Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10399835May 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
DRIVING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE THE SPEEDOMETER ON OUR 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER SUDDENLY STARTED TO CLIMB AND THEN DECEND DONE TO WELL BELOW -0 MPH AND STAYED THERE EVEN THOUGH WE WERE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH. THE SPEEDOMETER IS CURRENTLY FROZEN AT ABOUT 20 MHP MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HOW FAST WE'RE TRAVELING. DEALER QUOTED REPAIRS AT APPX $800. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10400370May 9, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I STARTED THE CAR FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND NOTICED AS I BACKED OUT OF THE GARAGE THAT MY SPEEDOMETER WASN'T WORKING. AS I DROVE DOWN MY STREET, I WATCHED IT, AND IT NEVER MOVED. THE NEEDLE WAS NOT POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN, BUT WAS SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW 0. LATER THE SAME DAY, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN, THOUGH THE NEEDLE MOVEMENT WAS JERKY. TWO DAYS LATER, IT STOPPED AGAIN AND HAS NOT WORKED SINCE. I CONTACTED GM AND THEY SAID THERE ISN'T AN ACTIVE RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE RECALLED PRACTICALLY EVERY OTHER SUV THEY MADE THAT YEAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THIS IS MORE THAN AN ANNOYANCE, IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD, AND I THINK GM SHOULD STEP UP AND REPAIR THE PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY SINCE A CURSORY GOOGLE SEARCH TURNS UP MANY, MANY OTHER TRAILBLAZER OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THE NHTSA COULD OFFER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10399052May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DASH CLUSTER: TACHOMETER FAILED A 62,000, SPEEDOMETER AT 120,000, NOW THE GAS GAUGE IS ACTING UP. IF 2005-2007 ARE BAD NEED TO ADD 2004.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398727May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON OUR 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER THE ONLY GAUGE THAT WORKS ALL THE TIME IS THE SPEEDOMETER. MOST OF THE OTHER GAUGES ' INCLUDING THE FUEL GAUGE, TACHOMETER, ETC, ' DON'T WORK AT ALL! THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE GAUGE WORKS ONLY SPORADICALLY. IN ADDITION, THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ALSO DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY: THE AIRBAG LIGHT, ABS BRAKES LIGHT, AND 'CHECK ENGINE' LIGHT UNPREDICTABLY REMAIN LIT ' NOT ALWAYS AT THE SAME TIME - SOMETIMES FOR DAYS AT A TIME WHEN THE CAR IS ON. THERE IS NO PATTERN AS TO WHEN THE LIGHTS WILL STAY ON AND WHEN THEY WILL REMAIN OFF. I AM REPORTING THESE PROBLEMS TO YOU SINCE I READ THAT YOU ARE INVESTIGATING THIS SAME PROBLEM IN 2005 THROUGH 2007 TRAILBLAZERS. I FEEL YOU SHOULD EXPAND YOUR RESEARCH TO INCLUDE 2004 TRAILBLAZERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398750May 3, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD FLUCTUATE WITH AN INACCURATE READING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398805May 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER IN MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER IS MALFUNCTIONING. AT SOME POINTS IT SEEMS TO WORK CORRECTLY, THEN IT WILL STICK, OR DROP TO ZERO. SOMETIMES I CAN BE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 30-35 MPH AND THE READING WILL BE AT 110+. I AM READING THAT OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, THAT IT IS WIDESPREAD, BUT AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THERE IS NO RECALL. THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED WAS ON THE FREEWAY - GOING 55MPH - I LOOKED AT THE SPEEDOMETER AND IT SAID I WAS GOING 110! NO OTHER CARS AROUND - VERY HARD TO JUDGE SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398536May 2, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
GAS GAUGE JUMPS AROUND... ESPECIALLY WHEN FUEL IS LOW. SOMETIMES AT IT'S LOWEST, IT WILL SHOW HALF A TANK. NOW THAT MY WIFE DRIVES THIS SUV WITH MY 7-MONTH OLD SON, IT IS PARTICULARLY WORRISOME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398564May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
ON SEVERAL OCCASION OVER THE PAST YEAR MY FUEL GAUGE IN MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER LT HAS READ INACCURATELY LEADING TO BREAKING DOWN DUE TO THE VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF GAS WHILE THE GAUGE WAS STILL READING AT LEAST 1/4 TANK MOMENTS BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLS. ON ALL OCCASIONS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE GAUGE SHOWED 1/4 TANK AND THEN ALL OD A SUDDENLY DROPPED TO E WITH THE FUEL WARNING LIGHT COMING ONE. WITHIN A FEW MILES OF THIS SUDDEN DROP AND THE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON THE ENGINE WOULD STALL DUE THE VEHICLE BEING OUT OF GAS. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO MY LOCAL DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND ALL THEY HAVE OFFERED TO ME IS TO REPLACE THE SENDING UNIT, WHICH IN THIS MODEL IS INTEGRATED WITH THE FUEL PUMP AT THE COST OF ALMOST $800. THIS SEEM WRONG TO ME. NOW THAT I HAVE READ THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM ON THESE TYPES OF VEHICLES I AM EVEN MORE UPSET THAT THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TOLD ME MY ISSUE IS AN ISOLATED ISSUE AND THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL GAUGES IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398621May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. IT SOMETIMES INDICATES THERE IS MORE FUEL THAN THERE ACTUALLY IS IN THE TANK. SOMETIMES IT SHOWS IT IS EMPTY WHEN IT IS NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398661May 2, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
GAS GAUGE READING IS INCORRECT. THE GAS GAUGE READS 3/4 IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FILL-UP AND THEN READS EMPTY SOON THEREAFTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398387April 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT WORKING PROPERLY, SPEEDOMETER OIL PRESSURE GAUGE. FIRST OIL PRESSURE WENT TO 0 THEN THE SPEEDOMETER WENT CRAZY WAS DOING 50 AND IT JUST WENT TO OVER A 100. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398243April 29, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. I PURCHASED IT USED FROM A DEALER IN DECEMBER OF 2010. I NOTICE SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS GAUGE. IT WILL SHOW A DECENT AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE TANK THEN BY THE TIME I GET OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IT IS SHOWING EMPTY. IT WILL GO UP AND DOWN ALL THE TIME. I KNOW I AM NOT OUT OF GAS, BECAUSE I MAKE SURE TO PUT GAS IN EVERY DAY BECAUSE I AM NOT SURE WHAT IS IN THE TANK BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT TO A MECHANIC TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT IT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. SINCE SEEING THAT AN INVESTIGATION IS BEING DONE FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM, I DECIDED TO WRITE HERE FIRST. I AM REQUESTING THAT THE YEARS INVESTIGATED ALSO INCLUDED 2004, SINCE IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY YOUR AGENCY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398025April 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LT. THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE BEGUN TO READ INTERMITTENTLY. FIRST, THE GAS GAUGE WOULD READ 1/4 TANK AND I RAN OUT OF GAS WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON IN THE CAR ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE AAA, BUT WAS 30 MILES FROM THE NEAREST PROVIDER, THEREFORE WE WERE STRANDED FOR 2 HOURS. NOW THE SPEEDOMETER IS WILL SHOW THAT I AM GOING 90 MILES AN HOUR WHEN IN FACT I AM ONLY GOING 30 OR 40. NEXT MY OIL GAUGE AND TEMP GAUGE ARE READING UP AND DOWN, GIVING ME FALSE READINGS THAT COULD BE A TRUE READING AND THE ENGINE OVERHEAT OR FREEZE UP. I RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEE THAT THERE ARE MANY SIMILAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10398042April 27, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE GOES INTO SHUTDOWN MODE WITH AN UNRESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR. MOTOR STILL RUNS BUT NO ACCELERATION. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AS YOU HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND HARMS WAY. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT A PROBLEM IS IMMINENT. A REDUCED POWER LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU'RE STUCK. VEHICLE IN QUESTION IS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396741April 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGE BANK ON THE VEHICLE IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE GAUGES POINT IN ALL DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AND THE SPEEDOMETER QUITS WORKING HALFWAY THROUGH A DRIVE. I SPOKE TO MY MECHANIC. HE SAYS HE HAS ALREADY REPAIRED A FEW AT ABOUT $600 FOR THE REPAIR. I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS EXPRESSING THE SAME PROBLEM. I CONTACTED CHEVY AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOT RECALL NOTICE SO THEY ARE NOT GOING TO REPAIR THE (COMMON) PROBLEM! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396748April 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
FAULTY SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE ON 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10396015April 15, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WITHIN ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND AGAIN, LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE FUEL CAP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES IN WHICH EACH TIME; THE FUEL CAP WAS REPLACED AS THE REMEDY BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FUEL TANK EXHIBITED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS IN WHICH THE FUEL TANK WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395571April 12, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE STEPPER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,550. UPDATED 06/01/11*LJ UPDATED 06/02/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395128April 7, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35-40 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE PROGRESSED UNTIL THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000. UPDATED 06/07/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE WERE NOT WORKING AS WELL. UPDATED 06/10/11 UPDATED 06/20/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10394340April 5, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS GO COMPLETELY OFF FOR NO REASON, AND THEN WILL COME BACK ON BUT NO APPARENT REASON,LEAVING YOU DRIVING COMPLETELY IN THE DARK. (TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT DOES NOT EFFECT IT EITHER.) DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WILL ALSO GO OFF. THIS PROBLEM 1ST BEGAN APPR 2 YEARS AGO BUT HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT 3 TIMES A WEEK IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. ALSO THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER NO LONGER WORK. THEY PERIODICALLY WILL COME BACK ON BUT HAS NOT WORKED IN 2 WEEKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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