Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER EXT / 2002

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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005012150 Incident Date: Mar, 14 2005
Consumer's City: ABILENE Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: TRAILBLAZER EXT Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNES16S526 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 23 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 23 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Small "clunking" noise from under vehicle when shifting from park to reverse or drive. "clunking also evident when slowing to a stop. ultimate transmission failure occurred while accellerating from a stop. a very loud "clunck" was heard from under the vehicle followed by a loud wirring noise. the vehicle would not shift from first gear afterwards until about 40 mph. the "wirring" noise continued when the vehicle was stopped and the transmission would not shift into reverse. the dealer's mechanic overhauled the transmission and replaced the following "worn" parts: sun gear shell, sun gear, 3-4 clutch. vehicle had 40000 miles at time of failure.