Chevrolet Trailblazer Complaints (2004)

1,368 consumer complaints on file.

#10304866February 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE GAUGES ON MY DAUGHTER'S 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WILL NOT REGISTER CORRECTLY. ONE DAY THEY ALL WORK, THE NEXT DAY ONLY A FEW WORK CORRECTLY. ONE DAY SHE IS ABLE TO TELL THE CORRECT SPEED SHE IS DRIVING, AND THE NEXT DAY SHE IS STUCK ON 120 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM FOR THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT IS THE SAME WITH THE OIL PRESSURE, TACHOMETER AND GAS GAUGE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10304027February 2, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER DOESEN'TWORK DUE TO THE STEPPER MOTORS IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GM KNOWS OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THEIR OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEARS AND HAVE REPAIRED THEM. THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS OUT WORKING BUT FAILS AFTER A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD. I'VE READ E-MAILS FROM PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET WHO HAVE GOTTEN SPEEDING TICKETS FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303683February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
EACH TIME I START MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER EXT THE "CHANGE ENGINE OIL" LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER 15 SECONDS IT TURNS OFF. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, MY RPM WILL EITHER GO EXTREMELY HIGH, TRAVELING 30 AND THE RPM SAYS I'M DOING 90, OR WILL GO EXTREMELY LOW, GOING 30-SAYS I'M GOING 0. ALSO, MY GAS GAUGE STARTED ME OUT WITH JUST UNDER A HALF A TANK OF GAS, AND WHEN I GOT TO WORK 15 MILES AWAY, I AM UNDER A QUARTER A TANK OF GAS. FINALLY, MY 4WD AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE FLASHES INTERMITTENTLY WHILE I AM DRIVING. I DO NOT NEED TO SWITCH IT MYSELF, IT JUST SOMETIMES SWITCHES TO 4HI, AND FLASHES BETWEEN. THIS MORNING I NOTICED THE LIGHT WASN'T ON, PERIOD. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS ENTIRELY MESSED UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303711February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AROUND 45 MPH, SHE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 70,365. UPDATED 05/13/10,*JB
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303736February 1, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 TRAILBLAZER THAT HAS 98,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO MY SPEEDOMETER STARTED MESSING UP AT FIRST IT WOULD JUST MESS UP EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE NOW THE RPM GAUGE HAS STARTED ACTING UP AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NEVER RIGHT. I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK LOOKED AT AND THEY SAY IT IS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND IT WILL BE $600.00 TO FIX. I HAVE SEEN ALL THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ON TRAILBLAZERS AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE I THINK THIS IS A MANUFACTURE PROBLEM SINCE IT IS HAPPENING IN SO MANY VEHICLE..... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302977January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER WITH A MALFUNCTIONING DASH. THE RPM GAUGE DOES NOT WORK, SPEEDOMETER BOUNCES BACK AND FORTH ONLY WORKING ONCE IN A WHILE, GAS GAUGE QUITE WORKING LAST WEEK SO I AM JUDGING BY HOW MANY MILES I TRAVEL. THE MILEAGE HAS NOT STOPPED FUNCTIONING YET. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE MANNER TO OPERATE THIS VEHICLE BU IT IS MY ONLY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION .I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SHOULD BE HELP ACCOUNTABLE AND RECALL/FIX THIS ISSUE. *TW
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303059January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED INACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE VEHICLES SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 92000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10303099January 28, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2004 CHEVY EXTENDED TRAILBLAZER WITH 84,000 MILES. MY SPEEDOMETER IS STUCK AT 90 MPH. I UNDERSTAND IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AND THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY. IT WILL BE APPROXIMATELY $500 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE. I DON'T FEEL THIS IS FAIR. IT SHOULD BE A RECALL. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT RATE OF SPEED YOU ARE TRAVELING. I UNDERSTAND FROM DISCUSSION BOARDS IN THE INTERNET THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON CHEVY TRAILBLAZER PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT YET HAD IT FIXED AS I CANNOT AFFORD IT AT THIS TIME. MY CAR WAS JUST IN A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR A COST OF OVER $300 FOR A THERMOSTAT. TW*
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302293January 26, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL, SEATS
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OIL, GAS AND BATTERY GAUGES HAVE ALL STOPPED WORKING. WHEN I TURN ON MY HEATED SEATS THEY SMELL LIKE THEY'RE BURNING!! I HAVE READ 100'S OF COMPLAINTS OF SIMILAR STORIES WITH SAME PROBLEMS. WE NEED A RECALL, IT IS NOT SAFE!!!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302306January 26, 2010
SEATS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER OIL, GAS, SPEEDOMETER AND BATTERY GAUGES STOPPED WORKING AND MY HEATED SEATS SMELL LIKE THEY'RE BURNING WHEN TURNED ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302236January 25, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES STOPPED WORKING ON MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER FIRST THE RPM GAUGE THEN THE OIL GAUGE STOPPED WORKING THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FOLLOWED AND NOW THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING IM WAITING FOR MY FUEL GAUGE TO GO NEXT. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NO RECALLS BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM, EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE AND ALSO MANY REPORTS OF THE PROBLEM RE OCCURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302077January 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSFER CASE SEALS ARE LEAKING FLUID, LEAKING ONTO EXHAUST SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10301985January 23, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER, AND RPM NEEDLE ARE OPERATING ERRATICALLY. THEY STARTED CONVEYING INCORRECT INFORMATION. A NEW CLUSTER WAS INSTALLED. IT HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED, THE CLUSTER WAS SHOWING A BATTERY LIGHT ERROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299972January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ALL GAUGES ARE RANDOMLY FAILING, BUT EVEN WHEN WORKING THEY DO NOT READ PROPERLY. THE SPEEDOMETER WILL READ ALL OVER THE PLACE AND NOT MOVE AND THEN AT TIMES APPEAR TO WORK, BUT THANKS TO A GPS IN THE CAR I NOTICED IT WAS SHOWING 10 TO 20 MPH OFF ON THE LOW SIDE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10300019January 16, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
REPEATED INSTANCES OF SPEEDOMETER FAILING TO READ CORRECT SPEED. OFTEN READS UP TO 120 MPH WHILE STOPPED. RANDOM BEHAVIOR. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR LAST 8 MONTHS. CAN BE TEMPORARILY CORRECTED BY REPEATEDLY TURNING IGNITION ON AND OFF WITHOUT STARTING ENGINE. OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER CONTINUES TO CLIMB UNTIL IT HITS ITS LIMIT AT WELL OVER 120 MPH REGARDLESS OF ACTUAL SPEED OR WHEN STOPPED. VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, PARTICULARLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE LIMITED IN THEIR ABILITY TO JUDGE SPEEDS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299829January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL - COMPLETE FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE. WAS DRIVING DOWN I95 NEAR RICHMOND VA AND THE SPEEDOMETER DID NOT DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE I WAS SLOWING DOWN. WHEN I ACCELERATED THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD INCREASE AND WOULD NOT DROP. THE SPEEDOMETER FINAL REACHED 120MPH. SAFETY ISSUE AS ONE IS UNABLE TO KNOW WHAT SPEED ONE IS TRAVELING WHICH COULD HAVE LED TO AN ACCIDENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO GMC / BUICK / CADILLAC DEALER IN ATHENS GA. TOOK ONE WEEK TO GET A REPLACEMENT CLUSTER BOX. COST OF REPAIR $401.50. CONTACTED GM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299857January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING OR WILL ACCELERATES WITH YOU PUTTING YOUR FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL YOU HAVE TURN OFF THE CAR AND KEEP STARTING AND TURNING OFF THE CAR TO GET BACK TO 0MPH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299876January 15, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ON MY 2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER HAS STOPPED WORKING. I HAVE NO WAY TO GAUGE SPEED, RPM'S, FUEL, TEMPERATURE, OIL PRESSURE. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT BEING RECALLED, NOR ARE THERE ANY NHTSA BULLETINS. I HAVE LEARNED, HOWEVER, THAT LARGER GM VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WOULD LIKE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT TRAILBLAZERS BE REPAIRED LIKEWISE. I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO FUNDS TO COVER THIS REPAIR. WITH TWO JOBS, IT IS ALL I CAN DO TO KEEP ABOVE WATER FINANCIALLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ANY ADVICE AND HELP YOU CAN OFFER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299763January 14, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
JAN 13, 2010 I STARTED MY 2004 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER AND THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS NOT WORKING. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACCIDENT, FIRE, FLOOD OR ANY OTHER THING THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. I DO NOT FEEL I CAN SAFELY DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND AM NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS EVEN THOUGH I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10299488January 12, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
GAUGES IN VEHICLE (2004 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER ) HAVE GONE "HAYWIRE". THEY DROP TO ZERO SUDDENLY OR EVEN WORSE SHOW UNREALISTIC DISPLAYS , SUCH AS SPEEDING PAST 100 MILES AN HOUR WHEN I HAVE STOPPED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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