Brake Light problems of the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer - part 2

The brake lights in my 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer have gone out 4 times in 9 months. Each time the dealer has replaced the circuit board and bulb. I consider this a serious safety defect with my Trailblazer. No one seems to know why this problem keeps happening, and I am worried about future problems.

Brake and tail light on 2002 chevy Trailblazer ext have failed on four occasions since leasing this new car on 5/24/02. Service people have been great in fixing the problems. This first incident on 11/6/2002 involved only one tail and brake light but the fourth incident on 11/21/2003 involved both tail and brake light. The failure comes without warning and only is noticed when a good citizen driver informs me. The latest incident was noticed when a driver almost rear ended me because both lights were out. Fortunately, the top (dole) light worked. The dates of the repairs are: 11/6/02, 8/7/03; 12/23/03; 11/21/03. In a related problem the windshield wipers and/or washers have faied on three occasions: 7/2/02; 11/6/02 and 12/23/02.

This is the second time that my brake lights have failed. Luckily someone behind me has been nice enough to let me know before I am rear ended. I have two small children and hope that gm fixes this problem before someone is seriously hurt. The socket has been replaced once and appears to be the problem again. If you pull the bulb slightly out of the socket the brake lights will work, the only problem is that the first bump or two you go over shorts the lights out again. I only hope I continue to have nice people, who are paying attention, behind me when I am traveling, otherwise I may be writing back to report serious damage. Let's get this fixed-it is obviously a problem-just read the complaint list.

Brake lights keep burning out. . . 3 times so far. . Also I see the same situation on may other trail blazers on the road.

I own a 2002 chevy Trailblazer with approximately 40,000 miles. I have had to replace the brake lights 3 times. They are out again. Both of them. A lady stopped me this morning to tell me. That explains why someone almost rear-ended me last evening.

My wife has a 2-year old chevy trail blazer. The right brake light has burned out twice and the left brake light has burned out once. I've noticed many trail blazers on the road with burned out brake lights. Is this a quality issue or a design issue? is gm aware of this problem? are they doing anything about it? thank you.

Brake lights defective. I have had the brake lights replaced 3 times on my 2002 Trailblazer. My family owns several Trailblazers (2002 and 2003 model years) and every one of them has had at least one defective brake light, some vehilces with multiple failures. Can be either left or right brake light that fails. I have also noticed many other Trailblazers with defective brake lights on the road.

I have had every recall there is and then some that should have been on the recall list. Brake lights is a big issue, they are not on the recall and they should be! they are not sealed properly so the circuit boards are exposed to the elements and then they go out constantly! if you are out of warranty, you pay!!.

I own a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS. I currently have 37,000 miles and therefore am out of my initial warranty period. The problem I am having is with my brake lights. I have taken my vehicle to the dealer twice to have my brake light circuit board replaced because water keeps getting into the area causing shorts in the board. Water comes off the rear tires and directly underneath the tail light casing and makes contact with the circuit board because there is no protection for the board. Now that my vehicle is out of warranty I am forced to continue replacing this item every time it occurs. This can cause serious problems because the brake lights are very important in traffic. Also, individuals can be ticketed for this problem.

The rear right brake light was inoperative. . Also the seat belt buckle was loose, the brakes squeaked and the front stabilizer was replaced because a noise was heard when the consumer made slow turns.

Left brake light shorted out at 29,000 miles. Service manager at dealership had indicated that this was very common in 2002 Trailblazer. If I didn't have someone behind me nice enough to tell me, it could have been a problem. Dealer indicated some type of circuit board needed to be replaced.

The brake lights on my 2002 chevy Trailblazer recently stopped working. The dealer replaced/repaired them at no cost. Discovered through an internet user group this problem has occurred in many Trailblazers. Would like to log my complaint mileage = 30k in-service - Feb-2002.

Left rear brake light and the right rear brake light have gone out 2 times in less than 1 year requiring the bulb to be changed.

Both left and right brake lights failed to operate. Vehicle was bought new 7. 5 months ago and has about 8000 miles. Found the fuses good and the light bulb filaments good. While checking the light bulbs, I discovered that moving them slightly in the out direction, the lights would come on. Upon examination, it appears the metal connection tabs within light socket and/or the bulb wire- type connections may have been damaged by heat. There is some discoloration on both. Although the bulbs are not burned out, they will not work when fully seated into the socket - there is no electrical connection. They do work when pulled slightly out. I installed new bulbs which do work when fully seated. I now wonder how long it will be before this problem occurs again. I believe there may a design defect with either the socket or the bulb, where heat buildup in the connection was not taken into account.

I have a problem with brake lights on my Trailblazer. They have gone out numerous times and I am sick and tired of people telling me that my brake lights are out. There seems to be a problem with this and I feel that something needs to be investigated on this. My wife also, had a 2002 chevy Trailblazer in which she had the circuit board replaced because of these problems.

The brake lights have burned out in the last 3 mos. 3 different times. The passenger side brake light seems to go out every month. I was complaining about the passenger seat belt locking up but thought I was just doing it wrong. After reading other complaints I noticed that it is a common occurrence. I have had the trail blazer in the shop for the noise under the front when you hit a bump. They can't seem to find the cause of the noise. The back gate would pop open just driving down the road. Dealer adjusted the latching hook. Has not done it since. Now after doing some research I have found that there are 8 recalls on this vehicle and I have just received 2 notices. This is a bit unnerving.

Left rear brake light shorted out requiring replacement of "circuit board". Service manager indicated this was occuring frequently. Ak.

2002 Trailblazer LS. Left brake light continues to fail. Each time I pull the bulb out, it is ok, so I put it back in and it works for a day or two. I have now noticed that it seems to work longer if you pull the bulb out slightly instead of seating it fully into the socket. This is a very common problem in this vehicle, according to my son, an ase certified mr. Goodwrench technician, employed for years by GMC and Chevrolet dealerships. Brake lights going out are going to eventually cause a fatal accident, and I don't think Chevrolet wants that! make them accountable!!!.

Repeated brake light failures, both left and right sides, dealer has replaced both lamp modules, problem continues. Bulbs work loose dur to road vibration and lose contact with clamp devices.

The brake lights have failed, on both sides, on numerous occasions. The dealer replaced the assembly into which the bulbs plugs into, on both sides. The problem continues. Either the bulbs burn out, or they become loose. This results in loss of that brake light.

Brake lights have been not been working on several occasions since buying 2002 chevy Trailblazer in 2002.

Brake lights continuously fail in my 2002 Trailblazer. The dealer replaced them a couple of times while I was having other cheap made inferior parts repaired or replaced under warranty or recall. The problem is the contacts in the bulb socket are to far apart and do not make a secure connection with the bulb contacts and also do not have electrical grease in them to protect against moisture.

Have had numerous promblems:front passenger seat belt tightens on passenger will not release until taken off. Brake lights have been worked on 5 times since SUV was purchased in 2002. Have seen numerous Trailblazers on the road with the same promblem. I believe there is a promblem !!!!.

The brake light in my truck failed. I have had chevy replace the circuit board but the problem still exists. The vehicle goes through light bulbs about once a month. The problem is in the contact between the bulb and the circuit board. It burns out the metal wire used in the contact. The filament never burns out.

Failure occurred in traffic in st. Louis, mo. A large truck following behind had to brake abruptly to avoid rear ending my vehicle. The other driver was kind enough to tell me that my brake lights were not working. I took the vehicle to the dealership and had them repaired. The service man told me that they have had to replace several of the switches in the steering column. I believe the company has a defective part if the service people are noticint a trend. I contacted cheverolet and the "started a file".

The brake light socket on my 2002 chev Trailblazer lt is not secure so the brake light does not work consistantly. Actually it does not work at all. I have replaced the bulb numerous times and it has worked temporarily but now it does not work at all. The dealer for the manufacturer has even told me they have a defective product but due to the mileage on my car will not replace the defect. This problem was occurring long before I reached the mileage but I did not know it was a defect. Mileage does not affect the wear and tear on this item.

Rear brake lights and signal lights are constantly not working. Vehicle has been to the dealer once to get the entire system replaced. Within a month the lights were not working again.