Six problems related to transmission not go into gear have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Driving my son home from football practice and heard a weird sound and noticed the gears would not shift in the transmission. I tried to put the vehicle into reverse and it would not work. I had no warnings about this and just about got hit due to having to try to pull off the road quickly. This is the first time it has happened and we are going to try to buy a new transmission.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer. While driving 55 mph, the engine revved and would not change gears. The contact arrived home and turned off the vehicle. When he restarted the vehicle, it would only drive forward and not in reverse. The vehicle was towed to the transmission repair shop and they opened the transmission. They discovered scraps of metal where the gear shift was shredded. The mechanic stated that the sun shell was the cause of the failure and a new transmission was needed. The failure occurred without warning. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 98,000.
Transmission all of a sudden starting not going into gear and there was a whining sound. The reverse went out and it skips from 1st gear to 3rd. It will cost about 1300 to repair but I have not done it yet, as I cannot afford it. This seems to be a major issue for many Trailblazers due to a defective sun shell part and really should be recalled.
The transmission in my 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer began to kick or surge in 2nd gear which created a bang in the rear end. I had vehicle inspected by a gm dealer and they told me the could determine where the problem was coming from. They suggested that I should keep driving the vehicle. About 2 weeks after the inspection, the transmission in my 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer failed with 70,000 miles when I was pulling out of a parking lot. Vehicle left me an 2 passengers stranded and I had to pay to tow the vehicle. The same gm dealership tore down the transmission and determined the cause was a failed sungear in the transmission. Gm did not stand behind any of the repair even though they admitted to me over the phone that there is a problem with the transmission (model# 4l60e). I was not able to afford the $3,200 factory rebuild that the gm dealer offered to sell me, which gm said was already at a discount. All I could afford a the time was to replace the transmission with a used transmission with 40,000 miles on it. Now I have about 8,000 miles on the vehicle since the replacement and the same issue is happening again. I understand I took the chance with the used transmission. The fact that gm admits that there is a problem directly to a consumer and they don't stand behind the problem shows poor company ethics. Gm admits the problem but willingly allows the faulty vehicles out on the road risking the lives of loved ones and children.
Transmission made a loud squelling noise as I began to accelerate, then would not go into gear smoothly (between 30 and 40 miles per hour) after that. I later tried to put the car in reverse, and I had no reverse.
When vehicle is in parking with engine on, consumer states vehicle attempts to engage in another gear on its own. Consumer is afraid transmission may by destroyed. Ts.