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Used 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer Consumer Reviews

4.1 out of 5 stars
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4 out of 5 stars

Not that great

Scott, 03/26/2005
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT LT 2WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful

My wife and I love the look and feel of our Trailblazer but the reliability is what brings us down. Transmission went out at 25,000 miles and dealership kept car for 3 weeks to fix it. ENORMOUS amount of AC problems over the last 1 1/2 years. Dealership can sometimes "duplicate" problem and they just keep replacing parts but nothing on the AC gets fixed. Also, the clock will sometimes change to a totally different time by itself (jump ahead a few hours and minutes). One time, the complete dashboard electrical system just went out (all the displays and the speedomoter). I got it to come back on after I turned the engine off and on again. Car sometimes has trouble starting too.

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4.38 out of 5 stars

Excellence with exception

Debi, 07/18/2006
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LTZ 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
5 of 8 people found this review helpful

Smooth, comfortable ride with many ammenities. Gas mileage 12 city, <18 hwy. Some recalls on wipers and seatbelt safety (but did not occur in my vehicle after inspection by dealership). Seems to be problem with rear lights - have replaced bulbs several times. I would buy another but this was the "first year" for the model. Just had to work out the bugs.

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2.25 out of 5 stars

Could be Better

Could Be Better, 04/28/2006
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
3 of 5 people found this review helpful

I really liked the look and the feel of the vehicle when I bought it. After 2 months it was in the shop for sway bar links, 4-wheel drive switch, and the 4-wheel drive had to be reprogrammed.That was over $2500 worth of work. I am waiting for more to go wrong, I was driving and noticed it is now making the same noise it did when the sway links went out. When will it ever stop?

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2.88 out of 5 stars

Just like me, love it or hate it

slick81, 07/01/2012
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT 2WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

I love my TB, i bought it n 04. I now have over 230,000 miles on her. Over the last 3 yrs I have put 2 transissions in her , fuel pump, 2 alt., a starter, new battery, several sets of tires. I have put alot of money into her, however she now acts like she is going to cut off when i stop or take off. the rpm's either rev up to 2000+ or they drop down to like 400-. I have had the throttle body cleaned and a tune up, but she is still acting up. however, even w/ all of the problems ive had, i still cant seem to trade her in yet. I always say, ill rock her till her wheels fall off, however, im pretty sure they fell off and i just put new ones back on

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1.88 out of 5 stars

Don't Waste Your Hard Earned Money

smokiesmum, 09/02/2003
2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 2WD 4dr SUV (4.2L 6cyl 4A)
2 of 3 people found this review helpful

Not only have I had this car in for service at least 10 times, I lost a ton of money in its resale value. The build quality is terrible, half the problems I have had were deemed as "could not duplicate" by the dealership and went unfixed. Now, I am trying to unload this hunk of junk and getting hosed by the resale. This is the fourth Chevy in a row I have owned that has NOT performed well, you would think I would have learned my lesson by now.... Don't make the same mistake I made!!!

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