Consumer Complaint Detail
CHEVROLET / TRAILBLAZER / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005102171 | Incident Date: Sep, 09 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ALBUQUERQUE | Consumer's State: NM |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: TRAILBLAZER | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Exterior lighting:tail lights |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1GNDT13S622 | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 14 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: 1. other than several recalls for a faulty tail light, which still does not work properly on 2002 trailblazer did not have any major problems prior to the incident on september 10, 2005.*ak 1. while driving home on about the evening of september 10, 2005 my 2002 chevrolet trailblazer with 47,427 miles suddenly groaned loudly and rapidly decelerated approximately 1/4 mile from my house. i was able to get home at a speed of about five mph. when i arrived home i contacted my mechanic who said it sounded like a transmission problem. my mechanic looked at the vehicle and told me it was the transmission which he was unable to repair. he suggested i contact my dealer as he felt the vehicle did not have high enough mileage to warrant tranmission failure. i contacted tillery chevrolet in moriarty, nm where i purchased the vehicle and spoke with mr. glen tillery. he asked if i had purchased the extended warranty package. upon hearing i did not purchase the extended warranty package mr. tillery gave me the approximate price for his dealership to repair my vehicle. i felt his price was high and the dealership is located approximately 50 miles from my house which was too far to drive my vehicle in its condition. i received recommendations from other people and took my trailblazer to budget transmission in albuquerque, nm. budget looked at the transmission and stated it needed to be replaced which i authorized. when i picked up my vehicle the technician informed me my transmission failure was due to a faulty sunshell. the price to repair the vehicle was $1,813.68 3. the repairs included a rebuilt transmission and torque converter. the original parts are not available. |