago [for over 900 bucks,,] I've been waffling trading the chevy in, for either a honda pilot or a new chevy,,,, had kind of given up, but I think today I'll try to go make a deal,,, maybe a 2 year lease on a new trailblazer 4WD as I do like the truck a lot, even though the honda has the coolest navigation system, up here in the seattle area honda dealers just will not deal,,,,, but I guess they have a better product, which I greatly hate to say, but a 2 or 3 year lease on a new TB will be within warranty time, mostly
I feel lucky with the deal I got and I thought GM stepped up to the plate with this out of warranty offer. I will be buying my next GM vehicle from that same selling dealership.
At 68,000 miles my 02 Envoy transmission failed as a result of faulty sunshell gear. Failure occured as I was merging into traffic..could have been very bad, but luckily there was a median so I could pull over. My local dealer diagnosed the problem over the phone...tells you how aware they are of the issue. Next day they called with an estimate of $1100.00. I called GM assistance (1-800-790-5600) and they've offered 50%. I have to pay the whole bill and then have to go through the hassle of sending in paperwork (original repair order, proof of payment, & proof of ownership) which I thought was bogus because I was going to a GM dealer to have repairs made...but since this multi-million dollar company doesn't have an online claims center I have no choice.
In the event GM issues a recall I'd get reimbused the remaining amount. The only way we'll see a recall is if everyone reports their issue to the National Highway Transportaion & Safety administration. https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov
Any ideas on what I can do now??
Everyone needs to call GM and just fight for it........ask for a specialist........dont deal with the first person who answers the phone and know what you are talking about when you call them. let them know you did your research and this is a defective part, tell them you went on the internet and couldnt believe how many people had the same exact problem you did.....its called a silent recall!!!!when they tell you to take it to a GM dealer for a diagnosis tell them fine but that they are paying for it.....if you bought your truck at a "family" dealership you may have better luck than others.....i do believe that was why i got mine fixed for free and by the next day. good luck to everyone i hope this is of some help to you all.
I have not had a major tranny failure (yet?) but I have been following this thread and I need someone to let me know if they have ever experienced this BEFORE their own failure.
When it's cold and I drive away from the house, something causes my 02 TB to kind of BOG DOWN. I feels like I'm not shifting from 1st to 2nd and there is a kind of WHOOSHING sound like a fan is running at high RPM.
I just drive slow out of my suburban neighborhood and by the time I get to the major roads something has warmed up and I'm off to the races.
Tips or ideas on this would be great.
Three months ago i bought brand new TB06, just after completing 5000KM service, last week when i tried to start TB it refused to crank at all, there were lights in dash board but engine refused to start i called Road side assistance and they took TB to maintenance dealer since then (almost six days now) i have not recieved the TB. i am realy stuck, every time i called dealer they just reply that they are trying to locate the fault as they suspect that there is some short circuit...
Anyone had similar experience?
I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT TRAILBLAZERS SHIFTKING BY ITSELF. I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED TRAILBLAZER AND MADE A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP WITH IT. ABOUT A HOUR FROM MY DESTINATION THE CAR JUST SHIFTED INTO 4 LO. IT TAKES A BIT TO GET IT BACK INTO 2 HI AND WHEN I DO IT THE 4 LO BUTTON STARTS BLINKING LIKE ITS GOING TO SHIFT DOWN AGAIN. I KNOW I AM GOING TO HAVE TO PAY AN ARM AND A LEG TO GET THIS FIXED BECAUSE I AM (JUST A STUPID GIRL) BUT ANYONES HELP ON TELLING ME WHAT IT MAY BE WOULD HELP... THANKS SO MUCH.