Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10393757March 30, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NOT SURE WHAT TO FILE THIS UNDER, SO I PUT IT UNDER FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. SAME DAY I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH SPEEDOMETER I WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS GAGE. THE ARROW WOULD GO WAY PAST FULL, WHEN I KNEW I ONLY HAD ABOUT HALF A TANK. THE GAS GAGE HAS BEEN ACTING UP EVER SINCE, I JUST HAVE TO KEEP TRACK OF MY MILEAGE TO KNOW WHEN TO FILL IT UP. HAVE NOT HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393751March 30, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
SPEEDOMETER WAS READING 90MPH ON A TRIP AND CARS WERE PASSING ME, WHEN I STOPPED THE SPEEDOMETER READ 35MPH STANDING STILL. IT DID THIS FOR ABOUT 3 DAYS, THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. THE OTHER DAY COMING HOME FROM A TRIP IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS ACTING UP AGAIN, BUT MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING, HE THOUGHT IT WAS ACTING UP TOO. IT IS BACK TO NORMAL, HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10393761March 30, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
NOT SURE WHAT TO FILE THIS UNDER, SO I PUT IT UNDER UNKNOWN AND OTHER. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AGO MY SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. IT STAYED ON FOR A FEW DAYS THEN WENT OFF, A FEW DAYS LATER IT WAS BACK ON, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER WENT OFF, THEN IT CAME ON FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME AND DO THE SAME THING, EVENTUALLY IT STAYED ON. TOOK IT TO THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THEY SAID THE GAS TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SAID IT WAS PROBABLY FROM THE GAS NOZZLE HITTING THE TANK WHEN FILLING IT UP. DON'T SEE HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE, WHEN IT IS ONLY ME OR MY HUSBAND FILLING IT UP & HOW HARD WOULD YOU HAVE TO HIT IT FOR IT TO CRACK? HAD IT REPLACED THE NEXT MONTH. NOW THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT IS DOING THE SAME THING. HAVEN'T TAKEN IT BACK IN YET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392990March 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
04 TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (SPEEDOMETER) WORKS INTERMITTENTLY MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392795March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER WAS OPERATING ERRATICALLY AND WOULD ALSO FREEZE AT A CERTAIN NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE SPEEDOMETER WAS MANUALLY RESET YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PLASTIC THAT COVERED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WAS ALSO DAMAGED FROM ATTEMPTING TO RESET THE SPEEDOMETER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 6/8/11 *CN UPDATED 06/16/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10392797March 24, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT ABOUT 65,000 MILES MY TACHOMETER STARTED TO READ IMPROPER, LATER MY GAUGES BEGAN TO READ IMPROPER. THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. BUT YOU CAN'T TRUST THEM. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING, IF YOU HAVE FUEL, IF YOUR ENGINE IS OVERHEATING,IF BATTERY IS CHARGING, IF I HAVE OIL PRESSURE. I AM ON DISIBILTY AND CAN'T AFFORD THE SEVERAL HUNDERED DOLLARS IT WILL COST TO REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND FROM A FEW SOURCES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I JUST TALKED TO GM, I WAS TOLD THAT IF I HAD IT REPAIRED TO KEEP MY RECIEPTS. BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE 04 TRAILBLAZER ONLY ON FULL SIZE VEHICLES. SO IF I SPENT MORE MONEY ON AN OTHER VENICLE GM WOULD FIX IT AND MAKE IT SAFE. I FEEL IT IS UNSAFE FOR MYSELF OR MY WIFE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390437March 16, 2011
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10390008March 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER ALL GAUGES, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, BATTERY, FUEL, HAVE FAILED ONE AT A TIME STARTING WITH TACHOMETER NOT OPERATING AT ALL, TO SPEEDOMETER SPORADIC FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, NOW CURRENTLY STUCK AT OVER 120MPH. HAVE CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAY IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS MODEL, THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND WOULD BE APPROX. $1500 TO REPAIR. WHY IS GM NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS ISSUE? THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE TO BE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS WITH AN UNKNOWN FUEL LEVEL, ETC.---- ABSOLUTELY ABSURD!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10389717March 10, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE 2004 TRAILBLAZER HAS A MALFUNCTION IN THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGE. THIS IS APPARENTLY A DEFECT THAT GM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AND BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386860March 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY CAR HAS ONLY 54000 MILES ON IT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS SHOT. THE DEALER WANTS $600 TO FIX IT. MY SPEEDOMETER, OIL PRESSURE , AND GAS GAUGE ONLY WORK MAYBE 10% OF THE TIME. IT IS JUST TERRIBLE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS OUT OF MY OWN POCKET WHEN THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DETECTIVE PART. IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED AT 120,000MILES I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN UPSET. THAT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OUTRAGEOUS. I FEEL TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386312March 3, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
CLUSTER NOT WORKING IN 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. CHEVY RECALLED CLUSTERS IN OTHER CHEVY VEHICLES BUT NOT TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386140March 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRIAL BLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES WOULD FAIL SPORADICALLY. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE FAILURE WAS COMMON IN HIS YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE CLUSTER WITH AN UPDATED GAUGE CLUSTER. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386154March 2, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER, FUEL LEVEL GAUGE, ODOMETER AND OTHER INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MODULE FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 6,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384788February 28, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PROBLEM STARTED IN JANUARY, 2011, WITH THE VOLTAGE GAUGE TAKING A FEW SECONDS TO COME UP TO FULL VOLTAGE, ACCOMPANIED BY DIM VEHICLE LIGHTS, AT START-UP. ON FEBRUARY 6, 2011, THE TEMPERATURE, AND ONE OTHER GAUGE, STARTED MOVING ERRATICALLY. THE NEXT DAY, FEBRUARY 7, ALL OF THE GAUGES POINTED STRAIGHT DOWN (6 O'CLOCK POSITION). RESEARCH SHOWED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, ACROSS SEVERAL MODEL LINES, BUT GM IS SELECTIVELY REFUSING TO FIX TRAILBLAZERS, UNDER A RECALL. I VERIFIED THIS WITH THE DEALER. THE BATTERY WAS REMOVED FOR THREE HOURS AND A LOANER BATTERY INSTALLED. GAUGES WORKED PROPERLY. A BRAND NEW BATTERY WAS INSTALLED (AGAIN, AFTER THREE HOURS WITH NO BATTERY INSTALLED) ON FEBRUARY 10. AS OF FEBRUARY 28, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RE-OCCURRED, BUT RESEARCH SHOWS MANY INSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRING AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW BATTERY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384851February 28, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. RPM GAUGE STOP WORKING AND THEN NOW THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING. I FOUND A NUMBER OF REPORTS FROM OTHERS ONLINE STATING THAT THEIR RPM AND SPEEDO ALSO STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE SEEN NO RECALLS ON THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I'M TRAVELING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10384282February 24, 2011
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH, SHE DROVE OVER A BUMP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A HIGHWAY CEMENT WALL. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT INDICATE THE CORRECT SPEED AT WHICH THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AND THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 96,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10383947February 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED AND NONE OF THE GAUGES FUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS COMMON BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383977February 22, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT WORK. DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DON'T WORK. THE ISSUE WAS ADDRESSED BY CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A ON GOING PROBLEM. OTHER CHEVY AND GM SUV HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE HOWEVER THIS MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED WITHIN THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383880February 21, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
AT FIRST THE BATTERY GAUGE WENT. 2 WEEKS LATER THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND RPM GAUGE QUIT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ANOTHER 2 WEEKS LATER THE SPEEDOMETER GOT STUCK AND NOW IT READS IMPROPERLY. THE GAS GAUGE HAS NOW GONE. THAT WAS THE LAST GAUGE TO GO. THIS IS ON A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAIL BLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383037February 17, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, STEERING, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, SUSPENSION
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE ON 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. OIL PRESSURE AND AMPS GAUGE MALFUNCTION. MECHANIC QUOTED PRICE $650 TO REPLACE CLUSTER. EMISSIONS FAILURE PAID DEALER APPROXIMATELY $375 TO REPLACE EMISSIONS PUMP. AIR CONDITIONING MODE MOTOR ACTUATOR OUT; BLOWER DOESN'T OPERATE ON HIGH SETTING. DEALER QUOTED PRICE $750 TO FIX AIR CONDITIONER. SPORADIC ELECTRICAL ISSUES-SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT ON-FIRST TIME CODE READ FAULTY THERMOSTAT COOLING SENSOR, NEXT IT READ FAULTY AIR MASS SENSOR, ANOTHER TIME IT READ FAULTY EMISSIONS SENSOR. MECHANIC QUOTED PRICE $40 PER HOUR PLUS PARTS TO ISOLATE PROBLEM. A PERSON COULD GO BROKE BEFORE FIXING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS, CONSIDERING NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO ALL THESE POSSIBILITIES. FRONT SUSPENSION PROBLEMS, HARD TO ISOLATE. PAID MECHANIC $135 TO REPLACE RIGHT SIDE INNER TIE ROD END. DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN RETURNING STEERING WHEEL FROM A RIGHT TURN, FRONT RIGHT SIDE MAKES A SINGLE "POP" SOUND. HAD TO REPLACE "BURNT" HEADLIGHT PIGTAILS ON FRONT, AND PARK LIGHT PIGTAIL ON RIGHT REAR. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE DUE TO THE COMPLAINTS LISTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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