Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10364358November 7, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER SPEED CLUSTER PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364299November 6, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 TRAILBLAZER GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND FILLED THE TRUCK UP WITH GAS AND NEXT MORNING THE GAUGE WENT FROM E TO PAST F AND DOES NOT READ ANYTHING NOW. THIS IS THE 2ND SENSOR TO GO OUT. THE RPM SENSOR ALSO WENT OUT A YEAR AGO. TALKED TO THE DEALER SHIP, THEY SAID TO CONTACT NHTSA AND LET THEM KNOW. I READ ONLINE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SENSORS GOING OUT AND GM KNOWING THEY HAVE ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10364302November 6, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE SPEEDOMETER HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN TO THE POINT OF BEING COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER READ 120 MPH WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WERE THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 55 MPH AND I WAS DRIVING WITH THE FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THE SPEEDOMETER STILL READ 50MPH. AS OF A MONTH AGO MY FUEL, OIL, BATTERY, AND TEMP GAUGE ARE ALL INOP; THE NEEDLES NEVER MOVE. WITH THIS MY BATTERY, SEATBELT, ABS, AND PARKING PARK STAY ILLUMINATED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW HOW FAST I'M GOING, HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE, IF MY CAR IS RUNNING HOT, I HAVE NO WARNING INDICATION OF ANYTHING GOING ON WITH MY VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10363723November 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT DISPLAY THE CORRECT SPEED. CAUSING THE DRIVER TO DRIVE AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE GAUGE WILL STICK AT 25MPH OR NOT WORK AT ALL. THE DRIVER HAS TO GUESS AT WHAT SPEEDS THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY SO SOMETIMES THE SPEED IS CORRECTLY DISPLAYED AND MOST OF THE TIME IT IS INCORRECT. I CONTACTED GM DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR OPTIONS AND THE PRICE FOR THE PART ALONE IS $400. I CONTACTED GM THEY TOLD ME NO RECALL OR "SPECIAL POLICY" COVERED MY VEHICLE. BUT THERE IS A "SPECIAL POLICY" FOR OTHER GM TRUCKS OF THE SAME YEAR. THE POLICY COVERS THE EXACT PROBLEM WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER OR INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE NUMBER IS BULLETIN NUMBER: 07187A. BEING UNABLE TO DRIVE AT KNOWN SPEEDS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362877October 29, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SPEEDOMETER, TACHOMETER AND OIL PRESSURE GAUGE ALL STOPPED WORKING ON 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362676October 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. APPROXIMATELY 1.5 TO 2 YEARS AGO I NOTICED THAT I HAD ON AND OFF PROBLEMS WITH THE RPM GAUGE AND GAS GAUGE. THE OTHER GAUGES, INCLUDING THE SPEEDOMETER, STARTED TO FAIL AND NOW NONE OF THEM WORK AT ALL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS AND AT THIS POINT, I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO THE COST. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND THAT GM HAS RECALLED OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT HAVE NOT DONE IT WITH THE TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362352October 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND STAYING ON; THEN MY OIL GAUGE STARTED GOING WACKY, FROM ONE END TO THE OTHER; NEXT, MY GAS GAUGE WASN'T READING CORRECTLY AND I HAD TO KEEP PUTTING GAS IN THE CAR JUST TO MAKE SURE I DIDN'T RUN OUT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T TRUST THE GAUGE. THE GAUGES OFTEN CORRECT THEMSELVES OUT OF THE BLUE AND THEN THEY START MESSING UP AGAIN WITH NO WARNING. TODAY, MY SPEEDOMETER READ 0 WHILE I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT STAYED AT 0 UNTIL I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I TOOK OFF, IT WENT UP TO ABOUT 45 WHEN I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 25-30. I HAVE NO IDEA HOW FAST I AM REALLY GOING, WHICH IS SCARY AND DANGEROUS. I AM ALSO VERY FRAZZLED BY ALL THE GAUGES READING DIFFERENT EVERY DAY WHEN I AM DRIVING 40 MILES BACK AND FORTH TO WORK WONDERING IF AND WHEN MY CAR IS GOING TO BREAK DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10362167October 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
OIL PRESSURE GAUGE BECAME UNRELIABLE AND HAD DIFFERENT READING EACH TIME THE CAR WAS DRIVEN. MOST RECENTLY THE GAUGE NEEDLE MOVES PAST THE UPPER LIMITS OF THE GAUGE AND POINTS STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE FUEL GAUGE. TWO DAYS AGO, THE SPEEDOMETER BEGAN ACTING IN THE SAME ERRATIC MANNER AND WILL GIVE VARIOUS READINGS INCLUDING EXCEEDING 120 MPH AND WILL POINT STRAIGHT DOWN AT THE STEERING COLUMN. IT MAY READ ANYWHERE FROM 30 MPH TO 75 MPH AT VARIOUS TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED AND THE IGNITION IS OFF. BOTTOM LINE IS THAT I AM NO LONGER TO CHECK MY SPEED IN COMPARISON TO SPEED LIMITS OR SPEED WARNING SIGNS WHEN IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361689October 22, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER EXT. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, UNEXPECTEDLY THE SPEED ODOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES BECAME INOPERATIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361518October 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED HE WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN HE NOTICED HE WAS PASSING ALL OF THE OTHER VEHICLES ON THE ROADWAY. HE THEN REALIZED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS DISPLAYING AN IMPROPER READING. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10361527October 21, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED WHEN HE NOTICED ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL WERE DISPLAYING IMPROPER READINGS. THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT YET THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE EXAMINED FOR THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360239October 13, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WAS NO LONGER WORKING PROPERLY. HE STATED THAT HE COULD NO LONGER TELL WHAT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING. THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED FOR ALMOST A YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10360015October 11, 2010
SEATS
THE DRIVER'S POWER SEAT CONTROL PANEL HAS BROKEN OFF THREE TIMES. I REPLACED IT TWO TIMES. THIS TIME, I HAVE SIMPLY TAKEN A PLASTIC TIE AND FASTENED IT MORE OR LESS IN PLACE. IT LOOKS JUNKY, BUT AT LEAST IT IS USABLE FOR A WHILE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359201October 5, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT NORTHFACE EDITION WITH THE V8 ENGINE IS LEAKING GAS DUE TO A CRACK IN THE GAS TANK AND THE REPAIR IS OVER 1000$, MY TRUCK ONLY HAS 7500 MILES ON IT AND EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE MESSING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358568October 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
WAS DRIVING AND MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED ACTING UP....GIVING WRONG READINGS AND SAYING I WAS GOING 80 MPH WHEN I WAS STOPPED ALL TOGETHER. NO IT IS PERMANENTLY STUCK ON MY 2004 TRAILBLAZER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10358402September 30, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SPEEDOMETER INDICATED A SPEED OF 0 MPH. EACH TIME SHE OPERATED THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD DISPLAY AN IMPROPER READING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED. THREE DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE SPEEDOMETER, THE FUEL GAUGE ALSO GAVE INCORRECT READINGS ON THE FUEL LEVEL AND THE RPM GAUGE ALSO DISPLAYED INCORRECT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL TANK HAD TO BE REMOVED AND THE RPM GAUGE FAILURE HAD BEEN REPAIRED THREE TIMES. THE PROBLEMS HAD NOT BEEN REMEDIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 142,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357971September 28, 2010
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER HAS A GAS LEAK LEAKS WHEN RUNNING AND THAT POSES A DANGER TO EVERYONE THAT HAS THIS MODEL GAS TANK THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT MANY PEOPLE ONLINE HAVE POSTED ABOUT IT ITS SEEMS TO BE IN A RANGE FROM 2002 2004 TRAILBLAZER ENVOY THAT'S WHAT I'VE FOUND OUT FROM MY RESEARCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357817September 27, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BECOMING UNRELIABLE, SPECIFICALLY THE SPEEDO AND RPM. IF THE ACTUAL SPEED IS 55 MPH I WILL GET ONE OF THREE READINGS: THE ACTUAL SPEED, A HIGHER SPEED OF ANY VALUE, A LOWER OR NEGATIVE SPEED OF ANY VALUE. HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. HAD HEARD THAT THE 2004 AVALANCHE HAD A RECALL ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND WONDER IF THE TWO VEHICLES USES THE SAME PART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357286September 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLES CLUSTERS WILL MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. FOR EXAMPLE THE RPM GAUGE WILL STOP FUNCTIONING AS WILL THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE AND THE FUEL GAUGE WILL ALSO MALFUNCTION. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT POPS UP ONCE A MONTH TAKEN VEHICLE TO SHOP BUT VEHICLE HAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. I BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH VEHICLES CLUSTER THAT IS CONSTANTLY NOT WORKING , IT GOES CRAZY ALL OF A SUDDEN. I HAVE TO REPLACE THE VEHICLES CLUSTER FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BE CORRECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10357422September 24, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY TRAILBLAZER HAS BEGUN TO FAIL. THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE ARE NOT ALWAYS ACCURATE. MY VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE DEALER WILL CHARGE TO REPAIR. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. CHEVROLET HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR TRUCKS WITH THE SAME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME HARDWARE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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